Getting very close to finish the new demo update for Failed Falling, my reverse Getting Over It. Spent a bit beautifying the demo's sneak peek for the second area of the game: the cave always felt a little barren, so I've added a few more details. #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

With the player's sprite updated to a three-quarter view, I needed to also do the same for the other characters in Failed Falling. Here's the new sprite for the first npc. Not sure why, but I had a lot of trouble drawing it and I'm still unsure, but for now it's good. #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

Almost run out of things I wanted to add to the update of Failed Falling's demo. One of them was adding the new logo to the game, but I went a step further and animated it. Once the update is out, hopefully I'll be able to focus on level design... #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

With Failed Falling's new player animations completed, I've added them in-game. After inevitably changing the jump frames yet again, I'm now very happy with them! I've also added a simple lightning system to make the world darker when behind cover. #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

On top of updating the old player's animations, Failed Falling's next update also introduces the new game mechanic parachute limiting, meaning new frames. Differently from the animation I showed yesterday, while limiting, the parachute is compressed. #ScreenshotSunday #Pixelart #IndieGame #GameDev

Getting close to finish the new player's animations for Failed Falling. Finished drawing the three phases the parachute can be for horizontal movement; making them look distinguishable is important for visual clarity and I think I did a fine job. #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

The parachute, the final step of Failed Falling's new player sprite, is taking long to do, which makes sense as it's the main feature of the game. While the character's frames have been completed, the parachute itself still needs many of its own. Here's the first one! #Pixelart #IndieGame #GameDev

Today, one of my favorite videogame series has died... at least to me. Yakuza 3 was my favorite game in the series: it has its flaws, but a lot of heart. Kiwami 3 replaced all the love with hatred: proudly boasting a sex pest, botching the story and its content, making the original unavailable.

Completed the new look-up and look-down animations for Failed Falling. Even if they are not very important gameplay wise, I'm glad I've redone them. With these done, only one remains, but it's also the one that needed to be redone the most: the parachute animation. #Pixelart #IndieGame #GameDev

My endeavor of updating the player's sprite for Failed Falling continues with the look up and down animations. Up is done, as it is pretty simple, but down is more complex: did a unpolished version of the last frame yesterday, but I'm definitely happier with today's. #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

After working on the new landing animation for Failed Falling, I couldn't stop myself from tweaking again the jump frames. While I still need to see how it works in-game (a problem for another time), I think I'm now fully satisfied with how it looks. #ScreenshotSunday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

After yesterday, I went back to Failed Falling's new jump animation to improve it. Followed some helpful advice for the arms, reworked a bit the legs and now I like more how it looks! Still need to redo many frames, but it gets easier from here... #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

After the walk cycle, I've worked on the new jump animation for Failed Falling. Like when I drew the old one, it is the animation I have the most trouble with. Probably it's because the arms don't move much, but holding the backpack is part of the characterization. #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

Started updating the player's sprite for Failed Falling, starting with the walk cycle. When I first made it, the view was from the side, as it was easier to draw, but It didn't look good and made the sprite a bit too small. Not 100% sure on it, but I'm happy for now. #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

Slightly updated the tutorial for the new ability in Failed Falling. The tooltip appears while the player is quickly moving upwards, so I made it follow the player to make it easier to read; also, as it's specific to the parachute, I made sure it's only visible while using it. #Indiegame #GameDev

Made the difficult decision to... make Failed Falling less difficult. Now, the player can move quicker while floating and I've added the ability to "limit" the parachute to rise slower. It still needs one more thing, though: a new player's sprite... #ScreenshotSunday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

That's it, I can't continue this anymore! I have to stop... working on the new logo for Failed Falling. I'll never be fully happy with it, but I need to get back to the rest of the game! And come on, I made a custom font for it and it looks good! It looks good, right? #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

Almost two months of agonizing on how to improve Failed Falling's logo and not doing any proper progress, but I might finally be at the end of the tunnel... Making my own font definitely helped, but I'm still not sure about the design behind and the colors. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #pixelart

Finished Silksong and spent a few days reflecting on it. I felt the same main flaw of Hollow Knight where exploration doesn't feel rewarding: too few main abilities for that big of a world. But then I realized that the reward for exploring is actually making the game easier and less frustrating...

The year has ended, and so has my annual playthrough of Va-11 Hall-A and my self-imposed challenge of daily posts during it. I have some thoughts about all of this: this was the first full year as a self-titled gamedev, so I feel the need to write all of them down in a thread... #indiegame #gamedev

Last full day of Va-11 Hall-A. Picked some of my favorite songs in the jukebox for the occasion, but, sadly, this day is also one of my least favorite, especially because it feels so short. Tomorrow is the end. Expect a lot of posts, because I feel like talking to the void for a while... #indiegame

It's the second to last full day in Va-11 Hall-A. Even with most of story done, this day still manages to be very interesting. The most difficult secret quest ends today, unlocking my favorite of the side-endings, followed up by the most interesting political dialogue. Also, the ghost. #indiegame

It's the liminal week and, in Va-11 Hall-A, it's time for major customers' last appearance, with today being the turn of a favorite of mine. The second secret character is also today, the most rewarding to recognize if you played their game of origin. Also, a ghost and a bad prediction. #indiegame

Back with the second post, back to Va-11 Hall-A. Only a few days left in the year and so in the game. All major events are done, but some nice dialogues are still left, like the one that made Sei my favorite character. It's also when you get rewarded for correct drinks in earlier days! #indiegame

Yesterday was a waste and I missed the daily post; let's make today another 2-posts day! Yesterday was Va-11 Hall-A's first secret customer unlocked by the secret drink, my favorite feature of the game, especially has they are characters from another favorite game of mine. Plus, a ghost. #indiegame

Bonus daily post for the big day. Other than my own #gamedev, I also continued my annual playthrough of Va-11 Hall-A. Other than being special on its own, this day is also special in gameplay and because it marks the end of chapter 2. The end is near, I'm already starting to feel sad. #indiegame

Merry Thursday. Kept my word to myself and did some #gamedev today. It's a new effect for the menus, making selected options move. It's nothing major, didn't take much long to do other than one small trouble one internet search away, but I'm happy to have felt productive today! #Pixelart #IndieGame

I'll do some #gamedev tomorrow: nothing important, but, after almost doing nothing in December, I have to do something concrete and the idea of working on stuff the day you really shouldn't do stuff it's funny. Today is one of Va-11 Hall-A most uneventful days, but at least Sei is here. #indiegame

It's December 23, the last normal day of the year. It's when I truly start to reflect about all the time I wasted in said year, about all the #gamedev I didn't do. It's also a day for reflection in Va-11 Hall-A, when the protagonist is the one being served, for once; a memorable moment. #indiegame

Today's one of the most well written days in Va-11 Hall-A: from poetic self-burns to small pearls of empiric wisdom. The game isn't perfectly written, but it still has some very strong writing. For once, though, I'm not done playing: I took the plunge, I'm finally going to silk and sing. #indiegame

Today I visited my old university city: when I go there, a few good memories resurface, but it's also a bit depressing. A perfect prelude for the most depressing day in Va-11 Hall-A. I should get back to some proper #gamedev soon to not make it worse and make me feel I'm wasting time... #indiegame

Today is Screenshot Saturday, but there's nothing I want to show about my own games. Instead, my daily post is again about Va-11 Hall-A (SPOILER). Today is when my favorite conversation takes place, what makes my favorite character so. And what's arguably the game's mascot is introduced! #indiegame

Today's the start of Va-11 Hall-A second chapter. I love this #indiegame, but it has many flaws, with one of them being this conversation (SPOILER). After being first shown to be concerned for the well being of a customer, two day later the protagonist seems to have forgotten what happened to them.

Today's the start of the winter sale, an exciting time for gamedevs that participate... except for me, of course🫠 Nevertheless, I reached the cool 111.1 hours of play time on Va-11 Hall-A and finished the first act. Excited for the next few days, some of my favorites in the game! #indiedev #gamedev

It's the end the year, which means it's #SteamWinterSale time, which means I have to announce my own game is on sale! Minimal Slide is 50% off, the deepest discount for a while. If you like sliding puzzle, this is the game for you! steampowered.com/app/3163570 #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam

While I'm happy with the idea for Failed Falling's new logo, I'm still far from finishing it, but I'm getting somewhere. As for Va-11 Hall-A, I served the secret drink for the 3rd time, used for my favorite feature in the game. And I reached 50k just before the first special day #indiegame #gamedev

While my own #gamedev is lacking, I think I'm doing a good job at finding something to write down each day. Act 1 of Va-11 Hall-A is my favorite, as it's the most eventful, with today being the start of the first major event. Following acts are less exciting, but they do build upon it. #indiegame

I haven't been diligent with progress on my own game lately, but at least I have kept my yearly playthrough of Va-11 Hall-A going. Today is the first time the game makes serving correct drinks harder and, sadly, it's also the peak in difficulty; it's one thing I wish the game did better. #indiegame

As mentioned yesterday, I might have found the right idea for Failed Falling's new logo. For now, here's a quick sketch. Originating from the fact that its two words are similar and start with the same letters, the idea is for "Failed" to be the distorted shadow of "Falling". #gamedev #indiegame

Failed the challenge of daily posts, mostly because of how bleak things have felt lately 🫠 Hopeful for the next few days, though: today is the proper start of Va-11 Hall-A, instead of just prologue and demo, and I might finally have the right idea for Failed Falling's new logo! #indiegame #gamedev

Following yesterday post, a thing to rework for Failed Falling is its logo. The concept of the current one is letters that have fallen, but it feels too simple. I tried some new ideas, but I'm still unsure. It's frustrating, especially given how proud I am of my side-project's logo. #indiegamedev

I'm late with the daily post I promised and haven't done any gamedev at all today. A few days ago I started to feel unhappy with some aspects of Failed Falling's presentation and working on that, without a clear sub-goal, minimized productivity. But tomorrow should be better! #gamedev #indiegame

It's December 9th, which means it's time for my annual day-by-day playthrough of Va-11 Hall-A! As some sort of challenge for myself, I'm going to make a post every day until the end of year, either about the game itself or my own gamedev endeavors. Hopefully I can keep my word! #indiegame #gamedev

Last few days of sale for Minimal Slide, my sliding puzzles game. After a months long drought, I've finally sold another copy! Still a long way to go before getting paid for the first time, but it's a step in the right direction, at least... Steam: steampowered.com/app/3163570 #IndieGame #GameDev

After having it in my backlog for so long, I finally played Wandersong. It's a relatively old #IndieGame that I knew about since before its release, but even if I already knew I would like it, I waited a long time before playing it... Straight to favorites and just finished its review. That's rare!

Today is #CreatorsDay on Itch! If you buy a game, all money go to the devs. Doesn't really matter to me, but I do have my own game 40% off: pmkexpert.itch.io/minimal-slide Minimal Slide is a collection of sliding puzzles with unlockable customization options you can randomize. #IndieGame #GameDev

My sliding puzzle game Minimal Slide is now on sale for a week! First time I do a custom sale on Steam, instead of just seasonal sales. And this Friday is Creator Day on Itch! Steam: steampowered.com/app/3163570 Itch: pmkexpert.itch.io/minimal-slide #WishlistWednesday #Indiegame #GameDev #Steam

Finally finished the final tilemap for Failed Falling, my reverse Getting Over It. It took me three weeks... except this is only the first part of it and I'm actually only 40% done 🫠. And still no reviews for the demo 🫠: steampowered.com/app/4048790 #ScreenshotSunday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev

One week has passed since I released on Steam the demo for Failed Falling, my reverse Getting Over It. Still waiting to get some reviews, but at least I made good progress with the last tilemap of the game! Demo: steampowered.com/app/4048790 #WishlistWednesday #Indiegame #GameDev #Pixelart #Steam

With the demo released, I started working on the last tilemap for Failed Falling, my reverse Getting Over It. It's the biggest of the last 3 big assets remaining, the last hurdle before I can focus on level design! Demo steampowered.com/app/4048790 #ScreenshotSaturday #Pixelart #Indiegame #GameDev