First-ever Patreon Post!

Thanks for the heads up- we'll play it by ear and see how it goes. Hopefully we don't get too many robots- they can't appreciate a good story, anyways. E)

David Lillie

Thanks for the heads up- we'll play it by ear and see how it goes. Hopefully we don't get too many robots- they can't appreciate a good story, anyways. E)

David Lillie

I thought I would warn ya that I heard from other people that sometimes u get bots that pledge $1 and when it comes to payday u never get it, just thought I would give ya a heads up

markhamfists

Well, of course you probably won't reach high selling numbers of most main stream games with dozens of programmers and developers behind it. But I think that isn't going to be the main goal here. Personally, in the past, I have been spending money on games just because of the style, art or merchandise - starting somewhere back in the 90s with the Star Wars spin-off Dark Forces. Of course the gameplay was a little clumsy, levels were mostly linear with a few riddles or switches to push here and there and a lot of running from A to B and back to A. There were better, higher rated, more complex and higher selling games back then. But ... Star Wars! ^^ Same thing - returning two the 2D verse - with the mostly average rated Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and the 'add on' The Secret Files. Jump'n'run was pretty much dead at that time, yet still, the game came in a beautifully overworked yet retro-ish graphical style that made many people wish CPU/GPU power had been that high in the 80s. Crazy characters - with different abilities, offering different ways to bounce or run'n'gun through often quite tricky levels ... Yes, wasn't that much of a gaming revolution, but people who liked the genre loved this game - and still I do today. And leaving the 20th century, Shark Attack, even though it made me wanna eat my keyboard so many times because the guys compensated game length with sheer enemy-overload, still it was, well, just because, shark girls with big guns! ^^ And so we are here, at which point I can say: No matter how the gameplay or complexity will come out - it's Mace & Whip kicking ass! The reason why and what we are all here for ;P

CyberFox

We're developing a mix of elements- which risks being a mish-mosh, but if we balance things properly, it should make for a potent blend. There are definite platforming elements, and the ability to switch between characters with distinct kinaesthetics and abilities. There are going to be stealth elements, a combat system, leveling capabilities. And while some sections will be linear, we want to include areas that offer players the chance to innovate and solve problems in almost an open-world sandbox sort of format, compliments of the physics engine and the attribute nodes. The part I'm most excited about is incorporating real-time dialogue and character-based choices into the gameplay. The way the player responds to story events, characters, and their subsequent behavior, will hopefully push Dreamkeepers beyond the level of immersion that most people expect from a typical platformer. At least, that's the plan so far- we have a game design document where we're refining all this stuff, but I think the real test will be when... Well, when we have a playable level to start testing. X D Either way, I'm gonna have fun seeing what we can do!

David Lillie

You know, I've gotta ask: The game looks like a 2D platformer; what will it do that sets it apart from the hundreds of other 2D platformers? It looks like it will have good or at least decent art, but as anyone who has played a game can tell you, art doesn't make a game good or worth buying (with some *very* rare exceptions). Gameplay is what sells smaller, indie titles like yours. You can have a great world with lots of lore and an awesome story, but if the game is tedious or boring (or worse, just plain bad), very few will want to play it just for the story. What is your hook that will make people say "Yeah, I want to spend my hard earned cash and buy this game, it looks like a lot of fun."?