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Demo will drop soon! (delayed due to Itch.io set up)

Hey guys,

  Like the title suggests, our playable demo will be dropping a couple days late.  Turns out, it takes some time to set up an account for Itch.io.

I apologize for the delay and will update everyone who are in the tier to receive the demo once it's ready.

BTW, the gif up there is an example of what combos you can do...

Demo will be available 9/30

Hi guys!

I'm here to announce that the first playable demo I promised will be available for download 9/30!

It will have Shinsuke and Jake playable with more polished sprites.  I will post another update with a download link on the 30th so be on the lookout : )

Thanks for all of your support, and hopefully I'll get a lot of valuable feedback from this.

Best,

RareBreed

Announcement - Playable Demo!

Hey guys!

I would like to make an announcement with regards to a pre-alpha demo.  I think I should be able to deliver a playable demo within a week or two.  The demo will have Shinsuke and Jake with fully polished (90%-100%) sprites.

hope you guys are excited, and i will post another update when the d-day is close.

thank you for supporting Blazing Strike :)

Best,

RareBreed

Showcasing at BIC Fest in Busan, Korea

hey guys, i know i have been silent for a while. i am currently showcasing Blazing Strike at this game show held in Korea with the help of Nicalis.

i will be announcing a playable demo for you to try out soon, so stay tuned!

thanks and wish me luck at the show :)

Best,

 Rarebreed

Post Kickstarter

Hi guys,

Been a while since the last time I posted an update.  As you already know, I ran a Kickstarter campaign until recently.  I officially pulled the plug about 2 days ago because it did not look like it was going to make it past the goal line.

That said, I plan on continuing with the development and releasing the game.  Even though the campaign was not a success, the amount of interest and support people have shown me was incredible.  And now I ...

Kickstarter will be launching 8/1!

  Hi guys,

Just wanted to drop in and let you know that I will be launching a Kickstarter campaign on 8/1.  The reason I'm bringing this up on Patreon is because it's only fair to give you the same rewards as the backers who have backed similar amount as you have here. :)  I am forever grateful for your support.

With that, I will soon be posting a list of rewards that will be available on Kickstarter along with your usernames matching who ...

Meet the last member of the roster :)

Hey guys,

Just wanted to share my latest addition to the roster.  His name is Ryohei and he is a high ranking member of Hana's Yakuza org.  He will do anything to protect Hana's life.  Ryohei was an orphan as a child, and Hana has become his mother figure ever since she saved him from a horrific incident and took him under her wings.  Ryohei lost his sight from the incident, but Hana helped him get even better sight by replacing one of his damaged eyes wit...

Demo delayed for a week - Details on the V00 demo

Hey guys,

First of all, sorry I have to update you with a bit of bad news.  V00 demo is almost ready, but I made a last minute decision to add more extensive input manager.  This is so that you can customize button mappings more easily.  

So I have mentioned on the title of this post, I will need about a week to implement, test, and finally create a build.  I also want to add an option to fight an AI, but this might not make it to V00 demo.  2019-05-24 01:25:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Very first playable demo! Available for download next week

Hi guys,

First I would like to say thank you for supporting me and the development of Blazing Strike :)  Can't stress this enough.

Today I would like to officially announce my very first playable demo to my patrons.  I plan to make the demo available for download sometime next week, so be on the lookout.  

One important note is, this demo, since it's a V00, it will only be available to the members with top tier contribution.  But don't be let d...

Updated Character Select

Here's an updated character select screen with more character idle stance animations.

Here I have also applied a CRT filter to achieve a more old school look. This filter can be turned on and off from the game settings in the released game.

Hope you guys like it!

Best,

Rarebreed

first playable demo coming soon :)

Hey guys,

I am currently working hard to release my very first playable demo to you guys.

I would like to thank my patrons for being patient with me. 

I hope to release the demo sometime this month. And since this is the first demo, not all of you will get it, but more demos will follow very soon afterwards :)

I will update you once I have the demo ready. 

Thanks,

Rarebreed

very first playable demo of blazing strike!!

hey patrons!

jusr wanted to share some playable demo gameplay. hopefully i’ll get this ready soon :)

Character No 2 for the very first playable demo

For the first playable demo, Shinsuke and Jake are the two characters that will be available.

This is Jake getting hit and blocking attacks.  Will be colored and cleaned up very soon.

Can't wait to share this demo! Soon!

WIP character select screen

Hey guys,

Lately I have been busy creating game UI, and here one of the screens I worked on. Hope you guys like it :) I will be posting the completed version with some BGM to go along with it. Music is being created by a very talented @HYPERLAMB.  Go check out his twitter!

Thanks,

Rarebreed

Updated Roster of Blazing Strike!

Hope you like it :)

New Stage setup along with updated UI :)

New UI in the works

Hey guys,

  At the moment, I'm working on things like, animation(never ending), game modifications and coding to achieve pixel perfectness, and... a new UI.

  I have been meaning to re-work the preexisting UI, and since it's 2019 and all, I thought I'd work on something new :)

  Hope you like the new look, although it is still a work-in-progress.

Will be back with more UI stuff!

It's official. Blazing Strike is coming to Nintendo Switch!!

Hey guys,

  Just wanted to let you know that Blazing Strike has been approved for a release on Nintendo Switch :) I am very excited to share this news, as I have always thought Nintendo Switch is an awesome gaming console for PvP type of games, including classic fighting games like Blazing Strike.

 I am waiting for the dev kit to be shipped, so I will update you once I receive it.  Hopefully I'll be able to show some gameplay on it...

My first working netcode!

 Hey guys,

Sorry I've been silent for a while.  I have been busy working on Blazing Strike, but I still feel bad that I couldn't update you on a regular basis :(  With that said, here's a pretty big chunk of feature that I have been working on.

What you see here is a custom netcode that I implemented.  This feature is being worked on for Blazing Strike's network mode, and it connects via P2P (peer-to-peer), like every other popular fighting game netcode does, a...

Dev Update - Netcode

 Sorry I've been silent for a while.  I am working hard on Blazing Strike, but mostly not related to artwork these days.  As the image suggests, I have started working on netcode and am currently experimenting with number of them, including GGPO.

 I have always thought GGPO would be the best netcode solution for Blazing Strike, but after getting in touch with the creator (it was pretty hard to get in contact with him btw), I have com to know that the cost of its lice...

Updated gameplay

Added and fixed number of things here.

- hit stop tweak and bug fix

- overall gameplay speed update closer to final version

- camera tweak

- more sprite cleanups

and minor fixes here and there.

the gameplay feels much more stable :)

Some of Alexander's rough animations

Recently on Twitter, people have commented good thing about Alexander.  I thought that was cool because even though he is one of my favorites, I honestly didn't think others would feel the same :) that was somewhat an amazing experience.

Anyhow, I just felt obligated to share some of his stuff, as a celebration (?).

Hope you enjoy!

2018-10-17 02:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post

2 Additional Characters!

Say hello to Alexander (far left) and Hana (far right). Just got done with these two and wanted to share a group picture with you guys :)

I explain each characters in detail on the other post, but basically Alexander is and ex-wrestler who lives a hermit life, and Hana is a female yakuza oyabun who can cut you in a blink.

Hope you like the roster so far!

Graffy's WIP standing normal attacks

Graffy is the first character I created as a 3D model when I first started working on Blazing Strike, and now I'm in the process of recreating his animations in 2D pixel art.  

I initially had plans to plainly trace the rendered sprites of the 3D model, but when I started working on his basic pose in pixel form, I realized I just couldn't forego some of the flaws I saw in his 3D model version. :P

And now even with his animations, I'm not tracing his rendered sprites, but rather recr...

Finally a set of pixelated characters in the game :)

Feeling pretty good about the new look so far and very motivated to make it even better!

Hope you like it :)

Mateo's Idle Stance is done

WIP Version:

Finished (cleaned up and colored) Version:

I have found character idle stances to be one of the toughest things to animate, just because they are the most unnatural movements in 2D fighting games :P But it is also fun to work with because it requires you to create some...

Shinsuke (our first sprite based character) being implemented in the game :)

With the new sprite look and 2D animation, the gameplay feels much better than before.  And implementing the sprites into the game is pretty simple :) Good thing I spent some time architecting the engine to make things more component based (finally paying off..!!)

Hope you guys enjoy ;)

Some of the things currently in the works

Most recent update of Pink!

Hey guys :)

Here is the most recent work done for Pink's new looks.  She will hack and slash swinging that giant/mechanic katana without any mercy!

Characters

Characters

Jake: 

  The main character in the story mode.  Jake was your typical introverted high school teenager until he got in contact with the "Guardians"

Age:  17

Height:  177 cm

Weight:  68 kg

Blood Type:  A

Style: Super Arm

Graffy:

A graffiti artist/skat...