gauauu | 80 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I've posted about this on Twitter a lot, but since I've never made a thread on NA....here's my current project. With art from Frankengraphics, Halcyon is a large metroidvania adventure that's supposed to be sort of a mash-up of concepts from Metroid and Blaster Master. We've been slowly working on this for about 2 years now, hopefully it will be done some time next year. You can follow along on twitter or occasional longer posts on my blog. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,348 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I like the look of this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neodolphino | 266 Homebrew Team · Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I've been lurking on this hard on Twitter Glad to see a thread on it here!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 The Blaster Master element is a big hook for me. I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Thanks for sharing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausden | 323 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 183 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Looks great! also I didn't know the ol' tag system carried over from NA. How does one get the red [Homebrew] tag on topics? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I have been following this project awhile and it gets better and better. Excited for your future updates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobins | 1,712 Moderator · Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 This has been fun to follow, and the screenshots are gorgeous! I was under the impression from Convention Quest this wouldn’t be finished until the 2030s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauauu | 80 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Scrobins said: I was under the impression from Convention Quest this wouldn’t be finished until the 2030s That gave me a laugh when I saw that in CQ. I'm just hoping he doesn't turn out to be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zezzler | 9 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Been watching the development of Halcyon for a while now on Twitter, and I'm definitely excited to say the least! Between the art and gameplay, it's shaping up to be an amazing game I have one question though; How do you pronounce the name? Is it hal-see-on? hal-kai-on? hal-shun? I'm super curious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,767 Events Team · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Dope! Definitely has the FrankenGraphics style. Looking forward to more. Edited November 1, 2019 by JamesRobot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauauu | 80 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 10 hours ago, Zezzler said: Is it hal-see-on? hal-kai-on? hal-shun? I'm super curious. Hal-see-on or Hal-see-en. It means a sort of peaceful nostalgia. And it's the name of the planet you're exploring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauauu | 80 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) On 10/29/2019 at 5:39 PM, TylerBarnes said: How does one get the red [Homebrew] tag on topics? When creating the topic, there was a field to enter tags. Then below that, there be an "item prefix" field that you can use to select one of your tags to be the primary prefix tag for the topic. Edit: Quote there be an "item prefix" field Huh, I sound like a pirate. Edited October 31, 2019 by gauauu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR | 516 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I'm in. Take my money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,328 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 8:37 AM, JamesRobot said: Dope! Definitely has the FrankenGraphics style. Looking forward to more. I am loving this look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zezzler | 9 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 11:27 PM, gauauu said: Hal-see-on or Hal-see-en. It means a sort of peaceful nostalgia. And it's the name of the planet you're exploring Good to know! Lord knows I would have been saying it completely wrong Its a very fitting name for the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 The Blaster Master style overworld and vehicle makes this a must have, for me. Very underused mechanic. Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauauu | 80 Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Thanks for the positive comments, all! I just wrote up another long rambly blog post trying to describe some of my goals in what I want the game to be like, if anyone is interested. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ludos | 26 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Woaw, it looks very cool, and quite an ambitious project! I'm eager to play it, I like the blaster-mater / metroid crossover concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonwarrior83 | 16 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 This looks like a nice experiment and a day one purchase for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zi | 144 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 If you’re ever looking for a professional, polished musician to elevate your project to dizzying new heights - please reach out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raftronaut | 99 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looks awesome, Yeah, Been looking forward to hear what this game will sound like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale_coop | 160 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Nathan, your project is very promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raftronaut | 99 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Getting to take a peak at the demo of this was one of the big highlights of MGC this year for me. I loved the character's idle animation and bomb throwing mechanic. The bomb arch seems like a small thing, but really cements the game's exploration focus and helps Halcyon distance itself from a Run'and'gun, which I could see someone mistaking it for based on the graphics and some of the physics. The bomb throwing had me slowing down and considering how I should approach an enemy rather than simply charging in. Good stuff. I had been seeing graphical teasers on Frankengraphic's blog which I follow very closely, so seeing the demo in person and meeting Nathan was a big deal for me. Though I should also mention, the demo had no sound at the time, and envisioning the Alien soundscape frankengraphics will dream up for this has me hotly anticipating this title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orab Games | 97 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I am super excited for this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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