The best part about Michael is how relatable he is. Who hasn't wanted to visit our fellow goblins celebrating the eclipse and share our normal human hats with them?
@@ayybe7894 "the best part about Michael is how relatable he is." me, an electrical engineering student, 5 seconds into the video after reading your comment: "well, we're off to a great start"
GameMaker is actually ran by a team of goblins. We try to hide it but... this is me... the RUclips Goblin doing a whistleblow. PS. Your game looks great!
Feature idea: if you drink too much grog you become nauseous and eventually pass out. You get brought back too your bed by an npc. I've always wanted a feature like this in a game
I'm probably very late to the party of suggestions about this one, but: About the seasons, it's not necessary to have the usual suspects here (winter, autumn,...) instead you can have something different like rainy season where the island is soaked by rain; on the other spectrum you can have a dry(hot) season where there is very little rain. You can have something in between. On another hand, since this is a goblin game, maybe the seasons are not similar to our since they see the world differently, so why not something migrating season, where we can see a lot of birds flying off in a specific direction over the island, or a infestation season, where the island is "attacked" by huge swarms of grasshoppers. I mean this is just what comes to mind at the moment, with a bit of brainstorming, you can figure them out in a way to best fit the game.
no-leaf winter is a good idea for the temperate regions. but also, Mr. Watt, How do you plan to make the goblin settlement different from the human incursion? We're both expanding and extracting resources, clearing forests and such. I feel like the goblins need some way to take care of the island, otherwise the only real difference between humans and goblins will be aesthetics
Dang man, this is looking great! Wonderful seeing you put so much consistent work into something, when most people couldn't handle a project this big alone. Finish strong 💪
I love the new eyes. The old ones were cute yeah, but the new ones really allow for more distinct character design, which is super necessary when you'll be seeing them at a relatively small scale most of the time. I love the change and I would encourage you to keep it :) Also, the progress I've seen you make in the last year or so is so impressive, keep up the great work (but don't burn yourself out!!!)
something that’d be really cool is if you could expand the town center thingy as the game progresses- that way it’ll allow villagers to do more stuff with the limited pixels. Plus, if you made it so that players can’t place stuff on the town square area. That makes it easier to make preset stuff to load onto it when a holiday happens!
Your game looks super impressive for 1.5 years of work, especially since that's on top of a full time job! Also, as for sleep, I like Valheim's approach to it, however it doesn't add intensity, just offers incentive. When you spend some time in shelter or sleep in a bed, you get a "Rested" buff for a certain amount of time depending on how well-decorated your shelter was. It offers multiple benefits, such as increased skill XP gain and stamina recovery speed, so it's worth having up all the time. The immediate incentive is to get the buff, the latent one is to decorate your home/shelter better.
Please don't let strangers/audience change your game too much.. Sometimes you got to ignore the audience and you know what best for your game even the legendary anime director Miyazaki once said that and ceo Nvidia once said that too. Sometimes the customers isn't right
Definitely you can’t make a game for everyone and that game be great, but you can’t just ignore feedback and make a game for nobody that no one likes. As with everything it’s in moderation
Also keep in mind that people who post complaint comments are the vocal minority. Most people are like “Cool!” But just leave a like instead of comments
pleeeeaaaasssseee do not rush a thing. take your time and don't let these jackals convince you that you owe them a release date. I absolutely love every step you've taken so far. Michael is a nice touch. I think that's so cute that he hangs out and dances too lol. Love that goblin
Man, this game gets better every video. So many cool little ideas born out of passion. I feel like this game is bound for one of the biggest youtube indie dev success stories. Not to add any extra pressure lol :D
00:47 yeesh that’s harsh, could’ve said just “I’m not a fan of sleep being necessary, maybe remove it or add a toggle”, he’s acting like the game is out and never getting updated
Not to mention all the time it takes to make videos to keep us updated, manage a discord, manage a patreon, and live stream like 3 times a week. Do you have a time-turner like Hermione Granger or do you just thrive on 2 hours of sleep and RedBull?😅
Yes, letting the varmints stick around is EXACTLY the sort of sprinkling that makes games great! You've got another follower, Goblin Stardew Valley looks wonderful! Feature suggestion for the magic warpaint: Have it work by both the type and the location to determine the spells it gives. So maybe the head slot is utility, arm slot is offense, torso slot is defense, and leg slot is mobility. In that order, the fire war paint would give heat vision radar, fire bolt, burn away debuffs, or a burst of speed that leaves a fire trail; the ice war paint would let you create ice blocks/walls/bridges, a freeze ray, a thick layer of ice armor, or ice skates that let you glide over floor traps. It would add a lot of complexity so that is definitely a suggestion for way down the line, but you've already got the foundation for something that would give a lot of player agency!
Absolutely love your devlogs, so inspiring. I get hyped every time a new one drops. The game emanates so much passion so take your time, you definitely make good use of it.
Regarding Michael: absolutely perfect, I love his vibe, no notes - bar one; You could have some kind of (optional?) cutscene/event where you like, ask him "what's with the mask" and he's like "I don't know what you mean! I am just a fellow goblin!" but then you and all the other town goblins are like "yeah dude we know you're a human, we've known all along, you're just chill and we like your vibe" and can convince him to de-mask and it could be really wholesome - just having Michael be the one human that the goblins are all okay with - could add to the charm of the character, idk. Love the guy regardless. 🥰
Man, this is awesome! Loved watching every second of this. I prefer the new yellow/black eye combo as opposed to the previous black dots. Really looking forward to playing the game and watching the updates you implement.
For the concept on how to get more npcs (and extra resources) on the island. Maybe the humans bring more stuff onto the island from the mainlands? They could travel via boat, or magical airship every season change to bring supplies to the humans already stationed on the island. Sometimes they have goblins on their ships too, as stowaways. Additional idea with Michael. I think it would be cool if he had a friendship route unlocked via buying from his shop where it's slowly revealed he's human. Maybe he's an advocate for good human and goblin relations, but the other humans think he's crazy for that. And maybe the goblins still like him after he's outed as human, because he's already considered a real goblin by the goblins.
Dude, introducing Michael was such a good idea. I don't know why, but that gave the game so much more flair. I've been following your devlogs for about 9 months now, I've discovered you during my december vacation, and I can't wait to try the game, it looks amazing. Also, you're quite inspiring. I always wanted to develop my own game, but I have zero programming skills, and limited drawing ability. Even so, your videos make me want to try anyway. Keep up the awesome work! (I hope there is a way to localize the game to brazilian portuguese. If it would be comunity driven, I'd be first in line to help out.)
I have never heard of/ seen your game before watching this video and I have to say this, your game looks really good, I like the procedurally generated worlds that make the game different though multiple play throughs. I think it would be cool to see the goblins going from a small staring town (tutorial) to fighting bosses/becoming the strongest on the island and becoming a full on civilization. This could be done with fighting against, humans, trolls mages, elf’s and other creatures as a sort of way to instill a sense of progression, by fighting up the pecking order since goblins are considered lower monsters in fantasy games/books. These aspects could be randomized so that you fight against multiple races to get to the top and eventually claim the land as your own over the different procedurally generated worlds (take tribes of midguard for example but expand) Just an idea to make the game feel more like repeatable progression. I really like the idea of cutscenes that are hand made, separating yourself from other games while also taking inspiration is big, don’t let other games hinder you, make a game that you and your fans can be proud of, think of how your going to get people into your game, if they feel like there isn’t an end goal what is all the work/progression for? I subbed to see the progress of the game, this really looks promising, not saying you need to take every suggestion I made for it to be good but I’m interested to see where your game goes up until release. Good luck on everything man, don’t let the little things hold you up from making a good game.
This looks awesome, perhaps adding a special new island to the side when holidays come could be cool? Like a christmas island, or a halloween island that happens to spawn in? But I suppose the tent idea is already good.
You work so hard! Keep up the good work and i bet all my life savings (3 dollars) that you will be one of the most famous devs ever! Along the lines of toby fox and eric barone. Glad you've stayed in development since i first saw this project a while back.
I think some random events can be added to the game, for example, a merchant ship can come to a random part of the island, or later when we are strong enough to fight, warships can come
I think that the player should keep the yellow eyes and the rest of the goblins should change back to the black dots. This way it shows that the player is smarter and more human.
We're going goblin mode with this one! Honestly this looks great, the game clearly has a lot of personality and that'd just the thing that resonates with me~ I hope your development continues to go well!
I found this today and I fell in love. I think my favourite thing is how fishing actually brings up a whole minigame screen rather than just having a ui overlay on the main world. I hope other parts of the game have their own minigames as well (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl excavation?) Take your time to make sure the game is as good as it can be, I'll be looking forward to it.
I am so excited for this game. You have masterfully combined a bunch of features in games I love and made it all cute and gobliny. I. 👏🏻CANT. 👏🏻WAIT.👏🏻
something i suggested in your server was to add an ability to customise the eyes so you can choose between 1x1 dots, the current eyes, etc and you can change the colours and such
I actually had this same idea and if it only affects the player then it wouldn’t be all that bad to do. Maybe a little tedious but not near as tedious as if he had to do everything.
I love seeing how much progress you've made! One small comment about the winter art, maybe add just a light dusting of snow to make it absolutely clear it's winter, but not too much to be similar to the tundra biome. I also love the update to the eyes, I think they definitely look better as yellow. Looking forward to your next devlog!
Hey I'd just like to say that I've been watching your videos for a while and I love your dedication for sticking with this project for this long. I can't wait for it to come out, looks awesome as always!!
Looking great, I like everything new that you detailed in this video :) Interested to see what different types of magic you'll add in and I really like the war-paint idea for equipping them
The game is pretty unique and creative, but the level of polish and content amount is where you got me baffled. I requested playtest access, can't wait to see what you add in the future!
For the holidays it would be cool if at the beginning of the month they tell you they need to start setting up for the holiday and ask you to build all the attractions. So you can have the big set pieces like stardew but they're put together by the player. Kinda like bringing the community together like real life to set up. And if you don't get it done they pout or something.
wow bro this looks like a great game that will get super popular when it comes out, this kind of care and attention to a game as a (solo?) dev is becoming more widely appreciated. i will be wishlisting and signing up for playtesting!
First time seeing this game or even your channel. This is the first game from a dev log that I have watched that actually makes me feel excited about it. The game looks fun, and it's nice to see the main character being something other than a human. Great work!
I loved the Michael idea! May I suggest another idea that can go along with it Maybe Michael can sell, "fun unique objects" like a paddle ball, mini glow stick, boomerang and they do unique animations if the player pressed a button
This game looks like alot of fun! There's a lot that can be done! Small structures to explore, hidden legendary items, fun secret quests, etc! I love the wizard hat from Smash Brothers that pikachu wears. That would be a fun reference here, especially with the whole magic idea!
I am going to school for EE aswell and it is awesome to see a hardworking and creative individual working a full-time job and still developing on the side, I am looking forward to learning more about coding and electronics in the future and the game looks AMAZING! Keep it up man, you are an inspiration and I cannot wait for the game, I signed up for playtest so hopefully I get in!
not sure if this is too big but adding other islands later once the normal island is done would be sick! you could have different boats with different attributes, sharks that attack you in water, other humans or creatures in other islands, the possibilities are endless!!
As someone who is chronically addicted to stardew valley and a goblin at heart, you have my money on launch day, whenever that happens to be. Good luck and keep up the good work
In reference to the Town Square, it would be cool to have it as a multiblock structure so that the size could be changed depending on how good your resources are. As you progress you modify/upgrade Town Square out of better and better materials, bigger event spaces will hold both higher quantities and better quality POIs. At later levels your potlucks get better and give better buffs, the minigames are more complex and maybe have chances for rare rewards, Michael sells better items as he is able to negotiate with wealthier merchants, and duels against other goblins that increase in difficulty to obtain weapon skills (another idea mentioned next paragraph), spells, trinkets, etc. This makes it so that ass you progress through the game, the culture of your town would change and feel like it is living and developing. Maybe other structures like this could show the NPCs personalities in different ways? Weapon, shield, and armor skills could be similar to the spells you equip , but instead they could give some kind of special attack, allow spear recall, or allow armors to block different types of damage, increase dodge distance, etc. maybe you little trinkets on your armor that resist spells, tie a rope to your spear to call it back to your hand, or embed a feather in your sword or axe to charge a spin-to-win attack. I'm really interested to see how the game turns out! I can tell you are putting a lot of love into this project and its cool to see someone so talented put people's ideas into your game to make something that everyone will love. Can't wait to play this!
War paint is a great idea! Especially on different body parts. What if each body part painted had a different effect? Like fire paint on the arms let you shoot a fireball BUT fire paint on the legs made you leave a fire trail when rolling for a short time? Wind paint on arms could give you an attack speed buff, while on the legs it gives you a movement speed buff. And maybe the more of each elemental paint you have on your body, the more powerful the effects, or passives? Like set bonuses. That way you could combine a combo of different elements that work great together, or forgo a powerful ability in order to set a set bonus you want; adding more thought to applying your paints.
This is.....absolutely out of my mind! the art just fits my taste. it is beyond adorable and beautiful. I would love to participate in the playtest! and so much freedom? damn. you're making the absolute dream game i wanna play!
Sometimes youtube serves you up an absolute banger: I'm so happy I stumbled on this video... your game looks amazing!💕 So many adorable details, it looks absolutely crafted with love❤ Is the mushroom hat available for our mc to wear? Im gonna need that, and maybe some mushroom qar paint 😄 As much as I love the cute big black eyes, I think the yellow looks better. It's truer to the character designs and gives a sort of glow effect to the sprites and helps their eyes to stand out better. Adding this to my wishlist!❤I cannot wait to play!😍
First time seeing this game, liked and subbed instantly, but it does seem like the game has quite a lot of mechanics. I hope the game is made so that you slowly unlock mechanics as the game goes on, since that can make or break a game (for me at least)
Good stuff! I really like the Gnome/ Over the Garden Wall vanity set :) As for the new features, perhaps the grog bog debuff could come with a bit of a buff for attacks? Similar to Terraria's Ale and Sake. And the nocturnal nature of goblins is a clever way to adjust the game to the habits of players, since in many games night bad day good no matter what or who you are. Seeing how building works, i wonder if there will be more options for peeps like me who like to focus on building a tad bit more than the average shoebox house maker. Maybe the player could build second floors, but i know how much of a headache they are so if you were to go ahead with the idea, it would be wise for them to be inaccessabke, instead acting like attics where you could store items.
I like the san diego winter in your game, personally! I have a hunch others might not be as supportive of the idea due to it kinda breaking the status quo of what feels "classic" in games, but that's exactly why I like it - its unexpected, just as many other of your implemented features! In my opinion, would be good to also add in some fallen leaves or mud to make the environment feel a bit weter and colder. I think it could help give the winter it's own visual identity, if you get what I mean. Overall, very happy to see how far this project has come and I am in full support.
I am interested. I will be Wishlisting it and keeping up with it from time to time. Keep up the great work and can't wait to see where it goes! Best of luck, Dev!
Gotta say, this game looks amazing for only a year and a bit. Really excited for it but just remember not to overwork yourself. Remember that this shouldn't just be something you do for the happiness of others but also because you actually want to Hope the best for you!
I've just discovered this game and it is literally everything I have ever wanted in my life thank you so much for working so hard on it this is incredible!!!
feature suggestion: for the grog i feel would make it both fun and useful is if it can actually boost your damage for a short duration but with the negative of making you nauseous and having your screen move around like in minecraft. this allows it to be especially useful for more skillful players
Love to see that title. Bless you did not stop doing what u like. looking into it from the beginning together with all the other fellows on the journy!
Michael seems like a real stand up goblin
The best part about Michael is how relatable he is. Who hasn't wanted to visit our fellow goblins celebrating the eclipse and share our normal human hats with them?
@@ayybe7894 "the best part about Michael is how relatable he is."
me, an electrical engineering student, 5 seconds into the video after reading your comment: "well, we're off to a great start"
Ye
GameMaker is actually ran by a team of goblins. We try to hide it but... this is me... the RUclips Goblin doing a whistleblow. PS. Your game looks great!
I knew it! And thanks! 💚
Michael had better not betray you late into the game! I don't know why I would say this of course, he is an upstanding goblin.
Michael is such a normal goblin with no ulterior motives. surely he is not *_the final boss_* or anything!
Surely not... The final boss is "definitely not sans" Its toxic short goblin with skeletons duct taped to their body. Xddd
dude I'm not here to be rude but u just ruined the game to anyone who wanted to play and be invested in the story
@@Omega30909 bruh the game's not out yet nobody knows who the final boss is
4:07 for this scene since the face is shown I think removing the face of the dialogue box could really make the moment look more dramatic
i agree with this statement
+1
+1 too. ❤
Feature idea: if you drink too much grog you become nauseous and eventually pass out. You get brought back too your bed by an npc.
I've always wanted a feature like this in a game
There could also be a possibility for you to end up in a random place in the island with some random npc
Or, you become a human for a day,
You can do this in deep rock galactic! Though you aren't brought back by an NPC. And you're a dwarve not a goblin
I say this every time, but it’s actually crazy to see how far you’ve come in a relatively short amount of time!
*relatively short amount of time*
@@antique9032it is very short.
I'm probably very late to the party of suggestions about this one, but:
About the seasons, it's not necessary to have the usual suspects here (winter, autumn,...) instead you can have something different like rainy season where the island is soaked by rain; on the other spectrum you can have a dry(hot) season where there is very little rain. You can have something in between.
On another hand, since this is a goblin game, maybe the seasons are not similar to our since they see the world differently, so why not something migrating season, where we can see a lot of birds flying off in a specific direction over the island, or a infestation season, where the island is "attacked" by huge swarms of grasshoppers.
I mean this is just what comes to mind at the moment, with a bit of brainstorming, you can figure them out in a way to best fit the game.
no-leaf winter is a good idea for the temperate regions.
but also, Mr. Watt, How do you plan to make the goblin settlement different from the human incursion?
We're both expanding and extracting resources, clearing forests and such. I feel like the goblins need some way to take care of the island, otherwise the only real difference between humans and goblins will be aesthetics
the yellow eyes give much life to the goblins that's a good change, also your dialogue art is amazing.
Dang man, this is looking great! Wonderful seeing you put so much consistent work into something, when most people couldn't handle a project this big alone. Finish strong 💪
Brandon? wht u doing here lol
@@diamondshark4878 I like devlogs :)
wasn't expecting you here, w recommendations
Honestly I feel like the cutscene slides have even more personality than just sprites walking around to predefined points, à la Stardew Valley
Did Someone say Goblins?
>Doom Music starts<
Good ad take my upvote
I love the new eyes. The old ones were cute yeah, but the new ones really allow for more distinct character design, which is super necessary when you'll be seeing them at a relatively small scale most of the time. I love the change and I would encourage you to keep it :)
Also, the progress I've seen you make in the last year or so is so impressive, keep up the great work (but don't burn yourself out!!!)
Okay this is amazing from so many aspects, The developer is down to earth dude who asks for suggestions from fans - iam hooked.
something that’d be really cool is if you could expand the town center thingy as the game progresses- that way it’ll allow villagers to do more stuff with the limited pixels. Plus, if you made it so that players can’t place stuff on the town square area. That makes it easier to make preset stuff to load onto it when a holiday happens!
Your game looks super impressive for 1.5 years of work, especially since that's on top of a full time job!
Also, as for sleep, I like Valheim's approach to it, however it doesn't add intensity, just offers incentive. When you spend some time in shelter or sleep in a bed, you get a "Rested" buff for a certain amount of time depending on how well-decorated your shelter was. It offers multiple benefits, such as increased skill XP gain and stamina recovery speed, so it's worth having up all the time. The immediate incentive is to get the buff, the latent one is to decorate your home/shelter better.
Please don't let strangers/audience change your game too much.. Sometimes you got to ignore the audience and you know what best for your game even the legendary anime director Miyazaki once said that and ceo Nvidia once said that too. Sometimes the customers isn't right
Definitely you can’t make a game for everyone and that game be great, but you can’t just ignore feedback and make a game for nobody that no one likes. As with everything it’s in moderation
@@placeholderdoe someone out there will like his game and that's important. One person is better than none.
Also keep in mind that people who post complaint comments are the vocal minority. Most people are like “Cool!” But just leave a like instead of comments
@@lwilso9152 Cool!
The goblinest goblin game about goblibs being goblins
Frfr goblins do be like that
I sure hope Goblen Shaprio doesn't own the goblibs
@@acorngnome I came here to say this
@@Drekromancer You probably would have spelled Shapiro correctly though.
good to watch with a nice cold grog.
Love the 'cinematic' option of the cutscenes
pleeeeaaaasssseee do not rush a thing. take your time and don't let these jackals convince you that you owe them a release date. I absolutely love every step you've taken so far. Michael is a nice touch. I think that's so cute that he hangs out and dances too lol. Love that goblin
Man, this game gets better every video. So many cool little ideas born out of passion. I feel like this game is bound for one of the biggest youtube indie dev success stories. Not to add any extra pressure lol :D
00:47 yeesh that’s harsh, could’ve said just “I’m not a fan of sleep being necessary, maybe remove it or add a toggle”, he’s acting like the game is out and never getting updated
Watching the amount of work you manage to get done as well as doing a full time job is just amazing. Making the rest of us jealous 😅
Not to mention all the time it takes to make videos to keep us updated, manage a discord, manage a patreon, and live stream like 3 times a week.
Do you have a time-turner like Hermione Granger or do you just thrive on 2 hours of sleep and RedBull?😅
Yes, letting the varmints stick around is EXACTLY the sort of sprinkling that makes games great! You've got another follower, Goblin Stardew Valley looks wonderful!
Feature suggestion for the magic warpaint: Have it work by both the type and the location to determine the spells it gives. So maybe the head slot is utility, arm slot is offense, torso slot is defense, and leg slot is mobility. In that order, the fire war paint would give heat vision radar, fire bolt, burn away debuffs, or a burst of speed that leaves a fire trail; the ice war paint would let you create ice blocks/walls/bridges, a freeze ray, a thick layer of ice armor, or ice skates that let you glide over floor traps.
It would add a lot of complexity so that is definitely a suggestion for way down the line, but you've already got the foundation for something that would give a lot of player agency!
Absolutely love your devlogs, so inspiring. I get hyped every time a new one drops. The game emanates so much passion so take your time, you definitely make good use of it.
Regarding Michael: absolutely perfect, I love his vibe, no notes - bar one;
You could have some kind of (optional?) cutscene/event where you like, ask him "what's with the mask" and he's like "I don't know what you mean! I am just a fellow goblin!" but then you and all the other town goblins are like "yeah dude we know you're a human, we've known all along, you're just chill and we like your vibe" and can convince him to de-mask and it could be really wholesome - just having Michael be the one human that the goblins are all okay with - could add to the charm of the character, idk. Love the guy regardless. 🥰
Man, this is awesome! Loved watching every second of this. I prefer the new yellow/black eye combo as opposed to the previous black dots.
Really looking forward to playing the game and watching the updates you implement.
For the concept on how to get more npcs (and extra resources) on the island. Maybe the humans bring more stuff onto the island from the mainlands? They could travel via boat, or magical airship every season change to bring supplies to the humans already stationed on the island. Sometimes they have goblins on their ships too, as stowaways.
Additional idea with Michael. I think it would be cool if he had a friendship route unlocked via buying from his shop where it's slowly revealed he's human. Maybe he's an advocate for good human and goblin relations, but the other humans think he's crazy for that. And maybe the goblins still like him after he's outed as human, because he's already considered a real goblin by the goblins.
Dude, introducing Michael was such a good idea. I don't know why, but that gave the game so much more flair.
I've been following your devlogs for about 9 months now, I've discovered you during my december vacation, and I can't wait to try the game, it looks amazing.
Also, you're quite inspiring. I always wanted to develop my own game, but I have zero programming skills, and limited drawing ability. Even so, your videos make me want to try anyway.
Keep up the awesome work!
(I hope there is a way to localize the game to brazilian portuguese. If it would be comunity driven, I'd be first in line to help out.)
Winter is always my favorite time in games, so I would rather have the more traditional, snowy environment.
Either way, great additions :)
I have never heard of/ seen your game before watching this video and I have to say this, your game looks really good, I like the procedurally generated worlds that make the game different though multiple play throughs.
I think it would be cool to see the goblins going from a small staring town (tutorial) to fighting bosses/becoming the strongest on the island and becoming a full on civilization.
This could be done with fighting against, humans, trolls mages, elf’s and other creatures as a sort of way to instill a sense of progression, by fighting up the pecking order since goblins are considered lower monsters in fantasy games/books. These aspects could be randomized so that you fight against multiple races to get to the top and eventually claim the land as your own over the different procedurally generated worlds (take tribes of midguard for example but expand) Just an idea to make the game feel more like repeatable progression.
I really like the idea of cutscenes that are hand made, separating yourself from other games while also taking inspiration is big, don’t let other games hinder you, make a game that you and your fans can be proud of, think of how your going to get people into your game, if they feel like there isn’t an end goal what is all the work/progression for?
I subbed to see the progress of the game, this really looks promising, not saying you need to take every suggestion I made for it to be good but I’m interested to see where your game goes up until release. Good luck on everything man, don’t let the little things hold you up from making a good game.
This looks awesome, perhaps adding a special new island to the side when holidays come could be cool? Like a christmas island, or a halloween island that happens to spawn in? But I suppose the tent idea is already good.
You work so hard! Keep up the good work and i bet all my life savings (3 dollars) that you will be one of the most famous devs ever! Along the lines of toby fox and eric barone. Glad you've stayed in development since i first saw this project a while back.
Not gonna lie, this is one of the most beautiful pixel-art games I have seen in a long time. Keep up the good work! I am so hyped for the release :)
I think some random events can be added to the game, for example, a merchant ship can come to a random part of the island, or later when we are strong enough to fight, warships can come
Your cut-scene design is incredible, gotta say it's one of my favorite ways to do them.
Honestly this looks and sounds like a game I’d play over a rainy weekend
My absolute favorite part of games like this is being able to design your town and really have it feel personalized.
I think that the player should keep the yellow eyes and the rest of the goblins should change back to the black dots. This way it shows that the player is smarter and more human.
We're going goblin mode with this one!
Honestly this looks great, the game clearly has a lot of personality and that'd just the thing that resonates with me~
I hope your development continues to go well!
I found this today and I fell in love.
I think my favourite thing is how fishing actually brings up a whole minigame screen rather than just having a ui overlay on the main world. I hope other parts of the game have their own minigames as well (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl excavation?)
Take your time to make sure the game is as good as it can be, I'll be looking forward to it.
this looks sick and thats coming from someone who normally hates goblins
Game looks cool, as someone who lives somewhere more tropical having winter not be a snowy wonderland is very nice.
What I love about indie devs is they are so open to suggestions
Wow, the titles are becoming more self-confident!!!
Yes, we will like it!
I am so excited for this game. You have masterfully combined a bunch of features in games I love and made it all cute and gobliny.
I. 👏🏻CANT. 👏🏻WAIT.👏🏻
something i suggested in your server was to add an ability to customise the eyes
so you can choose between 1x1 dots, the current eyes, etc
and you can change the colours and such
I actually had this same idea and if it only affects the player then it wouldn’t be all that bad to do. Maybe a little tedious but not near as tedious as if he had to do everything.
@@justalemon965 oh yeah thats what i meant sorry
Its nice to see Michael helping out. He's such a nice guy
I love seeing how much progress you've made! One small comment about the winter art, maybe add just a light dusting of snow to make it absolutely clear it's winter, but not too much to be similar to the tundra biome. I also love the update to the eyes, I think they definitely look better as yellow. Looking forward to your next devlog!
You can tell from all the wishlists that your hard work on both the game and devlogs is really paying off. Looking forward to see what you add next!
Hey I'd just like to say that I've been watching your videos for a while and I love your dedication for sticking with this project for this long. I can't wait for it to come out, looks awesome as always!!
Looking great, I like everything new that you detailed in this video :) Interested to see what different types of magic you'll add in and I really like the war-paint idea for equipping them
I love the yellow eyes! They give the goblins so much personality!
I only have one thing to say. I can see you have passion and love towards your game, and it really comes through :) keep up the good work
You've got something truly great here, don't let it fizzle out
can't wait to play this game
those cutscenes are a fantastic idea.
perfect solution and well executed.
The game is pretty unique and creative, but the level of polish and content amount is where you got me baffled. I requested playtest access, can't wait to see what you add in the future!
That researcher cutscene is on par with the save the diver cut scenes man you did amazing!
1.5 years already! Can’t believe the gobs have been on my RUclips algorithm that long! Keep up the great work :D
For the holidays it would be cool if at the beginning of the month they tell you they need to start setting up for the holiday and ask you to build all the attractions. So you can have the big set pieces like stardew but they're put together by the player. Kinda like bringing the community together like real life to set up. And if you don't get it done they pout or something.
wow bro this looks like a great game that will get super popular when it comes out, this kind of care and attention to a game as a (solo?) dev is becoming more widely appreciated. i will be wishlisting and signing up for playtesting!
Taking out the function where you fell asleep was definitely the right move! And I think the yellow eyes are a lot cuter.
First time seeing this game or even your channel. This is the first game from a dev log that I have watched that actually makes me feel excited about it. The game looks fun, and it's nice to see the main character being something other than a human. Great work!
I loved the Michael idea! May I suggest another idea that can go along with it
Maybe Michael can sell, "fun unique objects" like a paddle ball, mini glow stick, boomerang and they do unique animations if the player pressed a button
Really excited for this. Keep up the great work. We're behind you!
This game looks like alot of fun! There's a lot that can be done! Small structures to explore, hidden legendary items, fun secret quests, etc! I love the wizard hat from Smash Brothers that pikachu wears. That would be a fun reference here, especially with the whole magic idea!
I am going to school for EE aswell and it is awesome to see a hardworking and creative individual working a full-time job and still developing on the side, I am looking forward to learning more about coding and electronics in the future and the game looks AMAZING! Keep it up man, you are an inspiration and I cannot wait for the game, I signed up for playtest so hopefully I get in!
not sure if this is too big but adding other islands later once the normal island is done would be sick! you could have different boats with different attributes, sharks that attack you in water, other humans or creatures in other islands, the possibilities are endless!!
As someone who is chronically addicted to stardew valley and a goblin at heart, you have my money on launch day, whenever that happens to be. Good luck and keep up the good work
Omg you upload like 7 days after I bingewatched your videos (which inspired me to game dev :p )
In reference to the Town Square, it would be cool to have it as a multiblock structure so that the size could be changed depending on how good your resources are. As you progress you modify/upgrade Town Square out of better and better materials, bigger event spaces will hold both higher quantities and better quality POIs. At later levels your potlucks get better and give better buffs, the minigames are more complex and maybe have chances for rare rewards, Michael sells better items as he is able to negotiate with wealthier merchants, and duels against other goblins that increase in difficulty to obtain weapon skills (another idea mentioned next paragraph), spells, trinkets, etc. This makes it so that ass you progress through the game, the culture of your town would change and feel like it is living and developing. Maybe other structures like this could show the NPCs personalities in different ways?
Weapon, shield, and armor skills could be similar to the spells you equip , but instead they could give some kind of special attack, allow spear recall, or allow armors to block different types of damage, increase dodge distance, etc. maybe you little trinkets on your armor that resist spells, tie a rope to your spear to call it back to your hand, or embed a feather in your sword or axe to charge a spin-to-win attack.
I'm really interested to see how the game turns out! I can tell you are putting a lot of love into this project and its cool to see someone so talented put people's ideas into your game to make something that everyone will love. Can't wait to play this!
War paint is a great idea! Especially on different body parts.
What if each body part painted had a different effect?
Like fire paint on the arms let you shoot a fireball BUT fire paint on the legs made you leave a fire trail when rolling for a short time?
Wind paint on arms could give you an attack speed buff, while on the legs it gives you a movement speed buff.
And maybe the more of each elemental paint you have on your body, the more powerful the effects, or passives? Like set bonuses. That way you could combine a combo of different elements that work great together, or forgo a powerful ability in order to set a set bonus you want; adding more thought to applying your paints.
This is.....absolutely out of my mind! the art just fits my taste. it is beyond adorable and beautiful. I would love to participate in the playtest! and so much freedom? damn. you're making the absolute
dream game i wanna play!
This game looks so cool so far, I’m excited to see future devlogs
Sometimes youtube serves you up an absolute banger: I'm so happy I stumbled on this video... your game looks amazing!💕 So many adorable details, it looks absolutely crafted with love❤
Is the mushroom hat available for our mc to wear? Im gonna need that, and maybe some mushroom qar paint 😄 As much as I love the cute big black eyes, I think the yellow looks better. It's truer to the character designs and gives a sort of glow effect to the sprites and helps their eyes to stand out better. Adding this to my wishlist!❤I cannot wait to play!😍
okay, your type of video editing is just great. subscribed!
First time seeing this game, liked and subbed instantly, but it does seem like the game has quite a lot of mechanics. I hope the game is made so that you slowly unlock mechanics as the game goes on, since that can make or break a game (for me at least)
Good stuff! I really like the Gnome/ Over the Garden Wall vanity set :)
As for the new features, perhaps the grog bog debuff could come with a bit of a buff for attacks? Similar to Terraria's Ale and Sake. And the nocturnal nature of goblins is a clever way to adjust the game to the habits of players, since in many games night bad day good no matter what or who you are.
Seeing how building works, i wonder if there will be more options for peeps like me who like to focus on building a tad bit more than the average shoebox house maker. Maybe the player could build second floors, but i know how much of a headache they are so if you were to go ahead with the idea, it would be wise for them to be inaccessabke, instead acting like attics where you could store items.
I'm currently engulfed in Core Keeper and already looking for a game to fill the void once I've finished it. I think I found it, good stuff man!
I like the san diego winter in your game, personally! I have a hunch others might not be as supportive of the idea due to it kinda breaking the status quo of what feels "classic" in games, but that's exactly why I like it - its unexpected, just as many other of your implemented features!
In my opinion, would be good to also add in some fallen leaves or mud to make the environment feel a bit weter and colder. I think it could help give the winter it's own visual identity, if you get what I mean.
Overall, very happy to see how far this project has come and I am in full support.
You could add the auto pass feature on a hardcore difficulty
Keep up the good work, mate. I'd love to hear more about how your game develops in intricate ways.
I cant wait for the "final product"... Games like this deserve so much more attention.
i like how the game looks like terraria but feels unique in it's own way, amazing job brother
San Diegan spotted
Yeah we don’t get winter here
Just colder gloomier fall
I am interested. I will be Wishlisting it and keeping up with it from time to time. Keep up the great work and can't wait to see where it goes! Best of luck, Dev!
Micheal is invited to my wedding. What a great and upstanding goblin...
yes pls more 'unimportant' details!! it's the vibe!!
As always, your game looks even more amazing than last time :) Im impressed by how far you've been with it
Loving the devlog series! I can't wait to see what you come up with next! :)
Gotta say, this game looks amazing for only a year and a bit. Really excited for it but just remember not to overwork yourself. Remember that this shouldn't just be something you do for the happiness of others but also because you actually want to
Hope the best for you!
I SAW IT HE FINALLY ADDED PUMPKINS LETSSSS GOOOOOO
I've just discovered this game and it is literally everything I have ever wanted in my life thank you so much for working so hard on it this is incredible!!!
Game looks great and the way you plugged the ''like and subscribe'' thing made me laugh out loud
feature suggestion: for the grog i feel would make it both fun and useful is if it can actually boost your damage for a short duration but with the negative of making you nauseous and having your screen move around like in minecraft. this allows it to be especially useful for more skillful players
Good for you! Sounds like you're making smart choices, listening to feedback, and making progress.
Love to see that title. Bless you did not stop doing what u like. looking into it from the beginning together with all the other fellows on the journy!