Feeling remotivated and energized today after a great night with a special lady, so been working my butt off on my game 'Hero - Celestial Force', the fangame/sequel to 'Hero' by the genius that is Ultimortal.

When playing a game I love those little features. The things that maybe aren't essential to gameplay but make it more appealing without getting in the way. Simple things like, for example, how in 'Castlevania - Symphony of the Night' if you stand still long enough with the fairy familiar, she'll sit on your shoulder, and if you suddenly dash she gets knocked off. Not important at all to the game but a nice lil extra that shows the developers just enjoyed doing it. Anyways I been sorta doing that, adding lil bits, and coming up with ideas for more and just writing them down to do them later after the more crucial parts. It's fun and if I'm enjoying making the game then hopefully the players will enjoy playing it… and if not, then screw them, I had fun anyways. :)

Here's a lil screenshot of the game in action. Chase has got herself up behind a rock block in that corner and is about to push it down upon the unsuspecting rocket lizard trooper down there rather than take him on directly. I'll likely add a sprite for the trooper when he detects a rock or crate above him and react to it in several ways, either paralyzed with fear and just gets hit by it, try to move out of the way, or simply aim his launcher up and try to destroy it in time. It's all easy enough to do. :)