Overhauling my Indie Game in ONE WEEK 

Make sure to WISHLIST Dewdrop Dynasty on Steam...or Badgis might show up. tinyurl.com/DewdropDynasty

4:05 Be aware that adding too much abilities is often where Metroidvania title start to fall. Take the original Ori for example, in the late game there are waaaay too many abilities to learn, and many of them don't really add much to the game. In that game, many late game abilities feel like after-thoughts, as they have to underplay the projectile-jump to justify all the newly introduced jumps, which is rarely useful outside some collectibles designed specifically for them. My point is, adding new abilities can be dangerous, it can easily completely altered player's behavior and experience, or you can try to squeeze out the potential of the a mechanic but accidentally make the map design all over the place. I mean of course it can have an overwhelmingly positive effect, but you'll need a looot of long playtests to make sure things work out. Metroidvania design is kind of complex and non-predictable.

Looks a lot better 👀

It would be cool if you could go around collecting pollen, and once you have enough pollen you have access to another ability or two. Think of it like a super bar in a fighting game or something?? Game is looking awesome by the way!

Loved the editing on this one, especially the intro, and the genius idea to use Badgis to produce a storyline out of thin air. Excited for the Next Fest demo!

Your story telling is awesome, don't get me wrong, the updates on the game are amazing, but the way you present them always put a smile on my face every time! Great job as always!

I'm yet to make that fan game. The lore is becoming bigger and bigger. Badgis now has a house! The videos are so crisp, and entertaining and the game looks amazing. Super happy about how this turned out

A couple of things that really make games looks way better in a lot of cases are lighting and parallax. Would definitely recommend messing with those two a bit.

This game looks awesome. Super excited for its release. My only thought was why not use a honeycomb design for the health bar instead of a flower since Yoshi already did that and it’s the bee aesthetic that’s original. Loved the video. Keep up the good work.

Dewdrop Dynasty captured my attention! Considering buying this game when it comes out

3:26 That charge shot jump was too clean I'm really glad you are still working hard man I haven't watched you in a while I have to say I was shocked by the insanely good and flowing editing of this video and it was really really smooth I'm gonna go back and watch more of your vids man! Can't wait to play Dewdrop Dynasty man

Really nice work! The changes you made just seem to have taken the game to that next level! Looking forward to the next one! 👀

THIS LOOKS SO AMAZING! I love the pedal's (HP bar) animations, I love the blurry backgrounds, the bloom, and the new animations for Po!

Nice video! I am surprised how much you have made in only one week, the game now looks much better and juicier :D Keep up the good work!

I really like this game and it just looks amazing. I hope everything goes smooth with release and that you continue making great games like this.

I would like that when you die the bee guy? (Sorry i dont know its name) kneels then the screen fades to black and then it finally dies or something similar. Make the player FEEL they messed up, make them feel regret for killing that cute guy, make them realise they NEED to play better Also i think the ¨droplets¨ should be grabbed when the player is near them kind of like a magnet, because they are so tiny and searching for each one of them individually kills the pacing imo Really good game, i expect great things from this project!!

Every time you come out with one of these videos I get so HYPED! I can't wait to see how the finished game turns out, however long it may be.

I’m so excited for dewdrop and i’m glad that your able to work on it and make it better :)

Finally! The time has come for a new devlog!

Wishlisted! I love the look of the game, and how it appears to play, and it's good to know it's being made by someone with such passion and attention to detail.

this looks really cute, and the juice you added to all the animations looks REALLY satisfying! I'm not sure about having both rolling AND dashing as mechanics, unless they're just like, a visual change and do the same thing. I feel like I would get them confused often. But the dash just looks /so good/, the gradient is *chefs kiss* I also really like the little flip the player does when they run out of ammo middair, good visual communication+very satisfying to watch

Open your project every day even if you don't do anythink was the best advice anyone gave me so far! Thanks

Love your vid, always makes me happy

Just found your channel and gotta say I love the look of the game! Will be following for sure!

Brilliant to see you really trying to flesh out the game feel!

Death animation is just so cute ! Incredible how gorgeous your game looks with just this limited color palette !

Definitely my most anticipated game of 2022/2023. Love what you are doing man, can't wait to play it!

Wow, you are inspiring! I work on my metroidvania too and your devlogs are interesting and educational!

The game looks great! I love some of the new mechanics. The flower and movement especially. Can’t wait for the game to release. Super cool to see a drawn up Badgis!

Just realized how well produced your videos are. So nice.

Yep i've always kept tabs on my projects like most of the time I stare into/have open my RU-vid creator tab or my davaint page or my novels, Table Top/Video games even if I'm to sick to do anything that day it helps me keep tabs on them and let me think of ideas for them or even tweak them in a small way... That said I don't look at my Itch.10 page enough or search though my projects folder that much just seeing where I put things. Which congrats on your late spring cleaning and also getting into next fest can't wait to see you there!

Nice video. tbh you were the reason that my ambition for wanting make games ignite again and so far it's been so fun. Thank you so much and please have a good day. ❤

YESYESSYESS FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER VID ON THE GAME

The game is evolving to an awesome project. Awesome work.

finally the devlog ive been waiting im actually so hyped

Haven't watched one of your vids in a while but suddenly I feel like I'm watching a long-form short lol. Not sure how I feel about the new style, but hope it's working well for you! The game is constantly getting cooler.

Another great video, as always can’t wait for the next

Hey Goodgis, You sharing Milanote I was able to work so effectively on a project of mine It really saved it, so I want to say thank you!!

YAY! :D New Video the day is safed! btw. Crazy editing

awesome editing!

Really really good vid keep on going!!👍

Your game looks super cool. I like the simple pixel art and the colors.

looking great so far!

Congratulations for the spectacular game🤩! I found it very interesting and my question is if it will have different languages

this game looks SO fire metroidvanias are my favorite game genre so i can already tell this games gonna be a banger!

I have this project I started over 7 months ago (not a game, but a C# Windows Forms Application), where I basically made up stuff on the go by trying out what would work and what wouldn't. A lot of redundant code, by either being the exact same or very similar to the point where it can be generalized and placed in a function with an extra parameter. Some things are just not where they should be. Along the project, the concept of what does what and where it is, changed, too (I now have an extra sub-project for handling configuration and another one prepared to split data processing from the GUI project)... Long story short, I got to a point where I basically have to rewrite/re-put together the thing from scratch, in order for it to work properly and not go in circles. I already started because I could reuse two of the libraries in another project but it wouldn't work completely. It's still a pretty overwhelming task, though, especially if you're not a pro at programming. I kinda wanna get back to reworking the code (more), now thanks to this video, thank you for putting it out there.

It's always these small touches(talking about like how you flip when you run out of ammo) that can really effect how a game feels.

the air flip when you have no amo is a genius move good job

Looks amazing! keep fight!

Very creative that life flower.

Great video!!

You must be doing something right. This hit my algorithm. The movement in your game looks really smooth and fluid, yet snappy. Movement in games is so important, but often overlooked, and I think you have nailed it.

The game looks great, and your videos are slick as always. One thing that surprised me about your steam page is - no trailer yet. May I ask why? I would have guessed, especially with a successful youtube channel, that would be one of the most important things to get up early on a steam page. Thank you!

I've no idea how you stick with a project for so long but it's really paying off! Very cool to see the progress.

you are really craetive when it comes to video editing. i love it on rhis video😊

One good thing about camping for 3 days is that so many good youtubers appear in my notifications lol. Thanks Goodgis :D

Your game looks pretty cool si dynamique keepup bro

Your game is really shaping up! Never underestimate the power of game juice! Also, I too picked up haiku for inspiration for my own metroidvania. It's pretty fun so far

The movement looks so good now wow

You did a great job! 👍

badgis is officially canon! :D

Hey, what an awesome game man, really, the graphics looks great and that death scene feels great too, thoose abilities really seem to take the game to a new level really, that front flip also gives alot of juice to, finally, hahahahaha, sometimes I also hear that voice that tells me "ohh I thought you said you were one of the good ones" XD TBH i love it. :P great great video.

I just cannot express the things I feel when I look at this game like I’m just completely speechless

Looks great !

Front flip when player runs out of ammo is a cool touch

Inspired me to overhaul my indie game thanks!

THIS LOOKS SO GOOD

Great video as always, and great work with the game! May I ask you what is the program you used for mind-maps/vision boards that can be seen at the 2:00 mark?

It's looking pretty sweet!

Looks amazing You can add rage mode knowing when it's active can be defined by the color of the character, for reaction to boss fights you can add the way his expression change with the eyes adjustment or the antenna move fast or stay upright and static shaking I guess it's a small change I know but just an idea I'm sure you can think of something much better then this, Not sure if you will add a shotgun

I love game dev because one tiny little change can completely improve the entire experience.

I got an idea for a powerful melee stinger attack but when you use it you take damage. Real bees die when they use the stinger but for gameplay reasons it would be just 1 or 2 damage.

Those are some JUICY sound effects. Man.

@goodgis can you tell me how you re did your camera system? I've been struggling to make mine. yours is literally how I have envisioned the perfect camera system for my game.

Great devlog! very inspiring to my work! (Also I love Shaun Spalding)

This game be lookin JUICY

Thanks for the devlog Goodgis! Here is an idea I had for your game: You remember a game called Titan Souls? What if after the character runs out of ammo, they can throw their gun at enemies but the gun remains on the ground/where the impact occurred until the character runs over the gun to pick it up again. This might be a fun mechanic where the player isn’t out of options if out of ammo BUT they need to be more strategic in this situation of mis-managing their ammo. With the penalty of mis-management being that the player is more at risk in this state but still able to push past enemies if they are skilled.

I clicked on that notification faster than.. something fast! Idk I can’t think of anything lol

2:02 do you have a full screen shot of the dev map? Did you draw it by hand or was there a program you used? I know it could prolly be done in word or anything else, but just curious.

I recommend having a debug scene where you can test new features and interactions

Hey Goodgis! I would love to know how you incorporated your rolling animation after you run out of ammo, I myself am working on a metroidvania style game and am looking for a better way to work on my animations and StateMachines. Thank you so much for your videos!

if i may suggest a mechanic: Berserk it'll cost your stamina and nearly all your hp but you'd become invincible for 10 seconds, and any damage done will restore your hp to x amount of enemies slain

I really like the flower petal idea. I wonder if it'd help if you can "reclaim" some of the bullets from the enemies you kill so that the player doesn't lose so much of it and also some sort of indicator (bar) to know how little they have left? Also in addition to dew drops, bullets can also be looted as well.

rolling + dropping a mine could be a fun upgrade

a good one is replacement wing that let u glide for a short periode

Running out of ammo has never felt so good!

you should do if you charge shot up while in the air you do a ground pound that does area damage, it would really change up combat

Displaying the HP through petals? Such a cool idea...

Not sure if you have it already but I think areas that have a chance to spawn a merchant that sells buffs would be a pretty cool idea

7:04 honestly this is the reason I stopped working on platformers. I feel like people start working on platformers by default, even though they don't even play games like that. And then drop the projects because they get bored or because the game turns out bad. Make the games you would play yourself.

This video was as they say poggers

Awesome devlog, whats the this (1:58) task "cards" program called btw? Looks real nice

can i suggest a change in the chest sprite? its gonna be like a flower unbloomed and when u open the chest it blooms? so its more organic in the game world? ability suggestions are diff bullet types where a certain lock requires a certain bullet to be destroyed? can even have elemental properties for combat and exploration like freezer bullets lets u make a temp platform from enemies, fire bullets gives u higher jump boost, wind bullets gives a knockback like dash so u can chain dashes in air black hole bullets lets u hover midair, etc?

Can't wait to play it :)

Is the Flower HP wheel a reference to the fact that Poe is a bee?

What's the site/app you were using during the Day 1 segment? Looks like it'd be SUPER useful for me

I think as for abilities, taking the character theme into account could lead to some fun gimmicks. It's a bee, right? So a ground pound could have something to do with a stinger, or maybe later he can grow lazy wings to glide with.

Who knew the residents of dewdrop are made out of their currency.

Maybe you should try play with mechanic, when you in air and you hit an enemy, you reload one bullet. that's gonna make game more dynamic

Very good job! One thing that I'd say is that the gun seems a little bit off of place. It's not like it's bad drawn or anything, but doesn't follow the general bee/flowers aesthetic. I thought you could maybe use some hexagons or something more bee-related instead? In a piece of footage I could see you used some bee-like circles (like, with yellow and black strips). I don't think it looks as good as the gun, but imo something like that would work better. Also I already said this, but in case you didn't write it down, I loose nothing by repeating myself. I think it'd be cool if you made post-game dialogs for the NPC's, just as EarthBound did. I'll be looking forward for the release. This already looks very cool. Cheers. Edit: Typo