I'm curious. Do you find a monochromatic game off-putting? I ask because I've been thinking about the potential future DX version again, which would likely have full color. I'm just unsure if I want to commit to it. I guess it depends on the games success.
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For the record, it was this character.
I added some options into the standalone version of Dovvee's ReQuest! Things like palette swapping, volume, and the ability to boot into older versions. The menu is running in Godot (with GodotBoy) but the game is a real Game Boy ROM made in GBStudio.
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Uagh! It was a lot of stress to get this working but it's now possible to update your save file to a more recent version of the game. A novel concept for an actual Game Boy game!
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I added this note to the end of my games credits. Given the nature of my game, it probably went without saying. I wanted to say it anyway.
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Work on the credits (and all the ending cutscenes alongside them) is almost complete for Dovvee's ReQuest. After that, I just got to compose the final boss battle melody and the games ROM will basically be in a "release candidate" stage.
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Apparently the Tenacious Tank SP Ability in Dovvee's ReQuest stopped decreasing damage taken and instead made all damage negative, thus healing the player.
What?! When did that happen? I tested all those abilities thoroughly!
There's always a regression...
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I like it when games give me this heads up so I made sure my game does it too!
It breaks the 4th wall but I prefer to know so I can go back and finish side quests and stuff before I'm locked out of them.
Especially when there's multiple endings...
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Dovvee's ReQuest has an optional hard mode. It can be enabled during character creation. It gives all enemies more health and attack. It can be disabled during gameplay by talking to the hard rock of hardships.
(It was an unused boulder sprite...)
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A melancholy ditty for a melancholy character. 🎵
Will you be able to cheer up Dex when you meet with him in Dovvee's ReQuest? Will you be able to help him find purpose in his own life?
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This is no ordinary screenshot of my Game Boy RPG, Dovvee's ReQuest. This is the game running natively on PC without an emulator! All thanks to Godot and the GodotBoy plugin!
I still plan to offer the ROM file too when it's finished!
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What's left to make in Dovvee's ReQuest.
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Final boss music.
Penultimate boss battle.
1 more character theme.
1 more lengthy side quest.
Finale and ending sequences.
Stand-alone executables.
Credits.
Post completion.
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Trailer.
Promo art.
Webpage.
Nearly there!
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A dopey little theme for a dopey little character in my Game Boy RPG, Dovvee's ReQuest!
I hope everyone enjoys meeting Zest when the game's finally finished! This is his melody!
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Maybe one of their questions should have been "You're nearly there, through stress and fun. So why stop here when almost done?"
Alright. Game dev break's over. Let's get back to it. Perhaps without working 32 consecutive days this time...
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What if Dovvee's ReQuest was a canonical game released within my other universe?
"I knew there was a reason you brought your games to the picnic, Arna. You got the new Dovvee's ReQuest!"
"Ha! You know it, Vim! I'm already level 7 too. Check it out!"
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Dream of the Shore Near Another World
- Chrono Cross
I'm considering capitalising the R in "Dovvee's reQuest", effectively changing its name to "Dovvee's ReQuest". I touched up the logo to see how it would look. I think I prefer it. I'm not sure. I might need to give it some time.
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Some have probably already seen her full art. For those who haven't, here she is! This is what she looks like when not drawn as a 16x16 pixel sprite.
She spin!
But maybe too much spin?
Specter, the cheery, egotistical, magical shark girl, has been a fun character to write dialogue for! She can be found throughout the world!
I'm happy with how her theme tune came out too. I think it fits well with her personality!
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I don't think this game's going to fit on a 2 MiB cartridge any more. Darn. So close! Oh well. 4 MiB it is...
Kale's a lot less intimidating when being fought in a small little box. This is her full artwork which can be seen elsewhere in the game!
Bosses can now swap the music track partway through a battle in my Game Boy RPG, Dovvee's reQuest. It can make things feel a little bit more intense! Well, as intense as two static images fighting each other through text can be!
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No more placeholder music for the title sequence! 🎶
Those who've played the old public test builds, or have watched a few of the clips I post here, might have noticed a leitmotif with some of the music! That same leitmotif is used here!
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There's something ironically funny about getting this rare dialogue pop up when fighting a knight while you have what's debatably the cutest possible face you can make in the character creator.
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The forests and jungles in Dovvee's reQuest finally have some music! This was my attempt at making a track that's a little more funky than I usually do! It's got more of a heavy beat than normal.
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I think I've done about 8 hours of game development done today. My eyes and arm hurt. On the plus side the map system is fully implemented and can dynamically tell where the player is. Not only that but it's also possible to fast travel to past locations now too! Phew!
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Text now makes a sound when being displayed. This can be turned off in the options.
I had to very briefly work in C to get this sounding how I wanted. I don't know anything about working in C. I'm scared.
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