Lucretia - Demon Princess (鬼姫の呪い in Japan) NOW IN BETA TESTING

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VestCunt

Quote from: esteban on 07/22/2013, 05:16 PMcute, animated dripping blood/guts added to the stock horror photos! BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
I demand JJ & Jeff fart humor and PS1 load times!
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Nando

Quote from: guest on 07/22/2013, 08:37 PM
Quote from: esteban on 07/22/2013, 05:16 PMcute, animated dripping blood/guts added to the stock horror photos! BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
I demand JJ & Jeff fart humor and PS1 load times!
Poop and lag!  You got it!

We be faking it till we make it!

esteban

NEW PLAN: Please include, as a mini-boss/boss, a fetus (dripping blood optional). If possible, make fetus "cute as a button".... K, thx.
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CrackTiger

Quote from: esteban on 07/22/2013, 11:23 PMNEW PLAN: Please include, as a mini-boss/boss, a fetus (dripping blood optional). If possible, make fetus "cute as a button".... K, thx.
And have the fetus coughed up by a giant laughing Hitler skull mecha brain spider. 8)
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Bernie


esteban

Quote from: guest on 07/23/2013, 12:12 PM
Quote from: esteban on 07/22/2013, 11:23 PMNEW PLAN: Please include, as a mini-boss/boss, a fetus (dripping blood optional). If possible, make fetus "cute as a button".... K, thx.
And have the fetus coughed up by a giant laughing Hitler skull mecha brain spider. 8)
Yes, as long as it is a cute "Rudolph Hilter" who bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain historical figure (if he was a National Socialist Reindeer).

NEXT BOSS: ...

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CrackTiger

Quote from: Bernie on 07/23/2013, 12:43 PM:(
Youtube isn't working in my phone browser at the moment, so I can't search for the time it appears in the video,  but take a look at the final boss of Download 2-
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

esteban

Quote from: guest on 07/23/2013, 01:49 PM
Quote from: Bernie on 07/23/2013, 12:43 PM:(
Youtube isn't working in my phone browser at the moment, so I can't search for the time it appears in the video,  but take a look at the final boss of Download 2-
Oh, I know  :pcgs:.

Download 2 inspired me, many years ago, to compile a list of games that reference real historical figures...I wasn't interested in boring generals from military simulations (WWII, feudal Japan, etc.), I was interested in fun games with Ronald Reagan, Hitler, Gorbachev, Aerosmith (just kidding), etc.
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CrackTiger

Quote from: esteban on 07/24/2013, 07:11 AM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 07/23/2013, 01:49 PM
Quote from: Bernie on 07/23/2013, 12:43 PM:(
Youtube isn't working in my phone browser at the moment, so I can't search for the time it appears in the video,  but take a look at the final boss of Download 2-
Oh, I know  :pcgs:.

Download 2 inspired me, many years ago, to compile a list of games that reference real historical figures...I wasn't interested in boring generals from military simulations (WWII, feudal Japan, etc.), I was interested in fun games with Ronald Reagan, Hitler, Gorbachev, Aerosmith (just kidding), etc.
Bad Dudes... Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

esteban

Quote from: guest on 07/24/2013, 07:49 AM
Quote from: esteban on 07/24/2013, 07:11 AM
Quote from: guest on 07/23/2013, 01:49 PM
Quote from: Bernie on 07/23/2013, 12:43 PM:(
Youtube isn't working in my phone browser at the moment, so I can't search for the time it appears in the video,  but take a look at the final boss of Download 2-
Oh, I know  :pcgs:.

Download 2 inspired me, many years ago, to compile a list of games that reference real historical figures...I wasn't interested in boring generals from military simulations (WWII, feudal Japan, etc.), I was interested in fun games with Ronald Reagan, Hitler, Gorbachev, Aerosmith (just kidding), etc.
Bad Dudes... Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Exactly! And I forget which game has Gorbachev in it!

Hey, have you ever thought about TG-16/PCE games that reference personalities/historical figures/etc.? Are there any Stalins or Reagan's in Photograph Boy?
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CrackTiger

Quote from: esteban on 07/24/2013, 10:49 AM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 07/24/2013, 07:49 AM
Quote from: esteban on 07/24/2013, 07:11 AM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 07/23/2013, 01:49 PM
Quote from: Bernie on 07/23/2013, 12:43 PM:(
Youtube isn't working in my phone browser at the moment, so I can't search for the time it appears in the video,  but take a look at the final boss of Download 2-
Oh, I know  :pcgs:.

Download 2 inspired me, many years ago, to compile a list of games that reference real historical figures...I wasn't interested in boring generals from military simulations (WWII, feudal Japan, etc.), I was interested in fun games with Ronald Reagan, Hitler, Gorbachev, Aerosmith (just kidding), etc.
Bad Dudes... Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Exactly! And I forget which game has Gorbachev in it!

Hey, have you ever thought about TG-16/PCE games that reference personalities/historical figures/etc.? Are there any Stalins or Reagan's in Photograph Boy?
Sticking to the realm of political figures would narrow it down quite a bit. I think that Rasputin in WH2 should count. Gorbachev is in SFII'.

If you want to add to your non-PCE game list of historical figures, Tengai Makyou The Apocalypse IV is full of them. JFK, Al Capone and Billy the Kid are bosses. Colonel Custer is a character. I can't remeber them all right now  but it's a crazy game  even for such a wacky series.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Mathius

I am pretty sure there was a Gorbachev-a-like in Strider.

Bardoly

Everything still on-track for this to have a late September release date?    [-o< [-o< [-o<

Playing it at Octurbofest would be awesome!

OldRover

Progress has been a little slow lately but we're still on target. :)
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OldRover

Just a heads-up... we will be looking for beta testers soon... so, anyone interested, be on the lookout for the official announcement. :)
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OldRover

Here's a new screenie of the game...

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I did a quick check in PSP7 and it seems this image has 71 unique colors. This has ended up being quite a colorful game. :) This shot is still using the prototype Rhianna sprite, not Nando's new one, but whatever. :D
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Mathius

Those backgrounds look amazing! Nice job guys.

I may be able to help with betatesting.

Psycho Punch

That looks amazing! Who needs Magical Chase anyway. :D
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ParanoiaDragon

Quote from: OldRover on 08/24/2013, 07:18 PMHere's a new screenie of the game...

frozenutopia.com/lucretia-0123.png

I did a quick check in PSP7 and it seems this image has 71 unique colors. This has ended up being quite a colorful game. :) This shot is still using the prototype Rhianna sprite, not Nando's new one, but whatever. :D
Holy mackerel!  Looking nice!  Not sure if I want to offer to beta test, or just wait to enjoy it upon release. :/
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esteban

Quote from: OldRover on 08/24/2013, 07:18 PMHere's a new screenie of the game...

frozenutopia.com/lucretia-0123.png

I did a quick check in PSP7 and it seems this image has 71 unique colors. This has ended up being quite a colorful game. :) This shot is still using the prototype Rhianna sprite, not Nando's new one, but whatever. :D
ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN' GORGEOUS.

The surreal landscape evokes the same atmosphere as classic games, such as Shadow of the Beast (whatever one thinks of SotB, the art direction/atmosphere kicks ass).

Now, in Lucretia, a cute-em-up, I know the dramatic rolling hills are not going to emote the somber, brooding tension of, say, SotB, but LUCRETIA'S LANDSCAPES KICK ASS, SOUNDLY AND THOROUGHLY.

I honestly can't stop drooling.   :pcgs:
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Bardoly

Would the beta testers be playing on emulators or on hardware?

shubibiman

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OldRover

Quote from: Bardoly on 08/25/2013, 12:01 PMWould the beta testers be playing on emulators or on hardware?
Either/or... real hardware is preferable but correct emulators are also fine. Real hardware will show more of the line timing issue we've been having though... something that might not be resolvable as-is.
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OldRover

Here is a video that just tests the scrolling in stage 4:
There are graphical messups but that's to be expected. It has the same enemy loop as stage 1, but the VRAM map is slightly different so some of the sprites are wankered.
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OldRover

Here is the new Stage 1:

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It is missing some elements but they will get added soon. Presently uploading a video of the new Stage 1 as well; it will take some time to upload to youtube but I'll post the URL to it when it's done.
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_Paul

New backgrounds are looking really nice, who drew them?

esteban

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ParanoiaDragon

Quote from: OldRover on 08/25/2013, 10:41 PMHere is the new Stage 1:

frozenutopia.com/lucretia-0151.png

It is missing some elements but they will get added soon. Presently uploading a video of the new Stage 1 as well; it will take some time to upload to youtube but I'll post the URL to it when it's done.
I had a thought.  Is it possible to add a few more layers in the mist on the bottom, & give it an effect not unlike the 1st level of Air Zonk ?  I feel like it screams for such an effect, & I assume that's all tiles, as there's no overlapping that I noticed  ? ?
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OldRover

Quote from: ParanoiaDragon on 08/27/2013, 01:30 AMI had a thought.  Is it possible to add a few more layers in the mist on the bottom, & give it an effect not unlike the 1st level of Air Zonk?  I feel like it screams for such an effect, & I assume that's all tiles, as there's no overlapping that I noticed??
Not as-is. This is still using stock HuC and it's being pushed to its limit. And yeah, this is tiles only; low-priority background sprites haven't been added in yet, since there's still some shuffling to do.
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T2KFreeker

BOOYAH ROVER! How goes it man! I'm still drooling for this game to release, brother! What hits, my man?
END OF LINE.

esteban

Quote from: T2KFreeker on 09/23/2013, 11:11 PMBOOYAH ROVER! How goes it man! I'm still drooling for this game to release, brother! What hits, my man?
Indeed.
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CrackTiger

If all goes as planned, this is what the first stage will look like once the background sprites are implemented-

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There will also be an additional strip of prallax.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Mathius

Is there going to be any foreground parallax with the up front grass?

esteban

Quote from: guest on 10/02/2013, 02:32 PMIf all goes as planned, this is what the first stage will look like once the background sprites are implemented-

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There will also be an additional strip of parallax.
GORGEOUS! Truly.  :pcgs: 
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OldRover

Quote from: Mathius on 10/02/2013, 07:08 PMIs there going to be any foreground parallax with the up front grass?
Yes... I just haven't implemented it yet. This level is a real crunch on VRAM so I'm trying to cram as much in there as possible.
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Mathius

Quote from: OldRover on 10/02/2013, 08:48 PM
Quote from: Mathius on 10/02/2013, 07:08 PMIs there going to be any foreground parallax with the up front grass?
Yes... I just haven't implemented it yet. This level is a real crunch on VRAM so I'm trying to cram as much in there as possible.
Oh sweet!

OldRover

OK so y'all wanted an update... alrighty then. :lol:

The first four levels are just about complete background-wise; just waiting on some sprites for the stages now. Scoring system is almost fully implemented... just missing one detail to that. I am about to switch from snd.c to Squirrel 3.0 for the sound effects; I think that snd.c may be one of the current bottlenecks, and Squirrel is much more mature anyway. There's a little bit of occasional slowdown when playing 2 player, but it's not nearly as bad as some of those SNES shooters constantly had with only 1 player. :lol:

The game is challenging, but not over-the-top difficult. It can, of course, be customized to be more challenging, but by default, it's not too much of a headache. By default, it is probably about as challenging as Air Zonk's "Spicy" mode.

I may do more gameplay videos at some point, and as soon as we finish populating levels 3 and 4, beta testing will begin.
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esteban

Quote from: OldRover on 10/02/2013, 10:20 PMOK so y'all wanted an update... alrighty then. :lol:

The first four levels are just about complete background-wise; just waiting on some sprites for the stages now. Scoring system is almost fully implemented... just missing one detail to that. I am about to switch from snd.c to Squirrel 3.0 for the sound effects; I think that snd.c may be one of the current bottlenecks, and Squirrel is much more mature anyway. There's a little bit of occasional slowdown when playing 2 player, but it's not nearly as bad as some of those SNES shooters constantly had with only 1 player. :lol:

The game is challenging, but not over-the-top difficult. It can, of course, be customized to be more challenging, but by default, it's not too much of a headache. By default, it is probably about as challenging as Air Zonk's "Spicy" mode.

I may do more gameplay videos at some point, and as soon as we finish populating levels 3 and 4, beta testing will begin.
I was curious about the hitbox (I don't mind a large hitbox, though I seem to be in the minority)...what is it currently? Do you think it is a variable you will tweak or have you settled on it?

...AND I just realized that the term "hitbox" is rather unfortunate given the games four protagonists!
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OldRover

Quote from: esteban on 10/03/2013, 06:14 AMI was curious about the hitbox (I don't mind a large hitbox, though I seem to be in the minority)...what is it currently? Do you think it is a variable you will tweak or have you settled on it?
Right now, it's a few pixels less than the actual sprite size. Any and all tweaks will be done in beta testing based on tester input.

Quote from: esteban on 10/03/2013, 06:14 AM...AND I just realized that the term "hitbox" is rather unfortunate given the games four protagonists!
I'm not sure I follow.
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esteban

Quote from: OldRover on 10/03/2013, 10:17 AM
Quote from: esteban on 10/03/2013, 06:14 AMI was curious about the hitbox (I don't mind a large hitbox, though I seem to be in the minority)...what is it currently? Do you think it is a variable you will tweak or have you settled on it?
Right now, it's a few pixels less than the actual sprite size. Any and all tweaks will be done in beta testing based on tester input.

Quote from: esteban on 10/03/2013, 06:14 AM...AND I just realized that the term "hitbox" is rather unfortunate given the games four protagonists!
I'm not sure I follow.
Sounds good.  :pcgs:
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