Russell Umboh

So many pets to choose from... wonder what's going to be my favorite 🤔

#SmallGameStudio The crunch definitely took its toll on my body (basically had to pull 2 all-nighters 😆) and some of the polish on my game. I didn't manage to get the dialogue system I wanted in but that might be something I tackle over the summer!

Must I Really Save The Princess Teaser/Gameplay Trailer This is "Must I Really Save The Princess Teaser/Gameplay Trailer" by Russell Umboh on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

#SmallGameStudio Oh, and since I didn't manage to upload my trailer last time, here it is for all to enjoy: vimeo.com/958050295?sh....

Cheers!

#SmallGameStudio Must I Really Save The Princess? is now live on Itch! The last few weeks have really been tough for me and I had to cram on it in the last few days but I'm happy with how it turned out!

leumbonothesecond.itch.io/must-i-reall...

ooh, that looks a like a huge improvement from the beta build!

#SmallGameStudios ...definitely need to dedicate some crunch time to get this all in by the final deadline next week. Hopefully, GDAC's playtesting sesh tomorrow'll help with that in some way.

#SmallGameStudio Another thing I want to do is to get the rest of my art in, particularly animation sprites. Dialogue is also going to be really important, so I need to get on that ASAP. Unfortunately, I am super busy this week and one of my classes will be having an early final on Thursday so...

#SmallGameStudio I definitely want to get menu transitions in combat done by the end of the week. This'll help the player visually in terms of knowing when turns start and end, and also injects a bit of juice into the overall gameplay!

#SmaGameStudio I just realized I forgot to do my Blue Sky posts for the week so here goes my rapid-fire thread about some ideas for my plans for the week!

#SmallGameStudio I've gotten my grid generation to work! It ignores all obstacles in the way as well, so there's a neat way to prevent the player/enemies from moving into them in combat. Now to actually code the battle system 😭

Also for some reason my GIF isn't working, but hopefully I'll get to show my grid system to y'all soon enough!

#SmallGameStudio I wasn't here on Thursday but I experimented with a few things for my combat system. I think eventually it'll be a sort of tactical turn-based grid system in the vein of Fire Emblem but I still have a lot of code to go through before that actually happens. Might be too ambitious lol

#SmallGameStudio Been a busy weekend but I've finally started on a little bit of my game. I found a nice little tileset on the Asset Store that looks great for what I was aiming for. Right now, I'm trying to get all my mechanics in but movement and collisions in 2D seem to be working well.

Ooh, those animals look really cute! Did you draw them yourself?

#SmallGameStudio Working on a basic pixel art knight sprite for my final project! It's my first time really doing any sort of art for my games so it's been a little bit touch and go on my end, but hopefully it'll turn out ok. Stay tuned for more art updates!

Master & Disciple by LeUmbonoTheSecond Always two there are. No more, no less. Play in your browser

#SmallGameStudio I've finally finished my Project 3 Game - Master & Disciple! It's available on Itch here: leumbonothesecond.itch.io/master-disci...

Please play it if you have the time! I appreciate any feedback you can give me!😆

thanks! 😆 Yours looks super interesting though! It looks sort of like a pong variant?

#SmallGameStudio Not me trying to finish up Project 3 over the weekend... 😅

My proof-of-concept was pretty much there by the time of the playtest, now I'm just trying to build levels and see what devious tricks I have up my sleeve 😈

peek* (I am so out of it this week loooool 🤪)

#SmallGameStudio I won't have time to finish my game to show by tomorrow unfortunately (life stuff sucks😭) but here's a little sneak peak of my Project 3 Game: Master and Disciple!

Freedom Bridge by Jordan Magnuson A tiny documentary game. Play in your browser

#SmallGameStudios This is Freedom Bridge by Jordan Magnuson (jordanmagnuson.itch.io/freedom-bridge). The way your character's movements change and the sound of the river gets increasingly more intense as you play really adds onto the "juiciness" of the game, complementing its narrative as a whole.

Do You Love the Color of the Sky? by devirtualized A minimal arcade game where you appreciate the cosmos. Play in your browser

#SmallGameStudio This is Do You Love The Color Of The Sky by devirtualized (devirtualized.itch.io/do-you-love-...). It's a relaxing, abstract game where you create galaxies with just a press of the button. Does anyone know what the colors represent? I'm still a bit lost on that 😅

melt by linseyray abstract musing on intimacy & touch. Play in your browser

#SmallGameStudio I played this small little game called melt by linseyray (linseyray.itch.io/melt). It's a game about intimacy, represented by two constantly moving circles that get closer or move away on a click of the mouse, which sort of mimic the phases of a human relationship imo.

A hint would have shown after waiting 10 seconds in case you didn't end up finding the final boss somehow.

I probably should have made the potion prompt a bit clearer 😅

There were also ways to skip some fights. For instance, you can avoid the orc in the treasure room if you waited 15-20 seconds. Also, to access the final boss, you had to go through the north corridor multiple times and then go back.

I am now a staunch Louden stan 🥳

Also, if you want to catch the livestream for the showcase (and me fumbling with using OBS for the first time, derp 🤪), watch the recording on Twitch here: www.twitch.tv/ucdavisgdac. I didn't capture the gameplay for the first twenty minutes because of OBS noobery, but after that should be A-OK!

#SmallGameStudios The UC Davis Spring Game Jam Showcase yesterday was a BLAST!!! There were a lot of great and interesting games that made creative use of the theme! You can play all of them here: itch.io/jam/uc-davis...

#SmallGameStudio #GameJams

Everyone's hard at work doing last-minute touches at the UC Davis Spring Game Jam (hosted by the Game Dev & Arts Club!)

I'm so excited to see how everyone's games turn out!
(FYI, the theme is "UP NEXT")

Dungeon Madness by LeUmbonoTheSecond You awake in a mysterious dungeon, devoid of any memory. Explore the depths and uncover the secrets of the Mad God... Play in your browser

#SmallGameStudio Dungeon Madness is now LIVE on Itch!

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of the Mad God's dungeon? #TextBasedGame

Check it out here: leumbonothesecond.itch.io/dungeon-madn...