Matt White

Over time I've become more receptive to elements that are silly and fun. In the past I believed that such elements would work against the seriousness of the narrative and was very stubborn about that. Incidentally, Nier Automata was instrumental in giving me the realization that I was wrong.

Ghost Song was originally created as a different game in a different engine before I scrapped almost everything about it and started over in 2019. The original version was different in quite a few ways, but to sum it up it was darker, edgier, and had a silent protagonist.
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A sketch of several fantasy characters.

my pet project that I may or may not ever make is a fantasy beatemup rpg. Sometimes I doodle ideas for it. #gamedev For a bit I was considering making it my main project, but I felt that business-wise beatemups are too risky to create unless you have a popular ip attached. #art #characterdesign

the animations in GS were in most cases made in Spine 2D, which allows 2D images to be manipulated in real time using a bone system. The Silver Sun again uses this, however I'm substituting in more traditionally animated drawings as needed to get a better result.

thank you very much! 🙏

thanks!

I made a 2d model (like in Ghost Song) that makes things very dynamic. Unlike GS, however, is that I switch to traditionally animated frames when needed to make the posing more exciting. Ie, these weapon attacks are all traditionally animated #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity #madewithspine

oops, at least on my end, it looks like bluesky videos will only play at 30 fps, kinda defeating the point of the video. anyway, game is running at 60 fps on switch 2

Ghost Song is 50% off on Nintendo Eshop! www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... --- Switch 2 has been a huge upgrade for it. I captured some 60 fps footage directly from the system. #gamedev #metroidvania #switch2

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thank you very much! the lightning in ghost song is actually pretty primitive for the most part, using a lot of gradient textures and occasionally some basic lit materials. I'd like for it to have been more dynamic to be honest!

Ghost Song is 50% off on Playstation systems for a few more days store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... --- #metroidvania #gamedev #ps4 #ps5

Footage of Ghost Song running at a stable 60 fps on Switch 2. I feel like the game's legacy on Nintendo has been secured, in a way #Switch2 #gamedev

Ghost Song is running at a pitch perfect 60 fps on Switch 2. 🙌 I was never quite happy with its performance on Switch 1. If you're a Nintendo player and are interested in my game, this is a great time to play it! #switch2 #metroidvania

oh dude I haven't gotten my hands on the switch 2 yet. I should be getting one later today. I'm eager to see how GS works on it. I left the framerate unlocked in the hopes that BC would boost it for free. you getting 60?

Holy crap

Holy crap

spent the past day trying to improve the look of Yuki's dress a bit. Tricky getting it to move right.
Also -you'll see this soon enough- she can equip various weapons, hold them, swing them, etc.
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It's melee focused, yep!

#screenshotsaturday Hard to notice if you aren't playing on a big tv, but Yuki has emotional states during gameplay and sometimes smiles #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

Thank you! 🙌

fun idea haha

thank you!

Animated Yuki on the status screen. She'll stare into your soul as you decide on stats and equipment. #gamedev
Do you like Yuki? I've been working on her in various forms for quite some time. There's still a lot more to learn about her, stay tuned!
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thank you! and yeah adding non-mirrored asymmetry in 2d is arguably more work than it's worth, but being rational isnt always part of the deal here

I'm using spine, though I use it in ways that I feel like go against the way it was designed to be used. I'm mixing in aspects of traditional animation (not seen in this clip though) to attempt to avoid the paper doll look as much as possible

thank you! theres a lot more to it too haha

oh it's still gonna be a minute, so much work to do, but thank you!

An early look at Yuki in my game The Silver Sun. #screenshotsaturday Note the asymmetrical right shoulder detail, hair and clothes that can blow in the wind, and various head details. I finally get to make a character with a visible face 🤓
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I won't be calling it a metroidvania, though it may have a few metroidvania-like things in it, it's not how I view it. It's more like a brawler rpg with side scrolling areas and an overworld