The title says it all. Each and every major boss for Belgrad: Curse of the Castle is done. Now, I’m working on adding those good little story bits. Perhaps the game will take a few more weeks instead of months to finish. …maybe. Don’t count all your chickens just yet.
…and for those of who are wondering what Belgrad: Curse of the Castle is, it’s a Metroidvania set in a castle, and quite clearly “borrows” elements from Castlevania. …the good ones, mostly.
Back in the old days, you could just flash between these two frames to make dynamic lighting, to show something's flashing in front of her.
I'm just gonna use the other frame to indicate the lights are on. No flashing required.
Whoooooa, we're halfway there!
...in terms of cutscenes.
Testing out a tentacle...
Don't worry, I backed up the other one, but I'm going with this for the alien spacecraft. Part UFO, part retrofuturist rocket, and only three tentacles for the tripod look.
Resistance is futile.
Line work first, then shading.
Also, if you're asking "where's her hair?", that's gonna animate separately.
I might have to put this in a little black box on-screen, but that's no problem for me.
There. One sequence dedicated to the phrase "Breathe it in" has been animated.
It was either gonna be this, or a text box going "*sniiiifffffffff* Ahhhhh."
The hair might need work, though.
As the first major cutscene, I have to show the scale without going crazy with drawing too much.
As such, these two DemoBots up front do a bit of acting, and we never see them again.
Screenshots for Belgrad: Curse of the Castle
Some big motions require big animation.
The least I can do is try to get the big motions right before drawing all the other details.
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