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.
Screenshots for Belgrad: Curse of the Castle
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.
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.
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.
Whoooooa, we're halfway there!
...in terms of cutscenes.
Testing out a tentacle...
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.
...let's be honest, I'm a character designer, not a master of hi-res pixel art.
This is supposed to be the backside of a large alien spaceship. It looks too much like a giant escape pod with thrusters. I'm keeping the large tentacles, though.
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.
Plan B for this sequence.
Now with real-time cleaning action, and a stretching sprite for the arm.
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