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.
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.
Testing out a tentacle...
Screenshots for Belgrad: Curse of the Castle
...another fine mess you got yourself into.
I'd better stop sharing these cutscene moments. I'm almost there.
"Sir, is the Super Scaler effect really necessary for a cutscene like this?"
"I coded it, didn't I?"
...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.
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.
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.
Whoooooa, we're halfway there!
...in terms of cutscenes.
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.
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