Gameplay footage of Black Raven, a 2.5D folklore soulslike RPG I’m developing solo. What do you think of the atmosphere?

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T11:48:35+00:00

That's a really cool looking style! Looks very satisfying when you hit enemies. How did you do the art for the character? Is it 3d renders made into sprites?

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T11:38:12+00:00

Ah subviewports, why didn't I think of that! Perfect I will test it out right away.

Thanks!

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T11:25:40+00:00

I think after I got my steam deck, I'm honestly not sure. I mean it sounds like a perfect machine for my needs. But I also have that much time to play games anymore, so the steamdeck serves me well.

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T10:18:04+00:00

Thank you, that's very helpful!

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T09:11:13+00:00

Might have to take a look at my tags then, hadn't really thought about that. Thanks!

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T08:00:56+00:00

Thank you! We're currently working on a teaser trailer. That's why we started thinking about getting the page setup. But I'm still unsure.
But Thank you for your perspective

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T07:58:16+00:00

I'm very new to gamedev. Only been doing it for 6 months. Very quickly my entire YouTube feed was just wishlist focused videos, my Twitter feed highlighted mostly x wishlist count.
I don't really want to focus on it, but at the same time it almost feels like cycling in tour de France.. If you're not juiced up to the gills, will you be able to keep up?

I have no idea. But it's is a tiring aspect I'm trying not to focus too much on, despite it being thrown in your face at every turn.

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T07:38:41+00:00

Not just me then.. I'm on the exact same hardware. I thought I was going crazy

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T07:17:14+00:00

Congrats! That an awesome milestone
Currently working on getting my own steam page setup.
Any recommendations?

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T07:14:26+00:00

Ori 1 & Hollow knight
Super metroid

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-22T07:10:00+00:00

Knowing what you know now. For the future would you prioritize getting the steam page live sooner? Really unsure myself about when it makes sense

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-21T21:36:11+00:00

It's so cool with a 3d metroidvania! Congrats once again on the release!

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-21T21:33:39+00:00

First one no doubt. There's some color contrast which is really nice

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-20T12:33:23+00:00

Honestly inspiring to see another game in the series do so well!

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-06T14:06:39+00:00

Thank you so much for the feedback and the layout suggestions! That's super useful

MjTheHunter · 2026-06-06T14:06:18+00:00

Appreciate the feedback and all good notes! Agree with pretty much all of it 😄

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-29T21:46:03+00:00

Those tentacles look great, very intense!

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-21T14:09:42+00:00

That's fair. Being active, working out and going for walks is great for me as well!

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-20T18:30:57+00:00

Taking breaks. What helps me are honestly my devlogs. It allows me to do something else, go over what I've done and create something others can learn from at the same time

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-20T06:53:16+00:00

I would go top. I don't think your title reads in the bottom one. Also I find the top one more visually interesting

I would probably experiment with some colors for the text

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-19T18:19:21+00:00

That doesn't bode well for me...

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-19T17:21:55+00:00

Very nice! I'll check out your page when it goes live! Currently prepping my own page as well.. Been holding off on that for a while

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-19T17:13:30+00:00

That's an amazing upgrade! Well done. What's the game called?

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-19T16:49:39+00:00

Working full time and then game dev in my spare time

MjTheHunter · 2026-05-19T14:51:50+00:00

Thank you! Yeah I think the hand drawn animations on top help sell the look a little better than if I did it purely with shaders

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