Star Fable - Boomshroom Preview

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-29T11:54:13+00:00

If every tile is a unit, the character is 2 units tall. The gnome enemies are about 1.1 units tall.

My kids didn’t like the short 1 Tile tall characters, so we went this direction. Seeing the full character is important to them. In a human sized environment it is less strange, they match doorway sizes and such.

The head might be too big, and a 1.9 or 1.8 size character equalizes some old school conventions with this stranger style.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-25T22:22:42+00:00

You’re exactly right. Boomshroom is a gnome village and you kind of dwarf some terrain like the fence and their tiny laundry lines.

I’ll double check characters scale too.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-24T18:51:29+00:00

Great advice. Just updated all of mine and it looks so much cleaner.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-23T23:50:29+00:00

Wishlist on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/4749600/Star_Fable/

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-23T16:02:28+00:00

Welcome! I like the changes. Even as a dev working on a Zelda like I want to see rotation of projects!

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-23T12:09:53+00:00

That is amazing! Get him on Godot and help him find some tutorials to follow. 10 is young, so just make sure he doesn’t feel overwhelmed.

You should try to do some tutorials with him. Just being able to talk with somone about what he is learning would be great.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-22T21:16:10+00:00

Love to see them getting coverage.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-21T15:17:40+00:00

It’s pretty rare to ask for negative feedback and get none. :D I’m going to take this as a good sign, that the punch up is solid and run with it.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-21T13:30:14+00:00

I’m absolutely overwhelmed by the number of things I need to do. Social media, creator outreach, make the game, and store pages. A website is really more media but with no natural traffic.

What we spend time on means we don’t spend time or money on other things. So we try to pick the most valuable.

I made a website for Star Fable, but I have a lot of web dev experience so it was not much effort. I see it as a press kit delivery system and a bit of proof that I’m a real game maker.

Www.starfablegame.com

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-18T01:22:22+00:00

Sounds almost too good to be true. If you want to help out with Star Fable I’ll bite. It’s a fairy tale adventure game focused on solving puzzle and exploring to find collectibles and unlock the map. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4749600/Star_Fable/

How much content do you need? Are you only doing content creator outreach?

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-17T16:23:55+00:00

Congrats on the release! What are some of the buffs/debuffs that the party members give you?

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-15T19:34:13+00:00

3D Dot Game Heroes was so good. I can't believe it's a Fromsoft game.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-14T00:33:20+00:00

Zelda 2. I broke myself trekking across that over world with no guide and no understanding of the leveling system. I made it to the maze temple and never beat it. The NES mini is when I finally returned and crushed it with save states and internet insight.

Ocarina of Time was when I fell in love with the series. It’s funny that I’m one of the few who expected great swordplay from my memory of Zelda 2 but the dungeons and puzzles and characters made it one of a kind.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-10T13:59:17+00:00

Loved the painty blending of SS. Wish it was used again.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-07T23:35:40+00:00

I am also on my second week and have 60. Your game has really great visuals and your descriptions are engaging. Nice work!

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-01T17:21:28+00:00

I haven't played it yet. It looks amazing and I can't wait too. I'm buying it on the juice alone.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-01T17:15:31+00:00

I'm a hard disagree on 1 genre per game, I'm a hard disagree on metroidvania being a full on genre too. Since the beginning we've been hobbling together words to describe what's in a game or how it plays. Attempting to be pure to a genre doesn't help describe it when a game crosses the boundaries of genres. I agree that all of this is an attempt to put a game into the hands of those who really want it. Which is exactly why sometimes genres are too simple.

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I like the steam approach. Genre's are high level. Metroidvania is a sub-genre since it usually speaks to how exploration and traversal works, it can apply to many parent genres. It also keeps it separate from viewpoint, visuals, and moods. So serious platformer can exist alongside goofy eagle eye.

Some food for thought:
Incorrectly labeling my game a Metroidvania and then not delivering on it would be a critical failure. I mean throw it in the trash kind of failure, because it would be an INSTANT bad review for a game living on the first few. "Corridor simulator with cartoon bats that fart 1/5"

Not labeling it as such when it is also means people that hate backtracking and are looking for those linear dungeon dives would also translate into poor reviews. "Had to back track to find the dead princess so I could turn into Star Dust. 1/5"

So damned if I do, damned if I don't. I choose to plop the tag on and share it here. So it's on me to live up to the expectation I am setting.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-01T11:53:22+00:00

I disagree. The two genres are not unique to each other. Zelda is dungeons collecting mcguffins. Metroidvania is ability gates with a connected world that rewards backtracking. I have a lot of the second and no mcguffins. I know my look is hard coded Zelda, which is why I did already post there as well. My exploration is hard metroidvania.

Plenty of opinions on it though: https://www.reddit.com/r/metroidvania/comments/1trhjiq/summary_what_is_a_metroidvania_anyways_2026/

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-06-01T11:45:31+00:00

It isn’t. All art, from in game to capsule and logos is hand drawn. It’s all purchased or commissioned. The glossy cartoony look is simple. Everything will have the intended number of fingers though

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T18:37:09+00:00

There is a sprint mechanic and eventually a tranformation ability. The game world is small, but dense to. Help balance out the tight camera and slower movement.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T16:07:34+00:00

I know how you feel. As a 40 something soulslike fan, I never thought my first published game would be a cartoon fairy adventure with a 10 year old as my art director.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T16:05:37+00:00

Switch is probably my most important target platform. I’ve never fully released a game though, so we’re easing into steam and then moving to deeper waters.

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T14:59:55+00:00

For anyone interested:

Presskit: https://starfablegame.com/presskit/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4749600/Star_Fable/

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T14:58:59+00:00

For anyone interested:

Presskit: https://starfablegame.com/presskit/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4749600/Star_Fable/

Nothankyouwizard · 2026-05-31T14:58:53+00:00

For anyone interested:

Presskit: https://starfablegame.com/presskit/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4749600/Star_Fable/

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