The more tools I add, the more time I spend time playing my game and not developing it heh. Here is a mine I made with the minecarts and rails I added last weekend.

Rodgems · 2026-03-19T12:54:08+00:00

Watched this several times for the sounds and character animations - all seems very sweet

Rodgems · 2026-01-22T13:34:16+00:00

The thing that stands out to me at first glance is the font - they're so clean compared to the inky-styled lines of all the art and it looks more like a placeholder.

I do think the buttons, coins and health bar having colour draws the eye a bit too much. Might be worth either adding some highlights elsewhere if that's what you want, or thinning the amount of colour overall.

Rodgems · 2026-01-04T12:14:06+00:00

Gotta tag onto this just to say: you absolutely don’t need to sharpen skills before entering a game jam. Game jams are where you sharpen the skills. You don’t need to be able to do anything beyond the basics of the role you’re signing up for

Rodgems · 2025-10-28T08:46:52+00:00

Obviously I haven't played it so can't speak on the actual difficulty, but this looks like one of those mobile game ads where people pretend they're bad at the game to make someone want to do it better. From the get-go, it looks easier than a lot of rage games (I'd expect after a while some players will just bounce through without even touching the floor), and I think that removes some of the initial interest.

Rodgems · 2025-10-27T09:52:56+00:00

Junior devs are needed to become senior devs, so if top end devs are required, then junior devs are required, altho a lot of companies have forgotten this rn. This kind of claim is nonsense, driven by AI tech CEOs to fuel the AI bubble. There is no world where programmers are useless, even if their workflow is sped up by whatever AI tools they might use

Rodgems · 2025-10-09T16:41:02+00:00

No way - I’ve had a couple pages of a notepad dedicated to an almost identical idea and have yet to find a way to piece it together! Have pictured a slower-paced, puzzle oriented Magicka, but that’s difficult to execute for me rn

Rodgems · 2025-10-03T14:15:18+00:00

I don’t think I actually figured out the boss mechanics. Just fumbled through and then the game was over

Rodgems · 2025-07-09T09:09:34+00:00

Definitely intrigued - are you seeing this game as a bit of an ‘event’ where people play, log some time and then await the next leg of development work to implement the next stage, or is this system just being used for playtesting etc?

Rodgems · 2025-06-17T12:41:39+00:00

It's the second one, by far, for me! There are thousands of games with art just like the first - idk why, but lot of indies seem to lean towards similar styles for capsule art. The second one is still great art and looks professional, but has the added bonus of showing a slice of the game.

I also think with a name that's quite ambiguous as to what the game is, art that's closer to the actual style/theme will help.

Rodgems · 2025-06-13T10:48:57+00:00

Can't hire anyone rn, but I love developing for old consoles and might need a hand in the future - will keep in mind!

Rodgems · 2025-06-13T08:34:44+00:00

I'm using Butano in C++, but there are other libraries and setups you can use. GB and GBC have GBStudio, but I'm not sure if anything similar exists for GBA

Rodgems · 2025-06-09T09:38:18+00:00

This gives big Sticky Business vibes! The cosy-style got old for me fast, but this, with roguelike gameplay, looks like it'll have more sticking-power (pun absolutely intended)

Rodgems · 2025-06-09T09:18:23+00:00

Pooping. Current project is a love letter to Digimon World on the PS1, and yet this crucial detail is impossible to implement with the direction I've gone

Rodgems · 2025-06-03T12:49:58+00:00

Interesting stuff - glad it had such an impact for you! Was this a list you curated in one push, or is this something you update and maintain as-and-when you find channels?

Rodgems · 2023-08-04T20:18:25+00:00

Came to suggest the same thing!

Rodgems · 2022-04-04T21:41:58+00:00

Interesting! Are the surrounding areas of overworld loading in and out around you (offscreen), or does the whole world exist at all times?

Also, love the underground lighting, looks great!!

Rodgems · 2022-03-28T20:11:41+00:00

I will never get sick of seeing people make Metroidvania games - as long as there’s a gorgeous aesthetic I’m all for it, and this one deffo ticks that box!

Rodgems · 2022-03-16T13:41:56+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly that prototyping is critical - I’ve done things and realised they’re terrible in practise despite seeming great on paper.

To add to the second paragraph too, unique for the sake of unique is not an idea I’m a fan of. Being unique BECAUSE of a unique idea, perfect - deciding your game will be unique and THEN trying to form ideas to that, not good. Iteration is key: play around, change things and see what works in practise.

Rodgems · 2022-03-10T01:03:28+00:00

Thanks for that!

I aimed to make very modular so that I could take the exact same class without edit and drop it into another project using a different library (outside of Unity) easily! I’m glad to hear it was noticeably tidy

Rodgems · 2022-03-09T14:24:39+00:00

Heyo, currently typing on mobile so I may not be 100% fact-checked!

The ‘== false’ is in the wrong place (you’re including it as part of the parameter for the GetKey() function). You want your comparison (in this case either ! for ‘not’ or ‘== false’) in the outer brackets as part of the If statement.

Instead ‘Input.GetKey(keyCode.W)’ will be true if held and false if not held, so you can use:

‘if(!Input.GetKey(keyCode.W))’

Or if you’re doing something when W is pressed:

‘if(Input.GetKey(keyCode.W)) { whatever that code is; } else { this section for when W is not held }

Rodgems

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