Ratgibnak

Dolus - 2D indie platformer about Grief

Recommended Posts

 

Hey everyone,

 

My name is Antoine, I am a dev and I am currently working on my first indie 2D game made with Unity ! 

Ld-e91KYrH3eu59lk-no9Pt08ZV6V7JMlyhqih9byFRrj009fBC8T4MHKw6THX5pcnUVXwg8rM-vn4he4aps6_U9oU0Vn3GzNc2xtRay8dxYVQJBpAjqf9s5JH_SIZe8BScsS333

 

Dolus is an introspective journey into the world of grief. You will have to find your way through the five stages of loss in this hand drawn adventure platformer.

 

WgH8gqAWaKetov87DscLKhdlwARPtkrpoczhOxtq88U_mtTAuPVBKKLXiqLEjgPgTaq_m-55IF0QDtFj5ywCIJTILJmcuKsxhVh_YL2CS561605x9vOaMugmSRz8UoZ7wjYvxhVm

 

Follow us in our game development journey !

Insta

Twitter

Facebook

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Hi !

 

We made a lot of progress this week on all the animations from our main character. We just finished the Death animation ! We would love to have some feedback on what you think about this animation, let us know ! :)

 

Ratgibnak

DeathAnim.gif

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

My jump animation is done ! With some smoke particles on the ground :) And the light shining on the character depending on the necklace position !

 

giphy.gif

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Try again, back to life ! 

 

In Dolus, you can actually die. But until you go through all the stages of your own grief, you will come back to face it ! This is your destiny, your only way out. Going through every daemon, every emotion.

giphy.gif

 

What do you think of the respawn animation ? I still have to fix a few light issues but it's already looking pretty good :)

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Saturday news ! 

We finalized our attack animation, added some particles emitting light coming out of the necklace and some hits particles for the monster ! 

 

giphy.gif

 

And as a bonus, here is the dash animation !

 

giphy.gif

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Death Animation for the One Eye Monster Blink

 

This is what happen when the demons of your unconscious dare resisting your progress !

giphy.gif

 

What do you think of the dissolve effect at the end with the flying particles ?

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

We had some fun articulating these chains and animating the whole thing. Can you guess what this odd mechanism will do to our sad little fellow ??

giphy.gif

We will improve on this trap all week long !

 

Ratgibnak 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Lights on ! I updated the animation from our trap and added some lights.

 

But most important of all, we now have a dangerous mystical shiny ball coming out of it ! Make sure to avoid it ! 

pukerattack.gif.4e22b22efe019e1f38f62bfaeaedcacf.gif

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Animation update ! 

The eye is now rolling and you can interact with the remains from the demons of your unconscious before it dissolves.

giphy.gif

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

This is how our little fellow defeated this monstruous trap that stood between him and his redemption. But beware the several others, they may be not that easy to take down !

 

giphy.gif

 

Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

New platforms are in place ! And for the first time we are proud to show you the wall jump with the wall slide ! 

 

giphy.gif

 

Have you noticed the moving stars in the background ? 

We will soon share more on this !

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Strong emotions should not be repressed. Understand them, feel them fully and make them your shield ! 

 

giphy.gif

 

Today we have a new ability to show you ! The player will be able to spawn an energy shield to prevent damages. What do you think of the shield's design ?

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Now that you know how to put boundaries that protect your emotions and soul, you can use it on demand.

 

giphy.gif

 

As you can see we have some particles bursting out of the shield when it's impacted by an attack. We are thinking about adding some visual effect to the creature attack to notify the player that this specific attack was blocked. Do you think it's too much ? We already have the particles showing that a block happened. Should the player's character have an animation ?

 

 

Follow us in our game development journey !
 
Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Concentrated Power Attack ! 

 

This is what you will be able to cast in Dolus once you gather enough energy through time and defeating your demons.

giphy.gif

How could we improve this ? Does it look good to you ?

 

 

We also made some progress on a new monster that will be part of the Denial level.

giphy.gif

Creepy right ? ^^

 

Next step is to work on the animations to kill that monster ! You will have to hit it several times to be able to get rid of it !

 

 

Follow us in our game development journey !
 
Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

The ripples of your suffering can bend the reality around you !

 

giphy.gif

 

We added a new effect when the player takes damages ! :) I am creating this shock wave effect via a shader. It took me a bit of time but it was worth it ! We will add more shaders like this in the future.

Should I make it a bit faster or go further ?

 

 

Follow us in our game development journey !
 
Ratgibnak

 

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

This other-worldly monster won't miss any of your movement ! His gaze will follow you everywhere  !

 

 giphy.gif

 

Next time we will show you what it looks like when you hurt it !

 

Follow us in our game development journey !
 
Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Run for your Life ! Life is a precious thing. Once lost, it can have a tremendous impact on your loved ones. 

 

giphy.gif

 

This giant jellyfish has some bloom on the tentacles and the electric sparks.

Do you think it's a good idea to change the color of the tentacles to red when you hit it ? Should I also change the color of the sparks on some specific actions made by the jellyfish or the player ?

 

 

Follow us in our game development journey !
 
Ratgibnak

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Last week we joined LaGameCup contest for French indie games !

 

We are very happy with the current progress we made on Dolus and all the feedbacks we got from the community. We hope to win the contest ! Wish us good luck :)

 

To celebrate here is a short clip from the video presentation that we made for the competition :)

 

 

As you can see we have added a new object in the environment 🙂  The Flames ! They will light your path ! 

Next week we will show you some cool stuff we made for the stars. We also have another great news but it's still a bit early to tell :P

 

Ratgibnak

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

We listened to your feedbacks about the effect from the trap hitting the ground and improved it ! It's now shattering in pieces :)

 

giphy.gif

 

You can also have a glimpse of a new column that will be part of the Denial level B)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

We are back from holidays ! Fresh and ready to work hard on the boss from the Denial level ! 💪

giphy.gif

Do you recognize it from the artwork that we posted a while ago ? 🔎

All the patterns from the different attacks are now ready. We will show you in the coming weeks all the animations that we have for this boss.

 

Follow us in our game development journey !

Insta - Twitter - Facebook

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

The Knight of Denial Idle Animation !

 

giphy.gif

 

After facing the dark walls of the fortress of Denial, will you be able to defeat your biggest fear ? What is that fear ? 

Your Own Emotions !

 

----

 

Follow us in our game development journey !

Insta - Twitter - Facebook

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

The death of Death ☠️ The Reaper being reaped !

 

giphy-downsized-large.gif

 

New animation for Dolus ! The death of this Denial monster, the Reaper.

What do you think about this ? Let us know and we'll get your comments into consideration for further improvements.

 

Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about the five stages of loss and grief.

 

----

 

Follow us in our game development journey !

Insta - Twitter - Facebook

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now