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Feb 10

Rhythm Quest Devlog 50 — Level 5–1

I’ve completed work on level 5–1, tentatively titled “Gleaming Glassway”! This is the first level in world 5 (Crystal Caverns). I’ve got a =ton= to talk about for this level, but first, here’s a video of a full playthrough of it: Mechanical Identity World 5 is going to focus on the…

Game Development

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 50 — Level 5–1
Rhythm Quest Devlog 50 — Level 5–1
Game Development

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Jan 29

Rhythm Quest Devlog 49 — New Promo Art, Other Random Updates

Working on Rhythm Quest off and on (~2–3 days per week) makes it harder to find time to do these devlogs, but I’ve still got a bunch of updates to report on nonetheless. New Promo Art First and probably most exciting, we have some brand new key art for Rhythm Quest, courtesy of…

Indie Game

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 49 — New Promo Art, Other R
Rhythm Quest Devlog 49 — New Promo Art, Other R
Indie Game

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Dec 29, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 48–10k Wishlists, Level 4–5, Localization Updates

Happy holidays, everyone! I’ve got another new level to show off today, but before we get into that, I’d like to celebrate the awesome milestone of hitting 10,000 wishlists on Steam! I’m really astounded by how much traction the game and demo have gotten so far (despite being admittedly mediocre…

Indie Game

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 48–10k Wishlists, Level 4–5, Localization Updates
Rhythm Quest Devlog 48–10k Wishlists, Level 4–5, Localization Updates
Indie Game

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Nov 22, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 47 — Level 4–4

Before we start, I’ve got a quick announcement: I’m now accepting applications for translation heads! If you’d like to volunteer to be in charge of the localizations for a particular language, please go to this form to learn more details and apply! It’s been too long (5 months, somehow…) since…

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 47 — Level 4–4
Rhythm Quest Devlog 47 — Level 4–4
Gamedev

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Nov 14, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 46 — Performance Optimizations

Time for a devlog on performance optimizations! Rhythm Quest has — fortunately — actually been running pretty smoothly on most platforms so far. Other than the occassional “I need to make sure this gets loaded early so it doesn’t cause a hitch during gameplay” issue, the only other major performance…

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 46 — Performance Optimizations
Rhythm Quest Devlog 46 — Performance Optimizations
Gamedev

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Oct 28, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 45 — Alpaca, Localizations

It’s been a challenge to juggle Rhythm Quest alongside my job, but I still have some progress to report on! Alpaca I’ve got a new set of character animations in the game! …

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 45 — Alpaca, Localizations
Rhythm Quest Devlog 45 — Alpaca, Localizations
Gamedev

5 min read


Oct 11, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 44 — Steam Next Fest

I finally finished moving, have been continuing to work my new 3-days-a-week job, and have more recently been taking some much-needed vacation! Somewhere in the middle of all that, an event called “Steam Next Fest” happened. This was a weeklong event on Steam for upcoming games to provide free playable…

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 44 — Steam Next Fest
Rhythm Quest Devlog 44 — Steam Next Fest
Gamedev

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Sep 10, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 43 — Unpause Animation, Bugfixes

I debated taking the time to write another devlog since I don’t have that much to report on, besides the fact that I’m spending a bunch of time on packing and moving and such. I worry about making devlogs that read more like blogs than anything else, but I =did=…

Game Design

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 43 — Unpause Animation, Bugfixes
Rhythm Quest Devlog 43 — Unpause Animation, Bugfixes
Game Design

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Aug 20, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 42 — Demo Release

I missed the last 3 updates due to a whirlwind of a month: Released the Rhythm Quest Demo Won the Zelda: A Link to the Past Randomizer tournament I was competing in! Started a new part-time job Had to grieve for a personal loss which left me bereaved Let me…

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 42 — Demo Release
Rhythm Quest Devlog 42 — Demo Release
Gamedev

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Jul 23, 2022

Rhythm Quest Devlog 41 —More Demo Polish

I took a week off last week to — among other things — enter GMTK Game Jam 2022, with our dice-rolling cooking game “Dice it Up”, made in 48 hours: So uh, go check that out if you’d like! :D As for Rhythm Quest…I’m very close to having a demo…

Gamedev

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Rhythm Quest Devlog 41 —More Demo Polish
Rhythm Quest Devlog 41 —More Demo Polish
Gamedev

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DDRKirby(ISQ)

DDRKirby(ISQ)

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9-bit chiptune artist and indie game developer — http://ddrkirby.com/

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