A Walk With Yiayia
Update 1.6
Thanks to Sam Sempere for playtesting to help me fix this!
Update 1.55 - Japanese, French and German on Linux/SteamOS
Update 1.5 - Japanese, German and French Language Options Added!
Huge thanks to Hiroshi Ashida for the Japanese translation, Suley for the German translation, and Adnane Rihani for the French translation!
Also (hopefully) fixed a rare bug that soft-locks the game.
A Walk With Yiayia is now available in Spanish!
I also added the option to change the language at any time in the settings menu, on the main menu and in the pause menu.
A lot of care and attention went into this translation and I'm so glad the the game will be available for a completely new audience to experience.
I hope a lot of new people will enjoy taking this memorable and emotional walk with Yiayia!
-Trent
Spanish translation by Eric Montiel López.
Update 1.4 - Spanish Language Option & Minor Bug Fixes
-The Conversation Log now properly displays ALL lines of dialogue and doesn't randomly change to the wrong color anymore
-Bumping into Yiayia in the beginning of the game isn't so jittery and weird anymore
-Fixed some typos
-Probably a lot of other stuff I forgot about
Update 1.2
-FINALLY actually fixed rare game-breaking bug causing dialogue to be stuck in the middle of the piano scene (thanks so much for the help Vex/DerEineSchwarzeRabe!)
-Fixed a few typos and text formatting issues
-Fixed some house colliders so you can't clip through them anymore.
-Fixed bug in Little Ruthie scene where music never starts playing
-Fixed Yiayia's flower in portrait appearing and disappearing with a delay
-Set hand-hold default setting to Hold in settings menu
-Set gamepad vibration default setting to ON in settings menu
The A Walk With Yiayia OST is out NOW on YouTube!
Now that the dust is (sorta) settling after release last week, I'm getting around to tying up all the loose ends around the game so that I can move onto the next project.
Which means I was able to get around to uploading the game's soundtrack, which you can now listen to on YouTube!
It's also going to be on streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify within the next month or so, AND I'm going to upload a purchasable digital download on Steam!
So what's next for Yiayia? Well, I still have some bugs and minor fixes to work on for the current release, then it's on to working on the Switch port which should take at least another month or so.
My biggest headache right now is a rare game-breaking bug that prevents the player from getting to the end of the game, and I've had two players report it so far. I've gotten both of their save files and tried to reproduce the bug on multiple computers, but I've had no luck, so this one might take a little while to fix.
It's at the scene after you play the piano, the dialogue for some reason won't progress at all after a certain line. If anyone else gets this problem please let me know what happened in your playthrough and your computer's specs so I can try to figure out what the heck's going on! And thank you for your patience if you get stuck here.
-Trent
Update Notes Nov. 6th 2022 - A Walk With Yiayia v1.1 - Linux/Steam Deck
Thank you,
Trent
Update Notes Nov. 6th 2022 - A Walk With Yiayia v1.1
>> Fixed a few save/load bugs causing some softlocks that required reloading the game or avoiding certain areas that retriggered previously-played scenes
>> Fixed player being able to trigger creek cutscene multiple times
>> May have fixed rare bug with piano scene becoming hardlocked
>> Reworked Shift input instruction sprite to be clearer
>> Added autodetecting of controller or keyboard at game startup
>> Made input instructions change at runtime when changed in settings menu
>> Added in some missing sound effects
>> Fixed audio bug where when player walks too slowly with analog input, Yiayia's walker clacks rapidly
>> Fixed rain ambience not playing when player loads their saved game after rain starts
>> Fixed issue where player could get stuck trying to put flower in Yiayia's hair, or propel himself in the air
>> Fixed controller vibration setting not saving
>> Screen resolution auto-detects now on first load
>> Fixed bug where after end credits, starting a new game doesn't restart the story properly
>> Fixed gravity bug where player and ball can get stuck floating in air
>> Fixed yiayia being able to push the character (rude) into weird places in cutscenes
>> Fixed bug where player's reflection could disappear after certain conversations
>> Fixed being able to inspect the TV when it's turned off
This first update is for Windows only, the next one will add these changes to the Linux/Steam Deck versions.
Please contact me if you run into any bugs that are ruining your experience! You can email any bugs you have to awalkwithyiayia@gmail.com
Thank you so much for playing!
-Trent
A Walk With Yiayia comes out NEXT WEEK!
It's finally finished!
And here's the final release date trailer:
A Walk With Yiayia is coming out on November 3rd at 1PM EST for PC, Linux and Steam Deck!
I'm excited and nervous to finally get this thing I've been working on for almost three years now out into the world. I've been working so hard on it to get it ready for release and I've learned so much.
It's really hard committing to being done with a thing and there are still tons of ideas I would've liked to put in the game, but at some point you just have to let it go and move onto the next project.
The reactions I've had from playtesters, friends, and family who have played it so far have been so positive that I really think I've made something that will resonate with a lot of other people too.
Oh, and one more thing:A Walk With Yiayia will cost $14.99 USD, but on the first week after launch it will be on sale for 10% off, at $13.49, so if you get it early you'll save a little bit of money!
I can't wait for you to play it!
-Trent