If you were here last week you would have seen the reveal of a new ability for the bow - and also seen that we had added in elemental attributes to the attack - electric, fire, and ice!
This week we’re revealing that the elemental damage not only applies to special attacks but also will be added to the normal attack!
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Pick your Favourite Demon!
So far we’ve revealed 5 different demons: The giant Gadasura, the agile Mahinasura, the toxic Tezabsura, the flying Vayusura, and the unique eyeball that is the Jalsura!
Before you dive into the new abilities, let's start off with something fun!
Yes, we wanted to have some fun with this! Getting the Tezabsura in the various positions was quite fun - and it also gives you a sneak peek at some locations in our game that may not be too familiar!
Teasing New Attacks
As well as working on new levels and demons, we’ve also been busy expanding on our combat system. This time, we focused on the special attacks that Raji can use.
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Special Attack vs Normal Attack
Speaking of special attacks, what do you prefer doing? Would you rather simply bash the demon until it disintegrates, or would rather you trigger the special ‘finishing’ move? [previewyoutube="hDNcUNp_aG0;full"]
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
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One of the goals that we set ourselves very early on was that we wanted combat to be dynamic/ever-changing.
This means that we intentionally created the game with enemies that need to be tackled using different weapons. For example, it would be hard (not impossible) to tackle the Vayusra when armed with the Trishul.
We’ve created a quick video from our test environment to show you what it looks like!
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Raji in the Media - 2019 Overview with Animation Xpress
Animation Xpress recently sat down with Avichal Singh, Shruti Ghosh, and Ian Maude (the heart and soul of the Raji project) to talk about how 2019 went and what we accomplished!
We don’t have much to say here - this is a teaser after all. So, can any of you guess who this could be?
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Music of Raji
Lately, quite a few fans of the music found in Raji: An Ancient Epic have popped up and a question that we get asked quite often is whether or not there is a place for them to enjoy some of our OSTs. Well, the answer is yes! We do have an account on SoundCloud and it has a few of our music tracks: https://soundcloud.com/rajithegame
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
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For this week’s work in progress segment, we’re looking at the finishing move that Raji can use when she has the Bow equipped.
The video is taken from our (heavily) work in progress environment, so expect huge improvements in the final version, but it does give you a good overview of what it would look like.
What is your take on what we have so far, and if you would improve one thing about it, what would it be?
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Raji in the Media - Indie13Games
We are always giddy with excitement when the media notices Raji and talks about the game. So, we want to give a shout out to IND13games who recently included Raji: An Ancient Epic in their 12 fascinating indie games of 2020 that you should be excited for: Part 2/
As well as the ‘normal’ combat that you see in many of our videos, we like to add some special combos and situations that get triggered only under very specific circumstances.
One such feature is that if Raji happens to be standing (or climbing) on a pillar and there is a Tezabusara demon nearby, it may leap into the air and kick Raji off the pillar!
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Music of Raji
Lately, quite a few fans of the music found in Raji: An Ancient Epic have popped up and a question that we get asked quite often is whether or not there is a place for them to enjoy some of our OSTs. Well, the answer is yes! We do have an account on SoundCloud and it has a few of our music tracks: https://soundcloud.com/rajithegame
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
If you want more Raji related news and content, be sure to check out our social media channels:
Today Nodding Heads Games are celebrating our third anniversary! It’s been an amazing journey so far and we cannot wait to finally release Raji: An Ancient Epic to the public!
Just a few more months to go and our dream will come true!
Thank you to everyone for your amazing support, we would not have made it this far without you!
Work In Progress - The Jalsure
We're playing around with a secondary ability for the Jalsura. Not only would it have its offensive ability (the concentrated light beam), but we're trying out a defensive ability - creating a protective shield around another demon.
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What is your take on this ability, do you think that it would improve the combat experience and variety?
Game Tip - The Trishul
Don’t forget that if you are using the Trishul (the melee weapon) you can hold shift and use it as a ranged weapon, letting you deal damage to the demons from a distance!
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Our 3D Artist Shreyash Pai talks at IGDC
Shreyash Pai our 3D Environment Artist had a quick chat with Hybiz tv to talk about his experience at IGDC and how different the experience is between visiting as a student and working at the event showcasing a game!
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That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
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We’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! 2020 is going to be a big year for us as we’re finally going to be releasing Raji: An Ancient Epic (in Q2), so we have a lot to look forward to!
Triple Dodge in Combat
Last week we showed you the Triple Dodge mechanic in a peaceful setting, and after that, a few of you asked us if we could show you what it looks like in a combat situation.
Naturally, we are happy to oblige, so sit back and enjoy this short video looking at just that.
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The Music of Raji
Did you know that we have a small SoundCloud account where you can listen to some of the music from our game? If you are a fan of the game’s music, be sure to check it out and enjoy the music of Raji.
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
If you want more Raji related news and content, be sure to check out our social media channels:
The 2019 IndieDB player's choice best upcoming indie game results are in and thanks to your help, from 100 awesome games, Raji came in third!
That is a fantastic result and we are extremely grateful to everyone who voted for us!
Raji in the Newspaper
The Times of India, one of the biggest newspapers in India, recently wrote an article about Indian game developers and how they have begun to grab the attention of people from around the world.
Whatsmore, in the article, we were honored to be recognized as being instrumental in helping the Indian Gaming industry receive global attention!
Check out what they had to say about us and the ever-growing Indian game developer scene!
Steam Demo
As you may know, for a while we have had a playable demo of our game on Steam.
However, this demo was created for our Kickstarter campaign making it over two years old and in that time we have pretty much re-worked the entire game making the demo extremely outdated.
Whatsmore, we have noticed that this has caused some confusion in our community as players have been judging the game based on this outdated demo - something that we really do not want to happen.
So to prevent our new community members from getting confused, we have decided to remove our steam demo. If you already have the demo, nothing will happen (you can manually delete it if you want), however, new members of the community will not be able to download the old demo.
If you are interested in seeing just how different the game is, check out this video that compares the scene where Raji receives her first weapon, the Trishul.
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Game Development - Movement Leads to Combat
Shortly after releasing our Kickstarter demo (two years ago) we received a lot of feedback from players who commented that Raji’s movement felt clunky and repetitive.
After studying what the players wrote, we agreed with the conclusion and set to work on improving this. We did this by taking up a new mindset that we called ‘Movement leads to combat’.
One of the first things that we implemented after adopting this mindset was the triple dodge mechanic that you can see in this video.
Notice how Raji has three different moves and each one flows seamlessly from one to the next.
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That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
If you want more Raji related news and content, be sure to check out our social media channels:
The 2019 IndieDB player's choice best upcoming indie game results are in and thanks to your help, from 100 awesome games, Raji came in third!
That is a fantastic result and we are extremely grateful to everyone who voted for us!
Raji in the Newspaper
The Times of India, one of the biggest newspapers in India, recently wrote an article about Indian game developers and how they have begun to grab the attention of people from around the world. Whatsmore, in the article, we were honored to be recognized as being instrumental in helping the Indian Gaming industry receive global attention! Check out what they had to say about us and the ever-growing Indian game developer scene!
Steam Demo
As you may know, for a while we have had a playable demo of our game on Steam.
However, this demo was created for our Kickstarter campaign making it over two years old and in that time we have pretty much re-worked the entire game making the demo extremely outdated. Whatsmore, we have noticed that this has caused some confusion in our community as players have been judging the game based on this outdated demo - something that we really do not want to happen. So to prevent our new community members from getting confused, we have decided to remove our steam demo. If you already have the demo, nothing will happen (you can manually delete it if you want), however, new members of the community will not be able to download the old demo. If you are interested in seeing just how different the game is, check out this video that compares the scene where Raji receives her first weapon, the Trishul. https://youtu.be/BtwgEmIF_7s
Game Development - Movement Leads to Combat
Shortly after releasing our Kickstarter demo (two years ago) we received a lot of feedback from players who commented that Raji’s movement felt clunky and repetitive. After studying what the players wrote, we agreed with the conclusion and set to work on improving this. We did this by taking up a new mindset that we called ‘Movement leads to combat’. One of the first things that we implemented after adopting this mindset was the triple dodge mechanic that you can see in this video. Notice how Raji has three different moves and each one flows seamlessly from one to the next.
https://youtu.be/N2frXdB6SQU
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
If you want more Raji related news and content, be sure to check out our social media channels:
After a two year break, we finally restarted the Raji dev blog over on IndieDB. The latest edition was our fourth article in the series and focused on the feedback (mainly combat-related) that we received and how we used it to improve the game.
Before you read the article, check out this quick before and after video to see if you can identify the main ways that we improved combat in our game.
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After that, be sure to read the full dev blog here
Give us your Feedback!
Lately, we’ve been doing something a little different on our Social Media channels.
We’ve been sharing snapshots from our development build (taken from when we were block-testing the game) and then asked our community members to let us know what they thought about the new features that we put on display.
This week we shared a new mechanic - a way for Raji to travel over larger expanses of water. When Raji has to cross water, she can pick up items that generate a temporary platform.
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Do you like this way of crossing water, or would you like to see us handle water crossing in a different way? Keep in mind that Raji's major weakness is water - so she cannot swim!
Final Few Hours of IndieDB Best Upcoming Game
The final few hours of the IndieDB vote for the best upcoming indie adventure game is here.
If you haven’t already cast your vote, be sure to head on over to our IndieDB page and give us your vote if you think that we are worthy of the accolade!
While you’re there, be sure to check out the full top 100 games, both released and upcoming - you may find something that you like!
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
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Fantastic news coming from Indie DB. In the first round of voting, Raji: An Ancient Epic was popular enough to make it to the top 100 best upcoming indie games for 2019, and by doing so, we have moved to the next round.
For this final round, we have been placed in the best upcoming adventure game category, and we are up against some very good looking, and well-designed games.
So, we need you - our awesome community - to let your voices be heard! If you feel that Raji: An Ancient Epic is the best upcoming adventure Indie game, please head over to our Indie DB page and give us your vote.
While you are there, be sure to check out the other categories in the competition, you may find a gem of a game!
Introducing the Jalsura
If you have been with us since our Kickstarter days, you may have heard of a demon that we created for the game called the Jalsura - this was because we shared the concept art for this unique demon, and it proved to be very popular.
Here is a quick reminder for those of you that do not remember:
Though this demon did not make it into the demo, that was simply because we wanted to introduce it in a future level - a level that we have recently been working on.
Can you guess where we’re going with this? If you guessed that we now have some footage of this demon to share, then you guessed correctly!
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What’s more, we have some early work-in-progress footage of the Jalsura in combat. Do keep in mind that we recorded this during our blocking test phase, so there will be heavy improvements to the entire experience before the game is released.
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Melee - The New Gaming Social Media platform by Imgur!
Did you know that Imgur has released a new gaming-focused community platform for iOS called Melee?
Though it is new, we are bringing Raji: An Ancient Epic to this platform to see what it is like and how it works, after all, it is exciting to be an early adopter.
For now, this platform can only be accessed via an app that is only available for iOS, so if you have an Apple device, why not go check it out and if you like it, be sure to follow Raji there as well!
If you want more information about this new platform, check out what Imgur have to say about it here.
That’s it for this news blast, we hope that you’re just as excited for the game as we are!
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