Yep, same train of thought here! It sounded silly to have more stuff to collect/do if you play on Steam than if you bought the game on itch.io for instance.

And to conclude, of course another glow-up is the music, that is made by a real composer this time, and not me with no knowledge at all.

Listen to this incredible track by @isabellechiming.bsky.social 🎵

(9/9)

So yeah, happy birthday George, and look at this glow-up! Just a little comparaison of the old game and George's old design to the new ones.

Once again, @laenarra.bsky.social worked her magic on George!

(8/9)

Well now it's been almost 8 years since work started on Knight George, but hey, there's been two other big games released in the mean time!

linky439.itch.io/f-zero-pocket
linky439.itch.io/hoopervania

(7/9)

This was the first project I (@linky439.bsky.social) did with GameBoy-styled limitations, and I liked it so much it eventually became the foundations of Knight George.

I remember it was a breath of fresh air back then, as I was already 2 years in a big fangame project at the time.

(6/9)

Other stuff got changed, such as the Flail displayed at then end of the video which now became a more traditional weapon.

But the idea of 3 spiky balls turning around the player to protect them also got carried over to another project, HooperVania, with the Koopa Flails...

(5/9)

Of course, all of them got new sprites (George was a bit chunkier back then) and some got redesigned, such as Prince Philip.

Here's a comparaison of his old design in the introduction of the old game and his new design courtesy of @laenarra.bsky.social!

(4/9)

Several things got carried over to what is now a "reboot" of the game: all the characters, but also the core of the gamplay even if I changed it back to a more traditional A-RPG.

Some items, magic spells, enemies and bosses from this old version also found their way into the current game!

(3/9)

I talked a bit about the origins of Knight George in a devlog something like a year ago: linky439.itch.io/knight-georg...

But let me share a bit more secret stuff!

(2/9)

Thanks! I like it too, it gives the player a choice, it reminds me of the GBC days and there's also an auto-palette feature that changes the palette for each location to try and match the vibes of the place you are currently visiting! :)

Game's page: linky439.itch.io/knight-george
(Steam page is in progress, it should arrive soon! 🤞)