XBUSTER'S PROFILE

I haven't changed the HUD back yet, but I have been working on HUB worlds inspired by sonic advance 3 and Kirby's Adventure. I have replaced the linear stage map with HUB maps. There will be several Miniature maps that feature stages that are able to be completed in any order. However, the boss crystal will appear if you have completed all 3 stages in each realm. They originally had 6 stages, but I decided to divide it in half for better stage development.

After visiting a realm, you can re-visit the previous ones and play any stage you like. In some cases you have to re-visit old stages to collect key items to progress through the game. That way you won't be able to blast through the game.

For example, in order to get into Snow Sanctuary, you'll need to melt the block of ice in the stage, so you have to go back to Magma Mountain and retrieve the fire orb hidden through one of the stages.

You will also be able to activate the character selection through HUB worlds.

Here is what I want the HUB world and character selection to be like

This game is great:) Your level designs are a lot harder than I thought and I like that. Mega Man games have always been about challenge and this game captures that accurately.I will be testing throughout the next few weeks or so and give you feedback on anything.

Do you like the original better? The one shown here is edited on a non-official file, so I could change it back if you'd like. Or, I got a better idea, what if you could toggle locations of the HUD with a key instead of having one set location?

Exactly. You'll be able to switch like sonic heroes, but you will be able to select your own characters like sonic advance 3. I might do partner moves as well.

Each character will either share the same health bar or use separate ones. I also plan on adding a basic combo system and super moves that deal intense damage.

Lately, I've been looking at games such as Project X Zone(3DS 2013), Marvel vs Capcom 3(PS3) and a lot of other games and I've been trying to improve Fantasia in as many ways possible. I also plan on adding a HUB world instead of the linear map. That way you can choose the stages you want to play over and over again. If I do this, the stages would have to be better developed for each characters path . Basically, I want to use a lot of Sonic Advance 3 systems while mixing a ton of other elements.

The stages will branch off into several directions that specific characters can reach with their abilities. For Example, Lydia can wall jump, but Bai has the strength to break extremely hard walls. Kiki can hover and fly to reach impossible areas and Sayuri can break elemental barriers.

Thank you for sharing this article. I was beginning to lose hope for some of my projects, but this makes me want to push forward. I've read articles about how to make certain game genres (Specifically Platformers and RPGs). You've basically said it all and this would be a huge inspiration to anyone who is designing a game for the first time or above (regardless of genre).

You probably know of a game called "Fantasia" on here and I am having some development issues. I have too many Ideas, but I'm afraid if I add too many "Features" in the game, I'll lose sight of what my priorities are and it will be a huge, unorganized mess. I have too many resources such as....

• Sprites

• characters

• level ideas

• object types

• music

and I'm not sure what to eliminate or save for other games. Before reading this I thought about cancelling it(Which I really don't want to do after how deep I am into it).

However, reading this really made me more knowledgeable about developing a game.
Whenever I feel down about a project's design and development, I'll remember the time I read this and revive hope for them. Thank you very much kentona:)