Haven't shown any WIPs lately so here is our poor and bald NPC getting scared and fleeing to hide while on the job. Next is adding dialogue like I did with the guards! Lighting not enabled yet and the level isn't ready don't look too hard at it #LittleGoblin #Godot #GodotEngine #indiedev #gamedev

This is very early so there's lots that I know needs to be changed and tweaked, but I got the underlying dialogue system up and running! The reason it moves so much is because you can hear conversations that are happening off-screen. I'm just happy that it will actually come together #godot #gamedev

That being said, we'll be more active on Bluesky now! We'll share posts from our personal accounts here & post any major updates - this is more of a hobby for us than anything, so we'll share what we have whenever we happen to have it

So...hello again everyone! See you soon 👋

There's no risk of us abandoning the fun little project we started at the beginning of the year - we're just picking a smaller, more manageable one to complete so that we can learn and grow from that first

Hazzymat's already been posting about it BUT we'll share more info here soon (↓)

The project's been on hold for a couple of months now, because we want to start from the top again and really make things the right way, from the start. The game direction got a little messy and chaotic, the scope expanded with no direction, etc.

So! We'll try to come back to it with fresh eyes (↓)

Digital of Rumi dragging Vauhn across the ground towards a bus, to go on vacation. The entire piece has a dramatic perspective; Vauhn is nearest to the viewer with his feet and hands dragging across the ground as he's sitting up slightly, being dragged away by his collar with a defeated look on his face. Rumi stands behind him gripping his collar, with her heels pushing into the ground beneath her, and she looks excited. She's wearing a tropical shirt and flowy skirt with a sun hat, while Vauhn is wearing his ordinary work clothes in protest. He's being dragged down a dirt path that splits a field of grass in two, leading to the bus in the distance among colorful flowers. A green road sign in the nearby background reads "HIATUS FOR REINCARNATION TRIAL" with an arrow pointing towards the bus, where several figures are waiting to board beneath the harsh sunlight.

We're going to refresh this account with an announcement: Reincarnation Trial is on hiatus! (Rumi and Vauhn are going on vacation while we clean the game up)

We've realized this was too big of a project for our first game, so we're changing some things: 🧵↓

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Happy Saturday! Rumi's ready for the weekend 🪑

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Thank you!!

A screenshot from the drawing program Aseprite, showing pixel art of four different characters. All of them are red, blobby masses with small masks and thin arms made of gold.

There are many, maaany little designs for some little guys we've been working on the past year. One of them is the guy that inspired the rest 🐥

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We've been working on our throwing mechanics...kind of! She doesn't have anything to throw just yet.
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This is just the sprite sheet file of course, the layers in the real working file are a little messier 😌

You can see a bit of him in motion here: x.com/StudioRespit...

Vauhn is finally here with all of his movement sprites!

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We've made a small update to our website - we now have an Art Gallery! 📷🌱

This will act as a place to view all art for the game, in addition to future game projects. (See our bio for the link)

Full video: x.com/StudioRespit...

Screenshot from the game Reincarnation Trial. Two characters stand in a library; dialogue boxes appear on screen with a character on opposites sides. A sketch of Rumi looks irritated on the left, as a sketch of Vauhn on the right is saying "Who's running off? We agreed to take a look around, and that's what I'm doing."

The rough workings of our dialogue system are in place (with another guest appearance from Vauhn!) Check the replies for the full video 👇

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Welcome to the library! The system still need a lot of refining, but we've been setting things up so that Rumi can browse through some bookshelves - the player can move her hand (as a cursor) to select something and interact with it.

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One more quick PSA for this post - our team will always write stories with LGBT characters in mind! It's not the central focus of our games, but know it's always there

We have more members of the ReinTrial cast to share one day too, but for now you just get these three. 🫶

Happy pride month! From the little gays (and allies) of our game and our team, to all of you 💌

Show us your OCs and their flags for pride month?!?!?!

While these are the only rooms we've shown so far, there are many more to explore here - our next goal is to show you the library, where you'll get to personally sift through books, and the breakroom, where someone left an old prank behind...

We'll be back soon to finally show you some new stuff!

This underground area is filled with abandoned offices, with collapsing tunnels breaking into old trial rooms...the place looks completely different from the medical facility you start in. They even had a room full of cubicles, with strange devices and average paperwork - this is the second picture!

This first image is of an area we lovingly call the "main office". It's one of the first playable areas the player can roam around after the introduction of the game. After Rumi falls through a hole in the ceiling, she'll be seeking out an exit among the (soon-to-come) debris and dust.

We've been updating the color palette for this level - can you see the difference from our older posts? (See some extra info below 👇)

#screenshotsaturday #GodotEngine #gamedev #pixelart

Apologies if we're slow to answer anyone replying to our posts - neither of us are very active on bluesky, so it may take a few days to check on things with how busy our lives get 🙏

We sincerely appreciate getting the chance to speak with you all, even we're a little slow to answer

Video here: x.com/StudioRespit...

A gray-haired girl is standing in the middle of an office. In the center is the front desk with a computer and picture frames, and a large glowing black sign with gold text on the wall. Two doors are on either side of it, and a vending machine directly to the left. Spotlights make the doors and front desk brighter than the rest of the room.

We've been busy updating some graphics around the office, along with door transitions and reactive signs - video in the replies!

#screenshotsaturday #GodotEngine #gamedev #pixelart

Screenshot of pixel art from the game "Reincarnation Trial". Two characters are in front of some cubicles. On the left is a black man with dreads in a side ponytail, in formal work clothing, shrugging tiredly. On the right is a tan-skinned girl with silver hair, in a tank top and shorts, holding up an upside-down peace sign.

Meet Vauhn! You won't see him again for a little while, but he's certainly on his way back from his lunch-break. (He doesn't even work here)

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(You can view the video version here: x.com/StudioRespit... )

Meet Rumi! She's in the (work-in-progress) main office! What's that dog doing

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A promotional image for the game "Reincarnation Trial". The image is framed with black vines that have purple, upside-down heart-shaped fruits attached to their ends. A shadow looms behind a girl on the right side. In the center of the image, a diverse group of people along with two creatures are behind the girl and the shadow, with a TV-screen-like texture overlaid on top of them. The text vertically on the right of the image says "Reincarnation Trial".

Welcome to Studio Respite! We're developing Reincarnation Trial, an rpg-like involving alien medical trials. 👽🩺

Content warnings, more information, and other socials can be found on our website at StudioRespite.com. See you soon!

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