Whoa whoa whoa. This looks absolutely delicious. The pixel art is impeccable.

As a fan of retro games as well....I can't wait to see more.

JPBreau

I really wish so! Alas, a few weeks ago my computer suffered a mysterious death, and I've only recovered half of my capx file. Which means my village and cutscenes are gone. :<

It's not totally dead - one fine day I might actually still be able to revive my computer and save the files to dropbox in time - but for now, especially when I'm also swamped with school projects (IB program!), I think I'll leave this project alone for a while.

But you have my word that I will return to it and complete it.

Many thanks for looking out for this project of mine! I really appreciate it.

Whoa. I was a little uneasy about the new graphics because I really like 8-bit graphics in general. But I'm not even mad now, the updated graphics are amazing.

Wall jumping is vastly, hugely improved - I cannot stress how glad I am to see the overhaul in wall jump mechanics - thank you for the efforts.

Spanking good job!!!

But currently I'm just stuck in Deep Forest. I find it quite hard to jump while zombie surfing...or is it just me?

EDIT: Deep Forest boss is a complete beast. 2-hit KO...

Right! So...more characters! (Man, this village thing is tasking.)

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/GrampsFull_zpsf5f3ecfa.png" border="0" />

Grandpa Cheval (Chev)

Father to Canis and Colombe. A potato couch who's glued to the TV all day long, keeping watch of H.U.M.A.N.I.T.Y.'s propaganda scene all around the world. Gramps is strongly opinionated about the new government, and isn't afraid to curse every now and then - even in front of his grandson!

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/GrannyFull_zpsf83c3b8b.png" border="0" />

Raven

Mother to Porter. She's only rumored to exist - a legitimately insane old lady, living in a cave way out of the villagers' sight. Her existence has never been acknowledged by her son.

Next I might post some concept art of some of the characters!

As always, comment if you ever feel like it =)

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/House_zps1c6bf901.png" border="0" />

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/Hall_zpsf0565700.png" border="0" />

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/Angel_zps0be7f5ea.png" border="0" />

New screens of my platformer Little Green Soldier, seeing as my thread has been...ah...flooded out of sight.

It's the village area where you rest in between each level. Lots of graphics aren't done yet, but I just couldn't resist posting a WIP.

(I have no idea why the falling snow is square-shaped; it turns out normally in fullscreen mode.)

Aaaand here's another 'I'm alive and so is my project' update! Consisting shamelessly of 3 screenshots only!

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/House_zps1c6bf901.png" border="0" />

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/Hall_zpsf0565700.png" border="0" />

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/Angel_zps0be7f5ea.png" border="0" />

Welcome to the village. Coming up soon...after I finish all the house interiors and relevant events.

As always, any comments and/or feedback will be much appreciated!!

Whoa. Nice job guys, seriously! Good luck with the rest of...well...whatever needs to be done! I hope this game will make it out there (a good chance, from the looks of it!)

If I can convince my parents to pay for this I'm definitely going to play the heck out of it. :D

VictoryX

Hey, thanks a lot. Er...is there something I can do about browser differences? I'm still finding my way around Construct...

Oh yeah, I've ran into the running bug a couple of times and it just slipped my mind eventually. Thanks! I'll fix it.

Anyway, now I'm whipping up all the graphics for the village which you return after every level as a home base. Sneak preview of the stuff I'm doing:

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/Angel_zps37f725a9.png" border="0" />

Yeah, there's an angel statue featured in the village. And *shhh* it's actually a robot. And it's plot-important!

Hey, congratulations on the Kickstarter progress guys.

If I had some money to spill I would definitely back you.

The comments on steam look like they can get pretty vicious, so best of luck to you all.

Sweet! Looks like something I'll enjoy thoroughly. :D

As a side note, great swinging corpses -- very unnerving.

Beaverlicious Thanks much!!

That's odd...I swear I never programmed the music stopping!!

Someone's pointed out the music glitch already.

I dismissed it because I never faced it myself, but I guess I really have to look into it now!

Thanks for notifying :)

And the alien's default color is green!

For example in the village (which I'm starting to program) you will always walk around in green mode. And you'll be spending a lot of time in the village.

Moreover...Green might not just refer to the alien's color. ;) Energy conservation is (going to be) a theme in the game, after all.

— Thanks!! I might just make a checkpoint for it, and I'll keep that in mind for the rest of the levels as well.

And now -- Cast of Characters!! (those in the village, at least. NOT A COMPLETE LIST but these are the main guys)

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/KidRedoneFull_zpsd9d746d9.png" border="0" />

Bud

The young 6 year old who finds you in the middle of nowhere, and carries you back to his village. Everyone's appalled by his bringing back a little green man, but at Bud's insistence, he gets to keep his "nice pet alien" -- you!

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/DadFull_zps74e97a68.png" border="0" />

Porter

Bud's daddy. Quiet and mysterious, but clearly protective of his wife and son. He's hardworking and an all-around genius, having made up some brilliant inventions to share with the village folk. Always cooped up in his lab on some research.

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/MomFull_zps43695550.png" border="0" />

Colombe

Bud's mom. A kind and loving soul, she doesn't hesitate when asked to take care of the newcomer alien. She was an extreme feminist in her younger days, but now when her husband is managing everything by himself, she feels a little useless...especially when the world is in a crisis.

<img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/IC-Claws/UncleFull_zps2e4518d9.png" border="0" />

Canis

Bud's uncle and Colombe's younger brother. A laidback guy who can put on a grin during hard times. Always sneaking around the village -- seems to be up to something.

As always, comment if you feel like it!