alirigamecompany

Hey, it's Aliri!

We're working hard, adding details to our game that reflect Japanese culture and lore. Ever heard of Torii gates? They're Japan's spirit gates, symbolizing Shinto beliefs. They separate the sacred from the everyday

You walk through one, you're in the realm of gods and spirits, but watch out - it's a two-way street!

In the "Kojiki", there's this cool legend. Susanoo, the storm god, upset Amaterasu, the sun goddess,so bad she hid in a cave, causing eternal night.The gods threw a party with a huge bird perch and a thousand birds singing to lure her out

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Initially, we had a lot of detail in the character, which is why Takugawa was lost in the background we were making for the game.

Then we decided to go for a vector graphics style, with a detailed background.

At the moment, the direction for the game's background has also changed to create our own design.

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Which silhouette do you find more interesting and why? What kind of character do you think this is and who is he in relation to the player? ;D

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Tell me how important a role music plays in games, including metroidvanias, for you?

In the meantime, we'll tell you about our composer from the Aliri team. I hope it will be interesting to listen to his works 🫡

Adam's the Music Mage, been grinding his craft for 10 years 🫡

He's your dungeon master, deep into RPGs, lives for adventures, and loves to mess with his players 😈

Subscribe to his YouTube and our game's socials to be the first to hear his tunes! Here's more of his work: https://youtu.be/F814oniM7QM?si=ZIFOfYr9IHtNFv7p

By the way, the music and voice of our game trailer are also his work 💘

https://youtu.be/Fpz2HgpnHfA?si=iXEz8i1knY8_PvdM

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Check out these new game concept arts! Remind you of anyone? 👀😊 If you get the reference, drop a ✨️! Which cat's your fave? And what role do you think this cat will play in the game's story or gameplay? #gamedev #indiestudio #art #creativity

Hey, check out this cover for our Metroidvania game, BloodBound, drawn by Cathugger! What do you reckon, would it catch your eye on Steam? 👀 By the way, the beta version is currently in active development.

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Check it out, the first trailer sketch is here! Rough frame-by-frame for timing, Heidi is drawing the full version, and we're prepping voiceovers/subs in English/Russian 😎

https://youtu.be/Fpz2HgpnHfA?si=acEsZEUCJcDi6b69

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A creature lurking in the dark by Anya

It's really nice that the team never forgets about the game, even if they're not playing it at the moment.

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Even when our artists take a break, they can't stop thinking about BloodBound.🫡 Here are personal sketches:Takugawa ready to fight by Suleiman 😎👏 #art #creativity #gamedev #metroidvania #indie

These concepts COULD BE of our MC, but we changed our stylistic choices some time in.

What art if not a process of an ongoing sacrifice?

I'd like to think our artists gladly share this pov.

Signed: a person least involved in the actual production.