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Previously did art/animation for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, River City Girls 2, and Dreams of Aether! Creator of Añi. Contact me for business at [email protected] Developing KilaFlow https://store.steampowered.com/app/2927510/KilaFlow/

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CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · May 27

Miss #KilaFlow 's FWA trailer? Here it is on bluesky with subtitles!

The music you hear in this trailer can actually be listened to and bought in the Swipe Right EP! check it out: rettjester.bandcamp.com/album/kilafl...

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AL @sadlyjustal.bsky.social · 2d

could sink a toy boat 🦐

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xXacidnekoXx @xxacidnekoxx.bsky.social · 5d

🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇
🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇

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Zito Comms Open(until Oct 15th) @zitoisneato.com · 1d

Someone asked me to showcase the Fakemon Buneary and Lopunny line I made for my Fakedex based off North American Cryptids and Supernatural stuff.

So I'mma post this here for all to see.

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Ripper Coyote @sharpteethlabs.com · 1d

this counts as tech now

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Trinity? @oneofseveralnames.bsky.social · 2d

GOT IT BOSS o7 (no text version in the replies).
#art #fanart #absa #rivalsofaether #rivalsofaether2

A "Nice argument" meme with Absa holding up a ball of electricity like one of her moves from Rivals of Aether.

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The Jewker @thejewker.bsky.social · 9d

Radventure is a recently kickstarted game returning to SAGE that is like a mix between Sonic and Rayman, but in an open world. Excited to see how this one is when it finishes sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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The Jewker @thejewker.bsky.social · 9d

SnoutBreakers is basically furry Punch-Out and it rules. I cannot wait to see more of this as I am always in need of more Punch-Out sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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The Jewker @thejewker.bsky.social · 2d

Finally ending this years SAGE recommendations thread with one of my favorite games this year is KilaFlow. This game just feels incredible and I really want to 100% this when it releases. Did I mention the schmovement is probs the best this year? sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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kelpcheep @kelpcheep.bsky.social · 2d

goodrapple fusion 🍎

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

I have the most nostalgia for 1 and 3, though 3 is only like, half a crash game lol. I loved the gameplay shifts of 3 (1 game a year as a kid ect) and i liked the simple island adventure of 1

but i think i recognize that 2 is the best mechanically, so thats why kilaflow may feel the most like 2

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

that said, i actually find crash 2 to be my least favorite of the original 3 tbh ^^;
of course i like it more than either of the crash 4's, gba games, twinsanity, ect, i just didn't find it as thematicaly interesting? I'm very visual motivated and 2 felt like a good game, but very same-y

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

i liked crash 4 as a game, just not as a crash game, yeah. Played it but didn't 100% it, which has never really happend with a crash game for me.

I adored the nsane trilogy tho. only thing i thought was weird was the belly slam tho, even with the hitbox oddities and some model iffyness lol

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Oh also rextros stuff completely changed to a new rextro minigame i enjoyed a lot

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Its not something you see as much as you feel. A lot of under the hood, additional, and redoing/removing aggregious stuff. Im gonna avoid explaining it 50 times tho theres almost certainly a video or something that explains it. You'd probably like it tho if ya liked og

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CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

TLDR: all movement abilities at the start, controls good, new ability and cosmetic unlocks, more missions to fill out the worlds, all worlds completable 100% once you enter them, no more quizes, pretty, lowered difficulty spikes at the end, fun.

A lot more than youd expect or than i can remember.

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

i feel that may be part of what makes a game good or stand out or something.

Everything is inspired by something, just never feel obligated to BE that inspiration. mix inspirations until you create something fun!

Thats why i like replayee i think, feels free from its original self made limitations

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

I guess so ^^;

On that note, i guess part of understanding you inspirations is not really needing to think about em. Like, i dont need to make a big deal about it or dedicate the games entire existance to em, its just there and i used the parts i thought were fun and ignored what i wasnt feeling

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Also a third game is still a sequel, just the second sequel ^^;

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

I mean like yeah but i meant a 3d sequel lol

Impossible layer is good from what i understand and id like to go play that too now, but i moreso mean making a proper 3d followup to the first game. IL always kinda seemed more like a spinoff.

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

I get that it may not be for you but like as someone who blanked this game out of their mind and admittedly wrote it off to never think on it again, i now eagerly await a proper sequel and am probably gonna play the 2d game

I think this was an surprisingly important and smart move from playtonic.

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Like theyre not even necessary for completion, theyre just REALLY good for constantly rewarding and guiding players in these big worlds. Theyre a great use of what was previously empty space and the stuff it rewards you with is pretty fun/sometimes useful!

Extremely mario? Yeah, but like, its fun??

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Like, naturally i am inspired by other stuff and that forges the basis of what i do, but i can never recreate those things 1:1, and i dont want to frankly.

If i feel like kilaflow needs coins someday down the line (it doesnt) then so be it. Play thought hk needed coins and it surprisingly did tbh

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

I mean its not like it *removed* the collectables, it just added more from other games. Frankly i dont care where the inspiration came from as long as its fun.

I dont even think about my inspirations when making kilaflow, and i let go of my ties to parts that didnt work in favor of whats fun

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

TLDR: all movement abilities at the start, controls good, new ability and cosmetic unlocks, more missions to fill out the worlds, all worlds completable 100% once you enter them, no more quizes, pretty, lowered difficulty spikes at the end, fun.

A lot more than youd expect or than i can remember.

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Beat it ~%100

Its not like ground breaking but man is it a fun ride. Game is good.

Dont go through all the cutscenes at once just cause you got 120 pagies in the first two worlds tho lol, the pacing can get wonky now that you can do everything on your first visit to a world, but thats fun 🧡

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 5d

By the way Yooka-Re-playlee may unironically be one of the best 3d platformers of the year and you should absolutely try it out now if you can.

If you were dissapointed by the original you'll almost certainly like this one.

If you loved the idea of the original but didn't play it, this is the idea

CHAOKO @chaokocartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Strictly sticking to one inspiration without compromise can lead to what yl1 was. This feels like they stepped back, put their pride aside, and did what was fun instead

Its a philosophy i follow with kilaflow. Dont force it if it doesnt work. Go with the flow, and this game flows good.