Over the last few weeks I've been working on a variety of different aspects of Nirion. Probably the one that I spent the most time on recently was music and sound. So far I had been neglecting sound and music to an extent, having only gotten basic sine waves playing way back when I first started the project. It's a relief to have made some progress in this area, and I think I have a lot more confidence going forward. I've also updated the art, added a 3D effect for upgrades, and finished off a first pass of the first ... Read More →

Nirion is a 2D action adventure game drawing heavy inspiration from mostly The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past and Super Metroid. I've always wanted to make my own games similar to these and in 2017 I started working on this game from scratch in C++, inspired by Handmade Hero. Originally the game was going to be a pretty complete "shoot em up" game modeled after relatively simple games like "1942", however I quickly switched to what Nirion is now, a top down action adventure game focusing on more complex combat and exploration. I figured that this would ... Read More →