(last updated 18/07/2024)

I present to you... my dream project...

EXCALININE

(title logo banner concept)

This project is an indie game that I'm slowly working on, I'm still on the prototyping phase (for a few years now) so there's not too much footage yet.

(concept art)

This project used to be called "AnyMalia Knights", and since I just changed the name yesterday most of my devlogs still have the old name in it.

INDEX

• About;
• The Game;
• Characters;
• More info

About

As I said before, this is a dream project that I have for quite some time, I started drawing some doodles about it and day-dreaming the lore ever since the pandemic (arround 2021).

The Game

The game will be a mix of 3D platforming and combat, all in middle top-down view.

While the art direction is still not final, for now the artstyle is pixel characters with free rotation animation (like a flash sprite animation) while the terrain is 3D, just like a NDS game.

On the final product, the 3D enviroinment will be kept, but I might change the pixel stuff to hand-drawn animation, like 80s disney animation!

Characters

The game's main character is a red musketeer fox, called Mickal Bronze. He will be playable for almost the entire run.

(Mickal concept art)

His platforming stats are defined with pretty responsive & fast controls, so there won't be any sort of delays when you walk or when you jump and etc.

The same applies for combat, you'll be able to make quick sword attacks and even combos, but if you spam too much the attacks deal less damage and even get a bit slower (you don't want to break his arms!).

The sword is a gun aswell, so you'll also be able to attack from long distances. (not planned)

If you'd like to know more about Mickal, there's an art upload where I wrote more info: https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/jackalocked/excalinine-mickal

Aside from Mickal, there's also a semi-main character that might also be playable, and that is:

Silver the wolf!

(Silver concept art)

He has more moderate stats and he doesn't get weaker the longer you spam the same attack pattern (he also deals way more damage).

If you'd like to know more about Silver, here's this art post https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/jackalocked/excalinine-silver-oc

(temporary gamejolt thumbnail)

I'll gradually update this post and make more posts about this project.

More info

Newgrounds isn't the only place where I'm posting about this!

Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/35230175/

Reddit: (community is private for now)

Gamejolt: (game page is unlisted for now)

(Youtube devlogs are unlisted for now)