Designing (Procedural) Monsters (2021) [video]

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I've been following this game from afar for some years now; cool to see the progress!

This is another, newer, video, showing combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yr8MwW9yFI

Actually I'm kinda sad that it's a combat-based game. I was imagining something more interesting involving the procedural creatures than just making them fight. Maybe some RPG thing or cross-breeding idea. Oh well, it's still very cool tech and a nice visual style.

EDIT: Ah, it seems like it does have a breeding concept after all! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohYIUxmxI-I

I'm so glad you added this. I wasn't really interested in the game (assuming it was a poke-clone) until you pointed out this video! Now I can see that the developer definitely has a direction for the game but identifies fun/and "good feeling" properties and pivots which makes me want to wishlist the game.... But I won't because I really enjoyed that part of the video and it made me laugh.

The development of this is so good. But kinda leaves the designs lacking and lifeless i guess? unlike pokemon, where they feel part of the world

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