Stuck In The Liminal

Devlog

• Beyond the Liminal Pt. 3: The Final Results
  June 01, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  Harold Jam 2023: Ascent of the Allies A funny thing about Ascent of the Allies is that even though I worked my ass off on Stuck in the Liminal, I never really had results in mind. For me, the true pri... Continue reading
• V1.0.1
  May 18, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  New version is up for the last two weeks of Feedback Quest 4. Controls are now explained before the prologue and the Yellow Faket has proper yellow type matchups instead of being a Blue Faket clone. S... Continue reading
• Beyond the Liminal Pt. 2: The Postmortem and Conclusion
  May 07, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  The Results I was originally planning to sum up the results along with a little write-up of how I felt about each category. However, Harold Jam 2023 was unfortunately suspect to voting fraud and sever... Continue reading
• Definitive Edition!
  May 07, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  Didn't think I'd be doing this, but the Definitive Edition of Stuck in the Liminal is now available for download! Not only does this version make some hotly requested changes, but it'll also be going... Continue reading
• Beyond the Liminal Pt. 1: The Analysis
  April 29, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  Preface Now that voting has ended for Harold Jam 2023, we are finished with Behind the Liminal and are now in the two-part Beyond the Liminal! This was originally going to be the last part of Beyond t... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 8: Lost Souls - The Cutting Room Floor
  April 26, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  Adjusting my scope and cutting down on extra content was pretty much necessary for Stuck in the Liminal to be completed. My tighter-than-usual schedule gave me very little time to work on the game ear... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 7: Overall - The Journey
  April 25, 2023 by callmeDJ

  There’s a common theme through my experiences entering game jams; long, emotional rollercoaster odysseys. I work way too hard on these stupid little jam games, and they come with high highs and low... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 6: Music - The Sound and Score
  April 25, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  While I may have developed most of Stuck in the Liminal, I’m a composer first and foremost. I have not even two years of game dev under my belt with hardly any time spent between Harold Jams. On the... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 5: Graphics - The Art Collective
  April 24, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  Stuck in the Liminal ended up with a full art team! Everyone who worked on the game contributed to its aesthetic in some way or another. Violet Spinel I would be nowhere as a game dev if I didn’t pa... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 4: Comedy - The Cast
  April 23, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  The more I make games, the more I realize it’s the cast that matters the most to me. These characters are the core of your game. For a very brief moment, they are going to be the player’s best fri... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 3: Gameplay - The Experience
  April 22, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  By far the biggest sub-category I wanted to emphasize this Harold Jam was gameplay. Unlike last Harold Jam where I capitalized on my strengths, I wanted to take a risk and nail down a gameplay loop wh... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 2: Story - The Concept
  April 21, 2023 by callmeDJ

  Guess who beefed his intricately planned timing and has to drop two devlogs in one day yaaaaaaaaaaaaay Prototypes The concept of a Colors of Life prototype where you scale a multicolored tower dates b... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Liminal Pt. 1: Prologue - The Waking Dream
  April 21, 2023 by callmeDJ

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  August 17 th , 2021. Submissions have just ended for the Enter The Haroldverse game jam and I am among the 30 entries. To say I’m enlightened is an understatement. Over the course of July and August... Continue reading