I Disappeared for a Year, but I Was Working On My Game! | Devlog

When I came back to my project, I was full of passion. Excited to start over fresh. To turn a new leaf!! And then I immediately returned to the shadows to work in solitude once again. It's been over a year since my last video, so here's an update on what I've been doing.
Howdy! And welcome to the 2nd indie game devlog for Zoe and the Cursed Dreamer: Reborn. ZatCD is a 2D Pixel Art Sandbox RPG made with the Godot Engine where you'll explore an immersive open world, meet lovable characters, and build a base to stash your precious cheese.
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[@GameEndeavor]

Howdy, everyone! Hope the year has been kind to you as well. :) The next videos should dive deeper into the mechanics I've added to the game. What are y'all most excited to learn about? You can help support this project by buying my Mystic Woods asset pack: game-endeavor.itch.io/mystic-woods

[@southhour5241]

Hope you succeed games looks sick dude.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@ExploreImagineDefineCreate]

Nice to see you. Looks great!

[@GameEndeavor]

@@ExploreImagineDefineCreate Thank you!

[@A1AION]

I can tell this will be awesome on the steam deck

[@osrstobey4143]

Your game has so much potential, I am so glad to see you back! :D

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! That means a lot to me. :)

[@ReasonSleeps]

Hey there, I have loved your Godot tutorials and seeing your progress. You have great energy in your content and really glad to see your return.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@EnjeoLineMedia]

I've never been a fan of Devs leaning on procedural level generation, but the lost fey woods makes so much sense for that kind of thing

[@GameEndeavor]

Absolutely. I was trying to think of ways to get that feeling across. I thought about changing the map as you explore it, and still might, lol. I might surprise you with the procgen though. I'm persistent and have just enough perfectionism for it to be both productive and extremely useful. I think I could make some really good stuff with procgen. I wouldn't call it leaning. I fully expect to spend more time developing procgen than I would manually building the maps. I would just have more fun doing it.

[@Timpers]

i love the pixel art style of this, super cute

[@ALHJ1997]

It looks so great! Your efforts are paying off!

[@NourArt02]

I'm in love with the art-style, i've been waiting for this update for a long time and i'm not diappointed it looks great, keep it up.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Glad to hear that people are liking the updated art. Makes my art-style feel validated, lol. :)

[@spiritconsumer]

I'm SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU BACK

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Let's hope I stay back this time, lol.

[@spiritconsumer]

well, i don't want you to feel pressured to make this sort of content. I just take it as it comes, i've always loved your videos and updates. But if the stress of that is WHY you may not take the time to make a video, don't.@@GameEndeavor

[@TheSpaceCafe]

I'm so glad you're back :) I thought you had left since you hadn't posted for a while. The art is great! Also, you've inspired me to start developing games myself.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Yeah, I think a lot of people did, lol. Which is why I'm glad to finally get this video out and show off my work, lol. Glad to hear you've started making your own games. Good luck with that. :D

[@auseawesome9112]

@@GameEndeavorThanks so much for your return. You were one of the people who convinced me to try godot and I'm glad I did, never really liked unity/unreal. Thanks for your return and I look forward to see how the game progresses.

[@goldone01]

Welcome back! Your videos are very motivating for my own game dev journey, so always glad when a new one drops, even after a longer while.

[@knoble7092]

I'm so happy to see you're still working on the project. I look forward to see what you do next.

[@ab0mb86]

Take my money

[@wolfpox]

Excited to see more on this. You're great at showcasing what you're working on.

[@iiqehc]

I really like a game progress from day one and then now. You work really hard and It’s a lot of potential in your games! Can’t wait the day your games is released 🤩

[@blazhevski]

I started binging your videos a week ago. Looking at your workflow and covering logic has been tremendous help with developing my own game. I'm glad that you're back, hope to see more! :)

[@GameEndeavor]

I'm glad they helped! Getting an insight into other people's workflow is a really good productivity hack, lol. You take care. :)

[@CaffeinatedRoman]

So SO excited for when this game is done, even if it's far off. Love your work and looking forward to it!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! The patience is really appreciated, lol.

[@maxpackard1952]

Art is looking so nice now! Super excited to see more of what you’ve been doing. :)

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@CassiusKent]

Seeing you do so much in Godot warms my heart and makes me excited to get started on my own journey to taking a year off being online and working on a passion project.

[@vowels_and_consonants]

I just recently started watching your old Devlog's, and I'm glad you're back!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@xshadowofhellx]

It is so great to have you back. I stumbled over your vids a few weeks ago. Seeing more of it is great❤

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I really appreciate the warm reception. :)

[@NeedToDev]

Absolutely love how this looks, fun to watch. I'm subscribing, hoping to see more!

[@ShiloBuff]

So glad to see you back. Your content is golden!

[@SebbyGraves]

Really awesome project man. Best of luck.

[@fruity7886]

This genuinely looks fun. I'm excited for what the future holds for this game!

[@mr.b89]

Good to see you upload again! Happy new year!

[@AJVenom123]

I always loved the spirit of this channel!

[@nataliekidd2135]

I really loved watching your dev logs but I also know it takes a lot of work to do that. Thanks for giving us updates.

[@GameEndeavor]

I appreciate the understanding more than you know, lol. Thanks for watching the videos. :)

[@sekaihokai]

The animations on sprites is so smooth i love the knight armor and i love the rest of the artstyle too. Nothing but love and support for you from me

[@thelegendarymushroom80]

very glad to see a new Update on this game! looks really amazing!

[@crueI]

The coin pickup sound is all the way in the right channel, (wearing headphones) I think I know what having tinnitus feels like :) Great progress, the game looks amazing!

[@ceddyd]

I was literally just rewatching your devlog series yesterday :D I am so happy you’re back!!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back. :)

[@mauberni]

Larian is lucky you didn't release your game the same year as BG3. Looks amazing, you can tell there is much love and effort put into every part of it. Well done.

[@GameEndeavor]

lol, I appreciate that. I love BG3, and BG2 was one of my favorite games as a kid. BG3 is espeically going to influence this game a lot. I love a lot of the character building stuff they did.

[@mauberni]

@@GameEndeavor Yeah BG2 I would say is my favorite game ever. I even wanted to become a game dev because of it but the ideas haven't left the paper yet. I'm very proud when I see someone who is actually doing it and perseveres, so props to you again, keep doing it, I can tell the game is going to be awesome.

[@GameEndeavor]

@@mauberni Thank you so much. :)

[@phost9011]

glad to see you are active, i've started to learn how to code by developing games last month and i'm already pretty much lacking motivation, seing you enjoying it is a great help, thanks.

[@GameEndeavor]

Good luck to you, I hope you find the motivation. :) Gamedev has brought me a lot of joy.

[@shokkusan]

LETS GO IM SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS VIDEO! amazing job cant wait to try it!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! The new demo still has a lot of work todo, but hopefully it shouldn't be too much longer. :D

[@insomniadevelopment]

Looks really great man! Loved the style of this video, and really appreciate the dedication you have to your game!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Yeah, I want to try making my videos more entertaining. I'm glad you liked it. :)

[@owenhey3187]

Yay! so happy you’re back. Love to see it!

[@shibii]

Oh I was looking for you yesterday lmao! Good to see you back and good job as always :)

[@ttul007]

I was literally looking at your stuff yesterday. welcome back.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@pepsipwns666]

Game looks amazing you should be very proud of the work you've done so far! The art especially is incredible! As a fellow game dev I know how much work goes into the slightest thing so this is a lot of time and passion! Probably a lot to ask but if this game was multiplayer or even coop it would make it 10x better for me so I can play with my partner/friends!

[@GameEndeavor]

I doubt I'll be able to do online multiplayer with it, because that's really complex to do, which would probably bog down this project. However I am considering local multiplayer / Steam multiplayer. :)

[@lordthunderpork]

Love your energy, and the consistent emphasis on cheese. Glad you're back :D

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Cheese is one of my favorite foods, lol. So it makes me happy as well. xD

[@SecondsGuess]

Immaculate presentation and art style, good luck with your project and your channel :)

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@wonderfulworldofmarkets9033]

Great to see! Kept thinking about your game and was worried you gave it up!

[@GameEndeavor]

Nah, I care too much about this project. :)

[@Leonidas656565]

I'm so happy to see you're still at it! I absolutely love your style!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@_NonSense_-mb9jz]

Man I just found you, and I feel like you are my fav youtuber tbh, well done video !

[@GameEndeavor]

You're kind to say, thank you!

[@ScrapyDo0]

subscribed, looking forward to seeing more on how this all comes along, looks really cool so far

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I've been working on some pretty cool stuff lately. I expect to start working on a video on it soon. :)

[@ScrapyDo0]

@@GameEndeavorawesome^^

[@erickalfaro8389]

Nice! Glad you didn't quit! Ive been looking forward to the game!

[@Challacade]

Awesome to see you back!!!

[@bcrane86]

Only found you recently due to the combat AI video. Love your energy, your passion, and most definitely your magnificient beard! Look forward to more updates of the game. It looks great and I really enjoy that you are putting a lot of focus on the roleplaying aspect of it :D

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you so much! Yeah, immersion / roleplaying is my favorite thing about these kinds of games, so that's where my main focus is. I've always wanted to play a game that looked like LttP but played like an Elder Scrolls game, long before I'd heard of Elder Scrolls. :)

[@Void-vn2vf]

Nice to see you again. Good job for the work done during the past year !

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@eXca1iburN]

I first found your videos after you'd been away for a while and was sad there wouldn't be any more I really enjoy the way you present things, and I'm glad to see you still going 😊

[@GameEndeavor]

Yeah, I'm awful at being consistent on KZbin, sorry. xD Going to try to do better this coming year though. Glad you like it. :)

[@eXca1iburN]

@@GameEndeavor life happens friendo, look after yourself, and I appreciate you doing what you can 😊

[@longuemire748]

I've just discovered your channel, and I wish you good luck for your game.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@jhonm6347]

I dig this, will wishlist when avaiable.

[@indieviktorian7206]

Welcome back!! 🎉🎉🎉 I am so thrilled to see your new video!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@_cobler]

lovely video, would love to see a lot more different weapons for each class. So much potential and would love to see more.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thanks. :) There will be plenty of weapons.

[@woooopy]

Keep up the work man, its looking hella nice

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@another1118]

belated merry christmas and advance happy new year ! watching your devlog was fun and educational ... you actually seriously working on in combat ... even tho its limited and minimal its actually decent and better than other RPG sandbox game

[@GameEndeavor]

Merry belated Christmas! Thank you. :) I enjoy coding the combat, it was a fun challenge when I started on it long ago. My goal is to make a fun combat system that is minimal, so that's good to hear, lol.

[@NovaNocturneArt]

I'm so excited to see where this project goes! I'm glad you have found interest in returning to your project :)

[@GameEndeavor]

Me too! I think this is going to be an interesting year. :)

[@ansimuz]

Great news! Glad you are back! Cant wait for more.

[@GameEndeavor]

Howdy, ansimuz! Glad to be back, thank you. :)

[@qu3592]

Welcome back. I wondered where you went

[@chrismdev_]

This looks so good!

[@HTMangaka]

Aw, man! Been waiting for this! ^^

[@noiadev]

Woooo! Glad to see you posting again

[@the_procrastinator8606]

glad to see its still going steady!

[@GameEndeavor]

It is! It's good to hear from you, buddy. :)

[@sircrashtonii9718]

This game is so cute!! Hope I can see it finished one day and glad to see you keeping at it!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :) Me too, lol.

[@seancurtis1199]

I am super excited to see more man this looks great

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you!

[@idle.observer]

Welcome back! Looks awesome, seems like it was a good decision.

[@unitylearning8736]

Good to see you again! Loved the intro haha!

[@GameEndeavor]

lol, thank you. I had a lot of fun with it. xD

[@humble-hedgehog]

Glad you're not dead 😁, excited for the next devlog!

[@user-oz9jz4fh7l]

i love your devlogs :)

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@noise_dev]

please continue man. I enjoyed your content

[@GameEndeavor]

I will be, no worries. :) Just didn't have time for it last year and wanted to wait until the art was further along.

[@LucasDeGau]

dude i love this game already and i loved your video and humor, lets go my man

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! less go. :)

[@Ceefaproductions]

Hell yeah man, good to hear you're still making progress

[@Illumina1414]

I was waiting for a video from you like this.

[@ifa313]

I didn't finish the video yet but i am super happy to see you post.

[@elyastigre9867]

Hello again ! Hope we'll be hearing from you more often ! :) About the procedural generation of dungeons, will dungeons will be generated every time we enter it ? Or every time we create a new game ? The first one seem to be opening a door to a "rogue like experience" that could be cool but the cursor between working on a boring procedural dungeon and switching your game to a rogue like seem to be a really difficult (and therefore interesting) ! And the second one could boost replayability (idk if it is that important for a cozy RPG) or just takes the room of a fully fleshed handcrafted dungeon (and it is a bit frustrating as a player) I'm sorry if my English is bad sometimes, it is not my first language ;) Have a nice day y'all !

[@GameEndeavor]

I'm still thinking about this. Using procgen is just something I'm thinking about, I haven't decided much about it yet. At the moment I'm thinking about taking a Skyrim approach to it. Maybe it resets if you don't enter it in like 3 days or something. I don't think it'll give a roguelike experience though, that's more of a gameplay thing I think. For example Stardew Valley has procgen, but doesn't feel like a roguelike.

[@realdlps]

This is kind of crazy, I rewatched some of your old videos yesterday and thought about how you werw once again one of thosw game dev youtubers who just disappeared. Welp good to have you back :)

[@GameEndeavor]

lol, yeah. KZbin takes a lot of effort, so it's no wonder that we sometimes disappear. xD I'm glad to be back. :)

[@son9012]

just found this channel and you immediately became my fav godot dev

[@GameEndeavor]

lol, thank you! I'll try to live up to such a prestigious honor. :)

[@The_Real_Warner_Bros]

Great to see ya back

[@marcboss]

Glad you're back!

[@JuhoSprite]

The graphics overhaul did so much to freshen this project up, it looks so much more vibrant and appealing now.

[@GameEndeavor]

Yeah, I've been on an art kick lately, lol. Thank you. :)

We've missed you! Your game looked so cool, and now it looks even cooler!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. :)

[@BoopTheSynth]

Cool. You seem fun, glad I skipped the wait see you along for the ride.

[@user-ww3pd2rf1b]

I was thinking of your game again havent seen it your videos for a year or so happy you are still at it.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :) Yeah, I may not be the most consistent KZbinr, but I work on the game nearly every day, lol.

[@user-ww3pd2rf1b]

@@GameEndeavor that's ok I'm not the best at keeping track of things. If you ever just want someone to ramble your ideas and obstacles I'm not the brightest, but I think it's neat to see your ideas come to life.

[@MrMonset]

And so I subscribed and can't wait for the alpha!

[@marnoux]

So happy that you're back dude!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you. :)

[@UliTroyo]

Hey! Glad you’re back!

[@davidhand9721]

Glad to see you back on the horse! ZatCD has always had a lot of potential to me.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so. :)

[@AnnualSeveral]

Great video! Inspiring

[@jacobpence9357]

Glad to see you back

[@mattrit1407]

Glad to see you back

[@nipeyoentertainment5017]

Looks good. Before -> world was a bit empty, now looks like a cozy world. Good job.

[@watr_melon]

Hey game endeavour! Just want to let ya know that your videos are the reason I started game dev and yt and I love to see that your still working developing Zoe the cursed dreamer. ❤

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you, bud! It's a bit surreal when I hear that I inspire people like that, lol. I'm glad to hear you started your gamdev journey. Good luck with it, it can be a lot of fun. :)

[@watr_melon]

no worries man

[@nayzal]

This is so cool! Came here from a three year old video, and I have to say, the art has improved considerably, it's very nice and cozy feeling.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Yeah, been trying to polish it up lately. I'm pretty happy with it. :)

[@overratedprogrammer]

I love your art style, I love magic systems, and I love dungeons. The "wilds" between towns and dungeons, or shall I say routes in pokemon are also a favorite though. I will definitely be playing this whenever possible! I fell in love ever since your video on your beautiful lighting

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! Yeah, I loved the routes in between pokemon dungeons. That's a really good reference that I didn't actually think about. I'm going to consider them when working on my world design. :)

[@linkal6775]

I'm keeping an eye on this game, it's looking good!

[@GameEndeavor]

Thanks!

[@michaelrabon1189]

this thing is looking incredible! I love the pixel art feel but smooth/non grid reliant attacks. And blink... I love blink...

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I love Blink, lol. There's still more I want to do to it vfx wise, but I wanted to get the video out. xD So I will get to that at some point.

[@hehexd4787]

This the type of game I wish I was the dev. You really inspired me

[@lordsharkyvonsharkington4516]

Welcome back, I missed you and your beautiful game.

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I love your pfp, lol.

[@lordsharkyvonsharkington4516]

Thanks, it's my face, I made it myself. :)

[@mariusunsraw]

this looks amazing! Is what i'm looking for in games like this

[@OwenAFK]

Man your new over world tile set is so colourful and just looks really nice

[@GameEndeavor]

Thank you! I don't know what I was thinking with the old colors, lol.

[@OwenAFK]

@@GameEndeavor You should make a video on how you decide your color schemes and about color theory

[@GameEndeavor]

@@OwenAFK I still have a lot to learn about color theory myself, but I could absolutely see me doing a video on this. Thanks for the idea. :)