Making a Souls Like In A Month

[@ruduculous4133]

you should 100% make a full game outta this the clay lore would be crazy

[@itstk8828]

I agree I would play that and definitely spend more time and anyone should on it lmao

[@yeetyeeter956]

Same here bro

[@freb0290]

100%

[@hornedgoober]

Absolutely, seeing a soulslike in a clay artstyle could actually be really fun and creative

[@ruduculous4133]

@@hornedgoober imagine the boss speeches lmao i rly hope they do make it a full game

[@hubertskuza893]

If you do end up making it a full game, it would be super cool if pieces of clay fell off the knight and would stay in the arena until you healed which would attract them back to you.

[@Rowland4825]

how much you healed could be based on how much clay there was close to you on heal. Enemies could also drop clay on hit and the color of the clay could give you different things. It could give you an avenue to change up the gameplay. Ex: gray hp | red dark-mana | green stamina | yellow money | blue light-mana

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Or, replace potions with new lumps of clay to patch your character back up.

[@yogseventy-nine3460]

speedrunners watching your roll's "problems" :

[@thatonerobloxtuber5903]

LMAO This is exactly what I was thinking

[@Chris-ls1ub]

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[@zeolotgamer]

@@Chris-ls1ub depending on the category bugs like super flying across the map or rolling thru walls

[@fallenbucket5219]

OMG ITS SO ANNOYING

[@pgo3925]

Hey dude, just wanna say this is an insanely impressive project and I would love to see an updated or maybe even full version, the second boss is already giving me flashbacks of Melania Clay of Miquella (:

[@Schizo_Rant]

This would make a beautiful full game release!

[@cordak_Blaster]

couldn't agree more!

[@operator8014]

100x the care and effort that went into the last 50 soulslike I've seen.

[@juangutierrez7277]

As a diehard Souls fan. I would love to see a fully claymation take on the Souls games. You could do literally anything with it. Bonfires could be hands that come out of the ground to re-sculpt you. Fog walls could be cling wrap. Weapons based on pottery tools. Souls could be called clay bits or clay chunks. Upgrade materials could be hardened clay shards. Instead of a bloodstain you could use a clay splatter or a smudge. Messages could be fingerprints like the ones left on clay when you work on it. Magic could be pebbles and fire. Etc etc etc

[@zackcordle4814]

I love all of these.

[@cz5696]

imagine all the different glazes they could ackt like the physick or consumable buffs

[@ButterChicken_I]

Glazes could harden u like armor

[@Saujas]

touch grass also i know you farm to overlevel and chesse bosses

[@ButterChicken_I]

@@Saujas who r u talking to?

[@Lucca-An-Aspiring-Poet]

DUDE! I LOVE THIS! The clay-motion look is practically made for a soulslike (I especially love the main knight design)! I think you could maybe go full-on "link's awakening mode", that would be the dream - less of a plastic-y look! The music is also AMAZING! Definitely scratches that Blodborne itch for me! This is of course still in need of refinement and some polishing, but this is definitely an uncut gem in my eyes! Coop would be legendary in this game, I imagine! I would LOVE a full or further-developed version of this, I´d certainly pay for it!

[@ransio1262]

Completly agree with this. While it still lacks some polishment (mainly to the fact this was made for a jam), it think you have something with potential here. Hope he keeps working on it and if not it was still nice to watch

[@BACON-ANIMATIONS-573]

I AGREE AS WELL IT'S SO COOL HAS ITS OWN CLEVER THEME! but I wish you make an open world and add parkour mechanics to get around a open world with goblins and other creatures!

[@mrswagLORD]

AGREED id buy it second 0 lol a clay souls like is something i didn't know i needed but do now

[@itstk8828]

I think the soulslike community would go APESHIT for this, it has a MASSIVE amount of potential if the lore is interesting and the gameplay is as fun as it looks

[@BehuraStudio]

You can have a faction of deformed Clay abominations called The Molded or something lmao

[@aboveaveragecat44]

I’m telling my kids this was Elden Ring

[@ahihi7706]

*Elden Clay

[@dsuable_]

Record their reaction when they learn about the fake one that is made by an indie studio called "From Software".

[@LettersAndNumbers300]

Haha we have Elden Ring at home

[@TheOnionAnimator]

@@ahihi7706 *Elden Piece

[@HeyItsZaka]

Imagine if it was a souls game with story where the main goal is to get the kiln(how you bake clay) "Oh Clay Knight, Searching for the kiln's flame to become the Ceramic King!"

[@sloth1796]

Bro described dark souls one XD

[@Mizuraka4437]

​​@sloth1796 That's the joke you moron 😂

[@Jgtack]

He could do a meme/cartoon rip of dark souls one overall story and add different stuff for the side story/quest. Would be awesome.@@sloth1796

[@hescoffey3999]

Lore is already building

[@vermelonYT]

"Emboldened by the flame of ambition"

[@owendowd2289]

i would love a full version of this game. i was thinking like an arena system and maybe like 5 bosses per arena. i would also like the implication of like simple spells maybe just like one spell per boss that exists just for a little more versitility. honestly i would pay money for a full version im very impressed

[@Adordev]

That's actually a super impressive game to make in just one month!

[@heskerterrer9724]

true and considering its just himself thats making it its even crazier

[@Midrule]

The music itself is good, however the low quality orchestral samples do hold it back quite a bit. There are a lot of free high quality ones you can use. A few I recommend trying are "the free orchestra 1 + 2" from project sam (requires kontakt player which is also free) and sine factory from orchestral tools. Keep up the good work!

[@Noiztox]

All this in a month as a solo dev is wild! Also, as a someone who has made some music for couple of games, those tracks were kinda banging.

[@schmukas2263]

Looks great, I´d definitely play a full version of this! As for the "Exchange" theme: Since your characters are clay models, this could maybe also have an impact on the gameplay. Imagine if instead of leveling up via points, you can choose from the clay body parts of defeated bosses and literally exchange them with your own, boostin certain stats or giving special moves and abilities depending on which body part you choose. Having to choose from different options also gives great replay value to your game since your build can differ greatly as you accumulate more and more powered up parts with each boss. That would be amazing to see!

[@bibibtrigger8447]

This guy made animations, models, wrote music and sound effects, drew the UI and wrote the code. What a madman

[@monke1340]

That’s how you make a game tho lol

[@JMACBKK]

@@monke1340 normally you out source it to other people to make the music, etc.

[@SteveyAlex]

making this a full game, would honestly be really cool, and i without a doubt would play it as soon as it comes out

[@kamillcollins]

I think you nailed the theme of exchange... the 1v1 combat! It's a constant exchange of damage. Really well done, enjoyed watching this!

[@KanashiDeath]

imma 3d artist let me know if you want help making a full version cause i'll be down to help

[@Mrphenixyt]

If u actually make it free I would agree 💀 🥺

[@KanashiDeath]

@@Mrphenixyt i would but just take some of the percentage so its kind of free in a way

[@CigarreteThoughts]

@@KanashiDeath Do it, it's either shit tons of money or no money at all

[@KanashiDeath]

@@CigarreteThoughts depends on how you do it and marketing

[@roronoaeditz]

Hey I kinda need help . I am creating an platformer anime style fighting game ( kinda jumpforce but with increased features and low perfomance req. ) . I just need character models

[@bakedletsplays]

i would LOVE to see a full clay knight game with multiple weapons and bosses, i would also like to point out the music lacks alot of personality but this is so impressive for a one month solo project completely modeled and music made all by one dude props 2 u man

[@KoketsoKF]

Bro😂 What do you even mean by the music lacks personality😂

[@DecimusCaesar]

@@KoketsoKF Individuality, uniqueness, separation, consistency,

[@KoketsoKF]

@DecimusCaesar what about them? You cannot just list things, explain what exactly about them is wrong

[@freeziboi3249]

Pretty sure he's saying it's just generic which is fine you know, it's not like the whole purpose of the project was making music.

[@LZ02-OVERTURE]

@@DecimusCaesar As a composer myself this kind of feedback isn't that helpful if you don't expand on what you mean because those terms on their own don't really help. "individuality" isn't really a term associated with music and only works in the context of there being more music in the game for it to feel like its own individual. Also "consistency" music a lot of time can be made to be off kilter on purpose, you don't want your music to consistently sound the same throughout the whole track lol (which is actuall worse because it makes the loop feel tiring to listen to).

[@aye_donn]

You should make it that every hit on your clay character removes a little piece of you, also since your character is a clay warrior , you should have bosses drop their souls or armor and have the main character mold into the bosses it kills for more playstyles.

[@nyanprime8345]

making a full length souls like would be awesome, its always been my dream game to make something souls like so it would be amazing to see you complete such a large undertaking!

[@icybeesting]

love this! definitely worth considering making into a full game. maybe dive deeper into the exchange concept and let the player get aspects of different colors of clay or something from the bosses? so cool!

[@Delboy178]

My man you COOKED on this. Really love the Claymation design choice and honestly wanted to see more! Also that ost you made is fire 🔥

[@liamford4806]

You have creativity and talent! This is a frustrating combination in most people, because things end up being slower than they want, but your patients and attention to detail is very refreshing.

[@axfel3190]

This is great. The Claymation souls like concept is charming and the combat looks simple and fun. Id play a full game of this.

[@Van_Darkhole]

Clay is a really well chosen style, it provides some interesting and fun idea and bad jokes (such as "claymore") for the game, i also wanna see a full version as short DS1 satire.

[@cupcat6044]

The game looks so cool! You’ve becamed an even better game dev then when I first started watching you, props my guy

[@alexanderkazantzis8019]

get a good writer on this for the lore and I would to see this as a full game. the idea of a goofier souls like just makes things so interesting

[@emerald0310]

15:07 Yes absolutely please do! There’s so much potential here!

[@contagion_9186]

I don’t normally comment or subscribe but I wanted to say congratulations on all of your work. It’s apparent that you have talent in making games as well as trying to make them as quality as possible. I’m excited to see more content and what you’ll make next!

[@austinahl]

This is so awesome. I would love to see more videos on this game or something similar to it. My favorite thing is the claymation style, so unique for this genre. Keep it up this video was great!

[@bagenmacdearea3738]

Like the game you made here a lot! And have an idea you could do. Since you said it was a Boss Rush style game you could have but Nalani on a throne in the area watching you fight the Grave Knight. And after you win she jumps down to fight you (after leveling up of course) to give it more of a Boss Rush feel. Which in my mind is boss fights right after one another. But loved the game otherwise!

[@NikAjijul]

This is great, praticing and making something simple to sharpen your skill before going to another big project ❤ goodluck brother

[@dragonman42]

One of my dreams is to make a souls game, this year I’m going to try and learn c++ and make something similar to this. Amazing video, and really inspiring.

[@picklenickk22]

Amazing concept of making the style claymation. I haven't seen many games with this style but I think it has just such a nice and unique feel too it. Please make a full game out of this

[@MetalGearMk3]

clay style art direction is rare in games, I say run with this style and refine it even more.

[@chachawawa3722]

Please make a full length souls-like. It would be super fun to watch the process of that!

[@kplays_6000]

If you do make a full game of this, please make some cool lore to go with it!

[@scout4936]

Bro you are amazing, your vids give so much Motivation! Also game looks incredible!!

[@TheAaronB]

Thats so good for an indie game you have to make updates or an full on game and i really REALLY like the clay art on the character like it doesnt need some fancy textures but the clay looks so good !!! Please dont stop and Update it !!!

[@fishimichi8970]

14:45 You fixed it sooner than FromSoftware, Crongrats

[@p4trex]

amazing game, i want a sequel or a full game. lets say this was a demo xD keep up the great work man youre very talented.

[@minhaplayz7651]

thats crazy bor i love it im supporting you please make a full game I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY IT

[@razorstargazer]

This is incredible ngl, your inspiring people like me to keep attempting at game development, maybe one day ill make something as impressive as this

[@car823]

Maybe after defeating the boss, you “exchange” lives; where you now take his place as the new boss and wait for a new champion/challenger to challenge you.

[@Jinseng]

Mad respect for doing all the sound design and soundtrack yourself! This looks like itd make an awesome full release

[@Joshugamesz]

I went to college for 2 years for video game design and realized that I didn’t enjoy the process of animating as much as I thought I would when I was younger. It takes a great amount of patience that only a small amount of ppl actually have. Big kudos to you gang, big kudos

[@vincentcampbell8314]

100% make a full on souls-like with lore and a story; but don't worry about getting on it immediately, take your time with it

[@karacter3369]

The attacks looks telegraphed enough to say that you have a solid base for your gameplay, hope to see more from you in the future!

[@NotScrungo]

i would absolutely LOVE to see this project became of full-length game (or at least see it continued to some extent). The claymation style is super unique and i think it has potential to turn into a wonderful project!

[@Opwitherskeleton]

When i first started watching this channel he quickly became my favourite game developer

[@silvermoon1555]

The clay idea is gold. Could feed into the whole clay concept really well, being able to truly make this a standout souls like. I like the potential

[@w1nterroll]

Brooo I‘d love a full length souls like in this style! You should make a series out of it👀

[@aaronrio4271]

14:40 Honestly I feel like this made it harder for me imo. I think having an option to choose between the two options would be better. I also feel like there arent enough i-frames and most of the i-frames are towards the end of the animation where as in dark souls its near the beginning. Other than that I think this is fantastic and I would love a full length game.

[@Flat48284]

A full game would be amazing.

[@Bait_Cheese]

it would be cool if the heal animation was the clay knight rolling up a clay ball and patching himself up

[@fumbletumble0113]

bro its just my dream someone builds a 3d rpg with actually good graphics, u r one of the if not the best channel out here for game dev!! pls make either dungeons escape kinda game or rpg

[@danielminecraft]

there are a ton of rpgs with great graphics tho

[@derpy_dlip]

I was jamming to the music. Loved watching you make this. Great job, it was really inspiring!

[@Towner101]

Yeah man, this looks dope. Do a dev diary and make it an early access title. I buy your game day one.

[@sebasbarrero6493]

i'm loving this proyect, and if you're planning to make a full version, please add more stats level up and weapons, like greatswords, ultra greatswords, katanas, spears, halberds, and even spells basically, making this project a fully made souls good luck!

[@CLAPNUGGETSdani]

I would love to see a boss that acts like mushy clay

[@Anerisian]

the simple yet iconic claymation is fantastic, on the knight and the skeleton. A whole setting like this would be amazing.

[@TheBingleDingler]

Dude seriously, I would pay good money to play a full version of the game. I just beat DS3 and am CRAVING some new content

[@eebcdcbg7154]

listing problems and then saying you fixed most of these things is the most accurate summary of my gamedev experience so far lol

[@dj0x825]

took me at least 20 tries just to get the hang of the first boss

[@cainanlove8432]

You nailed the souls-like feel of everything really well so you'd probably have no problem making this a full length game!

[@Marcelbretz]

there should be a boss called "claymore" that uses a claymore.

[@reqvhio2]

this is an excellent proof of concept, and clay is a wonderful idea that meshes very well with the visual aesthetic. I'd play this if animations were cleaner.

[@Davidoooooooo]

why windows is so sh*t I cant even play this masterpiece bc its "protecting me"

[@paradoxer212]

Its really impressive what you have managed to do in 28 days, but i wanted to give some things you might think about. 1. the second boss feels very stiff and lifeless compared to the first boss. 2. you should add some sort of stagger system like elden ring. maybe have heavy attacks more efficient at triggering it, this would give the combat more depth beacuse right now the best thing is to just spam light attack at every opertunity. 3. give the first boss more variables in their combat, beacause once the first boss is locked into a combo when he starts his chain no matter what you do. you can just trigger the same combo over and over again and it feels kinda cheesy. maybe make the boss stop the attack chain if you are far away or potential follow ups to make it more unpredictable. 4. you could add a parry system to the game, make it so some attacks can be parried and others are impossible to parry, again this would add more depth and complexity to the combat system. 5. with nalani make something to indecate her phase transision, maybe voice line or and animation like pointing the sword up and then it starts glowing red or something cool like that. just make it clear when the boss is in phase 2 to signal to the player that they gotta change up their strategy. 6. add different "builds" different classes with different strenghts and weaknesses, that play differently and require different strategies to use efectivly. you could have an assasin that is faster and have better s on and more endurance but less vigor and worse stagger, or add a beserker with high dps or a tank of sort. this would spice up the gameplay. 7. add multiplayer where people choose different builds that complement eachother and suport eachother. Of course in multiplayer the bosses would have to be buffed. 8. add visual destruction upon your body or the boss, your suposed to be clay in this game, so i think it would be really cool if you could see parts of you being blown off where you got hit. and have flask regenerate this in a cool way. Theese are all different thing you could add in the game, but keep in mind that theese are suggestions, i know that you are doing hard work. i think this game has potential. you managed to capture the souls like feeling in this game. dying and learning then eventually winning. Good job man.

[@Magik_Goblin]

this game made me rage quit, 10/10

[@Whitelisted_Productions]

Hey man definitely make a full game out of this. Btw I’m a writer and am very familiar with FromSoftwares games and lore so if you wanted someone to come up with lore for you I gotchu

[@hinhaminhu8895]

6 months, and 0 news about Emis, let us know if you re alive

[@EmisDev]

I'm alive, thanks for asking. I semi frequently post stuff on my discord server, but you might not want to join that, so: for the last 6 months there was NO direct development for a full souls like. But I have made/figured how to do a lot of things that will be applicable to the souls like. Since souls like is a genre/type of game that is typically not made by a single person, I had to think a lot if I even want to undertake such a task and how I would do it in a reasonable amount of time. It's honestly quite scary to commit to such a task. Next video will not be "Clay Souls". But after that video it's most likely going to be the souls like. Current plan is to get a video up in early October. Even though my deadline for the video has been pushed up many times (was supposed to be June), pretty sure it won't change now.

[@hinhaminhu8895]

@@EmisDev ty for let me know that you are alive, take your time, we are waiting for you with patience. (sorry for the bad english, im not used to ir yet)

[@InkSams9386]

@@EmisDev I think that a soulslike boss rush would fit and set it appart from others.There is another game called Kanagi Usagi that it's a sekiro boss rush with qol things like being able to restart fights to ease no-hitting that has become one of my favorite games despite how short and tight it is

[@robbie3216]

This would be an epic full game. Full support on it

[@Pererogatist]

Now you have to make a terrible unbalanced gank fight

[@shadeslayer6353]

Iron pineapple would love this as a full game. Especially if it had a bunch of Souls references but made into clay jokes like the kiln stuff others have mentioned

[@BerryDestroyer-g1f]

What game is this at 0:21?

[@EmisDev]

Droid Fortress, it's a game I made a while back. emiss23.itch.io/droid-fortress

[@vojtechslansky2067]

I love how you decoupled sprint and dodge roll. Good choice :-)

[@Ringlord-xm8vk]

Its november, where the hell are you?

[@NekuZX]

This looks like a really fun and creative take on soulslikes. Though you might as well just drop the exchange bit. If you expand on this project, i'd be very interested.

[@ratman123sigma]

why does when i go to open the game it says that my pc is at risk

[@Talltails-hu6th]

Idk

[@torinstoltz4988]

I played it and overall it was definitely difficult, but I also found a few bugs. If you heal while he hits you if you were low enough to die you will heal, but also die. Sometimes when you roll the attacks will hit you mid roll. This isn't really I would say a bug, but one time the skeleton hit a punch of gravestones and there was a ton of particles for a second. Over it's an amazing game and I hope you make a full souls like clay game. Keep it up.

[@code1093]

i liked my own comment

[@dvirdayan733]

I did it first buddy

[@lifedeather]

Nice me too

[@chillsquirrel7228]

I DIDINT like yours

[@mitradite]

The fact that you are able to use that many different programs and have got such knowledge is honestly so surprising and motivating ngl

[@StarryTurambar]

Clay Knight would be an amazing full-release if you ever consider it. The Clay Style works really well and can make some iconic designs!

[@notyourvivi]

Jack of all trade Damnn bro, you're so good. I would love to see a bigger version of this!!

[@ruduculous4133]

Had a bit of an idea for if you do make it a full game, maybe make the death animation you drying up and crumbling kinda like how you bake clay, and you could also make the flasks some type of water or bit of clay to keep you essentially "hydrated" idk just thought thats a fun concept to fool around with

[@phantompr1me130]

You have my subscription for the video, but I BEG you for a full game! I would love to play it!

[@aj1046]

A full game like this would be so much fun! The ash of wars for this game should be the character morphing into attacks like rolling into a ball to attack or turning into an anvil for a ground slam!

[@glorper842]

Just started watching your content and I love it! I'm a sucker for souls games, and I'd love to see a full game here. I'm also a huge sucker for lore and worldbuilding, and I see so much potential here. Overall though, as a soulsborne fan, and a huge geek for writing and art in general, you really inspire me to get into game development. Keep up the great work!

[@LankNtheBoys]

A full clay souls game would be so hype

[@RonalsBasanta]

In my opinion you have a good foundation and it would be good to continue developing the project. Seriously, congratulations, you are very talented.😁

[@Mainlymundane]

It’s crazy to see how much goes into making even a simple game

[@DeJota_CR]

Honestly, I would love to see this as a full complete game. It looks awesome and, as I see on the video, the gameplays looks fun and nice. So, a 100% you need to do this a complete game

[@santisanchez6292]

You're crazy, this game is VERY GOOD, I've played other games in the Souls saga but I loved this one. I hope you can make a complete set (please create a merchant and add the uchigatana)

[@65384._.]

I'm kinda late to the party but yes, you absolutely should make a full length souls like game.

[@Loafusbreadmyre]

Genuinely a full game of Clay Knight would be amazing. I love the souls-like vibe of dark fantasy mixed with the whimsical and fun clay aesthetic! If you find the motivation, further expansions would be rad!!

[@ZACKY1Z]

a full souls like game would absolutely be welcome. ill be keeping an eye out for this

[@dark_figure4702]

This video is super cool and inspiring. I hope to make a game with combat like this one day.

[@luiscardenas-9378]

clay lore would go hard, do it IF you can