Iridescent Crown is done! For sure! Definitely! I hope...

The biggest update is, I've added multiple endings! There are now three endings you can get, based on how many poems you've unlocked. The last is the true one, of course. The other endings taunt you like a Sonic game, which I love.

I feel like the story makes perfect sense now. It makes sense to me anyway. If you read between the lines of the poems, the story is fairly obvious as well.

I feel like the endings are pretty hard to miss, but if you do, "erase save" in the Options can always fix that haha.

Another update is I've added more music - particularly alternate menu, boss and ending themes based on which ending you've unlocked. You can check out the full soundtrack here: https://dylancassidy.bandcamp.com/album/i-c-y

Fighter Prototype

The gameplay itself didn't need much touching up (though I did patch some bugs), but I've decided to tackle a prototype of a fighting engine before returning to the roguelike series.

The fighting in Iridescent Crown is honestly a bit lacking - you're better off with a projectile weapon and/or several partners fighting for you. The hand-to-hand combat isn't as satisfying as it could be, and the player's ability to move around the world could be expanded as well.

Wall jumps are great for getting around, but it seems a lot of gamers are not too good at them. I had already settled on adding a form of flying to IC's sequel. But I shall experiment further.

The Next Roguelike

My current plan is to make a horror roguelike game called "Nightside of Eden", where you descend into hell. Very Diablo-influenced, but in its own world, and part of a much larger one.

Nightside of Eden will be more story-driven than any of my previous games. I'm pretty excited to make it - the story is about 8 years old now and has several layers of lore in a tight package. I've already written about half of the soundtrack as well.

We'll see what happens though, a good fighting engine might inspire me to work on something else. You'll just have to stay tuned and find out. :)

- Dylan