Soul Saga - Our 5th Anniversary

Soul Saga – Our 5th Anniversary

Happy 5 year Anniversary, Friend!

5 years ago. from this exact day, I came to Kickstarter as a young developer with a dream: to make a fun game inspired by the classics I loved from my childhood.  At first I just planned to find a way to fund Soul Saga’s development, but through Kickstarter I found much more.  I found support, I found friends, and most importantly: I found a reason to live. …

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Soul Saga – Update 37 – Goodbye 2017, Hello Soul Saga Release Date!

Hello, friend! Hey there, friend!  It’s been a while.  How have you been?  I hope 2018 has started off well for you.  It’s certainly been much better than 2017 for me.  Speaking of which… Goodbye, 2017! Oh 2017, how I loved you so.  Let us count the ways… https://twitter.com/disastercake/status/843600268805591040 Evicted – At the beginning of 2017, a faulty water heater installation led to my…

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Soul Saga – Update 36 – Time is like an airship (it flies)

Soul Saga – Update 36 – Time is like an airship (it flies)

Hello, Friend! How have you been?  This has been a crazy few months for myself, so let’s delve into all the great news so I can get back to work! Beta Playthrough One of Soul Saga’s amazing backers, Roydical, played through the Soul Saga beta.   You may remember some of his videos in the past covering some of the features in Soul Saga’s beta. Here’s a highlight reel from his experience of the…

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Soul Saga – Update 35 - Beta update and Discord

Hello, Friend! How have you been?  I’m sorry for the delay in an official update, but I had to deal with an unexpected move last month.  Thankfully I’m all settled into the new space now and my focus is back on Soul Saga! https://twitter.com/disastercake/status/850439771092434944   Oh, and please say hello to my new teammate, Senpai the Shiba Inu!…

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Steam is removing Greenlight - An Indie Developer's Interpretation

  Steam Cancels Greenlight Valve has recently announced that they are planning to remove the Greenlight system that launched in 2012.  As many already know, I am an indie game developer that put my game, Soul Saga, through the Greenlight submission system in 2013, just one year after Greenlight launched. Soul Saga passed Steam Greenlight with flying colors! (Those colors being shades of green)…

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Soul Saga – Update 34 – Soul Saga will be on GOG!

Soul Saga – Update 34 – Soul Saga will be on GOG!

Happy New Year, Friend! Hello and happy new year, friend! I hope this first month of 2017 has treated you well.  Personally I’ve just had my head buried deep in my work with Soul Saga to make sure I can finally bring it to you this year! Development Development with Soul Saga is going well.  Before the end of last year I had a draft of the main story loop implemented, but now I am going back and…

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Soul Saga – Update 33 – Beta Highlight: Amber Synthesizing Hello, friend! How are you doing?!  I missed you!  Also, if you're an American, then Happy Thanks giving to you!  

Soul Saga -Update 32 - Amber Synthesizing and Beta Update!

Soul Saga -Update 32 – Amber Synthesizing and Beta Update!

Hello, friend! How are you doing?  I’ve been pushing Soul Saga forward and have made an exciting beta update!  I’m going to keep this update quick so I can get back to work wrapping everything up for you! Beta v10 Live! The next Soul Saga Beta (v10) is live on Humble Bundle if you’re a beta tier backer.  This beta brings a lot of changes, and jumps Soul Saga much closer to its final production…

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Soul Saga - Update 31 - Controller support and more!

Soul Saga – Update 31 – Controller support and more!

Hello, friend! How are you?  I hope this past month has been treating you well.  If it hasn’t, let me know and I’ll give it a stern talking to!  It worked well for Soul Saga because this has been a great month! Development Status The current state of development is in a great spot.  I keep spending time adding more bulk and polish to Soul Saga’s main and side content, and I really want to squeeze…

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Soul Saga - Update 30 - Cutscenes and Music!

Soul Saga – Update 30 – Cutscenes and Music!

Hello, Friend! How are you doing? Is the weather warm where you’re at?  Summer has brought the heat down upon my back yard, with the temperature is getting close to 80°F (27°C), which to me is way too hot!  I actually planted some kiwi vines in front of my window in hopes that they’ll grow into a “green screen” of sorts to absorb the sun heat. It’s a technique Nozomi taught me that they use in…

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Disaster Cake turned 3 today!

Soul Saga - Update 29 - User Interface Enhancements

Soul Saga – Update 29 – User Interface Enhancements

Hello, friend! How’ve you been?!  I hope your spring has gone well.  Did you know summer’s right around the corner already?!  Time sure does fly when you’re spending all your time working on Soul Saga!  I’ve been working a lot on Soul Saga new user interface lately, and I’d love to show you some of that today! Beta v9.3 Live! Beta v9.3 is live and has almost all of the new user interface…

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Soul Saga - Update 28 - Innovating on the class JRPG combat system

Soul Saga – Update 28 – Innovating on the class JRPG combat system

Hello, Friend! Hello, friend!  How are you doing today?  Is the spring weather treating you well?  It’s been starting to get warm here, but there’s no time to play in the sun!  Soul Saga’s development is cruising along and I’m crunching in as many humanly feasible hours as possible to get you the best game I can this year! Beta v9.1 Update The update is here!  The update is heeeere!!!  Yesterday…

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Soul Saga – Update 27 – User Interfaces for U and I!

Soul Saga – Update 27 – User Interfaces for U and I!

Hello, Friend! How are you doing, buddy?!  I missed you!  So this past month we’ve made some major polish to the Soul Saga Combat system and User Interface (UI) based on your feedback over the course of development.  I’d like to thank you for all of your valuable input over the years of Soul Saga’s development.  I couldn’t have made such a great game without you!  Let’s start with the fun stuff!…

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Soul Saga - Update 26 - Happy Valentines! Here's an airship!

Soul Saga – Update 26 – Happy Valentines! Here’s an airship!

Happy Valentine’s Day, Friend! Hello, friend!  How’s my favorite valentine doing today?  Well it’s gonna get better because I got you a present!  Now here’s a box for everyone.  Don’t open it yet.  HEY I SAID DON’T OPEN IT!  Okay, now in one of these boxes is a key.  A key to what, you ask?  Well it’s a key to your very own… Airship! Now open your box.  That’s right!  You get an airship!  And you…

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Soul Saga – Update 25 – Airships and ETA!

Soul Saga – Update 25 – Airships and ETA!

Happy New Year, Friend! Hey, it’s nice to see you again!   What have you been up to?  How’s your new year going?  I’m sure you can guess what I’ve been up to… Yup!  I’ve just been working on Soul Saga!  Have you made a new years resolution yet?  I’ve made mine, and it’s to release Soul Saga by… June 2016! Move over monkey, cause’ this here’s the year of the Soul Saga!  I’m vigorously crunching…

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Rough Sailing - Soul Saga’s airship combat theme by Ryan Camus. Powerful and elegant. ‪ ‪