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Hyakki Yagyo and The Haunted In Progress

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So my next two projects are coming along nicely... one much quicker than the other go-fig... Those being Hyakki Yagyo and Dark Earth: The Haunted.

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Hyakki Yagyo is my first Dynamic Thermometer level, and unfortunately, as such, it was not very well planned out. XD;;; Originally my plan was to contain everything in the same level, but there are JUST SO MANY YOKAI that I'm forced to space everything out to get it all to appear.

http://if.lbp.me/img/ft/03ff910577bff8c5081a7be1a5be2ca4a978e18a.jpg

While this is a platformer, it's a gallery platformer, so there's really NO challenges here, and acing it will be be more the rule than the exception. I've learned a lot already in building this. I've learned exactly how much invisible material you need to prevent someone from jumping down a layer. Here's a hint: not much.

http://i8.lbp.me/img/ft/d38cc5c302be467cd21ceca800456c9a7b55a1d8.jpg

I also learned that I am a huge dork, so while some yokai look exactly like they should, others reference pop culture. The Bakeneko looks suspiciously like Grumpy Cat, and the Inugami looks suspiciously like Dug from Pixar's Up, complete with a 'No Squirrels' flag. Also this travesty happened while creating the Kappa....

http://i6.lbp.me/img/ft/e069c6e1d453afae53ba6ffee8486094cf35ee58.jpg

At any rate, I have created some really beautiful scenes and fun locations, so if nothing else, the level will at least be fun to look at. There's going to be a grand total of exactly 100 Yokai in this level, though there will be multiples of some where appropriate. So for instance, there are six Chochinobake (Paper Lantern Yokai) in a row you have to swing from, but only only one Karakasa (Umbrella Yokai).

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And there is also stupid amounts of slowdown in places. Anyway, this will be released in early September. This will have the main level, a sub-level for spill-over + boss fight, and then a third level for all the optional collectibles. I mean there's about 65 different yokai types represented bare minimum.

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My other project, thanks to the invaluable assistance of evret, amiel445566, and one-mad-bunny, will be the second Dark Earth level, "The Haunted". A level that I had greatly wanted to do for a while but never had the know-how logic wise to get it to work! (And a much cooler idea than being trapped in a warehouse with an alien!)

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This level is still HEAVILY a WIP, but thanks to the magic of Ariana's 3D movement chip, I was able to create this beast of a level. the goal is to explore a haunted school to track down ghosts, and collect data on them. Once you have enough data, you can locate their 'core' and purify them.

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There are a total of 8 ghosts to purify, but you only have to go after one at a time. In fact, each playthrough begins at a menu screen where you get to select which ghost you want to go after, and once you purify them, you get to the scoreboard. So those wanting to just breeze through in 5 minutes can take on "Goblin" the tutorial ghost, while more advanced players can take on "Malice", the second most powerful spirit.

http://i5.lbp.me/img/ft/dd57843e42f21396b52ec4341f46eb7b3cdd2594.jpg

Honestly these screen caps aren't quite doing the level justice as of yet, and I still want to tweak the lighting/sound/etc. However, unlike DLTI, this level WILL have a legit boss fight in a sub-level.

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The actual infrastructure of the school is a little over halfway done. Remaining areas are the Cafeteria, Yard, Gymnasium, Locker Room, Shower Room, and Pool. Then I have to go through the two bathrooms (they're small) to add in toilets and sinks, then add in a few smaller details like boxes and chairs to the classrooms. After that, it's just a matter of dropping in the ghosts! It will likely be released in October. just in time for Halloween.
http://ia.lbp.me/img/ft/74a7f0e743abec7f7f1151dcccf7bbe5bfb20d8e.jpg		2015-08-12 15:25:00

Author:
Kato
Posts: 732

These look great. Can't wait until they are released. Your 1st project reminds me of the under world from the ninten ds game okami-din.
I'm really interested in the haunted school as well!		2015-08-18 02:50:00

Author:
star the shi tzu
Posts: 33

the goal is to explore a haunted school to track down ghosts, and collect data on them. Once you have enough data, you can locate their 'core' and purify them.
is the main character a baseball batter?

both levels look pretty cool. the various yokai shown look pretty neat.		2015-08-18 05:59:00

Author:
LuigiM9
Posts: 22

That yokai level is giving me trouble. D: There's so many yokai in it, I'm required to use the dynamic thermometer, which is a disaster. I'm having to redo entire chunks of the level just so it won't crash, including the entire festival scene. But on the bright side I have 55 unique yokai types completed, and 12 unique variants amongst those 12 types, and 17 more yokai to go. In the end there's going to be about 103 total yokai including those with multiples, like the Kappa or the Hitodama.

Yokai Featured (In Order of appearance):

1. Nurarihyon (Old man with a gourd head)
2. Hahakigami - (Living broom)
3. Tofu Kozo - (Boy carrying tofu on a plate)
4. Waniguchi - (Priest's bell alligator)
5. Hitotsume Kozo (Cyclops goblin)
6. Bakezori (Living zori sandals)
7. Amefuri Kozo - (Small boys with umbrella hats that bring rain)
8. Shirime - (Butt-eye monster)
9. Umibozu (Giant ocean figure)
10. Bakekujira - (Skeleton whale)
11. Isonade (Fish tail beneath the waves)
12. Ningyo - (Mermaid)
13. Sazae Oni (Snail woman)
14. Ushi Oni (Ox-spider)
15. Nure Onna (Snake woman)
16. Shojo - (Red-haired sake loving water imp)
17. Jubokko - (Battlefield tree)
18. Aosagibi (Glowing blue heron)
19. Onibi (Demon fires)
20. Dorotabo (Torso of old man made of mud with one eye)
21. Nure Onago (Swamp spirit)
22. Nozuchi (Hairy voracious caterpillar)
23. Nekomata (Two-tailed cat)
24. Hitodama (Spirit orbs)
25. Abura Sumashi (Big blue head in straw raincoat)
26. Yurei (Ghost woman)
27. Hyakume (Blob with eyeballs)
28. Kotengu (Crow Tengu)
29. Azuki Arai (Bean counter)
30. Tanuki (Badger)
31. Yuki-Onna (Winter lady)
32. Omukade - (Giant centipede)
33. Yamawaro - (Hairy mountain cyclops)
34. Koma Inu (Lion Dog Guardians)
35. Nopperabo (Faceless People)
36. Futakuchi Onna (Mouth on back of head)
37. Tsurube Otoshi (Giant head)
38. Hanya (Jealousy mask woman)
39. Bakeneko (Goblin cat)
40. Inugami - (Spirit dog)
41. Betobeto-San (Formless yokai that sounds like sandal footsteps)
42. Nurikabe (Wall)
43. Garappa (Taller version of kappa)
44. Kappa (Turtle/frog yokai)
45. Abura-Akago (Oil-licking baby)
46. Hyosube (Hairy man in bathtub)
47. Karakasa-Obake (Umbrella)
48. Mokumokuren (Shoji screen with eyeballs)
49. Keukegen - (Hairy lump that eats garbage)
50. Ittan-Momen (Living cloth strip)
51. Rokurokubi (Long-necked woman)
52. Nukekubi (Flying heads)
53. Akaname - (Filth licking yokai)
54. Nuribotoke (Black skinned corpse with dangling eyes)
55. Ao Andon (Blue lantern spooky story yokai)
56. Kuchisake Onna (Lady with a cut open mouth)
57. Otoroshi - (Monster that sits atop shrine gates)
58. Kama Itachi (Wind weasels)
59. Dai-Tengu (Long-nose tengu)
60. Tatsu (Dragon)
61. Kyuubi-no-Kitsune (Ninetailed fox)
62. Sunekosuri (Curled up furry animal that trips people)
63. Gashadokuro (Giant skeleton)
64. Seto Taisho (Dinnerware general)
65. Biwa Bokuboku (Living biwa)
66. Wanyudo (Face in wheel)
67. Chochin-Obake (Living Lantern)
68. Tsuchigumo (Giant Spider)
69. Jorogumo (Spider Lady)
70. Oni (Ogre)
71. Kijo (Female Oni)
72. Kirin (Forest Protector)

On the bright side however, the boss fight is complete, and it ROCKS.

http://i2.lbp.me/img/ft/3129cf01e4e98b6d745a1a1137404b0f1342afaf.jpg		2015-08-18 14:13:00

Author:
Kato
Posts: 732

Dark Earth is really shaping up to be something cool.2015-08-19 08:00:00

Author:
Kalawishis
Posts: 928

Dark Earth happened because I ended up replaying CYE Vol. 0 and saying "Man, this is all right, but it isn't scary!" The LBP2 Level Atraxy is a great inspiration. https://lbp.me/v/qtr7mtc/ I know I semi-lambasted it in my review, about it being too much of a hangout, and being too subtle, and having anime posters, but I tend to get the most picky about the things I like the most. XD

Atraxy was probably the first time time LBP legit scared me up until the ending, where there was a MASSIVE BLOB OF EXPOSITORY TEXT, a dog, and little else. But everything in-between was perfect.

Right now my for sures with DE are Demons (DLTI - Meant to emulate Slenderman) and Ghosts (The Haunted - meant to emulate Japanese horror). Other ideas are:
Aliens in a warehouse. (A creepy insect-like kind with tentacles, your basic creature feature.)
Lovecraftian horrors in a cheap motel, presented 1950's/Alfred Hitchcock style, and in Black and white.

Thank you everyone for the support though! It really helps me keep going, so I appreciate it. <3 I'm actually pretty self-conscious about my own levels, so I'll look back at be like "These are the worst why did even bother!" Lol. I can't stand to play CYE anymore, even though the concept is great, and whenever I play Crystal Crisis I'm always like "Why didn't I do THIS!?" Answer: Because I had no idea you COULD do some of those things, lol!

For the time being, HAVE MORE HYAKKI YAGYO SCREENS:

http://id.lbp.me/img/ft/a2dd98f2afa06434d8a0fb90d469ad18c601db34.jpg
http://i4.lbp.me/img/ft/eb41cd4767eaaa7f7c67727276b4b9ab2d0b88f1.jpg
http://i0.lbp.me/img/ft/e400b4e493616d00b886e93bd097106c30ec1705.jpg
http://i3.lbp.me/img/ft/96389f3f79b053b70449e2124bd59cdfaaf054e4.jpg
http://i7.lbp.me/img/ft/ed7c4b337ab6412a282307e298792bc0b9a358e6.jpg		2015-08-19 14:41:00

Author:
Kato
Posts: 732

Hi kato,

Everything looks great. I hope you pull through with completing your project.		2015-08-19 21:48:00

Author:
star the shi tzu
Posts: 33

Would anyone be interested in a semi-contest to design a Ghost for the level "The Haunted"? I'm not asking for art or logic, just ideas!2015-08-28 19:07:00

Author:
Kato
Posts: 732


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