Coridden News

[h2]Greetings, Shifters! ✊🐲[/h2]

Today is the start of the February Steam Next Fest! For those of you who don’t know, it’s a digital festival dedicated to showing upcoming games and demos during a whole week. There are so many interesting games featured, and of course, we're thrilled that our game is one of them! 🎉



As you already might know, you can play Coridden by yourself, but inviting friends or your significant other can make the experience even better 🥰 We have many fond memories of playing with each other, family and friends and want to encourage more people to take time doing just that. That’s why, when developing our own game, we wanted to find ways for players to actively support each other through meaningful interactions and communication. Our co-op riding mechanic is one example, where players can become a stronger unit and overcome environmental obstacles together!



To celebrate both co-op gaming and being in Steam Next Fest, we decided to do a livestream where we will play the demo together in co-op, talk about the game and answer any questions you might have! Make sure to stop by Coridden's Steam page tomorrow, at 3 PM CET to get to know us and the game even more!

Also, as an extra bonus, there will be a chance to win a key for a game from our Publisher's library 😉

We can't wait to have a chat with you, hope to see you on the livestream!
/Aftnareld Team

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[h2]Greetings, Shifters! ✊🐲 [/h2]

In Coridden, we wanted the combat system to not only test players' reflexes and fast decision-making, but also to encourage communication and collaboration among team members. The different items and abilities can make the battle better or worse, depending on what kind of enemy they face and how fast they react. 

[h3]Here are four aspects we kept in mind to create the combat challenging in Coridden:[/h3]
[h3]🐲 Reacting[/h3]
responding to threats, taking actions, and controlling your character;
[h3]🐲 Targeting[/h3]
analyzing enemies, planning out take-down order, using the right tools;
[h3]🐲 Managing energy (a resource to perform attacks and certain skills)[/h3]
balancing defense vs attack, risk vs safety;
[h3]🐲 Playing as a team[/h3]
talking to each other to eliminate the right targets, managing energy and targets between players, helping each other in need, making use of everyone's strengths & tools, compensating for each other's weaknesses.

During combat, players can use melee and ranged attacks depending on their equipment, and choose between light (faster) or charged (slower, but more powerful) attacks. Charged attacks are extra useful when the enemy is blocking attacks or has a lot of damage reduction!



There are several ways for players to avoid attacks or create some distance between them and their enemies, such as dodge, jump or sprint. Dodging makes you invincible against most attacks for a short while, and doesn't cover as much distance to keep you in close proximity for counter-attacks. By jumping you can avoid attacks that travel along the ground, and it also opens up for airborne attacks.

Players can change their form at will to use skills available to either their human or beast forms. Every attack and active skills costs energy, so switching between forms is essential to keep dealing damage!



A teammate in a beast form, or a conjure, can be mounted. Attacks from enemies won't hurt the human riding, only the beast will take damage. If the player in beast form loses consciousness or gets hit by certain attacks, the riding player will be knocked off. Some skills let the rider and the mounted player to interact in special ways, while some of the passive abilities can give extra benefits while riding or being ridden.

Some creatures can grab or hold onto enemies by either attacking them with a powerful attack or by running into them quickly. Sometimes an enemy can dodge or block a grab attempt, though. It's easier to grab enemies who've just been hit, are staggered and hurt. Other players can also attack the enemy that has been grabbed, both from the ground and while riding.



We hope the style of combat in Coridden got you excited! Remember that you can now play the DEMO on Steam!

Until next time!
/Aftnareld Team

[h3]🐲 Media about us:[/h3]
Rock Paper Shotgun IGN
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[h2]Greetings, Shifters! ✊🐲 [/h2]

As you probably know, we recently launched a DEMO. Yes, you can now play the DEMO for Coridden on Steam! We encourage you to share your feedback, either here on the forum or on our Discord. It's an invaluable help ❤️

Meanwhile, we really wanted to share with you the reasons we decided to create an action-packed RPG filled with monsters and co-op. Why this type of game and not any other?



Before we started making Coridden, we consumed a LOT of co-op games together, especially all kinds of action and RPG games. At some point, we felt as if we had played every title in the genre possible, and we wondered "Why aren't there more?". Valle, who has been programming as a hobby since his late teens, was inspired to start a new project. And he invited me to participate in it too 😊

We definitely wanted it to include meaningful co-op, in the sense of not just running side by side, but also interacting with each other. The mechanic of driving the warthog in Halo together came to mind as that type of co-op interaction we wanted to include. But I really love animals (especially horses) and Pokémon is one of my all-time favorite game series, so I suggested switching out the vehicle to animals instead 👉👈 Valle agreed, but he didn't want to play as “just” an animal. He wanted to play as a fierce beast! As we argued about who was going to be the beast and who was going to be the human, we realized it would be more fun to just alternate between both. And that's how the shapeshifting and co-op riding ideas were born! 🎉



Originally, we only had one beast, and it would certainly be a good game with that focus as well. But because we both liked different creatures, we wanted to make many different types. We ended up with multiple beast, each type having a unique base move set. We also left room for variations on their stats and looks, and made sure they can be customized with abilities and attacks, but that feels like it deserves its own post 😅

We hope you liked our story. And who knows, maybe you'll get inspired to create your game as well 😉
/Narin and the Aftnareld Team 
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The one great weapon in my arsenal as mercurial uncle and cousin to several infant humans is the timeless game of Horsey. You know - when you get down all fours and offer to give the kid a ride around the sitting room. It's murder on the old kneecaps, but as any shrewd parental tactician knows, Horsey is a game with a sting in its tail (making this a kind of scorpion Horsey, I guess). The horse in the game of Horsey is free to choose the direction of travel, even if it's somewhere the rider would rather not go. Towards the bath or dinner table, for instance. Towards the dentist, if needed.

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[h3]❗ Demo is Available Now ❗[/h3]

It's happening! The latest demo with never-seen before content is now live on Steam! Head to the main page of the game and look for a big green banner to download and try the game!

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The demo we’re presenting covers a part of the game which will be available later in the full release. The new content is not only the highlight and proof of concept Kickstarter-wise. We really encourage you to leave feedback and support the development process. We still need to take care of the stuff like 3D animations, 2D assets for the UI and Equipment as well as some animation iterations. Stay tuned for a more detailed changelog in the upcoming week! The gameplay time is approx. ~1 hour. What's more, it's fully supporting co-op experience, so bring your friends and make THE TEAM!





Quick recap of the new content, you will be able to experience

• Get introduced to the world and characters of Coridden,
  
• Explore the main town and one of the wildland areas,
  
• Pick one of four classes to try out with a selection of skills available, up to level 12,
  
• Try out 2-3 different beast forms and their skills during the main quest path,
  
• If you want to challenge yourself and do some pure combat grind, you can try out the Guard Missions (where you also can find 2 other beast forms).
  

[h3]💚 Coridden Kickstarter Campaign 💚[/h3]



Along with the demo, we're launching Coridden Kickstarter campaign. Check out what content we've prepared for you. The campaign is featuring some exclusive content ready to be unlocked, including new in-game items (such as armor and beast skins), exclusive in-game awards and ability to have your cute pet companion aside!




We encourage you to participate in the campaign and support the project. Your contribution gives us the chance to improve the game's overall quality and also serves as a platform for creating more content, for which we're sure to have plenty of ideas! Coridden has always been a game created in the spirit of a community-driven approach, even since pre-production. It's only natural that our backers also get access to the game's beta version, directly supporting the project during this critical moment.

We’re eager to show you what we have planned for the Stretch Goals! We hope you help us with this journey!



[h3] ✅ New Languages Confirmed ✅ [/h3]

Finally, we can confirm it! Coridden will support interface and text translation in 6 different languages. The game will be available in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Russian. The partial voiceovers are scheduled only in the English version.



Please let us know if you have any thoughts about the in-game rewards! We believe that close collaboration with the community will benefit us and the game, and hope as many as possible want to bring this idea to life and go on this journey together with us! 🧙‍♂️

Follow us on Twitter/X, Instagram and join our Discord to stay in touch 🦖

Until next time!
/Aftnareld Team

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