Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath News

Hi heroes! 👋

You may be reading this because you think Chronicles of 2 Heroes has appealing pixel art and fluid animations. However, our game's visuals and mechanics have changed a lot before they look like they do now.

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Take Kensei's parry, for instance. It's one of his signature moves along with his dash, so we put a lot of effort into making it smooth yet powerful.

We thought slow motion could add more intensity to the parry, so that became a staple from the very beginning. The same happens with the sparks from the first two versions.



Nevertheless, many testers pointed out that this effect didn't fit with the pixelated graphics. It looked a bit too realistic and disconnected from the overall aesthetic. That's why we replaced it with two handmade effects.



When Kensei parries, his sword slashes from bottom to top. A tiny, yellow, curved line appears near the arrow when you hit it. Then, a different explosion effect changes the trajectory of the projectile. The final result is a more powerful-looking parry with exclusive animations and effects for each phase.



Do you like how it looks now? Leave a comment if you enjoy this "how it started vs how it's going" type of article!

[h3]Hi heroes! 👋[/h3]

Today is April 27th and that means that there is only ONE MONTH LEFT until Chronicles of 2 Heroes’ release 📆

*PIXELATED SCREAM*

Since the launch is getting closer and closer (May 26th), we're fine-tuning the game on all platforms.

[h2]Including the Steam Deck! 👇[/h2]

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Valve's handheld wasn't available when we announced this project, but it's become extremely popular in the last months 🔥

Will you give a try to Chronicles of 2 Heroes on the Deck? Leave a comment telling us where you plan to play our retro platformer 🤔

You can find us on Twitter and Discord for further information on the development.

See you in the next update!

-Israel, PR & CM.

Hi heroes! 👋

Chronicles of 2 Heroes will release on May 26, 2023. But you already knew that, didn’t you? We announced it with a fancy new trailer you can watch 📺 here 📺

However, you probably didn’t know how many languages we'll include in our game. During our Kickstarter campaign, we confirmed English, Italian, Spanish and a mysterious extra language.
Now we can announce that Chronicles of 2 Heroes will be available in…

🗺️ 10 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 🗺️

• English
  
• Italian
  
• Spanish
  
• Catalan/Valencian
  
• German
  
• French
  
• Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• Korean
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Japanese
  

Going from four languages at best to ten is quite a trip. At first, we feared translation being too expensive, but our game is a retro platformer with little dialogue. It was affordable, and we know you all appreciate playing in your native language, so we wanted to invest in our players.

Localization is happening while we write. We strongly believe it will be ready for Day 1. If that isn’t the case, you will barely need to wait for an update.

Until the release date, don’t forget to wishlist our game here on Steam. Tell us which language you are most hyped about on our Twitter/Discord.

See you in the next update! 🔜

-Israel, PR & CM.

We have just uploaded an updated demo which includes:

- Small changes to level design to make it more enjoyable and less tedious.
- Minor bug fixes.
- Changes to death zones, they no longer one-shot but instead return you to the beginning of the room.
- Changes to the save layout with updated time, collected collectibles, money, and more.
- Added a widget to cancel the dash.
- Added temples within the game.
- Added a map.

Hi heroes! 👋

This is the first proper update we post on Steam, and we're hyper-thrilled about it. Especially since we can share BIG NEWS with you 👀

Yesterday, we posted our release date trailer. Hope you like it! 👇

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It’s called a “release date trailer” for a reason. We can finally announce a digital release date:

🔥 Chronicles of 2 Heroes will release on May 26! 🔥

That means the wait is almost over. Roughly two months, and you’ll enjoy our action platformer on Steam and every console. Shout-out to Catness Games for handling the porting! 😻



Until the release date, don’t forget to try our free demo on Steam. Also, adding our game to your wishlist is extremely helpful ✨

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and join our Discord server!

See you in the next update! 🔜