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METAL SUITS, Introduction to newly added and changed suits

After completing the world’s largest exhibitions, Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show, by the end of September, our studio switched back to development mode starting in October.

New planets, enemies, and various objects are being added, but today I would like to tell you about newly added suits that have not been updated and changes to existing suits.

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[h2]1. Kevin & Kyle[/h2]



Our main character, cyborg ‘Kevin’, has a slimmer torso and slightly fresher color than the first version.




To support two-player local/multiplayer, ‘Kyle’, a cyborg clone of Kevin, also appears. To ensure clear separation in-game, Kyle has been created in a blue-based color and will remain in a blue-based color even when wearing any combat suit.

For a 2-player play, please check the sample video below.




The UI in the video above is temporary so the UI will be configured to be neatly placed at the top of both sides at the time of release.


[h2]2. Cannon Bomb Suit[/h2]



The ‘Cannon Bomb Suit’ fires a powerful cannon, although the reload speed is a bit slow. The original form had Kevin wearing a duck-shaped tube-shaped suit, but with the update, it evolved into a form with a strong-shaped suit and a cannon in the middle of the chest.




The special skill of throwing the teddy bear and playing “I LOVE YOU” voice and then it splits into 4 grenades, is transferred to the Bear Bomb Suit. Afterward, a new chain explosion weapon was added as a special skill of the Cannon Bomb Suit.





[h2]3. Gatling Gun Suit[/h2]



In the case of the ‘Gatling Gun Suit’, it was originally shown as holding a large gatling gun, but as it was updated, it was changed to a form where the suit was more stylish and holding a gatling gun with a longer barrel.




The form of the special skill is the same as before, but some effects have been strengthened.





[h2]4. Firebug Suit[/h2]



The appearance of the ‘Firebug Suit’ has also been subtly changed. The details of the gas cylinder on his back have been improved, and the shape of the fire-breathing gun has also been improved.

Additionally, the appearance of the suit has been improved so that even the legs are completely protected from flames.




As you can see in the gif, the Firebug suit’s basic attack inflicts damage up to the bottom of the front.

The special skills of the Firebug Suit remain as powerful as before.





[h2]5. Electric Guitar Suit[/h2]



There are no major changes to the ‘Electric Guitar Suit’ in appearance. Originally, machine gun-type bullets were fired from the guitar, but improvements are in progress as they lack differentiating points or characteristics compared to other suits. This part is still being improved through planning, development, and testing, so it is difficult to say how it will change at this point, but please look forward to it soon being changed to an even better version than the current version of firing bullets.

The special skill of the Electric Guitar Suit remains as splendid as before.





[h2]6. Power Fist Suit[/h2]



The ‘Power Fist Suit’ does not have any major changes in appearance, but its basic attack speed has been increased and bullets fired by enemies can be deflected or exploded by the basic attack of the Power Fist Suit.




In the case of the Power Fist suit, when using a special skill, it is converted into an invincible form that absorbs enemy attacks. The suit’s gauge has been improved so that it does not consume the gauge while invincible.





[h2]7. Ninja Suit[/h2]



This is a newly added ‘Ninja Suit’. It is a suit that has the appearance of a cyber ninja and can throw three shuriken. The shuriken is equipped with a high-performance sensor, so if there is an enemy or destructible object nearby, it can freely change direction to fly to that location.




When using a special skill, 8 large shuriken are fired in 8 directions, and the shuriken reflects on the wall for a certain period of time and causes damage to enemies and objects in the space.




Please note that in the case of the ninja suit, the effect has not yet been applied when using special techniques.


[h2]8. Bear Bomb Suit[/h2]




This is the newly added bear-shaped suit ‘Bear Bomb Suit’. It is a suit that looks cute like a teddy bear, but moves quickly and throws powerful bombs in a parabolic direction.

The special feature of this suit is that it has the ability to throw bombs briefly or long depending on whether the attack button is pressed briefly or long. The bomb thrown by the Bear Bomb Suit is a sensor-equipped bomb that explodes when it touches an enemy or object, but when it touches a regular block, it rolls instead of exploding, so it will make good use of it.




The Bear Throw special skill of the existing Cannon Bomb Suit has been inherited from the Bear Bomb Suit. Be careful. Users can sometimes hear a creepy-low “I LOVE YOU” sound.





[h2]9. Lasersaber Suit[/h2]



The newly added ‘Lasersaber Suit’ has a sturdy appearance and includes a lasersaber. You can attack using a laser sword and sword aura, and like the Power Fist, bullets fired by enemies using a sword and sword aura can be deflected or exploded by the basic attack




In addition to the basic attack, the laser saber suit has an added feature that allows you to gather energy and attack with one flash by holding down the basic attack button.




When the Lasersaber Suit uses a special skill, it instantly attacks all enemies exposed on the screen. I think you will understand quickly if you watch the below video.





[h2]10. Drone Master Suit[/h2]



This is the newly added ‘Drone Master Suit’ who has an ‘Afro hairstyle’.

The Drone Master Suit summons drones that orbit around him at regular intervals and has a basic attack that flies the drones at the target. Enemies and objects within a certain range are automatically set as targets, and enemies and objects behind walls also have very powerful basic attacks that can attack through walls.




When you wear the Drone Master Suit and use a special skill, he will create 5 drones and launch them randomly at targets within the attack range.




[h2]11. Angry Fist Suit[/h2] (wasted)



It was initially planned and developed with a dash attack using a shotgun and fists in mind, but it has been discarded because it lacked differentiation or character from existing suits (it also resembled characters from the some game too much;;;).
After release, we will review the suit again and if we can improve it in another way, we will try to improve it and add it.

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This is a description of the basic Kevin & Kyle and 9 combat suits created to date. There are some suits that are still in development, so some effects are missing, but the suits in development will be completed by the time of release and an additional six types of suits will be added. Therefore, a total of 15 suits will be included in the game at launch.

The next post will explain the newly added planets and additional features.

Thank you for reading the game dev journal until the end, and if you are interested in our project, please add and follow us through Steam.

METAL SUITS, Tokyo Game Show 2023 Exhibition Participation Review

Following exhibiting in Gamescom 2023 in August, we exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2023 in September. Although it was smaller than Gamescom, it consisted of four large halls, and a separate space was provided for business meetings. All holes were organized a little tighter than at Gamescom, making it a very well-organized event overall.




The weather was very humid and hot, like summer in Korea. Even on the first day of the event, the B2B start date, the air conditioner did not work properly, so we had to sweat profusely during the event.

Unlike Gamescom, this time all the Eggtart Inc. members participated in the event. Although it was an immoderate decision at the company level, it was made with the hope that all members developing the game would have a variety of experiences by watching users play and react at the event.










We were able to set up a booth in the Korean pavilion with support from the KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency), and during the four-day event period, the first two days were B2B and the remaining two days were B2C.




I think it was a big help to distribute press releases in Japan about 3 weeks before TGS with the help of a Japanese media person(Masa Kei - https://twitter.com/MasaKei123) I met by chance at the Banggusuk Indie Game Show before visiting the Tokyo Game Show.
Link - Go to the press release link in Japan




Additionally, the press release was viewed more than 90,000 times on Twitter. We would like to thank Masa Kei from Japan for his great help with this post.




Many people came to our booth during the event. About 20 people cleared the boss. They showed superior gaming skills than the German visitors who visited Gamescom.




What was most impressive about this event was the coverage by local media and Korea Ruliweb. All of the reporters cleared the boss in one play. Not only were their gaming skills good, but the article was so in-depth that I could tell that they were a user who had played a lot of the genre over the years.
Link - Go to the local media article in Japan
Link - Go to the Ruliweb's coverage article







And a person named "ゴロー2000才" from Dengeki Online, who is famous in Japan, visited and filmed a video.




Link -
Go to ゴロー2000才's Twitter
Link - Watch ゴロー2000才's METAL SUITS gameplay video




After the 4-day exhibition, we returned with a successful conclusion to the event. If the many doubts we had internally through Gamescom 2023 turned into confidence, in the Tokyo Game Show 2023, we gained great confidence that our game could be worked globally. Additionally, as all of the members participated in the exhibition event, I think everyone, including me, developed a similar sense of self-confidence. And above all, I think the great achievement is that we have become a stronger team than before through exhibitions in events and training camps(?).

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We had business meetings with many domestic and global companies at the Tokyo Game Show 2023, and we plan to do our best to produce good results through continuous consultation.




In the next post, I will explain the added suits and new planets.
Thank you for reading the game dev journal until the end, and if you are interested in our project, please add and follow us.

METAL SUITS, Gamescom 2023 Exhibition Participation Review

For the first time in my life, I visited Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event. The world’s largest game show that we only heard about. The scale was truly amazing. There are a total of 11 large halls the size of BEXCO or KINTEX in Korea. However, there is also a hall on two floors, so you can think of a total of about 15 large halls.




The weather was very humid and hot on the first day, but then it became a decent summer day. When I returned to Korea, the weather in Köln was similar to the fall weather in Korea.



















With support from the KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency), our Egg Tart also opened a B2B business booth in the Korea Joint Pavilion. And we were curious about user reactions and feedback about our game, so we set up a booth in B2C called Home of Indie at a separate cost.








B2B was from Wednesday (23rd) to Friday (25th), and B2C was from Thursday (24th) to Sunday (27th).

When we visited to set up the B2C booth on Wednesday for the exhibition, many B2B people came to the B2C booth and played games. Perhaps that’s why there were many people who played the game at the B2C booth and then came to the B2B booth to request a meeting.

Thanks to this, we were able to hold many meetings in addition to those scheduled in advance in B2B. If you are going to attend an exhibition reading this article, don’t just go to B2B or B2C, make sure to go to B2B and B2C together!! (But don’t forget that it’s twice as hard)

By the way, this time I cosplayed as our “METAL SUITS” protagonist, Kevin. It was a business trip and the conditions were not good, but as the CEO, I did my best.




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“METAL SUITS” gained some popularity in the B2B and B2C booths. We had meetings with over 20 companies at the B2B booth, and users constantly visited the B2C booth to enjoy games.













While we were developing METAL SUTIS, we had a lot of questions internally about whether it was right to develop in this direction. It was the same at last year’s BIC, but I think the biggest asset was that I became convinced that we were heading in the right direction after going through Gamescom this year.

Also, participating in this event was a meaningful and wonderful event that felt like I had just made my debut on the global stage of my dreams. I hope to achieve good results of what we want.

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There were many connections made through this exhibition. While exhibiting at the indie game booth, I saw many people developing games alone by themselves and was impressed by their passion for game development.

We are also scheduled to participate in the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) next month, so the next dev journal will likely be a review of the Tokyo Game Show (TGS).

As we participate in the event, game development continues internally, so please look forward to the game we are developing, “METAL SUITS”!!



Thank you for reading the dev journal to the end. If you are interested in our project, please follow us and wishlist us on Steam.

METAL SUITS demo play available!



Hi, everyone!

We are happy to announce that you can play the "METAL SUITS" demo on the below website.

※ It supports keyboard and DualShock 4, but we recommend playing with a DualShock 4 controller for the best gaming experience."

English Page: https://www.bigameshow.com/bigs2023/eng/gamelist/?mod=document&uid=532

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METAL SUITS, New Planet Estiel, and GamesCom 2023

This month’s development log is a little late. There are many things to prepare for attending Gamescom (B2B, B2C) and the Tokyo Game Show exhibition, so I was able to write it only on the last day of July.

Originally, I was going to write about the changed part ahead of the exhibition, but I will explain the new planet because it is still in preparation.

Today, I would like to explain the new planet Estiel and the Gamescom exhibition scheduled to attend in August.

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[h3]1. Estiel[/h3]



The Estiel is a planet made up of deserts, and there are many ancient structures built in the desert, who do not know who or when they were built.




Why did the Golida tribe invade Estiel, where no one lives? Did he go to wake up a giant device with unknown powers inside an ancient building that is said to be legendary? As it is a desert area, you never know what might be hiding in the sand, so you should always be careful.

[h3]2. Objects added to the planet Estiel[/h3]
(1) Blocks that fall when stepped on



If you step on the falling block, the block will fall and Kevin will fall as well. Don’t hesitate and move quickly. Don’t worry too much. After a while, the block will reappear.

(2) Grinder tooth that moves along the block



The grinder tooth moves along the block. If you are wearing a suit when you touch it, the suit will be destroyed immediately, and if you do not have a suit, you will die instantly, so be careful.

(3) A thorn block that rises when stepped on



If you step on a thorn block installed inside an ancient building, thorns will pop up from the floor. If you are stabbed by a thorn, if you are wearing a suit, the suit is immediately destroyed, and if you are not wearing a suit, you will die instantly, so be careful.

(4) Blocks coming out and coming in of walls



Inside the ancient building, blocks are placed that come out of the wall. Get the timing right when you come out and when you go in. If you get it wrong, you can fall into the very depths of the ancient structure.


[h3]3. Enemies added to Estiel planet[/h3]

(1) Golida Slime



Golida Slime exhales toxic substances from its mouth. Be careful, if you come into contact with the gas of toxic substances, or if you come into contact with toxic substances, you will slow down, take damage and die.


(2) Golida Mage



Golida Mage has very weak, but absorbs Kevin’s attacks and launches a powerful counterattack.


(3) Golida Scarab



Swarms of giant Gollida scarabs that live inside ancient structures. Be careful as you can get stabbed by its huge teeth if you get near it.

[h3]4. GamesCom 2023[/h3]
We will attend both the 2023 Gamescom B2B and B2C exhibitions.

B2B will participate in a Korean pavilion with the support of the Korea Creative Content Agency, and B2C will exhibit at the booth as a member of the Home of Indie group.

If you happen to come to the exhibition, you can get a chance to play the METAL SUITS demo we prepared and you can get two kinds of goods.

Even if you just play the game, we will give you a fan, and if you answer the survey, we will also give you a key ring.







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In the next post, I will go to the exhibition and leave a review of the Gamescom 2023 exhibition!

Thank you for reading the development log to the end. If you are interested in our project, please follow us and wishlist us on Steam.