Hello, I'm Shibuya from Studio Snowblind, the developer of Glaciered.
Last weekend, Glaciered acheived over 30,000 40,000 wishlists on Steam, and even got into the top 1000 700 most wishlisted games on Steam! To a small indie developer like me, it's almost hard to believe how big that number is. I would like to thank you all for your continuous support and for looking forward to the game.
(Update: We got even more wishlists, reaching 40,000 in the short time after the announcement. Thank you so much for your support!)
I try to read all the feedback you give based on your experiences with the demo. Some of it has already been reflected in the demo through updates, but some others need more time, such as adjusting the camera. I'll continue to work hard to improve on the game throughout development.
And thanks to your support, I have two exciting announcements to make today!
First, you'll be able to carry over a part of your demo save data to the full game.
If you've played the demo enough, you might have already noticed, but one of the endgames of Glaciered is to craft your very own wings and combine them with character stat growth and mutations to create various unique character builds. For players who have spent countless hours on crafting wings, we're planning on letting you carry over these wings to the full version of the game! More details will be announced in the future.
For other features such as character levels and features unlocked through memory trading, since the demo version has a different experience gain table and requires different materials, these will unfortunately not be carried over to the full game. We appreciate your understanding.
Next is about an English voice over. As a small indie creator, adding a whole new voiced language was not an easy decision to make, but thank to eveyone wishlisting the game, we can finally make it a reality!
Please look forward to the English dub as well as the Japanese one. Of course, you will be able to select the voice over and subtitle language separately to suit your preferences.
Lastly, I would like to introduce some features that will appear in the full game. First off is one of the Shard Quills you'll learn: Sniper Shard Quills.
Sniper Shard Quills are suited to long-range combat. They shoot a crystal shard that flies rapidly and straight ahead, which has a very long range and can pierce through multiple enemies.
It's especially useful for ambushing enemies or when you want to whittle down the number of enemies around you quickly.
The special move Wild Barrage is an ultimate shot with even heavier damage that cannot be guarded against and can also pierce through multiple enemies. It's a very deadly attack that can completely turn the tide of battle.
Of course, the existence of powerful wings like these also means that there are formidable enemies you'll have to use them against. Most of the creatures that appear in the demo strongly resemble existing fish and prehistoric marine life, but halfway into the game, you'll start seeing an even wider variety of futuristic sea creatures.
And when it comes to the sea, how could we forget mollusks? They're still around in the seas of Glaciered, laying in wait for intruders.
Paki aren't the only crustaceans in the sea, either. You'll eventually have to fight other aggressive crustaceans who have evolved even more threateningly on your journey.
I might post about gamedev progress and teaser content in our official Discord server from now on, so please come in and check it out if you're interested!
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