Cycle Of Tyrfing

A project in Halifax, Canada by Donovan Jackson
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Cycle of Tyring is a Rogue-Like Action platformer heavily inspired by Metroid and Castlevania. Each playthrough is different.
Backers: 111
Average Pledge Per Backer: $21 CAD

Funded: $2,384 CAD of $20,000 CAD
Dates: Nov 13th -> Dec 28th (45 days)
Project By: Donovan Jackson
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Latest News

Umbra Release

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the newest magic abilities. Umbra Release, Creates a formless shadow that targets and strikes up to 3 nearby enemies.  (Read More)

GreenLit

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Cycle of Tyrfing has been officially Greenlithttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=514513758I am of course incredibly thankful for all of you who have backed this project thus far.With that being said, I wish to acknowledge the... (Read More)

GreenLights Top 100

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I received news this morning that Cycle of Tyrfing made it to # 100 and is still climbing.This is of course based on how many YES votes the game gets.Im not sure what steam does and doesnt allow so here is a screen shot of my item stats.I blurred out... (Read More)

Gameplay compilation

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMuawTN24mgIm thinking about changing this to my primary pitch vid, what do you guys think?  (Read More)

Some new screen shots

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
 COming soon - A reward matrix (Just to clarify what each level has compared to others)Thanks to my backers for making this suggestion! I never would have thought of it on my own LOLI will also include an item matrix, I am aiming for 100 power ups... (Read More)

New Combo Ticker

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I added a combo ticker to spice things up a bit, also working on a new boss.  (Read More)

New Power Up Description

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
 BY THE WAY, This is far from the entire list of findable items and power ups.Introducing - Disir - Faerie like entities that follow you. They feed off of a small percentage of Magic, but will also attack near by enemies in your stead.there is a... (Read More)

Backer rewards and Skins

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Breaking Announcement All backers (above 2.00$) Receive the Kickstarter Exclusive Skins.Angantyr and Lightning Goddess Hervor.  (Read More)

Newer Animations

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a animated gif with some new combat animations, the Equipped Armor is the Hel-Armor, Ill talk more about Armor and Skins a little Later ;-)   (Read More)

Some of the Swag (T shirt Designs)

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I know that I am personally a sucker for tshirts.Im a bloody billboard, and yet Im the one who pays. My closet has about 63 tshirts in it ranging from Newgrounds branded stuff, to Skateboard brands I like, to video game T shirts I couldnt resist at... (Read More)

Improvements and Greenlighting

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I have some ideas to test to improve the game efficiency. Im also beginning the process of pushing the gameplay to 48 -60 fps.this means that my next few updates may lack visuals. But I ask you to be patient, Ill still be posting things about my... (Read More)

He looks a little crabby

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
More than likely, there will be alterations to the boss design.Often Ill make a 'draft' of the enemy and see how he plays, and then build upon it.This is Boss # 6, This photo is still processing Check back in a few minutes!  (Read More)

Evney/Envy is Coming Along,

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 There have been some changes to the Huds, nothing major however.  (Read More)

intro draft animation

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Working on the intro Sequence, Im thinking of doing these inkings over a papyrus kind of texture.Fully animated cutscenes would be wonderful, but costly, time consuming and not all that necessary.There will be audio and written dialogue to go with... (Read More)

Story Board (Initial Draft) and some other stuff!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is some sketch work for the intro. Its the first draft of the first section, And here is a conception image of Hervor, with the war hammer side weapon While I am working on the 5th Boss design for world 1, Im also keeping busy with the less... (Read More)

Some Tragedy in the Family, But Im back guys!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
My Mother Passed away tragically on November 9th this year. As I still mourn for her loss I also had to take a great deal of responsibility over the past few days, Being honest I did not really want this information on my project, However My backers... (Read More)

Some new artwork for the world to see

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
 Here is some boss concept art. Ill be updating daily with new images !  (Read More)

Clarification on the 5$ Early bird special

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I made a mistake on the reward teirs, I added one and forgot to delete another.  The 5$ teir is the Early bird specialWhile the 9$ Teir is the base price.I apologize for this mistake.  (Read More)

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