Hello everyone – I hope you’ve enjoyed the summer! Here in the north, the weather is slowly progressing into autumn, with leaves turning yellow and auburn.
NewGame+ Status
As promised, we’ve started the development of NewGame+ and actually already come to a point where we’ve been able to do some basic testing!
Essentially, we’ve decided that in NewGame+ you will keep your character, your level and your gear. The enemies are more difficult – somewhat balanced to your level – and you will be able to collect an infinite number of cards. Yes, that means you can collect one hundred Rabby cards, if you like. The card effects will stack but possibly not at 100% – more testing is needed.
There will also be pins! Some of the pins from Arcade Mode won’t be able to carry over due to how different the modes are, so instead we’ve been brainstorming new pins specifically for Story Mode – some of which may also be added to Arcade Mode in the future. We’ll give you a list of our ideas later on but until then, feel free to share what pins you’d like to see in Story Mode!
Naturally we’ve had some discussions regarding the pins in this mode, specifically about how you’ll be able to get them. For now the idea is that one will spawn everytime you kill a boss, as well as them having a low chance of spawning on killing regular enemies. There will also be a small, randomized pool being sold by the Traveller (who can reroll the pool for a fee). This is subject to change depending on how we feel during further testing.
We’re also considering an idea that once you finish NewGame+ and start another NewGame+ run, you’ll have access to one more pin slots – which means that theoritically, if you play through the game enough times, you’ll be able to equip every pin in the game at the same time! Again, more testing needed here, but we think the idea is a lot of fun!
Going on a Cruise?!
In other news: we’ve been invited to showcase Secrets of Grindea at Moderskeppet which is a geek and gaming cruise taking place from the 10th to 11th of October, starting and ending in Stockholm, Sweden.
Right now we’re currently unsure if we’ll be able to attend but we certainly hope so, so if you’re in Stockholm early October be sure to check it out! Don’t delay too long, though, as rooms are already getting close to sold out.
We’ll of course let you know if we’ll be there during next month’s recap which should be available about a week before the cruise.
Next Time…
We should have been able to test the NewGame+ features some more and ironed out some further details on how things will work. Stay tuned!
