Monkanics - Official Devblog (By Demetrius Dixon)

The name’s Demetrius Dixon. I’m a 20 year old, autistic, indie game designer and programmer.  I blur the line between smart and stupid, am hyper-aware of my own psyche, and use a monkey game as a source of fulfillment. This “monkey game” is actually called Monkanics (Monkey + Mechanics). It’s a zany third-person, PvP, arena shooter where you play as cyborg lab apes created by a posthuman inventor in the not so far future. (If you don’t know what “posthuman” means, look it up) In the game, you invent crazy weapons, use an impactful cyborg monkey moveset to traverse creative arenas, collect powerful items, scavenge for resources, and DESTROY other players. Now, let’s hold our metaphorical horses. How far is Monkanics currently developed? Well, it’s currently in a pre-prototype state. Meaning I’m currently making the fundamental game mechanics and systems in order to start playtesting with a prototype. I’m currently creating the networked gunplay systems. Y’know, synchronized projec...