so in kitsune tails we put in a mode for beginners at platformers (or people who just don't have the time to feel frustrated at games anymore) where if you die you respawn immediately floating on a little cloud that despawns after a couple of seconds. you know, kinda like old coop arcade games
what nobody on our team expected was that a common problem for beginners would be not knowing that the cloud can be steered around to fly you to safety, leading to complaints that jumping off the cloud just killed you again and softlocks the game
just goes to show how much understanding game mechanics comes down to prior experience with games with similar mechanics
(anyway we're gonna put a short prompt on screen telling people they can fly around on the cloud)
Kitsune Tails has a release date! As just announced on Wholesome Direct, our Mario-like featuring queer fox girls will be coming to Steam and itch.io (Windows, Linux) on August 1st, 2024!
Big news: Kitsune Tail's Steam Next Fest demo is live now! Go get it at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325260 and experience the first part of this queer furry love triangle wrapped in an SMB3 jacket
You should definitely check the options. There's a CRT shader in Kitsune Tails made by @JoshJers which isn't on by default (because people get upset by that kinda thing) but playing with it on is totally the recommended experience
And for those of you who have Steam Decks, we've verified it works on that, too! And there's a new reveal trailer, showing off some of the bosses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRBcm5fagUU
a friend of mine told their classmate about kitsune tails with "what if lesbian shork mario" and the classmate was like "holy shit send me the link" and it really just sells itself doesn't it?