Sometimes you want an eagle, a bear and a
deer all at once.
For those times, we have Novilar
Novilar is a pet breeding and customization
game with an item economy and crafting.
Users pick a profession with different in-game
advantages.
These aspects mirror other games in its class,
like Flight Rising or Clanheart.
The developers studied mechanics from these
and games like Neopets to perfect and deliver
a cohesive and innovative gameplay experience.
There’s a whole system of patron guardians
that align with different species and professions,
meaning there’s lore.
If game lore is your thing, Novilar’s up
your alley.
Also, I really hope I’m pronouncing it right.
Is it Novilar or Novilar?
Let me know in the comments if I’m really
messing this up.
The game lore will be interactive when the
game eventually opens to the public.
There will be site-wide events that are influenced
by the community.
If you’re like me and not into game narratives,
don’t worry.
The creators have you in mind and aim make
the game enjoyable for both the lore-immersed
and casual players.
Even though the game is in early beta, there
are features up and running.
For instance, my first video was on the pet
creation process.
The color and marking options get pretty granular,
great for building original designs.
Also.. fyi..
The word granular is a buzzword in my industry.
Granularity is incredibly in.
As important as pet creation is pet breeding,
another live feature.
My spirit animal, Jolene, had an eaglet last
week.
Honestly tho, just look at Jolene.
She’s majestic.
Exploring is live and so is crafting.
There are shops and you can purchase things,
it’s all in progress.
Features in development include human avatar
customization, achievements, battling, NPC
interactions, events and guardian quests.
I admit that I’m not super into the human
avatar, but maybe that’s your thing and
you’ll like it.
Even without all of those things, the game
is playable.
I know that playing isn’t the point of betas,
but functionality assures testers that the
game is worth investing hope.
I’m really excited to see where it goes,
and how it’s going to differ from it’s
main competitors.
So now that I’ve covered the gameplay, let’s
talk about access.
Novilar has a really interesting beta development
model.
Most developers dig themselves into debt making
their games or get investors.
Novilar’s kind of flipped the script here
with a Patreon.
Patreon backers who pledge $20 or more get
beta access.
As a person who is considering using Patreon,
I’m intrigued by this paradigm shift.
The developers provide full transparency into
the process.
It’s a very curious thing and I’m watching
it closely to see how the pledge model changes
the nature of development.
Maybe I’ll talk more about this some other
time, let me know if you think this will influence
game direction.
I’ve spent less than ten hours in the game
so far.
If you’re interested in learning more, leave
a like on this video and I’ll make more
Novilar videos.
I’m aiming for at least eleven likes this
time.
If owning an eagle is something you’re interested
in, check out their patreon and consider securing
a beta access code.
Check out this video first where I made a
deer in the Novilar very-granular pet creation
process.
OR, learn a little bit about Clanheart, a
game inching nearer to it’s crowdfunding
launch every day.
In this video I raised some bebby deers into
full grown does.
They’re just so cute.
Subscribe if you wanna hear more of my charming
voice discuss pixel pets on the internet.
As always, I’m grateful that you took some
time to catch up with me today.
Thanks!
