Alec Faulkner

I'm very pleased to debut Mina the Hollower! It's been a dream come true to work on this game with all my friends at YCG and I can't wait to show you more.

@CourierWD40 @YachtClubGames “Floor is Lava” does not disable achievements. Only modifiers that make the game easier disable achievements!

@alecfa @YachtClubGames It would be better if they disabled achievements when using this

Hoping to make the game easier? Amp up the challenge? Looking to get WEIRD???? 🥸 We’ve got you covered. Mina the Hollower has tons of built-in modifiers that customize your experience from the lenient to the punishing. 💪 What kind of experience are YOU going to craft? 👾

@oceanch1me yeah think of em like bonus features on a dvd !

@alecfa Well that's great to hear, glad I have a healthy catalog of art and insight to look at after I beat the game a few times!

@oceanch1me oh there’s TONS of behind-the-scenes concepts in those, as well as a bunch of articles where we talk through our process. no big story spoilers but plenty of areas and enemies and bosses and ideas that i suspect you may want to keep a surprise !

@alecfa @Sapphie324518 @Bandygrass @YachtClubGames Is there more of this stuff in the backer exclusive posts? I haven't looked at any of it yet because I've wanted to avoid spoiling the game for myself

@Sapphie324518 @Bandygrass @YachtClubGames no problem !

@alecfa @Bandygrass @YachtClubGames Honestly, you helped me in such an incredible way by giving me this masterpiece. I originally came just for the old color palette, and you ended up giving me something so much greater. Thank you so much, Alec… truly, thank you.

@YUNGYlFF @YachtClubGames Good news - one of the modifiers is an item randomizer!

@YachtClubGames All it really needs is a randomizer for the cherry on top tbh, but all the extra stuff is pretty cool, feels like most people ain’t gonna touch this stuff til they finish their first playthrough at the very least 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Sapphie324518 @Bandygrass @YachtClubGames hmm not sure, but here's her sprite sheet from the prototype if that helps

@alecfa @Bandygrass @YachtClubGames Alec Faulkner, I’ve been looking for an old Mina the Hollower image from the Yacht Club Games page — the one comparing the “clown” Mina design with the current one. Do you know where I could find it?

@YachtClubGames One of my favorite modifiers is called "Floor is Lava". It provides a tricky and ever-evolving challenge where every step counts!

@dansitami not planned atm! touchscreen controls sound like a nightmare... we used to write articles that would convey this kind of info, but now we're tryin videos. everyone tells me you gotta make stuff into a video now if you want anyone to pay attention :/

@YachtClubGames With all these vertically oriented ads I can’t help but ponder if there might eventually be an iOS/Android port. I am seriously counting the days everyday so stoked to finally play Mina! #1 most anticipated game for me for a few years now since I saw Wulff Den & Dunkey cover it.

After hours with Mina the Hollower's early game, which reminds us of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening crossed with Bloodborne, we can already say that the developers of Shovel Knight have cooked up something special with their new game. Our final preview: bit.ly/4d5iCKR

This is only enemy in Mina the Hollower to make me crash out. 🪐😡

@Bandygrass @SeanyfaceYCG i like saturnhead

@SeanyfaceYCG I HATE SATURN HEAD!

🗺️No map? No Problem! Tenebrous Isle is a big place… without a detailed room-to-room map, how does a mouse find her way? 🐭 Find out how we designed Mina the Hollower to subtly guide you without holding your hand. 🤝 Do you think you’ll get lost? 🤔

Check out these 4 things we did to help Mina navigate precarious platforms precisely in Tenebrous Isle. 😱 We are taking jumping mechanics to the next level making the experience fun for players and mice!🐁 🎮What are some of your favorite top down game mechanics?

Mina the Hollower has officially gone GOLD! The game is complete and has begun the submissions process with our first-party partners. We’ll know the release date soon and as soon as we can share it, you’ll know it. Thank you for sticking with us. We can’t wait for you to play!

@Bandygrass *enhance*

Hey, here's something funny... That blurry screen from the 2.26.20 Yacht Club Games Presents? That's Mina the Hollower! I was working on the earliest mockups of how the game could look at the time. 🔍

@MLife14496 we’re workin’ on it every day! i hope the wait wont be too much longer

@alecfa Where is our mina the hollower????????

new mario kart looks sick

@RobinPoedev in something like elden ring there’s still plenty of weirdness - secret warps, gesturing to unlock something, invisible walls, obtuse NPC conditions. i think that element is there, but it’s been moved off of the critical path. tighter game design, but perhaps less memorable

kinda sad that Fromsoft graduated from games that are hard because they were clumsy and obtuse, and are now just making games that are hard because 'tight dodge windows'