PUNCH FIRST // Dev blog

My beat 'em up game in development, PUNCH FIRST


THEY'RE COMING AT YOU FROM EVERY DIRECTION

YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT YOUR FISTS

TO WIN, YOU HAVE TO

PUNCH FIRST


I'll keep updates logged here like I do in the game's description.

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Major updates are highlighted in bold.

v0.0.2 punch added

v0.0.3 uppercut added

v0.0.4 style bar and juggle combo added

v0.0.5 base uppercut velocity nerfed: 8 to 6
juggle combo velocity buffed: +1 to +2
+budget space program and +splattered bonuses added

v0.0.6 enemy movement and kills
style bar adaptive speed added
+airshot bonus added

PUNCHING FIRST UPDATE: v0.1.0 title, style ranking, and achievements added

v0.1.2 title intro and music added
S rank style name changed: “■■■■storm” to “Scrappin’”

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Second

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Easy
Screenshot 2025-05-08 9.57.17 PM

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Human Juggle Game of the Year (verified by me).

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FIGHTING BACK UPDATE: v0.2.0 enemies can now punch, deal damage, and stun the player

stun debuff icon to show current stun state of both player and enemies

player knockback and stun frames functionality

glory kill animation for +splattering an enemy
Untitled Video May 16, 2025 8_34 AM

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“budget space program” lmao

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v0.2.1 glory kills added

v0.2.2 +sandwiched style bonus and achievement added

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punchfirstdeaths

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image
wow it’s so cool

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Untitled Video May 16, 2025 1_29 PM

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Dark mode is just better
Also, +airshot kill animation because I think they’re pretty cool
punchfirstairshot

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v0.2.3 reworked airshot death velocity and added air glory kill animation

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this game is pretty fun
it would be cool if there were two enemies they could combo attack you

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flip yeah
image

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Yeah, I have an idea in mind for reworking the “stunlock” systems, which would add frames of stun instead of applying them directly with a cooldown, which would allow better comboing (both with the player and enemies)

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whats the hardest achievement so far?

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Probably TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, the circumstances are the most difficult to set up

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Map of 2 Birds 1 Stone : A Salon & Spa

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Something I forgot to mention, the death animations and over-the-top blood effects are where the INVINCIBLE inspiration comes into play, if it wasn’t glaringly obvious…

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