Cursed BrotherHood : A Thunder Force Legends

Welcome to the first devlog of my upcoming game, Cursed Brotherhood: A Thunder Force Legend.

This is a playable demo of what I envision as a more polished and ambitious take on the world and story of Thunder Force: Heaven.

You may ask: "Why start a whole new project?"
Well, when I first began developing Thunder Force: Heaven, I had limited experience with game design. To keep things manageable, I initially set the resolution of the early levels to 320×200 (and 640×400 for the later stages).
If you've played Thunder Force: Heaven, you might have noticed the gameplay gimmicks improving gradually as you progress—this was no accident! I was learning as I went.

Eventually, I reached the halfway mark—five levels out of eight—and began facing a significant issue: the resolution was too low, and adding newly developed gameplay ideas into old code was becoming increasingly messy.
To move forward efficiently, I decided to start fresh with a new project: Cursed Brotherhood: A Thunder Force Legend.

Once completed, this game is intended for full release and commercial distribution. But don't worry: Thunder Force: Heaven, which now serves as a prototype for Cursed Brotherhood, will remain available and playable on Itch.io.

Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear whether you prefer this new version or the original Thunder Force: Heaven. 😊