Version 0.8.2 is live!

The Forbidden Arts

The Forbidden Arts is an old-school action adventure platformer with a focus on discovery and exploration. You play as Phoenix, a young boy who seeks to master the element of fire in a grand adventure of ancient magic.

Version 0.8.2 is live and concludes line 0.8. We have come a long ways and the game continues to improve and tighten up. Version 0.9+ will include a lot of final polish and we will integrate localizations into the game. We have currently translated the text into Russian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean and Hungarian. We may translate into more languages prior to the full launch. If you want to see the game in your preferred language, please let us know and we will take it into account and do our best to meet demand. The game will remain in version 0.9+ for quite a few months as we finish things up. We feel there is still a bit of polish to add to the game and we will keep tweaking it until we are satisfied. We want to release the game! But we've come this far and it has to be as perfect as we can get it! We also have lots of great announcements to make in the future, so stay posted for lots of great news! Here is what's been changed/improved on in version 0.8.2: - Improved AI for the Gnoll (New Special Attack) - Fireballs will no longer be able to penetrate the Gnoll Shaman's force field when the forcefield is active - Improved AI for the Bixies - Improved AI for the Yeti - New voiceover for the fire spirit - Revised intro cutscene - Improved anti aliasing. Fixed bleeding from post processing effects. - Improved environment effects and added new visual enhancements to the Enchantress Boss Fight - Various minor Bug fixes and improvements Thanks for following along as we continue development. There's lots of great things to come!