Edwin Franco

Game Designer at Nerd Ninjas | Founded Anxiety Monster Games | UCSC Alum | Leads a pack of small dogs | he/him |

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

About 20 years ago I bought a copy of Silent Hill 2 on my original Xbox and fell in love with the series. Fast forward 20 years later and I get to officially announce that I’m working on a Silent Hill project as a game designer.

Life can be so surprising sometimes.

[SILENT HILL: Ascension @SHAscension]

"No matter how hard, how fast, how far you run - your past will catch up with you…” #SilentHillAscension

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@The_Hypist @Stealth40k There’s also a cool assist mode that lets you modify the difficulty substantially. Must own for anyone of any skill level I think

[Peng @KPgbUakosrrMcj1]

ノベル + かんたんシューティングゲーム
『ULTRA0』 発売しました🚀

是非 遊んでみて下さい！
楽しかったら SNS での拡散もお願いします！
配信も大歓迎です！

#ULTRA0 #Steam
(※Steamリンク 配信ガイドライン はリプ欄)

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

This interview is a must watch for fans of #Mina, Yacht Club Games, Pixel Art, or game dev in general. There’s so much behind the scenes information in this video that had me hooked as a fan, game designer, and amateur pixel artist. Check it out!

[The Pixel Tavern @ThePixelTavern]

#minathehollower is out now! Want to hear development stories? My 80 minute interview with
@Bandygrass (Lead Pixel Artist @YachtClubGames ) is out now! We discuss early designs, development stories and more!

Thank you Sandy Gordon for your time!

https://t.co/Yh5CfC70WL

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

This looks like a lot of fun!

[Peng @KPgbUakosrrMcj1]

Hello English speakers!
📢English localization will be included in our upcoming indie game!

Launching next week on June 2nd, "ULTRA0" is a pseudo-3D shooter featuring a rich visual novel storyline and intuitive, easy-to-learn controls. Follow the adventure of young girls fighting to protect the world from the threat of giant Kaiju monsters!

✨ Features:
- Stunning pixel art animation

- Yuri elements

-Highly responsive controls

-Accessible difficulty everyone can enjoy and beat

If this catches your eye, please add "ULTRA0" to your Steam Wishlist! Thank you for your support! 🚀

#ULTRA0 #Steam #VisualNovel #PixelArt

[Peng @KPgbUakosrrMcj1]

Hello English speakers!
📢English localization will be included in our upcoming indie game!

Launching next week on June 2nd, "ULTRA0" is a pseudo-3D shooter featuring a rich visual novel storyline and intuitive, easy-to-learn controls. Follow the adventure of young girls fighting to protect the world from the threat of giant Kaiju monsters!

✨ Features:
- Stunning pixel art animation

- Yuri elements

-Highly responsive controls

-Accessible difficulty everyone can enjoy and beat

If this catches your eye, please add "ULTRA0" to your Steam Wishlist! Thank you for your support! 🚀

#ULTRA0 #Steam #VisualNovel #PixelArt

[Stealth @Stealth40k]

Mina the Hollower just hit #1 on the Switch 2 eShop (US).

It's the first non-Nintendo published game to do so in a long time.

@YachtClubGames should be very happy with that!

[Sandy Gordon⚡️ @Bandygrass]

MINA IS OUT! 🐭

It hasn't sunk in. It's been a wild 6 years and feels weird not waking up and going to my desk to pixel new sprites. Her adventure has finally come to a close for me so she could start a new one with all of you.

From the bottom of my 8x8px heart--Thank You. 💟

[Sandy Gordon⚡️ @Bandygrass]

I just woke up.
Wth... 😳

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

Holy crap! Hell yeah!

[IGN @IGN]

Mina the Hollower achieves the same heights in both action and style that its impressive inspirations – Zelda, Castlevania, and FromSoft RPGs – reach on a regular basis, and with far fewer resources.

Our review: https://t.co/SgCZ8FnF0I

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

The release date can’t come soon enough. 😍

[Sandy Gordon⚡️ @Bandygrass]

Mina's battery buster is such a cool switch weapon! 💪 Blast enemies Mega Man style, then swap to bat mode and smack em to refill your ammo! 💥

[Sandy Gordon⚡️ @Bandygrass]

Wrote up an article in 2022 about tackling the Pixel Art in Mina the Hollower. Some of the images are outdated, but the core talking points remain accurate.

Game's out in less than 2 weeks!! 🤯

[RPG Site @RPGSite]

"If Shovel Knight is our Mario, Mina would become our Zelda" - Sean Velasco from Yacht Club Games on Mina the Hollower, seven new game plus modes, potential DLC, balancing difficulty & accessibility, the price point, and much more: https://t.co/o7zXnuq9ha

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

Man, I can’t wait

[Nintendo Life @nintendolife]

Round Up: Mina The Hollower Gets Glowing Comparisons To Zelda & Soulsborne In Final Previews. https://t.co/sPq7i9qyfD

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@Bandygrass @gif_not_jif That level looks damn beautiful! 😍

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@RogersBase EMIO was my 2024 game of the year

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@Stealth40k I’ll never forget this.
Everyone was already wrapping up their “who won e3?” opinions when the smash bros trailer dropped a day after the Nintendo key note.

[Sandy Gordon⚡️ @Bandygrass]

It's finally happening!! 💥~~~~🐁
We're releasing Mina the Hollower on May 29th for $19.99! 😭

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@AndreSegers I think the element of surprise itself was a risk/reward situation. They probably knew they’d get so much attention on this one game, if part of the media attention would be about the surprise sudden direct. This allows for starfox to trend beyond the normal stream time window.

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@pixeltao @PastaF3et I remember loving this when I was in high school.
The pixel art still holds up after all these years. I saw this post a few hours ago and have been desperately trying to find my copy.

I can’t find it anywhere. I’m dying to play it now.

[Edwin Franco @EdwinMakesGames]

@MyNintendoNews It comes down to the business/cultural differences. In Japan, they didn’t need a pack-in title to sell. A low entry price could send an idea of a product’s quality. Not in the U.S. It desperately needed a pack-in, and Reggie was right. There’s a reason why he was President of NoA