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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 12/08/2026

Justice is accurate, but personally I would describe myself with more determination and less kindness. And I would not say I have any patience lmao

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 23/04/2026

Working on an auto-generated dustloop-esque site for Bloodfrost (my entry for the #FightingGameAprilJam2026)

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 10/04/2026

WIP game for the #FightingGameAprilJam2026 Everything looks a bit terrible. Some of it looks terrible in a good way because it's meant to look like an old fighting game, but the character sprites and stage look a bit terrible in the bad way unfortunately. Don't think I'll be able to fix it tho

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 19/03/2026

Okay so I'm experimenting with adding meter to Blades. The idea is that combos will be rated based on their "Style", like in DMC which will have a whole bunch of factors that go into it. As you gain style points, they'll directly contribute to your meter.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 16/03/2026

Work in progress style rating for combos inspired by Devil May Cry and ULTRAKILL. Sorry my game is running in slow motion, my laptop was kinda lagging from recording and too many YouTube tabs 😭

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 14/03/2026

I've been seeing some hitbox visualization images for various games online so I decided to make a tool to generate them. This might be useful for the wiki later on.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 26/02/2026

Also, the new update is reworking the engine and UI to use to same pixel scaling as in-game, and the game is going to be fully 2D going forward.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 26/02/2026

Working on an in-game feedback form so people don't have to open a Google Form in their browser. It also goes straight to a private channel on my Discord so it's super convenient

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 28/11/2025

If I may, I'd like to nominate my personal favorite Teto outfit. (I'm very biased)

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 30/09/2025

Remaking the character select nameplates to look like metal band logos

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 14/09/2025

Blades of Crossed Hearts concept art / 3D mockup

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 19/05/2025

Mipmapping will be added in the next Blades update. Essentially this makes UI elements smoother and less jagged and should make text way easier to read.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 16/05/2025

There are now indicators for directional specials that show how to perform them. The burst indicator is also incorporated into this UI.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 05/05/2025

New work in progress attack animations for Cyanide

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 01/04/2025

Cyanide and Mercury voiced by Kaeruchan and Sean Madson. Awesome work from both of them, these voicelines sound awesome

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 28/03/2025

Video of the new parry mechanic against Mr. Peter Placeholder.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 25/03/2025

Early player vs enemy prototype. This is Peter, he's my placeholder stickman until I figure out what the enemy designs are gonna be

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 25/03/2025

New menu update. Still gotta work on the stage select and movelist a bit, but it's coming along nicely and looks super clean.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 17/03/2025

Newly updated in-game art gallery coming soon. (also fanart by @dualdrawn.bsky.social)

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 15/03/2025

Finally got a good idea of what I want the world of Blades of Crossed Hearts to look / feel like, and I finally got a proper workflow for making new stages. Hoping I can add more soon and really start to flesh out the world. Here's a WIP

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 21/01/2025

If I was like... openly racist or transphobic or whatever you would have found that out a long time ago. Anyway if you made it to the end here's a mildly humorous graphic that basically summarizes this thread. Also more Blades updates soon dw!

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 06/01/2025

Blood Rush Cyanide by @dualdrawn.bsky.social. Showing Cyanide and her distorted reflection. Dual is an AMAZING artist, so u should go follow them because they're cool and awesome and lovely!

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 02/01/2025

Thank you for the feedback @watburnt.bsky.social, I've swapped the colors as you suggested. I've also added a glow to the text to make it more inline with other menus in the game. Still not fully happy with the look but it's definitely getting there. Update will be live soon.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 26/12/2024

Just updated the library capsule for Blades of Crossed Hearts. The picture is drawn by a friend of mine (spadeinthedirt), and I genuinely think it's the coolest looking capsule here. Though I must admit Devil May Cry 5 gives it a run for its money.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 24/12/2024

FIRST EVERY CYANIDE FANART BY @renim321.bsky.social I'M SO HYPED IT'S SO COOLLLLL

Cyanide from Blades of Crossed Hearts drawn by 321renim

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 22/12/2024

On a more serious note: there are some pretty big updates recently. Speed of attacks is down to give hits a heavier feel, and Cyanide's teleport ability has had a few changes to make it feel better.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 22/12/2024

I have removed one frame from the start of Cyanide's idle animation. This will undoubtable be the most divisive change I will ever make to the game. I extend my gratitude to the affected families.

A before and after comparison showing a reduction in Cyanide's boob jiggle.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 10/12/2024

Reworking Mercury with new attack animations.

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 19/10/2024

I'm making an edgy anime styled fighting game called "Blades of Crossed Hearts". Still in very early development tho

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Owen CMYK (Blades of Crossed Hearts dev) @owencmyk.xyz · 18/10/2024

Figured I should share some footage of my in-development anime fighting game Blades of Crossed Hearts. Let me know what you think!

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