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"Solitude vivifies; Isolation kills."
-Joseph Roux (French artist, 1725-1793)
Figured I'd been lurking the forums long enough, and have been working on this quite a while, so, here goes...:
Presenting (as you've already guessed by the title of the thread), ISOLATION.
Inspired primarily by the eloquent writings of H.P. Lovecraft, Isolation tells the tale of a young 'freelancer', a near future jack-of-all-trades for hire, who finds herself on Miskatonic Station - a university funded space station housing one of the largest libraries in the known galaxy. Is she there merely to read a few books? To study? Maybe it's just a simple vacation. Or perhaps she's a hired assassin? The choice is entirely up to you.
Some Screenshots:
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-If you've been through one psychological evaluation in a white padded room, you've been through a few thousand...
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-Hallways, hallways, hallways. No matter how many you walk through, they all look incredibly similar...
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-Of tutorials and cheery young girls...
Development log:
9/2/09 - Initial announcement, and two screenshots posted. Whee. Working on refining the dialogue system.
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*EDIT*
Nothing worthy of a bump yet, but...
9/7/09 - most of the dialogue system is in place, intro bits are about halfway done as well as an special animation. Unfortunately, due to the content, nothing that can be shown. Decided to split the entire story into releasable chapters to make them more manageable, considering their scope, with chapter one so far on track.
Beyond that, more to share/update with soon.
No specific completion/release date yet since I'm of the camp of 'it's done when it's done' - which is also why I didn't post random completion percentages.
10/18/09 - ironed out some of the interface appearance
4/6/10 - figured an update was overdue. Added a new screenshot from the optional tutorial area, didn't update synopsis or game info accordingly. Game is coming along. More surprise info as time permits.
Lovecraft? AWESOME! Will there be tentacles?
Good-looking graphics, too. I'm hooked!
Quote from: discordance on Thu 03/09/2009 03:00:58
AWESOME! Will there be tentacles?
PERV! ;D :P
onT: Yeah, the screens look interesting and moving Lovecraft to sf settings sounds fun. Good luck with the project, Charon
Hey, that looks very nice. Good to see some more space games :)
This looks fantastic :D
Looks gorgeous. :)
So, talking "it´s done when it´s done", are we within weeks, months or years?
- Montague
Ooooo, this looks goooood.
Sorry for all the "o"s.
I really like this
First off, thanks everyone for the comments thus far, and the kind words. Figured I'd toss on a quick reply now, and hopefully an update of sorts a little later today.
But...to address some specific comments (because I find that fun...)
Quote from: discordance on Thu 03/09/2009 03:00:58
Lovecraft? AWESOME! Will there be tentacles?
Good-looking graphics, too. I'm hooked!
Well. Hrm. Tentacles. Without immediate spoilers, they are a possibility, but, probably not in the way you think.
Quote from: Montague on Fri 04/09/2009 10:26:43
Looks gorgeous. :)
So, talking "it´s done when it´s done", are we within weeks, months or years?
- Montague
Thanks. And, talking 'it's done when it's done', well, since I don't have an estimate the best I can tell you is that I will be constantly updating this thread with new shots, new information (since what's up there, to me, is a tad sparse), and generally will keep folks posted. With luck I'll be putting together a blog a little later today to assist with that.
Quote from: Snake on Fri 04/09/2009 14:36:31
Ooooo, this looks goooood.
Sorry for all the "o"s.
Thanks, and please, don't apologize. I can use the extra "o"s. One can never have too many spare letters. ;)
*EDIT*
Unfortunately wasn't able to complete what I wanted to for today, so, with any luck, a few things will be finished off by the end of this weekend so I can at least do some sort of relevant update.
incredible , i love this style
i need this game :=
I love sci-fi and HPL, it seems a good game :)
Thanks for the recent comments!
The project is still alive, and progress is coming along, with some interesting developments.
I'll post more in the way of information/screenshots once I hit a few internal milestones.
After being poked and prodded a bit, I'd figure I'd do a bit more semi-regular updates regarding this...
...just in case anyone was wondering.
Yes, it's still in production. No, I'm not dead, yet. Yes, I will attempt to show/explain some of the stuff that has been worked on during the silence. No, not right now.
Also? A shoutout to 'Stee', without whom, certain issues would not have been noticed.
...and yes, the tutorial is totally optional. :D
This looks absolutely like my game. Looks really awesome. I will most definitely will play this when you release it. I like the style,the concept even the interface looks really cool.
Nothing about this game I think looks wrong. Except I can't play it. ;D
Horrible, absolutely horrible! =P
Glad that you are making this, I hope it will be out soon.
Looking Good AC! :)
This really does look good, if the characters animate half as good as they look then this is a winner :) Keep up the good work man!