[ ON HOLD ] Octavia and The Underworld's Cello

Herooftime1000 · Tue 08/09/2015 19:55:11

Inspired by the MacVenture games: Uninvited, Deja Vu, and Shadowgate

Warning: The game's universe is based on the My Little Pony cartoon show. If you don't approve of this decision, I'm sorry. Please understand that I'm doing this for fun.

Octavia Melody and Vinyl Scratch are an odd pair of friends. Their different backgrounds in life might make others believe that they don't like each others at all. However, on Nightmare Night, a holiday filled with treats and harmless spooks, these two will put their friendship to the ultimate test. Vinyl and Octavia find themselves trapped in a desolate house, thought to the location of rowdy party. The two are separated, leaving Octavia to face the horrors lurking inside the many rooms. She will need wits, cunning, and bravery to escape the cold hand of death, save her friend, and put a stop to a power-hungry necromancer for the sake of ponykind.

Two ponies go in...
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Who's to say who will come out?
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The many deaths of you (so far).
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Progress:
77% Complete
House rooms: Done
Basement: 20%
Scripts: In progress. 40% Finalized
Voices: 10% done

Goals as of 1/1/2016:
The huge cutscene is done! Now to work on Vinyl's sidequests.
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Each pony down below will have Vinyl (and Octavia) do something to earn ingredients for the best ending.

Goals as of 2/1/2016:
I'm working an a lengthy sidequest involving these two ponies(?). I have to make some shortcuts because school is not getting anymore lenient on me.

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Cuiki · Tue 08/09/2015 20:16:06

That looks like it's going to be fun! Gives me a bit of a Zelda vibe...

Retro Wolf · Tue 08/09/2015 21:07:42

Never apologise, it's your project. There's always people who are going to like or dislike your work no matter what you do.
I'm impressed with the quality of the pixel art, good luck with the project!

Cuiki · Tue 08/09/2015 21:17:07

And either way, judging from your screenshots, I think people who like My Little Pony are probably going to be more upset about your choice of source material than those who don't.

Herooftime1000 · Tue 08/09/2015 21:45:42

Quote from: Cuiki on Tue 08/09/2015 21:17:07
And either way, judging from your screenshots, I think people who like My Little Pony are probably going to be more upset about your choice of source material than those who don't.

Believe me, there are some that are upset at the level of violence. I don't mind, though, as people have enjoyed the demos I've made showcasing it. It's always nice to look up a "let's play" of this game on youtube and see people of all nations enjoy it.

Ghost · Tue 08/09/2015 22:16:10

It sure looks like a fun game-in-the-making. I remember another pony adventure game from way back then; it used vector art I think. The pixels do look pretty good!

Best of luck with the project... and what exactly is happening in the 3rd row, middle pic? Slenderpony? Superscare? Someone painted you white? Stonyfication?

Herooftime1000 · Tue 08/09/2015 23:10:12

Quote from: Ghost on Tue 08/09/2015 22:16:10
It sure looks like a fun game-in-the-making. I remember another pony adventure game from way back then; it used vector art I think. The pixels do look pretty good!

Best of luck with the project... and what exactly is happening in the 3rd row, middle pic? Slenderpony? Superscare? Someone painted you white? Stonyfication?

Encased in wax.

SonicDestroyer12 · Thu 17/12/2015 16:22:17

Thoroughly enjoyed playing the demo of this game =) The gambler's third game is a bit frustrating though, is there any way to beat him thus far?

Darth Mandarb · Thu 17/12/2015 17:48:37

You would probably also thoroughly enjoy reading the forum rules...

Herooftime1000 - if you're still out there working on this let me know if/when you want to post an update and I'll unlock this.

Herooftime1000 · Fri 01/01/2016 16:46:59

Quote from: SonicDestroyer12 on Thu 17/12/2015 16:22:17
Thoroughly enjoyed playing the demo of this game =) The gambler's third game is a bit frustrating though, is there any way to beat him thus far?

Sorry, not in the demo you are playing. It wasn't utilized yet.

SonicDestroyer12 · Sun 10/04/2016 01:27:42

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Thu 17/12/2015 17:48:37
You would probably also thoroughly enjoy reading the forum rules...

My sincerest apologies, I wasn't aware I was doing anything wrong. XD;

Darth Mandarb · Sun 10/04/2016 02:18:45

Quote from: SonicDestroyer12 on Sun 10/04/2016 01:27:42
My sincerest apologies, I wasn't aware I was doing anything wrong. XD;

Like STILL not reading the forum rules? Incredible.