The team that gave you Breakfast on Trappist-1 (https://formosafalanster.itch.io/bot1) is back with a new game:
[imgzoom]https://i.imgur.com/pjyiS8O.png[/imgzoom]
(https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzc0NTMyNDAucG5n/original/TMqtpS.png)
The rain hasn't stopped for over a year. The city is soaked.
Most locals moved away, but those who once were outcasts adapted to the deserted metropolis.
You are tasked with a mission: finding what power causes this endless rain...
Explore a permanently dark city under a constant storm, investigate and crawl back to the source of the mystery.
Walk a thin line between two women who play with your mind.
Will you burn like the rain?
A sample of the locations that are already completed? Look at this city:(https://i.imgur.com/wkQnm2C.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/xDKM9pM.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/aGOoxzH.png)
The game will feature a story by
FormosaFalanster, graphics by
Lorenzo, and original music by Lithuanian composer
Ingaja (see her work here (https://ingaja.com/)).
Expected release in
March 2022. This is a commercial game!
(https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzc0NTMyNTgucG5n/original/9074f4.png)
-A first-person point-and-click graphic adventure with all the pleasure of exploration and problem-solving without the pixel chase and the usual tropes.
-The weird multicultural stories of FormosaFalanster, the immersive hand-drawn artworks of Lorenzo, and the atmospheric sounds of Ingaja.
-A true investigation with clues and characters with their own motivations, personalities, and backstories.
-An emotional backstory for the city and its dwellers, conveyed through gameplay as you make your way through the universe the authors built for you.
-A personal story for the hero as well, and a love triangle that gets intertwined with the investigation.
See more at the game's itch.io page (https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr) and follow us on twitter (https://twitter.com/FFalanster) for more updates!
I recognized the Lorenzos instantly. Amazing as always.
Looking great! The comic book style make me want to see Lorenzo's Gotham City...but I guess a creation of these two guys is even better. (nod)
Looks really great, your description promises a good story. Can't wait to play this one and immerse into this world.
now this looks tasty! very promising. :)
Beautiful art! Very Watchman/Sandman/Eisner.
This looks amazing!
This looks wonderful :cheesy:
Glad to see it's DRM-free on itch.io!
Nice. I can't wait to see more characters.
Thank you everybody for the kind words!
Quote from: Mandle on Thu 18/11/2021 12:48:28
I recognized the Lorenzos instantly. Amazing as always.
Thank you! You have a good eye! (and I hope the other one isn't too bad either :P)
Quote from: heltenjon on Thu 18/11/2021 14:31:52
Looking great! The comic book style make me want to see Lorenzo's Gotham City...but I guess a creation of these two guys is even better. (nod)
Haha! Actually, there's a building in the game that is kinda Gotham City-esque, now that you make me think about it. But I've yet to finish drawing it. ;)
Quote from: sthomannch on Thu 18/11/2021 15:45:21
Looks really great, your description promises a good story. Can't wait to play this one and immerse into this world.
I think FormosaFalanster is building quite an interesting world and characters, hope you'll like it! :cheesy:
Quote from: PlayPretend on Fri 19/11/2021 13:53:55
Beautiful art! Very Watchman/Sandman/Eisner.
Thank you! Unfortunately, I haven't read those, but they certainly look fantastic! I should actually read more comics, but I'm so slow because I look at all the details in each panel and so they take me forever! (laugh)
Quote from: selmiak on Thu 18/11/2021 22:34:34
now this looks tasty! very promising. :)
Quote from: milkanannan on Fri 19/11/2021 14:16:26
This looks amazing!
Thank you both! :cheesy:
Quote from: Frodo on Fri 19/11/2021 14:31:44
This looks wonderful :cheesy:
Glad to see it's DRM-free on itch.io!
Yes, we're planning to release it on Itch, so no DRM! Who wants that stuff anyway? :P
Quote from: Creamy on Sat 20/11/2021 09:35:56
Nice. I can't wait to see more characters.
More characters soon! Soon-ish. Well, as soon as I've finished drawing them, really. ;)
The graphics are stunningly amazing! While looking at the first and second screenshots I said to myself, these graphics look a lot like lorenzo's style! Then I went down and readed graphics are made by lorenzo :-D they are truly stunning, congrats as usual!!
Thanks for the reception everyone, that is very encourageing! :)
We will keep a devlog on itch.io, and update it as least once a week, click here (https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/317076/first-steps-of-burn-me-like-the-rain)for the first post.
The graphics are gorgeous. :grin:
Really looking forward to this.
Quote from: lorenzo on Sun 21/11/2021 19:24:26
Quote from: PlayPretend on Fri 19/11/2021 13:53:55
Beautiful art! Very Watchman/Sandman/Eisner.
Thank you! Unfortunately, I haven't read those, but they certainly look fantastic! I should actually read more comics, but I'm so slow because I look at all the details in each panel and so they take me forever! (laugh)
If you look for all the details in Watchmen it will take you a month to get through the first chapter. There are several scenes shown from different characters' points of view on the same street at the same time and you can even see the same random pieces of trash blowing by from the different angles, and the same cars driving by the different areas in the same order etc.
Which would be all easy to do now with computer modeling assistance, but not so easy back then.
Quote from: Vincent on Sun 21/11/2021 22:41:35
The graphics are stunningly amazing! While looking at the first and second screenshots I said to myself, these graphics look a lot like lorenzo's style! Then I went down and readed graphics are made by lorenzo :-D they are truly stunning, congrats as usual!!
Haha! Thank you very much! :grin:
Quote from: Frodo on Mon 22/11/2021 10:40:31
The graphics are gorgeous. :grin:
Really looking forward to this.
Thank you, Frodo! Can't wait to show more backgrounds and characters! :cheesy:
Quote from: Mandle on Mon 22/11/2021 22:56:59
If you look for all the details in Watchmen it will take you a month to get through the first chapter. There are several scenes shown from different characters' points of view on the same street at the same time and you can even see the same random pieces of trash blowing by from the different angles, and the same cars driving by the different areas in the same order etc.
That actually sounds awesome, I love that attention to detail. I should find at least the first chapter and read it (taking a free month to look at it, obviously ;) )!
We started testing the sound of the rain! It is awesome! You can read all about it in the devlog (https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/318651/first-test-of-a-rain-sound-awesome-ambiance).
You can also hear the first test of the sound in this video:
Enjoy!
Here comes a new devlog: creating the city was fascinating, none the least because this city under a permanent rain is pretty much the main character of the game in itself! Here is how we designed it: https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/322296/how-we-created-the-city-of-burn-me-like-the-rain (https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/322296/how-we-created-the-city-of-burn-me-like-the-rain) If you found it interesting, give it a "like" as it puts the devlog higher!
Development is going at the right pace so far!
That's a fascinating read and makes me want to play this even more. Liked!
For those who prefer Gamejolt, we also put "Burn me Like the Rain" out there! You can still follow the devlog there too, and follow the game itself with a like. We are still advancing at a good pace so everything is good!
The Gamejolt page: https://gamejolt.com/games/bmltr/669657
New image, this time with some characters, so it doesn't look like a deserted city anymore! Only a half-deserted one. :P
(https://i.imgur.com/B2UaOYz.png)
Love the art!
Cool image, love the style.
Why's the guy's left foot twisted? ;)
Another devlog for you to read (and like :P ) and this time it's written by Lorenzo, he almost did a tutorial on how to draw good backgrounds, and even shared his sketches step by step, take a look it's interesting: https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/324485/how-we-create-our-background-art-a-step-by-step-guide
Quote from: milkanannan on Fri 10/12/2021 15:19:15
Love the art!
Thank you! :cheesy:
Quote from: arj0n on Fri 10/12/2021 17:34:36
Cool image, love the style.
Why's the guy's left foot twisted? ;)
Thanks!
Well, there are profound story reasons for the foot being twisted (he fell from the stairs -- badly), but I've updated it so it looks less funny. ;)
A new devlog is here! And that's quite the devlog, in which we explain how we designed the lead female character, that mysterious woman you saw on the thumbnail, get read to know all about her. If you enjoy the devlog, please make sure to give it a Like!
https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/331704/how-we-created-sylvia-one-of-the-two-women-that-lead-the-game
I love the ambient & beautiful graphics!
Thanks, Rik_Vargard! :cheesy:
Another image from the game!
(https://i.imgur.com/GoJGsoo.png)
Why are you here? Who is this mysterious guy? When was the last time he cleaned his kitchen?
All these questions* will be answered in the game!
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*Maybe not the last one.
We are almost done creating this game. A few graphics, extra animations, and polishing sounds and soundtrack. Here is a new devlog that says more about the character design, be so nice to put a like to it! https://formosafalanster.itch.io/blmtr/devlog/347410/how-we-created-aurora-the-other-woman-that-leads-the-game
Also, new screenshot from inside the real estate office, including the character the post talks about!
(https://i.imgur.com/at5jhn7.png)
Wow very nice colors as always!
And can I guess you like coffee made right? :P
Looks so good! You´re a great artist lorenzo :-)
Very beautiful artwork Lorenzo! I like the details, there's a lot to look in the picture. I liked the cat! :-D
Rik_Vargard: thank you very much, I'm happy the colours turned out ok!
Quote from: Rik_Vargard on Wed 16/02/2022 19:28:12
And can I guess you like coffee made right? :P
Of course I do! ;)
Racoon: thank you very much! I wish I were, you're too kind! :)
eri0o: thanks! Haha, you spotted the cat! That was a fun detail to add. :D
Look at those large portraits:
(https://i.imgur.com/F5zhEAj.png)