#sheep path

You have to talk to Monkey first before you can examine the stage in July.

You need to finish the game at least once and replay. You also need to have enough money when buying the ingredients.

Sorry for replying so late. For some reason, Tumblr never notifies me new messages lllorz

Yes, I’ve been working to release the game in Steam. Hopefully, I can get it there early next month.

The story in Sheep’s Path was inspired by the people around me. They often told me that they are envious how single-minded I am when it comes to pursuing my dream. I was really puzzled when the first time I heard this. I mean, like, wouldn’t it be natural for anyone to want to do things they like all the time?

Yeah, I was a simplistic blockhead. It turns out a lot of people around me don’t even know what they want to do with their life.

And, that is the story of Dai, the Sheep. He is the follower in the family - having zero ambition or passion for himself. He silently struggles to find a place in the family, which happens to be filled with a talented, passionate, and colorful bunch.

It is up to you (I mean Clena) to inject some passion into his life!

We are still working very hard on Anicon - Sheep’s Path! Here are some work-in-progress screenshots!

As you can see, there will be new poses and cutscenes. There will be new backgrounds and music as well!

As for the script, it's looking like it might be longer than Cat's Path. The story, while retaining its fun and humor, it will also be slightly more serious. It’s not gonna be super dark or dramatic, but Sheep’s problem is a bit more complicated than Cat’s.

So far, it’s been super fun working on this. Probably the most fun I have working on a game in a long time. Programming wise though, it was quite a pain, lol. There are way more possibilities in this path than the previous one. I highly recommend replaying the game more than once. It’s impossible for you to see everything on your first try. I have watched some LPs of Cat’s path, and they all skipped the most fun parts. ^^;;;

It’s already September, so I thought I should give you all a game update~

- Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep’s Path -

Right now, I’m 100% focusing on Anicon - Sheep’s Path. The above screenshot is the new gameplay addition - you can now collect coins in addition to puzzle pieces.

You can use coins to buy items in Town Center, then let Clena wear them during Free Time. The above is a summer-themed item, the Sheep’s Sunglasses. Wearing specific items at a specific time can trigger hidden events. Nothing big other than perhaps a few chuckles, and unlocking achievements.

While I’m happy with the progress I made, the game is unfortunately far from done. Implementing this new system took me longer than I thought. I hope I can speed up now that I finished it. September release is obviously a pipe dream, so I’m looking at October, if not November. (I definitely will avoid releasing at December like a plague.) ^^;

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I plan on releasing Dragon Essence Original Soundtrack DLC like around October. I’m currently drawing some illustrations for the Music Booklet, pretty similar to the one I made for Natural - Beyond Nature -.

Other than that, I’m delaying all game translation until I finish Sheep’s Path. I’m a terrible multitasker, so once I started on something, I pretty much stuck with it. ^^;

Nitarou, on the other hand, is diligently working on multiple games at the same time. I hope I can announce some of them soon~ So, stay tuned!

Last but not least, if you haven’t heard already, I’m holding a Dragon Essence Art Contest. Everyone is welcome to join! For more information here: http://fav.me/dbicrq2

You can also view the current contest entries here: http://zeiva.net/dragon/first_image_contest_01.html

- Dragon Essence -

Dragon Essence is finally ready to be released on Steam. The release date is 8th June. You can check the page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/603380/

In the meantime, I’m planning to make a new trailer, as I feel the Opening Movie alone is not enough to draw people’s attention in Steam. I don’t know if it 's gonna make a difference, but I think it’s worth trying~

When things calm down a little, I will try to make the guide and soundtrack DLC. Neither of them is on my top priority, as I have like a crap tons of stuff to work on. But I’ll work on those two eventually.

- Anicon - Animal Complex - Sheep’s Path -

We have started working on this, albeit rather slowly. Between posting DE on Steam, fixing older games, making Game CD, conventions, etc - things have been insanely hectic. I haven’t had a proper break in a while, and Nitarou has just caught flu... ^^; I hope we can start working on this fully soon. Current estimated release date is September.

- Phantom Seeds & Voices from the Sea -

I’m planning to translate these two games really soon - French and Russian for Phantom Seeds, German and Russian for Voices from the Sea. I actually got the translations a long time ago, but didn’t have the time to localized both. I hope to finish them soon.

- Silent-X -

I’ve started working on this again recently. I’m gonna do the sprites as a side project every week, so I will have a sizable amount of asset by the end of this year. Right now, they are still on “pre-production” state, so I will only post them on Patreon for now. I’ll eventually reveal them when I feel they are more ready.

- Midnight Bell -

I’m pleasantly surprised to hear many people are interested in this. It’s actually a really old idea (over 2 decades to be exact lol). The story is a straight murder mystery, and will feature some familiar characters from my older games. People who like darker stories will probably enjoy this. I’m considering of making this after Anicon - Sheep’s Path, though nothing is set in stone... yet.

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