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From All-New Venom #002

Art by Carlos Gómez and Frank D’Armata

A preview of All-New Venom #2

ALL-NEW VENOM #2

A.I.M. AND FIRE! A.I.M. are on the hunt for the All-New Venom – and they’re not alone! Who are.. the SYMBIOTE SQUAD? Meanwhile, Dylan Brock’s search for the new Venom host puts him on a collision course with the deadly Madame Masque! And the mystery deepens as one suspect is eliminated… with extreme prejudice! Written by: Al Ewing Art by: Carlos Gómez, Frank D’Armata Cover by: Adam Kubert, Frank D’Armata Page Count: 32 Pages Release Date: January 8, 2025

Yeah, you.

Here’s a sneak peek at the scoring screen. I love the look of the super crappy bowling monitors at trashy old bowling alleys so I decided to recreate that kind of effect.

I’m not really an advanced programmer so figuring out the scoring for the tenth frame was really difficult for me. The way it works is a bit janky but it does work! A full game with your league is playable in this early state. I have a rudimentary “AI” for your opponents that reads accuracy, spin and power values from an array. Those are the three main game mechanics of bowling so far. 

The thing that I’m most excited about though is the dialogue system.

Have you ever played a sports game where you have conversations and dialogue options during the actual sports gameplay?

In Freedom Lanes you will have conversations with your league (and opponents) every match. After your roll you will watch your teammates roll and dialogue will run along the bottom of the screen. 

Sometimes it will be casual, sometimes it will get serious, but it will always be interesting and reveal something new about the characters and the town they inhabit. Your choices will affect branching dialogue paths and change some characters’ opinions on your personality.