Tiny Spirits Unite!

Probably not the best time to ask, Oliloo...

Not quite the activity for Chyoo!

Ebski, again?

Maybe pies aren't Anitoo's thing...

What more could Walim be hiding...?

Washa doesn't tolerate any form of slack.

Chyoo is... a bit too strong.

Goorick (sorta) goes tanning!

An important part of game design is testing how mechanics work on an objective level.  For much of our design process we have been making paper prototypes for different mechanics we wanted to try to incorporate in the final game.  One of the core mechanics of our game is eavesdropping, which would allow the player to learn crucial plot points and puzzle solving hints.  Thus, we designed some…

Oh, Ebski...

Oliloo and Anitoo utilizing modern technology for important reasons!

A few concept work for Eliot and Karla!

"Zita is a fraudulent divinator, though she would never admit that herself. Inspired by "Zoombini the Great", Zita has chased a life of a fortune teller since childhood. Unfortunately, her greatest talents have turned out to be gossiping and giving herself tea leaf readings."

Menu design– probably not the most glamorous part of making a video game, but SO IMPORTANT. So let’s talk pause menu. It first started off as a button press (ESC) to pull up a pause screen where you can save and quit. To access game files like the map, inventory, and journal entries, we had a bag and notebook at the bottom of the screen.

Journal and bag coated blood.

But it still didn’t seem…

"Kooky and eccentric, most of the villagers write off Pompi as senile. He runs a fish stand but otherwise keeps to himself. His life is a complete mystery to everyone but Ariadne has a hunch that he knows more than he lets on."

The papers being prototypey.

Wow, it has been quite some time, but here’s some new content finally! Hopefully, this blog will be more frequently updated from now on. So while our programmers are toiling away at getting a digital prototype ready, the rest of the team have been busy creating and testing paper prototypes. This version was testing how players interacted with an information/image…

"Karla is the mistress of the tavern and inn as well as Eliot's adoptive mother. She's a great listener and has a very warm personality, which turns out to be quite useful when the townsfolk drunkenly rant about their problems during the wee hours of business."