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Thank you!
🕑 Added 2021-05-15 20:39:53 +0000 UTCIt's already been 24h since Extra Life is released and there are so many of you already. I could never thank you enough for your generosity.
My apologies if I'm repeating myself but it's really overwhelming for me. Starting this project two years ago, I didn't think I would see the end one day.
Before that there were many prototypes, I would love to talk to you more about it but I would end up writing another novel, my English is quite blurry you would end up crying tears.
In a nutshell, the first version was called "the Ascent".
It was a story about pure vengeance where the player had to make everyone who disrespected you bay back for it. It was quite standard, the graphics were done with Paint, it really didn't look like much. When I talked about it around me the criticism was unanimous.
"That's garbage !"
What could I say, they were right. I decided not to fall upon myself, I started playing a lot of renpy games and I dove into other people's code to learn more. I learned to do more and more, improving my abilities, my efficiency.
For the graphics I started using koikatsu, I would screenshot the character and draw over it to have the 2D effect I was looking for. It was the same for the backgrounds, I was coloring with plain colors, no gradient. I upped my self-confidence game a lot.
When I wanted to introduce my project, another game came out with a similar pitch, coming back in one's teenage body, called "Another Chance" (maybe you heard about it). When I compared both games it was a slap in the face, I was lightyears away from that quality, in graphics as well as in gameplay. If I had introduced my game at that time, no one would have wanted it. Once more, I questioned myself.
That's when I decided to invest my money and call actual professional artists for help, I wanted beautiful characters, beautiful backgrounds, real visual quality. Making all characters, backgrounds, CGs, design, and coding took about a year.
Sometimes it was hard financially, but in the end, I made it, and here I am before you today, writing this message.
Thank you for trusting me, I will give the best of myself not to disappoint you and keep developing Extra Life with the same level of quality I always demanded of myself.
Without you, none of this would have been possible.
Thank you...
Ps : The next post will talk about what will happen in the next version of extra life, don't miss it ;)
Comments
UndyingVenge
Oh definitely. The quality is nice, but most importantly I can see the love poured into the game. I'm here to stay. Keep your head up!
Sejlen
You totally deserve all the attention your game is getting, just promise to share some of the love with your artists. :P (Seriously that pic is S-tier+, really makes me excited for future updates.) Also don't fret some spelling mistakes, they can always be corrected later.
Arcaton Judgement
Agreed
Derwawrgon
Honestly the demo was plenty to see the love put in. Very high quality and sleek and beautiful. Pretty much no hesitation to becoming a Patron. Excited to see more but don't rush!
