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Bionic Heart released!

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I’m very proud to announce that finally Bionic Heart is ready! You can click the images above to get directly to the game download page. It was a long journey to add all the voices but I’m sure that you’ll agree with me that adds a lot to the game’s atmosphere. I’m also very pleased about how the game turned out, since it has many plot twists, and a really dynamic structure. The 24 endings you’ll have to unlock are quite different from each other, and they vary from dark, oppressive endings to the classic “happy endings”, to the more “what will happen next” ones (which are my favourites).

In particular, one of the endings I consider it to be the “true” one. I won’t say which one it is, but relates to a planet very close to Earth…

That’s all, go enjoy the game now! 🙂

Projects summary

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It has been a busy week!  I organized and worked on all my currently active projects, and they’re many!  The summary is:

Bionic Heart – Today got some new voices for Bionic Heart, so we’re almost finished with it. I’m really looking forward to this release! I already sent out the beta demo out to some people and so far got very positive responses.

Planet Stronghold – I asked Deji if was possible to do some digital coloring of some old sketches another artist sent me. He is talented but he doesn’t have any digital tablet so isn’t able to do digital stuff…! I also found a character artist, she does an interesting realistic/soft-shading manga art, I think would work well in a space game.

Tower Of Destiny – Just got the new build of engine from the programmer. With it I should have enough to start creating the game maps. I’m going to add a graveyard to that town map I already posted before. Once it’s done I’m going to post another video on youtube 🙂

Heileen 2 – I’ve just commissioned new art. The game will feature some really nice art, and some small nudity too. If I have to label a game under 14 for the content, then it better be not just for the texts/description! Everything will still be of course very raffinate and soft like in the first episode. Will post more screenshots, and when the voiceover by sakebento is ready a short video maybe.

The Flower Shop – I got Marian sprite, and is really cute. I want to post shortly a sort of summary with all the characters in the game, like I did for Heileen and Bionic Heart (“The Cast”). Deji drew some really cute girls, hard to pick one…! 🙂

and there’s still another mysterious card game I’m working at which made great progresses recently too! I’m going to officially announce it when I have made a video or taken some screenshots.

Bionic Heart and more

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I have yet to receive all the voices for Bionic Heart. The total voiceovers size is now around 120mb…! 8)

In retrospect, probably wasn’t a good idea to wait and have the game fully voiced on release. I mean, the voices really change the game completely: on the other hand, they also delayed the game release (was ready in the beginning of June). And even after I receive them all, will need to retest the game again because could have miss some lines and so on. I really hope in the end all this effort will be worth it in term of sales.

The actors did an oustanding job so far, so certainly isn’t their fault for anything. Simply if I make voiced games in future I’ll need to start the voiceovers as soon as the scripting is done (before getting the final art). Or maybe I should avoid adding voiceovers to such HUGE games! 😀

Another good news is that I am having a friend of mine doing a “dungeon game engine”. So yes, FINALLY Tower of Destiny will see the light! I have only a very early alpha version of the engine but it already rules. Full 3d means that I can move and even if the movement is “in blocks” (with turning of 90° degrees), being in full3d means that is very fluid, can have dynamic lightning, animated textures, and many other features.

I can’t wait to finish some projects I still am working on right now to concentrate 100% on that game. Finally, doing a dungeon crawler RPG is a reality! Hurrah 🙂

Over 80mb of voiceovers

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I rarely makes games with “impressive figures” or “features” to show off, but this time, I did it. Bionic Heart will surely have more than 80mb of voiceovers! That is quite a lot of voices, since in practice the whole game is voiced, even when the main character Luke is thinking. I think that this added a lot of atmosphere to the game and hopefully people will be happier to buy it, after seeing all the work there was behind it.

I’m looking forward on a release coming around the end of this month, depending how long takes to voice the remaining texts 🙂 The work is about 70% done, so I really hope to be able to release the game at end of June at least.

About other projects, at the moment I’m working on Heileen 2, and two more “top-secret” games. One that will mix a popular card game (poker) with a visual novel, and another that will be space-themed.

I hear voices!

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Yes, the voiceovers actors are doing a great job. And I can officially announce that I’m going to release Bionic Heart fully voiced, unless some really unfortunate events occurs (which at this point I really hope doesn’t!).

In the short clip above you see part of the introduction and the first choice you have to make in the game. You can notice a system similar to those used in Summer Session, each character has a relationship value towards you that can change during the game based on your actions. Don’t be surprised if later in the game there will be unpleasant consequences to your early choices… characters remembers how you have treated them in the past! 🙂