Up, Down, Over, Over or ウドオ (Nexiiverse)

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:54 am

Up, Down, Over, Over (UDOU)
A hectic 2D sidescrolling visual novel platformer

Game is a combination of platformer, Starfy style, and dating sim. There will be four levels. Level 2 and 4 are platformers, levels 1 and 3 are visual novel sections. Some of the emotion choices are present in the platformer for flavor (random dialogue)

You push up for yes, down for no, left for maybe, and right for don't know. You meet your soon-to-be-rescuer in level 1, you play the girl coming to get you in level 2, you replay a phone call or meeting in level 3, and the final rescue in level 4.

It's going to be a fun, bouncy parody that doesn't take itself seriously.

Quote:

I need someone experienced in Pygame and tiling.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:19 pm

Blog post: http://cherylitou.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/udo/

Tsundere Lightning · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:40 pm

We MIGHT consider putting Casey on it, but we'd need more details.

Come to that, I think I'd like more details on here. I mean, the fact that Anna Anthropy's work is a major inspiration sold me on it, but I found that out a different way.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:25 pm

>_<;;

dessgeega is amazing. I could do worse for my choice of idols, right? Actually... um... I should flat out contact her, shouldn't I?

I bet this would be something she would be really interested in... If she would be my coordinator, I would be honored...

[/edit] Uh, commercials are almost over... can you help me find an e-mail on this thing? http://www.auntiepixelante.com/

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:31 am

Found an e-mail, got a reply from Anna Anthropy.

Concept art up. Going to be a sidescroller, of course. Combination exploration game, puzzle, and regular platforming challenges but probably not masocore.

The only other kind of thing I can envision is a faux-3D back-scroller... if anyone ever played the special stages in the early Sonic the Hedgehog games, you know what I mean. The POV of a lot of early racing sims too, or the Mario Kart series as well.

Tsundere Lightning · **Posted:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:12 pm

Theme: Trust, huh?

Be careful there. There is no "love" stat in Bliss Stage. This is because it's too important a concept to the game to be statted.

How does the gameplay get across that theme?

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:18 pm

Visual novel segments get that one across. I just wrote it down on a whim because I was brainstorming. Not all themes are the explicit, in-your-face kind. In fact, sometimes I like subtlety.

Aki and Ren will also have a kind of bond, I'm just not sure what yet. Give me a little more time to crank the gears in my head. My interior spaces are crowded, but I'll sure I'll come up with something interesting.

This game has no stats planned, as of yet. Most platformers don't, except maybe a time meter.

I guess the subtheme would be empowerment of the hero and the heroine. Both of them realizing their potential, getting over their fears together, etc. That's why I wrote down "trust." It's the glue that holds together any long-term relationship.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:18 am

That character generator can be annoyingly accurate... at least I have a color palette for Ren and Aki now. With some tweaking, it gives me some ideas for today.

Quote:

Name: Ren.
Age: 25 years old.
Palette: Brown eyes, pink hair, and wears orange clothing.
Personality: Kuudere; others describe him as expressionless, unflappable and sweet. When he is extremely upset, he goes into his room and won't come out, not even for food.
Power:

to empower Aki for a 3-second burst of lightning

high jump

Quote:

Name: Aki
Age: 22 years old.
Palette: Blue eyes and transparent hair, pure white clothing.
Personality: Brash; others describe her as sexy and heroic; still others describe her as single-minded, glamorous and spirited. Has a tendency to steal things.
Powers:

to empower Ren to see invisibility

burst of speed

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:43 am

Ren and Aki. Getting closer to character concepts and final modelsheets will probably incoming on the weekend or Tuesday.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:42 am

Intro/Tutorial mode :lol:

Quote:

"Ren! That black-haired woman in the lab coat! She stole my treasure from me!"
"But, Aki, didn't you take that from the museum... ?"
"So... ? Ren, we have to go get it! It's the sacred treasure of my family!"
"Aki, you don't have any family!"
"A moot point—it's mine!"
"Uhh..... no."
"Yes!"
"Aki, I'm afraid of open spaces and heigh—haaa—aaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"Are you okay, Ren? I'm sorry."
"WHAT THE ####!"
"Come on, it'll be fun. Think of it like a roller coaster. Just jump!"
"ARE YOU A CRAZY PERSON!?"
"But, Ren, you're the only person who can help me! You're my partner!"
"Isn't there anyone else?"
"No one! You'll just have to get over your fear of crowds and the city!"
"Noooo... Aki, I can't... "
"REEEEN... Ka~ze~hiiii~ Lightni—... "
"Alright, I'm going, I'm going!"
"Great! Let's go!"

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:27 pm

I'm drawing to this track right now: http://music.starshipamazing.com/track/final-slam

Just letting it come. No polishing. Pure ideas.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:29 pm

References for the next one.

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:47 pm

Ren's house (He's a hikikomori, but probably not a NEET. Will have junk and clutter everywhere.)

I think I'm going to put the front wall of the house on a separate layer and peel or alpha it as necessary.

Everything will be drawn in one-point perspective for some awesome depth, and sliced away at just about the part where I'm drawn it. So... sometimes, it will go back into infinity and sometimes things will remain close to the viewer.

Thank you, art classes! :mrgreen:

I guess that exercise wasn't pointless after all...

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:58 pm

>>Run For Your Life<<

Quote:

No time for goodbye
He said
As he faded away
Don't put your life in someone's hands
They're bound to steal it away
Don't hide your mistakes because they'll
Find you, burn you
Then he said:
If you want to get out alive...
Run for your life...

RUN FOOOOR—!

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^^I need to make their hands overlap...

JinzouTamashii · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:09 pm

Haha, I'm on a roll... more refs, this one for Aki's room... I need some good pics of old-style Japanese roofs... since she has a traditional family and no television or anything.

I'm only planning three endings, I think it will be easier that way...

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