Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance]

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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] [Commercial]

#31 Post by pyopyon »

Widdershins. Since you're the only one to reply thus far, I'll do you a solid and reveal both. :lol:

Here's Isven the orca and "Indi" the clownfish respectively, left to right!

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Thanks for your interest! Indi seems to be a favorite amongst my friends and the artist herself!

Ahhh, first public reveal makes me kind of shy... >//<
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] [Commercial]

#32 Post by pyopyon »

W-well! In any case~ some updates from me! :D

I started adding music! It would be cool if I could commission it but for now, I'm going the CC route.
I've also added image buttons to the text box aaaand a notification bell sound every time an encyclopedia entry is unlocked.

A bunch of things got re-written but I'm still staying pretty tight lipped on the plots so I can't say much about that.

Soh's route is trudging along--and I do mean trudging because I've been way busy lately, mainly working on another writing commission--but I might be able to get his route will be finished this month and at the worst, next month.

Officially, Nova is the only one without clean line art--however, we're doing expressions before colors so it might be a while yet before a full on sprite-by-sprite art reveal. :B
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] [Commercial]

#33 Post by Widdershins »

Oh, wow-- both look terrific! Now I really can't wait to see further art reveals. :D It's great there is already such distinct visual variety, prior to colors being added in; the characters are incredibly expressive, too, giving a strong sense of each personality. Well done, you and artist both!

It sounds like you're progressing at a good clip, overall-- especially if you anticipate finishing a sticky route during such a busy month! Looking forward to future updates.
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] [Commercial]

#34 Post by pyopyon »

Widdershins. Thank you! :D Wait until you see what they wear. :lol:

It's been a while since I updated the thread so I just wanted to pop in with some great news!

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1. Ocean Pearls is OFFICIALLY.... 50% complete! What that basically means is that of the five routes, now 2.5 are done! Soh's route is chugging along, though it's not finished as quickly as I would've liked. I hit some writer's block but that's been conquered and dealt with :'D

The word count is a nice 127k!

2. 14 out of 15 sprites are completed their expressions line art! That said, I'm now seeking a colorist! See the first post of this thread for details. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me for more details.

3. 70% of the BGs for the demo are complete!

I've been considering releasing route by route but I haven't quite decided because it kind of depends on if I can hire a colorist sometime soon... We'll see! ^o^
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance]

#35 Post by pyopyon »

Notice anything about the first post?

...That's right, Lemos and Isven have been added to the first post! Here's some full body close ups!

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I've also got some interviews coming... Here's parts 1 - 3 of "Meet Lemos", a small series of tweets I did so to help players get to know the kings!

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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] Art Update!

#36 Post by pyopyon »

It is Wednesday my dudes [lets out shrill scream while in a Spider-man costume]

Here I am, rolling in hot with an update!

Basically, there is more art, but I can't reveal it yet. Side characters for Lemos' route are D-O-N-E!

Right now, next up, are the last three love interests-- "Indi", Soh, and ???

Indi is complete but he's getting his hair tweaked just a bit! We're waiting on Soh and our final, secret love interest who, after much thought and deliberation, I've decided not to reveal before the game is released. :'D

That being said, I've also got an update in the form of a part 1 (of 3) interview with Isven!

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...hopefully he'll feel like cooperating soon.
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] Hiatus

#37 Post by pyopyon »

I forgot to post about it here, but better late than never. OP is going to be on hiatus, as I've run into some financial difficulties. I'll re-open the thread once progress can be made again.

Thank you as always for your silent support. :^)
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] Hiatus

#38 Post by minyan »

Can't wait to see more about this! I hope you're able to continue working on it soon c:
Can I just say I love love love Lemos' gills...
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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] Hiatus

#39 Post by Huebear »

Have you found a colorist?

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Re: Ocean Pearls [GxB] [Fantasy, Romance] Hiatus

#40 Post by pyopyon »

Minyan. Not even close to likely. H-ha... ha... thanks for the well wishes. And I love his gills too! ^^

Huebear. I did, yes! An assistant colorist would be helpful, but unfortunately, this project is on hiatus due to financial difficulties. Thank you for your interest, however;;
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