Ariane Eldar Games - ideas, suggestions
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:45 pm
Hello,
I have made my first Renpy game a few days ago, Ariane Eldar's rock Strip quiz, based on the eponymous comic book character. The game is a rather simple quiz about rock music with hand-drawn images illustrating correct answers.
Game here on itch.io: https://ritchierat.itch.io/ariane-eldar ... rip-quiz-1
I thought about creating more complex games that should go with the style and atmosphere of the original comics.
Ariane Eldar is the main character of the comic "Theatre of the bloody tongue", which is sold on Amazon as paperbacks, while parts of the comic also appear as free webcomic. She appeared in other webcomics, too, like in "Ariane Eldar Private" (Gag-A-Day webcomic, updated sporadically), as minor character in "Steampunkgorgon" (abandoned some years ago, but still on the net) and in "Bad Moon Soho 69" and "Bad Moon London 1875" (both no longer on the internet).
I don't want to flood the first post with links, so here is just a trailer for "Theater of the Bloody Tongue" in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-fWjgoXE0
Ariane Eldar has also an own Facebook page.
The (still somehow vague) idea for the next game: I thought about a mix of datinggame and quiz. The player would take the role of a man who hires in Ariane's theatre as assistant, and is trying to approach Ariane, while he has to fulfill various tasks in the theater (picking the right costume or instrument, throwing out the abusive customer, etc.) Ariane is an unaging witch with a fiery attidude, that only works as burlesque performer because there weren't any job vacancies for witches, so the task may be sometimes dangerous for her assistant.
Requirements:
- the game should contain erotic elements, but not be pornographic. (I know that's a thin line, but I think you get the point.)
- There should be some references to the rock music, classic movies (horror, Film Noir), classics of pop culture, etc.
- There'll be clichés and stereotypes, but treated with some irony.
Characters:
- The players character, named Harry Rag
- Ariane Eldar, star of the Theater of the Bloody Tongue, and in charge of things
- The audience (maybe just for booing and laughing)
- Maybe: Ritchie the Rat creature (from the comic, too), giving hints (sometime wrong ones, if he think it's funny)
Some technical notes:
- I draw traditionally with ink on paper, but probably use virtual coloring for the game, maybe adding shading with coal.
- If I should use any sound effects I do them with an analog synthesizer, microphone and effect devices.
-Speech samples would be nice though, but I have no suitable female speaker, although I could edit the voice with vocoder and filter.
- As a gaming platform, I'll probably use Renpy, although I am rather new to it. I would have used course lab, but it's unfortunately not licensed for the publication of entertainment games.
- Language of the game would be in English.
Questions:
Does anyone have suggestions, ideas, tips, comments about the game idea, or ideas for other games involving the character?
Would someone like to participate in the game, and how?
I have made my first Renpy game a few days ago, Ariane Eldar's rock Strip quiz, based on the eponymous comic book character. The game is a rather simple quiz about rock music with hand-drawn images illustrating correct answers.
Game here on itch.io: https://ritchierat.itch.io/ariane-eldar ... rip-quiz-1
I thought about creating more complex games that should go with the style and atmosphere of the original comics.
Ariane Eldar is the main character of the comic "Theatre of the bloody tongue", which is sold on Amazon as paperbacks, while parts of the comic also appear as free webcomic. She appeared in other webcomics, too, like in "Ariane Eldar Private" (Gag-A-Day webcomic, updated sporadically), as minor character in "Steampunkgorgon" (abandoned some years ago, but still on the net) and in "Bad Moon Soho 69" and "Bad Moon London 1875" (both no longer on the internet).
I don't want to flood the first post with links, so here is just a trailer for "Theater of the Bloody Tongue" in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-fWjgoXE0
Ariane Eldar has also an own Facebook page.
The (still somehow vague) idea for the next game: I thought about a mix of datinggame and quiz. The player would take the role of a man who hires in Ariane's theatre as assistant, and is trying to approach Ariane, while he has to fulfill various tasks in the theater (picking the right costume or instrument, throwing out the abusive customer, etc.) Ariane is an unaging witch with a fiery attidude, that only works as burlesque performer because there weren't any job vacancies for witches, so the task may be sometimes dangerous for her assistant.
Requirements:
- the game should contain erotic elements, but not be pornographic. (I know that's a thin line, but I think you get the point.)
- There should be some references to the rock music, classic movies (horror, Film Noir), classics of pop culture, etc.
- There'll be clichés and stereotypes, but treated with some irony.
Characters:
- The players character, named Harry Rag
- Ariane Eldar, star of the Theater of the Bloody Tongue, and in charge of things
- The audience (maybe just for booing and laughing)
- Maybe: Ritchie the Rat creature (from the comic, too), giving hints (sometime wrong ones, if he think it's funny)
Some technical notes:
- I draw traditionally with ink on paper, but probably use virtual coloring for the game, maybe adding shading with coal.
- If I should use any sound effects I do them with an analog synthesizer, microphone and effect devices.
-Speech samples would be nice though, but I have no suitable female speaker, although I could edit the voice with vocoder and filter.
- As a gaming platform, I'll probably use Renpy, although I am rather new to it. I would have used course lab, but it's unfortunately not licensed for the publication of entertainment games.
- Language of the game would be in English.
Questions:
Does anyone have suggestions, ideas, tips, comments about the game idea, or ideas for other games involving the character?
Would someone like to participate in the game, and how?