Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN)
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A new ADV/VN inspired by games like Famicom Detective Club and Ace Attorney. By @jalopestl , @gflk_pik , @pictodev , and @kasumidirect Discord and Steam below:
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After the mysterious murder of an unknown man, a woman goes missing on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody remembers her ever existing... except for you.
A new Detective Adventure Game/VN, coming 2024! Wishlist today:
#screenshotsaturday
#pixelart
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Never ceases to amaze me just how much Yuji Horii shaped the history of video games - not just once, but multiple times over. Between Portopia and Dragon Quest, I'm not sure there's any single game designer more impactful, particularly when it comes to narrative games.
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The full first gameplay trailer for our new Detective ADV/Visual Novel, inspired by games like Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, and Ace Attorney! Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman?
Coming 2024, WISHLIST today:
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
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Picked up a Naoki Urasawa art book while visiting South Korea and found quite possibly the coolest character design of all time?
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We're so lucky to have had CiNG (Hotel Dusk, Another Code). Nobody in games writes grounded, character-driven mystery stories quite like Rika Suzuki.
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Here's a first look at a secret project we've been cooking up: a port of Detective Instinct to the SNES, with visuals and music 🤯
I've been working on a game inspired by a Super Famicom game, and wondered how it'd look on the console. So I ported it! This is pretty early on, but it's playable! 🎵Sound up!🎵
#screenshotsaturday
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Pretty cool to see Square Enix continuing to promote Paranormasight with behind-the-scenes interviews. Can only speak anecdotally, but it's great that the game seems to have found its audience.
Want to know how Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo was made? Find out here:
Still yet to play? It's available at a 40% discount on Nintendo Switch and Steam.
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Pre-rendered 3D is something of a lost art, but it was a perfect fit for what we wanted to accomplish with our art direction.
What are you some your favorite uses of pre-rendered 3D in classic games? 👀
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We're making an ADV/VN akin to Famicom Detective Club because it's just a great way to tell a story; curious players will be rewarded the most, as there are many hidden interactions...
#visualnovel
#gamedev
Help us out with a follow and a wishlist:
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Have you wishlisted Detective Instinct yet?
Two mysteries - a murdered man, and a missing woman - converge in this Detective ADV/Visual Novel, inspired by games like Famicom Detective Club and Hotel Dusk, coming 2024!
Find us on Steam, and follow us for more updates!
#gamedev
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With games like the Famicom Detective Club remakes, Paranormasight, and Another Code: Recollection, it's a great time for ADV-style visual novels. Here's ours!
#gamedev
Drama unfolds as you investigate the disappearance of a mysterious woman on a train:
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It was important to us that our character sprites were very expressive, so they feel like they're performing the game's script like actors. So, what better way to figure out their posing than... acting them out?
I often wonder if other ADV devs take this approach 😅
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Development continues on our new ADV/Visual Novel...
If you're into games like Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, Another Code, or Snatcher, then Detective Instinct is for you. Add us to your Steam wishlist (see profile), and follow us for more!
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
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Yellow paint discourse can't hurt me. It's merely an issue for AAA games, not small indies like us.
Totally unrelated, in our game, like Famicom Detective Club, commands with new submenu options are highlighted in yellow to alert players about new subjects to ask about/check. 🙂
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Our ADV took inspiration from the SNES era, so we wondered what it might look like on SNES. But why wonder when you can just... port it to the SNES? 🤔
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
Any support/wishlists on Steam could help us bring the whole game to SNES:
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Today is a great day to wishlist our Famicom Detective Club-inspired ADV 😤
#gamedev
We want to bring our game to as many platforms and languages as we can, and it all depends on our Steam release. Any help spreading the word is greatly appreciated! 😊
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Christmas lasts until the 28th around these parts, to commemorate this historic event: on this day in 1979, door-to-door salesman Kyle Hyde decorated an artificial Christmas Tree in the storage room of the Hotel Dusk in Los Angeles, California. 🎄
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We ported part of our game to the SNES. Why? Well... Why not? 🤷
#gamedev
Our adventure game releases later this year on Steam - who knows? If it goes well, maybe we can port the whole thing to SNES! Every wishlist helps:
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What's everyone playing lately? 👀
I started Another Code: Recollection earlier this week, and have been fascinated by how much has changed from the original games - it really feels like its own unique experience. The new arrangements of the OST are great, too!
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In Detective Instinct, you play as a university student named… Nick? Well… It’s complicated. 🤔
Wishlist:
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Thinking about Paranormasight, a real gem from last year and a great modern ADV. It has a very compelling narrative hook, some really unique gameplay concepts (love the panoramic backgrounds), and an absolutely gorgeous and varied musical score by Hidenori Iwasaki. Don't miss it!
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Disappointed there's been no announcement for an Okhotsk ni Kiyu localization? Well... We may not be Yuji Horii, but we ARE making an old-school ADV just like the games of this era! #オホーツクに消ゆ
Follow us for updates, and see us/wishlist on Steam:
wow, G-MODE's publishing an Okhotsk ni Kiyu remake (Yuji Horii ADV)
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You ever feel so inspired by a game, you can't help but want to make something like it yourself? That's how we felt after playing Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, Ace Attorney, etc... so here we are!
#gamedev
Coming late this year! Wishlist/Steam:
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Beginning in earnest with Yuji Horii's Portopia, the Japanese ADV/mystery genre has a rich history, with so much of it sadly unavailable to western audiences. Our game takes inspiration from that history.
#gamedev
Wishlist:
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One cool aspect of Policenauts' ADV design is how it inverts the typical menu/check order. Instead of starting with a command menu and using a background check option, you select someone or something in the background first, which brings up a command menu for what you selected.
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Just returned from my first ever visit to Japan, where I wandered around Tokyo for a few days; couldn't resist visiting some locations from Paranormasight when I realized how close I was, like this exact spot in the Former Yasuda Gardens. Surreal.
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Happy
#TrailerTuesday
! Our new mystery ADV/visual novel takes after games like Famicom Detective Club and Ace Attorney, telling a suspenseful and emotional story...
#gamedev
Enjoy this brief OST breakdown, and follow/wishlist on Steam (RTs appreciated 🫡)
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Not surprising to see some dismissive takes about Another Code, but the real heads know those takes are well behind the times. Recent popular releases like the Famicom Detective Club remakes, Paranormasight, and this prove ADVs have a real audience. That's why we're making one!😤
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A woman has gone missing on a cross country train, and everyone on board insists that she never existed. What happened to her…?
Investigate the mystery and uncover a sinister conspiracy in this new Detective Adventure Game/VN! WISHLIST today:
#gamedev
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"Something very strange is going on..."
The full first trailer for our new Detective ADV/VN, inspired by classic Japanese adventure games. Can you solve the case before the end of your 3 day train journey?
WISHLIST today:
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
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We're gonna try out a new profile icon for a bit - this cute Emma sprite was inspired in part by SD Snatcher, the unusual JRPG adaptation of Snatcher for the MSX2.
Maybe eventually we'll sprite the rest of the cast like this, just for fun :)
#pixelart
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It's been fun connecting with fans of ADVs over the past few months. So we're curious... What is it about this genre that resonates with you?
One thing I love is how comfortably they combine linear stories with the ability for player discovery to deepen the narrative.
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We've been making great progress on our mystery ADV and will have some cool new things to show very soon 👀
#screenshotsaturday
Thanks to all who have shared and wishlisted; we'll keep doing all we can to make this the best game it can be!
Wishlist here:
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#TrailerTuesday
is a great opportunity to wishlist Detective Instinct!
Our new ADV/Visual Novel takes after games like Hotel Dusk, Snatcher, and Famicom Detective club, telling a story about a mysterious woman who goes missing on a train. Check it out!
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A breakdown of one of our character theme songs, aptly titled "Detective" 🎸
The OST for Detective Instinct draws from many styles and influences - we're looking forward to sharing more in the coming months!
Wishlist:
#screenshotsaturday
#gameaudio
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Ah, a simple question. Should I answer correctly, or should I say something... stupid... 😩
#gamedev
There are no penalties for wrong answers in our ADV/Visual Novel, so answer freely - just know Emma might not love your sense of humor... 😅
Wishlist:
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Is our game a visual novel? Or, is it an adventure game? Does it count as a point and click? Honestly, we don't even know anymore 😩 What do you think?
#gamedev
Whatever you want to call it, it's coming this year. And you can wishlist it here!
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and wishlisted our ADV - we still have a way to go with development, so we appreciate everyone bearing with us with what we can share so far.
Some very exciting (and surprising) things to show you all soon... 👀
#gamedev
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I keep this Dragon Quest artbook on my desk, and often look to it for inspiration while working. It's still so hard to believe we've lost Toriyama, but anytime I see his work, I'm reminded of the power of real human expression through art and how beautiful it is. What a master.
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A few more in-development screenshots from our new ADV/Visual Novel!
#gamedev
Command-based adventure games have some of the best stories in gaming; we hope you'll enjoy ours when it releases later this year.
Follow us and wishlist on Steam, link in replies!
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At the end of each chapter, your partner will quiz you on the events of the day. Answer wisely, and you'll move forward; answer unwisely, and... well...
Wishlist:
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A fun fact - before settling on the idea for Ace Attorney, Shu Takumi pitched a detective ADV similar to Famicom Detective Club, according to this 2004 interview (translated by shmuplations).
I wonder what a traditional ADV directed by Shu Takumi might have looked like... 🤔
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This video is a great primer on the history of the term "visual novel" and how it relates to adventure games - highly recommended, as it provides a lot of clarity on the genre and can help explain how our game relates to that history.
Today marks the 5th anniversary of my first YouTube video, The Origins of Visual Novels. At the time, I was frustrated at seeing titles like Ace Attorney pop up on some many visual novel lists. So I made a New Year's resolution to learn how to edit video and this was the result.
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For
#screenshotsaturday
, here's a look at one of our pre-rendered 3D backgrounds, from scene to final render! Seeing the image come together with lighting and sprites always excites me 🤩
#gamedev
Check out our game and wishlist here:
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For
#screenshotsaturday
, what's your favorite Emma expression? 😊🫢😤
#pixelart
#gamedev
See her story in our new old-school mystery ADV/Visual Novel, coming later this year on Steam (shares/wishlists appreciated!):
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A quick look at one of our ADV/Visual Novel's quality-of-life features: a backlog of recent text!🤯
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
It's not glamorous, but conveniences like this are very worth the effort to include. More to share later - follow us, and wishlist on Steam!😤
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On this Valentine's Day, we hope you find a love as strong as the love between this mysterious couple - but hey, if not, I hear Detective Daltrey is single...
#gamedev
Wishlist our new ADV, inspired by Ace Attorney, Famicom Detective Club, and more:
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The Ace Attorney case Farewell, My Turnabout is likely named in tribute to Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely, one of the great American crime novels.
Our game's subtitle Farewell, My Beloved also evokes the novel, but its meaning to our story you'll have to wait and see! 👁️
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I hope that Paranormasight's OST makes it onto more streaming services someday. The arrangements are so beautiful, with some really fine acoustic guitar playing, which isn't something I often hear in game music!
What are some of your favorite ADV songs/soundtracks?
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Very happy to see many new faces since yesterday - welcome! We're all looking forward to bringing you our ADV later this year 😤
In the meantime, check out our Discord server! You can interact with us, other devs, other fans, etc. It's a fun time!
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Another quick look at our 3D process. We wanted to evoke the unique feeling that low-res, pre-rendered 3D gave many classic games from the '90s, with the added bonus of more camera angle flexibility than we'd have with illustrations.
#gamedev
Wishlist:
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I hope someday we'll be able to play his earlier works in English, like Hokkaidō Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu, which is getting a gorgeous remake on Switch soon. Until then, I just have to look at these tantalizing screenshots, wondering about the story being told within...
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Even the most unassuming areas can hide interesting interactions… 👀
Wishlist on Steam:
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
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Drama, suspense, humor, and more unfolds as you investigate the disappearance of a mysterious woman in our new ADV. Fans of Ace Attorney, Hotel Dusk, or Famicom Detective Club will feel right at home!
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
Follow us and wishlist:
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The Spriter's Resource is one of the most important websites on the internet, not just as a resource, but for the community that taught an entire generation of kids how to make pixel art and find their way to making games. We wouldn't exist without it. Thanks for everything Dazz!
The response to this post has been pretty overwhelming... Whenever I hear about the impact this site has had on people it reminds me of how I felt about it all those years ago.
I'm very excited to freshen up the sites and reinvigorate my passion.
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It'd be amazing if this rumor were true. Famicom Detective Club was a huge inspiration for us, and while I kind of doubt Nintendo is really cooking up anything, we wouldn't be making Detective Instinct if we didn't think this kind of game had an audience!
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A study abroad trip goes awry when a woman mysteriously vanishes on a cross-country train. Search for her and uncover a sinister conspiracy in this new adventure game, inspired by Ace Attorney, Famicom Detective Club, and more... 😮
#gamedev
Wishlist:
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Also, a huge shout-out to our programmer
@KasumiDirect
, who spent considerable time and effort making this happen for really no greater reason than "it's cool" 😭 We'd love to share more about how this was made, it's pretty interesting!
I've been working on a game inspired by a Super Famicom game, and wondered how it'd look on the console. So I ported it! This is pretty early on, but it's playable! 🎵Sound up!🎵
#screenshotsaturday
#gamedev
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wow, G-MODE's publishing an Okhotsk ni Kiyu remake (Yuji Horii ADV)
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What a lovely Naoki Urasawa tribute from the legend Taisuke Kanasaki. Urasawa's work was a huge inspiration for us, both in our character art style and storytelling - especially Master Keaton, a wonderful series that really deserves more attention.
人生で大切なことは大体この二人から教えてもらいました。
それぞれのエピソード「ザルネンの感謝祭」と「瑪瑙色の時間」は心に残る傑作なので全員に見て欲しい。
僕の描くおじさんは浦沢先生からの影響が強いです。
#パイナップルアーミー ＃マスターキートン
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Those guys in the booth are having an argument... how do we get their attention...?
#screenshotsaturday
These two thick-headed golfers may have a lead on the mystery, if you can just get past their... difficult personalities. 😩
Learn more and wishlist:
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It's a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon... so how about a quick AMA? ‼️
Is there anything you'd like to know about us, Detective Instinct, or anything else? We'll answer whatever questions we can!
#gamedev
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Me: Foley is an art, and with creative use of physical objects, mic placement, and post-processing effects, you can create any sound your heart desires from unexpected sources
Also me: I need a footsteps sound effect? uhhhhhh
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How's everybody doing on this lovely Sunday morning? Any questions for us about Detective Instinct, ADVs, or life in general? Let us know, we'll be happy to answer as best as we can! 🤩
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I can't believe you'd make fun of Emma for
#screenshotsaturday
😔 maybe you can redeem yourself by wishlisting Detective Instinct? She needs your help to solve the mystery!
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Humble beginnings; I sent this message almost exactly two years ago. Not even two weeks later we began production. Sometimes the trick to doing something is to just say you're going to do it!
(Though, of course, the idea evolved considerably in that two weeks...)
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We're thinking of putting a Discord server together, so our followers can interact with us and other fans of ADVs... 🤔
We'd want to keep the server layout simple, but would you guys be interested in a Discord, and if so, what kinds of features/channels would you want to see?
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Check out this interview we did with Jack from Time Extension about the game! Features some fun insights and a really cool thing at the end that we'll talk more about in the near future 👀
Interview: "I Didn't Want It To Be A 'Whodunnit'" - Detective Instinct Dev On Its Mystery Influences (Image:
@TrainDetective
)
#Interviews
#Indies
#Steam
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Of course, our game is as inspired by Horii as the countless other adventure games influenced by Portopia are, whether that's Famicom Detective Club, Snatcher, Ace Attorney, etc. And I probably wouldn't be making games at all if not for Dragon Quest 😅
Beginning in earnest with Yuji Horii's Portopia, the Japanese ADV/mystery genre has a rich history, with so much of it sadly unavailable to western audiences. Our game takes inspiration from that history.
#gamedev
Wishlist:
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Our "making of" interview with the developers of Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo continues:
Learn about how they adapted real world locations in to the game, and how they managed to make such groundbreaking puzzles.
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Our story has many cinematic inspirations; I've mentioned Hitchcock and "The Lady Vanishes", but another film on my mind was Otto Preminger's "Bunny Lake Is Missing", a very bizarre and psychologically twisted movie that uses the "missing person" conceit in a fascinating way...
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Chandler's novels established a template for a certain kind of detective fiction, with densely convoluted plots and a focus on character and mood. This makes them a great source of inspiration for ADVs - Rika Suzuki talks a bit about his influence here:
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We've been cooking up something super cool for the past few weeks that we'll be able to show more from very soon... but, until then, here's a little hint! 👀
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Whether or not we finish this version will mostly depend on how well we do on Steam... So if you wanna see this game fully on SNES (and I know I do 😭) remember to share and wishlist:
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If nothing else, this book has shown me there is nobody on earth better than Urasawa at drawing people with acoustic guitars 🎸
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We'd all like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season! Be sure to spend lots of time with friends, family, and, of course, great adventure games :) 🎅
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You shouldn't take anything for granted in game design, including some things thought to be obvious conveniences. It's just as true for ADVs, and is why DI is designed with some old school mechanics that are uncommon now but encourage a kind of playstyle that we find appealing.
“No body wants to go back to this” no body wanted to ‘go back’ to unfair bosses that took dozens of tries in order to understand until Dark souls. Now everyone emulates them
Mabye you have to be willing to push people out of their comfort zone to find what people actually like.
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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is being developed by a core team of
@GFLK_pik
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@JalopesTL
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@KasumiDirect
, and
@PictoDev
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I want to believe there's a folder somewhere of Shu Takumi performing all of Maya's expressions for the Ace Attorney artists. There probably isn't, but what if there was...👀
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Also, this is well-known, but Hotel Dusk/Last Window took this to the extreme by fully rotoscoping real life models, sometimes even using their facial features for the characters!
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Not surprised to see Edgeworth at the top, but happy to see AJ Phoenix is up there! Such an interesting evolution of the character, one of the coolest things the series did post-OG trilogy (lovely illustration, too!)
The court has spoken! Here are your top 3 characters of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy! Enjoy a special illustration from art director, Takuro Fuse!
🥇 Miles Edgeworth
🥈 Phoenix Wright (AJAA)
🥉 Apollo Justice
Click below for the top 10!
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We've been working really hard these past few weeks, and soon, we'll have something very exciting to announce... but until then, stay tuned 👀
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Our Discord server is now LIVE! Join us:
We're hoping to make this a chill place to hang out and share updates about our game with everyone more directly. If that sounds cool to you, we'd love to have you! 🤩
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The rest of the interview is great as well - definitely check it out, along with the rest of
@shmuplations
absolute treasure trove of translated interviews:
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Time will tell how much further we take this project, as the PC release is our priority. But the fact that this exists as a proof of concept is very exciting (and I'd sure love to rearrange the whole OST for SNES...)
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Also in the area, the Ryogoku Bridge over the Sumida River, immediately identifiable by the distinctive ball statues on either side:
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We really didn't know how people would react to our game's announcement, so it's been a real thrill to see just how many people there are like us who like these kinds of games. Can't thank you all enough for the RTs and wishlists. We're gonna keep trying to get the word out!
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Reminder to check out our Discord! We're looking to foster a small but fun community of like-minded players and creators. Come hang!
Our Discord server is now LIVE! Join us:
We're hoping to make this a chill place to hang out and share updates about our game with everyone more directly. If that sounds cool to you, we'd love to have you! 🤩
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It goes without saying that CiNG was a big influence on Detective Instinct, especially with our story's tone and some aspects of our game design. It's great that they're starting to get more recognition lately - still hard to believe that Another Code remake is real!
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