[VX Ace] The Laughing Isles

[shadowscurse1]

Sooner eh? 😛 Hope you're doing well :lol

 

[slacker2114]

Ok, since no one has for awhile, I'm gonna ASK BEZZY:

How has AW been holding up under the strain and what have you been up to lately?

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

-chuckles-

Bezzy doesn't need to answer that one, as I can do it for her. However, I'm strapped for time at the moment, so I'll answer all questions later. 🙂

My apologies to you all for being away for so long and without info. There's been a lot going on in my life over here and it's just all crazy.

 

[slacker2114]

No worries. Just didn't want Bezzy to think we'd forgotten her.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Found some time to check in. Tis nice to hear the demo's coming along, as well as character introductions. Looking forward to some info on the rest of the group.

And if we're still in need of background music I'll start digging through some soundtracks. 😀

Can't say I've watched a lot of slice of life, but I recall that it didn't take much Azumanga Daioh to figure out that Osaka would make the show all worth it.

Haha, actually I'm still open to any suggestions for music pieces since I've been altering and adding things (still). Alexandrah posted that great 30 min piece that gave me a nice track for one map.

Think of Osaka, but now change it to several Osakas. Now have some of the Osakas be different levels of Osaka and you have Nichijou. . . Probably...

Sooner eh? 😛 Hope you're doing well :lol

I'm currently busy with things over here, so my time has been drastically cut short on when I can mess with the game. Bleh. But things are still trecking along.

That, and I keep going in and changing my writing because I find it lacking the first few times haha.

No worries. Just didn't want Bezzy to think we'd forgotten her.

Brings a tear to my eye whenever I see someone mention one of my characters like that. Seriously, I'm so happy that she has a fanbase and that people really enjoyed seeing her.

Bezzy will be making a return once things are calmed down over here; and she is bringing a few surprises with her.

 

[JonesyJones]

Brings a tear to my eye whenever I see someone mention one of my characters like that. Seriously, I'm so happy that she has a fanbase and that people really enjoyed seeing her.

Bezzy will be making a return once things are calmed down over here; and she is bringing a few surprises with her.

Yay! Hopefully she'll bring prezzies.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Yay! Hopefully she'll bring prezzies.

Might be prezzies~ depends on what your classification of a "prezzy" is. 😛

 

[Miss Sassy1]

I'm guessing he means presents. xD I hope your heart is ok and all that, I myself have heart murmur, so I understand what it's like to go through that. Anyway, I'm a headphones freak as well, so tell Bezzy (if that's her name) rock on

 

[shadowscurse1]

Presents!? WHERE!??! :scared I mean, yes that would be wonderful thank you :stickout

 

[tudorb1]

Keep up the good work,Watcher!

 

[Lummie]

I know I've not commented here yet but obviously I've been following this thread from the start. Hearing you're making a game was nice, cause I feel it could be the best we've seen yet. This and LO2 are definetly the games I'm looking forward to the most, and I love bezzy as well. 🙂

 

[Alexandah]

Brings a tear to my eye whenever I see someone mention one of my characters like that. Seriously, I'm so happy that she has a fanbase and that people really enjoyed seeing her.

Bezzy will be making a return once things are calmed down over here; and she is bringing a few surprises with her.

Lets hope she finally aswers my question dealing with the test dummy demonstration. Speaking of whilch I may end up changing the songs that are done in the demonstration. (See past post at 05-25-2012, 12:20 PM )

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

I'm guessing he means presents. xD I hope your heart is ok and all that, I myself have heart murmur, so I understand what it's like to go through that. Anyway, I'm a headphones freak as well, so tell Bezzy (if that's her name) rock on

I think you're correct haha. Thanks for your kind wordssss-wait...my heart? D-do I have something wrong with my heart 😵 Do you know something that I don't? Haha, I think you might've given that to the wrong person. I'm healthier than...something...very healthy. To a degree anyway.
Great! Looks like Bezzy has her first female fan 😀 I'll definitely tell her to keep on rockin.

WAIT! Female fan?! OMG! Miss Sassy! One of the few female members we have on the game forums (and even fewer females that actually post here) posted in my thread! And she likes my character too! Happiness for EVERYONE!

Presents!? WHERE!??! :scared I mean, yes that would be wonderful thank you :stickout

Yes! Presents! Here shadow, this one is for you. It's a bucket!...
...of noothiiiinnngg- 😀

Keep up the good work,Watcher!

Good work? What good work? lol I've been doing some pretty damn lousy work so far. Please, save your praise for, like, the next update or something worthwhile :lol

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

I know I've not commented here yet but obviously I've been following this thread from the start. Hearing you're making a game was nice, cause I feel it could be the best we've seen yet. This and LO2 are definetly the games I'm looking forward to the most, and I love bezzy as well. 🙂

OMI GAH! Another fan has joined the ranks! If Bezzy were here, she'd probably be bathing in all this like a celebrity. :lol I didn't even need to do a nude pic and you all enjoy her. Man, talk about feeling like you did a good job - never had people like my characters outside of a class that I had to make one for an assignment.
Yea, look forward to the demo. It'll probably only last you 30 min. tops, but at least it'll give you a taste (and let me know what I need to do more of/work more on. Probably pacing. I bet it's pacing.)
Though between you and me...

<_<

>_>

You should be looking forward to LO 2 more. Just sayin heh.

Lets hope she finally aswers my question dealing with the test dummy demonstration. Speaking of whilch I may end up changing the songs that are done in the demonstration. (See past post at 05-25-2012, 12:20 PM )

That's going to be quite a hard question to answer in 4 frames. I'm trying to visualize how it could be possible and still look good. Oh - and she also has an opinion on the music choices you gave her.

 

[JonesyJones]

How goes the demo, AW?

 

[buttontickler05]

How goes the demo, AW?

Come on, leave the man alone. He's working on it. He'll be done when he's done.

 

[slacker2114]

Yeah, it's not like he's making Duke Nukem Forever all over again.

 

[marcelostalker]

And thanks God for that. Can you imagine what it would be to have a character in a tickling game that has balls of steel?!

 

[buttontickler05]

And thanks God for that. Can you imagine what it would be to have a character in a tickling game that has balls of steel?!

........ew........

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Yeah, it's not like he's making Duke Nukem Forever all over again.

Ahaaaa haha haaaa. Good, lighthearted jab there. Oh slacker, you clever guy.

...

I'm watching you

😛 of course, I need to make something grand first that people love before I make such a flaming turd like DNF.

And thanks God for that. Can you imagine what it would be to have a character in a tickling game that has balls of steel?!

Well JEEZ marcelo! Just give away main protagonist next game why don'tcha? :lol


Anyways, calm down everyone. 🙂 Jonesy does have a point - I've been keeping you all in the dark. Still nice to see some people jump up and defend me like that; very thoughtful.

How about an update after so long?

First things first - yes, I AM still working on the game. Yes, I AM still releasing a demo. Yes, I AM close to finishing it. The majority I have left is to write winning/losing scenes, and once it's out to you all I can get some feedback on if I'm putting too much into them (I'm at least adding a Skip Scene to encounters with Game Over torture scenes so you don't have to keep seeing it if you die). I also need to finish up the last part of the storyline and finish adding a little...surprise...for everyone.

Please remember that a good bit of what I've talked about earlier in the thread will NOT be playable in the demo. In fact, much of it I've only gotten the basic layout done (because...it's not that I don't trust you guys, but I'm PRETTY sure some of you are going to mess with stuff you shouldn't and spoil upcoming things). I've been purposefully neglecting these areas. Different parts have different amounts of progress done to them, but you don't need to worry about that right now as they won't be playable in the demo, which is what I'm concentrating on completely right now.

As to some things you can expect in the future:

- Charge ahead and be guaranteed a loss on this event!
...but what happens if you approach it from that way?

- Cameos. That's right. Expect cameos. Not a whole lot, but some.
"You mean characters like Honeybee or Alice?"
Hahaha - crap no. I'm not famous or friendly enough with other artists to slip their creations (especially main characters) in my game. No, no.
So then, I wonder what that leaves? -stares at you all-

- Did I mention there are events/event chains you could miss entirely? They're based on your decisions! If you break a chain early, the whole chain will vanish for you. What are the chains, you might ask? I'll never teee-eeell.

And to help make your class decision easier:

- Every class SHOULD be viable, since I'm balancing around bosses. However, some classes will definitely start to feel the pain as they progress through the game. Mages might do "Tons of Damage", but you'll quickly start having DPS races with bosses or chugging down health pots without some party members around. The way I see it, this will be the progress of each class:

Warrior - The average/good at "everything" class. You'll get some good damage, defences, skills and hp. Strong and sturdy, but magic is definitely your bane.

Paladin - Someone call for a tank? You'll have the most life and party protecting abilities, and might even need to be nerfed because you'll be taking 0 damage. However, your damage will plummet to non-existence as you get higher.

Cleric - And I heal. And I heal. And I heal. You're going to have the best sustain among the classes, essentially multiplying your HP. However, you're going to fall into the squishy category quickly, as well as having damage drop-off. But man will you be a party asset with the best healing spells.

Mage - BOOM SHAKALAKA! Mages are going to have a few spells to mess with the enemy, but the best is going to be - like all good magic users - striking your opponent's "sensitive" spots for maximum damage. Things will die left and right, but your ass will be grass when you start getting hit because you're going to be the squishiest.

Rogues - Status masters, able to even alter an enemy's most ticklish spots (though there are restrictions and monsters that can be immune). You're also the best physical damage dealer among the classes. Higher crit and evasion will make you something to be feared, but like your magic wielding counterpart (Mage), you'll drop once focus fired.

Rangers - The "ranged" version of the Rogue...but not really because ranged weapons don't exist in this game 😛 Just pretend you're shooting your hairbrushes somehow. You're going to be good at wearing down crowds like a Mage/Rogue as well as punishing bosses. You won't do as much damage, and have less evasion and crit, but you're sturdier than either of them and able to actually take a couple hits.

And just to throw this in to you all:

YOU have no weaknesses. YOU have no major ticklish spots. But YOU are also not the strongest thing because of it (I know, I'm breaking the RPG code by not having the main be the strongest person). The girls that can join you on your quest are going to be leaps and bounds stronger than you. Tula, for example, is like a mix between a Paladin and a Warrior; she can buff her defences, heal herself, has very high hitpoints and very high physical damage. But she is also slow and not good against magic.

Meanwhile, Muca will make your Mage look like a kindergartner. She will look at an enemy and they'll drop over dead after a few seconds of shrieking in ticklish torment. Seriously, she almost has 50% more magic power than your Mage. But holy CRAP she has pathetic defenses and health. In a fist fight (or should I say tickle fight?), your Mage would Mike Tyson her.

Another thing the girls have is they have major ticklish spots, so if an enemy targets those spots - they're gonna get really hurt. I bring up Muca as the best example because she is the frailist, by which I mean...there isn't a non-ticklish spot on her body. Poor thing.

So yea, keep on believing in me. Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in me, who believes in you!

 

[buttontickler05]

Wow....lotta strategic possibilities in your game. Should be very interesting.

 

[Alexandah]

That's going to be quite a hard question to answer in 4 frames. I'm trying to visualize how it could be possible and still look good. Oh - and she also has an opinion on the music choices you gave her.

Make it an animated GIF image then.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Wow....lotta strategic possibilities in your game. Should be very interesting.

Well, in a way, perhaps. At the start and some battles I want to be a little difficult like ToG. Not to that degree of course, but leaning there. End-game it'll just be "Do you have a party?" if no: "Haha...good luck buddy" if yes: "Enjoy the final battle and thanks for playing!"

Make it an animated GIF image then.

That would be...um... just not something I could see me doing 😛 You're a good guy Alexandah, but I'd be having to draw at LEAST 50 cells to show Bezzy in action like how I want her and I just don't want to lol. Maybe I can do a special comic for you - an extended comic. Still will be...interesting...

 

[Guy_Zer0]

Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in me, who believes in you!
-love the gurren lagaan quote btw

I'd actually quote properly but I'm using an iPod touch
From 2008 since I'm currently w.o my desktop due to
Moving recently. (my comp hates wifi)

But I read up on your update and wanted to day that I love the fact that you went against the grain and made the npcs the strongest. I hope it'll be like playing mega man and watching zero come in for the first time and rip it up. (I'm older now so I shouldn't have that 8yr old temper tantrum of "if he's so f@$&ing strong why can't I just use him to beat the game".... But no promises on that:stickout

I'm still laughing about, and I heal and I heal.
Can't wait for the release. And againg I apologize if this post is annoying to read. I see two sentances at a time. Stupid itouch, stupid wifi.

 

[shadowscurse1]

After using your other thread Anime, and playing all these Japanese games with decent, albeit limited, translation; I think I'm now going to love your game 983750983709563865x more, just because it's in English. X_X

P.S. "My Mother is my Mother! BABOON BABOON!" :stickout :lol