[VX Ace] The Laughing Isles

[DaDebble]

Good to see you're still working on this excellent game. The teaser sure makes me want to replay its current version again.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

OIh dear, oh dear, seems I have a backlog of posts to respond to. Thankfully we have BULK QUOTING!

AW is the king of the anime images and gifs around here. By the way, AW, where is this thumbs-up girl from? I'm in need of something cute lately and she could work fine.

And, hey! Updates tonight!

Alas, dear marcelo, I have no idea. I have tried to look around and see for myself where she came from, but have turned up with no results. She is just the "Good Job Girl" as far as I know.

What on earth is with everything in this game being so damned tickle obsessed? It's like the guy making it is driven by some sexual desire for tickling.... a fetish if you will!

Ugh, I know right? It's just so weird! I mean, even the fighting involves tickling! Who ever heard of such a weird place? The maker obviously has some kink he is trying to live out in his game.

Woah, woah, woah. Just put. The blowgun. Down. No need for that.

I'll admit I'd forgotten about your recent reveals. So we have Tula, who we've already met, and now Muka as our #2. Hmm, that's quite some hair. How does she keep it from dragging on the ground? She looks like she's floating, so I'd say she's our mage… very powerful but also very sensitive. Especially if those feet never touch the ground. Which would mean she's our foot-fan's ideal. Which isn't as much of a sell for me, but I've yet to know anything of her personality.

And… Fellaysia? The evil woman who was leading the centaur attack? The one with the weird accent/speech impediment? She's a romancible? Interesting that we can go towards the dark side. She seems much more the tickler than the ticklee, although maybe if conditions are right our lovely heroine won't mind. Then again, Tula seems to be slowly pacifying, maybe our winged woman will too. I'm interested to see how that unfolds. That's 3 of 4, then? Hmm, only one more to speculate on now.

As for my snake woman idea, it appears I hit the mark? Well, there are only so many common animal-woman chimeras to choose from, and Naga/Lamia/snake-woman is one of the more popular ones. Also a personal favorite, as far as those go. I would picture her to be quite the dangerous foe, capable of wrapping you up in her coils and being able to take her time with you. But… I'm sure she's got a weak point of two capable of being exploited. Again, if I made a good guess.

As for your other reveals, the scenery looks quite good. Castle, monastery, haunted house… classic medieval fare. Well, maybe not so much the haunted house. But a romp with some tickle ghosts could be fun.

Muka is indeed floating. Because...magic...(no seriously, it's magic). Though an ideal foot fan? Hohohoho...HOHOHO...Just you wait and see, Carn. If anything, she is everyone's ideal. Then again, maybe she is TOO MUCH an ideal. As for personality...hmmmm...Well cmon Mr. Sleuth, let's see what you can guess just from her picture alone.

Shhhh...We don't speak about 'such things' as speech impediments. 😉 But yes, the girl from the dark side is also a girl you can have a 'happy ending' with. Wait...Tula pacifying? Lol you make it sound like she was ever a threat (first game versions with hard/unbeatable Tula notwithstanding). But that does make 3/4 non-hidden romancables shown.

Haha, I'm not sure how you came about with the snake woman idea just out there like that. 😉 Bringing in personal desires there, Carn? Are you suggesting she is the 4th girl, or that you'll be fighting one sometime? Because I can definitely say there are lamias ingame.

I'm trying to make the new areas enjoyable. The hard part is making sure I don't try and d TOO much with them - because it's already taking a lot of time getting everything in, and with things like the romance system adding more events based on variables, it's becoming quite a lot of work for just the simplest of things.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

As a long time fan i'm looking forward to seeing the new content you come up with. I'm just curious how far can we take these romance options? Because i really, really want to romance the succubus.

First there is friends. Then lovers. Then married. And then bab-whaaa?
To answer your question directly - you can take a relationship all the way. Depending on how a MG is, you might get a more submissive or a more dominant partner in your relationship. This isn't just hand holding - you get a girl falling for you hard enough and you will eventually see the clothes come off in bed (It's called bonding. With physical, stimulating interaction. And putting our tongues on each other's bodies!)

Well something with the name "Ticklish Thief" is sure showing brains by having bare feet and having them POINTED AT THE PLAYER

DON'T BE FOOLED! There's....EEEEEEEVIL A-FOOT!

Hey Anime Watcher... While I was reading that status update, it made me think of a question that very well could be the most important question in all the development of this game:

Why does the mug in your avatar say "world's best _>MOM<_" ?

...Absolutely no reason :| Juussst forget you saw anything.... *sips my coffee*

So I hate to be this person after you were kind enough to give us a status update... but is there any estimate on when 2.0 will come out?

With how hectic the business is currently, and how busy my days are, I can't give an exact date right now. I know, not what you want to hear at all - but it's all I can give right now. Any specific date has a high chance not to be meant due to circumstances. If it makes you feel any better - I'm also going around the world in game and working on other parts (like things in 2.5/3.0 and beyond). So hopefully you won't be waiting as long for the next bits.

Super stoked about the update! Thanks for the preview of what's instore.

My only concern is, is the thief going to be a tough battle, or is it going to be based on a high AGI so you get the first hit before she runs away.

Either way, I havent replayed it in a while. I'll just make sure I have both types of characters.

Let me put your fears to rest. If you find a Ticklish Thief, she is your's unless she defeats you. There will be no running with her and her heavy ass sack. As for it being a tough battle, I'm looking to make it on the weaker side of fights. Any Ticklish Thief you encounter is going to be little challenge - it's encountering her that I want to be the harder part.

Because Watcher is a great mother, he's been focusing on his kids whilst we've been fighting with images

But.. but... he's not a girl...

ithink.

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[mxx15]

 

[TickleWiazard]

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We backtraced it! XD (Nice one going the extra mile and making an edit)

 

[Carnivore]

Muka is indeed floating. Because...magic...(no seriously, it's magic). Though an ideal foot fan? Hohohoho...HOHOHO...Just you wait and see, Carn. If anything, she is everyone's ideal. Then again, maybe she is TOO MUCH an ideal. As for personality...hmmmm...Well cmon Mr. Sleuth, let's see what you can guess just from her picture alone.

Shhhh...We don't speak about 'such things' as speech impediments. 😉 But yes, the girl from the dark side is also a girl you can have a 'happy ending' with. Wait...Tula pacifying? Lol you make it sound like she was ever a threat (first game versions with hard/unbeatable Tula notwithstanding). But that does make 3/4 non-hidden romancables shown.

Haha, I'm not sure how you came about with the snake woman idea just out there like that. 😉 Bringing in personal desires there, Carn? Are you suggesting she is the 4th girl, or that you'll be fighting one sometime? Because I can definitely say there are lamias ingame.

I'm trying to make the new areas enjoyable. The hard part is making sure I don't try and d TOO much with them - because it's already taking a lot of time getting everything in, and with things like the romance system adding more events based on variables, it's becoming quite a lot of work for just the simplest of things.

Muka is everyone's ideal because she is apparently insanely ticklish. Although I'm not sure that would be my ideal in practice. Hard to have an extended and enjoyable tickling when the lee is overwhelmed and shrieking within seconds. As for guessing her personality, I'd think she'd be on the shy/submissive end of the spectrum. Soft spoken, wary of strangers. At least that's the impression I get from looking at her. Being so sensitive in a tickle obsessed word would also make for a cautious personality. But its hard to nail her down too specifically. A sense of that needs to be gotten from actually interacting in the game. I found myself liking Tula more than I expected, for example.

If I had to pick my choice of the 3 right now… it'd probably be Tula. Although I am quite curious as to how that'd work out with Fellaysia. If what I said about Muka is accurate, I think I'd be less inclined towards her. But I'd have to see how things play out in game. I'd probably do multiple playthroughs just to get the permutations and try out the classes.

I do not think a lamia will be our #4. The first 3 are essentially humanoid, and I frankly I believe the 4th will have feet. A lamia, centaur, or spider lady is probably too far off the beaten path. From what I can gather from that "Who will YOU choose?" picture I've managed to dig up… the 4th is the bottom left corner: dark skinned, curly blonde hair… if I had to pick a monster race, I'd go with vampire for her. Which would also suggest a more dominant personality. That'd be a good 2/2 split: Tula and Muka being fairly "good" characters and more submissive/passive/"beta", if you will, and Fellaysia and #4 being more aggressive. But, our fourth will have to differentiate herself somehow. By being playful? Aloof? Who can say…

My prediction was just that a lamia encounter was in the works for chapter 2, nothing more. Similar to the harpy encounter or something. Although you suggest there are multiple lamias…

Don't burn yourself out trying to do too much, or get overly ambitious ideas for your game. That's what did in Deus, in part. The complexity and consequences are beautiful, but if they impede actually making a level, it ends up not being worth it. I'm confident you'll find a good balance.

 

[Cryptic71]

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Wait... but that means.... oh my god...

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

Good to see that things are still on track. Been checking the gaming forum regularly in hope of updates.

 

[buttontickler05]

Aniiimeee.......you're doing it again. :nono:

Almost a whole month without telling us how things are in your life, or even just saying "hi". Come on man, we do care about you enough to want to know if things are ok. Game updates are nice, but not nearly as important as the feelings of the man making the game.

 

[Cryptic71]

Aniiimeee.......you're doing it again. :nono:

Almost a whole month without telling us how things are in your life, or even just saying "hi". Come on man, we do care about you enough to want to know if things are ok. Game updates are nice, but not nearly as important as the feelings of the man making the game.

I second that.

Quick, everybody spam the thread with "#StatusUpdate" until he responds.

 

[Lurker]

Anime hasn't posted in awhile. This means that all progress has come to a grinding halt and he left us forever. Commence weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

. . . I actually just like to be stupid. Sometimes people mistake this for sarcasm and think I'm being mean or something. x_X

 

[TickleWiazard]

#ThisIsHisThang

 

[DaDebble]

He already made a great game as it is and we're all craving for more. I think we should all respect Anime for the fact he made what he did alone. Perhaps he'll get another boost of inspiration in the near future, perhaps it'll take a couple of months or more, or this is the end of the tunnel. Only time will tell. We can only hope there's more to come, but sadly he doesn't owe us more. 🙂 After all, an artists produces the best material under inspiration and not under pressure.

One thing is for sure, this game is inspirational material for other artists and what is made will be remembered. It's Labyrinth of Laughter quality (a discontinued series, sadly).

 

[JonesyJones]

Get hyped!

 

[TickleWiazard]

Get hyped!

 

[Cryptic71]

That sounds much better.

#GetHyped FTW

 

[DaDebble]

I'm hyped as fuck alright. 😛

 

[JonesyJones]

Any progress updates, AW?

 

[Carnivore]

Next time you wander in here, let us know how and if things are going, eh, AW? You're patient fanbase wants to know. The next chapter promised many enticing things.

 

[Guy_Zer0]

For some reason I'm reminded Life of Brian. The scene where the crowd if chanting for him outside his window, then the mom comes out and says "He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy! Now shove off!" I'd link it, but I'm lazy.

 

[marcelostalker]

As long as they are making good games for us, anyone boys (or girls, open minds here) will be as good as a Messiah around here. Especially if they are naughty, actually.

 

[dentrag1231]

Finally got around to beating this, great work.

Of course, now that means I'm stuck waiting along with everyone else.

 

[TickleWiazard]

Finally got around to beating this, great work.

Of course, now that means I'm stuck waiting along with everyone else.

Welcome to the quiet club!

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

Damn you, League of Legends.

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

Rise from your grave.