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Tsalagi

3 months ago

This game has gone through so many iterations it's not even funny anymore


While derping around with this iteration, shenanigans happened (again). But a couple of interesting things came from it.

  1. The educational Tsalagi game remains, but I am no longer trying to force it into an rpg-style game. Instead, it has been reworked into more of an adventure cozy (like a slightly more intense and interesting Animal Crossing). Going well and making it so much further into development than any of the others.

  2. I still really like the paper style, still want my nostalgic Paper Mario RPG type game. So, while researching for some things, I stumbled into a most excellent paper iteration and even worked out a style and story to go with it. That will be an entirely separate game. It makes me happy, but definitely not ready for public viewing

There is still a lot to do with this game. I'm thinking I might need to release an alpha test package and get some general feedback to help direct some development. I'm more likely to do something if someone asks for it nicely, such as, "Hey, I'd really like to go digging in the Archaeological Site, but there isn't anything there" or "I want to fly the helicopter, but there's such-and-such bug." Compared to me just staring at everything and wondering what to do.

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