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Now that we’ve announced all of our new sprites, here’s the lineup of main characters for “Fairy X Imposter”, including our MC Isa Blanchett!
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Who are you most excited to romance in the game?
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UPDATE 2/24/21
Finally, after a long wait, here is the final new sprite for the game, belonging to Hal Hughes! If you’ve stuck with us long enough, you’ll notice that Hal has gotten the most design changes. Please look forward to seeing more of him!
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/ Programming: 75%
Sprites:100%
CGs:20%
Backgrounds:100%
Music:75%
Additional Assets: 70%
Demo Overall: 77% Complete
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UPDATE 12/17/20
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Even though, with everything going on, we weren’t able to bring you the demo as planned, we aren’t stopping in our development! Here’s another peak of the game’s script! This time, a bit more silly shenanigans get to shine.
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UPDATE 12/10/20
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We are so excited to share with you all our first preview of some of the music from the game! This original soundtrack is all thanks to the brilliant @TheCEscalante!
UPDATE 12/4/20
So sorry for being so quiet! Development is still underway, despite the circumstances. With that being said, here are some more backgrounds of Lille from the game, done by our wonderful background artist @reinemior!
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UPDATE 5/11/20
We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. We’ve have some more art updates from the game, starting with Augustus’s new sprite! More artwork and sneak peaks will be revealed later in the month so keep a look out!
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/Programming:50%
Sprites:95% (redesign phase)
CGs:20%
Backgrounds:100%
Music:75%
Additional assets: 50%
Demo Overall: 70% Complete
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UPDATE 2/19/20
Happy belated Valentine’s day! Here’s a look at Masahiro’s newest design. With this we’re half way through our main cast of sprites!
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/Programming:25%
Sprites:95% (redesign phase)
CGs:20%
Backgrounds:100%
Music:75%
Additional assets: 50%
Demo Overall: 66% Complete
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UPDATE 1/17/20
Happy New Year Everyone!
We hope everyone’s year has been going great so far! We’re especially excited over here because we’re planning on trying to release the demo for Fairy X Imposter sometime during the 4th quarter of the year.
So, 2020 is going to be filled with new art, sprites, and possibly a Discord server!
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/Programming:20%
Sprites:95% (redesign stages)
CGs:10%
Backgrounds:100%
Music:70%
Additional Assets: 40%
Demo Overall: 62% Complete
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UPDATE 12/20/19
Well, here we are! The last update of the year and decade too I guess lol! We should be able to gradually update everything else throughout next year and hopefully bring the demo out some time during the 4th quarter.
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/Programming:8%
Sprites95% (redesign stages)
CGs:10%
Backgrounds:100%
Music:70%
Additional Assets: 30%
Demo Overall: 60% Complete
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Just another quick update in regards to character redesign. Here we have the one and only Renee Petrova, queen of business deals and influential figure of women!
These last few weeks of the year will be pretty busy for us, but stayed tuned for more reveals!
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UDATE 11/7/19
Here we have yet another character redesign to show all of you! Quilliam Freyne was the last to be introduced during the game’s initial stages, but he’s first of the romantic interests to be shown off to all of you! ^^
Here’s what’s new:
Writing:100%
GUI/Programming:8%
Sprites:95% (redesign stages)
CGs:10%
Backgrounds:85%
Music:70%
Additional assets: 20%
Demo Overall: 55% Complete
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It is finally time to reveal the new design for our characters in Fairy X Imposter! Once again, please welcome Isa Blanchett, the main character of the game. What do you all think about her new design?
Soon the new designs of the love interests will be revealed!
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UPDATE 7/28/19
Fairy X Imposter is getting a COMPLETE MAKEOVER!
Thank you so much for being so patient with us. All of our sprites are in the process of being redone and as thanks for sticking around for so long here is a preview of our MC, Isa Blanchett’s, new look!
Who else are you excited to see redone?
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UPDATE 3/28/19
Thank you all, once again, who applied for the position of our new sprite artist. With their help, the whole cast of FXI will be getting a new look! Make sure to look out for it.
Because of this small hiccup in new artist, however, not much progress has been made visually for the demo. That doesn’t mean we don’t have anything to show you guys, though regarding the script. Here’s a small snippet for you all!
A better and more proper update will pick up again next month. Thank you all for your patience! ^^
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UPDATE 5/20/19
We are going through some extreme revision sessions at the moment, but here are some more backgrounds for the game! Would you sleep in this room if you had the chance?
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UPDATE 3/28/19
Thank you all, once again, who applied for the position of our new sprite artist. With their help, the whole cast of FXI will be getting a new look! Make sure to look out for it.
Because of this small hiccup in new artist, however, not much progress has been made visually for the demo. That doesn’t mean we don’t have anything to show you guys, though regarding the script. Here’s a small snippet for you all!
A better and more proper update will pick up again next month. Thank you all for your patience! ^^
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Meredith Warren’s sprite art!
Also, I don’t like animating dresses.
Download the demo: https://gamejolt.com/games/otherland/466412
Alt: https://carillon-nightmares.itch.io/otherland
For anyone who’s gone through the demo or wants to know what happens beforehand before the full pilot is released, you can read the promo comics here:
https://www.deviantart.com/carillon-nightmares/art/Cirque-de-El-Paradiso-Needlework-Page-1-786700467
It features the main villain, who didn’t appear in the demo.
ABOUT:
Otherland is an interactive visual novel made in RPG Maker VX Ace. It is a whimsical horror based on Alice in Wonderland (book) and inspired by other horror titles like Little Nightmares, Fran Bow, Ib, and Pocket Mirror, while still having its own personal charm. It tells a story about how nothing can be ever be perfect and perfectionism isn’t always perfect - this includes life not being perfect itself. That no matter how beautiful paradise may seem, it still has its flaws.
STORY:
Gilbert Warrens was abandoned at the doorstep of the Kingsman Orphanage as a baby by his mother, Meredith. As his thirteen years tolled by, he came to saw things that no one else could see, except him. Creatures, spirits who lived alongside the people of London. No matter how many times he told the other oprhans that there were these odd things around them, they all pegged him as a liar or insane.
So, he and his only friend, the young demon faun who watches over Gilbert’s good health, are left together to share their lives in the orphanage. Until one day, the circus beyond their wildest dreams comes to town square. A circus of magic, a circus of wonder - The Circus of the Paradise. El Paradiso.
FEATURES:
※ Original artwork and story
※ Characters who will travel alongside you
※Collectibles
※ Exploration & lore
※ Three unique endings all dependent on how you treat others and yourself
※ Bonus Content (upon final chapter)
DOWNLOAD:https://carillon-nightmares.itch.io/otherland
SUPPORT:https://www.patreon.com/carillonnightmares
https://ko-fi.com/carillon_nightmares
I’m just starting to fly through these maps. I have an easier time getting indoors finished since repeating patterns aren’t as noticeable as repeating trees. I still won’t have it done by the end of this year, but that’s ok. Have a deer.
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The final stretch of the demo. This has to be my favorite map I’ve drawn since I was able to work with more colors! There are 3 more rooms to draw before I finish the rest of the programming. Haven’t been more excited to complete something.
I haven’t posted update pictures all year, so here’s all the cutscene art I have drawn since I last posted. The new characters are Gilbert’s mother, Adeline Warrens and the orphanage owner, Mr. Kingsman. There’s a big quality jump between the first and last pictures because they were drawn in different months and at different skill levels. I’m still trying to improve my human anatomy.
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For some reason I forgot to post this in the cluster of images a few months ago. The intro has a lot of cutscene images and I’ve been slowly hacking away at redoing the scenes from the cancelled comic. My free visual novel is continuing, but slowly. Seeing the last post I did for this game back in May is painful to see.
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Smudge Purrfect / The Pumpkin King is the husband and co-ringmaster of Mrs. Purrfect. The two don’t get to see much of each other because of how many tasks they take care of for Grandmaster Needlework. It’s the cost of having such an important role in El Paradiso and to the Grandmaster. Smudge is the right-hand man of Raven as well as the court jester for the well-beloved King of Cats. Anything that’s important to his masters, is just as important to this cat. He takes pride in is work and his love for children. He loves the children more than the Grandmaster himself and takes care to make sure they have their best time of their lives in El Paradiso. He shares candy, jokes, and laughs with everyone under the sun, but cross him the wrong way, you may find out that lollipop isn’t just for show….
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Some unreleased pictures before I went on quarantine hiatus. Just to let you know this game is still in development, I may work on some concept art on some of the antagonists!
We get a small glimpse of the main antagonist in the first photo, but you won’t see him until the end of the year. Sorry to push the game so far back, but I’ll try to get back to it this month. I don’t do well in high stress situations.
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Three new screenshots from the prologue / pilot episode. Is she collecting roses or doing something much worse? “Oh, Mrs. Meredith Warrens. What are you doing with that little rotting bucket?”
(Please don’t spoil if you’ve read the teaser comic from last year.)
Info:
- The stamina doesn’t come into any ‘boss’ play until Chapter 1
- The ‘real’ world is one of the few times there is lack of color; it’s meant to make El Paradiso that much more appealing.
- The only maps left to make for the prologue are the orphanage, which has several maps due to it’s size
- Work will be slowing down due to Animal Crossing (This is a project I chose to do to tell my story for fun; There’s no need for me to be absorbed into it every day, as episodes are periodic.)
There’s no text or dialog yet, but the programming for Bubo is all done in this room. He follows you around without blocking you from interacting with his things. I’m trying to make the NPCs react to things as realistically as possible. (You wouldn’t be stepping on your own friend’s heels!) Instead of him just being set up as a party member and staying glued to you or wandering around aimlessly, he follows the player at a slower pace. In some instances, there will be no other option than to have them as party members to prevent crashes and characters interfering with cutscenes.
Use items to reach new areas in PowerBots RETRO - Available to wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1270020/PowerBots_RETRO/
An indie game level building session from the December 2nd stream! Jeremy excitedly pieces together a simplistic level that can teach players how to create their first PowerBots base.
Prototype showcase: Crubic
Crubic is a unique puzzle platformer based on a familiar cube puzzle! Hop across platforms and rotate cubes to find your way to the top.
Danielius Gnižinskas - Character and environment assets, game design
Jeremy Rhoades - development and logo concept
Creature sketches we’ve been working on :)
Some creature concepts and breakdowns I did for Biota
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