#otherlandposts
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.
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.
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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I haven’t drawn an art piece in a while and I loved the design of the new character, so I took some time out to draw an art piece of him! I haven’t drawn in a while, so this was good for getting back into the style I had set out for Otherland.
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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.
