Progress Report - February 2019

Arfus and I have been hard at work on miniBoss, and have some new information to share with you, our beloved supporters! We've been focusing on the Discord to keep people updated, but this place needs love too! For those of you not in the server, let's catch things up.

We may even have a couple new pieces of info to share here. After all, you were so patient. You little saints.

First, and most importantly, Arfus and I have restructured and finalized the flow of the story for miniBoss. The game now consists of three main routes, each introducing you to and interacting with a different combination of characters. Your route is determined by your early in-game choices. The first route focuses on the business, the second route focuses on cheesecake scenes, and the third route is focused on wacky n' wild jokes. Oh, and before you boop us for isolating these themes, rest assured! Cheesecake and jokes are everywhere in this game. They just have a designated place to shine, too!

Previously we had the aside moments set up as tiny story islands. They had no follow-ups or connection between them, because the player could experience them in any order. This was pretty lame, because unless we wrote a unique route for every possible combination of stories, it felt like none of your experiences mattered.

So we took a step back.

Old vs. New

Now the stories are chained together, and they build upon one another. This makes the game feel more crafted (as it should!), and gives miniBoss a boost in narrative weight.

Building upon this decision, Arfus and I have been focused on getting the first route fleshed out. Its story has been overhauled to smoothly flow with the new narrative design, and we're 30 pages of script deep into the scenes and dialogue. All of the characters we need for this script so far are now past concept phase, and have been converted into game assets. Talky mouths, expressions, blinking, and poses abound!

We'll be adding more to this as development progresses!

Oh, and Ryhn is making a miniBoss themed Blackjack game.

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WHY you ask? Well, it's plot related so we won't spoil anything, but he's almost done with that, too! There's another small game embedded in the game, but we'll leave that as a full surprise when all of you get your hands on it.

Lastly, have a dump of some non-spoilery concept art we've assembled since we last posted!

Hope you enjoy! Remember to hop into the Discord if you haven't yet! We're always happy to chat with supporters~

Until next time, much love from us here at Pullstring Studios! ♥