I want to thank everyone so much for their continued support. My game PEAK FREAKS is finally finished after 1 year of development. You can go to itch.io now and pick it up for yourself!
My long time programmer and best pal, Salty, has asked me for a couple years off to work on some of his own projects as a solo dev and in collaboration with a f...
2023-08-04 19:22:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I played Assemble With Care over the Holidays, and it was such a blast I wanted to share it with everyone. The repair industry is so fascinating and fun, and I really hope people are inspired to repair their own things at home.
Watch the video, and then check out this *Peachy Pair* for further reading! As part of my research, there's so many cool articles and things I want to include in t...
2021-12-02 15:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post
this video explores the "amazing" (heehee) map design of the awesome GBA game Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and its map design.
Now that Pairanormal is finished (although we're still fixing bugs) It's so exciting to continue to make cute games content. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support my work!
2021-07-22 03:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post
I really enjoyed playing Townscaper and started getting into painting over the buildings. Totally forgot to upload this, but if you're in a bad mood, this video will cheer you up~
2021-05-07 00:48:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, I can't believe how much closer and closer we're getting to the beta release. At some point, We'll be sending out testing copies to any one of our patrons who want one. For the moment though, I'm going through the entire game for the second time to squash out the most obvious and noticeable bugs. Here's what we accomplished this past week
Wow you guys, what a week it's been! This past week was my last week of income on unemployment, so now I'm pivoting full gear into looking for work. I plan to produce some videos about applying to jobs in the game industry, but for now I have amazing news: I've been making a video series about the history of Pokemon Snap. And even crazier news: I actually learned something nobody else in the en...
2020-07-27 18:10:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't explain it. But if you liked the sonic adventure series you'll probably enjoy this video?
While I've been waiting for salty to program Pairanormal, I've gotten into video making! Here's a game design analysis about Sonic and Tales Runner, an old MMORPG. I went ahead and credited my $10 patrons as well, as thanks for supporting me even now!
Watch this space for some cool cred...
2020-06-28 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There was I time when I was afraid I'd never write these words. As of today, all the assets needed to make Pairanormal have been sent to my unbelievably loyal programmer, and the final stretch of making the game begins.
Very shortly, we'll be making an announcement looking for beta testers of the game. This is open to all patreon supporters and their communities.
yaaaay!
2020-06-09 19:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Yahoo! It's the final step before programming, animating the characters. As of now, all art has been made. We are in the final step of adding all of our content to the engine. It's a very exciting time, and I've been mainly throwing myself completely into this work because america is on fire and...yeah. But here's a dog in a bag!
Hope everyone is doing well.
2020-06-08 15:42:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Right. So earlier this year, I finished writing and annotating Pairanormal. Yes, you heard me. All 5 Chapters of the game have been written. You could, if you were crazy enough to care, sit down and experience the game from start to finish in written form.
But I still have to finish art.
Currently I'm making about two backgrounds/images/characters a day. I haven't done the math abou...
2020-04-28 02:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all. I'm now working on Chapter 4. I recently updated my avatar--just a heads up so you know it's still me! more changes will be coming in the future to my profile page, but otherwise I'm still working on Pairanormal. Have a great day--who's ready for July?
2019-06-30 00:43:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all, hope your summer is going great! I'm writing to inform you all of a recent decision I made regarding Pairanormal.
I'm currently wrapping things up on Chapter 3, and before we started entering the new data into the game, Salty said he was interested in updating the game's engine so he could make this process easier. "If you want to retcon anything, now would be the time". ...
2019-06-22 02:02:26 +0000 UTC View Post
FUCK. I really wish I could share the artwork I have been making without SPOILING CHAPTER 3.
Hopefully posting it at midnight using only silhouettes is a decent enough compromise? Anyway have a great weekend. More art to come! (Which won't be in silhouettes)
2019-06-01 04:37:30 +0000 UTC View Post
I've just finished wrapping up writing Chapter 3, after making a major overhaul of the script. I stupidly decided to put way more content in this chapter than I have any right to make. So I'm basically tired of writing. My brain is fried for a good long while.
As reparations to myself, I had a lot of fun making the background for a new investigation location in chapter 3, the soda f...
2019-05-25 23:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostWhoah! Wow! Incredible! Yes, you heard me right folks. This April I packed up all my belongings and drove across 22 states in 28 days. It was freakin' amazing. And now I'm living my dream of being a resident of Boston. It's been crazy, this is my first time living on my own. I'm a little scared, a little exhausted, but I have a place to sleep and food to eat and that makes me so happy! I'...
2019-05-04 00:24:31 +0000 UTC View Post
hey guys. It's been a nice weekend, a little calm before the storm, if you will. I'm moving to boston in 10 days. How wild is that? I'm trying my hardest to do as much Pairanormal as I can before I relocate. Currently Chapter 3 is about 1/3rd scripted out. Sometimes, even though I have a complete outline, I struggle with making the text "punchy", you know? I never like stories ...
2019-03-24 21:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post
whew! All march I was working hard at Chaos Tavern. Well, my contract is up, and now I've got plenty of time in March to work on Chapter 3 of Pairanormal. Expect a future writing stream within the next week. With Any luck, I'll have a prototype ready before I start my road trip.
Anyway, if you're going to GDC this year, give my friends 2019-03-13 22:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST.
I got a last minute job contract to work with the awesome Dragon Bear Studio. They're gearing up to make a super cute multiplayer time-management inkeeping game known as ⚔🍻CHAOS TAVERN🍻⚔. And yours truly is making all the UI.
In like, one month.
I was so happy to accept this work...
2019-02-04 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
WHEW. okay, A lot's been happening. I've got a couple of announcements coming up. But first, I want to hit y'all with some BONUS NEWS: Maglo, our awesome musician, just finished up some new music for Pairanormal. It's the new "investigation" music!
Take a listen and get groovy with it. As always, thanks for backing!
2019-02-04 05:52:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Heyo, Chicmonster here.
Now that Angel.Net is finished, I'm back to the grindstone with Pairanormal. I'm bug testing Chapter 2 in the hopes that it can be released again soon, and at the same time am writing future chapters so I can start developing them. I finished three important outlines today, which means it won't be long before I start fleshing things out and revealing awesome stuff ...
2019-01-28 00:14:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Click here to go to the game's page on it.chio
My interactive coloring book, Angel.Net, is finished. I feel AMAZZZZZZIIIING!!! I MADE A GAME IN ONE MONTH HOLY SHIT AND ITS WEIRD AND FUN AND ME AND CUTE AND ASKLDJAFHGKS. It was through the process of making this game that I decided to leave twitter. I'll...
2019-01-26 02:55:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo folks! Just checking in tonight to let you know what I've been up to. I've finally hammered in the details for the game I'm making for acejam2019. It's an interactive coloring book meant as an homage to the early 2000s. You might wonder what that might have to do with asexuality--I'm hoping it'll be explained better with the gameplay. Anyway, keep tuned for future updates! I'll be jamming...
2019-01-08 04:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all, how's it going? I'm so excited and hopeful for the new year. Salty and I are both back from the holiday's now, and we've got some new VIGOR for working on our upcoming games. I've given a huge list of bug fixes to Salty for Chapter 2 or Pairanormal, and I'm hard at work blocking out the next one. in the meantime, I'm excited to announce a project I'm taking on in January, to KICK THE...
2019-01-03 04:31:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome one and all. tune into my Pairanormal LiveStream while I play through -every- route in Chapter 2, bug testing for our upcoming re-release. I'll work for about 15 minutes and take stretch breaks in between, but in the meantime I'll answer your questions and hang out with you.
Over the next few days, I'll be playing through Chapter 2, doing art, and hunting for bugs. join me on my journey.
2018-12-10 02:36:44 +0000 UTC View Post
take a look at my most recent work; the updated clubhouse investigation scene from chapter 2! As you can see, sever changes have been made. I was frustrated with the clarity of the scene, and made objects much easier to see and investigate by taking out some of the noise from trees and foliage, and increasing contrast between the foreground and the background.
The library will not undergo go suc...
2018-12-05 20:39:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Heyo folks. Anyone who is currently trying to play Pairanormal Chapter 2 might notice that the game is no longer available on itch.io. That's because we're taking the game down while we enact some big fixes (some which change the gameplay experience slightly). Here's what's coming soon!
Hey guys. whooooooo. Okay, so some news:
Recently, my family went through a pretty gnarly tragedy. No I'm not gonna talk about it, just know that it sucked, and thank goodness most of its over now, and that's why I've been kind of silent after Chapter 2. I've since left my seasonal position and expect to be working for the rest of the year full time on Pairanormal. I hope that this will help the...
2018-11-09 21:55:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks. Hope you're enjoying Chapter 2 of Pairanormal! I've set up this post here so you can write out anything you encounter that doesn't seem to work, and we'll spend the next few days patching those bad boys up --obviously, a game breaking bug will have priority, but I'm a perfectionist, so I'll get to everything in good time.
Remember to describe the whole situation, including wha...
2018-10-26 02:59:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We are hard at work polishing the last of Chapter 2. At this point, most bugs have been squashed, and I've been making all the cool images (like the one you see above you) that will help round out the story! There are a total of ten images left. When those are done (and I'm gonna make as many of them as I can today) we'll be releasing Chapter 2!
2018-10-11 17:11:34 +0000 UTC View Post