The Cerebral Symphony

Wow.

TCS did get to 100 downloads by 1st Dec after all -in fact, at the time of writing, it has been downloaded 122 times! Hooray!

In celebration of this fact, and in conjunction with Release Something! 2011, I am releasing a small amount of new content. I don't have much to show as I've been racing to finish off the dialogue and maps for Chapter Two so I can finish actually coding it, but I do have the following...

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FOR RELEASE SOMETHING 2011:

-A new character for the character page
-A new teaser screenie
-A side project I made earlier this year: http://rpgmaker.net/games/3652/
-I also wrote a review for an old game called Sunset over Imdahl, but then discovered it's not hosted on rpgmaker.net! Darn it.

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In other news, kumada has also pointed out to me that the charas-project.net spritemaker which I'd accidentally left in the Chapter 1 download folder was dodgy (see this thread). I have since got rid of the offending file and reuploaded the download, but if you were one of the 122 people who downloaded it, I suggest you delete the Charas.EX file folder inside it, and do a security scan of your computer.

Hopefully, lots more will follow for Christmas. Happy Advent everyone!

Chapter One of the game is now out in demo form.

DISCLAIMER: The only reason it's called a demo is because I've had to release it in advance of a few tidyups because I'm going to Africa tomorrow and wanted to get it out before then. As a result a few areas will not be accessible and the final area is not entirely finished -just to talk the dancer in the middle of the dance floor to trigger the final cutscene.

Comments, reviews, insults, jokes, discussion, bug reports, fan mail welcome.

Features:

-Introductions to our first two protagonists: Luke the multiple-personalitied telekinetic and Naomi the ADHD werewolf!
-A compelling story and entertaining dialogue (subject to subjectivity)!
-Two introductory missions, ransacking a temple and infiltrating an observation tower as a spy!
-A visit to each of the hub city's main factions: The Corporation, The Government and the Mafia, and an explanation of their interrelationships!
-A short stealth minigame!
-A fully functioning MULTIPLE PERSONALITY SYSTEM(TM)!
-About one hour of play-time!

So here we go. I'm going to start working on this game again, for the first time properly since I was a teenager. I have a full-time job and I can't give TOO much time to it. But I'm going to aim for on average an evening a week, as a way of relaxing and keeping my creative juices flowing while I wait on trying to publish my first novel. I don't expect anyone to read this, and that's okay. It would be fun to look back and see the chronicle of its completion though, if I do see it through. I'm giving myself a rough time limit of four years, so I'm here for the long haul.

-Finished Naomi's Corporation data file.
-Figured out and started coding her Government Operations Tower infiltration, her first mission, kicking off with a simple Zelda-style stealth entry.
*Idea. Introduce a choice into the start of Luke's first scene.
*Rename chapter 1 "Life on the Edge".
*Edit out swear words from adolescent gamemaking days.