House Arrest (Game/App) in Development

 

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House Arrest:

House Arrest / (House Unrest?) is a new smaller scale project that I have begun work on. Smaller scale than Blame, that is. Note: I am still polishing up NPT, and have temporarily taken down posts related to it, but I will update on that soon. House Arrest is a game with three major components. 1). A forum style dialogue and story – players follow a member of the Sleuths Without Suits forums, ocTOPus-8, as he/she (probably keep the gender ambiguous) deals with being under house arrest for stealing maracas as a birthday present for his/her younger sister at a Felipe Femur themed party. ocTOPus-8 is left alone as the rest of the family goes on vacation and that’s where the story picks up. in boredom, ocTOPus-8 begins talking on the Sleuths without Suits forums, a forum for amateur, non-official detectives and mystery lovers. Component 2). of the game is a grid for walking around the protagonists home and the alley/ditch just outside. There he/she stumbles upon a dead body, and returns to the forums for help on how to solve the mystery (can’t call the cops because he’d/she’d go to jail for leaving the house). Also utilizing this grid walk will be the night mode in which the protagonist astral projects and has to battle spirits. This leads to component 3). a battle system. This component will be mainly based on what David wants to do with it, but I’m imagining something similar to either Rock, Paper, Wizards or Frenzy Fighter style.

Also in development is Dr. Sweet tooth 2, a sequel to Dr. Sweet Tooth. You can learn more by clicking the House Arrest IN DEVELOPMENT banner above. Here is a brief description I wrote up for House Arrest on the ZebraFox Games new In Development section.

House Arrest Description:

A forum, a finding, a fight for freedom. House arrest is a game that follows forum user ocTOPus-8, who is under arrest for trying to steal maracas for a birthday gift. Left alone over the weekend, ocTOPus-8 recruits the help of the other members of the forum Sleuths Without Suits to help solve a mystery. Alone, ocTOPus-8 explores home and a small perimeter, has conversations on the forum, and fights spirits during his nightly astral travels.

I other news, ZebraFox Games finally got a game accepted on the YoYo Games showcase. David had gotten the game Pacman Pachiko accepted years ago, before the company really got big, but our others have all been rejected since. Until Rock, Paper, Wizards! You can read more by clicking the link I provided or clicking the image below. We also won the Indie Game round up #68 on Super Game Droid with Rock, Paper, Wizards! winning a front page add on their website. This is the same reward we received in round up #65 with Dr. Sweet Tooth. 

Rock, Paper, Wizards! Marketing:

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YoYo Games Showcase Post

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Super Game Droid Review

Super Game Droid Review:

From the makers of previous round-up winner Dr Sweet Tooth comes a bizarre new arcade puzzler called Rock, Paper, Wizards, that takes the classic playground game to fantastical heights. As a down on his luck children’s magician who’s become disillusioned, players will embark on a wacky quest for redemption as they compete for ethereal glory in the local wizards and magical creatures tournament which in this case takes place in the form of a rapid fire rock, paper, scissors tournament. In order to survive players need to react on a dime to the moves their opponent makes with each progressive magical foe upping the challenge even more.

Other Rock, Paper, Wizards! ratings and articles around the web:

I will keep you posted on progress with House Arrest. It is mainly just a story as of now. David is leaving for South Korean soon, so graphic and programming work will be on hold for a bit. This gives me time to finish up the new House Arrest story–make it really surreal and great–NPT, and also work on some literary short stories, as well as send them off to publishers.