Hello everyone and welcome to another dev diary! This week is another very exciting posting, as we'll be unveiling the next series being developed at Doc Fishopolis Operations: NEON DARK The New Series When I first started programming and had an idea to make an android game, there were two genres I was interested in working with. The first was a horror-based interactive fiction story, which is the genre that introduced me to the world of text-based games. I was engrossed by the narrative in Anchorhead, and loved the simplicity and convenience of Horror in the Darkness for android. This is ultimately the direction I went in, and Horror at Adesaw: Prologue was introduced. The other genre I decided to temporarily shelve was science fiction. I have always loved the futuristic grime found in the worlds of Blade Runner, Alien, or the Fallout series. I also had a deep interest in exploring the philosophic questions at the essence of sci-fi: the impact accelerating technological advances will have on humanity, the divide between machine and humanity, or the outcomes of a world wracked by massive social upheaval. I wanted to make a game that would explore these themes, but as a beginning designer it was too big a task. Now that I've got the experience under my belt, I'm ready to take the leap and two weeks ago began developing a new game based on these ideas. It will also be text-based, but I'll be experimenting with some new flair such as images and a soundtrack. It won't be an interactive world in the same way Prologue, but there will be a lot of similarities. It's still very much in the planning stage, so I won't say much beyond that. The Character and Setting
The main character will be a private investigator who is a contracted fixer -- someone who takes the cases that the city police either can't or won't take. It will play out as a hard-boiled noir story; think Blade Runner or Altered Carbon. He has a history almost as dark as the crime -ridden allies of his hometown, and a major subplot of the story will be uncovering the many skeletons in his closet. The game will take place somewhere in Asia, and will be set in the 22nd century. After a relatively peaceful 21st century, the world is shocked into a series a economic, political, and social calamities that upend the international order. In the vacuum of power created by the collapse of national governments around the world, cash-laden corporations step in to fill the void. The storyline has been filled out quite a bit more than that, but we'll save that for future dev diaries! I'm super excited for this, and have been working on it feverishly for the last few weeks. However, fear not! I am splitting my time evenly between both NEON DARK and Horror at Adesaw. Next week, we'll flip back to Book 1 and discuss the character system in a little more detail.
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