Hey guys,
First of all, sorry for all the polls about the new game, I just
really want to make sure my third game is going to be the best it can be. So I need your input one more time.
Last month polls have ended and the outcome was as follows:
Public: 61% fantasy kingdom, 39% bodyguard.
Patrons: 55% fantasy kingdom, 45% bodyguard.
I started prep-work for the fantasy game, and came to the conclusion that this is a huge project (even more so than I anticipated).
So I want to level with you guys, and make sure you are on-board for this:
Fantasy kingdom:
This will probably take 4-6 years to fully develop, as there is a ton of coding involved. With probably 6-12 months before the first playable demo, and 1.5-2 years before there is a decent amount of playable content. This could turn out as one of the best adult games with actual gameplay, or it could be a miss (as it's so gameplay-intensive). It's more of a gamble (at least to me).
Bodyguard:
This will take substantially less time, as I can focus practically all of my time on storytelling and rendering images and animations (much less coding involved).
I expect to have a demo version ready in 2-3 months, and start pumping out content shortly after that. I expect the full development to take around 3 years, and I believe I can "nail" this one, granted it won't be a very "new" concept.
Just something familiar, but (hopefully) done a better.
In short:
I have to admit this makes me hesitant to go for the fantasy game.
I'm a bit worried I will lose patrons (and income) during the development, and it took such a long time to get to the point I am now.
Since it's a much bigger risk, and, it didn't win the poll by a huge margin, I am leaning more towards the bodyguard game. (And perhaps do the Fantasy game after, maybe once I have established a bigger team?)
Now I know, this feels a bit like a cop-out on my end, and I'm sorry about that, but I rather be upfront about it, than run into this halfway through development.
Unless, of course, you guys
really want this game to happen, and don't mind waiting for it?
Now, since you are the ones that make this all possible, I want to leave the final say to you (so no public poll this time). I know this will piss off some people, whichever direction I take, but I really wanted to make clear what you, and myself, are "signing up" for, for the next few years.
Sorry for the rant!
Thanks so much for your understanding and support!
Faerin
