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EDIT: The game is available to play now. Hope you enjoy! C:
All right. I hibernated for the rest of the summer. Now it's time to get back into action.
My college experience so far and the people I've gotten to know within the past couple of months have given me some good inspiration.
This is Texting Days Sim Date *cough* I mean *cough* Number Days Sim Date.
But don't be fooled. I promise you, there is very little to no math involved in this game… So why does this dating simulation have a weird title? Read on!
(And yes, you can date the chick. If you're grossed out by this option or if you're just simply a straight girl with no desire to explore, you can avoid all the romantic situations by ignoring her… this also applies to any dudes that gross you out.)
EDIT: I finally have a release date for Number Days! Well… more like "release month"... but...
Release date: December 2012
(You may be wondering: "The beginning, middle, or... end of the month?" It's hard to predict the exact day I can release it but it'll be ready within December, I'm pretty sure of it) ;w;
*cough* disclaimer: this project may be delayed if not canceled if I suddenly kick the bucket, get abducted by aliens, or if the world comes to an end, etc. *cough*
Thanks for staying tuned, guys!
Story
Today's the grand opening of the new amusement park in town so Evelyn and her friends decided to check it out. After a long day of waiting in lines and having fun, it was time to go home… unfortunately for Evelyn, she finds herself alone and lost in the park in a blink of an eye. A massive glass wall surrounds the park's borders and it seems that everyone had disappeared as not another soul was in sight.
Despite not having a signal, her cell phone receives a text from an unknown source: "Your time here will end when your number reaches zero." Evelyn soon meets others in the desolate amusement park. Like her, they also received the mysterious text message. When everyone put their heads together, they noticed that all of their cell phones display a number instead of the time. Uncannily, their phones also seem to correspond with their own energy. When their phone's battery is full, they feel alert and awake. In contrast, they feel exhausted when their phone has little to no power. Good thing a lot of kids nowadays bring their own phone chargers with them.
As days pass by, their numbers rise and drop in an unpredictable pattern. Evelyn and the others decided to work together and hope to not only solve the meaning behind these numbers, but to find a way out of the amusement park.
Characters
Evelyn (renamable): Passive and usually reserved around strangers, though she's not bad at getting along with them. She's generous and the type of person who gives more than she takes. Her number starts at 12. It's unknown to the group why her number is the lowest.
Thane: Calm and cool. He likes to get all the facts before making any conclusions and does a lot of thinking in his spare time. He was working in the arcade before the whole incident. It was his first day too. Tough luck. His number is the highest and starts at 29.
Spencer: Smart, but impulsive. Sometimes he'll be aggressive and stubborn, but he genuinely cares for people close to him. He's pretty skeptical about the whole situation. Beforehand, he was also hanging out with friends at the amusement park. His number starts at 22.
Bryce: Easy going and whimsical. He has a talent for calming people down and holds the group together despite not being the "leader" type. He is a psychology student who was studying human behaviors at the amusement park for a project. His number starts at 17.
Lena: Very quiet and extremely apathetic. She hardly speaks or shows any emotion. Evelyn seems to be the only person she's willing to talk to. Perhaps she's just shy. She doesn't reveal her reason for visiting the amusement park until much later. Her number starts at 20.
Arlo: A strange but friendly guy. He's outgoing, curious, and playful. He always means well, but sometimes he'll cross the line of what's appropriate and what's not. Unfortunately for him, he lost his cell phone so he has no idea what his number is. (And yes, a lost phone is quite an issue... as his energy correlates with his phone's battery...)
This time around, the number of days you'll play for will depend on what you do in the game. There is a pattern and a cause behind what increases and decreases the numbers. You may even figure it out before the rest of group does. The longer you last, the deeper the story and characters will become. (Don't worry about not lasting long. Lasting a decent amount of time will be easy. Staying longer will take more effort of course.)
There will be multiple endings and cut scenes. Major cut scenes will have nice CGs (like Memory Days) but I am going to incorporate the use of game (chibi) sprites more in this game. It might feel a bit RPG-ish or adventure-ish at times. I'll let you decide if that's a good or a bad thing. Regardless of opinions, this is one of my rules for this project: "I do what I want." (Projects I've done in the past that had me appeal to the audience as much as possible despite my tastes and objections seem to be less successful…)
I would like to have this story bring the characters together. Instead of having the player just interact one on one with each character, I plan to have more cut scenes where all the characters are involved. While the player will still have romantic interests, I want the group as a whole to be able to develop a strong friendship as the story progresses. The whole premise of this game might sound a bit dramatic/horror-ish, and while I can't deny the fact that the group will face some serious dilemmas, there will still be romance and my usual "humor" in this story.
Other Notes Many of you have requested for the option to customize the main/player character in my future sim dates. I appreciate the thoughtful suggestions and I do note them. I'm not going to say that a custom character would be impossible for me to do, but it would be a really great feat for me to take on. Drawing and coding wise, it would be extremely time consuming. (I try to avoid spending more than 6 months on a single project. *cough* Chrono Days *cough* Projects that last over half a year tend to take over my life since I work on them alone.) I'm also wary of the fact that I likely will not be able to satisfy the many tastes/styles/preferences out there. People tend to get picky about hair styles and clothing when they get the option to customize their characters.
As of now, I do not plan to incorporate the option to customize characters in any of my future works, but it is not a completely dead idea to me. Some of you many have realized that this will be my first sim date that features a player character with black hair. Why have I avoided making a player character with this hair color for so long? My main reason was that I didn't want fans/people to compare me to the character. When I was younger, I would refrain from drawing girls with long or dark hair because I didn't like it when people asked me, "Are you drawing yourself?". Don't know why I felt that way, but carry on.
My second reason would probably be the fact that the guy with black hair tends to be popular in every game (I'll get statistics of it, I swear… no I won't. Don't get your hopes up.) and I have this unspoken rule that "everyone within a game/project all have to different hair colors unless if they're related." Well good for these guys, right? They don't have to compete with the "black-haired guy" this time around…
But lord, if anybody says something along the lines of "omg the main character looks liek u" I'm going to Amy Smash everythingggggggg alksdfjlsdf I'm not a 2-D person. I'm 3-D. Three. Dimensional. Not even my 2-D drawn avatar of myself looks like herrrrr. Actually, I probably won't even freak out. Maybe I'll be just a bit annoyed if over 100 people make that comment.
All right. I think I made my point.
Can't believe I forgot to also note the issue about making a sim date based off of shows/movies/manga/anime. Suggestions are nice, but unfortunately the ad network I work with will bite my head off if I try to submit a game to them with any copyrighted characters in it. Suggestions like "Make a Naruto/Hunger Games/Twilight/Harry Potter/Ouran High School Host Club/Power Rangers/Sponge Bob/Adventure Time/(ETC) sim date" are sadly suggestions I can't really note. I am aware that I did push it with Wonderland Days Sim Date (I was a rookie/noob at the time) Back then I actually didn't know that I was pushing the limits. It was a year later that I then realized that I was able to dodge that bullet since the characters were original despite the concept.
You can creep on this project's progress here:
pacthesis.tumblr.com/
Occasional WIP screen shots/.gifs/quotes/stuff will be posted on my tumblr. I will refrain from posting major spoilers, but stay away from there if you don't want to see any spoilers.
Oh man. This journal is ridiculously long. Thanks for reading/skimming/checking this out. Likely there will be updates (WIP posts, month of release, etc.) I'm sorry, I do take a lot of time on these projects but I highly appreciate the amazing patience you guys have for meeeeee.
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Comments: 421
kelekiahshadya [2012-09-03 21:26:48 +0000 UTC]
I havean awful feeling that I'm going to really suck at this game and it's going to take me a while to figure everything out, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME ANY LESS EXCITED FOR THIS GAME!! It's gonna be awesome!! Good luck with it!
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Slerian [2012-09-03 20:59:16 +0000 UTC]
Good Lord. This sounds extremely interesting. It's so different from the rest of your games, and I'd loved them all, but I NEED to try this one out.
Guess I'll just have to be patient
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luvMyself In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 20:35:14 +0000 UTC]
omg reminds me of Clannad, how this is a sim date with stories and stuff-
SO EXCITED THIS IS WHY YOU R SO AWESOME
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romeoxjuliet50 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 20:31:07 +0000 UTC]
i know how u feel about the whole black hair thing=1
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boredcow In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 20:12:54 +0000 UTC]
Have you ever played 999? Your story concept reminds me of it! 9 people mysteriously woke up on a cruise ship with a watch that had a number on it. They had no idea why or how they were there, and they basically had to find the 9th door to get off the ship....really cool game you should check it out.
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Doodlepop212 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 20:09:53 +0000 UTC]
Omg I so can't wait for this!!!
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Canada-chii In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 19:45:13 +0000 UTC]
Wow I'm really impressed! It's like you never rest from making all these sim dates @w@ Don't push yourself too hard!!
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xiiVY [2012-09-03 19:37:24 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful, wonderful youuu. This seems to be one of your more interesting ideas. I love it already because of the mystery.
On another note, I know how you feel about the "Is that suppose to be you?" thing. x__x I greatly dislike it when people ask that about whatever I`m writing/doodling.
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unknowngemini [2012-09-03 18:56:39 +0000 UTC]
how do you get such good ideas?!
it's like you're the god- *ahem* goddess of flash games! ^^
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empiryn [2012-09-03 18:48:34 +0000 UTC]
It seems like it's your most interesting project so far. It's much... deeper. Good luck, then!
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Twinkel13 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 18:44:34 +0000 UTC]
omg looking forwaarrrrrd<3
I have a good feeling about this
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Moni-Mikado [2012-09-03 18:02:57 +0000 UTC]
Seems amazing, as usual ! It's nice to see that you want to change a little your games...
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zombie21112 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:53:31 +0000 UTC]
its amazing how you can still make all these flash games and get new ideas afterwards. i admire that on you its really hard to get a spark to do what ever it is and not to lose it
Good luck with making the game can't wait!
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CrazyNuts In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:49:09 +0000 UTC]
aaaaaaaahhh!! i just died of happiness XD
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GreekNekoVampire In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:46:31 +0000 UTC]
This looks really cool! I can't wait to play it
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sailorgirl10 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:46:10 +0000 UTC]
All of the sudden, this reminds me of Mirai Nikki, mostly 'cause of the cellphones thing.
Good luck on this! It sounds awesome!
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Minori-chan13 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:41:45 +0000 UTC]
You're awesome.
And I'm not just saying that because you're making a sim date this soon after the last one.
I'm also saying this, because I just saw your mood and what you're watching... (I didn't even know that mood existed...)
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T-T-and-PhiPhi In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 17:33:47 +0000 UTC]
Oh my gosh, this one is like a sim date+mystery/solving+usual humor+ and even a bit of horror!!! It's practically perfect for me!! If it had a some blood here and there then it would really be perfect for me
I know you get tons of comments every day, so I usually avoid doing that and wait patiently as an unknown watcher. But I've never been this excited or actually excited for any of your games-- kyaaaa~~ I just have a great feeling for this one. Especially since I love your "chibi" people.
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reikohattori [2012-09-03 17:14:24 +0000 UTC]
fantastic! I cannot WAIT for this to come out
your games just get better and better!!
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MelanieBrown [2012-09-03 17:13:43 +0000 UTC]
Just a straight girl with no desire to explore LOL
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neon-kitsune-kiki [2012-09-03 17:07:05 +0000 UTC]
*sigh* time to find my thinking cap, I'll need some brain power
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xox-heart [2012-09-03 17:05:31 +0000 UTC]
Sounds like TWEWY, in a good way! And if you don't want people saying she's like you, but yourself in the game as like, I don't know, a cashier or something, because then, there can't be two Amy's!
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xElextra In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 16:58:41 +0000 UTC]
Dont stress yourself We're happy that you even WANT to make games like this. Juggling college -sniff- and work.. youre a good -sniff- person. xD
I cant wait for the game to come out but I will. Lol.
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xX01MeLoDy01Xx In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 16:58:21 +0000 UTC]
Evelyn Reminds Me Of Yuu With Her Looks :3
I Cant Wait To Play This ;D
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rosienrb In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 16:55:16 +0000 UTC]
Oh this looks like the best one yet :L I must figure out why the numbers changeeeeeeeeee ahem ...
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Pastel-Dollie In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 16:12:12 +0000 UTC]
Oooh, the first thing that came to mind was TWEWY (Which is a total good thing omg)
I really love the RPG-ish elements idea too. Haa, I'm already getting really excited for this!
(ohman lena is a total cutie lookit dat hat)
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MoonStarBeam [2012-09-03 15:04:43 +0000 UTC]
I think, technically, you aren't even 3D. If you go to the cinema and watch a 3D movie, you still can't feel the people or the rain or smell it and such. So I guess it would make you a 4D person? Or a 5D... I honestly don't know how many dimensions there are for it to be exactly right x'D
God, reading this back somewhere I don't sound all that smart at all
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DarkGriever [2012-09-03 14:56:32 +0000 UTC]
Nice Well take your time I'm sure the others won't mind
Besides you said you're starting college so no sweat haha! Enjoy college
Anyway I'll be looking forward to Bryce since he's a Psychology student [as I'm already a graduate of Psychology
] so it'll be interesting to see
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My-Oblivion-Key In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 14:45:52 +0000 UTC]
I can tell this one will turn out great.
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Peixosa [2012-09-03 14:39:06 +0000 UTC]
Take your time and do a good work <3 I love your games, they're great for learning English too. Thank you~
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ArizonaPhoenix [2012-09-03 14:28:11 +0000 UTC]
"Watching: a spider crawl across my desk"
The designs for the characters are amazing. I personally really like Lena's and Spencer's a lot. Can't wait!
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Justmeit94 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 14:04:29 +0000 UTC]
Spencer is the hottest!! And I have a patience because your games are amazing and the story lines of characters really original!
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pokemonchix [2012-09-03 13:46:31 +0000 UTC]
*So you're making a PG version of Rabbit doubt?*
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sn0wangel1 [2012-09-03 13:41:17 +0000 UTC]
Wow, I can't believe you're already working on another game! It looks awesome too Good luck with college, as well~~
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Arteia [2012-09-03 13:32:49 +0000 UTC]
Oh, it's going to be interesting ^ ^ But I'm a little sorry that there won't be black-haired guy -.- But it doesn't really matter I can't wait to see the game ^ ^
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II-Demon-Rin In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 13:16:34 +0000 UTC]
I like Arlo so far the most. ya know, you come up with some pretty unique characters and names, and I love the design and detail you put into them. I'mm really envious of that ^^ keep up the great work!!! your fans are counting on you to continue being so awesome!!!
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music-and-anime-girl In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 13:01:07 +0000 UTC]
i find it REALLY funny that bryce is a psychology student (what ill be studying) and has brown hair and green eyes (my colours too) >.< thank you~
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DaintyTruffle In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 12:43:17 +0000 UTC]
OH MAI GOSH are you the main character!?!
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