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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

roselinda889 [2012-09-03 11:04:11 +0000 UTC]

*facepalm* I was thinking of Yume Nikki cause of the phones.

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xxAixxEnmaxx [2012-09-03 10:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Sounds Amazing keep up the great work!

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Jagwarrior In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 10:51:10 +0000 UTC]

This sounds like it's going to be epic, can't wait to play it when the time comes!

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65Degrees In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 10:44:39 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait!

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slimjim123 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 10:26:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow...this sounds really good...it does sound a little horrorish but interesting at the same time! ^^ its something different and I love the cell phone idea and as for making it, take your time I'm still trying to beat memory days haha good luck and have fun

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KennieKongLee In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 10:26:17 +0000 UTC]

Cant wait! so stoked!

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Angel2945668 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 10:03:06 +0000 UTC]

oh my gawd O_O GO GO AMY XD I SUPPORT YOUUUU!!!

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StreamingBlue [2012-09-03 09:43:00 +0000 UTC]

I wish you much luck. Your progress is coming along beautifuly

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Queenofcookiez [2012-09-03 09:33:39 +0000 UTC]

THIS SOUNDS SO EPIC!! TV SERIES LAWL.

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ChiuuChiuu [2012-09-03 09:12:49 +0000 UTC]

Sounds really interesting!

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Ageha1304 [2012-09-03 09:00:09 +0000 UTC]

Plot seems awfully familiar to one movie I watched not too long ago. I forgot the name but people paid with time not money and Justin Timberlake had the main role.

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sailorgirl10 In reply to Ageha1304 [2012-09-03 17:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Was it called "In Time"? I remember watching it as well a few months ago.

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Ageha1304 In reply to sailorgirl10 [2012-09-03 18:31:27 +0000 UTC]

Yes, indeed it was! Thank you!

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sailorgirl10 In reply to Ageha1304 [2012-09-05 22:38:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ~

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Skylar-The-Cat [2012-09-03 08:54:53 +0000 UTC]

I'm seriously not bothered by the hair colour~ I just love your games~

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Rjanarielle [2012-09-03 08:46:10 +0000 UTC]

Good luck and drink LOTS of coffee... We'll be cheering for you. Gambatte ne~ (good luck~)

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Leongeds In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 08:32:28 +0000 UTC]

This sounds awesome, I like how you evolve with each game!!

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RedHensley In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 08:32:03 +0000 UTC]

The story is just...azdghercfrahueicantwaitforit !
I'm so excited to see your next work
Actually, I like to play as black haired girl, maybe 'cause I'm really black haired... Oh well :3

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LadyBug1012 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 08:26:30 +0000 UTC]

WHAT kindof spider

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sakurasapprentice In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 08:00:56 +0000 UTC]

Sounds really good! A great adventure/romance tale, I love it!

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LGstephy In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 07:38:44 +0000 UTC]

As a huge fan of your work, I'm really looking forward to this.
It's good that you're mostly taking your own preferences into mind with this game, as the artist tends to know best when creating art... or at least, that's my view.

I will await the release of this, whenever that happens to be.

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4rzu In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 07:26:46 +0000 UTC]

"Your time here will end when your number reaches zero." sounds a lot like devil survivor??????

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Lynchly In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 06:56:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm excited!!!

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AnimeHMHetalian9999 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 06:39:09 +0000 UTC]

A new one already?! Wow! I'm excited. I think you should rest though...I this project won't tire you too much. D:

I can't wait and this storyline seems and feels different to the others...I'm looking forward to it! I'm think I'll try Byrce...or Spencer.... XD

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CinamonGirl In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 06:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Will you make a sim date for guys, or a slash or fem/slash one?

Just curious

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Spocksgirlfriend [2012-09-03 06:19:06 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I'd love to play this when it is ready! I admire your talent and skills to make such an intricate and detailed game. And I'm happy that you share it with us. ^^

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BreathingColorsDraws [2012-09-03 06:18:51 +0000 UTC]

can't wait for it to come out. BTW can you do a tutorial on how you make a sim date?

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Bladebrent [2012-09-03 06:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Interesting Concept, I'll watch out for it. I doubt the Customizable character outfit will be a big deal in the long run.

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ShadowKnightSociety [2012-09-03 06:00:29 +0000 UTC]

Gosh! This story line is flippin awesome! This kinda reminds me of the Walking Dead video game(except without zombies).

I'm happy you made a black haired heroine! I understandwhy your reason too! It also try to not make a character that looks like me...
I love the heroine in this sim date though. She has a great character design. I hope she has stand out personality. In the memory days sim date, I couldn't see that factor from Ai.

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LadyMeru In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 05:20:15 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygosh this is going to be so cool! I'm glad there's more of a storyline this time~ I can't wait!

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PerpetualxDreams In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 05:19:03 +0000 UTC]

This reminds me so much of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. This'll be really interesting!

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PANDAScanKILLu In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 05:06:15 +0000 UTC]

Based on the descriptions of the characters, it reminds me of my friends except less stupid. We'd probably die of no food or internet if we were stuck in an amusement park.

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Setsuna000 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 04:55:52 +0000 UTC]

Wah! Reminds me of The World Ends With You game!

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JennaBrowne In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 04:53:09 +0000 UTC]

P U M P E D. Jesus. Why do this to me at 1 am.

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Nanjino-chan [2012-09-03 04:25:20 +0000 UTC]

it remain me of The world end with you at some point (not everything,just some part so please don't misunderstand ).But still,can't wait X3

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FutureMrs2D [2012-09-03 04:13:58 +0000 UTC]

This made my day! It looks so SWAGGIE! <3

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han878 [2012-09-03 04:13:06 +0000 UTC]

Is this gameplay alike to the Mr toko and xolga where its point and click?

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Artist903 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 04:10:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm so excited!! XD Your story lines just get more and more interesting!

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xXsugar0cubeXx [2012-09-03 04:09:48 +0000 UTC]

I can already tell I'm going to like this one lol It's so different from your other ones and much more unique in my personal opinion. I will wait patiently for this to come out ! Shouldn't be too hard since I start school on the 5th of this month lol

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PikaWolf18 [2012-09-03 04:03:36 +0000 UTC]

omg the main character looks liek u

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Midori250 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 04:01:24 +0000 UTC]

OHHHH noow i kinda understand what you meant by the stuck in the amusement park thing..... XD
seems cool and mysterious! e U e

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HowltheWolf [2012-09-03 03:41:04 +0000 UTC]

Paccy you're amazing! This game looks awesome! Can't wait to play it! <3

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Kaydorable1 [2012-09-03 03:39:47 +0000 UTC]

Can't wait ♪!

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Arwinbell [2012-09-03 03:37:46 +0000 UTC]

Looking forward to it~!

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LoveAnimeForever1 In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 03:35:38 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait~
^_^

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umi17anime In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 03:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Spencer you will be the first. (ノ◉ヮ◉)ノ♥

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Asorra-Tatsumi In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 03:33:57 +0000 UTC]

We eagerly await this awesome game ^^

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animeenix In reply to ??? [2012-09-03 03:26:44 +0000 UTC]

*looking through characters* ooh I like the look of spencer.

*scrolls down a bit more and sees pictures* NOOOOOOOOOO!

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MakuiChi [2012-09-03 03:26:19 +0000 UTC]

O_O..
Lena is my name but with 2 N's... And her personality is exactly like mines o.o.. I'm really looking forward to this now.

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Lilliozwest [2012-09-03 03:18:34 +0000 UTC]

Ohh!! This look's really fun!! I like how it MIGHT (I'm not really sure ) be more adventurous.

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