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December Update: A Year of Progress
After launching the updated, feature-complete demo last month, I confirmed that by the end of 2024 I would have an updated timeline for the game's release. This is especially important given how many times the launch date has been pushed back this year. I now understand why that happened and will avoid it occurring again.
A list of milestones between the original February demo release and the recent feature-complete update.
[ 2025-01-01 02:43:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
This is a brief update on the Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz release timeline, and an overview on development progress made this year. If you're interested in more details, a much longer version of this update can be read on itch.io.
On Episode 1's Timeline
After launching the updated, feature-complete demo last month, I confirmed that by the end of 2024 I would have an updated timeline for the game's release. This is especially important given how many times the launch date has been pushed back this year. I now understand why that happened and will avoid it occurring again.
- Episode 1's timeline was repeatedly pushed back because I realized making the game good mattered more to me than meeting an arbitrary deadline. I misjudged how much more I wanted to add to the game once I relaxed the deadline.
- MAGWest forced me to finish a feature-complete demo. The foundation for the game is now complete.
- The full episode will release in 2025.
- A date will not be announced until the game is nearly finished and the release is 100% certain.
Looking Back at 2024
A list of milestones between the original February demo release and the recent feature-complete update.
- February 2024 - Original Demo Release
- March 2024 - 100 Wishlists on Steam
- April 2024 - Wrote a Mystery Game
- June 2024 - Steam Next Fest & Major Narrative Benchmark (finished full episode script first draft)
- July 2024 - Major Mechanics Benchmark (implemented most must-have mechanics)
- August 2024 - Finished MAGWest Build
- September 2024 - Tabled at MAGWest
- November 2024 - Feature-Complete Demo Release
[ 2025-01-01 02:43:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz
ArcanaXIX
Developer
ArcanaXIX
Publisher
October 2024
Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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Story
Play as Amadeus, a young werewolf struggling to understand his condition, as he navigates a tale woven by Witches. He is equal parts desperate and determined—how can one reclaim agency over themself, when afflicted by a curse that steals it from them every time the moon Aska draws full?
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee is a narrative game heavily inspired by Umineko When They Cry thematically, and Professor Layton aesthetically. Gameplay is a blend of pure Visual Novel scenes + Point-and-Click Adventure scenes. The story is linear, and will be told in 5 sequential episodes.
Episode 1 ~ Waltz will release Fall 2024. Please check out the demo in the meantime!
Demo Features
20-40 minutes of playtime
7 detailed, hand-drawn backgrounds to explore
6 portrait expressions for Amadeus
6 original music tracks, including 1 track with 3 dynamic layers
Point-and-Click controls with unique cursor icons to indicate player interactions
Alternate Hover-and-Spacebar control scheme for players who have difficulty with mouse click
Toggle for auto-scrolling text with adjustible appearance speed and delay time between textboxes
Diegetic backlog of previously-read text
Optional splash screen to fill window beyond 4:3 gameplay (may impact performance - see system requirements)
Controls
VN Scenes
TAB Key: toggle Auto Text Progression on/off
SPACE Key: display full text/progress text
1/2/3 Key: select choice
Mouse click on the displayed buttons is supported as an alternative
Point-and-Click Scenes
HOVER with mouse, cursor will change to indicate if object is interactible
If cursor changes, MOUSE CLICK or SPACE to trigger...
-Boot: Amadeus will MOVE to location
-Eye: Amadeus will INSPECT distant objects
-Hand: Amadeus will INTERACT WITH nearby objects
-Arrow: Amadeus will MOVE to a new screen
WASD and ARROW KEYS supported as alternative to MOVE Amadeus
SPACE supported as alternative to INTERACT with nearby objects
UI
ESC Key: pause/open Settings Menu
N Key: pause/open Notebooks Menu
To adjust sliders in Settings Menu, use mouse to click and drag the pencil icon left/right
Menus can also be opened + closed by clicking on the buttons in the screen corners
Credits
Game Design, Art, Music/Sound, C# Scripting, Implementation, Narrative - Leo ArcanaXIX
Clarinet (Deal With a Witch) - Lucas Bere
Marimba (Spellbound Mischief) - Jay Lee
VO (Kain's Ghost) - Nat Ferare
Narrative Consultant - Ashlee Scheuermann*
Code Consultant - Dan Mellott
Mix Consultant (Deal With a Witch, Spellbound Mischief) - Sonia Mokhtari
Playtesting - Derek, Joanna, Luke, Aaron, Ashlee
Playtesting (original prototype) - Alex, Lucas, Skipper, Nathalie, Taylor, Dan
*Ashlee also wished to be credited as "Made Everything Worse." Thank you Ashlee. <3
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Linux MintMemory: 8 GB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Currently only tested on Linux Mint but should support other distros.
- Memory: 8 GB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Currently only tested on Linux Mint but should support other distros.
- Storage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Currently only tested on Linux Mint but should support other distros.
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