Howdy, world travelers! Hope youre having a happy June! Heres a quick update on the progress weve been making with Adventures of Chris.

It's Starting to All Come Together

Were getting remarkably close to being within sight of the goal line all 8 of the original world map levels are now completed. Chris can take a dive aboard a submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, dodge tricky laser patterns, and do battle with criminal mastermind Large Urchin.
The 9th level (and final tileset), Egypt, is well underway, with most graphic assets completed and the first several rooms constructed.
Once Egypt is complete, well just have a few incidentals and a few final boss characters to finish up! Fortunately, most of the story of the more linear second half of the game will take Chris back to established locations and revisit old friends (and give him new abilities weve already programmed!), so were getting really close!

The Icing on the Cake

Weve also added a few treats and side experiences for players as they reach the late game. Villagers have all new dialog now that Chris has won some respect (potentially :P). The Royal Cartographer in the castle offers a new, brief mini-game for Chris to play. And if Chris heads to the Cirrus Club, he can now meet Kyle! Just for fun, weve placed a representation of the games artist (at 9 years old in 1995) in the Kingdom of Lost Balloons. So now you can see a little bit more of the behind-the-scenes of the game in the game!

Di,di...did we say Discord?

Marketing is coming along were working on setting up a Discord server for beta testing, and weve already been beefing up our Twitter and Facebook presence (you can help support us by following our accounts in either place!). Weve got some other exciting ideas for getting the word out, so were looking forward to the next few months as we approach release. If you havent yet, mosey on over to the Steam page and wishlist us there!

Some Extra Reading

You can also check out Chriss thoughts on the new Final Fantasy 7 Remake (somewhat relevant, at least!) here, and take a look at the new shorter, gameplay-focused teaser trailer here!

[ 2019-06-28 13:57:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

THE GAME

Adventures of Chris is a story-driven adventure platformer heavily influenced by 90's cartoons. Explore 8 initial world locations in any order as you build your character from a weak kid into a plausible video game hero. Chris's floating mechanic allows for unique platforming challenges, and he can learn increasingly powerful spells and special moves as he travels the globe - as well as purchase upgrades from the merchants of the Kingdom of Lost Balloons. Explore a world like something out of a Saturday morning cartoon, fight ninja cats and cyborg penguins, uncover a sinister story, and prove your capabilities to a skeptical population - with laughs along the way!

THE STORY

One day in 1995, seven children around the world mysteriously vanish, including a nerdy, overweight 7th-grader named Chris. Finding himself in a remote part of Transylvania, he soon becomes lost in a Saturday morning cartoon universe of magic and villains. When one of those villains transforms him into a helium balloon as an insult, Chris (ever the optimist) reinterprets his transformation as the superpower of flight, and floats off to save the other kidnapped children.