Yes?

I’m still here. Working very hard on creative things and being entirely too obsessive. Will be able to reveal more soon, I hope. Financially everything is still shit, so any donations (even if only of a few dollars) are greatly appreciated. But creatively things are mostly good. Rejections for short …

Tell me more, tell me more

“Phenomenon 32 was genius, like Isaac Asimov and William Blake working for Atari.” – Edward Hosking When I read that particular sentence in a recent email, I couldn’t stop grinning for half an hour. If that’s a sign of ego, so be it. I think it’s the coolest thing anyone …

Looming

Gregory Weir’s new game, Looming, is finally out. I playtested this one, so I can tell you that it’s absolutely excellent: atmospheric, poetic, and thoughtful. If you enjoy my games, especially The Museum of Broken Memories, you should definitely play this. You’ll love it. I’m only jealous I can’t also …

Linkies!

Gnome’s Lair has published a really nice review of Phenomenon 32: Phenomenon 32, being Kyratzes’ most ambitious project so far, is much more than the sum of its parts. Besides the beautiful black and white visuals, its atmospheric soundscape and a deeply depressing and simultaneously surreal game world, Phenomenon 32 …

Many voices

I’m seeing/getting the first few complaints about Phenomenon 32 being socialist/atheist propaganda, and I already feel much better. I was wondering when that was going to happen. The atheist part is particularly silly, of course, given that the game very specifically uses quotes by Malcolm X (a devout Muslim) and …

Patch v1.5 *yawn*

The patch to version 1.5 of Phenomenon 32 is now available. It fixes some issues with the Reconstruction Workshop and adds a more accessible control scheme. And I need sleep. More updates tomorrow.

Patchouli

Haven’t uploaded the patch yet, mostly because today was a confusing day and I haven’t had enough time yet. Also, we’re going to go see Prince of Persia in a few minutes, so I won’t be home for a few hours. But I did fix everything, and will upload the …

Patchiness

Tomorrow I’m going to release one more patch for Phenomenon 32. It will fix some remaining issues with the Reconstruction Workshop and alter the controls to something more modern and conventional. I never realized that the space/shift controls would be an issue, mostly because I grew up in an era …

TIGSource review

There’s a review of Phenomenon 32 by Gregory Weir up at The Independent Gaming Source. I like it; it praises the parts of the game that are good, and makes several entirely fair criticisms. The game is, after all, rough around the edges. And it does crash frequently on some …

Back on GameJolt

Phenomenon 32 is back up on GameJolt, now with a new description that will hopefully confuse people less as to the nature of the game. A discussion with the owner/creator of GameJolt (who is very nice) has convinced me that to simply remove the game is to give in to …