When not working my arse off finishing Phenomenon 32 (almost there), I have lately quite enjoyed playing Borderlands. The game is surprisingly good – I’m not very far in the story yet, and I’m not expecting any wonders there, but the presentation is stylish in an appealingly mad way, and …
It just became possible, for the very first time, to (theoretically) play through the entire plot of Phenomenon 32. There’s still bits missing left and right, including a tiny bit of voice acting that will hopefully happen in the next couple of days. The game is currently in that phase …
Today we recorded all the lines for two of the main characters of Phenomenon 32, Dr. Anna Halvorsen and Dr. Emma Bronstein. It took a fair bit of time – it’s now half past one at night – but I am very, very happy with the results. Telling this story …
Our friend Sebastian visited us yesterday, and there are two awesome things from last evening that I wanted to share: The first is The Man from Earth, a movie written by Jerome Bixby (his last work, in fact, completed on his deathbed) and directed by Richard Schenkman. It’s a very …
Not much to say. Verena, who was a little sick, is feeling better. I’m still gettting annoying headaches, apparently because of my neck – I spend too much time sitting at the computer and working on Phenomenon 32. I’d like to tell you some cool stuff about all the progress …
If the last few days hadn’t been so full of headaches, work, a clogged nose, and a dislodged rib, the damn game might be finished now. I was even planning on submitting the game to the IGF. But I’ve had some revelations: I care more about critical recognition than I …
Today has been a day of excellent progress in Phenomenon 32. I still occasionally build levels that are too big (i.e. that won’t be playable on normal hardware and have to be altered), but I’m very happy with this strange post-apocalyptic world that is coming together. Will I finish the …
Except for going to a meeting related to the Writing Center where he works, and talking to some of his friends, and watching a surprisingly OK-ish episode of Heroes (“Company Man” – still in season one), Jonas spent most of his time working on Phenomenon 32. It was an interesting …
Nothing much to report – still working on Phenomenon 32. Progress is swift but the game is large and I’m obsessive. (Today, for example, I spent way too much time making new ground tiles. Who knew minimalism could be so hard?) Expect a preview-type-thing soon, with screenshots and so on. …
Yesterday went quite well. I only managed to finish three levels, but that’s because I decided to add/change some graphics, and because a major crash forced me to redo an entire area (I hadn’t saved after putting in all the creozoids). But I’m still happy with the results, so it’s …
