We are in the final stages! Final bits of polish are getting done, bugs hunted down, and we're implementing a few PC-specific features like control remapping and (lest we forget) Steam trading cards.
But first, we have a bit of news I think will interest you. I know you've seen us post here in the past about conventions we've gone to - particularly all the PAXes we've attended in developing this game. And those are great for people who can make it to them. But what if that's just not possible because of where you live or other factors? I suspect for many of you getting to these shows just isn't possible.
Well we may have something of a solution - this coming weekend we'll be participating in LudoNarraCon - an online conference focused on unique narrative games - and it's going to be held on Steam and totally free!
For May 10th-13th we and a number of other intriguing narrative games will be showing off some new content and streaming it direct to our Steam store pages. For us this means showing off our near-final build for a good chunk of time, and some other interesting videos we think you'll enjoy. If you can, come by when we play the game live and throw us questions in the chat. Or if you can't make our live streaming times (which will probably mostly be Friday May 10th), come by anytime over the weekend of May10th-13th and you'll see some encore presentations.
I'm going to be posting more about this next week as we lock down our schedule - check back by Wednesday to find out our exact plans and what our timings will be. For right now, if you want to learn what other cool games are showing, head over to the LudoNarraCon website:
https://www.ludonarracon.com/
What do you think, does this sort of online convention sound interesting? Any questions you want answered as part of the show? Post a comment below and we'll try to get to it.
Oh, and if you just can't wait, here's a video you might enjoy - I recently did an interview with Suzanne from our publisher Fellow Traveller, where we talked multiple endings, player choices, and why cults like music so much. Take a watch right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtiL0scd5Cg
Though we do enjoy traveling to events in person, we like the idea of holding an event where you can come and join us wherever in the world you may be. Hope to see you next weekend!
- Richard
Director/Designer/Writer on The Church in the Darkness