Dear Insane Children,
It’s my last few hours in Thailand before heading back to Shanghai. Been super busy getting everything organized for Pirate Jam 2019.
In the meantime we’re working on a Studio Pitch to put in front of potential finance/publishing partners. This outlines our vision of the opportunity for starting a studio in Thailand and developing Alice: Asylum into something amazing.
Speaking of…
What is Your Primary Gaming Platform?
Hit THIS LINK and let me know. If you only write your response in the comments it doesn’t really help – please hit that link and make a selection!
For me… I split my time between Playstation and Switch these days… with a little bit of time on PC games (when we’re able to get to it while streaming).
Just curious if our audience results line up with the general industry results or there’s a meaningful difference in the way you all play games.
Personally, I would LOVE to have Alice in my pocket on the Switch. Better yet, to have all three games bundled together and available there. One of the questions is whether or not we’re going for a AAAA+++ super-duper graphics and crazy high poly count next-next-gen game … or might apply our development resources more strategically on a really solid game that doesn’t try to compete in that arena.
Several of the publishers we’re talking to have brought up this point and all of them agree that the constant push for MOAR PIXELS is yielding diminishing returns.
What are your thoughts on this?
The Queen
Omri sends along a wonderful take on The Queen of Hearts. Lots of inspiration taken from Norm Flechle, the illustrator who worked on the original Alice and defined many of the key characters in terms of look and feel (Hatter, Cat, Alice, etc).
Omri says…
Just a thought, perhaps you should conciser joining in to our army Norman Flechle? He’s the reason everything looks awesome (:
anyway, i think one of his versions of the queen can work well! he had several but this is my most liked.
having her fat and disgusting and yelling and having chopped heads everywhere can be a distorted great way to see her like “evolving” from the original character. YES with cogwheels here and there, like the hatter.
this concept is a bit off, i think i can improve it a lot. i didn’t actually design the throne and i didn’t design her dress separately, which i need to do both. but i want just general feedback on what the Patrons and you like. i see SO MANY options in my head for the Queen but i think i need direction to know pull towards to.
And Omri’s right! We should invite Norm to join our Asylum. I’ve sent him a note to see what’s up these days. Last time I asked he was busy on another gig but perhaps he’s got time these days? Fingers crossed!
And please give him some feedback on the Queen. Yay? Nay? Slay?
Back to Reality
I am back in Shanghai soon… and then normal life resumes. We’ll have a Crowd Design session on Tuesday of next week. And a livestream on Thursday. (Hong Kong times – the usual schedule).
Martin and I have a TON of Mysterious orders to process and Patreon rewards to sign, pack, and ship. My wrists are filled with dread!
Final Reminder from Font Lord
He says “make sure you remove your custom pledge amount and set yourself to an actual tier” that way you are certain to collect all the benefits and rewards for a particular tier. Remember, if you want Discord access, you need to be set at the $5 or higher tiers. If you’re aiming for the 3x$35 Art Print then you want to be set at the $35 Tier. And so on…
Still looking for your survey email? Use the SEARCH function – especially if you are using Gmail. Search for “backerkit” and it’ll likely show up.
If you have questions about the Rabbit Plush promotion, tiers, shipping, etc – PLEASE PM US so that we can easily view your account details.
Oh, Meow…
Lots of people on Facebook and Instagram lobbying for a Cheshire Kitten Plush. Should that be our next Goal? Who wants? How soon? What might we attach to it in-game so it serves a dual purpose? Early brainstorming…
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Much love to you all. I hope everyone knows how important you are to what we’re doing to develop a new chapter in Alice’s story. And to all of my projects and expressions in general. What we’re doing here is impossible stuff. Life isn’t easy. Falling down, getting stuck, defeating ourselves, frustrating others, being critical, or criticising… life makes all that easy.
Being persistent, engaged, excited, and just DOING in the face of obstacles…
You are bringing light into the world. Showing what can be done. It’s fantastic!
Thank you 🙂
From Thailand with Love,
-American