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EDIT: The game is available to play now. Hope you enjoy! C:
All right. I hibernated for the rest of the summer. Now it's time to get back into action.
My college experience so far and the people I've gotten to know within the past couple of months have given me some good inspiration.
This is Texting Days Sim Date *cough* I mean *cough* Number Days Sim Date.
But don't be fooled. I promise you, there is very little to no math involved in this game… So why does this dating simulation have a weird title? Read on!
(And yes, you can date the chick. If you're grossed out by this option or if you're just simply a straight girl with no desire to explore, you can avoid all the romantic situations by ignoring her… this also applies to any dudes that gross you out.)
EDIT: I finally have a release date for Number Days! Well… more like "release month"... but...
Release date: December 2012
(You may be wondering: "The beginning, middle, or... end of the month?" It's hard to predict the exact day I can release it but it'll be ready within December, I'm pretty sure of it) ;w;
*cough* disclaimer: this project may be delayed if not canceled if I suddenly kick the bucket, get abducted by aliens, or if the world comes to an end, etc. *cough*
Thanks for staying tuned, guys!
Story
Today's the grand opening of the new amusement park in town so Evelyn and her friends decided to check it out. After a long day of waiting in lines and having fun, it was time to go home… unfortunately for Evelyn, she finds herself alone and lost in the park in a blink of an eye. A massive glass wall surrounds the park's borders and it seems that everyone had disappeared as not another soul was in sight.
Despite not having a signal, her cell phone receives a text from an unknown source: "Your time here will end when your number reaches zero." Evelyn soon meets others in the desolate amusement park. Like her, they also received the mysterious text message. When everyone put their heads together, they noticed that all of their cell phones display a number instead of the time. Uncannily, their phones also seem to correspond with their own energy. When their phone's battery is full, they feel alert and awake. In contrast, they feel exhausted when their phone has little to no power. Good thing a lot of kids nowadays bring their own phone chargers with them.
As days pass by, their numbers rise and drop in an unpredictable pattern. Evelyn and the others decided to work together and hope to not only solve the meaning behind these numbers, but to find a way out of the amusement park.
Characters
Evelyn (renamable): Passive and usually reserved around strangers, though she's not bad at getting along with them. She's generous and the type of person who gives more than she takes. Her number starts at 12. It's unknown to the group why her number is the lowest.
Thane: Calm and cool. He likes to get all the facts before making any conclusions and does a lot of thinking in his spare time. He was working in the arcade before the whole incident. It was his first day too. Tough luck. His number is the highest and starts at 29.
Spencer: Smart, but impulsive. Sometimes he'll be aggressive and stubborn, but he genuinely cares for people close to him. He's pretty skeptical about the whole situation. Beforehand, he was also hanging out with friends at the amusement park. His number starts at 22.
Bryce: Easy going and whimsical. He has a talent for calming people down and holds the group together despite not being the "leader" type. He is a psychology student who was studying human behaviors at the amusement park for a project. His number starts at 17.
Lena: Very quiet and extremely apathetic. She hardly speaks or shows any emotion. Evelyn seems to be the only person she's willing to talk to. Perhaps she's just shy. She doesn't reveal her reason for visiting the amusement park until much later. Her number starts at 20.
Arlo: A strange but friendly guy. He's outgoing, curious, and playful. He always means well, but sometimes he'll cross the line of what's appropriate and what's not. Unfortunately for him, he lost his cell phone so he has no idea what his number is. (And yes, a lost phone is quite an issue... as his energy correlates with his phone's battery...)
This time around, the number of days you'll play for will depend on what you do in the game. There is a pattern and a cause behind what increases and decreases the numbers. You may even figure it out before the rest of group does. The longer you last, the deeper the story and characters will become. (Don't worry about not lasting long. Lasting a decent amount of time will be easy. Staying longer will take more effort of course.)
There will be multiple endings and cut scenes. Major cut scenes will have nice CGs (like Memory Days) but I am going to incorporate the use of game (chibi) sprites more in this game. It might feel a bit RPG-ish or adventure-ish at times. I'll let you decide if that's a good or a bad thing. Regardless of opinions, this is one of my rules for this project: "I do what I want." (Projects I've done in the past that had me appeal to the audience as much as possible despite my tastes and objections seem to be less successful…)
I would like to have this story bring the characters together. Instead of having the player just interact one on one with each character, I plan to have more cut scenes where all the characters are involved. While the player will still have romantic interests, I want the group as a whole to be able to develop a strong friendship as the story progresses. The whole premise of this game might sound a bit dramatic/horror-ish, and while I can't deny the fact that the group will face some serious dilemmas, there will still be romance and my usual "humor" in this story.
Other Notes Many of you have requested for the option to customize the main/player character in my future sim dates. I appreciate the thoughtful suggestions and I do note them. I'm not going to say that a custom character would be impossible for me to do, but it would be a really great feat for me to take on. Drawing and coding wise, it would be extremely time consuming. (I try to avoid spending more than 6 months on a single project. *cough* Chrono Days *cough* Projects that last over half a year tend to take over my life since I work on them alone.) I'm also wary of the fact that I likely will not be able to satisfy the many tastes/styles/preferences out there. People tend to get picky about hair styles and clothing when they get the option to customize their characters.
As of now, I do not plan to incorporate the option to customize characters in any of my future works, but it is not a completely dead idea to me. Some of you many have realized that this will be my first sim date that features a player character with black hair. Why have I avoided making a player character with this hair color for so long? My main reason was that I didn't want fans/people to compare me to the character. When I was younger, I would refrain from drawing girls with long or dark hair because I didn't like it when people asked me, "Are you drawing yourself?". Don't know why I felt that way, but carry on.
My second reason would probably be the fact that the guy with black hair tends to be popular in every game (I'll get statistics of it, I swear… no I won't. Don't get your hopes up.) and I have this unspoken rule that "everyone within a game/project all have to different hair colors unless if they're related." Well good for these guys, right? They don't have to compete with the "black-haired guy" this time around…
But lord, if anybody says something along the lines of "omg the main character looks liek u" I'm going to Amy Smash everythingggggggg alksdfjlsdf I'm not a 2-D person. I'm 3-D. Three. Dimensional. Not even my 2-D drawn avatar of myself looks like herrrrr. Actually, I probably won't even freak out. Maybe I'll be just a bit annoyed if over 100 people make that comment.
All right. I think I made my point.
Can't believe I forgot to also note the issue about making a sim date based off of shows/movies/manga/anime. Suggestions are nice, but unfortunately the ad network I work with will bite my head off if I try to submit a game to them with any copyrighted characters in it. Suggestions like "Make a Naruto/Hunger Games/Twilight/Harry Potter/Ouran High School Host Club/Power Rangers/Sponge Bob/Adventure Time/(ETC) sim date" are sadly suggestions I can't really note. I am aware that I did push it with Wonderland Days Sim Date (I was a rookie/noob at the time) Back then I actually didn't know that I was pushing the limits. It was a year later that I then realized that I was able to dodge that bullet since the characters were original despite the concept.
You can creep on this project's progress here:
pacthesis.tumblr.com/
Occasional WIP screen shots/.gifs/quotes/stuff will be posted on my tumblr. I will refrain from posting major spoilers, but stay away from there if you don't want to see any spoilers.
Oh man. This journal is ridiculously long. Thanks for reading/skimming/checking this out. Likely there will be updates (WIP posts, month of release, etc.) I'm sorry, I do take a lot of time on these projects but I highly appreciate the amazing patience you guys have for meeeeee.
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Comments: 421
666Anime-Lover666 [2012-11-11 03:29:10 +0000 UTC]
This sounds awesome im super pumped for it! the only thing that makes me sad is how all the charactors are in love with the main charactor.
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SwiftyBunny [2012-11-10 21:58:55 +0000 UTC]
if you DARE stop making this game, I will sue you for making teenage girls all over the world SOB
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Smystar99 In reply to ??? [2012-11-09 22:11:47 +0000 UTC]
You come up with the weirdest most awesome names for characters
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ABECrudele [2012-11-09 06:45:42 +0000 UTC]
The amusement Park, "Pactheland", can it be found in East Cigam?
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Gbioryl [2012-11-09 01:03:15 +0000 UTC]
Amy is awesome. 'Nuff said.
deviantART muro drawing
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Sweetpearl123 [2012-11-03 00:52:16 +0000 UTC]
could you make one with um thing jealousy between the boys er. I don't mean to feel selfish though but i'm just a teen so what the heck.
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lapluiepluie In reply to ??? [2012-10-27 14:37:45 +0000 UTC]
Although this is a sim date, I can't help but love the friendship aspect more. Still, I'm very excited about the new love interests. Hopefully, all the happy ends include the group getting together and hanging out again.
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skittykitty-13 [2012-10-21 07:02:17 +0000 UTC]
cant wate till it comes out ^(- -)^
your awesome X3
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gmkh99 In reply to ??? [2012-10-20 20:33:04 +0000 UTC]
Can't wait, love your games and this one seems cool.
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TheDeepBlueRose In reply to ??? [2012-10-19 11:30:19 +0000 UTC]
And I'm really looking forward to play this game! ^.^
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TheDeepBlueRose In reply to ??? [2012-10-19 11:29:41 +0000 UTC]
I wouldn't say that the main character looks like you, I think she looks like Karin from bleach a bit though.
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shemu-chan In reply to ??? [2012-10-18 12:23:13 +0000 UTC]
cant wait..still ill be patience..^^ yeahhhhh
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Adimina In reply to ??? [2012-10-16 03:16:20 +0000 UTC]
Do you know when you think you'll be done and we get to play? I;m not being rude asking, I'm just curious since I love your games and your art....I'm gonna go now
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NomiUnknown In reply to ??? [2012-10-15 01:56:40 +0000 UTC]
Amy, are you planning on making more of those cell phone charms? (just a question, not a demand)
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RDSakura In reply to ??? [2012-10-14 17:34:24 +0000 UTC]
I enjoyed all of ur sim dates (that I played.) I can't wait for this game luv Lena.
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JohnNeko [2012-10-12 10:37:53 +0000 UTC]
i'm excited!!
and oh em gee! she looks like you! *is shot*
haha, not really <3 i thought she looked cool, but i sincerely hope you don't get a brigade of people in comparisons. <33
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Rjanarielle [2012-10-08 09:18:51 +0000 UTC]
I hope this finishes before 2013!! Me and TOTALLY love your sim dates!
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HamiPassion [2012-10-08 00:41:13 +0000 UTC]
I'm excited to see the kind of thing with more of your likes in it. And I'd always wanted to see more NPC interactions, so this should be super cool!
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offbeatart In reply to ??? [2012-10-07 09:12:58 +0000 UTC]
Ah! ah black haired character!!! Always love it when the heroine is black haired. Makes them look more bad ass.
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BLUVER In reply to ??? [2012-10-05 23:07:29 +0000 UTC]
"omg the main character looks liek u " *runs away* No regrets XD
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ThatOneAnimeFan In reply to ??? [2012-10-04 22:34:42 +0000 UTC]
this is a bit like The World Ends With You mixed with a calculator and your dating sim genius.
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PALMTREExD In reply to ??? [2012-10-04 14:44:30 +0000 UTC]
GAAHHH!!! YAY! NOT ALL ABOUT LOVE!! HAS MYSTERIES TOOOO!! XDD Thanks Pacthesis! Can't wait for this project!
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Emoblackbird In reply to ??? [2012-10-04 02:05:40 +0000 UTC]
the celphone thing and them being the only ones reminds me of Ib and this one manga i once read mixed together...
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TheWhiteJewel [2012-09-29 15:17:15 +0000 UTC]
Hurray for original story line and actual INTERESTING characters to choose from other then the cardboard cut outs of so many other sim dates. Thank whoever's running the show up there for introducing me to your work. <3
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ChelseaStory [2012-09-24 22:25:49 +0000 UTC]
Let me love yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou.
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XxxLoverYew In reply to ??? [2012-09-23 23:46:49 +0000 UTC]
Very interesting story line!Can't wait~
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aznawzmao [2012-09-23 17:54:04 +0000 UTC]
OMG THE CHARACTER LOOKS LIKE...ME! XD
Yeah I hate those kind of comments too >.<
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Adimina In reply to ??? [2012-09-23 00:00:15 +0000 UTC]
I can't wait for it to come out. I love all your other games and play all of them till I get all the cut scenes and characters. Please keep making games and I will keep playing them.
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love-like-acid [2012-09-19 23:11:09 +0000 UTC]
This... looks very interesting! I really like the concept, and it's so unique. I'm sure it will be amazing as always.
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s-t-o-r-m-y-s-k-y-s [2012-09-19 03:04:20 +0000 UTC]
Yay yay yay! New Pacthesis game soon! I love all of your games, and this one sounds awesomeee. P.S. I've always liked the main character's outfits and design. Keep up the good work!
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sleepybabytillykins [2012-09-18 23:10:52 +0000 UTC]
I really like this idea. Most sim games don't have any interaction between characters with each other. I was just playing Kingdom Days and I really wanted to put Lewis and Joseph in a room, I thought it would be hilarious to see them bicker since they didn't seem to like each other all that much. Anyway, good luck on the new project! ^_^v
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averymary21 [2012-09-16 14:44:23 +0000 UTC]
OMG!! I really can't wait!! You Are A GENIUS for making amazing sim dates!!!!!! All of your art n work are cool!!! I love it love it love it!!!
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