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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

NicaXiaoyu [2012-09-06 09:40:00 +0000 UTC]

EXCELLENT!Another game!The character reminds me of a lot of people plus me, because I'm Asian.

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queencolondarkwing [2012-09-06 09:14:42 +0000 UTC]

Lena and Bryce are like the cutest things ever. I can't wait to get to dating both of them.

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VisualSpiff In reply to ??? [2012-09-06 00:19:05 +0000 UTC]

This is more like an actual game with dating-sim elements rather than a 'ERMAHGERDHOTBOIZ' game. Which is a good thing. :> It sounds like a really interesting plot. Kinda reminds me of the roses/art gallery theme in Ib.

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CallistosPatches In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 23:37:43 +0000 UTC]

I always love your games and I'm always excited for the concepts of whatever new things you're working on. So I feel a little redundant saying this, but I love the concept of this! It's like every time you make a new game there's some new awesome system. Good going!

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puppypal32 In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 23:30:26 +0000 UTC]

this really reminds me of the anime "Eden of the East" what with the cell phone idea, have you heard of it? even so i can't wait to see it!!!! <3

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PanhiaThao In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 20:33:12 +0000 UTC]

: ) Yu should make...a hunger games one !!!

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Datalover101 In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 19:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Aww, yay~ I'm so excited Something to look forward to.

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Onyx-Muffin [2012-09-05 19:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Woo!
So quickly!:'D
But woah this one sounds difficult! Having to not only solve puzzle like Xolga and Mr. Toko[that's what the preview pics look like..] But deal with energy and lovey stuff like in the dating games!
I am up for the challenges though!
o 3o

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Jen945 [2012-09-05 17:06:52 +0000 UTC]

MG!!! CANT WAIT!!!

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Micapa98 [2012-09-05 11:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Can't wait for it You're awesome!

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NinjaFluffySocks [2012-09-05 06:06:37 +0000 UTC]

Spencer's my favorite
But if he really IS gay, I'm gonna explode. :L

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sunnycustard In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 04:15:40 +0000 UTC]

Since their enery corrersponds with the phone's battery power does that mean they will die if the phones run out of battery?

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Butterfly1219 In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 02:53:33 +0000 UTC]

I will be waiting for it.

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Supah-Shugo [2012-09-05 00:49:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh! I can't wait~!

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lyricalityNin [2012-09-05 00:48:28 +0000 UTC]

look at what you've done to me
i've made a friggin' fan character for this sim date

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NinjahClaus [2012-09-05 00:08:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh man my hype bar is going OFF THE CHARTS!
CAN'T WAIT!
(Well, I can, but that's not the point!)
BETTER STOCKPILE SOME FAYGO FOR WHEN IT COMES OUT *^*
It'd be great if somebody would make a walkthrough for it ;-;
I'm terrible at navigating... and I like not dying in games ;;

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lyricalityNin In reply to ??? [2012-09-05 00:04:59 +0000 UTC]

When I was younger, the black hair incidents happened to me as well.
It was worse when I drew my friend, since she looked too much like me.

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CharlotteEnvy In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 23:41:01 +0000 UTC]

I love Arlo~ <3 personality wise, I'd prefer Spencer, but Arlo is a red-head sooo... yeah. XD The boys won't have to worry about losing to "the black-haired guy" this time, but they better watch out for the smexy red-head~ ^.~

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CharlotteEnvy In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 23:33:21 +0000 UTC]

If the world ends before I get to play this I shall be very put out.

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Kimiko-Chiba In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 21:56:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh gods, just reading the bios I've already picked a fave....Why do I always end up loving the guys with the biggest problems the most? Like sursly, the awkward characters are my faves in your stuff...So Arlo is my first choice now.....

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Blue-Falcon-Serenity In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 21:39:50 +0000 UTC]

Arlo is my fav so far! Can't wait! ^0^

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mrs-drwho In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 20:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Sounds creative and fun! Can't wait.

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XxOtakuChiceexX In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 20:34:38 +0000 UTC]

I think this is the longest thing I've read all summer xD
Anyway, I'm excited - your sim dates just keep getting better and more creative

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Icey-Fire In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 20:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Waaahhh~ I can't wait! I love all your games, and haven't even been able to play Memory Days but once! And this seems like a very interesting story line! I'm sooo excited! Keep it up~

PS: This is a weird question that I'm only asking because I have a tendency to do this, but do you have any plans to kill some/one/a/certain character(s) in any of your future sim dates? I'm only asking cuz I almost always kill off at least one of my book characters when I write&I really don't want you to kill any characters... I hope you don't! XD

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CalmTheCar In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 20:06:44 +0000 UTC]

oh my god i just realized that you're in college now that makes me feel so old

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jacky-tan [2012-09-04 19:42:12 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait to see it~

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BeautifulDevastation [2012-09-04 19:08:53 +0000 UTC]

yaaaay! so exited for the new game! i love the idea of sprites cant wait to play it

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Spiritual-ACE [2012-09-04 18:37:43 +0000 UTC]

Although I would be looking forward to the game I still hope you take enough sleep and afternoon naps...
I like the new concept of the cell phone numbers and including some mysterious clues and riddles for player to solve www
The chibi sprites are incredibly cool, good luck with your project ^^

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Mimimini [2012-09-04 17:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow this sounds really awesome, take your time! Looking forward to it already XD

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Starry-Eyed-Cakes In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 16:49:12 +0000 UTC]

HUZZAH! More Pacthesis awesomeness xD
I CAN'T WAIT :3

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SweetJustABit In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 16:05:04 +0000 UTC]

I read the whole journal and let me tell you that I can't wait until you release this game.
It will be different from your other games since it's not just you and the character all the time.
You get to talk to other characters at the same time.
That was a great idea.
You can take as much as you want because I can wait.

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Coralic In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 15:59:12 +0000 UTC]

Woow, this looks so cool! I love the concept and the main character design. It really made my day C:

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AKreiko In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 13:55:54 +0000 UTC]

This is great~! I like Evelyn's character design Good luck! ^___^

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TSMB In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 13:50:12 +0000 UTC]

cool!

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g-girl1 [2012-09-04 13:27:18 +0000 UTC]

This sounds so awesome
We'll play your others in the meantime

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Sarah-Moonlight-Kero [2012-09-04 12:13:31 +0000 UTC]

if the world ends before this is released i'm gonna be annoyed x.x

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GalaxyFart [2012-09-04 11:00:11 +0000 UTC]

There will still be humor?

...

Will the extreme facial expressions be present?

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Crystal-Clear-Blue In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 08:36:18 +0000 UTC]

Why does this upcoming game reminds me of "999: 9 hours, 9 persons, 9 doors" ? (Except it's not scary...Great, no blood. I don't need worry about nightmares.)

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klee100 [2012-09-04 08:22:20 +0000 UTC]

I love how you always come up with interesting story lines. Each one you make has it's own unique theme to it. Thanks for being different. Also I'm looking forward to ou rnext game

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Shiftry-Chan [2012-09-04 04:44:11 +0000 UTC]

The plot sounds like the one from the game "Ib." I'm not criticizing, I loved Ib. I'm just saying I might rename the playable character Ib xP

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YukiraNine In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 04:10:38 +0000 UTC]

You know what? She looks like me... not really. Joking except I'm asian so I guess I sort of represent hair. And I know how the guy with black hair is popular. I think it's only with everyone not Asian. Asians think foreigners are hot while foreigners think Asians are hot... I dunno.

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LeaveWithoutATear [2012-09-04 03:54:57 +0000 UTC]

like a christmas gift <3 thank you

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nanobmo [2012-09-04 03:44:06 +0000 UTC]

i cant wait!!

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foreverjinxed [2012-09-04 02:48:53 +0000 UTC]

This looks so amazing!

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Dawn1996 In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 02:07:32 +0000 UTC]

This is going to be the best one yet!

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InuKagndWolfsRaingrl In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 01:21:58 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap this game is going to be your best one yet. I absolutely LOVE the idea of having more adventure-ish aspects to this game than are in some of yours! I can't wait to see the finished product!

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crysanthemum963 In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 01:09:11 +0000 UTC]

This was very informative and funny xD. Can't wait for the game .

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The-MidnightFlower In reply to ??? [2012-09-04 00:40:40 +0000 UTC]

i will be waiting for it. You are awsome!

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FlyingxMintxKalee [2012-09-03 22:12:36 +0000 UTC]

12 is my lucky number!

This looks great, awesome idea!

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OwlCityer [2012-09-03 21:48:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you're awesome. Starting up a new project that quickly!

So can we safely say that the Memory Days style is dead now? Or are you just trying out a bunch of new styles? I'm slightly confused about that...

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