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[Jay Tholen]

Hey Jay, I really enjoy the art style can't wait to get the full immersion of playing it. 

Thanks!

Just launched the KICKSTARTER! 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaytholen/dropsy-a-surreal-exploration-based-adventure-game

[Brother Android]

I'm thinking of making the "figure out what the symbols mean" thing be a part of the puzzle solving. It fits in because Dropsy, by his nature, is a terrible communicator.

This sounds awesome. I wasn't initially onboard, but then I figured out how the dialogue system works and I'm onboard.

I could also do some kind of soundtrack contribution (I would love to try to do something vaguely Earthbound-like) but I understand if there are already enough cooks in the kitchen and all that.

[Jay Tholen]

I'm thinking of making the "figure out what the symbols mean" thing be a part of the puzzle solving. It fits in because Dropsy, by his nature, is a terrible communicator.

This sounds awesome. I wasn't initially onboard, but then I figured out how the dialogue system works and I'm onboard.

I could also do some kind of soundtrack contribution (I would love to try to do something vaguely Earthbound-like) but I understand if there are already enough cooks in the kitchen and all that.

There are TONS of cooks in the kitchen right now. I'm thinking of making Dropsy's dream world have music by me and some of the other auxiliary guys, and then having Chris Schlarb do most of the worldmap/normal music. That way we could have as many contributors as we want. 

[Jay Tholen]

New trailer up! Make sure you switch it to 720p before watching!

[RetsamugA]

ooo im really curious about this great thing. I love things with a high level of innovation and bizzarreness. I watched the kickstarter video, and you are a bizzarre human being too, the type of person who makes a crazy awesome game. The art style is really cool.

[Jay Tholen]

ooo im really curious about this great thing. I love things with a high level of innovation and bizzarreness. I watched the kickstarter video, and you are a bizzarre human being too, the type of person who makes a crazy awesome game. The art style is really cool.

Thanks man. I'm just trying to make the best game I can.

[Jay Tholen]

The Kickstarter made it to 50% with almost $12,500. I'll be re-launching in a few weeks. I want to get more of the game ready to show before that.

I've been estimating exactly how many assets I'll need to finish the game. The backgrounds are, by far, going to take the most time. There are around 170 'screens' planned for the game. The native res is 256*144. That's 36864 pixels per screen.
36864*170 = 6,266,880 pixels total. Whooops.

Sounds bad, but it isn't thaaat crazy. I can pump out two 'screens' a day, and many of them share the same parallax layers.

[Jay Tholen]

<- Here's a video I made a while ago elaborating on Dropsy's open world elements.

[Jay Tholen]

Just a little background art from Dropsy's ramshackle deconstructed circus tent/trailer home. Working on getting another Kickstarter campaign going too.

[Pineapple]

This is very pretty. You art good.

[Jay Tholen]

Pixelling live! http://www.twitch.tv/jaytholen

[Excy]

Watching your stream right now, under the name Silentlyundying Your pixel art is beautiful! Whatever happened to the kickstarter?

[Jay Tholen]

Watching your stream right now, under the name Silentlyundying Your pixel art is beautiful! Whatever happened to the kickstarter?

It failed to meet it's goal, unfortunately. I'm currently working on a playable demo to send to the press. I think not having any gameplay to show was my biggest weakness.

Here's part of the live pixel arting if you guys missed it:

[Excy]

Watching your stream right now, under the name Silentlyundying Your pixel art is beautiful! Whatever happened to the kickstarter?

It failed to meet it's goal, unfortunately. I'm currently working on a playable demo to send to the press. I think not having any gameplay to show was my biggest weakness.

Here's part of the live pixel arting if you guys missed it:

Good luck!

Oh yay :D I'll watch it when I'm bored

[karlozalb]

This looks really awesome, and that "machinarium" touch (all visual, no words) is perfect in my opinion 

[Jay Tholen]

Just finished almost all of the art for what will eventually become a prototype/demo for press exposure. Dropsy has the creepiest/most Lynchian bathroom ever.

This looks really awesome, and that "machinarium" touch (all visual, no words) is perfect in my opinion 

Thanks! I love Machinarium, though mechanically (haw haw) it's quite different than Dropsy.

[jamesprimate]

OH MAN i forgot how disturbinnnnnnnnnng dropsy is. glad to see you are back rolling with it though!

to everyone: Jay's music is next level fantastic too, so this is going to be a real treat. an unsettling hand-less clown shaped treat.

[Jay Tholen]

OH MAN i forgot how disturbinnnnnnnnnng dropsy is. glad to see you are back rolling with it though!

to everyone: Jay's music is next level fantastic too, so this is going to be a real treat. an unsettling hand-less clown shaped treat.

Thanks James!  Dropsy is a bastion of purity and goodness in a grotesque world. 

PS - Here are a few scenes from the game I just completed:

[Jay Tholen]

  New update showing my simple little dynamic music system, as well as part of Dropsy's Dreamworld: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imws7w2mGa4&feature=youtu.be

[Brother Android]

Hey everybody, in case you missed it, there's a new Kickstarter for this.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaytholen/dropsy