#icfys

[kingofbeartraps]

ICFYS concept art, it's our protag! Her current working name is "Kid" because this game is based on a dream @emissary-architect had years ago and I've always called her Kid, but in the final you'll get the option to name her.

Our current goal is to hammer down solid final designs for the cast, as we're currently using stuff modified from the in-program generator. The goal is to have the majority of the art (including tilesets) be original, but that's a long process.

[icfys]

The main hall of the alpha level, with and without active events. There’s...a lot here. This first level is pretty much ready to pack up and send out, but we’re both pretty anxious about it. It runs fine on both our computers (one of which doesn’t have RPG Maker on it, which is a good sign) but it’s just so much work for so little content. :(

[kingofbeartraps]

Inktober Day 2: Mindless

Wonderbread is significantly more brainless than mindless, but we'll take it. He's a side character from I Can Fear You Sleeping, the video game my sister and I have been working on for the last couple years. The demo is up, but I know there's a gamebreaking bug that cropped up in the last patch so I have to hammer that down before I share it again.

Wonderbread's real name is probably something like Jeffrey or Jamie, but spelled weird. Jefrie or Jayme. He's part of a group affectionately referred to as the West Side Story Idiot Brigade.

High-res image on Patreon.

[kingofbeartraps]

LOOK AT HOW OFFICIAL THIS LOOKS YOU GUYS I’M SO EXCITED

That said, the ICFYS alpha is password-locked. This is mostly to keep people from stumbling over it at random and being assholes about it for being my first time making a game; if anyone out there who happens to be following me or @emissary-architect wants to give it a go just drop one of us an ask and we’ll get you the password!

Knowing everything and fast-forwarding through it without actually reading any dialogue I still take about 10 minutes to get through the whole thing, so referring to it as 20 minutes of gameplay may be selling it short. There are a couple points where the scenario is different contingent on player choices, including one that is dramatically different, so there’s even actually a little replay value! Not a lot of replay value. But a little!

[kingofbeartraps]

Working on the proper sprites for ICFYS, since the alpha level uses sprites that are like 99% from the generator.

I don't really like how squashed the generator sprites are (we have another 1-3 pixels to work with, guys! Come on!!) so I prefer to do some un-squashing by stretching out legs while I'm redoing other bits.

Professor A is tall and lanky while Dad is kind of a burly dude, but getting the body differences across in sprites is difficult to say the least. Think we're getting it, though.

[icfys]

We’re almost done with the alpha! It’s just the first level, but in case all those active events in the area maps didn’t give it away (every white square is something the player can interact with), it’s pretty complicated. Lots of little details, and it’s just @emissary-architect and myself working on it.

Once again, ART IS NOT FINAL. This is the alpha, meaning pretty much all the art used at the moment is modified from the generator that’s built into the program. We hope to get custom icons and sprites for everyone eventually, but it’s going to take a while--we have 2 player characters, 12 important plot characters and 18 NPCs. (If/when we go to Kickstarter, 10 of those NPC designs will be available as backer rewards! )

We don’t have a release date for the alpha, but we are looking for a small pool or people, maybe a dozen or so, to go through it and give us some feedback when the alpha is out. If we get enough positive feedback on the alpha, we’ll be taking the game to Kickstarter to make it more feasible for us to get it finished. We have a lot we want to do with this game, but it’s a big undertaking for two people.

The game itself has branching paths, alternate endings, bonus/optional levels and a slew of conditional plot devices. There are multiple paths to each ending, so there’s no single way that the game has to be played in order to get the “good” ending. It’s possible to get the good ending even if everyone else dies--likewise, it’s possible to save as many people as you can and still not get the good ending. (The real key is being brave enough to explore everything you can.)

[icfys]

Give me the ICFYS alpha!

Please fill out this form if you're interested in playing the alpha build of "I Can Fear You Sleeping" (aka ICFYS), an RPG Maker horror game made by kingofbeartraps and emissary-architect on tumblr.

Basically a waiting list for anyone who wants to give the alpha level a go when we have it done; just fill out the form and we’ll get back to you when it’s ready!

[kingofbeartraps]

Follow ICFYS!

Oh yeah, if anyone wants more regular updates or has any questions about I Can Fear You Sleeping, follow us at @icfys! I'll be reblogging major updates over here, but smaller stuff will probably only be posted there for the moment.