#martygames

[martins-artin]

hardest part about being in the writing/coding phase of TOTL is that I have nothing to post about it yet. i want to show y'all bits and bobs but all I have is words in a bunch of different text files.

[martins-artin]

Trunk of the Lincoln log 9.15

Figured I should probably start posting about this project somewhere, especially since I will be getting to the art stage of it within the next month or so (which is honestly the part I'm most scared of). Feel free to read some thoughts below, this is mostly a post for me to jumpstart my thoughts today.

I've been chugging on a renpy project for about a month now- though I believe my total logged time is just under 20 hours as of now. It's a horror visual novel with some point and click exploration elements. Nearly the entire story takes place inside a parked car.

I've made a lot of great progress on the written script and the outline has been finished for a hot minute. My goal for this week is to get the script through the draft stage and into the editing stage, but this might be prolonged as I have barely gotten through the first five minutes of gameplay and I've already hit 9 pages of written text. My goal gameplay time is around 30 minutes for a quick first playthrough run, but as is often the case with VNs, there will be a ton of branching paths and cool things to find with a replay.

I'd also like to start putting some consideration towards the marketing of this project, as I would love nothing more than for people to be able to find this game and enjoy it with me! At this point I have no plans to monetize it outside of maybe a 'pay what you want' option. This is my first first expedition into the realm of gamedev, so I feel weird trying to turn it into like. a money making thing

[martins-artin]

Howdy! I'm Marty and this is my pinned post. I'm a Special Effects Props/Makeup Artist by trade, jack of all trades by hobby, and freak of the week by choice. I run Amphibious Effects, an ultra-small-scale FX studio that churns out all sorts of freaky things.

I'll be updating this post as I have more on this blog, but be on the lookout for some cool stuff coming soon, including a shop for adopting your very own Marty-made creepy crawlies!

Want to browse through specific art? Check out some tags below:

Illustrations/2D Artwork: #martyscribbles Sculptures/3D Artwork/Fiber Arts: #martycrafts Makeup/Costumes: #martyFX Gamedev Stuff: #martygames Me Just Saying Words: #martytalks

Current Project Tags for your viewing pleasure (updated regularly):

Woodwalkers/Trunk of the Lincoln Game: #totl

Thanks for reading! Check back soon for more :-)