Whirlwind

[whirlwind-official]

Hey guys!! I'm starting a game for a school project and I'll be using this blog to post updates and concept art!!!

My name is Radio and please leave any questions or feedback in my ask box!!:)

[whirlwind-official]

Woah hey guys. Ik it’s been a while but so much progress has happened!

Here’s some more concept art, and a little cutscene I’ve made! The music was made by the amazing @ats-cosmo and I have a lot more progress to share with u guys;3

[angelslant]

when i have a crush i dont kick my feet or twirl my hair instead i am in my kitchen at 3am pacing in circles with my hands clasped behind my back like a middle-aged divorced detective haunted by a cold case he just cant crack

[angelslant]

tomorrow is my one year anniversary with the girl I wrote this post about🙏❤️sometimes the case CAN be cracked guys don’t lose hope

[whirlwind-official]

Hi guys!! development is going well!! sorry for the lack of updates I've been swamped with work and school:((((

Just wanted to show the first game I made about 2 years ago! https://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/6nlzuizuaecwglnahu92ia/greehouse-game

Here is some sprite work so far!

[ethanmaldridge]

Childhood can be scary.

A collection of some of my hand-drawn horror looping animations!

[a-long-furby]

HEY GUYS!!! MY AMAZING AND TALENTED FRIEND @ats-cosmo JUST RELEASED A NEW ALBUM!!! GIVE IT A LISTEN ITS GENUINELY SO GOOD AHH!!! Also album art by yours truly 🤭🤭

[whirlwind-official]

HEY GUYS!!!! HAVE AN ANIMATIC IVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR OUR MAIN CHARACTER!!! HOPE U GUYS LIKE

[whirlwind-official]

Hi! I've been following this blog recently and I think that your artwork looks great! The walking sprites look like they are from an NES game or an RPG Maker game, which is what I like :D

If it is possible, are you comfortable with other people making fanart of your characters? I just wanted to know before hand. :]

Thank you so much for the ask!!! I’m glad you like the walking sprites!!:]

I’m definitely comfortable with any fanart!!! If you make any I’d love to know so please @ me or dm if you do!!

I hope you have a lovely day, take care!!!:]

[whirlwind-official]

FINALLY! SPRITES!!!!

I’ve finally started working on the sprites for my game, I decided on pixel art for moving around in the game, but I think I might chose a different art style for the sprites during conversation.

This was my first time trying like actual pixel art so it was a bit tough, but I’m happy enough with how it turned out and I can always edit it later!

I’ve also made a color palette for the game as well, I’ve decided to go with 32 colors, I read that this will help the art in the game look more cohesive as well! (Procreate only has 30 slots for a palette shhh there’s two more secret colors)

Also, I’ve started art fight!!! My user is a-long-furby, and I’ve put a bunch of characters from this project, and more, in it!!!

Hope you guys have a lovely day, take care!!! :]

[whirlwind-official]

Hey guys!! I’ve got a background design I’ve been working on for Vivien’s office! I’ve also got a little animation of her and René dancing, a younger version and older!

I’ve been learning more as well about using godot and I can’t wait to start importing sprites and stuff!!

[whirlwind-official]

Hey guys!! sorry for the lack of posts, its finals week rn and I'm SWAMPED!! Right now im wondering what tone to go for with this game, like half of my inspriations are more campy and light hearted, while the others are more serious. If you guys have any tips on how to strike a balanced between the two I'd appreciate it!! I hope anyone reading has a great day!!

[whirlwind-official]

Hi guys!! Sorry for the lack of posts!! I just finished final tests and I'm wrapping up school soon🙏🙏 will def be posting more this summer. Anyways, here's another main character!! He's a former stuntman and current gardener! He's got a silly pet turtle (if u guys have name suggestions pls leave them in the comments!!) I'm really happy with how his design turned out and I can't wait to write more of his backstory:)

[whirlwind-official]

Hey guys!!! Sorry for the wait on this post, just catching up on some schoolwork:')

So!! Here is the main location of Whirlwind. It's this big manor called the Merriweather Estate! My main inspiration is french second empire architecture with Gothic elements, and I'm pretty happy with how it looks, at least from the outside, right now. I might change around the inside layout but for now I think it works fine. I also really wanted to include a big garden section outside that has flowers and fountains and statues. I'm placing the manor next to some moors for the Wuthering Heights vibe.

Right now im wondering what I should do for the point of view. Idk if I want to go with an isometric pov or third person. Next post will hopefully be another character!! Thx for reading:)))

[whirlwind-official]

Okay next character!! This is our girlie René LeClair! She's an old co star of Vivien's who's recently reappeared. Went missing after an incident at the film set for the movie, "Whirlwind", and our protag has been trying to track her down between cases. Also really wanted to make an older butch character bc I love them so much<3

I'm gonna try to post updates once a week but they'll definitely be more once the summer starts! Thank you guys so much for the support already!!:)

[whirlwind-official]

First some art of our protag, Vivien Hale!

The game takes place in early 1960's America, years after the incident that ended our girlie's career as an actor. I'll post some more character lore later but I feel pretty good about her design!!:)

[whirlwind-official]

Okay so some more info on Whirlwind!! I've started the concept art and design for the game, and I'm thinking of using godot to code it!

My idea so far is to make it a puzzle adventure game where you play as a retired actress turned investigator to explore a haunted mansion that holds the truth behind the movie that ended your acting career along with a bunch of other characters!! I definitely want to take inspiration from old point and click puzzle games, ghost trick, and miles Edgeworth investigations. I'll post some art I've done so far in a bit!!