Hi everyone, it’s time for another devlog entry from the team, and this time, it’s my turn. Time flew so fast, we are already in devlog no.30 and it’s August, the supposed delivery month for all the rewards on our Kickstarter page. Which I have to say, on behalf of the team, we are not ready yet to deliver the game and all the rewards… Due to various circumstances. I also want to emphasize that we are not abandoning the development of the game, you can always see the progress and monitor the development on our discord server here: https://discord.gg/KywHrWV

For the lateness of the delivery of the game, I want to apologize upfront, and to make up for the late delivery, we will be releasing a new playable demo by the end of August. With the actual release date of the game currently postponed as TBA (to be announced).

That aside, let’s back to the actual content of the biweekly development log.

In the last few weeks, with story content, and character portraits 99% done, I’m shifting the focus of my task to create background graphics for the often overlooked part of the game. The “battle minigames”. While the core of the minigames is “match three” like gameplay, all of them will have different and unique feels depending on what jobs and activities.

For example, here are two different minigames, while the match 3 interface looks similar, the objective of each minigames will be different. The first one, Fortune telling minigames has an objective of: “Execute 12 sets, Mistakes and Shuffles resets score.” this is to reflect that in fortune telling, you must do no mistake to your client. In the second one, the objective is: “Defeat the enemy! Make haste!” to reflect that Ciel must defeat the cockroach that disturb the peace of her house.

In the video above there is another running minigame that have different objectives with the other two. The game will be brimming with such minigames to bring you fun while raising Ciel. Of course, if somehow the minigames seems to be distracting or you just don’t want to play it, it’s entirely skippable!

Also here’s another teaser of what I’ve been working:

The detail of what this stuff actually is probably will be on the next entry! See you guys in the next devlog!

Hello there, Fledglings! Jasmine here to talk about what has been going on in the audio department.

The Goal

A lot has taken place since the demo launch and Kickstarter. Majority of the audio for Ciel’s child phase was sketched out, which helped set the stage for melodies and themes to be re-experienced as she aged. As stated in the K.S., the music grows with Ciel – child (80s pop, American and Japanese influenced),teen (Funk/Jazz inspired), and adult (Jazz Orchestral).

My goal is for you guys to feel Ciel’s adolescence, her ‘too cool for school years’, and her years of maturity. 

The Workload

As of now, I am 95% done sketching adult themes for Ciel, and 80% done sketching teen themes!

What’s left:

1. Create sketches of the remaining themes
2. Write sheet music for instrumentalists (squee!),
3. Finalizing mixes and balance. 

This doesn’t include edits for the voice over artists (which will be discussed in another update)!

(Beginning work on a theme!)

*(Sketching [personal terminology] =  a rough outline of a piece, before final audio recordings, mixing, etc).

The Inspiration

To give you guys an idea of what I have been chewing on as I work to finalize ideas and soundscapes, I decided to post a few tracks that heavily influenced Ciel’s teen and adult mood:

Ciel Teen

Casiopea – Midnight Rendezvous

Tatsuro Yamashita – Someday (but honestly, the whole album)

A Gilchrist – Time

Ciel Adult

Reijoruo Koroku – Aura Battler Dunbine Anime OST

Osamu Shoji -Pastorale

Nozomi Aoki – Hokuto No Ken Anime OST

The (WIP!) Results

Now, this update wouldn’t be complete without giving you guys a taste of this musical “aging”, featuring the Conversation and Exploration Menu themes! I hope I have done them justice!

Disclaimer: The audio below is still a work in progress. It does not, in any shape or form, reflect the quality of the final product. Also, please enjoy the *horrible* trumpet solo, played by yours truly, in the adult exploration menu theme. This is why you hire professionals, guys.

Thanks, everyone! This wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you.

Sincerely,

Jasmine

Also don’t forget to join our discord server to find out more about the game: https://discord.gg/KywHrWV

Hi. wltr3565 here. We still have a lot of content to implement before the game can be considered as gold, but we’re working hard to make sure the game can be released on time as clean and complete as possible!

While at it, let’s take a look of some Battles that you and your child have to tackle when doing Activities and Jobs!

• Dancing Course
  

Dancing is about feeling the rhythm. When you Execute Sets according to the rhythm, you will get a Score boost. The Rhythm Bonus will appear in later Activities and Jobs, so you will want to master the rhythm as soon as you can.

• Scout

We have made the game to have multiple enemies in some Battles now. To be able to survive the onslaught it’s best to read their movements and react accordingly. Hit them before they hit you!

There will be more tricky and difficult stuff that she and you have to face as both of you progress, so look forward to them! The road for her to achieve her dream won’t be an easy one.

Also, have a preview of Ciel’s voice in action!

Last but not least, we’re going to have a booth in Game Prime 2018! You can try the latest demo build of Ciel Fledge and buy some limited merchandise exclusive only at this event! The event is at Balai Kartini, Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia. We will be there on July 14th and 15th!

For more info, you can visit our Facebook or Twitter.

That’s all for now. See you at the event!