beard ひげ @beardalaxy@gameliberty.club

All the way back in 2018, some friends and I went out to some abandoned buildings in order to get audio/video/photo reference, as well as some inspiration, for the horror game we were making.

That game is the next thing I'm working on as a personal project. Shadows of the Mind. It takes place in an abandoned building in the middle of nowhere. Fitting. It's a survival horror game, heavily inspired by Silent Hill. It's also a sequel to a horror game jam entry I made in 2013. It'll be cool.

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I've been watching rpg in a box tutorials while I walk on my walking pad. Just soaking up the info. Don't have the engine yet but I think it's good to be watching tuts anyway.

Bought inZOI and played it for about 3 hours. 99% of that time was spent making one character. You can really go pretty in-depth with it. It does need a LOT more clothing options but given that it is early access, I think those will come over time. They have said that all content updates during early access will be completely free, so we'll have to see what gets added.

I popped into gameplay for a tiny bit and it seems VERY much like the Sims but with a few extra things. You can control your selected character directly with WASD for instance, and you can play around with the overall "vibe" of the town with sliders that affect things like crime, relationships, health, and more.

I was watching someone's stream of it and from what I can tell, it does appear that at least currently, the only way you're able to have a child is if you're married. NPCs have established sexual preferences, and you can't enter bathrooms that are for the opposite gender.

I'm going to keep playing it later, I'll let you guys know how it goes!