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Onion Games‘ new sandbox RPG, which was 1st introduced in December 2020, will launch in 2023, director and video game designer Yoshiro Kimura explained in a new “Ask Kimura” phase sent out to “The Top secret Onion Cellar” newsletter subscribers.
As for the concept of the RPG, Kimura could not share a definitive remedy, but claimed, “What I can say is that this time, I have been considering a great deal about ‘children.’ That is the primary point I’ve been pondering about.”
Onion Games RPGs are regarded for acquiring a distinct topic. moon, for illustration, was about adore, while Chulip was about kissing.
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#01. When will the new sport be introduced?
Thank you for this essential issue!
The solution is “next year”… but that is all we can say proper now!
At this stage, we are not in a area exactly where we can announce a company release date.
What we can say is that our initial go will be to incorporate a Steam web site with an undetermined release date…
…I believe, anyway.
And even then, it will possibly be another 6 months in advance of launch on any platform…
…I assume, in any case.
In get to announce a launch day, we have to be at a place in growth the place we know we can certainly keep that date…
…and we’re not there yet.
#02. What standard theme is your new match heading for, like how moon was about adore, and Chulip was about kissing?
Thank you pretty substantially.
I have been acquiring many questions like this in English for pretty some time, but I haven’t however had numerous possibilities to answer them. I will try out to answer them extra frequently from now on.
What is the concept of the game? That is certainly the issue.
I simply cannot give you a definitive respond to, because I’ve been making an attempt to absolutely realize that as I make the game…
What I can say is that this time, I have been imagining a lot about “children.” Which is the main factor I have been imagining about.
Letter
Hello there anyone.
This is Kimura-san, your indie-videogame-making Uncle. As you know, I’m at present hard at get the job done establishing a new RPG. Now, I want to chat about this “Rose-Tinted World.”
It looks that selection of Japanese developers building indie games is heading up radically. And now, previous month noticed the debut of a Television set drama identified as Atom’s Final Shot, about a solo, auteur, indie activity generating genius.
What an amazing time we are living in! I just can’t believe there is a Television set present like this in Japan! …But it’s form of unusual. It is honestly not tremendous attention-grabbing. Maybe for the reason that there is no “drudgery” in it?
In the actual world of indie game titles, there are numerous more frustrated developers than successful ones. What you assumed was heading to be a shiny, rose-tinted foreseeable future turns out to actually be stained crimson with blood!
In truth, the environment of indie online games is additional about obtaining tossed into a muddy, bloody battlefield.
It’s possible it’s just that this show does not portray that bloody exhaustion that numerous indie video game builders have.
All through the progress of a video game, you are frequently bleeding out your have residing charges and other labor expenses, and you never know if the future transfusion will demonstrate up in time for the activity to make it to release.
Even then—and even if you make an outrageously interesting game—there is no guarantee that it will see huge product sales.
And even though we know that in advance, we recreation developers have to keep operating to increase our efficiency. We have to hold pushing forward.
Indie game developers are mainly bizarre creatures that are consistently operating, laughing, and playing chess, all while bleeding profusely.
Anyway, we’re going to preserve performing difficult to comprehensive the new RPG!
I’m quite guaranteed that we’ll be absolutely drained dry by the time it is finished, so when that time comes, you should do have a appear at the match (and it’s possible buy it if you can)!
November 24, 2022
Your Indie Video game Building Uncle
(Yoshiro Kimura)