This is an archive, stream of consciousness style, devblog of my adventures trying to code up a game for the first time.

Today I get up the nerve to post this on the Activity Feed…..

I've started looking around for some music. I can't release this game without some audio, and I know I don't have the time nor capability of producing high quality music. I'm planning on having 5 different tracks, four looped–with a new track for each "act", and one for the credits. I've so far only found one, which is good for act 3/4 or the credits. It really captures what I'm trying to express towards the end. I have written some lines down, which I am actually satisfied with for once. I'm writing how I think, how I feel, now. Not as a character, or as a plot device.

Every time I sit down and work on this game, I get more and more caught up with how I want it to turn out. I don't care about how it will be received, this is something I need to do for me. I'm not a very chipper person–on the best of days–and while developing this game is bringing me in touch with some emotions I haven't felt for years, its still going well. I'm feeling at peace for once right now. This will all come crashing down when I have to climb into bed, but for now I'm not worrying about that. This is what I want the player to understand, to feel. And I don't know if I can do it.

Maybe its just the music, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is a project that I can finish, I just need to put in the time. I managed to steal back this weekend, so I should be able to crank out a significant portion of levels.