Romancelvania

Newness!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 07:37:11 PM

Hi team Romancelvania! 

We have been cranking here and we have lots of amazing content to share with you. The biggest changes is our new restyling of the cast!

Character Updates:

After a lot of deliberation and chats back and forth in the studio, we decided to give the cast of Romancelvania a much needed style overhaul. Now, don’t fret! We know you are going to love our new look which we are currently calling “Pin-up Style." We really wanted our characters to reflect a spooky, yet sexy vibe that we were lacking.  Additionally, we had received a lot of feedback that the portraits did not match the world. After many iterations we think we finally nailed it!

Environment Tease:

Wander into the this naughty mausoleum, where deep underground you will find Ilessa's Blue room and many other surprises!

Here are a few screen shots of Fenton's quarters high up in the Alps. Grab a book, some wine and snuggle up with the best boi.

When you first meet PS Elle you will find her in The Smashmounds.  Mounds of pumpkins as far as the eye can see.  Can  you release her from the Pumpkink and get her to join the cast?

2124 Publishing

We are elated to have just announced that we just partnered with 2124 publishing to help us ensure the best release possible next year!  2124 is a new publishing division of Survios Games and we are elated to be working with them! So I am sure we will have a new pre-order page up soon, but we have to work a few logistics out first! 

We are over-the-moon excited to work with them. They completely understand our vision for the game and are giving the support we need to level up the game. Since partnering, we have brought in some additional hands to update and expand content. This all means that the game you'll get will be tighter, more polished, funnier, sexier, and better overall. 

Thank you so much for your patience and support! In the meantime check out our new and improved website along with our new publishers site:  www.romancelvania.com www.2124publishing.com 

We have yet to send out the surveys for fulfillment. This is simply because Romancelvania is due to ship quarter four of 2022. We don’t want to collect information too early incase addresses or minds change as they often do. Make sure to get into our secret Romancelvania channel on Discord. Lots of content and information is communicated there weekly. If you need help getting in the channel you can always reach out to Lindsay Gardner#0876  on our Discord channel. we would love to hear your thoughts on the character re-styles. Let us know who you want to see!

A short video montage

TLDR:

Character re-styles, environment shots, Backerkit/survey updates,  a new publishing partnership, and a short montage video. Be sure to let us know what you think of any of this! We love to hear your thoughts!

Thank you all so much! If there is anything you want to know about comment here or in Discord and we would be happy to get it in an update.

-The Deep End Games

About that cosmic crushing cutie...
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 12:55:53 AM

Hey all! Hope you've all been having a great summer! While we did take a bit of time to catch up with family and enjoy the weather, we have also been having a blast working on our dream game. :)

Specifically, we worked with an uber-talented group of upcoming talent via the MassDigi Summer Innovation Program. Together, we worked on the introduction to Lulu and the boss fight that ensues. We spent the past two months concepting, implementing, and iterating on a supremely cool sequence. 

Before we begin, we had such a great experience working with this crew that we've extended them an invite to continue working with us. Without further ado, welcome Hibiki, Jenna, and Richie to The Deep End! We are elated to have them join us as we make this game amazing.

Without spoiling anything about how you cross paths with Lulu (perhaps later), things do not go swimmingly when you first meet. Anyhow, Lulu, being an elder God can control not only space and time, but also Drac's mind. When things go south, Lulu will keep Drac on his toes by shifting through various phases of combat. Bill was always very inspired by one particular fight in Contra 3 (available in the Contra Collection on most platforms). In it, the giant robot shifts the way you move around the space based on a variety of different attacks.

 One of the cooler boss fights of the 16-bit era. 

Taking a page from that encounter, we set out to create a cosmic encounter below.

Lulu will throw a variety of random household items at you and then shift things up when she gets bored (or takes too much damage). The second phase is particularly weird (holding off on showing that one for now), but the third phase you'll really need to keep on your toes as Lulu moves the fight to spin-cycle.

Can Drac really defeat an Elder God? Not without all his cunning, that's for sure!

While we do have a few more traditional bosses, we thought it would be a good time to show you a few more of the weird ones. That way you can let your imaginations run wild as to what the heck these "fights" will be like.

First off, we have...the Thesaurus. 

The Thesaurus resides in The Stacks, an enormous library made entirely of books. And he lords over the place with his world-class vocabulary. In fact, your weapons are useless against him, you'll only be able to best him in a game of wits!

Next up, and please do stick with us here, because this one is weird...even for us.

Combining inspiration from the best of Broadway and one of culture's greatest icons, we have, The Phantom of the O. 

These bosses are all in various stages of development and are making great progress. We are not ready to discuss how many bosses we are planning in full, since it's important they all rock. However, we will keep you updated on our progress.

We have continued to make improvements throughout the game. We have built, rigged, and added animations for nearly all our cast members. 

Additionally, we've added a few more weapons (nearly closing out what we set out to do on that front), added a few powers including Drac's Super Jump (final name TBD), and a bunch of new wacky enemies. We're also wrapping up on a HUD overhaul along with some other new features.

Narratively, Amanda has driven the team to tremendous progress. More than ever, we know everyone's arc and why they are going to floor you. 

BTW, apologies for not getting into a rhythm with these updates. It's not for lack of stuff to show, it's mostly because Bill is easily distracted and getting shots and content usually provides some kind of weird hurdle. Always excited for your feedback, so we will try to find better ways to formalize. We do have an announcement on the horizon that will make things easier. 

Thanks everyone!

Cast updates, environments, and enemies!
almost 3 years ago – Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 04:30:10 AM

Hello there Romancelvania community!

We realize it's been a hot minute since we have updated you, and we want to apologize for the delay in updates. Between the end of the school year, and the focus on a lot of new tech (e.g. we just implemented an entirely new conversation system!) we lost track of time. We have so much juicy content to catch you up on so hold onto your butts! Here's just a taste of some of the cool stuff we've been adding.

Environments

Ilessa mostly hangs around the blue room * wink, wink

Meanwhile, Vess loves to spend her "vacation" lounging by the pool. Ennui would enjoy the pool as well, but not until you've "exorcised" it.

Cast

We are getting really close to having the entire cast modelled and rigged. A lot of them now have animations as well, so Drac's castle is starting to feel lived-in. You'll note that some of our characters have had some updates to their concepts (see Sol, for example).

Enemies

First off, for those of you who missed our Discord channel. Behold, The Bone Wizard. (Oh yeah if you are not in our discord GET IN OUR DISCORD!) We often share content and ask for feedback on characters. We want you to help shape our game!

These faceless mages levitate, teleport and summon a variety of ranged attacks. 

Next is Lickety Split. Now this is something straight out of nightmares. A giant tongue that rolls at you! As if that wasn't enough, he splits off into tiny tongues when you hit him. It starts to feel like whack a mole. You obliterate one and another just pops up!  Good luck taking this wicked tongue down!

Ingami (WARNING: these are NOT lone wolves!)

Nervous System (be kind to them, they are fragile)

We've added quite a few more enemies that we'll continue to show off soon.

Next time!

We teased one of our bosses on Discord. And we're going to tease a bit further until next update, where we'll show off 3 bosses. For now, here is one of the minions you'll fight while going toe-to-toe with one big baddie. 

Again, time tends to get away from us as we crank away on adding content, so feel free to give us a nudge on Discord if you don't see another update in 3-4 weeks! Lots more to show, so be sure to let us know if there is anything in particular you're curious about!

More on the lovely Nefret and details on a couple more enemies
about 3 years ago – Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 12:45:57 AM

Hi there Romancelvania community!

It's a new month which means it's time to give you some juicy updates!

Backerkit Pledges

First off, we wanted to let our Backerkit pre-order store backers know that we will be collecting your pledges this Friday. You don’t need to do anything, we just wanted to give you a head up. The store in the future will collect funds at the time of checkout. Thank you again for your support!

Ok now on to some content!!! Remember our last update we asked you to vote on who you wanted to learn more about? Nefret or Medusa? Well it was an insanely close vote, and Nefret was the winner. SO let us tell you a little more about Nefret.

Nefret

Nefret is a new age girl who loves crystals and all things cosmic. She was a pharaoh in her own time but couldn’t let loose and be free, but now she’s the definition of a free spirit. She is down for any adventure life has to throw at her. Feet on the ground but head in the stars, looking for whatever life throws her next.

Nefret lives in Egypt, so you will need to hitch a ride from the Salty Sea Docks to meet her.  Her pyramid is draped with her wrappings as she is like an aerialist. Most times you see her it looks like she’s doing aerial silk routines that are made from her bandages.

Nefret seeks to experience the world since she wasn’t able to as a pharaoh. Every day was planned for her to the minute. She couldn’t do a thing for herself, and resented her life. She died in a mysterious accident and it was only in her afterlife that she realized she could be free.

Nefret is bae 100% and makes for a great romance option if you like a free spirit to ponder life's greatest mysteries with! That is if you can keep up with her!

We will have another vote on which characters we'll reveal more information on very soon. Though it worth noting that Sol has been getting a lot of attention lately!

New Foes!

Finally, we have been working a lot on enemies. We recently modelled 8 brand new enemies and have been working on their behaviors. We recently revealed the tentatively named (maybe permanently?) Meat Wheels.

And now, introducing the "Nervous Systems". These timid bundle of nerves are a real pest, as they like to sneak up on you, but flee in terror if they think you're a threat. Which is often. 

Tons more going on, so stay tuned!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!
about 3 years ago – Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 07:40:09 PM

It’s update o’clock!

January was a busy month and we wanted to share some new content with you! As Grim would say, “Spill that tea!”

Backerkit info:

First off we wanted to communicate to the Backerkit backers super quick (KS people, you don’t need to read this section). We will tentatively be collecting your pledge funds in the next two or three weeks. Moving forward we will charge any Backerkit orders at the time of checkout. We will also communicate this through our social media channels and Discord right before we deduct the funds. Thank you for your support and patience! If anything should change. Keep an eye out here or any of our social media channels.

Confessionals!

We all know the best part of reality tv shows is the juicy drama/secrets that come from the confession booth! Well saddle up and get ready for one hell of a ride, because we have so many secrets to divulge through our confession booth! This is just one of our new narrative tools that we will be introducing in the game and that will empower us to tell a fresh story in a unique way. 

Romancelvania’s confession booth serves as a save room and health replenisher all throughout the world. Once you step in the confessional booth you will hear the outrageous testimony from cast members. 

Combat Updates

We have been spending a bunch of time making our gameplay and combat really pop. This has involved adding TONS of new sounds, adjusting most every animation, rebalancing attacks, and adding new enemies.

One we are currently working on is our Bone Wizards (final name tba). These faceless mages levitate, teleport and summon a variety of ranged attacks. They're going to drive Drac to leverage their ranged toolset - which is also something we are working on (more on new Tricks next update!)

Lots of progress overall and a lot of systems being implemented for real (rather than prototyped). This includes boring things like XP, status effects and other RPG nerdery we love. 

We thought you'd like to hear more about some of our characters, so...

We will get into more details on the character of your choice in our next update and in Discord. 

Hope you all have a LOVELY Valentine's Day! We sure are stoked to be celebrating our new love. :)