Exclusive materials. Cut content

Greetings!

In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the content that was cut at various stages of development. Even though the game is still in its early stages, quite a bit of this content has already piled up...

The Magic Monocle

Let's start with the feature that was the hardest for me to let go: the Magic Monocle. It was designed for "X-ray vision" to see through characters' clothes, solve puzzles, and find secrets. It was part of the original vision since day one, but as development progressed, I realized that maintaining this feature would be way too time-consuming.

The biggest issue was the amount work: I would have had to draw two separate versions of sprites for every single character and object. It’s one thing for static sprites, but a 30-frame animation? That’s a nightmare.
While the Monocle might return to the game someday, it won't be in the form I originally planned and implemented.

Massage mini-game.

Initially, the red progress bar filled up much slower. The idea was to add a memory mini-game where you had to repeat a sequence of hearts. Getting it right would boost the red bar, while failing would increase the blue bar . About 80% of it was finished, but I ended up scrapping it. It was just annoying and got boring as hell after a few tries.

Cut Animations

• Scene A: I decided not to polish and implement this animation - you couldn't really see anything anyway. This is actually what led to the creation of the FLIP feature.

• Scene B: I simply couldn't find a proper place for this one.

Olivia's Transformation

Actually, Olivia didn't have her own sprite for a while, so I had to use this placeholder.

This is what her transformation looked like.

It started with a gray dress that was a bit too revealing for a 'housewife' look. Her face also went through a radical change. But that version turned out to be a bit of a cliché housewife clothes-set. I wasn't a fan of that either since I wanted to avoid generic tropes, so the outfit design was changed once again.

That’s all for now. I hope there be less cut content moving forward!
Massive thanks to everyone supporting the project. You make the grind worth it and allow me to focus on what matters - the game quality.
Stay tuned for more updates!