Hi everyone, I wanted to put some info about my game that I'm currently developing with WME (Wintermute Engine).
"Butterfly" is a dark cyberpunk/s-f story. It takes place in 2099, when almost all remaining humankind has gathered in a dozen huge cities. Each 'Megalopolis' is inhabited by people and androids. The main protagonist (player), John T. Kenner, is an undercover agent who works for one of the big players - a huge corporation, ZEN Technologies. When the prototype chip of advanced AI is stolen from the main lab, he is entrusted with a mission - he has to dive into the deepest, God-forsaken Levels of Megalopolis and regain the loss before the competition lay its hands on it. But in the darkness of the "lower world" John will find something far more precious than the chip and he will be forced to re-evaluate concepts like: "humanity", "honour" and "love".
"Butterfly" features:
- five episodes of interesting (I hope ) and intriguing story;
- lots of information that will help to understand the reality of the world of 2099 - gathered in player's DataBase, a small personal computer John will carry throughout the game;
- two main characters and many NPC's;
- first-person view gameplay
- pre-rendered locations in full 3D, with addition of some particles/animated sprites;
- over twenty short animated cut-scenes + 2 longer animations (intro/outro). Many will have "special effects" (explosions, gun fights, etc.), some will have subtitles. Maybe spoken dialogues in different languages may appear (done by me and some friends - if I manage to convince them
- a few fast-action sequences (timing will be cruical), including two in virtual reality (or 'Global Net' as it is called in 2099)
- music composed especially for the game by a musician (it's the only thing I can't do myself so I begged the guy
).
The first version of the game will be in Polish (yep, that's my native language) but I will translate it into English as well (I want it to be "international"
) English version will be released probably a few weeks after the Polish one.
I do all of this because I always wanted to make a 'real computer game' and to practice my cgi/animating/editing/scripting skills. The game will be freeware and available through its official website. If everything goes according to the plan, "Butterfly" should be available in summer 2009. I will probably release some longer demo earlier, maybe for Christmas. Until then, feel free to check the website (it has English version as well):
www.butterflygame.glt.plAppreciate any comments/questions/threats/critics/blessings
