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Life Is Strange - Text-based Game :-)
hi everyone!! i don't really know how tumblr works but i just wanted to share this python game i've been working on for a little while;
it's super simple but it's really fun to work on :D at present it's nowhere near finished-- i wanted to share it to see if you guys have any feedback or ideas on what needs to be added, thank you very much :)
NOTE:
the server that i like to code my life is strange games on doesn't allow other people to run them anymore for some reason </3 i am so sorry about this - if you really want to try and play it you can play 'Fork' and it should make your own version that you can run, but i think you might need an account for this (free but still a bit of a hassle) so sorry for the hindrance... i'll try to find a better platform soon! :)
quick update!!
sorry i haven't added much recently because there's been so much for me to do, but i really appreciate all the attention it's so sweet :)
my plan is to work on it bit by bit when i have the time, and i'll post when i add bits to let you guys know of updates!!
i have some ideas on what the plot will continue and maybe some other games i'd like to work on, but if anyone has any ideas feel free to let me know it'd be super helpful!
i think that's all but thank you very much <3
optional poll:
in the meantime i might try to add more characters/more interactions with characters in the existing narrative but that's just sort of a maybe :)
brief updates!!
thanks again everyone for being so kind :)
cafeteria:
steph:
i finished the interaction, i might change some wording or colours but it’s pretty much done for now!
victoria:
you can either choose to stay with victoria or leave with rachel (i added more story to either :-)
(whoever you sit with in the cafeteria will mean you have another interaction with them in the future, although the future hasn’t been added yet :c)
after:
added a tiny bit more plot after you leave the cafeteria as well as a choice involving nathan (this will lead to you meeting chloe in the future)
NOTE: this game isn’t really supposed to fit into a specific timeline in the original games because you can talk to some bts students and lis1 students!! it’s just for fun so you could meet a wider range of characters (and i get to avoid blame for plot holes lol). in the future, i might make games that make a bit more sense in the game’s context, for example; one centered around kate’s backstory, or what happens after you sacrifice chloe or something like that!!
possible ideas for future games
hey guys!
i’ve been adding to the game bit by bit and i’ll continue to do that, but i think it would also be kind of cool to work on something else and post it when it’s reasonably finished!! :-)
i’ll probably do a bunch of these not just one — i just wanted to see what people would be interested in, or if anyone has any cool ideas!!!!
these are my ideas:
life is strange:
kate’s experience at blackwell (either before or after the events of lis1?)
max and chloe sort of being homeless/ on the run after sacrificing arcadia bay (i guess similar to lis2 in a way!!)
being victoria after the events of lis1 (sacrifice chloe ending)
chloe just sort of walking around arcadia bay (after rachel’s disappearance and before she meets max)
other:
some sort of brief fantasy rpg thing (i love fantasy)
yeah, i guess most of them are kind of life is strange themed because i’m super fixated on it right now :D
first or third person???????
hey guys!! im working on a game based on one of the ideas i posted earlier (i'll reveal more if i manage to finish the first chapter lol), but i was just wondering how i should format the narrative, since you'll be making choices as max - would first or third person look better?
example of first person:
You and Chloe have a sick dance break while the shopkeeper watches you in shock.
example of third person:
Max and Chloe have a sick dance break while the shopkeeper watches them in shock.
additionally, i was wondering about dialogue -- is it better just to keep it indirect like in the game i've posted previously, or just put direct quotes? indirect might make it seem kind of more detached, but for direct there's a risk that i would write chloe's dialogue in a way that doesn't really seem like something she would say (sorry for all the questions, it would just be super helpful to see what you guys think looks better!!!)
indirect example:
You decide to play the Gummy Bear song for the fiftieth time in the row. Chloe rolls her eyes, groaning about how stupid the song is.
direct example:
You decided to play the Gummy Bear song for the fiftieth time in the row. Chloe rolls her eyes.
"Dude, again? This song is so fucking dumb!"
if you guys have any thoughts about this, please let me know! it would be super helpful :-)
im having a lot of fun ngl
the best thing about making a game is i can make chloe say anything. im honestly this close to making her say 'jeepers creepers' because yes, i think she would say that.
updates!!
hello everyone!
sorry i haven't posted much recently -- i haven't been working a whole lot on the life is strange text game :c
that's cool though, because instead i've been working on a game about max and chloe traveling after the storm!!
i want it to be pretty long, and because of the nature of the game and how i can't make a save feature as of yet, it has to be played in one chunk (it can be played over a bunch of days as long as the tab is still open), so i'd prefer to post it when it's finished!
in the meantime maybe i'll post, like, a short demo of the first chapter or something, but it's super fun to work on :-)
i've got my own exams coming up soon so it'll probably take me a while to finish the game; i hope that's okay!
thank you to everyone for liking or reposting or following or whatever, it's really sweet and it makes me motivated to keep making more things!! i hope everyone has a nice day!!! <3
Hey how's the game coming along?
good question!! :) i haven't been working on it a lot recently because i've got some exams and stuff (also just a motivation issue), but chapter 1 is pretty much done.
i just need to finish a few things and then i could post it if people would like to play it- honestly, i didn't know if anyone would be interested, so thanks for asking! :)
hey everyone! i think i have some motivation so i might work on the life is strange text game (first post), i'm just wondering if anyone has any requests/ ideas for things to add! if not i'll just continue working on the cafeteria and afterwards probably :)
i just found this old website i never finished for a computer science project lol :)
big updates!!!!
hello everyone!!!
so i had a sudden burst of motivation today and added a lot of aspects to the life is strange text game as well as a tiny bit of plot too :)
here's what i added/changed:
removed dana (for now at least, sorry
added a 'bag' item - this is a big one! it's got sort of like two main cool bits:
the phone - here you can catch up on texts that are different depending on how you interact with the characters, sort of like in the original game :)
the other part is there are some items you can pick up that might affect the story/what you can do!
i also just added a bit more plot (finally) although i have yet to completely finish the cafeteria scene - some interactions still aren't totally done.
overall though this game isn't meant to be super dramatic or anything like that, it's just for fun! there's a dance at the end that you can choose to attend (or not) with specific characters so that's sort of where the plot is going.
also this new version is on a different file; it's not hidden or anything, but i might just wait until i finish a few things to share the link (otherwise it could show errors if you try to play while it's being edited)!
thanks again everyone :)
erm...
hey guys sorry to point this out, but the server that i like to code my life is strange games on doesn't allow other people to run them anymore for some reason </3 i am so sorry about this - if you really want to try and play it you can play 'Fork' and it should make your own version that you can run, but i think you might need an account for this (free but you know still) so sorry for the hindrance... i'll try to find a better platform soon!
on another note, i was trying to install this app called renPy that allows you to make visual novels wiht python - so similar to what i'm doing but with visuals too!! the only issue is, my computer seems not not allow me to download any new apps so i have to get that sorted out...
i think the creators of Love is Strange also used this platform which is why i'm excited about it :) unfortunately i haven't been able to actually play and download that game either, but it looks super beautiful (here's the link if you wanna check it out, i think you'd also need to download the itch.io installer)
HI!! AHH i saw your lis text based game and i was wondering, what fork is? I tried searching but I couldn't find it and i was looking forward to playing it!
also, since it's open world, i was curious if your game follows the same plot as the og game with a twist? can you customize your character or, even romance? its all so interesting and exciting to see how you'll execute it kfjgfkjgfkjgfj
hey!!! im really honored by how interested in the game, thank you so much :) if you click on the link, you should be able to see the 'fork' button in the top right i think? the really annoying thing is that you have to sign up for this, though :c
so... i just attached the image and the quality obliterated! but you can SORT of see a green button in the top right, that's the fork button.
i am also really sorry if youre having issues playing with it!! the website changed its system so you have to do all of this just to play the game lol :) i've been searching for alternate websites for a while now so i haven't really been working on it a lot, but i still love to think of it hahah!!
i was planning to have a sort of 'prom' ending when you can ask a character if they want to go with you and you can choose outfits, blah blah blah...
and yeah! i would love to add more customisation and all that, my plan was to make the core game and then continue adding characters and customisation like that :D but again, i gotta find a better site!
again, thanks for your enthusiasm :) have a nice day!
updates!!!
hey guys!! recently ive been ill so its given me a chance to work more on my game :) ive been editing it heavily on a separate project so you probably havent noticed any changes, but i've replaced the old code now :D i've changed quite a lot of things and i have more plans to improve/add things!
character customisation:
originally i couldn't decide whether you play as max or an original character, i decided to go just customisable route because then you can always name yourself 'max'! there's no visual customisation because this is a text-based game, but you can choose your name and also your pronouns that characters can use for you :)
(for some events you can also choose outfits and things like that!)
dialogue:
i added dialogue so it's a little longer and a lot less dry :D i'll be adding more detail to each interaction whenever so yeah! im happy about this one
hey warren fans
i actually added a scene with him in the classroom now! you can also sit with him at lunch but that's not COMPLETE so....
FINALLY finished the cafeteria scene (warren in progress! :)
i finished the cafeteria scenes for kate, victoria and steph so far! :) i have plans for what will happen after that, but i believe it's still a little buggy so i gotta work on that.
anyways, thank you for the interest, i'll continue working on it when i have the energy, although i think soon i might consider making a ren'py project (visual novel), or a game more focused on one character :)
life is strange characters if they lived in england and were doing their gcses i guess???
im english and ilove life is strange so .why not. not entirely sure what the hell this is but loving it!!!
(also in hindsight a lot of these probably work for american skewl too.)
chloe price
hate to say it but she would vape in the school bathrooms
does not care about uniform restrictions; dyed hair, never tucks her shirt in, piercings and painted nails... the whole lot
wears trousers even in summer because she thinks shorts look stupid (to be fair, they do... i would know)
in isolation 90% of the time
hijacks a lime bike to get to school
judged but really chill and smart
sleeps in and is late
all the teachers know her (just because she always gets detentions)
mates with the lunch staff!!!
max caulfield
neek
was petrified of everything in year 7
always says 'good morning' instead of 'here' during the register
perfect uniform but she wears cute badges!
relentlessly bullied for her weird shoulder bag
only detention was for doing 'graffiti' in her book (doodles)
takes the bus to school
kate marsh
overly attached to her english teacher
perfect uniform! (except for her crucifix necklace :)
all the work gets handed to her in group presentations because she's the only one doing it
trembling 90% of the time
walks to school (the bus is too stressful)
picked combined science gcse so she could do music, psychology and art!
most teachers love her
never got detention
always half an hour early (gets up at 5am)
probably would break down crying if she did
warren graham
disregard what i said about max this guy is the ALPHA neek
does science club (even though he doesnt have to)
picked triple science and computer science (and ENJOYS IT.)
honestly his parents probably drive him to school
spends most of his lunchtimes in a science lab
always points out when the gas taps are open
big. ass. backpack.
victoria chase
heavy make-up, but really good at it!!!!
earrings + nails even though they are not allowed
always making diss tracks about some girl that looked at her funny (kate)
m to the b core...
cba with the uniform restrictions
'miss i didn't even say anything'
carries all her stuff in a chunky handbag
constantly suffocating the classroom by spraying body spray
it made the fire alarms go off.
cackles at all the year 7s running with their big bags (warren included)
(fan game) life is strange: lost and found!!!!!
hey guys!
so i've been planning a sort of visual novel game recently which will build on a python game that i made that allows you to go to blackwell and meet a bunch of characters :) it would include a lot of choices and consequences -- a bit like Love is Strange! i love that game but i wanted to avoid something too similar, so here's the general idea for mine:
play as a student in blackwell at the start of the new school year -- everyone else is new, so you can make friends and meet a bunch of people!
the core characters you could meet would be max, chloe, rachel, kate, warren and victoria, though if i finish, i might add more people! :) [such as steph and dana]
the first week is composed of a few different subjects which you get to try out, and work with a partner (of your choice!!!) to complete your lesson tasks
there's a prom coming up in a couple of days! you get to ask a character if they'd like to go with you :)
since it's just me working on it as a fun project, it's a little less ambitious than Love is Strange, haha :D but i hope it'll be fun to play when complete! also your choices totally impact your outcome ^^ the next couple of months are unfortunately horrendously busy but i hope i can find time to work on it, and i'll post updates!
lo and behold, the game so far. it looks like a mess because it is! i'm just using images from google (the text box is from animal crossing) for now to figure out the story haha :D
bonus: a kate marsh sprite! :)
... okay in retrospect i gotta resize the sprites somehow... this girl fills like the whole damn screen
(if anyone is wondering i did change the title since 'welcome to blackwell' is also the name of an official LiS book you can buy haha :))
small update! i haven't had as much time to work on it as i'd like, but i still got somewhere :) i was mostly just trying to compile and draw the sprites for now... i figured out how to do composite images, which is great because i can save each expression and outfit separately so i don't have to add like a hundred combinations for each character.
oh, and here's chloe! this is at the start of the game, but i decided to include her little blue tuft because i love how it looks :D
you'd be surprised at how crazy the code gets. but i learned some things, so it's pretty cool! now i'll start chipping away at the story, and variations of the sprites.
(fan game) life is strange: lost and found!!!!!
hey guys!
so i've been planning a sort of visual novel game recently which will build on a python game that i made that allows you to go to blackwell and meet a bunch of characters :) it would include a lot of choices and consequences -- a bit like Love is Strange! i love that game but i wanted to avoid something too similar, so here's the general idea for mine:
play as a student in blackwell at the start of the new school year -- everyone else is new, so you can make friends and meet a bunch of people!
the core characters you could meet would be max, chloe, rachel, kate, warren and victoria, though if i finish, i might add more people! :) [such as steph and dana]
the first week is composed of a few different subjects which you get to try out, and work with a partner (of your choice!!!) to complete your lesson tasks
there's a prom coming up in a couple of days! you get to ask a character if they'd like to go with you :)
since it's just me working on it as a fun project, it's a little less ambitious than Love is Strange, haha :D but i hope it'll be fun to play when complete! also your choices totally impact your outcome ^^ the next couple of months are unfortunately horrendously busy but i hope i can find time to work on it, and i'll post updates!
lo and behold, the game so far. it looks like a mess because it is! i'm just using images from google (the text box is from animal crossing) for now to figure out the story haha :D
bonus: a kate marsh sprite! :)
... okay in retrospect i gotta resize the sprites somehow... this girl fills like the whole damn screen
(if anyone is wondering i did change the title since 'welcome to blackwell' is also the name of an official LiS book you can buy haha :))