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Demon Thesis is a browser game, a webcomic, a tech demo, a floor wax and a dessert topping;
the bastard child of Final Fantasy Tactics and MS Paint Adventures.
Following the formula of tactical role-playing games, the game consists of a series of battles tied together by a storyline. Since the content is naturally divided into discrete chunks, this genre is a logical fit for the serialized format of webcomics, updating in small increments on a frequent basis. I'll post new game levels and story scenes on a weekly basis (at least).
Though inspired by RPGs, Demon Thesis isn't really an RPG. Rather than tying party advancement to experience points gained by repeated play, new equipment and abilities will be unlocked at particular points in the story - but the player community will determine which upgrade comes next by popular vote.
It's an experiment. It might turn out to be a horrible idea no one should do ever again! But we'll have fun seeing what happens.
The game is an experiment in another sense as well: it's built on Javascript and HTML5, using Flash only for loading of audio files in browsers that have problematic implementations of HTML5 audio. Initially my decision to abandon Flash was in order to make the game code compatible with iOS platforms (especially the iPad, which is a perfect way to play a grid-based tactics game like this).
Unfortunately, while HTML5's graphics capabilities through the canvas element are pretty extensive, audio support for games is absolutely abysmal. Games rely on short, multilayered sound effects, while the HTML5 audio element is designed with music players in mind and nothing else. Mobile Safari is the worst offender of all, requiring the user to manually press play on every audio file. So while I hope to eventually wrap the complete game as a standalone app for iPad, the web game will sadly not be available on iOS.
This is a project I'm conducting in my spare time as a way of teaching myself programming and game design, as well as flexing the writing muscles that have been dormant since my old webcomic ended. It will be always be free to play, and the code will be made available once I've done a better job of commenting it.
Following the formula of tactical role-playing games, the game consists of a series of battles tied together by a storyline. Since the content is naturally divided into discrete chunks, this genre is a logical fit for the serialized format of webcomics, updating in small increments on a frequent basis. I'll post new game levels and story scenes on a weekly basis (at least).
Though inspired by RPGs, Demon Thesis isn't really an RPG. Rather than tying party advancement to experience points gained by repeated play, new equipment and abilities will be unlocked at particular points in the story - but the player community will determine which upgrade comes next by popular vote.
It's an experiment. It might turn out to be a horrible idea no one should do ever again! But we'll have fun seeing what happens.
The game is an experiment in another sense as well: it's built on Javascript and HTML5, using Flash only for loading of audio files in browsers that have problematic implementations of HTML5 audio. Initially my decision to abandon Flash was in order to make the game code compatible with iOS platforms (especially the iPad, which is a perfect way to play a grid-based tactics game like this).
Unfortunately, while HTML5's graphics capabilities through the canvas element are pretty extensive, audio support for games is absolutely abysmal. Games rely on short, multilayered sound effects, while the HTML5 audio element is designed with music players in mind and nothing else. Mobile Safari is the worst offender of all, requiring the user to manually press play on every audio file. So while I hope to eventually wrap the complete game as a standalone app for iPad, the web game will sadly not be available on iOS.
This is a project I'm conducting in my spare time as a way of teaching myself programming and game design, as well as flexing the writing muscles that have been dormant since my old webcomic ended. It will be always be free to play, and the code will be made available once I've done a better job of commenting it.
