A while ago, I announced that Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz had reached 100 wishlists, which for me is a milestone worth celebrating. That number has since grown into over 120!

To celebrate, I've completely revamped the soundtrack album, including the 3 new tracks from the demo that weren't in the original prototype, as well as unique track art for every track and a new album cover. I also created a (mobile friendly) page on my website where they're all embedded along with little narrative snippets cataloguing the journey of the demo.

Check it out here[www.arcanaxix.com] - enjoy!

Thank you so much for the support. Stay tuned for more development updates at the end of the month - exciting things are in the works.

Stay up-to-date: https://linktr.ee/amadeusgame

Back in February, I planned out my next several months to help stay on track for Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz to release this Fall. I had a good chunk of work planned for April:

• Mechanics - prototype + implement all "Must-Have" new mechanics for the full game
  
• Background Art - finish 1-2 new backgrounds
  
• Sprite Art - finish 1-2 new sprites
  
• Music - fully flesh out a placeholder track for 1-2 BGM pieces
  
• Narrative - write first draft of all scenes through a certain point in the game
  
• Marketing - prepare + announce 100 Wishlists celebration; make + publish press kit

However...... something came up. Something called the Mystery Game Jam[itch.io].

Suffice it to say that I did not accomplish all of the above, but I DID write an entire mystery game this month. What I actually accomplished from my April to-do list for Amadeus is closer to:

• Prototyped "save/load" mechanic
  
• Implemented mechanic that can create pauses mid-text-appearance for dramatic effect
  
• Researched and sketched 1 new point-and-click background
  
• Have sketches for 2 BGM pieces
  
• Outlined draft of narrative for 1 new scene in the intro
  
• Planned 100 Wishlists celebration
  
• Made draft + format of press kit

If you'd like to read a longer version of this post that covers the process of writing the Mystery Jam game at length, it's available on itch.io here[arcanaxix.itch.io] and currently linked at the top of The Amadeus Linktree[linktr.ee].

There are 2 announcements coming next month - stay tuned for those! In the meantime, if you're interested in a silly Ace Attorney knockoff made in a month featuring a robot detective, it will be posted before the end of the Mystery Jam [ends May 5, 2024 at 10PM Pacific]. It will briefly be featured on the Linktree[linktr.ee] as a bonus, so keep an eye out! Working title: Robot Detective and the Case of the Automurderated Intern.