Ghoster January 2023 Devlog

Happy New Year!!!

It’s officially 2023! Maybe this is the year that Ghoster finally releases…

To start this year off, and because it’s been so long since I’ve made a devlog on Itch.io, I thought I’d recap any news and updates regarding the Ghoster game! In fact, decided I’ll keep making small production updates like this every few months from now on.

The biggest news is that production officially begun again! Like I wrote in my last devlog, the original trio of games has been scrapped, and a brand new version is being made! The story is pretty much the same as what the 3rd game was planned to be. There's a very high chance of a demo coming out further into production, but that probably won't be until the whole script is finished. And as of October last year, the new script is now finally further into the story than the old demo was! Which means brand new, never seen before Ghoster plot is being written!!!

Next, lets talk about the soundtrack. Just like everything else in this game, it's being completely remade! In fact, you can listen to the songs 'Your Friend Ghoster' and 'Welcome Back' that have already been teased on YouTube.

There's also the brand new art and character designs! (please ignore the slightly inconsistent art styles) 

First up we have Ghoster. He’s more blue now!! He also has more marks on his body and darker coloured arms.

Next is Caterpillar! Her design hasn’t changed much other than the extra pink ears/nose and white belly.

The one who’s probably changed the least, we have Poppy’s design! Pretty much the same, just bigger hair/eyes, different shades of colours and a nose bump!

And here is Spectey! Not only has the spelling of his name been changed, so has his design. He has hair now! And his bow-tie has little eyes now!! And he still has his fancy top hat.

Finally, the character who has changed the most. From starting out as just an insert into the story for the reader to becoming their own entire character, we have Player! Unfortunately I don’t have a character sheet yet, so this collection of drawings will have to do for now.  yes the yellow and grey placement is very inconsistent i know

Boy, their design has changed a lot, huh? 

And as a bonus we have a rough character size comparison:

look at em all

Now, as much as I love making this game, and how much I would love to get it finished this year, there’s also a lot of things keeping me busy as well, including managing my Etsy, working on Object Melody, and college. I know I’ve been working on this for a very long time, and I just want to say thank you so much to those who have stuck around this long and been so patient!! I can’t wait for you all to finally get to play this story.

Thanks for reading! - Pheebles