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[sbalani]

Hi Everyone! So my studio Quickfire Games, has been working on our second title, and we've decided its about time to announce it to the world. The game is still very much in development, but we want to get the community involved as we make the game and see what input you guys have so we can make an awesome game!

We also intend to launch a kickstarter in a few weeks, based on what you guys think of the game! So without further ado!


We would like to announce our second title, Wild Season which is currently under development at the Quickfire Games studio.

Wild season could be considered a farming simulation game, but it is much much more! The main character (you) comes into possession of this farm under unconventional circumstances. Determined to make a go of it, and bring success to his/her newly owned farm, the main character delves into his new profession.

Along the way he/she meets his/her many neighbours and town folks in his little town. But not everything is as it seems, with the town hiding a strange secret... Will he/she find out the towns deep, dark secret? Will he/she make friends? Will he/she fall in love? and much much more coming soon!



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Enjoy!

(IMG:http://quickfire-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wild-season.jpg)


wild season

[Charmy]

Their hair makes me think of chickens. And that lamb is cute. =w=

Anyway, waiting for more information. :)

[sbalani]

Their hair makes me think of chickens. And that lamb is cute. =w=

Anyway, waiting for more information. :)

Thanks! Hoping to have updates every few days :d

[sbalani]

Okay! Time for another update!
I have an FAQ coming out soon ,but if you have any questions about the game please post them up.

In the meantime I have two potential updates for you!

I can either reveal one of the marriable characters and a bit of their background

Or the map of demo-town (a compressed version of the map that we used for our tech demo) so you can get an idea of the art & play style.

I'm only going to reveal one today! so please vote!

[Charmy]

I'm also interested in knowing what animals you have available in the game. :)

[Gear]

I vote for the map. ^^ Seems interesting so far. I wish you luck on this project.

[Daniella]

I would ask for a bachelor/ette, but since a three-way tie is useless (IMG:style_emoticons/default/monster.png)

I'd also like to see the map!

[Hasfusel]

This sounds like it could be pretty cool, are you making it as a direct homage to Harvest Moon? I'd be interested to hear more details (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalasmile.gif)

[sbalani]

hmm and now its a 4 way tie! so I'm going to make an executive decision and do a character post! or else we wont get an update (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif) . Next week I'll do the map :).

@Hasfusel: Yes to a certain extent it does pay homage to the HM series, but I'm branching off enough, in my opinion that it brings its own unique features and components to the table :). Whilst a lot is very similar, a lot is also very different. After all, I feel I should be doing something different enough to make it exciting to have this IP exist, rather than make you feel like...well for this I could just play HM, but similar enough that if you love HM you'll love this :)

Character update to follow later today.

Okay! so finally time for the update!

Since it was a tie, I decided to reveal a new character! And so I've decided to reveal....(dramatic music please!)

Lucas The Waiter!

(IMG:http://quickfire-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WaiterChar.jpg)

Please be advised that the art is pre-final draft, meaning this is the character design, but the artwork is pending final polish (a few characters we're recently sent back for modifications so the art team is focused on that).

So a little bit about Lucas! He appears sometime during the 2nd-3rd year once Chef Le Wolf has setup his restaurant in town. He suddenly shows up claiming to want to apprentice under Chef Le Wolf, and is subsequently hired as a waiter and assistant chef, much to Alexandra's dismay (Le Wolf's Su Chef). Oddly enough, despite his claims he is often seen to be uninterested in his job, and about as skilled as baboon trying to fly a plane.

During his time-off he is prompt to leave his restaurant duties, and can often be found in odd places snooping about.

He is reserved, rude and obnoxious, and has a tendency to make you feel like speaking to you is an annoyance. Traits particularly useful in the waitering business.

Who is he? Why did he really come to town? Why is he snooping around?! Befriend or Romance him and he might just open up to you ;).

For you romantics, maybe a torrid love affair is what he needs to open up! Will you be the one to make it so?


What do you guys think? Comments are open!

I also ammended to Poll for the next update, so please update your votes!

[Charmy]

He's got a teenytinyinsywinsy ponytail!

He sounds like the arrogant choice to go, so it seems like you're trying for a variety of characters, and a story to unlock. This sounds good to me, but the only thing I feel unhappy about is having to wait 2-3 years to unlock him? A lot of the new games make progress "harder" by stretching time, forcing you to play much longer when you could have easily finished it quicker for for something simple. I like to think that all the main things should be unlocked by the end of the first year at least - I guess this isn't a problem though depending on whether there's enough new things to interact with during that time or you have plans for setting marriage further. But for a bachelor, I'd say don't make the wait three years, anyway.

[Daniella]

Usual reserved/jerk guy?
Ah well, at least it's a guy waiter for once, and someone with red hair.

Same for what she said. ^
But what I'd like is for the characters in the game to actually seem like they know each other exists. My memory's not very good, but I barely remember Gill or Hamilton mentioning each other aside from, like, three lines. And please make it seem like the characters have friends, it is a small community they live in, after all.

And I'd really like it if the farm's mailbox had a use for it if you put one in the game, not just "check out our new items."

[Charmy]

I know everyone complains about the stereotypes but I don't really mind the stereotypes thatthe game portrays, I think it runs with it well. But unique characters are never bad and add to the mix, definitely.

That's what I've kept in mind for the cast I've shown you Daniella. I've tried to define the every individual has with every other person - friends/enemies, etc.
I've always felt a lot of the characters often seem disconnected to each other. Make them actually hang out with each other and doing things - people don't just stand there all day not talking to each other. It's a small tight-knit community, and everyone's up in each other's bizz (I can understand why the reserved/jerk guy wouldn't be though).

I like how RFF has a small mail thing going on. I know I hardly checked my box in Back to Nature, and it would always get recycled by the end of the season and I'd miss my mail. x___X Not that it seemed to matter, but I know I missed a few nice things.

[sbalani]

Hey guys! Sorry for the Hiatus! We've been busy working on the game! We have actually launched the kickstarter!!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sbalan...by-harvest-moon

With regards to your queries! There will certainly be lots for you guys to do and explore during the first two years. With regards to character introductions though, you are right, we will pbobably introducte all the characters by the end of hte second year. We're just spreading it out so that, htere's always things going on :D It's not a matter of stretchign things to increase difficultry, but rather to keep you from being over-saturated :D. Especially since we're introducing a lot of new concepts and theme's into the game.

With regards to a mailbox, we'll have to see how it play's out, it probably will literally be just for mail & shipment, as we're taking a modern approach in this game. There will be...gasp you got it internet and email! :D.

Anywho I wont give anymore away, I'll let you guys check out all the updates we have posted up on the kickstarter, and by golly there's a lot!

[Gear]

It looks amazing! Good luck on the kickstarter. I saw some screenshots off of tumblr so I really hope the game gets through. ^^

[Noviwan]

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