Amadeus: A Prologue For Thee (Prototype)
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Witches are tricky... but they have magic that can do the unfathomable, and as the moon Aska draws full, you have no choice but to strike a deal with one...
Play as Amadeus as he seeks to uncover lost knowledge about werewolves. A melancholy fantasy game demo, fully playable in-browser.
This was a prototype for a visual novel/puzzle game. The full game is being developed as a 5-episode series for MacOS, PC, and Linux, and has taken on a very different and much more fleshed-out form. For updates and details on the current project: https://linktr.ee/amadeusgame
Game concept, design, music, sound, code, art, and narrative by Leo (me).
Features:
- 8 original music tracks, including 1 track with 3 dynamic layers
- All original sound effects & art assets
- A variety of portrait sprites to bring dialogue to life
- Prologue + 1 scene of gameplay with final end puzzle
Controls:
- WASD or mouse click to move
- space or mouse click to interact
- final puzzle: click and drag (keyboard controls not currently available - will be implemented in the full game!)
Credits:
- VO - Nat Ferare
- Clarinet - Lucas Bere
- Marimba - Jay Lee
- Code Assistance - Dan Mellott
- Mix Assistance - Sonia Mokhtari
Intended features for the full release include:
- Readable backlog of previous text
- Keyboard controls for puzzle
- More audio controls: adjustable volume sliders for music/SFX, mono sound option
- Additional story, characters, and art
- Revamped UI
- Improved movement controls
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
| Author | ArcanaXIX |
| Genre | Visual Novel, Puzzle |
| Tags | 2D, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery, puzzle-game, Unity |
Development log
- New Demo Coming Friday - And New Game Page!Feb 19, 2024
- New Demo Progress UpdateJan 29, 2024
- 2023 Year's End Devlog + NEW DEMO RELEASE DATEDec 28, 2023
- November Devlog: Celebrating Invisible ProgressNov 28, 2023
- October Devlog: Substantial Progress and a New VisionOct 31, 2023
- September Devlog: Full Episode 1 Design FinalizedSep 26, 2023
- August Devlog: Re-Orienting Toward a Full GameAug 29, 2023
- Demo is Released!Jul 31, 2023



Comments
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Ohohoh... ngl I'm interested in Amadeus's story already. I know you just recently lost a few of your memories but let me pick your brain!!! I also ended up appreciating the dual control (?) for this too. Best of luck working on this project! ^.^
Thank you so much!! I'm really glad you appreciated the controls, I'm still working on a few things to make the pure-keyboard experience a little smoother but it's definitely a priority to make it feel good to play. I really appreciate it!
Oh, I just realized this is on the old prototype! If you're interested, there's a new demo out with a TON of changes and additions here: https://arcanaxix.itch.io/amadeus-ep1-waltz
(I made a new Itch page for it because I changed SO much that I wanted to preserve this original version as like, a sketch of sorts)
Regardless, thank you so much, again!
Wow!! I really really enjoyed this. I especially love your art style and the overall look of this game :) Can't wait for future updates! <3
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you liked it.
I'm working on a roadmap to get the full release of Episode 1 out on steam next summer. At the moment I have a tumblr set up to post long-form development updates, but I'm likely to add new forms of communication (I am considering a newsletter, but that's not final... nor set up yet).
You can bookmark this linktree and check back down the line for updates, I will add any and all relevant links here: https://linktr.ee/amadeusgame
The tumblr is on there already if that's a platform you use. I will be making use of the devlog here on itch as well.
Thank you again for playing!