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Clarifying the Memento Mori Coin....Again!
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here.It has come to my attention that there has been some confusion about how to get the Memento Mori Coin.I figured the previous instructions/rules were pretty clear, but let's take a look...I said..."...make sure your Patreon tier is set to be at $35 or above before June.Then when you are charged in June, we'll send you out the coin + bag + stand"Seems pretty clear with no wiggle room error, but to...
The Depths of Memory
Dear Insane Children,Joey has turned in another beautiful illustration from the world of Alice's imagination. This image captures some of the ideas we've discussed for the Memory Mines "maw" section - a place where recycled memories are pulled up into the roots of a tree... The Tree of Imagination perhaps. And those memories are used to fertilize Alice's imaginings.The image Joey provided does not properly capture the notion o...
Fortress of The Mind
Dear Insane Children,Did you know that once a person convinces themselves of a thing, it is nearly impossible to change their mind on that thing... even if you present them with solid evidence to prove their position is wrong? This same mental block can be seen when people cling to toxic relationships, excuse bad habits, and engage in other sorts of self-defeating behavior. It's one of the great tragedies of human existence that we all posses...
The Final Hours
Dear Insane Children,Font lord here with a super last minute reminder that there is still time to change to the $75 tier before June hits because it was pointed out to us that this is actually a crazy good time to do your first ever $75 pledge.If you are charged in June for the first time at $75 (or above) you will get...1) The amazing art print you see above called Inferno Battle2) The Memento Mori Decision Coin Set3) The Hysteria Rabbit + Tote ...
Memories of Insanity
Dear Insane Children,More amazing artwork from Adam Narozanski (follow him on Instagram) from the section where Alice is exploring scenes from the past (future?) in the Memory Mines.Alex jumped in on this one and suggested the blood splatter around the screws - since that was something we featured in Alice: Madness Returns.Seeing scenes like this... I really can't wait to bring this sort of stuff to life inside a 3D engine. Woo!And Omri sends...
Behold The Decision Coin!
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here with some good news. The Memento Mori Decision Coin is launched.As you can see over on our Mysterious shop we already have it for sale, but by being one of our awesome Patrons at the $35 level (or above) you'll essentially be getting it for at least $20 cheaper. Yay!So basically, make sure your Patreon tier is set to be at $35 or above BEFORE June.Then when you are charged in June, we'll send you out th...
A Portal To The Past
Dear Insane Children,Did you miss the Live Stream we hosted yesterday on my Twitch Channel (twitch.tv/americanmcgee)? Worry not, for I HAVE A PORTAL TO THE PAST...Just click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uvo_3fmc4MAnd you'll be instantly transported to the Realm of the Font Lord. Wherein Stick Boy finally defeats that Giant Ruin Thing after several months(?) of trying! Woo!We also had a review of recent artwork including the ...
MASSIVE Story Update (by Alex)
Dear Insane Children,We are prepping for a live stream on my YouTube and Twitch Channels at 10AM HKT (about two hours from when I am posting this). But I wanted to get this post out before that... so we might discuss some of what is contained within it.youtube.com/americanmcgeeofficialtwitch.tv/americanmcgeeAs mentioned previously, I've been working with Alex on the Alice: Asylum Narrative. And we're making good progress. There are lots o...
Black Hole Wonderland
Dear Insane Children,Here's an update on the Shadow Wonderland thread from yesterday. Omri sent over a new vision of Wonderland under the rule of Shadow Alice. And it's beautiful!We had a quick back and forth...Of this Omri says:this is not finished and i need to upscale the art, it's kinda small. i think i'll wrap this up and try the next location and see perhaps another style. i answered my own questions and here it is: 1. Sh...
Shadowonderland
Dear Insane Children,What happens to Wonderland when Shadow Alice takes over?Before.After.Welcome to Shadowonderland! Shadow Wonderland? Shadowland? I dunno... we need a name. Help me come up with a name!Anyway, this is the place we're going after Alice escapes from Snowglobe Wonderland. She'll arrive in Real Wonderland - only it's all shadow-a-fied. Like if you ask Robert Smith from The Cure to take over the interior design...<iframe...
It's a Mine! It's a Forest! It's a Tree!
Dear Insane Children,Alice's mind is a strange place. It features the sort of "logic" you and I only experience in dreams. A room seen from one direction is just a room. But turn in the other direction and it magically expands to become an entire building. Our brains blend the borders between distinct objects so that the separation between concepts melts into a Soup of Everything.Omri's working on images for the Memory Mines secti...
Madness in the Asylum
Dear Insane Children,Lots going on these days and very little time to take care of it all! Madness in the Asylum!And among all the things, we need to take Lucky for MOAR SHOTS this week on Thursday. That means we will need to move the Live Stream to the following week.Sorry about the late notice but I just found this out last night. And what's with all these shots? I swear, since this kid was born, he's going in for shots once a month... ...
Red Chess
Dear Insane Children,I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. We are just wrapping up a big National Holiday here in China - Labor Day Week. During the holiday, we took Lucky with some friends to a nearby National Park for a day of sun and fun where Lucky ran into Pucca...Meanwhile, our pre-production team continued their efforts on Alice: Asylum with Omri turning in a stunning render of Alice confronting the Red Chess King and Queen (main imag...
Hatter Explains - Eyes, Hearts, and Brains
Dear Insane Children,We recently shared the latest Major Update to the Design Bible here and on various social media platforms. The feedback has been 99.9% positive - and no surprise... the latest version looks wonderful!But I did see a few comments along the line of "so many years and not even a screenshot of the game!" or "too much art and and no demo?!?! SMH!" Well, I don't want people wearing themselves out with unnecessar...
"The Universal Trinity" - Final Image
"The Universal Trinity" is the latest amazing illustration fromOmri.I described some of the meaning behind this image in a previous post. We've also referred to this image as "The Muses" - because when I look at this, and I now have a print of it hanging on the wall over my monitors, it helps me think more deeply about the separate but interconnected nature of the "different" characters in our story.We have Child Alice...
Design Bible - MAJOR UPDATE - April 2021
Hi everyone,Alex here, with an update on the Design Bible and its progress.[NOTE: The Design Bible PDF is attached to this post and can be downloaded via the link on this page.]Here are some key points of interest concerning the design bible moving forward.A few things to note;1. The PDF attached is a work in progress.Some areas are tidier than others, others need a bit more work. You'll see everything continue to take shape and become more r...
Boss Monster Bumby
Dear Insane Children,Presented here today is the final image in the series of 4 illustrated by Adam Narozanski for the scenes where Alice encounters memories of Dr. Angus Bumby. Adam says of this one:And the last Bumby of four, I made this one more dynamic. I imagined it could be the moment where the Bumby memory looses it's power over Alice and the Dollmaker feels threatened, trying to claw his way out of a dark void which he is about to fal...
The Universal Trinity
Dear Insane Children,We hosted a Live Stream over on Twitch (and YouTube) yesterday. If you missed it...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwhx6fpdecYou can watch the recording via that link. Lots of fun was had discussing the latest art, design, and story stuff around Alice: Asylum. And I gave everyone a sneak peak at the latest version of the Design Bible. I do plan to upload a PDF of the new version... soon. But I think we'll first have anot...
How To Blow Up The Internet
Dear Insane Children,Here's "How To Blow Up The Internet In Three Easy Steps" by Joey...Step 1: Draw AliceStep 2: Give Her Blue EyesStep 3: <unable to fetch step three - disconnected from network connection>..... bzzzzzztThanks, Joey!The main image (top) is Joey's original illustration. Below that (above) is an edited version from Omri. This illustration depicts Young Alice in the first scenes of the game and will be one of the fi...
Decision Coin Is Here!
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here, with a quick update showing off the current prototype of the "Decision Coin" that we have been talking about doing as a Patreon goal in the not too distant future.I think we can all agree that's a fairly mighty coin, and exquisitely detailed (awesome job, Alex)Do you have any questions or comments about the coin and/or the upcoming goal?Pop them in the comments below and we'll answer some of th...
A Tangled Web
Dear Insane Children,We're making good progress on the Asylum narrative. And there have been a couple of evocative scenes illustrated by our art team I think speak to the beauty and depth of the world we're building.I am loving the images created by Adam for Alice's exploration of the Memory Mines. Among the scenes she'll explore, there's a section dealing with Dr. Bumby, and these have resulted in a couple of the more beautif...
A Streamless Thursday
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here to just give you the sad news that there will be no regularly scheduled stream tomorrow.American has just done a little family travelling these last few days and add this to the insane amount of work that's going on with Mysterious/Alice/Oz/Redacted stuff, we just need a bit more of a breather and time to catch up.Sorry about that.Fret not though, we WILL be back next week where there'll be even more ar...
Plushie Streamfuls
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here, letting you all know about a live-stream that's happening at at 7PM PST on Thursday April 2nd for a Crowd Design session where we'll review and discuss the latest Plushie Dreadful designs and samples.You can watch the stream on both...Twitch.tv/americanmcgee YouTube.com/americanmcgeeofficialUnfortunately, I won't be there (although I will be in chat), but there will be American, Yan and @pixelbrand...
HFWC - Home For Weirdo Content
Dear Insane Children,A few posts back, I shared a snippet from Monday (the online collaboration platform our pre-production uses to organize all their work)*** - where you could see my story text being converted into sketches and illustrations. All that content will eventually make its way into the Design Bible...Anyway, that post featured a scene where Alice is banished from the Home For Wayward Children (HFWC) after the killing of Bumby. It'...
Guess Who's Back... Bumby's Back!
Dear Insane Children,I thought he was dead! You did too! We all saw Alice push him under that train...But don't worry! We will NOT be bringing Bumby back to life in Alice: Asylum. I promise he's dead and will remain so. Except... The Dollmaker. He's going to make an appearance. Yikes.This will happen when Alice explores the memories stored in the Memory Mines (temporary name for this location). She will discover a number of critical m...
Prints, Streams and Fear!
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here to tell you 2 things.1) There's only 2 days to go before April hits and it'll be too late to change your tier to $75 if you're currently thinking about taking part in the super 'Double Print Month'.DON'T MISS OUT on these 2 fantastic prints !!(And you'll also get a Hysteria Rabbit if you've not had one before at that tier)2) Last week we had lots of fun doing our livestream over ...
Falling into Dark Judgement
Dear Insane Children,A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Narrative Crowd Design discussion last week. And to all of you who sent follow-up comments and feedback. Lots of thinking is being inspired by your input. And we'll have a follow-up on all of that soon.In the meantime, the art team continues to produce and refine images taken from the early sections of the Narrative Outline. Like the image above from Norm - a tighter ver...
Narrative Crowd Design Session (recording)
Dear Insane Children,We hosted a Crowd Design session on Discord the other day where the topic was Narrative Mechanics for Alice: Asylum. This gave me a chance to listen to story ideas from our Insane Children. And I was able to pose some questions about perspective and rules in the Asylum narrative.You can check out a recording of this event over on my YouTube Channel...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb44wQWLYwIIf you have feedback on this disc...
Illuminating A Scene
Dear Insane Children,As you all know, we use a website called Monday to keep track of all our tasks, communications, and creations for Alice: Asylum pre-production. There's a ton that goes on there as our team explores ideas for art, design, and narrative. Perhaps we should figure out a way to open up a public "viewing" account for this so you can peek at what we're up to? Anyway, I thought I would share a thread that does a good ...
The Battle of Queensland
Dear Insane Children,A quick post this morning with the final epic version of Omri's latest illustration... Alice running through a battle between Card Guards, Chess Pieces, and Chaos Monsters. Set in Queensland, this scene is taken from the Asylum Narrative document we're working on. And it'll be featured in the Design Bible. Woo!There's a crazy amount of detail in the full image. Omri's split it into some smaller images for ...
