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Patch 1.4.5Jan 26, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Here is patch 1.4.5 of Annie and the Art Gallery. Make sure to play my newest game, Introverts Can't Read Minds, available for free on itch.io! https://jswessler.itch.io/introverts Without further ado, here are the patch notes for 1.4.5! Added a ton of new dialogue options to break up conversations Changed & Improved a bunch of dialogue Small story tweaks QOL Tweaks to most character pixel art Added wall textures to the audio puzzle room Changed water texture Redid the mirror art Working towards a working Mac build! Removed Herobrine Thanks for playing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/5a88fb26225de5b847c54324f6b0c93d11f1d112.pngIntroverts Can't Read Minds - Releasing on itch.io!Dec 10, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Good news: I'm releasing my next game this week on itch.io! It's called Introverts Can't Read Minds. Lizzy heads out to a college party, but quickly realizes her best friend is missing. Talk to everyone at the party to find clues and solve logic puzzles to figure out who's at fault. Unfortunately, Lizzy's an introvert, making all of this really hard. Navigate carefully through conversations to make friends and learn more about the people around you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/cb2abff1f6d1ac1ff4cd4798417d82ce08be166c.png This game was inspired by a simple idea: "What if Life is Strange... but 2D?" Make your way through ten different conversations to solve a mystery in this RPGMaker game with a 20-30 minute playtime. I hope everyone enjoys this new game coming out this Friday! https://jswessler.itch.io/introverts Thank you so much for reading! -jswesslerPatch 1.4.4Jul 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Here is patch 1.4.4 of Annie and the Art Gallery. Tale of Two Sardines is fully playable, and I'm currently doing pass after pass of bug fixing and polishing. Be sure to wishlist it on Steam to get access to all the dev logs and behind-the-scenes images! Without further ado, here are the patch notes for 1.4.4! Changed the light puzzle art to not be a straight-up copy of another game. Changed some dialogue to better fit with the new AATAG and TOTS shared world. This involves some small retcons, unfortunately. Updated another piece of art. Annie got a huge glow-up. The Toy Plane no longer follows you after you put it on the podium. Cleaned up some dialogue. Removed Herobrine. Thanks for playing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/0787c6db0754e87855aa824b569ed5ba11873b41.pngPatch 1.4.3Jul 3, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Here is patch 1.4.3 to Annie and the Art Gallery. Tale of Two Sardines has gone through a lot of revisions lately. Starting this week, I'm going to be making progress reports (like I'm doing right now in my discord server!) and posting them on that Steam page, so make sure you follow and wishlist! Here are the patch notes for 1.4.3. This update mostly focuses on polishing and clearing up strange things in AATAG. Removed the "counting frames" and replaced it with something that is less weird. Significantly reduced the amount of swearing. Fixed Annie having some bonkers insane lines in the mirror room. Removed a few obscure movie references and stuff that nobody understands. Removed the mirror Annie expositing all over you in Hard Mode. Cleaned up some dialogue. The toy plane no longer follows Jane when you are controlling her. Made all chase sequences significantly easier and less frustrating. Removed Herobrine. Thanks for playing! Patch 1.4.2Jan 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Here is patch 1.4.2 to Annie and the Art Gallery Before I get into the patch notes, I just want to update everyone on the status of Tale of Two Sardines. It's going really well, actually. The layout of the game is more or less done! Right now, I'm working on getting a few playtests done, and writing down a bunch of the side stories. Then, it will be onto more art, making the choices work, polishing, and adding music and SFX. I hope I can get more info out about this game very soon! Without further ado, here are the patch notes for AATAG 1.4.2! Annie turned on the "Mirror Front Camera" setting on her phone. Added the ability to change keybinds in-game. Changed several of the inspiration painting quotes to be less out of place. Redid three inspiration paintings. Shortened and streamlined a lot of dialogue. (Again!) Changed a specific 1/40 chance event into a guaranteed thing to happen on your 2nd playthrough (or on hard mode) Renamed "Command Remember" to "Useless Option". {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/247b364828ff3e9db8f8f37e1bd022709a5a2447.png Thanks for playing! Patch 1.4.1Sep 30, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWait, jswessler! Didn't you say that 1.4 would be the last update to Annie and the Art Gallery? Well, yeah. But who doesn't like MORE updates!?!? Added WASD support (WASD to move, Shift to run, Space Bar to interact, ESC for menu) Added an "Exit Game" option to the title screen. Fixed one line in the origami gallery where Brendan spontaneously pops back into existence. A quick fix for taking screenshots: Pressing F12 should no longer bring up a dev console. Added a hint for the paper scene in the origami gallery. Just for reference: YOU DO NOT NEED TO LITERALLY DIE IRL TRYING TO GET AROUND THE PAPER. JUST WALK UP TO IT AND PRESS Z. Thanks for playing! Update 1.4 + New Game Announcement!Sep 22, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! I have two things to announce today! Firstly, my next game now has a steam page! It's called "Tale of Two Sardines", and you can wishlist it today! I'm excited to be working on this new game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2144010/Tale_of_Two_Sardines/ I'm going to be shifting my focus over to this game. Unless a big issue crops up, Annie and the Art Gallery will stop getting updates after this. Without further ado, here is the last (maybe) update to AATAG! New intro art that better reflects the design of the art gallery. Misc text/dialgoue changes. Fixed a few more things not being interactable. Annie now reacts to a few more objects in unique ways. Annie now blinks less frequently. Optimzied a few achievement checking timers, the game should run slightly better now. New faces for both Annie and Brendan! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/af4859d124a5dfb52d26c63d83947b0737efcc42.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/3eb2c4ad1c514c3aa2e16546400524f7dc58636d.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Patch 1.3.9Sep 14, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch 1.3.9 fixes a few more bugs and problems with the game. Removed the "Low FPS Mode" because it was causing problems on >60Hz displays. Added a bunch of meta commentary and jokes to Hard Mode. Most of these are inspired by the dialogue structure in Pizza Game. Tweaked a bit of dialogue. New faces for Brendan. (Will be coming in a separate update in a few days) Removal of a really weird system that I added with 1.1 to try to jumpscare you a few times. I think all this did was cause bugs though. Idk. Slightly updated steam art. This will likely be the final patch to Annie and the Art Gallery. Unless something big comes up that needs fixing, I'm going to be switching my focus to something... fishy! Join our discord server for more updates! https://discord.gg/cTX7DdEkWF Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Patch 1.3.8Jul 23, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch 1.3.8 fixes some bugs and makes some quality of life improvements to the game. Tweaked and streamlined most of the long dialogue scenes. This is the main thing about this update, and it should make the game significantly less frustrating in general. Shortened some of the time delays in the dialogue in the long scenes. Moved one of the hard mode saves to the start of the origami gallery. This will stop you from having to replay long dialogue if you die. Changed a reference to Firestarter (2022) to a reference to The 4400 (2004) because it doesn't suck as much. (Although the remake still sucks) Added more banter between Annie and Brendan toward the middle of the game. Added one extra "hard mode paper" that completes the vague story they show. This one is provided automatically upon entering the final chase scene in hard mode. Finalized a separate side-story with a few new mechanics, an achievement, and a new drawing, unlocked after the game is completed on hard mode after doing certain things. Also fixed a few bugs, including one where you couldn't get out of Jane's death picture, and another regarding arrows staying on screen when they shouldn't. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/ae879de6e2f06c44c4765eaf3be42ac0b61e2ad3.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Patch 1.3.7Jun 26, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch 1.3.7 adds some new art to the game! Jane Jane's design has been updated Jane's faces are in a more refined art style She has been given more alternate variations for use at the end of the game Kylee Kylee's faces have been updated to her new design Kylee's faces are in a more refined art style Kylee has been given 15 new faces with increased emotions. This update also better integrates these new faces into the dialogue, and fixes some bugs. Brendan will likely be getting a "facelift" haha okay that wasn't funny in the near future! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/5e74a790e9afdcef75862c609830b8b1cdd92433.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/3fdf2a6ab36358d84a1d03f9150d39c30aabbc5c.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Patch 1.3.6Jun 16, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsPatch 1.3.6 addresses some lingering problems with 1.3: Reduced footstep volume in the audio puzzle Fixed a few things not being interactable Replaced an old inspiration drawing with a new one! Check out the new developer commentary video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ds0MiVmzHk {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/2148460b625fa8496920b21fbd3f36caf2bdc306.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Patch 1.3.5Jun 5, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! Today we will be releasing Patch 1.3.5, which is composed of five smaller updates to the game. Here are the patch notes! Patch 1.3.1 Is the same thing as "Patch 1.3 Part 2" Patch 1.3.2 Improved Parity between English and Spanish versions of the game Patch 1.3.3 Removed a banging noise associated with the new flashing puzzle solutions Dialogue fixes A few more things to do around the game Patch 1.3.4 1 New Achievement! See if you can get this one! Bug fixes, more things to do Patch 1.3.5 You can now press Shift to mute the credits song Changed some of the audio puzzle sound effects Reduced filesize of the game Added a few new SFX Patches 1.3.2-1.3.5 in Spanish Spanish dialogue/missing letter fixes Digital Artbook updates, added most of the new art from game updates Bug Fixes Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Annie and the Art Gallery 1.3 (Part 2)May 26, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! Update 1.3 Part 2 is coming out today! This update focuses a lot more on the gameplay, improving some of the puzzles and reducing frustration. A few of the puzzle solutions now pulse with light if you haven't solved them. This is the main thing with this update and should reduce frustration in areas where it isn't clear what you're supposed to do. The light puzzle has been made less "annoying". Your light stays on for longer and illuminates more. The audio puzzle is now back to Pre-1.3 difficulty in HARD MODE. Replaced most of the textures in the Origami Exhibit as they were mostly defaults. There are now VERY few default textures left in the game. Actually removed the political jokes this time... More dialogue changes and improvements. De-cluttered the Gallery area during the first playthrough. Added another inspiration drawing, bringing the total to 11. I think you can figure out what this one is referencing! Redrawn Annie during one of the earlier FMV drawings. Along with this update, the Spanish versions of the game are getting their own 1.3 Update. Patch notes: Fixed lots of typos, word choice and spelling. Thanks Camillo! Implemented most of the gameplay changes from Update 1.3, as well as some of the texture changes. All new art from both 1.3 updates. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/9f249a83c2a76a7a11e1a77dd62baf650bbf72a7.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Annie and the Art Gallery 1.3May 23, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! Update 1.3 is coming out now! Because of the scale of this update, it is being split into two parts. Part 1 is available right now, and Part 2 will be coming out later this week! Let's get into some patch notes for Part 1! Spelling fixes (Thanks Camillo!) Brendan's dialogue in the gallery has been made significantly more natural. Lots of characterization has been added. This mostly applies to Annie for now, with more coming in Part 2 (Thanks to lots of you for pointing this out!) Made the audio puzzle in the Glass Exhibit significantly easier. Reverted a few Patch 1.2.9 things to increase parity with other languages. Removed some cringe dialogue, dialogue now flows a bit more naturally and realistically. Removed and a few political jokes that nobody seems to have found. Lots more descriptions for objects strewn around the basement. Bug Fixes Another new inspiration drawing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/e1390d372763f0bbf8fcf969a9d4f894838f84f3.png Part 2 of this update will focus more on the gameplay, improving navigation in some puzzles, adding hints, and more! Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Spanish now supported!May 16, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsAnnie and the Art Gallery now supports Neutral Spanish! (Neutral Spanish - Both Latin America and Spain dialects are supported!) Thank you to Camilo Torres for help with the translation! Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery! The next patch should be out soon!Patch 1.2.9Apr 26, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! This update mostly fixes some lingering bugs with 1.2 Fixed collision issues in the water room. For good this time!! Reworked some of Brendan's dialogue in the beginning. Removed the "Moving Statue" in the chase area in the Clay Gallery. Removed an errant piece of paper during a chase sequence. Added a bit of dialogue that clarifies some lore during HARD MODE. Other bug fixes. Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery.Patch 1.2.5Apr 21, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! This update fixes some bugs and clears up some weird stuff. Increased delay between scene transitions. Fixed a few visual bugs in the light puzzle. Reduced the amount of swearing, especially at the beginning. Moved one of the inspiration paintings to the 2nd playthrough. Fixed some signs in the origami gallery displaying text in the middle of the screen rather than the bottom. A few grammar fixes across the game. Moved some of the "Weird" stuff to the 2nd playthrough. Mainly the "Counting Frames". Slightly adjusted title screen music. Fixed some pacing problems near the end of the game. Fixed walking through walls in the water room. Redrawn another piece! This time it is one of the inspiration drawings (Originally drawn on 9/6/21). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/82004bc125e0509fe90182938b5aaa29eff3c6fd.png Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Annie and the Art Gallery 1.2Apr 18, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHi everyone! We have a new update for Annie and the Art Gallery! This update introduces a lot of new features and QOL improvements to the game. Added art for when you interact with some mirrors. Some larger rooms have gotten visual improvements to bring them in line with the rest of the game. Made the 4-switch puzzle more clear. Added a few new pixel textures - Some rooms have been given new floors textures to differentiate them from other rooms. 4 new Steam Achievements! One of them ties into a new inspiration piece put into the museum! New horror things, atmosphere building stuff. Added a lot of new text, especially in HARD MODE. Made the gallery area a bit more lively. For every update past this one, we will be redoing the oldest piece of art that's currently in the game. For this update, we're redoing Kylee's intro art (Originally drawn on 9/4/21)! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41858671/d6f2f7266cf5f6331c927597381f54b369da4a7b.png Thanks for playing!Week 1 UpdateApr 15, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFor our first round of patches, we're focusing on three major things: --- New Features! Added a fullscreen toggle. (To be clear: We don't recommend playing this game fullscreen, as it will make the game look blurry and make cause performance issues) --- Fixing Bugs Fixed a softlock in the light puzzle if you save at certain locations. Reduced volume of the music in 3rd area. Fixed being able to move during the final cutscene. Fixed one broken hole during the 2nd area. Fixed a certain NPC in the gallery not giving you the correct dialogue in certain situations. Fixed a few issues with pathing during chase sequences. Fixed a weird bug where the screen can become tinted if you exit the mirror room. Lots of other little things. --- Improving Clarity Made most 1-wide hallways at least 2-wide. This should improve navigation. In 3rd area, made the audio puzzle hallways wider. This should make that puzzle less frustrating. Made it more clear what you're supposed to do during some puzzles. Thanks for playing Annie and the Art Gallery!Releasing now! (And Future Plans)Apr 12, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Now that Annie and the Art Gallery is out, I just wanted to answer some common questions people might have about the game. --- What is the game about? Annie and the Art Gallery is a love letter to classic RPGMaker horror games such as Witch's House and Ib. This game is modeled after elements from lots of different games, so expect to see chase sequences, sudden deaths, short but fun puzzles, and more! --- How long is the game? The game is about 1.5-2 hours going at a reasonable pace, with more content unlocked after your first playthrough! There's also a harder difficulty option unlocked after the first playthrough. --- What inspired Annie and the Art Gallery? What didn't inspire this game? The gameplay was modeled after a combination of classic RPGMaker horror hits (Witch's House, Ib) and some more modern top-down horror games (Project Kat, Omori, Oneshot). The story, however, has so many inspirations that it would be impossible to list all of them here. I might make a separate post in the future describing everything that influenced this game. --- What is on your to-do list for post-release? Ideally, we'd like to get Mac support working. RPGMaker MV is somewhat broken on Mac because of how Apple treats 3rd party developers (very badly!), however, there is a solution that we're working on behind the scenes. We can't make any guarantees about this, but it's something we're working on! Also, depending on how the game does financially, localization is on our minds. We would like to get a Japanese localization first, followed by whatever we can reasonably do. --- I like the music! Where can I find it? Annie and the Art Gallery's OST can be found on: Youtube Spotify Apple Music Amazon Hopefully, we will be releasing on Soundcloud and Bandcamp soon! --- Where can I go to share my experiences playing the game? You can always check out our discord server! We set up a special channel for spoiler stuff that will be open for a week after launch. https://discord.gg/cTX7DdEkWF --- What's next? Hopefully, we can keep making more games! We have a few ideas in mind, but they are all larger in scope than Annie and the Art Gallery. Stay tuned for more updates about this! Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you guys enjoy Annie and the Art Gallery! -jswessler
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