(in a low whisper)
dear insane children,
it's 5:40am in shanghai but i just read an email that i have to share even though i am not supposed to. it's from someone we recently brought onto to project to help move things forward on the dealmaking side.
he wrote this morning to relay important news....
2020-06-17 21:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostDear Insane Children
Font Lord here again, wanting to pick your brains and wrangle some information from out of the deepest, darkest depths of your mind.
When it comes to the calendar we are looking into making, do you think that 'wall hanging' or 'desktop flip' would make the best choice?
(FYI, the desktop fl...
Dear Insane Children,
If you've seen the relevant section in "The Art of Alice: Madness Returns" you'll know that the development team really struggled to define the look and feel of Alice's face. Ken Wong directed a multitude of studies by various concept artists and illustrators - trying on different art styles ...
2020-06-15 23:51:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here with a question for you all.
Which are your favorite prints that we have done? :)
This year, we've remembered early enough that we can do a calendar for 2021, so ...
Dear Insane Children,
A lot of people are unaware of the fact that Alice: Madness Returns was the first-ever AAA Western Console Game to be developed primarily in China by a mainly Chinese development team. Prior to its development, there were lots of Western games (and I mean LOTS) which relied on outsource art p...
2020-06-14 23:20:41 +0000 UTC View PostDear Insane Children
It's the most magical time of the month again.
When all the good karma you might have built up can hopefully sway the Gods of RNG in your favor as we choose 5 lucky people (from both Patrons and our last YouTube vid) to win... AN OMEGA NECKLACE !!!
One of the new, 2020-06-11 08:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here again, coming to you direct from Font Manor, with a few little bits and bobs of housekeeping 'n stuff you might be interested in knowing.
Firstly, as you can see with the large image atop this post, we wanted to remind you of next month's print, called The Ringmasters, by
2020-06-10 15:17:02 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Quick update for those of you who've been following along on my Adventures in Massive Migraines.
A few weeks ago an MRI of my head (skull, brain, etc), revealed no brain worms, cancer, or other possible sources of my recurring migraine headaches. This was a relief but a...
2020-06-09 22:43:40 +0000 UTC View Post
THERE IS A NEW STORY DRAFT PDF DOWNLOAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.
DOWNLOAD IT. READ IT.
Hello there Insane Children,
Alex here with another peek behind the scenes of pre-production.
Big STORY SPOILERS ahead in the PDF download
2020-06-09 21:29:30 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
We had a lot of fun on the livestream over on Twitch yesterday. In case you missed it, the recording is now up on YouTube. And you can watch it via 2020-06-05 00:40:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here again with a reminder about the next live-stream over on Twitch.
So that's Thursday the 4th at 10am Shanghai time.
And here's a handy little chart that might give you a better idea of the time and date where you are in the world.
2020-06-03 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Lots of people asking for my stance (and the stance of Mysterious) on recent events in the US. Understandable request. And apologize if it seems like I've delayed in providing a response... It's just very difficult to sort through my political and artistic positions in relation to the reality...
2020-06-03 01:24:41 +0000 UTC View PostHi All
Font Lord here with just a bit of info about what's going on with shipping these days (both Pateron and Mysterious)
I'm sure I don't need to explain what COVID has done to the world these last few months, and especially with airlines and shipping routes closing down and not only that, the number of 'boots ...
2020-06-02 04:33:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
American here... feeling a bit recovered after last week's battle with Massive Migraines of Mayhem. I think I've identified the cause - my computer monitor setup + staring at said monitors for too long every day. But I'll get my MRI results tomorrow... so fingers crossed.&nbs...
2020-06-01 01:19:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
This has been a bad week for me. I spent two days in bed with terrible migraines. The other days were spent feeling week and confused. And we've spent two mornings at the hospital trying to figure out what's going on...
2020-05-29 01:31:40 +0000 UTC
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(There is a PDF attachment to this post. Please download and read it!)
Hello Insane Children,
Alex here with a little bit of news to share from behind the curtain of pre-production.
Over ...
Dear Insane Children,
In case you missed yesterday's Live Stream over on Twitch, here's a LINK to the recorded stream on YouTube.
You'll note that it starts about 40 minutes into the already running Twitch st...
2020-05-22 00:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I'm surprised that no one (not our Insane Children nor our artists) has pointed out the odd fact that our Moon is a man. But as I was going through the design notes and illustrations being created by the team this morning I realized that the wrongness of this is a good thing. Why?
Dear Insane Children,
What do you do when you've run out of things to do? Hum a tune? Whistle a diddy? Twiddle your thumbs? I don't know about you but I can't remember the last time I even had a chance to practice whatever-it-is-I-do... Between being a daddy, running a company, working on a variety of projects, and... o...
2020-05-19 02:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Get your spacesuits ready! Today we're working on The Moon.
You may recall I previously shared a section regarding Alice's imprisonment in The Circus (Denial Realm) and details of how she's kept captive. Here's an excerpt:
The Circus Realm has... 2020-05-13 05:57:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Do you ever feel like everything is upside down and turned around? Like up is down and nothing makes sense anymore? As Cheshire said,
Puurrfect. When you're not on edge, you're taking up too much space.
Because the thing about l...
2020-05-12 01:40:05 +0000 UTC View PostDear Insane Children
Font Lord here with the moment you've all been waiting for, yes, its this month's Lucky 5 !
Whooo Hooo !!
This month, we'll be giving away the Enamel Pin set to 5 lucky people, chosen from our Patrons and those who commented the correct thing on our latest YouTube video.
(Yes, we have to o...
Dear Insane Children,
It kinda snuck up on me and Font Lord so we forgot to mention it but May 1-5 in China was a National Holiday. It's the celebration of Labor Day... though I believe the Chinese holiday is out of sync with what's known as "Labor Day" in other countries around the world (or "Lab...
2020-05-07 00:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostDear Insane Children
Font Lord here with an apology.
It has come to my attention that Backerkit has repeatedly been sending reminder emails out about the Enamel Pins.
I actually planned ahead and asked them specifically head off this problem by deactivating the 'reminder email' system a few weeks ago.
A...
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Dear Insane Children,
These days it feels like we're living in an upside-down Escher painting. A barrel of oil "costs" -$35USD, toilet paper is the new gold, and a microscopic particle has brought entire nations to a grinding halt. Can we just call for an early New Year and be done with 2020 already?!
Here i...
2020-04-28 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
A sneak peek at what's going on behind the scenes with tasks related to getting the Design Bible off the ground. My notes for continued progression through the early narrative of the game.
Denial to The Queen (4/21/2020)
Still working on the exact sequence o...
2020-04-21 06:49:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Let's start today's post with A GIFT.
These days, lots of us are using technology like Zoom to connect with work, school, friends and family. And I noticed a number of artists sharing backgrounds for use with video conferencing programs. So I thought, "Hey! We could mak...
2020-04-21 01:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Here's this month's "Lucky 5" give-away.
I bet you thought we'd forgotten?
Well, actually, the delay was because we needed to expand the scope slightly and open this up to the 'fanbase as a whole' to stay in line with Patreon's guidelines on giveaways.
So, now you can also enter our m...
2020-04-20 06:18:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We're making good progress on the planning and definitions required for building the Alice: Asylum Design Bible. To help put in order all of the required details, Alex sent me a series of questions related to Alice and her story. Here's a sample:
AT THE B... 2020-04-14 05:37:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
In case you missed our debut on Twitch, I've uploaded a recording of the stream to YouTube. You can watch it on YouTube via THIS LINK.
A big THANK YOU to all of our Insane Children who d...
2020-04-09 23:24:52 +0000 UTC View Post
