Announcing my new game: Storyteller
Storyteller is a new game I started a few months ago which takes an idea I prototyped a while ago (unfortunately also called “Storyteller”… I wish I didn’t do that), and explores it much further.
It’s more “gamey” than Today I Die or I Wish I Were the Moon, and the mechanics borrow heavily from comic techniques of storytelling like closure, points of view, captioning and frame transitions. Each “puzzle” is a story that must be built. I will write a bit more about it on future posts.
This is going to be my most ambitious project and I want it to offer a very high quality experience. I am still at the point of exploring variants of the core mechanics so there’s still a long way to go! I will probably also hire someone to help me with the visual aspect of the game, which is totally programmer-class right now.
I am planning for the game to take me around a year to finish it!
My initial target platforms are PC, Mac and iPad.
Me postulo
By jeremias on June 30
Genial Dani!!
Me encantan tus juegos. Espero ver alguna versión del mismo bien rápido.
Asà que espero que le sigas metiendo mucha pilas.
BTW. Aparecete alguna vez que nos juntemos.
By Cristian Ventura on June 30
Cool news!! Hope you the best! I’ll be looking forward to it.
By Emol on June 30
Very cool idea Daniel! I’m looking forward to a bigger, more gamey Daniel Benmergui experience.
This is a great project!
By Colin Northway on June 30
Very excited to hear this. The idea in (old) storyteller has always been one of my favorites and I’ve long wished somebody would develop it further.
Hooray!
By Sean Barrett on June 30
Awesome! Your original Storyteller was always my favorite game of yours, and I’m really excited for this elaboration of the original concept.
If you want any recommendations for artists, let me know.
Good luck!
By axcho on June 30
Very awesome. It seems really similar to a project I’ve been working on (http://story.andcuriouser.com/). I’m a sucker for procedural storytelling.
By Aaron on July 1
Efectivamente, para algunos Storyteller está realmente bien, asà que no digas eso de “ojalá nunca lo hubiera hecho”.
Seguiré atentamente los progresos, pero arregla esos ojos de los enamorados, no parecen enamorados, no como en el prototipo original. ¡Suerte!
By Ruber Eaglenest on July 2
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By Today I Die dev announces new project, Storyteller | VG247 on July 2
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By Gaming poet Benmergui announces a comic-book puzzler, ‘Storyteller’ | MensaDad News on July 3
Just saw this on Joystiq, really looking forward to it!
By Mark on July 4
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By Electric Chaos » Blog Archive » Gaming poet Benmergui announces a comic-book puzzler, ‘Storyteller’ on July 4
I loved Today I Die and I Wish I Were The Moon. I’d absolutely love to work with you on the visual side if that would be possible. And I’m sure there are many who would as well.
By psudonym on July 4
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By Gaming poet Benmergui announces a comic-book puzzler, ‘Storyteller’ on July 4
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By Gaming poet Benmergui announces a comic-book puzzler, ‘Storyteller’ by Jessica Conditt on July 4
AMAZING !!! can’t wait to see that XD
By Raul Manenti on July 4
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By Storyteller: un nuovo gioco dall’autore di Today I Die – Indie Vault on July 5
I cannot wait! So far your games and prototypes have been very intriguing. I can’t wait to see what Storyteller brings to the table.
By Nicholas Lance on July 18
Stortytaller was a cool game so a ST2 will be more good but what you mean with ,,more gamey”?
By Michael on August 17
Michael: it will be less of a toy and more of a game with goals, and challenges, etc.
There will be sandbox mode, however, which in certain way, is what the game is about…
By Daniel Benmergui on August 17
It seems really interesting!
If you ever need someone for the music or sfx I would love to contribute!
By Andrea Baroni on August 27