Hey there! This is Lena. Iām so excited that I can finally say that ANOTHEREAL is (anothe) real. Iāve been working on this game & its cast of characters for years?? First through a novel that I didnāt finish (Astra was very different then, but the characterization is the same), and then through my very slow development process as I taught myself coding, pixel art, and more to bring this story to lifeā¦
ANOTHEREAL is an RPG that mixes in elements from adventure games (puzzles & limited item use), and STGs (shmup-style battles). Itās a bit different from your usual RPG, but it uses its mechanics to convey the themes of solitude & connection that run throughout the game.
It began as Project Astray, a pixel art video I made in early 2021 to see whether I could do pixel artā¦ All the encouragement & excitement I got from releasing that video led me to keep working on it until itās at the point weāre at now! Chapter 1 is almost finished, and Iām jazzed to keep working on it & provide updates as I go!
The rest of the post is a bunch of info about the game, but firstā¦ if youāre already interested, why not wishlist the game on Steam?? But if you need more convincingā¦read on.
(ALSO if you're press and want to write about the game... first off thank you!! second off: here's a press kit)
LENA RAINE'S NEW GAME AHHH!!! also peep this amazing system requirements portion of the steam page š
