Today in "What's Going On" - 5/19/20 (Patreon)

For today's post, let's talk a little bit about Ramses.

This game I'm making has a whole bunch of supporting characters that will vary in importance depending on the route. It shouldn't come as a surprise that this man (seen in day 4 in Alan's route alone) will wind up being most important in Alan's route compared to the other routes... Especially considering that he's a chef (A chef by the name of Ramses that's also a ram... I'm very subtle, you see).

This might seem like a tangent, but bear with me here. Not all characters will be particularly deep or fleshed out. For instance, I do not have the creative freedom with other people's characters (I.E. Dan, Ben, Darius, Vitali, kinda Isaac) that I do with my own. Even including my own characters, there will be a few that are intentionally rather barebones. I don't think this is bad, however. The simple, easy-to-understand characters will provide a nice contrast to those that are more complex. That doesn't mean there can't be fun and interesting things with simple characters- for example, Victor (An odd man who appears in day 3) is a fun personality, but the interesting thing about him doesn't necessarily come from... him.

Now, where does Ramses lie in all of this? Why did I bring this man up specifically?

Ramses should (ideally) be what I aim to do with all the side characters. He isn't as important as the main boys (Jehu, Shen, Paul, Jorge, Alan) and should never truly be. Well, he might become more important in a single moment, but in the grand scheme of things he's not. However, it is my wish that he will be written with enough to have interest in him be founded. I would love it if I could reach the point in this game where someone could say that they really enjoy Ramses (or anyone else) and have more to talk about than just their appearance. Let's say... there's a good deal more to him than he's already let on... stuff that he's going to keep to himself until the moment is right.

In any case, It's hard (but fun!) work coming up with relevant details for all of these side characters. It's even harder to work it all into a format where you all can experience it- but work it in, I will! I hope you all like those that have appeared already, main boys included, and I really can't wait to share more of them with you. There's a lot to talk about, after all~