Employee A

Devlog

• Employee A development ends
  November 28, 2023 by Cross Couloir

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  Hey everyone, I wanted to share some bittersweet news. As you had probably guessed, I won't be completing development of Employee A. The game will remain available as a demo in version 1.2.1. To every... Continue reading
• Employee A demo v1.2.1 released!
  March 19, 2022 by Cross Couloir#adventure, #mystery, #point-and-click, #interactive-fiction, #visual-novel, #pixel-art, #release, #update, #demo, #text-based

  A new version of the Employee A demo is now available! We've got improvements and bugfixes based on your feedback. Download the latest version now! Improvements Improved text in the prologue Added the... Continue reading

  
• Ace Attorney-Style Nonlinear Dialogue in Ren'Py
  March 10, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #python, #visual-novel, #dialogue, #ace-attorney, #adventure, #narrative, #coding, #programming, #scripting

  One of the enduring hallmarks of the Ace Attorney series is the way it gives players the opportunity to explore the game's world in a free-form way, using their own logic and deduction to figure out w... Continue reading

  
• Employee A demo available now!!
  March 01, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #pixel-art, #adventure, #point-and-click, #visual-novel, #mystery, #murder, #psychological, #renpy

  Save yourself from a cutthroat company culture, abusive co-workers, and a bizarre murder charge in Employee A. Demo out now! Employee A is a pixel art point-and-click adventure set in the heart of the... Continue reading

  
• Employee A Demo drops March 1!
  February 14, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #python, #adventure, #mystery, #pixel-art, #visual-novel, #interactive-fiction

  Hey everyone, just a quick update on Employee A progress. After over a year of work, the Employee A demo will be available for download on both Steam and Itch as of March 1! I'm so excited to share ev... Continue reading
• What Employee A Means to Me
  February 09, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #visual-novel, #narrative, #adventure, #mystery, #tech, #industry, #antiwork

  If you've read my other posts you are probably familiar with some of the technical and artistic aspects of my upcoming mystery adventure game Employee A. (And if not, welcome to my devlog!) But I have... Continue reading

  
• Charlotte Vents her Problems
  January 24, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #visual-novel, #interactive-fiction, #mystery, #adventure, #narrative

  This post is made in response to the weekly VNLink discussion question: "Let one of your characters vent their problems." The following text is written from the perspective of Charlotte, a character i... Continue reading

  
• Colour-changing Images in Ren'Py
  January 12, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #python, #coding, #adventure, #color-theory, #indie-dev, #isometric, #pixel-art, #pixelart, #mystery

  Remember when MacOS had a desktop background that changed from day to night? That was pretty cool. Employee A has a MacOS inspired UI. The reason I did this is to reflect the world in which the game t... Continue reading

  
• New Screenshots and Key Art!
  January 12, 2022 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #python, #adventure, #pixel-art, #mystery, #2d, #visual-novel, #interactive-fiction

  Hey all, just a quick announcement to let y'all know that new screenshots are here! I've made some significant strides in the UI design of the game and the new screenshots reflect these improvements... Continue reading

  
• Quick update: Employee A UI Improvements
  December 18, 2021 by Cross Couloir#renpy, #python, #pixelart, #pixel-art, #ui, #ui-design, #adventure, #mystery, #visual-novel

  Hey everyone! It's been a hot minute since I posted any updates on itch, but that doesn't mean work on Employee A has slowed down at all. Most of my updates get posted on my twitter so if you want the... Continue reading

  
• Employee A is Coming Soon on Steam + Trailer Launch!
  November 18, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #visual-novel, #renpy, #adventure, #point-and-click, #interactive-fiction, #story-driven, #mystery

  Hey everyone, it's been a hot minute since I posted an Employee A devlog. That's because I've been hard at work finishing up the gameplay trailer and preparing Employee A's Steam store presence. I'm e... Continue reading

  
• Photoshop Blend Modes in Ren'Py
  October 28, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #photoshop, #lighting, #visual-design, #color-theory, #python, #visual-novel, #adventure, #point-and-click, #pixel-art

  Ren'Py has plenty of tools for manipulating your images, but the ones that come out of the box only provide a glimpse into what's possible with the powerful engines on which Ren'Py is built. I ran hea... Continue reading

  
• Ren'Py Tutorial: Layering in Isometric Perspective
  October 25, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #visual-novel, #isometric, #pixel-art, #rendering, #adventure, #point-and-click, #mystery, #drama, #renpy, #python

  Last week I announced that Employee A was switching to an isometric view because it would allow me to generate much nicer art on a much shorter time scale. And while I definitely think this is true, a... Continue reading

  
• Employee A Goes Isometric
  October 18, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #visual-novel, #adventure, #point-and-click, #isometric, #pixel-art, #indie-dev

  This is a relatively short update, but I wanted to address something that some of you might have seen in the screenshots I uploaded. Two-point perspective is my curse For those of you who have been fo... Continue reading

  
• Ren'Py Tutorial: Cutscene Mode
  October 05, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #renpy, #python, #pygame, #cutscene, #adventure, #visual-novel, #tutorial, #coding, #programming, #scripting

  When is it a good idea to take control away from the player? Half-Life 2 was revolutionary in many ways, but one of its biggest contributions to narrative was that control is never taken away from the... Continue reading
• Employee A arrives on Itch!
  October 05, 2021 by Cross Couloir

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  #visual-novel, #mystery, #point-and-click, #adventure

  Hello itch community! My name is cross_couloir, and I'm developing a new mystery adventure game called Employee A. Employee A is centred around the mysterious death of Xiao Li, a restaurant owner in S... Continue reading