Kickstarter

All right!  As of today, Unemployment Quest is officially in its final version.  I've mailed the master copy to the disc replication company and I'll have the game available to download for backers (or to buy for non-backers) next week!

This game has been a huge emotional investment for me and it will definitely provide a couple hours of totally solid gameplay.  (I hope everyone takes the time to examine objects while they're playing!)  Despite having a serious theme and some inspiration from depressing situations, I think players will have a lot of fun and hopefully find amusement at some of the humor I've sprinkled liberally throughout.

I look forward to hearing what everyone thinks of the final product!

I also posted a new MP3 to the web site, it's the "boat version" of the world map song and you can download it here: http://www.unemploymentquest.com/music.html

Thanks again to all the backers!  It really feels great to see how this little independent project could gain such support!

Wow, I can't believe that the Kickstarter just ended and I've managed to reach  1048.6% of my goal! It's phenomenal! Humongous thanks to everyone who's backed the project, it really means a lot and every dollar counts!

I was hoping to have a little trailer showing off some of the gameplay today, but Windows Movie Maker has been acting up. Still, I expect to have it online soon!

I've set the digital-version release date as June 15. The CD versions are going to get sent out as soon as I can have them made and get them in the mail. I've been continually working on making Perler-sprites for the people who've pledged at the $75 and up level and have a nice stack of them thus far.

The game itself is close to being finished. It's in the playtesting stage, where I'm tweaking and polishing everything based on feedback from a couple testers so that it will be a totally solid, fun experience. It may a modest game, but I hope everyone enjoys it! Working on it has been a great experience and I'm still amazed at the level of support it's gotten. It's even been reported on by a variety of well known websites such as Destructoid and US News & World Report.
Based on my current level of success, I'm hoping I'll be able to make other, more technically-ambitious games in the future.  But I'm focusing on UQ first and foremost!

Thanks again for all the support! I still can't believe this has done as well as it has and I really appreciate everyone who has pledged and/or spread the word. I feel great about the whole thing and look forward to hearing what everyone thinks about the game once it's released!  SERIOUSLY, major thanks to everyone!

All right! The official Unemployment Quest web site is now live -  check it out here.
I admit it's simple, but it gets the job done.

I also posted the music from the game, so you can preview that here.

The game itself is continuing to progress nicely and I'm looking forward to having the official release before long!  Thanks again for all the support for this project!

First, I have to thank everyone who has pledged for the constant stream of support that this project has received.  It really means a lot to see how well it's doing!  I still can't believe that it's over 4.5 times my goal and there's still over two weeks left!

And in terms of news, I can finally reveal the image which is going to serve as the cover for the CD as well as the print included in the $50 and up reward tiers.  Here's a low-resolution version and it's going to look really nice when the prints are made:

I think it's some excellent work by illustrator Rayna Sassano.  And I encourage everyone to check out her website http://www.purplelanternstudio.com/
It's great stuff!

I'm hoping to have the official website up sometime this weekend and I'm going to be posting MP3s of the music from the game.  So look forward to it!

And thanks again for all the support!