Red Tide in Mourning is, at this time, cancelled due to a personal loss involving the project. Thank you for understanding.
This game focuses heavily on depression and suicide. Please do not audition if you are uncomfortable with these topics.
Red Tide in Mourning is a time-limited, slightly surreal RPG Maker game with a sketchy artstyle where the protagonist must keep building floors to his house in an effort to outrun the absurdly rising water from the local lake. Focusing on a man named Ichigo, the story is a lot about choosing to keep going or choosing to give up. He’s had worsening depression before all this happened, and has consistently begun giving up on a lot of things. He gave up on his relationship, he gave up on his dream job, and on making friends. Crowe is an old one and he doesn’t know anyone in his new town well, not to mention he hasn't really tried. Now everything is flooding and he’s given up on the world as he assumes that this is happening everywhere so there’s no point in leaving.
What I need from you is to work at a rapid pace as I write out dialogue. I will not be able to give you a full script, instead I will send you chunks as I finish sections, puzzles, and locations. This project is intended to be a challenge, but also not too serious. I will not be asking for a dozen takes or perfection, I'm just looking to capture Ichigo. This game will be published on Itch.io and possibly on Steam.
Red Tide in Mourning is hoped to be completed by the end of January, 2024.
Image used for the Project Image is the RPG MAKER XP Steam banner, I do not own it.
