Hello all,

I know I haven't posted an update in some time and I want to stop by and mention that the game is not dead or anything I promise! 1.14 was going to be an uplift from all the feedback I received across all platforms and circles when I completed ACT I of the game's story. I have gotten some awesome feedback from so many and I love to see how others see the story and the characters. The downside is it also brought to light a lot of my writing challenges across the years as I worked on Intertwined. The game itself has gone through some re-structures in the past with writing, but nothing as big as this one. ACT I was good, but the beginning was pretty flat and it failed to really grasp in ways that it needed. It also had a lot of scenes that either fell short or were pointless. Which brings me to the current update in the works. 1.14.

1.14 is going to overhaul everything in terms of scenes to character stylization and minor art additions. Certain scenarios from the past will be removed and re-done due to art direction changes such as specific CGs showcasing body proportions that didn't match the current sprites. We are also adding sprites to all the characters who have not had one during the last updates, mainly Choke Highwind and the corruption. We also have tweaked or full on re-wrote certain story scenes to flow much easier with what we want out of the main story so that characters aren't left out. The main character, who was coming into their own as the story progressed has also gone through some minor changes to have them not as reserved or monologue all the time. 

The current status is that we have so far re-written around 8,000 lines of dialogue so far. We are looking to release 1.14 with a fully re-written Chapters 1-3 and the full Chapter 4 which will officially end ACT I. Some pacing issues were apparent in the last update which is why I felt it was better to add one more chapter into ACT I. This is a very large undertaking which is why it has been a while since we had an update, but we are currently past the halfway point for Chapter 3. I've also already drawn up a couple new sprites that will be shown with the update. I will show two below as a bit of a teaser as we move towards ACT II. We also contracted a musician to design custom music for the game, with some having lyrics to them. Eventually all songs will be customized.

Thanks again for everyone following the project and I promise you won't be disappointed with what we have in store.

Developer of Intertwined,
Yukine Alterma

Corruption(Left)/Choke Highwind(Right)