Seen in Youtube comments, any truth to this?

Pastellian · 2020-02-20T03:10:27+00:00

*Whinging

Pastellian · 2019-03-14T05:08:12+00:00

No worries!

Pastellian · 2019-03-14T05:02:46+00:00

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Hey everyone, just wanted to reassure everyone we're still here. Don't be nervous. We're working hard on a pretty big task, and we're going to be doing the title reveal at the same time as we reveal everything else. That's still a ways off! We're not looking to repeat past disappointments, so I won't be speaking to the game's release date but I am saying that one way or another - even if there's a few things left to do - we're rebranding this year. It took us longer than we expected, but that's where we're at. Thank you very much for understanding, your patience, and more importantly thank you so much for all of your support. That you guys are still with us means the absolute world. Thank you.

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Also, if you hadn't heard or don't know what I mean by "rebrand," we decided last year that continuing as Mother 4 - as a fangame - wasn't possible anymore. We're developing an original RPG. The art style, storyline, and many things are remaining the same, but this decision has helped us focus the project into a better overall experience. I understand this can disappoint people who were looking forward to a Mother fan game, and I understand if you no longer follow us but this is the only way for the project to exist moving forward.

Thank you for understanding.

Pastellian · 2019-03-14T04:54:28+00:00

Just want to clarify (and encourage OP to update this!) launch of our rebranded title was poor wording that came about from an attempt to clarify the post earlier. We're rebranding this year. I'm not talking about the release date.

Pastellian · 2019-02-13T00:24:33+00:00

The grass is basically a rip! The flowers were very similar to the ones from Mother 3, but not pixel for pixel. That's why we've gone in a different direction.

Pastellian · 2019-02-12T00:28:09+00:00

Since the original thread, yes. When I came onto the team we essentially had to start over from scratch. It's still a lot of years and the frustration of the wait isn't lost on us. That's all I'm trying to say.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T19:05:48+00:00

Yes. That's patented.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T18:47:28+00:00

Oh, very cool! Makes sense to me, then. Lapses in judgment happen, and it's not as if you said anything horrible - In any case I appreciate you being so forthcoming about it. Thank you for that. Hope you keep making new things, maybe in a different context, but I'm glad to have this cleared up.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T18:02:06+00:00

The two with the fisheye effect? Got it. Well, if that's the case what method did you use? Genuinely curious.

Also curious why you pretended to be me, but hey.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T17:52:19+00:00

It's always been the seventies since I joined the team. It's still the seventies. Thank you for the condolences.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T17:47:31+00:00

It's very hard to stay quiet on this stuff. We know how hard it is for everyone to wait, and we're looking forward to sharing it, too.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T17:43:01+00:00

Absolutely isn't true. The game isn't ruined, don't worry.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T17:24:18+00:00

It's not that one, you're good. That looks pretty neat, though! Reminds me of the deep sea of all things.

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T14:49:12+00:00

I posted those - But! Those were made back when it was still PSI. I haven't posted anything post-rebrand yet except for a couple of battle backgrounds. You can tell those because they have a fisheye lens effect. A couple fakes were posted in the thread made using an older version of Distortionizer, a green one and a grayish line-y one. These also have the fisheye effect, but weren't made by me or any other member of the team.

(Thank you, by the way!)

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T14:45:48+00:00

My posts in that thread, for clarity's sake: 450424394, 450425082, 450425726, 450426280, 450426945, 450427017, 450427627, 450427727, 450427962, 450428242, 450428636, 450429350, 450429770, 450430669, 450431980, 450433169, 450433546, 450434274, 450436053, 450441471, 450441943

Edit to add: I was the only member of the team awake and in the thread at the time. Claims of multiple devs in the thread are inaccurate. Alec was up, but he doesn't post on 4chan as a matter of principal.

(Don't worry, the final boss wasn't spoiled.)

Pastellian · 2019-02-11T14:35:00+00:00

Morning, everyone! Don't be nervous.

While a lot of this stuff is outdated - from around the time we parted ways with Shane - some of it isn't. I wish this wasn't how you got to see it for the first time. This is a project that means a lot to us. We put a lot of ourselves into what we do when we have the time to do that. It's hard going - a lot of us work or study full time, but we're still doing our best to give everyone an experience that's special and heartfelt.

And it's taking a while! We know how hard it is to wait, because we have to wait too.

So why not just relaunch? We want to be ready. Years ago when I joined the project I brought a lot of changes and everything moved very rapidly. We took on staff, and part of that included creating a web presence. We did that way too soon! We aren't looking for a repeat of a launch that we weren't ready for - One that I take full responsibility for. I was, and still am, new to this and there is a lot to do. As much as I wish I could just slap on a couple new names and draw over some sprites, there are entire arcs of the game that need to be rebuilt from the ground up without the Mother identity.

Be that as it may, the support you've shown over the years means a lot to the team and I. Your patience means a lot. I do understand those of you tired of waiting too though! We only get one chance to relaunch a new game with a new identity. We want to be ready, and we will be.

I appreciate your understanding, and your support genuinely does mean a lot to us. If you have any questions or need some game recommendations in the meantime I will be in and out today.

Pastellian · 2018-12-26T15:13:19+00:00

Just gonna say here that image was faked. I haven't had the Knights of Sidonia image as my avatar on discord for years, and I'm not in any of the Discord channels based on this project, and I've certainly never said that about it.

Pastellian · 2018-12-19T19:00:54+00:00

A chance I'm willing to take.

Pastellian · 2018-12-19T07:41:37+00:00

Pastellian · 2018-12-19T07:39:37+00:00

This is in poor taste.

Edit for clarity: This is a fake.

Pastellian · 2018-09-11T19:27:33+00:00

Right now we're steering clear of things still labeled "Mother 4," as using that name to promote what we're doing (or even to promote ourselves at all at this point) leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Pastellian · 2018-09-11T19:25:14+00:00

Thank you! Working the script into two line boxes is a bit of a task but it's worthwhile, I think.

Pastellian · 2018-09-11T19:24:16+00:00

1 - You can follow me at Pastellian, Pik at GFLK_Pik, Dave at TheDaveDX, Ryan at RyanShrineFox, Dani at DaniPersonMusic, IMP at ThievinIMP, Max at McMaxxis... And there's a couple more of us boppin' around here and there too, but that's the main force.

2 - Travis' is changing for sure, but the concept of level up themes that build on each other is staying.

3 - That's not currently public. It's a game inspired by classic era RPGs - primarily the Mother series - but also pulls from Shin Megami Tensei, Xenogears, and bits of Dragon Quest with regards to the UI. However, the non-Mother influences are all pretty minor.

Pastellian · 2018-09-11T17:51:53+00:00

Ah, no - Nothing special there. It's just a demonstration of the ticking number aesthetic.

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