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Kimura’s Diary: On The Urge To “Escape”

Hello everyone.

This is Kimura-san, your indie-videogame-making Uncle.
As you know, I’m currently hard at work developing a new RPG.

Today, I’d like to talk about the urge to “escape” I sometimes feel.
I’ll be totally honest and confess:
I am not a very good game developer.

I say that because I often feel like escaping from game development entirely.

I’ll get stuck on an idea.
I’ll feel stuck as the head of my studio.

Whenever this happens, I want to escape.

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Kimura’s Diary: On The “Feeling of Being Alone”

Hello everyone.

This is Kimura-san, your indie-videogame-making Uncle.
As you know, I’m currently hard at work developing a new RPG.

Today, I’d like to talk about a feeling I get,
when I’m in the very early stages of game development:
the “feeling of being alone”.

When you start making a game,
it feels like arriving alone in a strange town.
Sometimes, I feel a little intimidated.

I’m the only person who isn’t from here.
I’m in a world where no one has set foot before.

There’s a lot of uncertainty lurking everywhere,
and I have no idea where I’m headed.

But I’ve come to this place where I’m sure I’ll discover something new.
…That’s the feeling.

What discoveries?

Where’s the first clue that will lead me to those discoveries?

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Kimura’s Diary: On “Chu”

Hello everyone.

This is Kimura-san, your indie-videogame-making Uncle.
As you know, I’m currently hard at work developing a new RPG.

Today, I’d like to talk a little about “Chu”. (Note: “chu” —「チュウ」— is the onomatopoeic Japanese slang for a kiss 💋)

I have to make a confession… For whatever reason, I really love to “chu”.

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Kimura’s Diary: On The “Customary Cave”

Hello everyone.

This is Kimura-san, your indie-videogame-making Uncle.
As you know, I’m currently hard at work developing a new RPG.
Everything has been progressing steadily, little by little.
Today, though, I’d like to talk a little about the “Customary Cave.”

Sometimes, when I’m making a game, it feels like I’m in a dream.

In the dream, I’m exploring a dark cave, equipped only with a simple torch.
It’s dark, it’s dank, and you can barely see a foot in front of your face.
But, you forge ahead, armed with the belief that at the end, there will be treasure.
I’m in that cave again, and I’ve been feeling all those same feelings.

You get lost.
You make mistakes.
You butt up against enemies.
But sometimes, sometimes, you stumble upon treasure…

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Mon Amour is now available on Mac!

Sorry to keep you waiting! Just a quick morning update to let you all know that Mon Amour is now available for Mac on Steam!

Check our recent Steam post on all the great fan and press reactions to the game over here, and grab Mon Amour now for your iMac, MacBook Pro, or Mac Mini right down here! 👇

(As usual, you can also grab it on Nintendo Switch!)

Tweet your most incredible high-score (or your instant crushing defeat) along with us using the game’s official hashtag! 👉 #KissMeMonAmour, and check the game’s official and freshly-updated homepage for wallpapers, icons and much more!

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