The BlueSuburbia world update is here!

You can download it here: https://alienmelon.itch.io/bluesuburbia

After a year of moving, settling into a new country, and a ton of public speaking, I’m happy to say that I managed to get out this first update. It adds a new poetry world where you gain your ability to fly.

If you visit the “Chapters” selection from the main menu, and finish playing the Butterfly poem, you are able to fly in the world. This improves travel but also drastically changes the game.

This is still in early stages, but it’s worth pointing out that if you re-visit the “Beginning” chapter, the actual chapter changes with your ability to fly, and you get a completely different storyline there.
Overall that illustrates how the game is turning out. You can play it in any order, and if you re-visit older areas they will constantly change, depending on your choices.

I think this makes it much more novel. It’s a less linear way of experiencing poetry.

As I move forward with this I will continue to add poems to the opening world, where you can gain abilities. When I’m done with that I can go back to building out the actual storyline.
I’m proud of this update because the Butterfly poem turned out so beautifully. I’m excited to be able to share it in context of BlueSuburbia.

The newer poems that are still being built will be just as spectacular. Each will let you live in their own world, and experience the writing in a way that the environments illustrate it.

I still have to update the Steam and Epic Games builds but I wanted itch to have it first. Itch has always been the best home for my work.