Im Making a video game! "Geryon: In the Land of the Broken" announcement + shots +news!
Hey guys...
There is something special I would like to share with you...
its been 5-6 long months on and off my main work that I have been started working on a personal project. A video game.
Creating it all by myself and trying in the process to learn a bit of programming in order to make a dream come true.
“Geryon: In the Land of the Broken”, is an experimental, First person, story driven exploration video game project created solely by me, Manthos Lappas, a digital Artist with experience in the industry in illustration, concept and the 3d art. The project is powered by Unreal 4 and is currently in development without any specific release window. The reason for that is, the game is being created in a slow pace on and off my primary job and on my spare personal time as a passion project and it being my very first time experiment in designing a game, lots of things may go wrong along the way and lots other that I’m not familiar with as Im not a programmer nor a developer, but rather, a videogames enthusiast and passionate digital Artist. That said, I am working constantly on building and updating the state of the project and I hope I can deliver a beautiful and memorable experience for you when its completed! Thank you for support!
If you wish to stay up with updates regarding the game and its development please consider following its page:
https://www.facebook.com/Geryon-In-the-Land-of-the-Broken-PC-Game-221747492002955/?modal=admin_todo_tour
That's some beautiful concept art :O Yay for takinng the plunge with this project, I'll look forward to updates when you can work on it :D
Thank you my friend! Just to clarify, those are real time Running IN game shots! So this is the real thing. Just making sure I had that clear! :) concept art will be posted soon! Thank you for your support!!
No my fault, I totally overuse and abuse the term "concept art"! I called them concepts purely because I had no idea what stage you're at. I wasn't sure if they were in-game shots, thought they might be from the Unreal logo, now I know :D
Hehe no worries :) I just want to make sure that people understand that this is actual in-game shots running on the unreal engine. All the post process and effects are also done there!
It was supposed to be not YOUR fault not not my fault lol, hope you got what I meant, I must have been tired when I wrote that XD
You can post process in Unreal too? :O
Hehe he, all is cool! I will be definitely posting process from unreal including how I worked on assets, import placement and more!
omg @manthos, this is an incredible project you are undertaking ! amazing shots so far, very beautiful and interesting landscapes and places!!!
AND andand and you are creating it all by yourself??? omg that is incredible !
Will support, cheer, and look forward to future updates on this project, for sure <3
Hi Lise! Thank you so much my friend! Yes! It's been always a dream of mine to create something small and personal... It became more ambitious in the years and few months ago I started learning a game Engine. I started creating the majority of the game assets by myself while others were either purchased or from the epic games marketplace. Pretty much all the structures buildings, characters, statues you will see currently are of my own. I then will be working on learning more how to program it and hopefully make it into a decent working full game! It's indeed a huge undertake and time consuming but soenthing I'm truly pationate about and willing to take the risks time and effort to figure out! Thank you for the support and you can stay updated on my Facebook game page as mentioned! Concept art sketches, primary shots and videos will also be shared soon!!
oh man, that is PASSION ! i am glad to support you, @manthos ! in this life, those with burning PASSION will charge ahead and make the changes and do the things that will affect other people's lives !
100% behind you <3 <3 <3
Manthos, this is incredible! I can't believe you did this all by yourself and only taking less than 6 months at your personal time only. I wonder what kind of game it is, I hope it's a puzzle and exploration game because all the scenes that you have created should be appreciated slowly, and also because I like those kind of games lol.
Even in this stage, what a beautiful game :).
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Hello my friend! Thank you for taking the Time to check the post and comment! It's actually a first person story driven exploration game indeed! Due to the limitation of my development knowledge but also the fact that I wanted something slow paced and atmospheric, this was the best choice for me. I started some months ago by experimenting with the engine and since then spending endless hours and nights to mornings in figure things out and create a vast array of assets so yes, it's indeed an insane amount of work for just one person but I needed to believe that I can achieve that. Thankfully my prior experience working for video games but also being a 3d artist has helped a lot so far. In the page at the links you will be able to see other updates such as concept art, primary screenshots when the game started few months ago, upcoming new ones, videos and more! I thank you for the support and I hope I can deliver a beautiful experience that will interest you guys!
I forgot to add, I also love those Kind of games! Some of my Favs that have inspired : dear Esther, everybody gone to the rapture, gone home, the vanishing of Ethan Carter, firewatch,what remains of Edith finch and more! So you can expect something along those lines but obviously a lower production as its being made solely by one person who is not really a developer hehe.
I see! I've only heard about those games, but I haven't played them but at least the stuff I heard about are good. I was thinking more about Myst-like games, you know, lots of puzzles and things to read, or Stasis, a horror adventure game and very pretty.
I know that you're mostly a graphic artist, and I'm quite worried that you might neglect the story or puzzle element of the game, but maybe you're equally talented in those areas? I certainly hope so. Even if you are not, the game will still be stunning, so you can be proud about that :).
hey Scrawly! :) yes, those games have actually defined a gaming specific genre and stand as brilliant example of story driven exploration experiences. Definitely worth checking out! Im actually also a fan of Myst from back int its original days when came out! like you, I also like those kind of games and in fact, I woudlnt neglect the puzzle elements or the story at all! reality is, I enjoy story heavy based games and this is something that motivated me to create the game and base it around a deep lore and mysterious story. As for the puzzles, while I do want to implement some specific mechanics and puzzles, I will have to figure that out later because the main problem is..I cant code or program such tasks haha. Im learning some very basics on the engine by watching tutorials and reading epic game's documentation on Unreal 4. This should at least help understand better how to setup a simple game with start and end, and possibly some mechanics to take the concept further! we will have to see! :D lots of trial and error already and more inbound! Hopefully, at least comes out beautiful as Im extremely interested in offering a great atmospheric, ambient exploration adventure and as a Graphics artist, this would be still my priority and bet on those acquired skills and my previous experience working for films tv series and more! thank you for your support and feedback. I do care what people think of the idea and take notes on how the game could be better! (as long that is I can make those parameters work in the end!) Its a very personal project that I decided to create all alone. Plus its very hard to find great unreal developers here in Greece where Im located and working from the internet with abroad collaborators on something complex like this, would be a problem.
I understand that it's an impossible dream to have every part of the project to be stellar, especially on areas that you don't have much expertise about. Hmm have you thought about the music and other part of the game though, those parts that are not artistic at all but essential, like financing and advertising and publishing? I know that you want it to be a solo project, but on the other hand, it would also be a shame if you create a graphical masterpiece and people can't appreciate it because they expect a game to have more than pretty art.
Since you are already a professional developer, maybe it's good to use your connection to help you? They might be able to offer better advice than me about that sorts of stuff.
Ahhh, but if you are really committed to the idea of doing this solo, I understand and respect that as well :).
All points are very good! I have indeed researched on every aspect and when it comes to music and sound, I have already couple of professional peers who might help but alps a huge list of tracks that I can use. Promo wiseIf all goes well and the game goes end up broken I'm considering submmiting to steam for greenlight. Seems to be the best place for such indies after all. I'm not certain abouta lot because ecaclty I'm not a veteran developer but just an artist. However I have seen that is doable with training and lots of work and dedication. After all its an experiment and I do want to see it through! I think that the people and fans who know my work will know what to expect and shouldn't judge the product as a regular video game like others but more like an atmospheric beautiful experience. After all, I just use my strongest assets as illustrator, concept artist and 3d artist and have to rely on those! More updates to come soon!
You have thought of a lot of things, I am very happy to know that. One last thing, there's also this Steem style of kickstarter called fundition. You should research into it if you need additional financial support to create the game. As with any other kickstarter projects though, the presentation to display your project is crucial because they will make a decision to support or reject your offer.
Whatever you do, I wish you a lot of success with this beautiful game, Manthos :D.
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Art is looking great! Don't forget to update us, your followers here on Steem, I don't do facebook anymore.
Won't you want any help or support with story, lore, copyediting, script revision, beta testing or anything else?
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Thank you very much! I will make sure to keep posting here too for my dear steemians! :) so far, story is very personal basically based on some Greek myth that I have altered. Lore is original other than though. If I decide that help is needed at some point of development I will certainly reach out! Thank you for offering and the support!
My pleasure, I do copy-editing sometimes, catching details and I've been known to be useful in a worldbuilding brainstorm. I also know that about 75% of the fun in doing something yourself is 'doing it yourself'. Cheers!
hey Alex! I think I would need some serious help at copy editing and such eventually! there is so much to handle while building a game alone and I would have to have some solid proper translation and editing on english by the end! Thankfully, it seems more and more people are offering to help and this is very encouraging! (I would ofc prefer have something to pay anyone who is involved in such tasks) and true that, its indeed fun trying things on your own! reality is, I have been having proposals for funding the game and some potential investors, but thats something I need to consider and decided later on. For the moment, I do find joy even through trial and error while creating every single aspect of the game! Thank you!
Fantastic to hear! Keep me in mind, I love nothing more than to help on projects which are dreams becoming realities.
Good luck navigating those water! I will keep enjoying the ride of being your follower ;p
Hehe, thank you so kindly for your support, Alex! It's really really appreciated! I will be happy to share updates with you guys!
Just checked out the newest update! It seems like this 3D world is going to take a lot of work!
This is fricking amazing!!! I have some expirience with UE4 but I only use and played it around for like a week and the whole time I didn't know what to do, seeing this right now makes me want to go back and actually try again 😂 the concept looks pretty beautiful. I hope it is a fun game and I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if its some walking simulator because those look so pretty. Good luck!!