The Future of Threesome's The Charm

Wow, what an experience that was, launching my first game's early demo on itch.io! I want to thank everyone who offered me their feedback and became a part of this exciting event in my life! I really appreciate all of you, you have no idea how much.

Since there seems to be more interest in this game than I expected, I thought it might be a good idea to talk a bit about where the game is heading and what to expect in the near (and far) future.

Threesome's The Charm is a game of Threes. If you've read through the game's description, you might have noticed that it mentions that there will be more than one main character to choose from. There are indeed three of them - Andrew (the one you got a glimpse of in the demo), Denny, and Radim. In case you're curious what these other potential protagonists look like, here are the sprites that I have made for them:

Don't let Radim's outfit deceive you. He might look like a teacher or perhaps a golf player, but he actually makes his living uploading speedruns of obscure games and organizing.... unique let's plays.

Denny is a sweet man, but lacks confidence in himself. He always wanted to be an artist, but like with many other things in his life, Denny never felt like the people around him would accept him for who he is.

You will learn more about these characters a bit later, so that I don't reveal all the surprises that I have in store. What I can say for now though is that I have already started implementing them into the game, and it's going smoothly.

Another thing that you may have already realized is that these characters have different backgrounds and personalities. That's because Threesome's The Charm really is the game of Threes - or maybe it's better to say it's actually three games in one. Depending on who you choose to play as at the beginning of the game, you will experience the game from different perspectives. 

I am also adjusting the current character sprites a bit, so that they are easier to work with and more consistent. They will look mostly the same as they do now, but I would like to go for a bit more of a "cartoon" style, like I did with the two pictures above. They are not that different, but I just found that it makes my work a lot faster and they are easier to manipulate.

As to when you'll be able to see a bit of what that will look like, I'm aiming to upload the updated demo in a few days. You will be able to choose which of these characters you want to follow, but the story won't progress very far yet, just to the point that Andrew's did. 

After that, I will work on making another update available possibly two or three weeks from now (definitely before Christmas), in which you will be able to meet another two characters - Marvin and Kyle. They are both going to be the romance options for all three characters, alongside Gary and Erin.

As for the full release, I don't know when exactly that will happen yet, as there's still quite a way to go. I work on this game everyday after work, but I'm still just one person and my free time is limited. But if all goes well, it should be available sometime in the first half of 2020.