I typed this out while sitting outside the college I attended 13 years ago. This is the place where I developed some of my game creation skills, and of course, a few of my earliest games ːcleahappyː.
Clea 2 uses the same engine as the first title. It was supposed to be a simple dev cycle, but being my first take at a simultaneous release, it turned out to be the hardest. I usually schedule things well, with no crunches toward the end. Recently, I joked about wanting to experience dying on the finish line. Karma is real, as I got what I wanted, whether it was setting my alarm to buzz at 2am, or grinding from 4am to 9pm on a Sunday, all meals in front of the computer.
And yet, I would do it again, over and over until I can make no more. Thanks to you, all of my dreams are coming true. Console releases, a discord community who pushes Clea’s mechanics and lore to their fullest. Plus, more exciting things I am not yet able to reveal.
But to be honest, I do not do this for any one person or group. The games I look up to (Ultimate Doom, Mario 3, XCOM and endless more), I wish to stroll alongside them, even if it is on a sidewalk. If all creators go to the same place when they perish, I want to make sure I will not be rejected at the door, either it is because I did something shady, or I did not dedicate my life to the craft. I want to die being buried with games.
Thank you for supporting Clea 2 on launch week and beyond. Indeed, there are no plans of a Clea 3, but you know, I do not seem to recall saying there will not be any more Clea related content.
Please keep it touch, pal. I am going back to work ːcleasunniesː.