Hi folks!
We are back with another Fishbowl update. A longer one this time ^_^
We are very excited to announce that Fishbowl is selected to be part of BitSummit!
This is such a dream come true! We are looking forward to showcasing the early version of Fishbowl’s Prologue at the event. We hope to get lots of feedback and a lot of support for our game.
As ecstatic as we were to be part of the event, our first thought was researching the process for a visa to Japan. Visa processes can be gruelling and time consuming, moreso since the pandemic. Luckily, we made it and our visas arrived way before time. Yay!
Super grateful to the BitSummit team for helping us with all the required event documents, it made everything so much easier.
With our visa-stamped-passports in our hands, we could truly sit with the happiness of going to Kyoto, visiting Japan for the very first time, that too, with our very first game.
It all feels surreal. We feel very lucky and happy.
That said, we now have a running countdown of the amount of work we need to finish before our flight takes off. We are doing our best every single day to make our Prologue as good as it can be. It will set up the little world of Fishbowl for you, introduce you to our main character Alo and give you hints on what to expect in the rest of the game. We are trying to scope it such that it gives you a go at the main mechanics and experience the overall premise of our story with a lot of little mysteries underwraps 😉
For BitSummit, we are localising our Prologue to Japanese and seeing the dialogues and start screen in Kanji and Kana feels so special. We hope Japanese players enjoy playing Fishbowl. Even though Fishbowl is a narrative heavy game, which means localisation can be hard to do, we want to try our best to localise it in as many languages as possible.
We are also figuring out what we want the Fishbowl booth at Bitsummit to look like. We are preparing some special little treats for a few lucky players. We are also trying to be as sustainable and mindful as possible with all the things we print, make, carry.
If time permits, we are hoping to do a few things in Kyoto:
📚 Visit Kyoto International Manga Museum
🧺 Picnic at Kyoto botanical gardens
🐾 Take a walk on Philosopher’s Path
🎟 Visit Ghibli Park (we got tickets!! we will be taking a train for the day to visit 🤞🏽)
👾 And of course, meet devs and industry folks we look up to, play many new games and make some friends
If you are in Kyoto between the 14th-16th July do drop by BitSummit at Miyako Messe and lookout for the Fishbowl booth. We’d love to meet you!
Love,
Rhea & Prateek
💜 imissmyfriends.studio