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Daily Chthonicle: Editor's EditionNewsWho is Sinister Systems?
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Who is Sinister Systems?

Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition · published 5 Sep 2016, 12:46 UTC

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Since "Daily Chthonicle" is rapidly approaching completion, perhaps this is a good time to introduce myself and my "staff".

As you may know, this game is not a product of a team but more like a work of a single scrapyard artist, him being me. Still it would not have been possible without the following people:

Mateja, my SO & better half for the last 20 years, who supports me in every way possible and is also a nurse (however not inspiration for the zombie and phantom nurses in the game!).

Rotondo, my main tester, game co-designer and brainstorm buddy.

Prmvla my village neighbour, "old schoolmate" and friendly co-developer.

My parents, closest friends & family in general, who are simply the best.

...and last but not least, my three cats that make my life a crazy kind of joy, and will be furtherly introduced later. Also, big kudos to anyone I might've forgotten, and the letsplayers out there like BillyVG, Cheapest Gamer, The Fragnostic, Gordinho & many others!

For now, here is an excerpt from my description on patreon:


I'm living in a small Karstian village, surrounded by cows, goats, horses and sheep. I grow herbs, vegetables and fruit trees, I have a bunch of crazy cats, and seriously considering extending my current household with a family of geese, expect more updates on that matter in the future...Next to that, my greatest passion is making games, but not just any kind of games. What I want to create are games that are against or orthogonal to the norm, experimentative and opaque in regards to their mechanics and rules, in other words, I would like to create games that feel alive and organic.So far, I have made many attempts, some better, some worse. I've been doing this since I was 12 years old, so I have nearly 30 years of experience, but I'm still learning. I have many games to show and even more of them lost in time (it was not quite as easy to save one's digital creations 30 years ago than it is nowadays).

So, I have been creating games for 30 years, and here is a link to one of my first ones: Legends of the Land. It was an intriguing experiment for that time, especially with the fact in mind that it was made by a kid. If you are interested in 8-bit RPGs, you might wanna check it out!

And now that you've learned everything useful to learn about me, here are also my biggest helpers, my trio fantasticus:

FICO the MagniFICEnt


The chief of the clan and head opera singer.

Yuki the Snow Princess


The philosopher cat.

Tamala the Torpedo Cat


An explosion of kittyness that refuses to grow up.

I think this is introduction properly done. If you'd like to know anything more, feel free to ask!

Cheers,
Matija Kostevc aka charon@sinistersystems

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