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Save yourself, Alice!

So much going on!

First off, it's SNOWING in Shanghai. Come on... 

Totally unnecessary and makes me want to jump into that house fire with Alice. Or at least move our offices to Thailand!

Up top... That's a rough draft of a new cover image from Sonny. Expect a final version soon... I think this is what we'll use for the license presentation cover artwork. Hot enough for you?

Joey sends along another batch of design/environment illustrations. 

It's -14c at night where Joey is... so you might guess where she got inspiration for this frozen Caterpillar? 

We're exploring a "house of mirrors" concept... something to... reflect on.

And a castle you navigate by following a school (flock?) of flying fish. Neat!

Meanwhile...

Making tons of progress towards Pirate Jam. Thank you, everyone, for your help in deciding on a flag for the event. I'll share a final version of that soon (maybe during the live stream tomorrow).

Did someone say live stream? Oh, yeah, LIVE STREAM tomorrow at 5:30PM PST (Thursday, 25th). Be there or be elsewhere! 

We received final proofs of the card designs for Out of the Woods. A sample...

I have to say... these cards in final form look "fucking ace" (I think that's what my Brit/Aussie friends say?)... I cannot wait to see them in physical form. We've also got hands on the physical box mock-up and can take a look at that during the stream tomorrow. 

Martin and I packed up the art rewards for January - the "Fire and Fury" prints. If you're on the list to receive an art print, then expect those to arrive in 20~30 days. 

Any thoughts on what we should print for February's art reward? Let me know in the comments below. 

And last but certainly not least, I want to take a moment to welcome our first-ever advertising sponsor, Freaky Fandoms

"We are Freaky Fandoms, a weekly podcast where we discuss movies, games, music and more. Feel free to listen to our episode all about American McGee’s Alice and thanks for checking out Freaky Fandoms."

FF creators Andrew and Deborah have seriously supported all my creative endeavors over the past ... 6~7 years... a long time! And huuuge support. So I'm really happy to have them on board with their own creative outlet.

Be sure to give Freaky Fandoms a listen and a "thank you" for their excellent support. 


See everyone tomorrow during the live stream. Be sure to leave your comments and feedback in the comments below so we can respond directly to all your awesomeness. 

From Shanghai with Brrrr, 

-American 

Save yourself, Alice!

Comments

wakey-wakey ~ WOW Mchee's game is 20%cool~ Even though I don't speak English very well, I am supporting you with a translator!

I'm getting so excited for Out of the Woods, I can't wait to play! I also loved the livestream, and the idea of the paper lantern fish. And that cover photo? Wow. As far as next time's print, I'd say either Hatter's Place or the London Raining concept art -- both stunning!

I really adore the concept of Alice following the paper fish! It would be interesting if the fish had a construction paper texture, or whatever kinds of paper they use in school. But to add a bit of flair, I think holographic paper would be neat! It could act like scales! The tornadoes and mirrors one is incredible too! It reminds me of an AMR pre-production piece done by Nako, which is one of my personal favourites! So to somewhat see that concept come back makes me super happy!

Looks like Alice...since it is not the final art work than the minor things can always be changed. looks great tho...cant wait for out of the woods looks like its gonna be groovy as hell, just want to get my mangy paws on it! also wanna get them on the otherlands art book..need it in my life.

Happy to see you guys receiving a sponsor, looks beautiful all. The new level ideas look fun and interesting, I like the variety we have for each level. The colored Alice image reminds me of her image on some of the old packaging from the first game. Excited to see what more we have coming next. Can't wait to get those cards in my hands also, they are beautiful.

I'd love for this image to be the next print. <a href="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/e30%3D/patreon-posts/lTNdFmAnLt72GOCoJi72cT8v_Iljs-gHtclxU65CKu2JptNNjmzsPXFPk_UKysTm.jpg?token-time=1518134400&amp;token-hash=9iV4lCzfPW1-Wwl_QP5pgUkR7XdTPU2U0pzSNUaRJ60%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/e30%3D/patreon-posts/lTNdFmAnLt72GOCoJi72cT8v_Iljs-gHtclxU65CKu2JptNNjmzsPXFPk_UKysTm.jpg?token-time=1518134400&amp;token-hash=9iV4lCzfPW1-Wwl_QP5pgUkR7XdTPU2U0pzSNUaRJ60%3D</a>

truth_decay

Hey David thats really good!

The cover image is nice! Glad it's a rough draft though. It's really rough... :( Our dear Alice's neck seems too long, her eye is blue and not green; the eye itself is too off to the side. And the "Asylum" text could use a gradient or something, it just looks like an afterthought as is... BUT, It is a rough draft. So, constructive criticism is what this is. Environment illustrations on the other hand, genius! I could see the house of mirrors as a mansion with halls and rooms full of mirrors giving off different effects to throw you off while looking for the right one, like a fun house. Loving everything, can't wait for the live-stream!

The new cover image from Sonny looks excellent, but just like Gregory Paraubek and Shawn Epperson have already pointed out, aren’t Alice’s eyes supposed to be green? The new design/environment illustrations by Joey look great too and I really like the castle and following the floating fish concept, this would be amazing to see in the final product. The house of mirrors concept sounds interesting, though I prefer the going through paintings concept, to travel between places. I won’t be able to make the live stream again, sorry, will be working, but I will check it out after work.

Great cover image! (Though I too noticed Alice's eyes seem to be blue instead of green). The frozen caterpillar reminds me of one winter when it was so warm that grubs and caterpillars crawled out of their homes only to be frozen to death the next day (grubcicles everywhere!). I think the mirror concept is a good idea but the first Alice game had a house of mirrors/funhouse area to it; perhaps a somewhat less Hatter dominated/mechanically-inclined beginning of the funhouse could make an appearance in Asylum?

Love Joey illustrations, The "house of mirror" concept where Alice walks into the mirror to go to another area is a a good nod to Through the Looking Glass story . I think Alices hair needs to be bit longer but still uneven/messy in the cover art to make her neck look right.

Love the cover art, the anger in her face and the little tear really work. She does have a long neck but I love it and her elfin wide eyed face. Great work

I'm really loving all of the concept art Joey throws at us! It's amazing, it looks so fun and really makes me eager to play this game. I'm really sensing the game taking shape now. It's not just a series of beautiful images. It, like most art, is starting to have a life of it's own, where IT rather than WE/you guys, dictate it's progress, and it sort of creates itself. For me, that's the artistic sweet spot. Aaand that's enough rambling (for now). Ps.: It's cold here in Denmark too, but I wish we had some snow. Without it, the cold is just kinda pointless.

Wow! The art from Sonny looks good! Can't wait to see the finished version of it. Interesting design/environment illustrations from Joey. The "house of mirror" concept where Alice walks into the mirror to go to an area is a nod to Through the Looking Glass, I like that. Looking forward to the refined version of those as well. I'm going to miss mostly the beginning half of the livestream... :( But I will definitely get on as soon as I get home from class.

Loving the cover art for the most port, though the font/way "Asylum" has been presented just makes me thing of a bad grind house horror movie... can't say I like it or I think nit fits the theme of the game at all, especially next to the very clean and ornate Alice font. As for the illustration roughs/"game flow" images they look very promising :)

Kyle Ross

I love the cover concept. One thing I guess would be something I would like would be the fire Alice on one side and our normal Wonderland Alice on the other with the burning house between, having the fire shown as the transition point. Edit: Did some playing around and came out with this- <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nAQsMU6WV8bIrkwD6-_Fo6rYiUMlP5Z7/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nAQsMU6WV8bIrkwD6-_Fo6rYiUMlP5Z7/</a> (see if that loads better, or a direct imgur link- <a href="https://i.imgur.com/x5pTSNX.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/x5pTSNX.png</a> Needless promotion- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceAsylum/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceAsylum/</a> (Hi Martin!)

Morgan LeFay Dethen

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And yay freaky fandoms thank you!!!!

Ok so lol A lot of stuff here so I am so EXCITED!! About this cover art! Its beautiful and Definately fits the theme of the game!I love the idea of the school of fish but maybe we can set it in Alice's school?? Kinda like in the first game but before it fell apart and the mirrors idea maybe the mirrors are a part of her memories and perhaps the caterpillar could be in one and each mirror is a different season❤

I like the idea of the cover concept, but something seems a bit off that I can't quite place...Yasmin mentioned the overly long neck in an earlier comment and I think there's also something strange with her eye, perhaps it's too close to the side of her head or too big for the other details of her face. And unless something is being reflected in her eyes that I can’t see at this resolution…aren’t Alice’s eyes green? Really like the three design/environment illustrations from Sonny, especially the Hall of Mirrors…there’s so much that can be done with cracked mirrors, false reflections, and more that fits with the strange world of Alice. Lastly, can’t wait to finally get my hands on those “Out of the Woods” cards!

That is a very nice accommodating picture to go with your licensing presentation. It reflects the backbone of Alice's subconscious. Good luck on the presentation. For the house of mirrors concept that sounds like a great opportunity and advantage to make a puzzle set piece. Or maybe a central hub for going back to any worlds. The Frozen Wasteland(or Wonderland) with Caterpillar conveys to me a goal to save it from frostbite. :p Joey has a highly imaginative mind. A lot of corkscrews and dilemmas I think can be shelled out from these concepts. To me it also opens up a door to abstract conventionalism. Haha the school of fish is brilliant! I thought maybe an idea is to have obstacles while trying to keep up with the fish. It will be exciting to see how these mechanics work together further in production and how they will be treated toward the player. The out of the woods designs are amazing. "Fucking Ace" as you say!

I love the 'house of mirrors' idea and the cover art looks amazing! Also, on a random note, it gets very cold where I live. It was -30c for a couple of weeks in December and earlier this month.

I really love the cover but her neck looks awfully long. Reminds me of that tomb raider picture everyone made fun of. Awesome with the sponsor. Will definitely give that a go when I have the time. Love the game art and especially the house of mirror theme. Can't wait for the live stream and ofc I hope you are gonna talk about the inmate certificate for a minute. Congrats on reaching that goal. Oh, BTW for the movie you should consider Marilyn Manson as the hatter. He has proven to be a good actor and he truely embodies the very core of Alice.

I love the cover work, it looks amazing and definitely fits the theme of the game. The concept art looks so good.

Evibbles


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