APEX SWEEPER - EPISODE 02 (Patreon)

Whelp, this Episode didn't take as long to make but it sure took a turn or two!

When I first envisioned this series, I wanted to give it a very cohesive look and feeling, based on the IDW comics, so I wanted to keep the dev team quite small compared to some other projects I've worked on in the past.

Alas, I had forgotten about that nasty thing called real life. A couple of the team's artists have had issues that necessitated delays and breaks, so: DEV TEAM EXPANSION it is. 😀 Huge thanks to the new blood who've come in clutch and helped push this second episode of Apex Sweeper out the gate: Kyuumye and FengSlayerS for their Character Sprites, RikoAndTako for the CG work, and MS207 for the Concept Art and another illustration which I cannot go into because spoilers... >:D

Now, about the episode itself: this is more of the same compared to Episode 01 but also not. First of all, the running time is slightly longer than Episode 01. It has more characters, more locations, more story... But also more mystery. EP01's main purpose was to be an introduction to the world, characters and story, so it didn't have anything complex gameplaywise.

With EP02, we're starting to add real gameplay. It's just a couple of puzzles and maybe a battle, nothing too complicated, but they are still puzzles meaning it is time to use your brain, detectives! Pay close attention to the information at your disposal and unravel the mystery step by step! There's no game-over conditions for puzzles, so take your time!

The Mystery of the Skunk also delves deeper into Firth City and the themes of Apex Sweeper and starts hinting at how my AU version of Sonic's world differs from the original, and what kind of story I want to tell. I don't want to say too much as to not ruin your immersion, but if I had to pick one thing that Apex Sweeper being a fan-game allows me to do over the Canon, is that I can let some things sit longer in the continuity. Think about a pebble thrown in a pond: in Canon, it gives you one ripple and that's it; in Apex Sweeper, everything leaves a few more ripples...

Whatever that means exactly, you'll need to discover by playing~ Special thanks to the team's Supporters on Patreon and Ko-Fi, as we wouldn't be able to make this game without you! (Can't make a profit from this, don't want SEGA to come slamming down...)

All that's left for me to do is wish you good luck and bid you welcome back to Firth City! Good hunting, Sweepers~ [LINK TO GAME DOWNLOADS ON ITCH]

Hm? The image I posted with the list of Episode names?

What about it? >:)