{"id":64,"date":"2024-12-17T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:03:08","slug":"bostonfig-debrief-general-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/bostonfig-debrief-general-update\/","title":{"rendered":"BostonFIG debrief + general update!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Nick and his wife at the Daikon Games booth at BostonFIG. They are wearing matching purple Daikon sweatshirts and black masks. She is wearing a headband with miniature daikon radishes on the ends of springs.\nBehind them is a banner for Daikon Games and another for Chico's Rebound which shows the game's key art and a QR code.\nIn front of them is a table with a purple table cloth, upon which is a small TV running the game Chico's Rebound, and some various small signage.\" class=\"wp-image-65\" style=\"width:794px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241215_190914108.MP_.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello everyone! We&#8217;re coming down now from the rush of BostonFIG this past Sunday, and I just wanted to write a quick post to talk about that experience along with some small announcements!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, BostonFIG was a fantastic experience. It was my first time doing a game convention as an exhibitor rather than an attendee, and I will certainly never forget it. We got many many visitors to our booth and tons of people got hands-on with Chico&#8217;s Rebound (for the 8 hour duration of the festival, I don&#8217;t think there was ever more than a 5 minute stretch where nobody was visiting the booth). We got a lot of good feedback and notes which I will use to improve the game. I met a lot of nice people and had some great conversations, and I got to meet some folks that I had only ever interacted with online before, so that was really cool too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then somehow, we actually won a Figgie award for Chico&#8217;s Rebound for Excellence in Visual Art! I am still slightly in shock over this fact, but I will try to have less imposter-syndrome over my work going forward \ud83d\ude05 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BostonFIG Demo for Patrons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we now have a nice demo which is much more polished than the 1st playtest build which Daikon Patreon patrons got access to in October, I will be making this demo available to patrons as well. I&#8217;m just going to fix up the obvious bugs and crashes that I have notes on from the festival first, but it should be available for them shortly. If you didn&#8217;t get a chance to play at the fest and want to try, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/daikongames\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/daikongames\">hop onto our Patreon for $1\/month<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chico on sale in EU eShop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As of yesterday, and lasting until 12\/29, Chico and the Magic Orchards is 40% off in the Nintendo eShop for UK\/Europe\/Australia! The timing of this relative to the 40% sale previously in the US eShop was just to align with that region&#8217;s big sale season, but regardless you can now finally go get it and join your American comrades in the fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chico on Cassette!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s another fun one, we got these new &#8220;cassettes&#8221; of Chico and the Magic Orchards DX for a physical commemorative edition of the game! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cassette-photo-1024x664.png\" alt=\"A photo of the new Chico DX physical cassette. It is a clear plastic cassette case with artwork inserted. The front shows Chico the Chipmunk in front of a colorful landscape, with the game's logo up top and a Daikon Games logo in the bottom-left. The rear of the case shows a few screenshots of the game and a short description, as well as a black USB stick which is visible inside the case\" class=\"wp-image-66\" style=\"width:702px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cassette-photo-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cassette-photo-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cassette-photo-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/daikon.games\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cassette-photo.png 1501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These are now on sale via <a href=\"https:\/\/daikongames.itch.io\/chico-and-the-magic-orchards\">our itch.io page<\/a>, just scroll down until you see it under &#8220;Special Editions&#8221;! Supplies are limited, so if you&#8217;re into this jump on it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this update, thanks for reading and I hope you have a happy holiday season! I&#8217;ll catch up with you soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! We&#8217;re coming down now from the rush of BostonFIG this past Sunday, and I just wanted to write a quick post to talk about that experience along with some small announcements! 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