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I was checking through the Palestine bundle when I saw I had this and was surprised to see a game describing itself as Levantine in nature; I am descended from Palestinian and Lebanese parents and have lived in Jordan (as well as Kuwait, though that's not Levantine). So I tried it out!

I didn't really get any sense of that sort of culture in the game, mostly just from references such as to eating knafeh (delicious!) as well as the usage of henna in character designs. I'm curious to see how much further the full game might go to represent my ancestral culture in the full version!

softnotweak2 years ago(+3)

hey hey Marimo! This is a bit unusual but I'm alex, the creative director on this game and I'm Lebanese hehe born and raised!

This game is so important to me and I wanted to infuse it with every facet of my identity and that of my loved ones, blood family or found family. You are correct that the demo doesn't get to showcase any of that, but we're working really hard to make sure the game does. It's not gonna be an exoticism view on it so it'll just be in the setting, the backgrounds, the plants, the objects, you know? It's hard to explain through just the endless mode... I thought I'd share a little concept art one of our artists did for the game. I gave them pictures of my grandma's house I took in Beirut for inspiration, and the result kept making me cry... I can't show the final yet but I can show you where it started, and hope you see yourself reflected even a little in the final.

Thank you for trying the demo! <3

Inshallah na3mel 2a7la game w t7ebbouha, w inshallah ntalli3ha bel 3arabi kaman.

Love,

Alex

marimodev2 years ago(+1)(-1)

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond, and I hope my initial comment wasn't too aggressive in tone. The sketch there definitely oozes the Levantine culture I'm familiar with, particularly the tea adornments and set. It is kind of amazing how on itchio comments and feedback can be given in this manner, something not too easily possible on other platforms, and it's why I love checking out new and exciting things here.

Congratulations on the Kickstarter campaign and I do look forward to see it all put together!

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