Sept. 19, 2019: Fresh Starts

HEY EVERYONE! I'm really excited to be embarking on this latest stage in the #gamedev journey! We've completed a rebrand of our game and the dev team is spooling up to get started on the alpha in earnest. I want to take this opportunity to lay out my vision for Crestpeak Bay for everyone, old and new.

Crestpeak Bay is a fitness-based life sim/RPG. Players take control of Aria, the new girl, as they work out, meet new people, earn rent money, and explore the happy beach town of Crestpeak Bay. The game will be FREE TO PLAY on release! I repeat: the game will be FREE TO PLAY, funded by Indiegogo and Patreon backers.

So, why am I making this game? GREAT QUESTION. I want to show the HUMAN side of fitness.

All too often we get caught up in the surface aspects... photoshopped selfies, arbitrary target numbers, shortcut diets, negative stereotypes... we forget that fitness is supposed to serve a HAPPY, HEALTHY life for everyone. It's not an exclusive club for people with six-pack abs; the standard is an attainable lifestyle that represents some of humanity's best aspirations: self-improvement, discipline, balance. It's a lifestyle that isn't cookie-cutter. Everyone can achieve it in their own way. And that's what I want to show.

The player will get to meet (and in some cases, date) an assortment of characters that represent different positive aspects of fitness. There's competitive athletes, role models with integrity, dedicated bodybuilders, academic researchers... the community of physical fitness is made up of aspirational PEOPLE, not just aspirational magazine covers. I want the characters in the game to reflect the amazing stories of people who make the decision to better themselves and who strive for that no matter what.

I also want to create a good game. Thus far there is a lot of behind-the-scenes development that doesn't look like much on the surface. Now that all that stuff is done, we are getting to work on the actual alpha. which will be the first playable (if extremely barebones) version of the game. From here on out, we are iterating on the actual final product, which is super-exciting. I have so much planned and I can't wait to share it with all of you moving forward.

If you'd like to join the community or the Patreon, you can do so at the links below:

Discord: https://discord.gg/3a9Z4dn

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crestpeakbay