The Masked Marionette
A downloadable project
Greetings, friends.
We are the Masked Marionette.
Are you lonely?
Are you afraid?
Fear not.
With us; you will never worry again!
Despite what you may have heard, we are a secret society. A club, if you will.
NOT a cult.
We are here to help.
To heal those whose scars cannot be mended by mere medicine.
We are an oasis in the desert of despair that is life.
One that all who are lost are welcome to drink from.
Now that you know who we are, know that we're watching you...
Don't believe everything you read online.
Personalised applications are in progress for Patreon & Ko-Fi supporters.
Public announcements coming soon.
Development log
- Join Us In 2023Dec 23, 2022
- Fake NewsDec 15, 2022
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Any news on this project? The concept has captured my heart to say the least.
Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot to report >.<
The next episode is technically finished recording, but it isn't edited yet or in a releasable state :(
I'd love to be able to work on it more frequently, but a mixture of having other projects on the go, the temptation of game jams, life generally getting in the way, and my stupid depression = pretty slow progress >.<
Right now, I haven't made any project progress at all since the end of July due to my PC dying. When I finally had one again in September, I wound up joining a few Spooktober teams just to make music cos I really didn't feel like diving straight back into coding (which is what I was supposed to be doing according to the schedule I made for myself this year x3)
I would love to work more on this and stuff like it though because it means I don't have to code, haha.
I absolutely intend to continue with this project when possible though, so the interest is much appreciated :3
In case you wanted general updates on the stuff I happen to be working on, I try to type up a monthly progress report/roundup kinda thing over on Ko-Fi. It's not very exciting to read though x3 And sometimes I do end up going rogue and working on whatever takes my fancy rather than sticking to plans that I've made >.<
For example, it was my intention to work on the code for Lovestarved for the remainder of this year since I'm super far behind my own schedule at this point! And I will be trying my best to do that once I have more spare time in November to sit at my PC. Buuuuut, I will probably also wind up trying to do some more on this project even if it's not in the schedule just because this particular project kinda helps cheer me up once Halloween is over and I'm stuck pining for next October!
Hope you're having a fabulous spooky season so far :3
Makes total sense. Thank you for the update!
I'm so excited about whatever this is, I love this concept so much omgggg
Glad to hear it :D The club founders are dealing with a bit of drama within the ranked members at the moment x3 but as soon as they’ve sorted out their affairs, they’ll be back with more updates! Invitations are ready, but on hold for now until the dust settles, haha.
I just stumble to this, and i'm very confused, but very intrigue at the same time >->" so a cul.. club
Yup, just a regular, totally normal club :D
how do we join?
Unfortunately, the inner circle of the Masked Marionette is currently experiencing some difficulties among the high-ranking members, so all new invitations and activities are on hold for now. Invitations will resume once things have calmed down :3
All of the society's releases have excellent audio. I'm intrigued!
Glad you think so :3 Unfortunately, the society is currently experiencing some turmoil, so their events and invitations for this year have been delayed >.< However, they are still planning to continue sending out invitations when things have settled down.
Well this was a delight to stumble across. Definitely caught my attention. I'm very curious to see where things go.
Glad to hear it :3 Things should have progressed by now, but 2023 has thrown quite a few setbacks my way, so things have been going a lot slower than I'd hoped >.< With any luck, they'll get back on track at some point! Cheers for checking it out!
Rad! I hope things improve for you, and otherwise good luck! I'll be watching for the watchers.
Will this be explored in darling duality?
At the moment, I don't have any plans to link this particular project to Darling Duality, at least not in a super solid way. It could be possible for it to exist in the same universe, but I haven't made a decision on that yet x3
It's supposed to be its own separate sorta thing that's audio and video only, rather than a downloadable game, to give me a break from having to code stuff cos I really hate coding >.< With this, it's still possible to make something that's fun to work on without having to write code xD
There were supposed to be a few more episodes of this out by now, but because of my stupid arm getting broken back in March, that sorta messed up all my plans and schedule for the year since it took so long to heal, haha. It's better now, thankfully :3 but I'm still playing catchup on all the stuff I missed while I couldn't use my PC as I waited for my arm to heal up.
Thanks so much for checking out this one too btw ^-^
Signing away my soul to a completely innocent and not at all sketchy cul- I mean club? Yep. Sounds like a regular Monday.
Yup, totally normal :3 Hooray for Mondays!
I really like where this is going, keep up the good work!
Glad to hear it :D Hopefully, it won't be disappointing :3
ribbit...?
Rabbit ^-^
Wow... um... What an enticing offer... :0
(Remember me... This is not a cult... This is not a cult... This is not a cult...)
😟 But I'm broke .....
That doesn't matter :3 Anyone can join the club, it's completely free ^-^ Though, it may cost a little bit of your soul, depending on how you look at things x3 I'm kidding, of course! Nothing sinister to see here!
The club will be opening its doors to any who wish to attempt to join them in 2023 \^0^/
Really??? ⭐ then I look forward to it! Thank you so much ✨
Remember everyone this is most definitely not a cult, just a club, but I'll be looking forward for some more club updates
Yup, just a perfectly innocent club :3
I'm so heckin hooked! >:O
Is much excited to see more :D
I'll keep my eyes on this too
OOOH A NEW CONTENT FROM MARIONETTE!!
My day has been made. Can't wait to get more on this!!
also by any chance, will we be able to see more of the Architect? I miss content on him. T-T
<3 There should be one or two more announcements before the end of the year :3
As for the Architect though, it's difficult to say :( I would certainly like to include more related to him rather than just having him lurking in the darkness for undetermined periods of time x3 but I'm not sure if he'll be able to use his voice to express his desires. He's in a bit of a difficult position at the moment because, while he likes to pretend he's all-powerful, he's displeased his father and been banished for the time being until he learns to respect his elders >.< But that's not to say he won't be back at some point! And while he's waiting, he's sure to be scheming.
I'm quite curious for the next update...
The club should be making a couple more announcements before 25th December :3
awe yeahhh!
I was curious. Now I'm interested. Can't wait to see what this becomes.
DARLING DUALITY'S COMING OUT! WOOOOOOOOOO! YEAAAH BABY LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
oh nice
Well I'm excited to try this when this comes out :)
Hooray :D Well, there won't be anything to download with this one because it's actually just a video/audio-only project for now (no coding, yay x3) but I couldn't find a way to list it as such on itch. Here's to hoping you can make it through initiation :P