Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game
Minor Patch 1.1.3
Some final work to round out the year:
- Keyboard controls can be remapped from the main menu
Thanks for playing Cricket!
Minor Patch 1.1.2
Just fixing up some tiny bugs and one larger bug:
- A mysterious bug where the concert levels collisions would disappear is now gone
- All Gotels have proper map information
- Fixed one late game NPC's movement
Thank you for playing Cricket!
Update 1.1.1: Quick Save is Here!
Hope you had a good time during the holidays!
Coming in to say: after much demand, Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game has a Quick Save System!
It can be activated manually from the Phone menu, and when you quit the game!
When you return to play the game, you will be prompted to load your Quick Save like so:
Be careful though, Quick Saves are deleted regardless of the choice you make at this menu! Why is it like this? You gotta give Viola a call sometimes, silly!
Here's a fun image for you all:
If you run into any issues with the new system, let me know!
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!
Once again, thank you so much for checking out Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game, we hope to hear from many of you as you continue to make progress in the game!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and the Sony Playstation 5 (and regional pricing for other areas) right now! Join Jae and his friends on an unforgettable journey to the moon to try and fix the past!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/
Got any questions for us? Feel free to join our Discord, or just leave a question in the comments!
- Jimmy
Studio Kumiho
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is 25% off for a limited time!
Hey all!
Just popping in really quick to say that Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is 25% OFF during the Steam Winter Sale!
We don't know when it'll go on sale next, so if you've ever been interested in the game, now's the time to pick it up!
Here's some images that we had made up for the sale:
Got a favorite? Let us know!
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!
Once again, thank you so much for checking out Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game, we hope to hear from many of you as you continue to make progress in the game!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Sony Playstation 5 (and regional pricing for other areas) right now! Join Jae and his friends on an unforgettable journey to the moon to try and fix the past!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/
Got any questions for us? Feel free to join our Discord, or just leave a question in the comments!
- Jimmy
Studio Kumiho
Minor Patch 1.0.8
- Fixed a typo in a dialogue line
- Added unique descriptions for each of the final equipment
- Fixed misconfigured cutscenes that didn't remove some items from the player inventory
Thank you for playing Cricket!
Minor Patch 1.0.7a
- Fixed a name display issue during a later chapter cutscene.
- Updated credits
- Fixed bug that can happen in the store screen if characters aren't available yet.
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game x Steam Awards 2024
Hey all!
Nominations are now live for the 2024 Steam Awards. If you enjoyed playing Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game at all, please consider nominating us for:
- Game of the Year (yes, this is a long shot)
- Best Game on Steam Deck
- Outstanding Visual Style
- Outstanding Story-Rich Game
The full awards list can be found here.
If we may recommend a nomination, we'd like your serious consideration for:
IT'S ON SALE NOW!
Alongside the nominations we are also participating in the Steam Autumn Sale! You can get Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game at 20% off for a limited time!
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!
Once again, thank you so much for checking out Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game, we hope to hear from many of you as you continue to make progress in the game!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Sony Playstation 5 (and regional pricing for other areas) right now! Join Jae and his friends on an unforgettable journey to the moon to try and fix the past!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/
Got any questions for us? Feel free to join our Discord, or just leave a question in the comments!
- Jimmy
Studio Kumiho
A VERY Peculiar Update!
Wow, a little over a month has passed, and the wild ride keeps going! I wanna take a moment again to thank you all for your continued interest in Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game!
Let's dive right into it!
THE BIG STUFF
Some things are returning, along with some new things coming down the pipe!
- The demo is back on Steam! We heard you about wanting to share this game with friends!
- The Nintendo Switch version of the game will have a demo launch soon!
- The Xbox Series S|X and One version is launching this month! It will launch with a demo!
- The OST of Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is now purchasable on the store page!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3251980
There's still more to do! Let's talk about...
FEATURES ROADMAP
I want to be transparent with you all about what's being worked on currently. This game is coded up by one person (me) so I appreciate your patience as I handle each of these things one by one:
- Autosaving - This is currently in testing!
- Language select menu
- Remappable controls (all systems)
FIXES SO FAR
Thanks to all of your input, we've been able to implement the following changes and fixes:
- Overall memory footprint has been reduced on the game!
- Some end game sections caused some instability, those have been fixed!
Feel free to make suggestions as you see fit in the Steam Forums, I check it regularly.
OST Track - Adventure Highway
We still hear a ton of positive comments on the OST of the game, so here's another one of the tracks on YouTube, Adventure Highway! It's a personal favorite of mine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfUKUT-jL0
SOME FUN ART
We have some lovely fan art from Viejo Poyo, from our Discord!
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!
Once again, thank you so much for checking out Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game, we hope to hear from many of you as you continue to make progress in the game!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is available for $24.99 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Sony Playstation 5 (and regional pricing for other areas) right now! Join Jae and his friends on an unforgettable journey to the moon to try and fix the past!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/
Got any questions for us? Feel free to join our Discord, or just leave a question in the comments!
- Jimmy
Studio Kumiho
Minor Patch 1.0.6
While working on console ports I managed to fix a few small things and patched them in!
- Memory usage overall is reduced
- Better memory usage in late game areas
Hope you're enjoying Cricket!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is 2 WEEKS OLD!
Wow, two weeks (and change) have already passed, and it's been a pretty wild ride! I wanna take a moment to thank everyone who has picked up a copy of Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game thus far, and a double thanks to all of you who have left a review! Once again, your feedback is welcome and has identified many things for us to fix up. We're really happy about the positive reception to the game, with us finally getting a "Positive" rating here on Steam!
I'm really happy to be have seen messages from folks who have enjoyed the gameplay and story so far, it really warms my heart after a great many years of work. Not saying you have to send more, but I have appreciated all the messages!
With that, let's talk about...
FEATURES ROADMAP
I want to be transparent with you all about what's being worked on currently. This game is coded up by one person (me) so I appreciate your patience as I handle each of these things one by one:
- Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One ports
- Playstation 5 crash bug deep dive (it's a nasty one)
- Playstation 4 port
- Remappable controls (all systems)
- Language select menu
- Autosaving
FIXES SO FAR
Thanks to all of your input, we've been able to implement the following changes and fixes:
- Added more save locations (More than double!)
- Options menu in the Main Menu
- Reduced enemy spawn frequency
- Fixed various NPC and cutscene display issues in later parts of the game
- Added "Press to Sprint" option to the Options menu. Now you don't have to hold down the sprint button if you don't want to.
- Added "Win Button" option to the Options menu. We heard you about it being on by default, so we moved it away.
- Memory optimizations
- Placed missing collisions
- Notoriety meter display cleanups in various menus
- Overall game stability is MUCH better
Feel free to make suggestions as you see fit in the Steam Forums, I check it regularly.
OST Track - Autumn Evening
Something we consistently hear is how you love the music of the game, so here's one of the tracks on YouTube, Autumn Evening! It's Twila's theme!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWx0Mrhvotc
SOME FUN ART
To wrap up, here's some art of our gang in action!
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!
Once again, thank you so much for checking out Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game, we hope to hear from many of you as you continue to make progress in the game!
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is available for $24.99 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Sony Playstation 5 (and regional pricing for other areas) right now! Join Jae and his friends on an unforgettable journey to the moon to try and fix the past!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/
Got any questions for us? Feel free to join our Discord, or just leave a question in the comments!
- Jimmy
Studio Kumiho