Athenian Rhapsody News

[h2]Rhapsodogs, you're in for a MAJOR treat!!![/h2]

What's New:
- The Goober's Picnic Event has now left the rotation, and in its stead - Uncle Billiard's Barbecue becomes available!
- Thunder Goober 35cm Plush (with buttcheeks) are FINALLY available on my online shop!!! Get your own at athenianrhapsody.com

About the Uncle Billiard's Barbecue Event
Join Thunder Goober as you sail away to a rural land, where you'll be able to assemble your very own burgers alongside Uncle Billiard. This Event includes new Rhapsody customizations, a great quest and a lot of fun interactions, and several armors - one of them is even an armor + weapon combo (the first one of its kind in Athenian Rhapsody).

This is the biggest Event dropped thus far - I can't wait to see what burgers you make, and how you like the Uncle Billiard fight!!! This is one of the latest animations/battles I've made using the ARhap engine, so I hope its quality reflects that.

About the PLUSH + Rhapsody Discount
Many of you have been harassing me about this for months... and finally, you can get your own! The 35cm plush looks amazing, has buttcheeks, and ships internationally!

I designed this plush myself, worked closely with manufacturers to perfect its design, organized shipping, everything on my own - this was a huge pain in the butt, but I finally have massive boxes of thunder goobers in my basement just waiting to be mailed out!

When picking up a plush, enjoy 20% off of all and any Rhapsodies included in your order, too! Thanks so much.

I have many, MANY things going on behind the scenes for Athenian Rhapsody right now... I'll have some great announcements for you coming in the new years - but for now, I'm just hustling on it!

[h2]Rhapsodogs - I have something REALLY cool to share with you...[/h2]

I'm releasing an Athenian Rhapsody Manual and an Athenian Rhapsody Artbook!!! Both of these books have a huge amount of content, both for new and veteran players. I've made both of these booklets myself, and I really hope that you, the Rhapsodogs, enjoy discovering what's inside.

Both are available for purchase as a bundle as a DLC for Athenian Rhapsody on the main game page, here are some additional details...

[h3]The Manual:[/h3]
Inside of the manual is a guide towards the game's mechanics, hints towards side quests, tips, tricks, and some general information about Athens and its lore. Discover "Rhapsofacts" which will not only help you with your gameplay, but also enrich your real-life smarts.

[h3]The Artbook:[/h3]
As many of you may or may not know, I actually have a background in traditional drawing, specifically transformational anatomy which I studied before becoming a game developer. In this booklet, I go over the process behind my character creation, how I animate my sprites, why many, many decisions were made artistically and even a bunch of beta renditions of character designs.

If you're interested in Athenian Rhapsody, Game Development, or even Classic/Vintage Video Game Manuals/Materials, this is definitely for you!

Once again, I appreciate all of the love and support I have received for this game from you as a community - I consider myself one of the luckiest people alive because I have the ability to do what I love as a career. In 2025, I will have some amazing things to show you!!!

Also... Thunder Goober Plush are coming soon!

[h2]There's a NEW EVENT LIVE NOW in Athenian Rhapsody!!![/h2]

[h3]Event Overview:[/h3]
Goober's Picnic is now activated and ready for you to receive and play during your Rhapsodies! This Event is a small one, which allows the player to visit somewhere in Athens closest to Elysium... Here, you and Thunder Goober will share some tea while he almost completely pulls back the curtain on how this "Rhapsody System" really started...

This Event gives ALL players of all devices access to the exclusive TGPD armors, early access to the portable camera, and unifies a lot of lore that you may have pieced together or were hoping to learn. It ALSO has a funny effect that carries over in-game (not IBS)

[h2]How to receive Events:[/h2]
In the main menu, head to the "Rhapsodies" menu and connect to the Online System. Once there, head to the menu where you'll find the online features such as your profile, recent trades, etc - there you will see the "Events" section where you can check for and receive this Event Rhapsody!

Once you have this Event, though it's available for download for a limited time, you will be able to play it forever.

Here is a skit I filmed for the launch of Goober's Picnic - please watch and enjoy!

Rhapsodogs... Our hard work has payed off!!! Athenian Rhapsody has been selected as one of GameMaker's Best Game of 2024 nominees!

[h3]I need you to head over to this link and VOTE for Athenian Rhapsody!!![/h3]

This has been an absolutely insane journey, and I can't thank you all enough. The beautiful reception I've received and positivity garned from Athenian Rhapsody in my life has been absolutely phenomenal. This genuinely has been the best experience of my life, and I couldn't ask for more!

Well, maybe I can ask for one more... that you vote!!!!!!

This is an extremely important milestone to my team and I, and would genuinely be something I remember for the rest of my life. If you could vote yourself and share this with your friends, your family, your dog, your neighbors, your teachers, and anyone and everyone including but not limited to the guy who works at the gas station you visit sometimes for a snack on long road trips, it would be greatly appreciated.


Vote here!!! In case you missed the link like, 12 lines above this one!!

Cornballs, you may have noticed recent Rhapsodies not featuring photos, but instead an Ascending Cornball icon... While this phenomenon may have been cool and resulted in some rare Rhapsodies, it's not going to happen anymore! Hope you got one while you could!