I’m researching as much history as I can from the premise in this game. How much is actually real and how much is fiction? Are there any places, lochs, locations, etc. in the game that really exist in Scotland?
I was almost certain that one ending might have Grace end up being the one who started the tales of the Loch Ness Monster. Seemed like it would make sense. 😁
Speaking of which… what type of creature IS Grace? We never really found out in the storyline I just finished.
Most of the game is based directly on Scottish mythology, a small amount of it is improvised. Whenever we need something specific we do make it up, but a lot of the game is filled with direct references. The bairds and bg gallery are good places to learn a lot about the lore for our game too.
And Grace is indeed a reference to the loch ness monster, but the first sighting was 30 years after the game so we didn’t feel is appropriate to do anything crazy like that. :B
If you check out Bairds there’s some pretty good hints to what Grace is ;)
Ok, after playing Grace's storyline, I got to read about the Ulipheist... that is definitely what she must be. But the Kelpie is pure evil... why on EARTH would anyone name their boat that? I did, in the game, because I thought a Kelpie was a GOOD sea creature. Definitely won't do that again! Is there a seal/sealion ending or was that just fun "extra content" that isn't actually in the game?
Yeah, I accidentally got the bachelor ending and somehow stumbled onto the seal ending! Haven’t finished it. Will, tonight, after church. Never figured the pelt Douglas wrapped around me was a SEAL pelt! 😁 Is it enchanted or is it my character’s attributes/love/desire that makes it transform? Assuming that is even “known”. The fact he’s able to get out of it reminds me of the movie “The Mask”, with Jim Carrey. I wonder if the change is permanent once it’s complete or can always be removed.
By the way… who is the one talking on those one liners between chapters? I’m suspecting either Effie or Elana (schoolmarm), but I can’t tell which. Or why.
Ok, I don't know how you did it, but you made Grace's story THE BEST! In fact, I'm not ashamed to admit it, but... you made me CRY! A 55 yr. old man... CRY! THAT is what awesome story telling can do! My avatar is of a WOLF! Not a Selkie! But, blast it all, I'd probably jump at the chance at being as happy as Malcolm is in that BEST ending (and I was pretty happy with the first ending, but this one totally blows it away!). Truly Marion's and Jessie's storyline/ending don't hold a candle to Grace's. Not by a mile... or twelve!
I'm suspecting Elana is the one making those quotes, but maybe Effie knows or sees things that aren't directly shown in the game. Dunno. Can't tell. There anyway to find hints that make it more obvious?
Marion's storyline was cute and funny. The ending was fitting and nice. Jessie's storyline fit more with my alter-persona (wolf), so I was able to personally relate to it more. I didn't like Jessie's desire for human fame and fortune... she's a wolf! Why want anything more (or less, if you take Grace's storyline into account) But... GAH! Grace's storyline just blew them both away, like they weren't even there! I think it's because it is the one storyline that focuses on a desire for simplicity... freedom from human trials and stresses... just enjoying and living life free of those constraints! And you worded it so eloquently in the storyline, it's unbelievable!
If/when the revised images for Grace's Chapter 5 (from cartoonish, to more realistic, like the rest of the game) are done, will they be available for free to download or install? I'd like to see them. I've definitely learned, looking at still images from the game folders does not do the storyline justice. You need everything in animated motion to really work. I almost missed out on the best storyline because I thought the one (BEST) ending seemed too silly (so silly, in fact, I thought it couldn't possibly be in the game.. a seal with a head of hair? Preposterous!). But when played out in the game, it becomes utterly magical!
If my praises could earn you 10,000 more downloads and endless riches, I hope it does! You've earned it! BRAVO!
But I'm hoping we see another expansion on Grace's storyline... I doubt I could ever have enough. :-D
Glad you enjoyed the Grace path! :B
There’s no way to know for sure who is doing the quotes between chapters, that’s part of the larger mystery of the game and will be explored more in future dlc. But there are enough subtle hints that you could make a good guess - lots of players on discord have been trying to figure these mysteries out.
The finished Grace pics with shading should be available soonish, there are just a few more pictures to finalize, the update will be available to everyone who owns the game.
Is there any kind of timeline for future story expansions content (I’m assuming Grace’s images will be available in the next month or two)? Are we looking at later this year? Or 2025? It’s not the waiting that’s the problem, it’s the knowing WHEN. 😁 I’m assuming on the number of downloads from Steam, alone, you’re not wanting for finances, if each one is $20, not including extra content. How has the purchase download rate been for Itch.io?
Graces cleaned up images should be in a few weeks at most. It took us 7 years to make the game you’re playing so far, so the next romance will probably be at least a year. We have no hard dates though, no.
Steam has sold about 3400 copies and itch.io has sold about 600, so 4k all together. It’s fortunate the game was largely funded by Patreon though, we get paid monthly by fans every month who support the idea. I do not think the game would have been a success on it’s own otherwise (4000 sale is nothing to sneeze at, but it would not have funded the games production at the quality level we aimed for).
