Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
Progress & important news
Hello everyone ✨ I hope everything is well on your side of the screen.
In today's update I want to celebrate some milestones, share an important announcement and give a shout out to a wonderful Kickstarter campaign~
VA recast
Given recent developments, I have decided to remove Griffin Puatu's voicework from Sigh of the Abyss. Some distasteful views were shared on Reddit, followed by a doubling down instead of an apology. I'd like to distance myself from that.
Please give a warm welcome to Jason D-Hall as the new voice of Malec! His timbre really captures Malec's melancholic nature.
Re-recording of the new lines has already begun 😁 here's a sneak peek of the new lines—non-romance version:
His initial lines change according to the romantic preference of your Envoy—if you express an interest in men, his first compliment will be more passionate ✨
He also doesn't sport his signature black doublet at the start of the game. It's still in the hands of a seamstress at that point in time 😁
Progress so far
Here are some exciting milestones:
- 2/3 of the game's script has been proofread 🖊️ the last chapters are quite meaty, but the end is in sight!
- Coding is progressing daily! I had a recent health scare that prevented me to work on the game for a couple of days, but I'm trying to catch up 😁
Can you save the villainess?
Our friends over at Best Laid Plans Productions, Inc., are currently running a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming game, Save the Villainess.
In this romantic dark-comedy murder-mystery game, you guide a villainess who cannot remember what story she is trapped in... or who is trying to kill her. Can you find clues, seduce potential enemies, fight off fiends, and calm angry furniture while solving the mystery of this world?
Play the demo and meet up to four different suspects and love interests—a Crown Prince, a Duke of the North, a Childhood Friend, and a Servant. The full game will include even more love interests, including a mysterious woman…
The Kickstarter campaign will help the developers fund even more beautiful art, as well as further mysteries, puzzles, and animations!
Can you save the villainess?
Thank you for reading everything!
I'll see you next month with another update. Have a wonderful day ✨
Comments
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I noticed the release date on Steam page has changed to Q4 2024, does this mean it'll not be released on September?
Hello! Before I announce the release date I need to confirm a couple of things, but an official announcement should be coming out after the weekend ✨ the game is still going to release 'around September', most likely a little bit after.
Testing everything is much more time consuming than I thought it would be!
Thank you for the clarification!
Sorry if I seem impatient, this VN has been one of my most anticipated VNs this year so I'm really looking forward to the release. :)
Hope everything goes smoothly from here on out!
Thanks for keeping us in the loop about your progress and all strength to you working on its development. I hope your health scare is resolved and that you're feeling better! The teaser for Jason's work sounds like a really good fit for Malec also! Happy to be standing close to the finish line with this gem of a game :)
Thank you so much for the kind words! Yes, I fully recovered, thankfully 🙏
Jason is indeed fantastic as Malec, I'm very happy he agreed to join the project 😊✨
Really great news that this game is making so much progress in the development. I was super impressed by what I already saw playing through the first small bit. I hope you recoverd well from your health issues. Take care! Can't wait for all the updates!
Thank you so much for the kind words ✨