Hiveswap is the crowd-funded adventure game based on the unique internet comic Homestuck. The game is slated for release in mid-2015, and the first teaser is now out, along with an asset reel.
The teaser trailer above is of a cinematic nature, but according to the official description of the game, it will be a point-and-click adventure game in the spirit of the classics. It will have a dark comedy storyline loaded with video game and pop culture homages. There will also be 5 playable characters and over 100 NPCs to interact with. Watch the asset reel at the end of the article.
Homestuck is the latest of the MS Paint Adventures web comics and is currently ongoing. Hiveswap is intended to be a self-contained story, but if you want to know more about the web comic, you'll find some background information here.
The Kickstarter campaign reached its $700K goal in just a few days back in 2012. And though the original pitch only was for a Windows version of the game, Linux support was added when the campaign sped past the $900K stretch goal less than a week into the campaign. Funding finally ended just shy of $2.5M, and the game is still among the top 15 most funded games on Kickstarter.
Below is the asset reel containing character models and concept art.
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The teaser trailer above is of a cinematic nature, but according to the official description of the game, it will be a point-and-click adventure game in the spirit of the classics. It will have a dark comedy storyline loaded with video game and pop culture homages. There will also be 5 playable characters and over 100 NPCs to interact with. Watch the asset reel at the end of the article.
Homestuck is the latest of the MS Paint Adventures web comics and is currently ongoing. Hiveswap is intended to be a self-contained story, but if you want to know more about the web comic, you'll find some background information here.
The Kickstarter campaign reached its $700K goal in just a few days back in 2012. And though the original pitch only was for a Windows version of the game, Linux support was added when the campaign sped past the $900K stretch goal less than a week into the campaign. Funding finally ended just shy of $2.5M, and the game is still among the top 15 most funded games on Kickstarter.
Below is the asset reel containing character models and concept art.
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I'm seriously looking forward to this, ever since I got in on the Kickstarter back in 2012. Andrew Hussie is a brilliant writer, although his downfall is with open-ended projects like Homestuck where he tends to run off in all directions. A project with a more constrained scope like this (apparently the intention is to follow this up with other games so it'll be semi-episodic) seems to be exactly the thing to bring out his strengths and constrain his weaknesses. It's also likely to be a lot less in-jokey than Homestuck since he's aiming this at a broader market than just his fans.
From the updates I've been seeing, it's certainly shaping up to be a serious project so I have faith the final result will be worth the wait.
From the updates I've been seeing, it's certainly shaping up to be a serious project so I have faith the final result will be worth the wait.
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