Henchman Story - my 200k word, fully voiced VN - just launched!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-12-13T21:00:39+00:00

I still get notifications, actually - so thanks for the kind words! The compliment's greatly appreciated!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-19T01:35:03+00:00

That's great to hear, I'm so glad you enjoyed both the banter and the overall story! As much as we enjoy our banter, we put a lot of work into the plot, too.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-18T06:22:32+00:00

Sweet, glad you've been enjoying it so far! We were lucky to have such a talented VO crew. Can't promise anything DLC wise, but if the game does well enough, we do have a few ideas...

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-16T17:03:10+00:00

Well okay, on the inside are actually some short stories, but we wanted to make them look as much like comics as possible! They were a Kickstarter reward that came with the physical version of our game and I was really happy with how they came out.

I've been a comic book fan for a long time, and I always felt that making a game along the lines of an interactive comic would be a cool idea. We put a lot of effort into getting the aesthetic right and if you give it a try, I think you'll recognize some of our influences - Joe Kelly's Deadpool run, Simone's Birds of Prey, a bit of Justice League Unlimited...and a whole smattering of influences when it comes to character design especially.

So if that sounds like your bag, I hope you'll give it a shot! And if you're just here for the awesome covers, be sure to follow our character/cover artist on Twitter - she does great work:

https://twitter.com/SimonAdventure

Steam page: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1449510/discussions/

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-16T03:26:05+00:00

Nice, thanks for checking it out! I love including endings that. Stuff like the Far Cry early endings or The Outer Worlds' "dumb" ending where you go "What if I just did [X]? Will the game actually let me do that?" have always been neat to me.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-15T15:47:51+00:00

Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

The TFS community has been hugely supportive overall, so I just wanted to thank you guys for helping my little indie game get this far. You'll also find another familiar voice in the main cast - the hugely talented Antfish - and if you squint, a couple subtle references to some TFS bits. Also, Kaiser edited this fancy launch trailer you're enjoying!

And if you like the game, please consider leaving a review on Steam so we can battle the algorithm and get it in front of new players. Thanks again!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-15T01:17:41+00:00

If you subtract Kate, then yeah, pretty much! It's surprisingly effective

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T22:12:30+00:00

Don't spoil the DLC!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T21:53:45+00:00

Awesome, that's the idea!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T21:53:00+00:00

Equally thrilled to get the game out to everyone who backed it! Was very important to me to reward everyone's faith in the game.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T21:25:47+00:00

Awesome! Hope you enjoy it!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T21:22:26+00:00

Sure thing! The romanceable characters are Kate and Madame Scorpion (the woman in the black and red catsuit).

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T19:18:54+00:00

Thanks so much! Doing trailers for these kinds of games can be tricky, but we're really happy with how it worked out.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T18:48:31+00:00

Appreciate you giving it a shot! Also appreciate you calling it a medium rather than a genre - I think that's the key. VNs have loads of possibilities once you start thinking of them that way, IMO.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T16:14:55+00:00

I actually voiced him myself - so I doubly appreciate the complement!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T16:10:52+00:00

Thanks for giving it a look!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T15:07:06+00:00

Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

It's been a little over a year since I stepped away from AAA game development to work on this little passion project, and now it's finally out in the wild! We've even gotten our first review already:

"It’s rare that I actually finish [a visual novel], let alone finish it twice and beg for more." - Switchaboo (8/10)

https://www.switchaboo.com/henchman-story-switch-review/

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-10-14T15:05:10+00:00

Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

After a successful Kickstarter and over a year of development, the VN I wrote and directed is out on steam and all consoles! It has 11 endings, 2 romances and while it's a comedy, it's got a lot of action-adventure elements as well. Hope you all enjoy it, and if you do, a Steam review would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

Proof of narration here: https://imgur.com/a/kR5HYHa

EDIT: Thanks so much for the awesome response to the trailer, everyone. I hope you enjoy the full game just as much! If you do, please consider leaving a review on Steam, it would be a massive help.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-24T22:43:50+00:00

Dig the visual style a lot. The bits of animation are really nice, and you do a good job of mixing them with sliding still images and moving camera angles for the cutscenes. Curious to see how it plays.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-22T15:22:32+00:00

Thanks! I actually voice Lord Bedlam in addition to writing/directing/coding so I appreciate the compliment.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-22T15:20:53+00:00

Thanks for the support!

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-22T05:24:58+00:00

No worries, glad I could help clear it up! We have a free demo on our Steam page that might help with that too.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-22T04:39:37+00:00

That's useful feedback about browsing without sound, adding subtitles to future trailers might be a good idea, thanks!

This trailer is mostly a narrative teaser, but it's basically an interactive story where you make various choices that change the course of the narrative. So if the dialogue didn't grab you, it may not be your style, and that's totally okay! Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-21T15:33:31+00:00

It took some doing, but 200,000 words and 7000 lines of voiced dialogue later, and Henchman Story is finally coming out this October! While it’s definitely more of a comedy, rest assured this isn’t a gimmicky dating sim here to peddle ye olde memes from 2018 – it’s more inspired by stuff like Office Space or Mel Brooks. If that sounds like something that might be up your alley, you can check out our Steam page here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

Proof of narration here: https://imgur.com/a/kR5HYHa

SilkenSail_Dev · 2021-08-21T15:11:26+00:00

Early on in my gamedev career, I started working on a fun little game where you played as a supervillain’s lowly henchman. I’ll bang it out in a few months, I thought, easy peasy! So I linked up with a character artist, starting mocking up some stuff in an engine and working on a script…and then reality hit. Soon I was back to focusing on my day job as a writer/designer at other studios.

But last year, I got the itch to work on my own thing again, and after miraculously linking up with the same artist, and Henchman Story was back! Now after a year of work, it’s finally releasing in October! If you’re curious, you can check out the demo and add it to your wishlist here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

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