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Mysterious deaths.

Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream.

Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past?

Introducing Dreambound, a mystery visual novel.

Demo out now on Steam and itch.io!

Hoshek—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Hoshek, the Psychopomp.

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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HOSHEK

House: Fourth Height: 5'11 Likes: Thunderstorms, autumn, church organs, bodily organs, doing paperwork, the smell of mint Dislikes: Robots, wax figures, horses, sloppy work, poor hygiene

Description:

Quiet, gentle, and kind, Hoshek presents himself as the most sympathetic of gentlemen. His deep, whispered words are borderline hypnotic, and it’s easy to feel relaxed around him. Something about his presence lulls one into an unconsciously calm state.

As a funeral home director, he adopts a consistently soothing manner due to his work, helping his clients through their time of grieving and preparing their loved ones for a final rest.

Few vampires trust Hoshek, however, due to his association with the Fourth House. He has a slightly eerie detachment from reality, with a gaze that seems perpetually focused on something not quite visible.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

Would you consider ever opening applications again (dev work in general, artists, writers etc) the way you have done before?

A: We’re actually always open for applications! While RE:P is our long-term main AG project, we’ll always have ongoing new projects on our side label (Gallium Games). Feel free to apply for anything at any time! Even if you apply through GAG, it’s possible that we might work together for an AG project as well.

Is Chae-won’s assistant Jack a certain Jack we know??

A: Could you imagine the feisty, loud-mouthed Jack from RE:H working happily at a blood bank with his hardcore adopted aunt?

…You could? Well then.

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Nadim—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Nadim, the Sound Transcender.

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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NADIM

House: Iscari Height: 6’2 Likes: Algorithms, dancing, singing, music production, fashion, meditation, the tambur Dislikes: Hypocrites, funerals, marching bands, hospitals, tight spaces, the police

Description:

Mesmerizingly intense and magnetic, Nadim is well-known for his aloof exterior. Although he can come across as abrasive, the Iscari’s intimidating energy attracts all the attention in a room without an ounce of effort.

As a DJ and audio engineer, he puts his talents to use for the Netizen faction – helping the tech-punk group flourish in both work and play. His massive rave parties, which he hosts inside an enormous warehouse, are unmatched in Vegas.

But on occasion, something more vulnerable flashes behind his eyes. Nadim’s fierce, passionate loyalty to his friends stands at odds with his iciness…perhaps there’s a reason for it.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

What are Saorise’s and Aleusha’s favorite songs from America?

A: Saorise is the type of lady who’d enjoy Billie Holiday classics, like “I’ll Be Seeing You”. Meanwhile, you’ll catch Aleusha jamming to Gothic hits like Type O Negative, especially “Christian Woman”.

Is there any voice acting in Red Embrace: Paradisus?

A: Possibly! If we can get the budget for it, we’d love to include partial English VA in RE:P. It’ll depend on the success of any Kickstarter/crowdfunding campaign we end up doing down the line.

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Koziol—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Koziol, the Blood Engineer. (+ Answering a bunch of asks!)

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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KOZIOL

House: Golgotha Height: 5’9 Likes: Candles, bones, nanomedicine, bright colors, mercury, dogs Dislikes: Loud noises, smokers, darkness, sharing things

Description:

Warm, soft-spoken, and stunningly intelligent, Koziol is an anatomical scientist and surgeon of otherworldly skill. Despite their outwardly shy nature, however, Koziol seems to show rather obsessive tendencies towards the objects of their desire. They possess a poetic, almost romantic appreciation for the body and all its workings.

The Golgotha’s greatest power lies in crafting technological implants, which combine circuitry with the arcane powers of vampire blood to enhance – and transform – a subject. Rumors abound of the dangerously potent strength that these implants can offer.

Koziol mostly keeps to themself, unaffiliated with any faction, though friendly to all. But when they’re implicated in the gathering darkness over Las Vegas, a reckoning may be at hand.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Dev Stream

Tomorrow, we’ll be doing a dev stream at our usual time: 0730PST/1030EST! We hope you’ll stop by to join us. :)

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

With the two smashing recent releases and REP steadily churning along in production (which is looking phenomenal!), is there already plans for another game in store since AG seems to always be producing games concurrently? Do we get a little hint or is it going to be another collaboration such as it usually is with Gallium?

A: There are plans indeed! In fact, we’re working on two new visual novels at the moment–stay tuned for more details in the next couple of months. :)

Hi! I love ReH and is there any hope we’ll ever see Jack in Red Embrace Paradisus?

A: While it’s unlikely Jack would make a major appearance in RE:P, you might very well spot him…somewhere. Probably getting into trouble.

Is Zhang romancable?

A: No, not presently. The currently 3 planned optional love interests are Dakayivani, Rosalind, and Koziol. Any additional LIs will depend on the amount of success/public response RE:P receives in Early Access and/or Kickstarter later!

How old are the male and female characters in Red Embrace Hollywood?

From oldest to youngest: Andrei > Saorise > Zhang > Randal > Heath > Aleusha > Jack > Lazarus. (Markus: ???)

Is there any tip to unlock 100% of the REH text? I can’t seem to go beyond 94% even though I have already completed all endings and have replayed it a few times already.

A: It would be very difficult to unlock 100% of the text, as there are numerous small text snippets that occur for unique blends of House/choices/ending path/route. We actually avoided making a 100% text achievement for this very reason, haha. The best advice we can give is to skip through every route with each house, and make sure you’ve visited Lazarus a second time in Markus’ normal ending. We admire your dedication immensely!

Just wanted to congratulate Zhang for finally getting a pair of eyes! Thank you devs for bringing him back <3 PS @Zhang, how does it feel to have eyes now?

A: We passed along your question to Zhang, who replied:

“It’s simply marvelous! Things did get so dreadfully claustrophobic underneath my hat. I was always bumping into trees and lampposts, too, very inconvenient. But no longer! If anyone wishes to share a third eye with me, however, I certainly wouldn’t say no.”

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#the divine speaker #the sun and the moon #two and a half studios

A story from the past...

The Divine Speaker: The Sun and the Moon is now available to wishlist on Steam!

Follow along Aemyl's journey into the outside world as he fights between his duty, his destiny, and his heart.

Coming 2022.

#the symbiant #heartcoredev

Guys, we’re almost at the finish line! THIS IS IT! The Symbiant Kickstarter campaign will close tomorrow (April 14, 2022) at 9:53 am EST! Last chance to grab the goods and give us some love! <3 http://kck.st/3i9DG5B

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So look. I agree there should be more queer folks involved in the creation of media, particularly mainstream media. (Other groups too but I’m speaking on queer folks right now.) Queer people are underrepresented and shoved to the side and poorly portrayed and that sucks, and there should be more of us involved, particularly when it comes to telling our stories.

HOWEVER

Nothing good comes of the idea that ONLY queer folks should tell queer stories or portray queer characters, or that it’s okay to critique and harass straight folks purely for telling queer stories.

Why?

1. Segregation is not going to work in our favor. We know how “well make your own, then” plays out when the other group has the resources and institutional power. Especially if there’s no one even making them pay lip service to “separate but equal.” It’s not going to be any better if the segregation is self-imposed.

2. Saying straight folks can’t make queer media gives them a convenient excuse to simply not include any queer characters at all in the majority of stories, and I thought we hated that? I thought that was explicitly a bad thing? We WANT straight creators to be doing their best to write us well so we’ll be represented in a full range of mainstream media. Saying they can’t do it right and shouldn’t try lets them off the hook.

3. It puts closeted queer creators in a bind. Either they stay closeted and be harassed by angry queer folks, they come out and expose themselves to harassment from bigots, or they simply never tell queer stories, their own stories. The world gets worse for some subset of queer folks and fewer authentic queer stories get told. Net loss.

4. It makes the small pool of out queer creators the arbiters of queer narratives, which sucks for people who don’t see themselves well represented. There is no single definitive queer narrative and the smaller the pool of Approved Creators the more we risk instating a false one.

5. It opens the door to further divisions within the community. If a straight person can’t possibly understand a trans person well enough to write about or act them, can a cis gay person? So should a cis gay man ONLY write characters who are cis gay men? Ridiculous. No, all queer people are not alike and do not have the same experiences. So either we need to overcome that to learn about and empathize with other people and stand in solidarity, or we’re all going to splinter off into our own little bubbles which, again, is explicitly bad for both our real-life community and our fiction.

We want people to write about others who aren’t like them. We want people to write about others who aren’t like them. We also want people like us to have the opportunity to tell our stories but making it an exclusive privilege can only backfire.

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GUYSSS! Our FIRST Stretch Goal in the Symbiant Kickstarter is officially UNLOCKED! We’re over $26000 CAD!!! All backers who pledged to get the game are now getting The Illustrated Short Stories Book FREE! THANK YOU so much to all who’s helping us spread the word, sharing, RT-ing, and pledging! We truly appreciate it <3 IF you wanna check out The Symbiant Kickstarter -> http://kck.st/3i9DG5B

#the divine speaker #two and a half studios

The Divine Speaker Official Artbook is now released!

It includes full sprites, CGs, sketches, promo art and other unreleased art - as well as guides to all endings and achievements!

Get it on Steam here and Itch here!

#the divine speaker #two and a half studios

The Divine Speaker is now officially released!

The Divine Speaker is a story-rich 18+ BL/yaoi visual novel where you'll follow alongside Raen, an orphan from the secluded city of Aurelia Cavella.

Expelled from his home on a death sentence, his adventure will take him all over a world he didn't even know existed.

Mysteries, magic, fantasy and more await you in this grand tale of fate, and how each person defies it.

Grab it on Steam or Itchio now!

Reminder: Voice acting will be added April/May as a free update (but you can play now with VA in the common route + Cyne's route if you want!)

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The Symbiant is 85% Funded on Kickstarter! We are grateful all the trust and support! <3 Check out the campaign here for goods and deals: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heartcoredev/thesymbiant

Zhang—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ New Alpha Update!)

Zhang, attorney-at-law. (Plus, new RE:P alpha update, and answering an ask!)

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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Zhang

House: Golgotha Height: 5’8 Likes: Calligraphy, riddles, owls, nice business cards, smooth jazz, legally binding agreements Dislikes: Snakes, bail bonds, meditation, mirrors, cinnamon

Description:

The sly and jovial vampire known mononymously as Zhang is infamous for his scheming. He’s particularly perceptive of others’ weaknesses, and often twists this to his advantage. Yet despite his devious ways, he zealously upholds his promises, and can be intensely loyal to those he deems worthy.

Zhang runs Maodun Consulting, a law office in Chinatown. As an attorney, his skill for “convincing” the prosecution to drop their case is unmatched, although his methodology is somewhat dubious. He takes great pride in his work, and has yet to actually step foot in a courtroom.

In recent times, however, Zhang seems more distracted and unsettled. His Lucaci contacts whisper of him with concern, while his enemies seek to take advantage of his weakness.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

New RE:P Alpha Update: v0.0.3.1!

RE:P just received a chunky update to the alpha! If you’d like to get sneak peeks and participate in its development, join us on Patreon for just $5/mo and get a Steam key + alpha access!

A small changelog of what’s been added:

The first draft of the Chinatown hub is now available

A functioning save/load system

2 new NPCs to talk to (Zhang & Rosalind)

2 new interior areas

A new skill/trait

Dev Stream

Tomorrow, we’ll be doing a dev stream at our usual time: 0730PST/1030EST! We hope you’ll stop by to join us. :)

Questions or Comments?

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Answering Asks!

Hi! Got a couple questions- -Will Ulysses be dateable? -Noticed sh0d03’s artwork in this game is a lot more realistic than in RE:H. Was that requested and if so, is there a reason for that?

Ulysses is not presently planned to be romanceable, though it’s possible things may change later down the line if enough community interest is shown!

As for sh00’s art, we didn’t request any intentional shift, but we have been relying on real-life photo references for RE:P art. We think the more realistic lean also fits well with RE:P’s atmosphere, which is sharper than RE:H’s movie-like glitz.

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