Happy pride month! Was encouraged to post this old meme I did last year here!😋🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💛💜 (brought to you by Pride himself from the amazing VN lost in limbo made by @ravenstargames 🤭)
Happy pride month! Was encouraged to post this old meme I did last year here!😋🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💛💜 (brought to you by Pride himself from the amazing VN lost in limbo made by @ravenstargames 🤭)
Considering the main goals of the Ko-Fi were met, the overall scope of the game has now been decided. I will try my best to fulfill everything & I now have a basic outline on what I will be doing for the game! Some things may change, but it'll likely be minor adjustments instead of big things like the goals in the write-up.
Plot: You have been scouted by Gwyn Winters to join as a newly recruited hitman in Mars Rosengold's elite hitman team. You can play as Lost Connections' protagonist, Sparrow, and continue your romance with Pavel Volkov, or as a fresh, new character. It takes place three years after Lost Connections, but you don't actually need to play that game to play Hitmen Stories.
The base game will have five planned "episodes" with an overarching storyline and five love interests.
Episode 1 will cover quick introductions, a training montage, a mission that will kickstart the rest of the plot, and Wendy's recruitment.
Genre will be crime thriller. It will have some dark themes with the romances and explicit sexual content.
Planned Release Date: Maybe February 2027, but that might be too optimistic. However, I plan on releasing it episode by episode on Patreon alongside Reanimated Heart updates.
Price: The base game will be free, but future DLC will not. I am thinking DLC will be more episodes with new missions so they will be pretty chunky as well.
Planned Features:
Like I said, five whole love interests!
A free digital artbook with all the art and backgrounds in the game, as well as details about the hitmen
An Image and Endings gallery
Custom items and backgrounds (although I will use stock images for some bgs)
New Original Songs (At least 4 planned & already paid for)
MC will have more elaborate gender/sex options and custom stats based on a homebrew system I've created for the game. MC can also choose starting backgrounds to add to stats and storytelling, where the Player can pick if they were previously a Mercenary, a Con Artist, or a Getaway Driver.
A training sequence for MC and an assigned "mentor" depending on specialization.
More elaborate gameplay like quick time events and dice roll mechanics.
NSFW scenes available for all Love Interests and other Hitmen members. Options to be open/poly within the group or exclusive for select characters.
Main Cast:
Hitmen Team
Love Interests
Others
Pavel Volkov - Former soviet spy. Specializes in infiltration and sabotage. Will mentor you if you choose to specialize in Espionage.
Gwyn Winters - Trained from birth to be an assassin. Will mentor you if you choose to specialize in Firearms.
Bishop Sinclair - US Veteran & former special Reconnaissance. Will mentor you if you choose to specialize in Hand to Hand combat.
Evan Stone - Former bankrobber & getaway driver. Will mentor you if you choose to specialize in Driving.
Wendy Baker - A serial killer and a new hire, just like you! She will be learning espionage alongside you if you choose that.
(Note: I plan on each new episode introducing a new hitman joining the team.)
Supporting Cast
Abel Valencia - Gwyn's sniper protege.
Jack Cameron - US Veteran & Ballistics expert.
Dynamite / Dyno - Gwyn's best friend. Hired muscle, demolitions expert, and getaway driver.
Rhys Arkwright - Abel's boyfriend and movie star. Annoyingly good at everything and does his own stunts, so he doesn't even need that much training.
Ulysses Finch - Exotics prince & has ties to the Japanese yakuza.
Sebastian Gershowitz - Crazy mad scientist that's a high level hacker and provides the team with new experimental gadgets to use.
Ezra Meir - US Veteran & former combat medic. He's the team doctor.
I made this illustration in collaboration with @春醴记工作室 Studio!
I never imagined seeing so much love and so many beautiful artworks celebrating Pierrot’s birthday! I’m truly delighted!
I also made another fun one as an extra little tribute haha!
By the way, some of you may have seen the earlier post where the symbol on Pierrot’s left arm had the wrong color. That was completely my fault, sorry about that hehe. I was so excited that I let that slip by!
Thank you all so much for the messages for Pierrot!
It only feels right that Oleander be celebrated in this, apparently the busiest month here at Rotten Raccoons. I'm taking the evening off in his honour, and I hope you all do the same!
✦ Patch 2.0.4 is here! + The Storyteller's festival!
✦ Now available on itch and Steam!
Another year, another Storyteller's Festival we have the pleasure to join thanks to fellow devs at Two and a Half Studios! ✨
This time, our entry comes with a new patch, patch 2.0.4! Albeit it's not a big one, we've introduced one of our most awaited mechanics; the voiced name system.
Upon starting a new game for the first time after this update, you'll encounter a brief tutorial when clicking the "voiced names list" button. Our beta testers as well as the backers who added a voiced name to their order when our Kickstarter launched received this build early—the overall feedback was that they wanted the voiced names to play even more! This final version includes a few more voiced names lines; perhaps not as much as everyone would like, but in some instances either the available takes didn't fit the occassion, or the name was in the middle of a sentence, or the line was already voiced.
Voiced names will be available for purchase via our Patreon really really soon! You don't have to be suscribed—it can be a single-time purchase!
As always, thank you so much for your support and your kindness! 🌟
Franco has such a serious spot in my heart and i felt he earned a little more attention from me. I used @jamiefort s art of Franco as some style and anatomy refs as this is only my second time drawing him. Jamie, if you see this, your art is STUNNING. I love your interpretation of Franco and every time you post it amazes me, your animations are stellar, I love your stylization, and you truly understand characters beyond canon. I could go on and on..but you get the jist. Franco may not be everyone’s cup of tea but he sure as hell is mine. As soon as i get some money I’m comming Jamie for so much art man, just absolutely beautiful work.