When an ancient being recruits them to stop an even more ancient evil, a college pop band must choose between their music careers and saving the world.
I've mostly been posting these guys on my dedicated instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/sappho_and_the_poets/) but it's not so good for the text-heavy info posts so I thought i'd start a blog here!
This is the 2024 lineup for the main characters of my dream project.
R'afa is a bull shark mermaid and is the drummer for the band. They're also Sappho's sibling
Sappho is a sphynx and she's the bass guitarist and namesake of their band. She's Raf's sibling
Frey is a werewolf and the lead guitarist
Katlete is the keytarist and lead vocalist!
I'll have much more to post here as I develop the story!
FAQ for the project below!
Q: What medium is the project? A: I'm writing Sappho and the Poets to be a third-person adventure game made in unreal engine. You'll be able to play as either Sappho, Katlete, R'afa, or Frey. The overall story will largely remain the same, but there will be different opportunities and choices depending on who you choose to play as. Q: What is each character's play style? A: Sappho is close-range combat, Frey is a long range archer, R'afa is the shield-bearer and tank, and Katlete is support as a healer, but also has many low-damage AOE spells Q: When will the project be finished? A: As of 3/25/2024 I'm unsure. I anticipate the project taking about 3-4 years. Q: Will you be crowdfunding the game? A: not directly! I plan to post devlogs and offer previews on ko-fi, but I don't believe a campaign on a site like kickstarter would be something I consider unless I reach a point where I need to hire a developer to help Q: What is the story about? A: there are many themes, both overall and individual to each character such as loss of faith, uncovering systemic lies, the shut out feeling that comes with being mixed race. Overall the story is about four college students who are dragged into a prophecy that forces them to choose between the perceived end of the world and their own safety and future.
Q: What platform will the game be on? A: my goal is to release it on Steam or itch.io to be played on PC and Mac with controller support. Ideally I can also create a console patch, but it's very much a "we'll get there if we get there" situation!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask them in my inbox!
This is my second blog for my personal project!
