A collection of our earliest concept art for Herald!
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Tabatha Veazie Concept Art
Miss Tabatha Veazie – from concept art to in-game portrait. 🙂
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Kickstarter Backer Portraits
All kickstarter backer portraits have been finished! A big thanks to Lake, Matlock, Shai, Joshua and Wim! We were humbled by your support. All of these portraits will be placed in the game, somewhere on board of the Herald. We also wrote a new blog post over at our steam community page.
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Concept art for the vessel Herald
Final in-game result: The Herald’s development from concept art to 3d model. 🙂
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Dutch videogame maker aims to confront his country’s colonial past – Kill Screen
Dutch videogame maker aims to confront Europe’s colonial past – Kill Screen killscreen.com Killscreen interviewed us about Herald. 😀 This article gives a pretty in-depth look into what inspired us to develop the game – and the messages we want to convey to the people who play it.
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Voice Acting being Recorded!
This week we had our first recording sessions for Herald! Seeing our characters brought to life by a talented cast was a very special moment for us to experience. We can’t wait to share this with you in-game. <3
Read more »Voice actors for Herald are all cast!
With the help of The Democracy and Media Foundation, Wispfire has found a talented cast of voice actors for Herald: An Interactive Period Drama.
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Wispfire goes to SXSW!
Past weekend, our lead writer, Roy van der Schilden, collaborated with Sherida Halatoe, known for her beautiful game Beyond Eyes, to give a talk at SXSW 2016 about designing games from a new perspective. The audience was very welcoming and inspired by our presentation. Needless to say, we had a great time!
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Louis Morton Character Model Update
A comparison between the then and now design and 3D model of one of the Herald’s passengers Louis Morton. We’ve certainly come a long way!
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We don’t usually provide one-day internships for high school students, but when this 14 year old girl showed us her instagram (https://www.instagram.com/julltje.art/) and asked if she could make some game art with us for one day, we couldn’t say no. The first image was solely made by her within a day, the second one a … »
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Ludicious 2016
We just had a wonderful time showcasing Herald at the Ludicious 2016. Aside from showing our game and getting lovely reactions, we gave an impromptu Herald talk, sang “Marioke” and explored the snowy forests outside of Zürich.
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New Character Promotion Piece
We’ve teamed up with the amazing Liea to make this kick-ass art piece for Herald! We’ll be showcasing it ten times this size at First Look, this weekend in Utrecht, The Netherlands. If you’d like to receive two free Sunday tickets for First Look (so you can play Herald and chat with the devs!), reblog this … »
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