Passion, Sweat... and Children

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Doing indie game development is hard. Doing it with a full-time day job and a family to support… harder. Doing it while having a new addition to the family… oh boy!

Needless to say, I had to step away from moonlight game development while I focused on our expanding family. With our youngest turning 2, I finally have been able to “get my head above water” and spend more time with my passion!

The good news: I have actually been contracting out writing and artwork over the past few years! The final bottleneck to getting the new content out comes down to me editing, integrating and polishing it up over the next few months.

So I’m cleaning out the cobweb, sharpening the swords, and stringing the bows for an updated adventure in Heroes Guard: The Journal, slated for release in 2023!

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3 years behind, and 3 updates ahead

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The launch of Heroes Guard: The Journal in 2016 was exciting as it jumped top 100 in both Apple and Google app stores!

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Soon it will be nearly 3 years since the launch of Heroes Guard: The Journal… and we are gearing up for a few big updates this year:

  • Over 50,000 words of new content: Adding more diversity to each playthrough. Currently going through editing - almost there!

  • Daily Diaries: A new game mode that introduces a new short-story each day

  • Tarot Reading: A focus on improving the look & feel of the card game

And last but not least, we’ll be looking to get Heroes Guard: The Journal onto Steam Early Access! How well the game is received in the PC market will likely drive future updates - including the much requested feature of increasing the length of a single playthrough.

Beta #2 Sign-Ups!

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It's taken far longer than I wanted, but the second beta for Heroes Guard: The Journal is finally available for sign-up! There are some minor content updates, but the focus has been on polishing the card-combat and flushing out progressing and high score features.

New combat updates including UI, effects, tutorials, and bug fixes!

New combat updates including UI, effects, tutorials, and bug fixes!

Unlock more powerful weapons to aid you on your next adventure!

Unlock more powerful weapons to aid you on your next adventure!

What will be your outcome? Will you find your way into the Hall of Heroes?

What will be your outcome? Will you find your way into the Hall of Heroes?

Any future updates will be largely focused on your guys' feedback and content, as such - this may be the last beta build before release! So sign-up now and let me know what tweaks must be done to the game before launch!

Happy Holidays!

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I want to wish everyone a happy holiday and hope that the new year brings good tidings to all!

 

There are a lot of exciting things happening for the studio in the new year:

Although next year will be incredible exciting, 2015 was pretty unforgettable:

And the most exciting news of all: I became a dad!

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Excited to see what the new year brings us all! :)

 

Heroes Guard Beta is Live!

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For those of you who signed up for the Heroes Guard: The Journal beta, it is now live!

Within the first hour, the game has already received a warm welcome from interactive fiction fans! My favorite quotes so far:

  • "I am really enjoying the game so far, and will definitely buy it when it comes out!"
  • "Got to try out the game; it was really good"
  • "General feedback: Awesome..."
  • "I am having fun with the beta testing and will easily want the complete version. "
  • "It is a lot of fun... and I can also see it being a neat way to get younger people to read more!"
  • "it was a really fun game!"

It's almost time for Beta!

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Heroes Guard: The Journal is nearly ready for its very first beta! 

I'm excited and ever-so nervous to get it in front of real fans of the genre. Every alpha build has gone wonderful, and I could never be more thankful for my friends, family, and followers for the great feedback they have provided so far!

What does beta mean for Heroes Guard? Well, the game is only half-polished - initially focusing on ensuring the story aspects are working as attended for launch. The card combat portion will be the focus for Beta #2. Not to mention, a lot more content is expected for full release!

I'll specifically be reaching out to well-known communities in the interactive fiction world  in hopes of collecting their love or hate of the game.

This whole process has been nerve-racking and wonderful at the same time.  Thank you all for coming along with me on this journey!

You can sign-up for beta here!

Heroes Guard: The Journal in Alpha!

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We are excited to announce that Heroes Guard: The Journal is currently undergoing alpha testing!

We have a small group of testers that are currently testing features and device compatibility, and expect to add more testers to the list with every alpha build. We have also been attending local indie developer meetups and demonstrating the game in its current state, and the responses have been great so far!