A Near Dawn - Dark humorous adventure < Play the Prologue! >

[LeonDaydreamer]

Hi guys, my name is Leon (@LeonDaydreamer).
I'd like to introduce myself and my project at the same time. I'm pretty new in the Adventure Game community, though I've been an adventure game fan all my life - starting from Monkey Island 2, Fate of Atlantis, and DOTT. :)

I always dreamed of making an adventure game of my own, but at first I was bad at art, then at programming. Somehow, I now managed to put one together and kind of wound up jumping in head-first without really spending the time to discover more of the community. Like... I already released a Prologue AND started a KickStarter for my project. I've just been so driven when I began getting close to finishing the Prologue, that I pretty much allowed myself to roll down a snowy hill, and been feeling a little like a giant snowball the past few weeks. :)

I am currently working on what I describe as a dark humorous psychological thriller adventure game called A Near Dawn. It is heavily inspired by the Broken Sword (my favorite), Blackwell, and Ace Attorney series. As well as darker stories like Steins;Gate and even Twin Peaks. Here are the details about it. I hope you can check out the Prologue (available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android) and let me know what you think!






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Gameplay: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pxMfEqYmk_o

Trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YEw4sk5c5Cs

A Near Dawn is a charming yet devastating psychological thriller with amusing highs, gut-wrenching crashes, and mature themes. While grounded in reality, supernatural and science fiction elements will unfold as the story progresses. The opening sees our main character - Seattle-based attorney Sam Nichols - who seems to be experiencing disturbing psychological difficulties, exposed to progressively dire circumstances that threaten to unravel his reality and destroy those closest to him. Haunted by personal demons, with your law firm struggling and on the brink of collapse, you take the helm on an important new case involving a ruthless multinational corporation, defended by some of the vilest people you ever had the misfortune of knowing. The odds already seem stacked against you, but you will soon learn that things are not as they appear, as a deeper conspiracy begins to emerge. Where will you end up if you keep untangling the threads? You must be brave to uncover the truth.




Our KickStarter wrapped at 76% ~ We didn't quite reach our goal. It will be nice to take a little break and reflect on things. You can download the full Prologue for A Near Dawn FREE on Itch.io (Russian Version available, as well) / Steam / GooglePlay (Android Version)

[LeonDaydreamer]

Hi guys, I just did a really in-depth interview about my game with IndieGraze:

https://www.indiegraze.com/2017/11/10/interview-a-near-dawns-leonid-pilchin/

"... there is no question in my mind that you need something for a character to stay with your audience. Everyone knows that instinctively, if they think about their favorite characters – I mention Peter Lorre from The Maltese Falcon in my post, but I can just as easily talk about Jack Sparrow, an immensely beloved character. And probably eccentricity is not the perfect word, but definitely personality..."

It was my first interview and the questions were really detailed, so it was pretty challenging addressing all the points they raised!

Also, our Kickstarter Campaign is up to 50%! Which is amazing, but we will definitely need more support to reach our goal!

[draclvr]

This sounds great, LeonDaydreamer! I'm off to Kickstarter to check it out!

[LeonDaydreamer]

This sounds great, LeonDaydreamer! I'm off to Kickstarter to check it out!

Thanks for taking an interest draclvr!
It's my first Kickstarter ever, so it's been pretty shaky so far (I have much to learn).
I'm actually thinking of changing a few things on the campaign page, so if anything pops out at you that you think can be improved, let me know!

[LeonDaydreamer]

For our Kickstarter Update #10: Mysteries and Science Fiction in A Near Dawn - well, like it says, I talk about some of the mysteries and science fiction in our story! I also mention another of my major influences (can you guess what it is?).  :)

[LeonDaydreamer]

Hey guys!
We're coming down to the last hours on our Kickstarter Campaign. It's been a wild ride, but we're still only at about 60% of the mark, and will need a lot more support to reach our goal.

Please consider sharing and supporting our project, we only have a short while left on our campaign!

Also, there is now a Russian version of our Prologue, as well - You can find it on our Itch.io page... you know, if you're into Russian.

[draclvr]

Good luck, LeonDaydreamer! I hope it makes it!

[LeonDaydreamer]

Good luck, LeonDaydreamer! I hope it makes it!

Our Kickstarter wrapped up at 76% ~ we didn't quite reach our goal, but thanks for the support over the past few weeks!

[draclvr]

So sorry it didn't make it, Leondaydreamer. It looked like a great game.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Thanks draclvr.
I might try it again sometime, but probably not too soon. :)

[LadyKestrel]

I'm sad that the kickstarter didn't work out for you, Leon, but I hope we'll see you around here and the other adventure game websites in the future.

[LeonDaydreamer]

Thanks LadyKestrel!
Of course, I'll be around.