One year really makes a difference! The Prologue Games team traveled to EGX Rezzed for the first time in 2015 to share a glimpse of Knee Deep Act 1: Wonderland. We met a lot of supportive folks who gave great feedback and encouraging words about the aesthetics, the curious characters in Cypress Knee, and the overall story. Still, they wondered: What about voice acting? What about a little more clarity in the opening moments of Romana's interrogation and in the dialogue choices? And when's this game coming out, anyway?
A year later, we've launched all three acts of Knee Deep on Steam - 90,000 words of dialogue and reports, more than five hours of content - and we took every bit of constructive feedback to heart. Voiceover? It's there. Some clearer narrative moments to give the player more context as the game begins? Yep! So we're overjoyed to have spent the past few days entertaining fans - some old and many new - with much more polished demos of our swamp noir stage play in a computer game! It was awesome to hear people praise the game without qualifications, then ask: "When's it coming out?" And they smiled or gave a thumbs up when they heard every bit of the story was waiting for them to purchase on their smartphone Steam app or when they got home later.
We didn't spend our time mulling over what to fix or how much work lay ahead on the project, because it's done now. We've done what we can to nurture Knee Deep toward life in the indie wilderness. Soon, we'll have to start planning the next project. But we're always going to have a special place in our hearts for Knee Deep, and do what we can to bring as much attention as possible to our theatrical adventure, which so many players hailed for the distinctive look and narrative approach. And we're so grateful to EGX Rezzed and everyone who visited our space at the London Tobacco Dock. We traveled a long way from North Carolina for the show, but it feels like a worthwhile and hard-earned victory lap. Thanks for playing!