Hunter Holystone: Ghost in the Matinee

*blows dust off blog* oh hi.

I really am way too close to finishing the main game to just let it die in my projects folder so... I think what I’m going to do is scrap the optional dungeon and bosses, do what still needs done on the main storyline, and release it. If people play it and enjoy it, then maybe I’ll add the optional dungeon back in an update? idk. Maybe if enough people play it and enjoy it, there’ll be more Hunter Holystone games? idk. 

I do still love this universe and I’d like to do more with it. And I still really want to do the “Meet the Fmitths” spinoff because Sleve and Tobb are such fun characters. I want sidequests where Hunter has to repeatedly escort Mothman out of the local department store because he is loitering in the lamp section breathing heavily and weirding the customers out. I want to show off the rest of Limina City and introduce y’all to some of the other monster hunters in town.

Also over here on the green art hellsite

Hunter zzzweetie, why don’t you come over here and let me beat that face of yourzzz?

Banging around some ideas for the optional boss artwork, a couple quick studies before bed.

The scene: Hunter is in her office, about to go out on a case or some such thing. She picks up her stuff, turns off the lights, opens the door, takes one step into the hallway... and the phone rings.

She goes back in and picks it up. “Holystone Agency.”

Heavy breathing for a moment, then:

“turn it back on”

“...what”

“yur lamp”

“Who the hell is this?”

“blease”

Hunter goes to the window, looks down onto the street... and sure enough, there at a pay phone on the corner...

“Dammit, Mothman!”

“hhhh lamp”

“You’re being creepy. Stop being creepy.”

“I pay bill?”

“...what.”

“Lamp... bill?” Heavy breathing. “I pay?”

This is bordering on inappropriate but... she turns the lamp back on and hangs up quickly so she doesn’t have to hear the reaction.

The next day there is an envelope containing three fifty dollar bills shoved under her office door. The envelope is unmarked other than a childlike scrawl of “pay lamp” on the back and a few dark smudges..

it was a baby kraken, Penny

I don't remember my name... But everyone calls me Pierrot.

They just think I'm a plain old creepy clown doll.

It’s my name. It’s also my job.

Top: February

Bottom: yesterday

It’s come a long way, huh?

The demo is up!