Farewell North News

Hey folks!

I know you've been eagerly awaiting the release of Farewell North and, believe me, so have I! It still feels surreal that this journey is so close to coming to an end and I can't wait to get it out there for you. I do have some slightly bad news to share today, but don't worry, you will get to chase after sticks and herd some coos as our good boy Chesley very soon!

Farewell North will now release on August 16th

As you may know, Steam is a super competitive market for indies. It's extremely hard to get visibility even on normal days, and I recently learned several other great indie games will all be releasing on the same day that I initially picked out for Farewell North. I've been pouring my heart and soul into this game for years now, and in hopes of giving it the best chance of finding its audience, I have decided to delay the release for only 1 day to August 16th.

I hope you understand and that this one additional day isn't too long of a wait!

-Kyle

Hey everyone 👋

We're so thrilled to be participating in Next Fest! To celebrate, we're bringing a freshly updated demo with loads of polish, and perhaps a few bits of new content to look out for 👀

For this stream we're thankful to have Gab Smolders joining us with her playthrough of the demo, but you can of course take it for a spin yourself and let us know what you think of the updates!

I can't wait to hear your thoughts!

- Kyle

Hey everyone 👋

We're so thrilled to be participating in Next Fest! To celebrate, we're bringing a freshly updated demo with loads of polish, and perhaps a few bits of new content to look out for 👀

For this stream we're thankful to have Gab Smolders joining us with her playthrough of the demo, but you can of course take it for a spin yourself and let us know what you think of the updates!

I can't wait to hear your thoughts!

- Kyle

Heya folks!

It's been quite an adventure developing Farewell North these last four years. We're not quite at the finish line just yet, but I am thrilled to announce that Farewell North now has a release date - August 15, 2024!

With the release date announcement comes a brand new trailer with never before seen footage, and a few other big announcements as well - make sure you watch through to the end ;)

I'm very delighted that with this trailer we're finally able to share the theme song for Farewell North, "My Heart's in the Highlands". Originally written by Robert Burns in 1789, "My Heart's in the Highlands" is the poem from which Farewell North takes its name. Our composer, John Konsolakis, put together a modern rendition just for Farewell North featuring the voice of celebrated Scottish folk singer, Siobhan Miller.

This song isn't just for the trailer though! Together with John and Siobhan we've come up with a very special feature that I'm excited for you to discover for yourself in-game, so please look forward to that.

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Anyways, now that we've got a date I've got work to do so I'd better get back to it!

All the best,
Kyle

One of the trickiest aspects of Farewell North's development has been bringing the main character to life in a way that players are able to relate and connect with her. I didn't realize it when I started development, but as a (mostly) solo indie dev it turns out that this is no small task, and for the past three years I've been doing everything I can to give her personality: animations, behaviours, voice acting, just to name a few.

But something was always missing...

In this devlog (the 33rd in the series!) I'll show you how I added eye tracking, lip sync and full facial animation to Farewell North, and finally reveal her name plus the meaning behind it.

Enjoy!

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