As we move towards release, we thought it was time for an update on the development of Fragments of Him. It has been a long journey (over 2 years), but we are starting to see the finish line. Internally, we are creating regular builds and are seeing these builds become incrementally more stable and enjoyable. In addition to that we have had private playtests that revealed opportunities for improvement. Over the last 6 weeks we have fixed a lot of bugs (295, to be exact) and we’re working hard to make sure that all of the remaining issues are resolved before we launch early next year.

Voice Acting

It finally happened!

Recording the voices for Sarah and Will.

Mata Haggis, the collaborating narrative designer, visited PitStop Productions to assist in the direction of the voice actors. Since then, the recordings have been processed and implemented. By now, all of recorded voice overs are in the game and let me tell you, it sounds amazing! We would like to eventually release the official voice acting cast in a future blog post so keep an eye out for that.

GaymerX

Just like last year, we will have a presence at GaymerX at the San Jose Convention Center (December 11-13). If you attend, you will be able to play the prologue over at the Arcade area (once we have an exact location we will let you know). This will be the first (and probably last) time that you will be able to hear the final voice acting before we release, so if you are around be sure to stop by!

Mata will also be attending and is on a panel with Joe Ortega where they will discuss how they addressed diversity in their work in games.

Throwback Thursday

Ah the good ol’ days of computer limitations, static characters, and unrefined gameplay. From now until release we will be releasing a before & after image of familiar (to those who played the prototype) locations. We will start this off by showing the living room of Will’s apartment.

Internship positions

It’s that time again, and this time we have 2 internship positions open, a Game Designer & Producer and a marketing position. In both cases you will be working closely with us to make sure Fragments of Him will have a successful launch, after which you’ll be working on our next project. You can read all the details over here.

Lastly, we have another cool announcement coming up towards the end of next week, so make sure to keep an eye out on our Facebook & Twitter pages for that one!