Hollowed
What happens after you die...and don't end up in Heaven or Hell?
Welcome to the afterlife! A home for all ghosts, imps, ghouls and other supernatural beings to live out the rest of their existence.
Hollowed is a story following Kayenne, a ghost who recently died and is now living a life post-mortem in the afterlife. She finds herself in a common predicament among ghosts, where she must complete her unfinished business before her soul loses all physical attachments, and vanishes into the nothingness. Permanently! Afterall, there’s no afterlife after the afterlife…
Only when a ghost has found all their “missing pieces” will they be able to go to Heaven.
In the strange world of the afterlife where every hour is nightfall and every month is a moon; beings known as evil spirits are not unusual. They are spirits that drain energy from the living in order to keep a physical form, yet despite this, they live a life strikingly similar to the living. With holidays, and ceremonies, a whole kingdom rules the afterlife--now what does this all have to do with Kayenne?
Simply, it seems the enigmatic prince Hector has taken an interest in Kayenne…
...and everything she never knew begins to fall into place on the night of the last full moon.
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Welcome to the afterlife! A home for all ghosts, imps, ghouls and other supernatural beings to live out the rest of their existence.
Hollowed is a story following Kayenne, a ghost who recently died and is now living a life post-mortem in the afterlife. She finds herself in a common predicament among ghosts, where she must complete her unfinished business before her soul loses all physical attachments, and vanishes into the nothingness. Permanently! Afterall, there’s no afterlife after the afterlife…
Only when a ghost has found all their “missing pieces” will they be able to go to Heaven.
In the strange world of the afterlife where every hour is nightfall and every month is a moon; beings known as evil spirits are not unusual. They are spirits that drain energy from the living in order to keep a physical form, yet despite this, they live a life strikingly similar to the living. With holidays, and ceremonies, a whole kingdom rules the afterlife--now what does this all have to do with Kayenne?
Simply, it seems the enigmatic prince Hector has taken an interest in Kayenne…
...and everything she never knew begins to fall into place on the night of the last full moon.
- 3 routes, 2 romance-able characters
- 6 endings
- 40k upwards 60k (aproximately 3-5 hours of gameplay)
- non-commercial
- WARNING: Includes crude language, violence, and death (surprise, surprise!!)
- Regardless of which route you choose the 3 main characters will still play a prominent role in the story
Kayenne(KAI-ann, like the pepper): A ghost with no memory of her past life, Kayenne is left to find herself in the afterlife.
Mischievous and always filled with curiosity, she can't help but be drawn to the dream-like qualities of
the afterlife and its inhabitants.
Hunter: Kayenne’s grumpy next-door neighbor and friend. He lives a simple life in the afterlife;
sleep, eat, work, sleep, eat, work and not much else. Past his rough exterior and unsociable attitude,
however, is a golden heart.
Hector: The good natured prince of the afterlife; he speaks sweetly with gentle mannerisms and
is admired by most all who live in his kingdom. Although occasionally, he has a habit of slipping out of
character.
Valentina: An energetic but hardworking vampire who is the owner of her namesake, Valentina’s
Cafe. She’s Hunter’s co-worker and friend, and tends to stick her nose into his affairs like an overbearing
sister.
Ichabod: A dullahan who enjoys academic pursuits. He’s known to be quite whimsical and always
has his head in the books--or he would, if he had one. He appears to know Prince Hector personally and
frequently visits Valentina’s cafe.
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Ophelia & Orianne: Two of Hector’s 6 older sisters. They are identical twin sisters who love to gossip
and are rarely ever seen apart. It always seems like they know something that nobody else does.
Notes
As of right now I'm trying to complete the story outline and then finish the script. The prologue is already finished so I'm somewhat making progress?? I don't want to create a percentage thing to state what i have and haven't accomplished because that dejects me so fast lmao i'll just stick with updating this thread by parts.
I'm the lone artist, writer, and programmer of this vn, and it's unlikely that it will be completed anytime soon due to schoolwork...and other life...things...but I don't plan on dropping it either since I've already invested a lot of time in it.
Oh yeah here's some questions to answer if you want? Any feedback would mean a lot to me and thanks so much for reading this so far.
- Is the plot interesting, and would you play this game?
- Thoughts on any of the characters? Who's your favorite?
- Is there anything that needs work in terms of quality? Like art, writing, plot etc.
- Any other questions regarding the story?