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The Violet Strait

an introspective horror video game concept

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synopsis

A lone knight journeys through a forbidden and cursed valley, filled with creatures that are monstrous perversions of feminity and womanhood.

  • Dark fantasy, gothic horror

  • Single player

  • Soulslike & Metroidvania side scroller

Player character - "Tiresias"

story beats

1 - The Ferryman and Tiresias arrive at the Valley.

2 - The ruins. The statues unsettle Tiresias.

3 - The Wolf's garden. Tiresias is faced with a choice.

4 - The guardian of the bathhouse challenges Tiresias.

5 - Tiresias is reborn in the pools of the bathhouse.

NPC concepts

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bestiary

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New monster designs for the bestiary:

A variant of the Statues & a "unicorn."

The project included monster descriptions and written lore from the perspective of Tiresias.

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