Today I wanted to talk about Monsty Corps characters and a little about the games DLC.
As a note, the games development is currently paused, I’ve recently moved and will be on break soonish for my Birthday (I’m currently finishing up work that I have missed with moving, however the work I need to do for Monsty Corp is so large I don’t currently have the time)
The Silent Protagonist
Name: Robin
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Role: Silent Protagonist
Dimension: 3D
With a… very original name, Robin is the silent protagonist of Monsty Corp.
Robin was originally going to be fully voiced by myself (hence the name), however I ended up realizing that they work better without being voiced. You the player are supposed to be able to insert yourself into the role of Robin, while Alex’s story is much more linear, Robins story is meant to be entirely up to you, does Robin make it out? That’s up to you. Does Robin die? Well that’s also up to you… To an extent, you the player get to decide Robins ending.
Fun Fact!
Robin was originally a placeholder name where I had given them my name temporarily. However I ended up realizing that I couldn’t think up of a better name, and as a gender-neutral name, it fits the role perfectly.
The worried boyfriend
Name: Alex
Pronouns: he/him/his
Role: Vocal Protagonist
Dimension: 3D
Alex is our secondary protagonist. While Robins story is entirely your choice, Alex will take a very linear path. Starting off REDACTED, you will watch Alex go through absolute hell and back to save his partner Robin.
Fun Fact!
Alex was originally being written to be the main protagonist of the game, however I really thought this would make the final “boss fight” make zero sense so I rewrote it. Another version of the story had Alex as a fake antagonist, where Alex was Robins ex-boyfriend who Robin thinks for the longest time is behind everything, however I prefer love stories and thought I’d rather make a love story.
The evil AI
Name: SAIC
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Role: Antagonist
Dimension: 3D
SAIC will be someone you see a lot of. Starting off as REDACTED, we eventually find out that she is REDACTED. Her name stands for Sentient Artificial and Intelligent Consciousness. In a very old build of the game, back in 2018, she’s voiced by a Text to Speech software, however will be voiced by yours truly in the actual game.
Fun Fact!
To get into voice for SAIC I have to say “Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area” 5 times, almost like I’m trying to summon beetlejuice!
The friendly helper
Name: Bit
Pronouns: he/him
Role: Helper
Dimension: 3D (and 2D)
Bit is a character I’ve had in my pocket for a while. He’s a very friendly AI that will help Robin throughout the game. He will constantly talk to Robin through text messages, giving them ideas on what they should do next, and is always there!
Fun Fact!
Bit is the Lockyz Media mascot, if you look at our logo for example, he’s there.
The obviously crazy one.
Name: HSG
Pronouns: All of the above!
Role: The one that everyone thinks is crazy.
Dimension: what are those?
HSG was originally added as a placeholder to test the games old conversation system. His only lines that were in a game build (so far), were created by a friend for another character. I specifically remember the script saying “insert incoherent rambling”. And he delivered. HSG has gone from a random throwaway… to so much more… Do… do you wanna hear a story about Haunted Sandwiches?
Fun Fact!
Every day you inch one day closer to your eventual death! Yet HE will remain. HE will always be here!
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Name: HIM
Pronouns: ????
Role: ????
Dimension: ????
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DLC Announcements
As part of making the Monsty Corp story as fleshed out as possible, Monsty Corp will launch with 2 DLC packs, the Prequels DLC and the Sequels DLC (Temporary Names).
The Prequels
During the content of the Prequels DLC, you will play as Maria, a new member of the Practical AI Division. Within this DLC you will see the activation of SAIC and what SAIC does to all the employees. Whether Maria survives into Monsty Corp is up to you!
This DLC is designed to be playable before you play the base game, and in fact, playing through the DLC may unlock additional content within the base game (one could argue that the DLC should be part of the main game, but as it’s entirely optional and is designed moreso to give you more information about the story, I felt it necessary to make it a DLC instead of part of the main game).
This DLC is not for those who are less than 18 years of age. A big part of the DLC for me was that I can go much further with them, then I can the base game, which was always being designed to have an age rating of 16+.
The Sequels
The idea of the Sequels is to allow the player to experience the consequences of their actions, you’ll get the option to play one of two different stories based on your choices in the main game (though you’ll be given the option to pick). While one ending is considered “canon” by myself, I’ll never actually reveal which. It’s important to me that you, the player, decide what you want to be canon.
Both stories exist simultaneously but on different timelines and will involve different characters.
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Thanks for reading this. I was originally going to insert screenshots of the games actual script and screenshots of changes I’ve made in the game build. But unfortunately I’ve recently moved so actual development has paused for the time being.
I’m working on what’s called a Game Design document soon to make my job much easier, I’m tempted to release it as part of some Early Access content.
Thanks
Robin