Blog of the Reaper, June 2024: Meet the Writer
In this month’s blog, we chat with Dan, Advent of the Reaper’s writer. Dan creates the dialogue that weaves the grand story of Advent through the Visual Novel scenes that begin and end each chapter, as well as short-form character dialogue, such as what a chapter boss will say as they enter combat, or when a character’s HP tragically drops to zero! For some bonus loot, we reveal the concept art for a new character!
How did you get involved with the Advent project?
Ever since I was a child I wanted to make video games. (I used to keep a notebook of my many ideas, lol.) Unfortunately, when I went to college game development programs were still finding their footing. So life took me a different route. A couple years back I realized just how many indie game projects are out there, and how many needed talented people. I decided to look for a project that needed a writer. So I found a subreddit for linking up talent with game projects and posted a portfolio. I had a couple of project leads reach out, and Advent sounded the most promising. I am already a fan of strategy RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics, and Fire Emblem so I couldn’t pass up the chance to write for a project in their same vein.
What’s the writing process like for the Advent scripts?
Well, I’ve talked with Doug a lot about the setting and the characters doing my best to get to know what the vision is. We’ve also discussed the main beats of the plot so I could… (click here to keep reading on the Advent blog!)
