Silk Success and Tropico Triumphs
Dear friends,
Against the odds, the Silk Kickstarter succeeded - by the skin of its teeth! Thanks to everyone one of you who helped promote the campaign, and especially to those of you who backed the project. We are still reeling from this victory, and as soon as Kickstarter has accurately counted the pennies we'll be setting out the next steps for the project. You can follow how it proceeds at the devblog, which is updated every week.
Tropico 6 Arrives to Glowing Reviews!
As you may know, one of the projects International Hobo has been working on over the last year or so is Tropico 6, which has now shipped to rave reviews. We were particularly pleased by this one on Windows Central:
My favorite thing, though, is the writing.The quips of both average citizens and named characters in your nation poke fun at dictatorship stereotypes, and they're written and voice-acted well enough that they always got a laugh out of me. My personal favorite was when my own El Presidente character lamented on his desire to arrest someone, "just to see the look on their face."
It's truly wonderful to see this game finally out and receiving the praise it deserves, and although working on it has been challenging, it has also been highly rewarding.
ihobo Games Discord Launches
Want a place to discuss Silk, or our 'spiritual successor' projects Requia Noir (for Discworld Noir) and Haunters, Inc (for Ghost Master)? Check out the new ihobo Games Discord Server! We'd love to see you there.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to sleep for a hundred years to recover from a rather hectic GDC last week.
Until next time,
Chris.