Hello, I’m Ken Magari (Margarine Dog) from the circle MargarineDog's Kennel. In this article, I’ll talk about the production of the additional scenario for [Brigands' Quest], titled “A Dirge for Sows.”
This is what you call a WIP (Work In Progress). We also have an announcement about the release of the standalone novel game version of this scenario and the mobile game adaptation of the main game on a different site.
You can find the previous article here:
[Development Diary ① for the Additional Scenario “A Dirge for Sows” Text Completion]
Almost There!
Thanks to continuous work, we have completed H-scene CGs, character sprites, and promotional images. We are also working on integrating these texts and images into RPG Maker, so it should be ready to show you all soon.
...But this is the long part!
So, here are some promotional images.
Standalone Release
The additional scenario, "A Dirge for Sows," was initially created as an add-on for Brigands' Quest. However, as it is essentially an alternate ending after defeating the empress in the main game and has no branches, we decided to release it as a standalone novel game as well.
It would be great if it sells well.
We plan to include a summary of the main game up to the ending and an introduction with a different narrative style, and call it “Brigands' Quest Side Story: A Dirge for Sows.”
Since most of the content overlaps, those who already own the main game should be careful not to purchase it by mistake. But if you still want to buy it, please do!
Mug People in Summer on Your Smartphone!
Brigands' Quest will be released as a smartphone version (iPhone, Android) by HBOX on July 23rd.
HBOX handled the porting process, so it should be more stable than what I could deploy using RPG Maker. The time I would have spent struggling with unfamiliar tasks was instead used for developing the additional scenario, which was very helpful. So please check it out if you’re interested.
A Dirge of Sows! Look forward to it! Hyah-haah (greeting).
This is a development diary of Append Scenario "a Dirge for Sows" for "Brigands’ Quest."
a Dirge for Sows
Captivity! Training and Discipline! Depressions and Despair!
Harsh Torture! Forced Piercing and enchaining!
Impregnation orgies! Yuri or Lesbian! Enslaved Pregnants!
Brainwashing, mind control, and bestiality!
Public rape and humiliation play!
All of these are a dirge for the women in the pigsty.
After the ending, there are 180,000 words of text,
over 100 HCG images in a linear path of reading hell...
This is the additional scenario
'a Dirge for Sows'!
Captured by Brigands, the Empress, the Princess Knight, the Princess,
and the Heroine are sent to the widow's farm,
where they undergo mind-breaking torture and training.
The Empress who refuses to abandon her ambition, the Princess Knight wounded by defeat,
the Princess twisted by inferiority towards her mother and older sister,
and the Heroine(brave girl) torn between her mission and reality.
The madness of the mistress ruling the pigsty,
and the lust-driven members of the bandits,
weave together the worst possible ending!
So, that's the content of the scenario currently in development. The text part is complete, and I'm now working on the CGs. Most of the character sprites, both new and existing, are finished, so once I create the H-scenes and integrate them into the game, it will be ready for release. In other words, it's still going to take some time.
This is my first time creating an erotic RPG, so the additional scenario will likely be presented as a major update for now. I considered a separate DLC approach, but I'm not confident in my ability to manage data creation in a way that would require players to apply patches...
* story about women
While the title the game is "Brigands't Quest," this particular tale focuses on the Empress, the Princess Knight, the Princess, the Heroine, and the Widow who owns the riverside farm. If any of these women have been killed or sold to the slave trader by the player, the event "a Dirge for Sows" cannot be triggered. You'll need to start a new Brigand life to experience it.
In this additional story, the Brigands primarily serve as the crude, vile instruments of the plot. Yes, just like in the main story.
Creating an erotic game centered around discipline and torture with Brigands as the main characters presents unique challenges. Brigands act on simple yet powerful impulses: they rape if they want to rape, kill if they want to kill, and use violence to get what they want. They are likely to find complex and indirect acts like psychological control or non-lethal torture frustrating.
Moreover, for Brigands who make a living through robbery and looting, the act of training a woman is impractical. Even if they capture a beautiful woman, keeping her from escaping, feeding her, and protecting her when necessary would only hinder their bandit activities. Establishing a permanent base to imprison women would also increase the risk of becoming prey for those who hunt Brigands.
That's why, in this additional scenario, the story unfolds at the riverside farm with its mistress, the Widow, as the central figure. Once an interrogator under the Empress's orders, she and her common-law husband conducted interrogations and murders in the farm's underground prison. When Brigands bring the Empress to her, she begins her revenge. With her experience and knowledge, she plans to torture and kill the Empress and her daughters.
The Widow entices the Brigands with the allure of "trained women," incites the foolish Princess's inferiority complex to turn her against her mother and sister, and strips away the pride of the Empress and the Princess Knight. Her sadism grows, unable to hide behind the guise of revenge.
Unlike the other women who can be controlled through filial love, ambition, shame, or fear, the Heroine(brave girl), who tried to protect the captured women at the cost of her own freedom, begins to question the values that defined her as a hero as she is raped by bandits and abused by the Princess under the Widow's control.
The loves and hatreds of these women intertwine in the confines of the pigsty... Yes, this is a story about women.
* spoiler of erotic scenes
Under the desk, the heroine is forced to service the brigands. If she lingers too long, those waiting their turn kick her impatiently.
The heroine sacrifices herself to protect the princess, who begins to develop an interest in her. Is it justice, friendship, pity, or perhaps love?
The princess is faced with the cruel task of whipping her own mother, the Empress...
The only way out of the dark prison is to be led on a walk, chained by nipple piercings!
The noble who was searching for the beloved Princess Knight witnesses a shocking sight... a virgin giving birth!
The greatest challenge for the Princess Knight, who has endured both pain and humiliation, is her own female nature becoming heated from coupling with men.
Abandoned by everyone, the princess is subjected to the intense advances of a hog she once cherished.