It sets its hooks well though, and I’m looking forward to the next installment. Hiveswap: Act 1 is pretty short, and took me about two hours to play through from start to finish. One of the characters I had named was referred to as in some of the late-game dialogue.
The game looks good and plays well, and I only encountered one minor glitch while I was playing. There also don’t seem to be any failure states, so you’re encouraged to try different combinations of items without penalty. That said, you won’t need to be familiar with Homestuck to enjoy playing through Hiveswap. Everything you need to know is self-contained and explained in the game.
I noticed several things that reminded me of MS Paint Adventures, particularly when Joey enters a “Strife” combat sequence. His overuse of the letter X aside, conversations between Joey and Xefros are effective at establishing their characters and moving the plot forward. It’s explained in the game how each troll has their own typing tic, and fortunately, Xefros’ isn’t terribly annoying. I have to admit I gave up on Homestuck shortly after the focus of the comic shifted to the internet trolls, largely because I couldn’t stand their constant 1337speak. The dialogue and texting conversations are well written and funny, giving the player a good sense of who they’re talking to and their motivations. Joey finds a tablet pretty early in her adventure and starts communicating with a troll named Xefros Tritoh. The same idea is incorporated into Hiveswap, and it works just as well. I was also pleased to hear that Toby Fox provided some of the music.ĭuring Homestuck‘s run, the kids and trolls communicated almost exclusively through internet chat rooms, and this was used to provide a lot of exposition through text. The characters are well animated and expressive though, and it’s hard not to like them. Cutscenes vary in quality most are fluidly animated, but a few are jerky and have less frames of animation. Many interactions have achievements associated with them, and it could easily take a few playthroughs to discover all of them. There’s lots of funny dialogue written for every possible interaction, especially when you do something you aren’t supposed to. Fortunately, the cursor changes whenever you mouse over something important, so pixel hunting isn’t too much of a chore. The environments are all incredibly detailed and fun to explore. Part of the fun is exploring the house and examining things, kinda like Gone Home. Probably best not to think about how messed up that last one is. I saw a Teddy Ruxpin, My Pet Monster, Street Sharks, and even a plot-related Puppy Surprise in different rooms. Along the way, she explores her thoroughly ’90s house, and there are plenty of nostalgia triggers scattered about since her authority figures aren’t real big on making the kids put their toys away. Joey eventually makes her way to the house’s attic, and that’s when the real story begins. This peace is shattered when a gaggle of eyeless black monsters attack, and the siblings are separated as Jude scrambles to his treehouse and Joey is chased into her house by a snakelike monster with way too many legs. The gorgeous opening cutscene introduces us to Joey Claire and her brother Jude as they enjoy a peaceful autumn day in their backyard. Hiveswap takes the form of a humorous point-and-click adventure game, similar to old LucasArts adventures or early Telltale titles like the Sam and Max series. It’s been a long time coming, but Hiveswap: Act 1 has finally released.
#ALL OF HIVESWAP CHARACTERS SERIES#
The most recent and most popular comic series is Homestuck, which followed the adventures of several kids and literal internet trolls patterned after Howie Mandel’s character in Little Monsters.īack in 2012, midway through Homestuck‘s run, Hussie launched a Kickstarter for a game based on the settings and characters of the comic. The comic is drawn and animated by Andrew Hussie, and has explored several different themes and genres over the years. I used to read a lot of webcomics, and one of my favorites was MS Paint Adventures, particularly the Problem Sleuth series.
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