Hey guys,
Long time no posting an announcement for y'all to read. That changes today, with the exciting news that many of you may have already known: Highway Blossoms: Next Exit is coming soon, and available to wishlist right now.
HB:NE is a new story set shortly after the original game. It sees the main cast return to Las Vegas to celebrate Tess' birthday, at an alien-themed convention at the Stratosphere. There's tension, humor, crying, etc. You guys know the drill, right? Most importantly, Cassi, the candy shop girl, is back. Somehow, she ended up being a fan favorite character, which was really cool, because she had my favorite design in the game. This whole DLC may or may not have been an excuse to write about her more.
Anyway, the game. It's written by Syon and I again, and is a collaboration between Studio Élan and Studio Coattails. All of the original voice actors will be back, and we're also getting new music from each of the composers. The character art in the DLC is by moekki and Kamifish, both of whom previously worked on Katawa Shoujo.
The DLC will require the base game to install (as DLC's tend to do). It should run a little under half the length of the original game, yet features just about the same number of CGs. Full voice acting will be available on launch. There will also be certain points in the story where you can choose to read from Amber or Marina's perspective.
We're still working on finishing up the DLC, but we're in the scripting and voice acting stage, which means we're pretty close to the end. While it's still too early to name an exact release date, we're hoping to have it out near the end of Summer.
In the meantime, the store page is already up on Steam, so please add the DLC to your wishlist - it'll help us out a lot, and you'll also get notified as soon as it's up for sale~ https://store.steampowered.com/app/490270/Highway_Blossoms_Next_Exit
Finally, to end things with, please check out these gorgeous character cards that the Studio Élan designer adirosa put together. They're meant to be a little update about the characters since the end of the original game.
We know it's been a while since the original game came out, so thanks to all of y'all still sticking with us here. We hope you're excited!
Josh