One of the trickiest aspects of Farewell North's development has been bringing the main character to life in a way that players are able to relate and connect with her. I didn't realize it when I started development, but as a (mostly) solo indie dev it turns out that this is no small task, and for the past three years I've been doing everything I can to give her personality: animations, behaviours, voice acting, just to name a few.
But something was always missing...
In this devlog (the 33rd in the series!) I'll show you how I added eye tracking, lip sync and full facial animation to Farewell North, and finally reveal her name plus the meaning behind it.
Enjoy!
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