Bottoms Up!: Part 1
In equal measures funny, strange and dark crime investigation mystery, set in a unique fantasy world, inspired by Slavic folklore and some of the classic fantasy archetypes (although they are looking quite a bit drunk around here...)
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April 7, 2023
3 years and 117 days ago
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Positive16 reviews93.8%
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10 itemsAbout the Game
Bottoms Up! is a linear Visual Novel with a main focus on presenting a griping story, likeable characters and an interesting setting. It combines beautiful, hand-drawn visuals with subtle animations and immersive soundtrack, incorporating musical elements from the Bulgarian folklore traditions.
Follow the intoxicating adventure of a retired holy warrior, who is desperately trying to solve a murder in order to clear his friend`s name... and take back his body so the undead boy could be resurrected... again!
---> [180+ Animated Illustrations]
---> [80+ Unique Scenes]
---> [24 Original Soundtracks]
---> [15 000 Words LINEAR Story]
If you were to ask any of Artheleron Hudin`s fellow villagers, you would surely hear them say that he "has tied his pants with some pretty sturdy rope". After all he did have his entire veteran pension and he lived in a nice little place in a tidy little house, which didn`t even belong to him to begin with. Not only that but he still had hair where it mattered most. Truth be told, apart from all these blessings Hudin also enjoyed as much alcohol as he liked and even managed to keep on running a secret trade with an old friend of his. And had no intention of dying soon, since he was immortal.
But it wasn’t all roses to him. The shack he was given on a flexible term because of his previous military service was in a dire need of renovation. Additionally, due to the essence of his immortality, he no longer lived to drink and rather drank to live. Not to mention that things go sideways when his business partner is accused of murder. Hudin is now forced by the local authorities to find his friend and deal with him. An that, to put it mildly, is how he is dragged out of retirement…
Follow the intoxicating adventure of a retired holy warrior, who is desperately trying to solve a murder in order to clear his friend`s name... and take back his body so the undead boy could be resurrected... again!
FEATURES
---> [180+ Animated Illustrations]
---> [80+ Unique Scenes]
---> [24 Original Soundtracks]
---> [15 000 Words LINEAR Story]
STORY SUMMARY
If you were to ask any of Artheleron Hudin`s fellow villagers, you would surely hear them say that he "has tied his pants with some pretty sturdy rope". After all he did have his entire veteran pension and he lived in a nice little place in a tidy little house, which didn`t even belong to him to begin with. Not only that but he still had hair where it mattered most. Truth be told, apart from all these blessings Hudin also enjoyed as much alcohol as he liked and even managed to keep on running a secret trade with an old friend of his. And had no intention of dying soon, since he was immortal.
But it wasn’t all roses to him. The shack he was given on a flexible term because of his previous military service was in a dire need of renovation. Additionally, due to the essence of his immortality, he no longer lived to drink and rather drank to live. Not to mention that things go sideways when his business partner is accused of murder. Hudin is now forced by the local authorities to find his friend and deal with him. An that, to put it mildly, is how he is dragged out of retirement…
