As it seems like the progress of the mainline Penny Blood game will have to be put on the back burner for a while due to the unfortunate lawsuit, and since the official devs / Kickstarter crew are likely unable to do much for us fans right now, I thought we’d might as well move forward on our own to help bridge the gap and enjoy what little we currently have.
That is why I’d like to start some strictly fan-based and fan-run events for us to enjoy and participate in (ie. holiday-themed art contests, fan fiction prompts, etc.).
→ 日本語訳はこちら。
▶︎ What is the purpose of doing this?
The main purpose is to promote the Penny Blood IP in a fun and creative way, to strengthen general awareness of the title (you’d be surprised how many people are STILL finding out about Penny Blood for the first time!!), and to build up our own community of fans.
▶︎ Will there be prizes?
Since this will be strictly fan-run, it’s not possible to offer much in terms of prizes, but at least I might be able to give the winners a postcard of the Matthew illustration that I had commissioned from a good friend of mine (that is assuming anyone would want it as a prize). I would also like to promote everybody’s work, whether it wins or not on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. Honestly, it might not even be necessary to have a typical “winner” if people just want something to engage with or participate in.
Since I live in Japan, it’s not all that difficult for me to get Shadow Hearts related items, so it’s not impossible to offer some other Shadow Hearts related prizes, but I’d have to see what I’m able to do since I’m super broke right now. (I *might* be able to get some cool items that would be a great ifncentivisor for people to participate!) At any rate, I’d have to ask for at least the cost of shipping anything to the winner(s).
▶︎ Possible Themes
- April Fool’s Day (might be coming too soon to do this)
- General Spring theme (Japanese cherry blossoms, flowers, spring-time foods, etc.)
- Golden Week (several holidays in a row in Japan, starting April 29)
The above are just a couple ideas for this time of year (roughly April-June), but we can certainly continue to add to the list as we go.
I will continue to update and edit this page the more I’m able to develop this idea. I’m totally open to feedback and we can totally change or update things as we go. All of this is still very much a work in progress, so if anyone has any other ideas or general feedback, I’d love to hear from you! You can get me on Twitter @RekkaAlexiel, leave a comment on this post, or in the Penny Blood Discord server. The current invite link for the server seems to be faulty at the moment, so you may have to search for it in order to join. Sorry about that!
I’ll try to update this information as soon as I can.
Additionally, I’m not sure if the official Press Kit would be a useful resource for anyone to create your own art or whatever, but I’ll list both download links for the Japanese and English versions below.
* Please note that the Japanese version is somehow missing a couple additional files: the gameplay trailer and main visual image.
▶︎ Get the official ENGLISH Penny Blood Press Kit here! – 467MB
▶︎ Get the official JAPANESE Penny Blood Press Kit here! – 94MB
▶︎ Background Art
- asakusa_6ku_1923.png
- background.txt
- tarrytown_house.png
▶︎ Character Art
- 00_FusionMonster
- fm01_00_helm.pmg
- fusion.txt
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- 01_Matthew
- matthew.txt
- pc01_00_Matthew.png
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- 02_Emilia
- emilia.txt
- pc02_00_Emilia.png
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- 03_Suseri
- pc03_99_Suseri_fullbody_cutout.png – This file was actually left in Japanese.
- suseri.txt
▶︎ Enemy Art
- Atam.png
- Maliferous Patient.jpg
- monsters.txt
- Motofuji.png
▶︎ Logo
- Illustrator File
- PB Logo_EB.ai
- PB Logo_EW.ai
- PB Logo_EB.png
- PB Logo_EW.png
▶︎ Main Visual
- PB_keyvisual_02.png – This file wasn’t renamed to match the English translation, as “key visual” is literally the Japanese term that’s used for this.
▶︎ Press Release
- Double_Kickstarter_PressRelease.docx
▶︎ Screenshots
- PB_Sh001_001_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh001_002_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh002_001_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh002_002_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh002_003_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh003_001_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh003_002_220809.jpg
- PB_Sh002_003_220809.jpg
▶︎ Videos
- Penny Blood – Gameplay Trailer.mp4