Made Marion
Made Marion in the Women's Day Sale
We're proud of our protagonist Marion and the other gender-marginalized characters in our game who exist because theirs are stories that we wanted to tell. As a micro-indie dev, we have the freedom to make the game we want to make, and we're proud to be creating a sex-positive story for adult readers featuring a female protagonist.
Come check us out along with all sorts of other nifty games by women and gender-marginalized developers.
Made Marion Storyteller's Festival Discount
This year, Made Marion Early Access will be on sale for 15% off for the length of the festival. We will also be streaming a preview video of our next route to release, Little John, on or before February 18.
After two love interests who could prove difficult to wrangle, will gentle giant John be a balm to Marion's heart, or will he come with his own challenges? (You know he will, we'd hardly be a story if everything was easy!) We hope you'll come check out all the great narrative games in the Storyteller's Festival and will keep an eye out for our video tomorrow!
Made Marion @ the Myths and Legends Fest
We're kicking things off with the Myths and Legends Festival! Made Marion owes its existence to the lead dev's lifelong love of the Robin Hood legends, and we're proud to stand beside other myth and legend inspired games in this unique fest. We love the folklore nerds in our fan base, and Made Marion contains numerous Easter Eggs referencing Robin Hood media from the oldest legends to modern-day movies.
We will not have a discount for this fest (we have one coming up in February), but we hope you'll take a few moments to check it out!
Mini-Patch 2.1 EA
- Uploaded the final version of Will's final CG (Spontaneous Ending). If you unlocked the in-progress version, you can see the final version in your Art Gallery in Extras.
- Misc. typo fixes and editing pass over the Love Interest PoV Scenes.
- Will's Sunjati name has been changed to Iyiola as we were informed that his previous Sunjati name was unintentionally funny/awkward for modern West African readers.
- Altered "you can leave your hat on" joke/reference because due to sprite limitations he literally can't.
Hotfix 2.05EA
Made Marion was not launching on Mac. This should now be resolved. Our apologies, Mac players!
Also:
- Fixed a missing dialogue tag in Sherwood Chapter 2
- Fixed a block preventing players from entering Will's route if they asked about joining Layton first.
Will's Route Is Here!
Patch Notes:
- Will's route has been added! Will is a Sherwood love interest and can be chosen from the Sherwood Common Route.
- We now have a notification system when a new Love Interest PoV scene has been unlocked. Love Interest PoV scenes can be found in Extras off the Main Menu. When a new one has been unlocked, you will be notified upon your first return to the Main Menu.
- Make sure to check the Misc. section in Love Interest PoVs after finishing one of Will's good endings. There's a secondary character with his own PoV scene now.
- Will's route is complete except for a single CG (full-screen illustration) at the end of Will Chapter 4a, which is a placeholder (albeit an attractive one). The final CG will be available in Early Access v. 2.1, which should be uploaded in the next couple weeks.
Changes Based on Feedback:
Along with adding the Love Interest PoV notifications, the biggest piece of feedback that we received from Robin's route was that readers wanted longer love scenes. I am happy to oblige! Will's scenes are longer and more detailed than Robin's were.
This means I will be revisiting Robin's love scenes for version 2.1, extending them in the interest of equal time.
You may also notice that Will's sexy cut-ins (only viewable to players who have explicit text turned on - the game's default) are more colorful and less shadowy than Robin's. We will also be revisiting Robin's cut-in at some point before launch, changing to the improved style and adding a second pose so there are separate cut-ins for each unique ending. This is not guaranteed for version 2.1.
p.s. I do recommend the bad endings, particularly in Will's chapter 4s. There are some unique experiences there that hint at some deeper mysteries in the game.
Will's Route Release Date
It's a bit past our previously announced release window, but I wanted to give our testers plenty of time with the full release so that it can be as error-free as possible (currently our testers have access to Chapters 1-3, and the two Chapter 4s will be added to beta as soon as they are complete).
Are you ready to spar with your reluctant partner in the rebellion against Lord Geoffrey's autocratic rule? Why's he so upset you chose him, anyway? And can the two of you learn to get along in time to foil a dastardly plot by Nottingham's wayward druids?
Find out on October 20!
Will Route Release Window Announcement
We've been working hard on completing and polishing Will's route for our second Early Access route release. I now have buy-in from the team to release in the first half of October.
We will have a more specific date as our beta test, which will begin in late September, progresses.
Thanks as always for your patience with our chronic illness-impaired development time. We're very excited to get Will's route into your hands at last!
Can Marion handle these bickering brothers?
Made Marion EA Patch 1.1
- Replaced Alvin's sexy silhouette with the new style.
- Improved enchanted arrow graphics during the Tournament.
- Fixed several missing and incorrect dialog tags.
- Changed line, "Hey, hey, you're ok" during Solstice Celebration to be less anachronistic.
- Fixed missing punctuation in the line "Only one way to make sure they're the best"...
- Removed an accidental reference to angels. Not that anything would stop Robin from calling Marion an angel if they existed in this world, but they don't.
- Changed "Nell's council" to "Nell's counsel." Nell deserves her own council, but alas, she does not have one.
- Replaced river ambience at the training ground with a gentler, babbling brook sound.
If you have any problems or spot any additional typos or bugs, do not hesitate to post on our discussion board!
We are working hard on Will's route and have a tentative release for this summer. We will let you know as soon as we have a more solid release date. Thanks so much for your support and your patience with our Covid-disabled development process!
Made Marion Storyteller's Festival Stream
Made Marion is now in Early Access, releasing each route as it is completed. Our second route, which is currently in development, is Will, the Scarlet Blade. Unlike the very eager Robin, Will does not seem excited by the prospect of working with Marion. In fact, he's downright hostile toward the idea, although Marion has no idea why.
But Will is a master swordsman, and Marion is an eager student of the sword. When she chooses Will as her partner, can they learn to work together or will their bickering cause everything to fall apart?
Join our lead developer and our first reader/editor as we stream a preview of Will's route during the festival. Our stream will repeat every 40 minutes throughout the festival, so jump on in anytime!
Our Early Access build is also available for 10% off during the festival. Currently only Robin Hood's route is available in Early Access, but the remaining five routes will be added as they are completed. We encourage you to jump into Early Access whenever you're comfortable with the amount of offered content!