Does it get any better?

A young girl wonders to herself while playing with the toys in her bedroom. Meet Hope, a curious young girl growing up in late 90s Australia. Her parents were young and in love, probably, at some stage. They have just forgotten how to love properly. As Hope grows up, she realises why her Grandad never visits, and her friends don't enjoy sleeping over. It's a hard reality to come to terms to - so it's a good thing she's got her trusty GameGirl! The darn thing is just constantly out of batteries.

- Raid Hope's home and locate those pesky AA's from electronic devices - TV remotes, night lights and even the odd couch-stashed spare. 

- Use them to power up your handheld device and escape the world you're currently living in. 

- Explore 3 fun 2D platformer levels in between the harsh realities of growing up in a domestic violence household 

Promising Hope is a somber game treated by a team of students at SAE in Brisbane as part of their final project. The game features strong language, themes of DV, addiction and abuse. We believe now more than ever, we need to talk about the different ways domestic violence can manifest, for those involved and those who witness it. We dedicate this game to all of the women who have been lost to male violence in 2023 and 2024 during the development of this project. 

Development Team

Production: Mikki Finn
Game Direction: Mikki Finn
Design: Mikki Finn, Xander Pattison
Story: Mikki Finn, Dan Stacey, Xander Pattison 
Writing: Mikki Finn, Dan Stacey, Xander Pattison, Isaac Bigum
UI: Mikki Finn, Dan Stacey
Programming: Mikki Finn, Isaac Bigum, Wyatt Styles
Art Direction: Zoe Franks, Mikki Finn
Concept Art: Xander Pattison, Zoe Franks
3D Overworld Assets: Zoe Franks
2D Overworld Assets: Xander Pattison
2D Minigame Assets: Xander Pattison
Animation: Zoe Franks
Music: Isaac Bigum
SFX and Sound Design: Wyatt Styles, Isaac Bigum|
Marketing: Dan Stacey
Legal Operations: Xander Pattison
Administration: Isaac Bigum

Voice Recording

Post Production Lead: Wyatt Styles
Casting Director: Mikki Finn
Casting Associate: Isaac Bigum
Casting Assistant, Xander Pattison, Wyatt Styles
Voice Recording Engineers: Wyatt Styles, Isaac Bigum
Dialogue Edtiors: Wyatt Styles, Isaac Bigum
Lead Voice Director: Mikki Finn
Assistant Voice Director: Wyatt Styles, Isaac Bigum

Cast

Hope Jones: Malithi Weragama
Bill Jones: Scott Belcher
Sharon Jones: Heather Groves
Joe Jones: Trent Warren
Bill’s Boss: Trent Warren
Darcy: Heather Groves
Tracey: Mikki Finn
Bill’s Friend: Trent Warren
Answering Machine: Scott Belcher

Asset Outsource

Additional 3D Overworld Assets: Ayla Hoepner, Angus Mahon, Unity Store, TurboSquid

Additional 2D Minigame Assets: Ansimuz, Gif, JudiParkinson, Passengerz, 

Fonts: MoonBlossom, Carrot Flower

Unity Store Asset Developers: Geniuscrate Games, Ciconia Studio, devotid, Dmitriy Dryzhak, exa3D, Gameella Assets, Gest, GroundHog Studios, Inari_Green, Infinity3DGame, Jake Sullivan, OneProgram’s, Psionic Games, Pup Up Productions, Robot Skeleton, Sirik, Vertex Studio, 3D.BJ, 3Dfrk, 

TurboSquid Asset Developers, Denis Gomez, GetDeadEntertainment, Marc Mons, MrCristian, ab3dblock, adelarts, AlfonsoLBaranda,  AnabaGate, AngPaq, AntjeSSCH, Artist286b, AsylumBoundGames, atomov, avduevskij, backreaper, bistor, CGBeast, cgs3d, Chewie44,  chunge2198, danielcapalongo, DDD_Artist, df3852, Elena_Shvets, ERLHN, Ertan zorlu, exa3D, gruppyJB, HenPeretsArt, HuNtEr_3DdD, HQ3DMOD, Ivan Davydenko, iQuon, jdbensonCG, Kalyon6, KFUPM, khalidsrri, levermanteam, Lifo3, Mohamed Ahmed 16, mouch001, Nathan Industries, NOI3D, omarflor, playbass06, SidJImages, sieucao2308, sharhram khan, sougatadhar16, Starls96, Sted 3D, Tatiana_Gladkaya, thefyingtim, trygvemar, TurboDiego, VirtualPhoeb3, yarmade, Yigil, Zerg3d, 3d_wanderer

Programming Outsource

Additional Programming: Angus Collins

Technology

Game Engine: Promising Hope uses Unity. Unity is a trademark or registered trademark of Unity Technologies in Australia or elsewhere., Unity.  Copyright 2005-2024, Unity. All rights reserved.

Audio Engine: FMOD Studio by Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd