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Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/17/22 11:46 PM

Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story is a story-rich visual novel with point-and-click adventure game elements. Featuring a 30,000 word interactive script, hundreds of story choices, challenging puzzles, and a thrilling hard rock soundtrack, Hellfire 1988 is a compelling dramatic adventure.

Check out the trailer here.

Check out the official website here.

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What to Expect
Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story is a story-rich visual novel set in Bend, Oregon during the Halloween of 1988. Hellfire 1988 is a darkly comic crime story with engaging interactive dialogue, point-and-click exploration, and exciting mini-games that combine to give players an immersive experience of 1980s America. Featuring a 30,000 word interactive script, hundreds of realistic story choices, trenchant dark humor, challenging puzzles, and a thrilling hard rock soundtrack, Hellfire 1988 is one of the first indie games to be made with Unreal Engine 5 and has an expected play time of about 2 to 4 hours.


A Glimpse Into the Past From the Future
Jennifer Craft is a seventeen-year-old slacker and metalhead living in the conservative logging town of Bend, Oregon. When a shocking crime confirms the townsfolk's worst suspicions about Jennifer, she must race against time to clear her name and save her loved ones.


100% of Sales to Bend, Oregon Community Assistance
100% of net proceeds (i.e. all money received from Steam payout) from Hellfire 1988 will be donated to the Bend Fire Community Assistance Program! The Bend Fire Community Assistance Program is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization run entirely by members of the Bend Oregon Fire Department:

"Often while firefighters are responding to emergencies, additional needs are noticed in conjunction with the emergency the person called for. These may be in the form of financial hardship and the inability to pay a bill, fill a car with fuel, clothe a child, or provide groceries for their family. The Community Assistance Program seeks to bridge these gaps with funds that are raised through donations by the community. As firefighters, we believe we have a special and unique opportunity to intervene in someone’s life during their most difficult time to help lessen the burden of financial stress. We are so grateful for the ability to help our community out in this way."

MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION
The developers describe the content like this:

THIS GAME IS NOT FOR YOUNG KIDS!
This game includes mature dialogue about potentially upsetting topics including drug and alcohol use, crime, poverty, infidelity, prejudice, and Satanism. Foul language is frequently encountered and there is mild sexual innuendo.


Happy Gaming!
Posted By: Marian

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/18/22 12:39 AM

Thank you for the information about the game, Ana! wave
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/18/22 01:15 AM

Thanks Ana.
Posted By: Mad

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/18/22 02:04 AM

Thank you, BrownEyedTigre 😑
Posted By: connie

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/18/22 08:30 PM

Thanks Ana.
Posted By: rockingrjranch

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/24/22 01:03 AM

Live in Bend, so I will have to give this a try.
Posted By: Mikael

Re: Hellfire 1988: An Oregon Story Now Available - 05/24/22 01:16 AM

Thank you Ana!

"A thrilling hard rock soundtrack". Yes, we heard that in the trailer. Not exactly my favorite soundtrack for an adventure game, but it seems to be congruent with the story. I'd like to see more actual gameplay before I decide if I'm interested in this game or not.
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