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The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe)

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich, choice-driven visual novel inspired by Irish myths. Venture into Tír na nÓg, the Celtic Otherworld, in order to retrieve your family's stolen valuables...and get swept up in deadly fairy politics and a whirlwind romance along the way.

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Positive (10) - 100% of the 10 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Oct 31, 2024

Developer:

Moirai Myths Inc.

Publisher:

Moirai Myths Inc.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We plan for The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe), a Kickstarter-backed project, to consist of multiple novella-length stories, all of which follow different characters with unique plotlines. Our intent by releasing the game in early access is to not only give players the ability to experience these stories as soon as they're ready to play, but allow them to give us feedback on the narrative, UI design, art direction, and additional in-game mechanics throughout our development process. As this is Moirai Myths' first game, our community's perspective on our direction is important to us!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The game will remain in early access until it is completed to our satisfaction. We expect this to take multiple years.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We intend for the full version of The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) to consist of eight volumes, fully written and artistically finalized. Early access will be missing some story volumes, as they are still being developed, and some art assets might be added in or subject to change.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“As of November 1, 2024, you can play:

All of the Book of the Traveller (Vol. 1). This is the demo contents of the game, and the precursor volume to all the routes. It is eight chapters total, and approx. 37k words.
Five chapters of the Book of the Soldier (Vol. 2). This is the first half of Shae's route, and approx. 50k words.
Five chapters of the Book of the Warrior (Vol. 3). This is the first half of Maeve's route, and approx. 50k words.

The next update will be the second halves of Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, which will release in the summer or autumn of 2025.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We intend to incrementally increase the price as more content is released in the early access period. Once it leaves early access, the game will be fixed to its final price, excluding any later sales. By lowering the price early on, we can reward the players who chose to support us during our development, and keep the cost consistent with the amount of content currently available.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We have a Discord server that we actively monitor for everyone's thoughts and feedback! It's very important to us that our early players are enjoying themselves, and we want to be able to continuously improve our product for you. For example: If you spot a typo or bug, there are channels in our Discord that will allow you to report them! We'll fix it as soon as we can.”

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About This Game

INTRODUCTION

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich and choice-driven historical fantasy visual novel inspired by Irish mythology and Celtic folklore. Play as a tenant farmer from mid-19th century Ireland, whose path becomes inexplicably entwined in fairy affairs after getting robbed by the roadside and lured into the mythic and war-torn world of Tír na nÓg: A once unified land, now divided into the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Will you escape and return home with your stolen belongings? Or does fate have something else in mind?

MEET THE CAST

While trapped in this strange and storied land, you meet six members of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("Tribe of the Goddess Danu"), split evenly between the rivalling Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Who will you trust, befriend — romance? In either case, you'd best be careful. Fairies are a capricious sort, and liable to pull you into their own agendas...

SHAE FÉARGLAS: An honourable Seelie soldier questing to find a lost princess. Voiced by Lev Rodriguez Shivers.

KEAGAN MÁISTIRÚIN: The Seelie Court spymaster with a plethora of enemies. Voiced by Will de Renzy-Martin.

AÍFE EALABHÀN: Queen of the Seelie, a rumoured usurper falsely ordained by the gods. Voiced by Méabh de Brún.

MAEVE TROIDUAIR: An Unseelie folk hero endowed with incredible power. Voiced by Blair Greene-Osako.

FLANNÁN MAC LUGH: The newly ascended Unseelie King, and son of the Unseelie’s infamous rebel leader, Lugaid. Voiced by Oliver Smith.

ROBIN GOODFELLOW: The Unseelie's shapeshifting trickster of mysterious origins. Voiced by Alexander Hanly.

FACTS & QUESTIONS

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a Kickstarter-funded project currently in development. Due to the scope of the story, we will be releasing it serially over several years, discounted while in early access. The earlier it's bought, the cheaper it will be overall.
Not all routes are currently available! As of Nov. 1, 2024, you can play half of Shae and Maeve's routes; both approximately 50k words. If you're not sure about paying for early access, feel free to check out our free demo first. It consists of Vol. 1, Book of the Traveller (the pre-route content). Differences between the demo's Vol. 1 and the paid game's Vol. 1 are marginal following our August 1, 2024 re-release of the demo.
The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) has a recommended reading order (Vol. 1, then 2, then 3, etc.), which will correspond to the release order of the routes.
Due to its setting, The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) will occasionally feature instances of characters speaking in Gaeilge, i.e. the Irish language. All instances of Gaeilge are linked to an internal translation tool, which is voiced by Nigel McKeon, a Gaeilgeoir.

The main character is yours to shape. At minimum, you must choose a nickname, pronouns, and one of four default appearances, the last of which can be your own artwork (instructions are included in the game's files). You may also choose to discard the True Name...

All routes, both current and upcoming, will have both romantic and platonic choice options. If you're uninterested in romance, feel free to make friends instead! No matter the nature of your relationship, you will still be able to reach the good end. Or the bad one.

Our cast consists of two men, two women, and two non-binary characters. All are romancable no matter the MC, but some characters are asexual or on the aromantic spectrum, which may impact aspects of their romances.

There are secrets to be found in this game, with more yet to come. Prepare yourself for a lot of horse related shenanigans. 🐎

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) contains discussions and depictions of war, famine, criminality/gang activities in a fantasy context, emotional and physical abuse (non-sexual), fantasy violence, and mild blood in 2D fight scenes.