Spent the past few days “auditioning” voices for #Hexbreak — and wow, #ElevenLabs absolutely blew me away.

After many contenders, Amidar finally has a voice: Ellis — calm, articulate, with that irresistible British lilt.

It’s surreal hearing him speak. ✨

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A or B 🤔

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Amidar won’t have an easy time in Noelle’s kingdom…

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All the faces of king Eomond 😏

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It’s all about transparency. Big studios using AI to cut costs feels shady. For indies, it’s just leveling the field - we can get near-AAA quality on a shoestring.

I know. Why not though? AI is just a tool, like any other tool.

Making face expressions for Noelle’s father 👑

I generate the base body + expressions with AI, then refine everything in Procreate to get a polished, consistent look.

The process is far from point and click - it’s a lot of iteration and editing to make the assets feel right.

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Meet Amidar

Being a mage in a kingdom that frowns on magic isn’t easy.
Being one when your ward is an unruly princess? Even harder.
Amidar would rather keep his distance… but secrets always find their way back.

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For the deep dive about this project development you can now follow my devlog on: hexbreakai.itch.io/hexbreak

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Devlog #1 — What if You could talk to the Visual Novel characters like they were alive? - Hexbreak
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Meet Noelle.

Being a princess isn’t easy.
Being a princess with unstable magic? Even harder.
But Noelle won’t be bound by court demands… or her mage-mentor’s rules.

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Here’s what stress testing looks like in an #AInative game:

I tried to press Amidar LLM persona into spilling the beans.

Instead, I got sass.

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True. Though to be honest, for me the most fun is engine and seeing how I can interact with the characters I’m building like real people. „I created you and you are talking back?” Kinda thing :D

Wow. The movement dynamic looks amazing! Awesome job.

💫 Visual novel × tabletop RPG, powered by AI
🌙 A story of choice, discovery, and forbidden romance

Follow Hexbreak and be part of the new generation of storytelling.

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You play as Noelle — a princess cursed with unruly magic, caught between court intrigue and a secretive mage who may be her only ally… or her undoing.

Do you know the frustration of visiting your favorite character… only to hear the same 3 lines on repeat?
That frustration sparked Hexbreak — an AI-native visual novel, where characters don’t just recite scripts. They feel alive.

Meet Hexbreak — a next-gen storytelling game: a crafted fantasy world, powered by AI.