A future with Sam

Posted on by kiririn51

Writing about Sam is a bit tricky, as it is with every character we want to talk about during pre-release days (we really get a kick out of surprising you). I will however go into some brief, possibly interesting bits that went into her creation and what you can expect from her once your grubby mitts are all over the game.

So with Valhalla, Jill (main character) was this girl with the resting bitch face trying to get by in a harsh environment, what with the rampant crime and civil unrest going on outside of the bar limits. Her storyline was a bit divisive, with some people wanting to listen to the bar patrons rather than hear to Jill’s plight, while many others felt she was the most relatable video game character ever witnessed – and we are very happy with these reactions as making divisive aspects is a sign that we are doing something right.

When the idea for Nirvana first surfaced, the idea of a bartender who was a mother was kind of an instant thought, something along the lines of writing someone who was the polar opposite to the previous main character, and that’s how Sam was born.

Jill uses mostly dark colours, Sam has bright pink hair. Jill is a single 27 year old woman living alone in a tiny apartment, Sam is a 32 year-old mother in a (rocky) relationship, not to mention that Saint Alicia, the place where Nirvana takes place, is pretty much heaven compared to Glitch City, and so on.

The biggest difference however… is that Sam smiles a lot!

First ever sketch I did of Sam. Not a whole lot changed except for the way I draw the hair (had to modify it in order to do the anime bits you saw in the trailer).

 

Many people have also pointed out that she has a cute accent going on. That one’s a work in progress but her way of talking is also very important in this quest to differentiate her from Jill. And it’s not like her whole deal is being the opposite to Jill, but rather that all the good ideas that occurred to us happened to be very different from her, so took the ball and ran with it as they say. We also refuse to make Valhalla again, as it was made in a very specific moment in time and its magic is impossible to replicate, and the sooner we stop chasing that lighting the better as we wouldn’t want to taint the memories you have of it.

One fun fact is that some folks already hate Sam because I was too horny last year and gave her a big bosom, which is understandable but you should know enough about us to trust our judgement in this kinda thing. We’ll just let the game speak for itself when the time comes, as we always do.

So what can you expect from Sam? We really don’t wanna spoil anything, but you should look forward to a more cheerful person crafting the cocktails this time around, someone who is still coming to terms with motherhood, a troubled past and a relationship she’s not really feeling anymore. Probably less relatable to the average Sukeban Games fan, but I think her story goes beyond these superficial aspects and we have no doubt you’ll end up loving her, and being reminded of yourself or somebody else while playing. Relationships are a universal thing after all.

Here are some non-spoilerific facts about her:

She’s Sam!
She’s cute!
She has pink hair!
CUTE!!!
She loves a good beer and tries too hard to be a good mom, to her own detriment.

By the way, we have some cool news to share later, but let me say right now that we are currently working on a public demo – that’s right, just like the one we made featuring Anna way back in 2015. Using all the feedback we got from the trade show demos we managed to improve the game a lot, so we are pretty excited about it.

We don’t have a solid timeline for this, but we are doing our best to make it a thing.

For now, please wish list Nirvana if you haven’t already, it really helps with visibility on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/914210/N1RV_AnnA_Cyberpunk_Bartender_Action/

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24 thoughts on “A future with Sam”

  2. There is NOTHING wrong with a large chest, not everyone in the world is average sized after all.

    She’s cute either way, desu.

  3. Anyone who judges a character (or a person) based on the size of their chest isn’t worth paying attention to!

    1. Rakuen features a mom as a kind of “side-protagonist,” but yeah, it’s not often.

  10. It’s so good to see a wholesome and different character these days. I already love Sam and can’t wait to know more about her!

  12. I got the Compa from Neptunia vibes from this new bartender and I like it. Wholesome, bouncy momma. Someone you wanna talk to about your day of stress and feel revitalized as she smiles at you.

  13. please don’t listen to the titty police, my mother would be thrilled to know her demographic isn’t being shamed out of existence

  14. I love the new MC. Everyday characters are just so hard to come by in most media! Like others pointed out, an average woman striving to be as good of a mom as possible while trying to get by in life doesn’t really fit the “mainstream” definition of cool.

    Luckily, we have you changing that 🙂

  16. Now this is an interesting character, let’s see how she develops the story, ¡suerte con el proyecto Sukeban!.

  19. Everytime I see any post on here, I am glad.

    Sam seems really cool. Jill is more like my kind of person… But it is good to see that you seek some change. I do like that she is a mother in a rocky relationship… That just sounds kind of~ “Real”.

  21. Mom protagonist is something i haven’t seen since witchblade (kinda). Interested in how it turns out. Dunno why people are pissed over the cup sizes though. I think a big pair gives off a maternal/ara ara vibe.

  22. Reasons to keep Sam’s bust:
    – The humonghalonghaghongous tiddy is required if you want to the theme going.
    – It does give a motherly feeling to it, which adds to Sam’s character.
    – Understandable concerns of sexualization, but that’s abolutely no reason to remove it.
    – Big-chested MILFs need representation too.

    The thing with Sam is that I know I’m going to absolutely love her in a completely different way from Jill. Whereas Jill is the kind of person you would slowly yet surely bond over your similarities, I feel Sam will be energize you simply by being near her due to how high-spirited she is. And considering she’s a mother, she’d at the same time be highly considerate and understanding, making her best oppai onee-san material.

    In other words, Sam is Naruto while Jill is Sasuke.

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