AG: Just for the record, we’re big fans of Gene’s “give everything away” approach, but don’t let that influence you at all, Bill. Also, Mona as a bat was absolutely adorable. “Sexy” is a stretch, but she had class. But next question: Does Mona get to Paris at the end of this game?

Bill: No, not in this one. Mona’s plans were interrupted by people who want something from her. She can’t understand why people won’t just leave her alone. She’ll ultimately get on the ship to France at the end of this game. It’s like The Odyssey. It took Ulysses, like, 20 years to get home.

Gene: So can we get a Cyclops?

Bill: Sure, great idea. Get right on that. Knowing you, we should have sexy sirens.

Gene: Doesn’t bode well for Froderick. Everyone dies when you ride with Ulysses. So anyway, Mona gets to Gothford Falls…

Bill: Yeah, she needs to find a guardian. Madame Strigoi insists Mona find a daytime guardian to protect her from her enemies. Something Froderick and Mona resisted last time. So it’s a clear case of haste makes waste. If you’re gonna do something, do it right, or don’t do it at all.

Gene: So was your strategy, taking five years to make AVS1?

Bill: Thanks for bringing that up. Look, we officially didn’t start that game until we got funding, right? So that wasn’t until ‘06. Yeah, we may have jumped the gun on announcing that one, but we needed funds.

Like right now, we need a publisher.

AG: We're happy to help you find one, but right now you actually need to tell us about Gothford Falls. That was the home town of the rivals of Vlad’s Landing in AVS1, correct?

Bill: In her quest to get the Stoker kids to sleep in AVS1, Mona had to drain the blood out of Gothford Falls United’s star player. And that has a big consequence in AVS2. Mona has to deal with some of the stuff she did in the previous game.

Gothford Galls is a cute little town built on a bridge that spans the falls, thus the name. The villagers are very suspicious of their local scientist, Dr. Riga Mortus, and Froderick takes advantage of their fears to help Mona out. There will be a torch-wielding riot. Gotta have that.

Unfortunately for the mob, Riga Mortus is one step ahead of them and bought up all the pitchforks, torches, and hoes in the area. That puts a huge damper on their plans.

There will be a riot, but it’s not gonna be as easy as Froderick thinks.

AG: Besides the two protagonists, will there be returning characters from the previous game?

Bill: Yeah, there’s gonna be quite a few. In AVS1 we set up a lot of story arcs that conclude in the second game. Some of them are Edgar Raven, the Woman of Low Moral Fiber (WOLMF), and Mina and Bruno Stoker.

Gene: Is there a sense of morality that punishes or rewards these characters?

Bill: No, not really.

Gene: The WOLMF helps Mona out a bit. But I can’t say more or Bill will hit me.



AG: Did you know vampires were going to be so hot this year? Not just in games, but in Twilight and True Blood, for example.

Bill: Yeah we planned that. We had some inside information.

Gene: When are vampires not popular?

Bill: Dracula is just about the most popular character in fiction.

Gene: Who do you think would win in a fight? Mona or Dracula?

Bill: Mona, for sure. She is a woman on a mission. Dracula’s just looking for food. He’s just out grocery shopping. Plus Froderick comes in handy in a fight. What’s Dracula got? Nothing. No helpers.

Gene: He’s got Renfield.

Bill: Yeah, but he’s nuts.

AG: If Mona is a vampire, is she immortal? Could she be alive in the 21st century?

Bill: Yeah, very possible. Draining very rude and annoying people. And philistines who don’t appreciate opera.

Gene: Do you watch opera?

Bill: Heck no, that crap is boring. Yeah, if I wanna go to sleep. Few hours of Carmen, better than Ambien, anytime.

Gene: He’s totally wrong. Carmen is amazing. Opera is fantastic. Go to the opera and forget video games.



AG: Any last thoughts?

Bill: So we’re looking for a publisher. We can give them more detailed information about the game if they contact us at info@amegames.com.

And for the fans out there, check out screenshots and info at www.avampyrestory2.com.

AG: Thanks, guys. All the best in the publisher search, and we’re sure it’s only a matter of time before one of them sees all the potential the rest of us do.



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