Hilda (Video Game Franchise)

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Hilda is a video game series based on the graphic novel. It is a series of episodic graphic adventure games co-published by Annapurna Interactive and 505 Games. Created by Giant Sparrow, the series debuted with the first installment, which released episodically in five chapters from January to September. Three years later it was followed by a prequel, Hilda: Before Trolberg, which was developed by Fullbright Studios and released in five chapters from August to April. Less than two years after that, a third installment, Hilda 2, which is a sequel, was once again developed by Giant Sparrow and released in five chapters from February to October. Three years after that, a fourth installment, which is an additional sequel, Hilda and The Watercolors, taking place after Hilda 2, will be released in its entirety on September. Additionally, a remastered collection of the original game, a prequel, and a sequel was released a few months later in February. A year after that, a fifth installent, which is an additional prequel, Hilda: Johanna, which takes place before the events of Hilda: Before Trolberg, focusing on Johanna, was developed by Playdead Games and was released in three chapters from July to November. Two years after that, another additional sequel, Hilda and The Black Hole, which is a second part of Hilda and The Watercolors, was developed by Fullbright Studios and released in its entirety on November. Two years after that, Hilda 3, which takes place after Hilda and The Black Hole, was yet again developed by Giant Sparrow and released in its entirety in November, with a stand-alone expansion, Hilda: Forever After, which serves as an epilogue of Hilda 3, recaping the events of the series so far, was released in March.

Gameplay
The Hilda games are graphic adventures played from a first-person view. The player can examine and interact with objects, which enables puzzle solving in the form of fetch quests and making changes to the environment. The player can explore locations and communicate with non-playable characters. Dialogue exchanges feature branching options in conversation. In some instances, choices in dialogue will alter and affect the story through short or long-term consequences. For each one of the choices, something good in the short term could turn out worse later.

Games
The video game universe will be a seperate canon to the graphic novels and the Netflix series. Unlike the graphic novel and the Netflix series, the Hilda games will recieve "Teen" ratings from the ESRB. The decision of having T rated Hilda games was made so that developers can get out of their comfort zones and think about deeper topics but at the same time keeping it kid friendly for ages 13 and older.

Hilda

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Hilda is an 11-year-old girl who grew up with her mother in a cabin in the wilderness. Hilda and her mother decided to move to Trolberg. Over the course of the game, she and her deerfox Twig, later accompanied by an elf named Alfur and friends David and Frida, exploring the city to befriend mysterious animals, people, and spirits.

The game was released in five episodes from January to September for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Valve Steam Deck, Microsoft Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Episode 1: Welcome to Trolberg was released on January 15, Episode 2: First Day of School on March 3, Episode 3: The Deerfox on May 18, Episode 4: Trolberg Watchtower on July 24, and Episode 5: Adaption on September 16. Retail editions of the complete game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X were released on October 8.

Hilda: Before Trolberg
The game will take place before the original game focusing on young Hilda. The game will tell the stories when she used to live in the wilderness. like when she meet Twig, and other completly new stories like how she meet the wood man and his family, how she meet the trolls for the first time, and also it is shown how her mother teaches her how to swim and hold her breath as long as possible every summer. and she'll also have to face some big trouble makers like a crew of tall vitras called "The Tallest Vitras".

The game was released in five episodes, three years after the original game, from August to April. Episode 1: Life in the Wilderness was released in August 1, Episode 2: Twig's Origin on October 14, Episode 3: Meeting Alfur on December 21, Episode 4: Swimming Lessons on February 5, and Episode 5: The Tallest Vitras on April 16. Retail editions of the complete game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X were released on May 18.

Hilda 2
The game is a sequel, taking place after the first game. This game has the stories of the season 2 and the movie, but changing some aspects of them, like the fact that now The tallest vitras return for cause trouble in Trolberg, and other enemies from the past returns for have their revenge against Hilda and her mother. This causes Johanna being cruel to Hilda.

The game was released in five episodes, two years after Hilda: Before Trolberg, from February to October for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Valve Steam Deck, Microsoft Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Episode 1: Family Issues was released on February 14, Episode 2: Running Away on April 21, Episode 3: Meeting Hilda's Grandparents on June 8, Episode 4: Johanna's Suicide Attempt on August 15, and Episode 5: Hilda becomes a Troll on October 22. Retail editions of the complete game were released on November 9, with a bonus episode Family Therapy. In it, Johanna goes to therapy to discuss her life problems with her relationship with her parents, specifically with her mother, to get it out of her system. The more she goes to therapy the better she is feeling.

Hilda and The Watercolors
The game is an additional sequel, taking place after Hilda 2. the story tells us how Hilda after her adventure of becoming an troll and saving Trolberg from being destroyed, now she has to deal with a new adventure where she'll meet the water witches and know about the existence of the watercolors, an stones of colors that had an free control to the water and discover how they were corrupted by the "Aqua Devil". now she must start an dangerous adventure where she will meet new friends and new locations.

While still being structured in five chapters, the game was released fully on September 14, three years after Hilda 2, for the PlayStation 6, Xbox Legion and Nova, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Android. It is scheduled to be released on Nintendo Hybrid in November 5.

Hilda Remastered Collection
A remastered version of Hilda, Hilda: Before Trolberg, and Hilda 2, was announced, titled Hilda Remastered Collection. It can be purchased as part of the Ultimate Edition of Hilda and The Watercolors, or as a stand-alone release. The remaster includes all the previously released content with remastered visuals across characters and environments, improved character animation using full facial motion capture, updated and refined gameplay puzzles, and engine and lighting upgrades.

The compilation will be released on PlayStation 6, Xbox Legion and Nova, Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, and at a later date on Nintendo Hybrid.

Hilda: Johanna
This prequel of the prequel is an game where we'll use Johanna as the main protagonist. the game tells the backstories of Johanna not having a best relationship with her parents, specifically with her mother, moving away from her home city into the wilderness all alone, how she meet her boyfriend, and how she lost him but also got Hilda.

The game was released in three episodes, two years after Hilda Remastered Collection, from July to November for PlayStation 6, Xbox Legion and Nova, Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Android. Episode 1: Where It All Began was released on July 3, Episode 2: Life is Hell on September 6, and Episode 3: Going Our Seperate Ways on November 9. The Deluxe Edition included a bonus episode Growing Up With Hilda, released on December 12. In it, Johanna raises her newborn daughter, Hilda. Having a kid was the best thing that Johanna ever had.

Hilda And The Black Hole
This game is the second part of hilda and the watercolors and its served as the final part of this two games. after defeating the aqua devil, and restoring the watercolors, hilda and company discovered that the black hole where the aqua devil came from before corrupting the watercolors was still open and it was seemed to suck all the world if they didn't stop it. now hilda and her friends and family must find the way to stop the black hole from devouring the whole planet.

Hilda 3
This is the third game from the story of the hilda video game franchise and it works as an continuation for hilda and the black hole. after destroying the black hole, everything seemed to be calmed down since then, hilda and david got married 2 years later and they had a beautiful girl who they called her "Hilly", Frida could master all the magic spells and become an expert witch like kaisa, johanna could reunite with her old boyfriend and start a new life with him again, and the trolls now had the liberty to go to trolberg when ever they wanted. but just when everything seemed to be finally in peace. the black hole that was supposed to be gone forever, was back. many creatures started to came out from there and started to attack trolberg and the forest, hilda and the others tried to fight, but they we're defeated easily by those creatures, the leader of those creatures camed, and captured hilda's friends and family, and let her alone in that already destroyed trolberg with the few people who remained, some we're dead and some we're badly wounded. hilda thought that everything was over, but then she remembered that she still had the water witches and the stellar counselors to help her. knowing that she had to save her husband, her daughter, her friends and family, and everyone else. she will have had to go to the another dimension with baba's mom, and other people like trevor and david's cousin "Gravis", using an space ship maded by the stellar counselors to go through the black hole and save everyone.