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Bye Sweet Carole is a 2D-animated narrative horror-adventure game directed by Chris Darril and developed by Little Sewing Machine. While unconnected to the Remothered series, the game is considered a spiritual successor to the original Clock Tower and Remothered 2D.

Official summary[]

"Set in the early 1900s, in an age where the phenomenon of the feminist political movement begins to shake the British nation, young girl Lana Benton, guest of the eerie Bunny Hall orphanage, is the only one to suspect that her best friend Carole didn’t just run away. The secret correspondence between Carole and a mysterious “French” pushes Lana to investigate enough to find herself surviving, poised between the real world and the fantastic kingdom of Corolla that, under the cruel influence of the terrifying Mr. Kyn, the insensitive owl Velenia, and the ravenous colonies of tar bunnies, is inexorably perishing."

Characters[]

Development[]

The game was born out of Chris Darril's dissatisfaction from working on Broken Porcelain[1] and is loosely based on the unfinished Remothered 2D prototype that Darril had recovered in 2020.[2] The game originally was meant to be made in the similar style as Remothered 2D, but Darril eventually chose the Disney-inspired hand-drawn artstyle due to his love for traditional animation.[3]

The game was officially announced in September, 2021,[4] alongside Chris Darril's newly founded company Little Sewing Machine that the game would be developed under[5]. The award winning writer Mark Darin joined the development team in early 2022.[6] Several talents who worked with Darril on Remothered, such as Elsie Lovelock and Lani Minella, joined his new project with Luca Balboni also returning as the lead composer for the game.

Locations[]

Music[]

The soundtrack for the game, composed by Luca Balboni, was became available on August 29, 2025, on various music platforms.

The theme song for the game, Let You Voice Be Heard, was performed by Elsie Lovelock.

Tracklist[]

  1. Corolla (2:28)
  2. Overture (A Little Girl) (3:27)
  3. Carried by the Wind (2:17)
  4. The Princess' Return (2:41)
  5. Mischievous Little Being (1:28)
  6. Dragged by the River (3:30)
  7. The Breach (2:53)
  8. Ash, Tar and Coal (2:56)
  9. Velenia (2:00)
  10. The French, The Letter (2:10)
  11. Bunny Hall (3:58)
  12. Ms. Fisherin (1:37)
  13. Converging Kingdoms (2:05)
  14. Mr. Kyn (1:31)
  15. Ladies Manners (2:10)
  16. The Lair (1:56)
  17. Dancing Lessons (1:55)
  18. What Happened to Carole (1:58)
  19. The Great Ball (2:11)
  20. A Riddle (1:35)
  21. The Clock is Furiously Ticking (3:23)
  22. Grant Me Your Kingdom (1:55)
  23. Never Let Me Go (5:28)
  24. The Worlds Corrupter (3:05)
  25. A Freshly Bloomed Flower (2:58)
  26. Bye Sweet Carole (4:24)
  27. Let Your Voice be Heard (3:25)

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The game is dedicated to Chris Darril's mother, Giuseppina Cucè, who passed away in early 2021.
    • The character Josephine (an anglicized name of "Giuseppina") appears to be a tribute to her.
  • Unlike Remothered 2D, the game is made with Unity engine and features hand-drawn animation in the style of Disney Renaissance.
  • The game was greatly inspired by Rule of Rose, Clock Tower, and old school 2D platformers Heart of Darkness, Flashback and Another World, with a story inspired by a dark fairytales and Disney animated films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Alice in Wonderland.
  • The main character Lana was named after Chris Darril's dog whom he named after the character Lana Winters from American Horror Story.[7] She is voiced by Elsie Lovelock, who previously voiced Jen in Broken Porcelain.
  • The game's title is a reference to a 1964 psychological thriller Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
  • A girl resembling Jen can be spotted amongst the Bunny Hall students.
    Bsc jen cameo

    Possible Jen cameo

  • Carole's appearance was inspired by Halle Bailey's portrayal of Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
  • Amanda was an homage to the character Amanda from Rule of Rose, whom Alessandro Abbadini (concept artist) admired and felt was misunderstood.[8]
  • A maid character named Erietta was announced early in the development, to be voiced by Danielle McRae, but the information was later deleted, as the character was presumably scrapped from the final game.[9]
  • A sequel titled Bye Sweet Carole 2 was originally announced via IMDb, but the page was later deleted.[10]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://multiplayer.it/articoli/bye-sweet-carole-abbiamo-parlato-con-lautore-chris-darril-della-sua-fiaba-disneyana-horror.html
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/chrisdarril/status/1308175750814670850 (archive)
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/chrisdarril/status/1580862096996061184 (archive)
  4. ↑ https://www.everyeye.it/notizie/bye-sweet-carole-annunciato-gioco-chris-darril-autore-remothered-542063.html - everyeye.it (ita.)
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/chrisdarril/status/1459229573711900675
  6. ↑ https://pledgetimes.com/bye-sweet-carol-mark-darin-joins-the-development-team/
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/chrisdarril/status/1464701927992745984 (archive)
  8. ↑ "My admiration for Amanda's character in Rule of Rose led me to create concepts related to the character. I've always admired how her diary ended with a storyboard that added depth to her character. It often saddened me that she was relegated to an underdog role simply based on her appearance. Humanity can be quite superficial at times." - Alessandro Abbadini's art (Facebook)
  9. ↑ Source (archive)
  10. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23711218/

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