Serpent in the Staglands - Art Book & Expansion

Whalenought Studios developers Hannah & Joe posted an update about their Transylvanian inspired party-based CRPG Serpent in the Staglands on their Kickstarter page. The contents:

• A video
• Marketing without an easy button
• Expansion announcement -- apparently the expansion it will be automatically added with a big update
• Art book is finished
• The Future, in which they will try to get community members on board earlier

Here's a snippet about the difficulty they face in trying to get the press to review their game:

While we've had and cherished a modest amount of user reviews, marketing continues to be a bit tough — it’s a game without an easy mode, and journalists can’t just jump in and make quick impressions, and we think that makes it difficult to get those early impressions reviews. We hear of a few folks that attempted that and got whiplashed with a learning curve like they haven't seen in years, which though kind of humorous to hear about, does filter the reviewers down to gamers that have patience, which is of course an incredibly slimming population. But learning to play and learning the world is part of the game, and a part we're really proud of.

There's also a demo available for Windows, Mac and Linux, for those of you who want to try before they buy.