As Fate Would Have It
Plot:Chris is a 20-something working as a real-estate accountant in a city somewhere in America. After graduating from college with a financing major and using his parent's trust fund to pay off his college debts, he and his friend Kat, a redhead with a sharp attitude and a passion for drawing, moved to an urban city to begin life anew. As they both became busy with their jobs, they began to see each other less and less. One day, they decided that they would do everything they could to make it to a small coffee shop nestled in the heart of the downtown area to talk about their week and catch up with each other. And then something shifts their world.
One day, a new person walks into the cafe - a handsome guy with an infectious smile and a great sense of humor by the name of Leo. Without intending to, Chris immediately begins crushing on him, hard. As the weeks go by, Chris is suddenly forced with the realization that, not only does he like this mysterious stranger, the feelings are reciprocated! As a relationship begins to blossom, Chris must navigate the waters of a shaky new love and the struggles of being an openly gay couple in America.
That's not Chris' only problem, however. Chris' sister, Julie, soon becomes suspicious about Chris' supposed relationship with a girl named Isabella (a cover-up for Chris' actual relationship). Julie doesn't approve of the LGBT community, and Chris knows this. He does everything in his power to hide his relationship, but soon enough, Julie becomes suspicious enough to probe around and attempt to find out what Chris is hiding. Follow Chris as he attempts to navigate the struggles of dating and the struggles of dating a guy, as well as attempting to shut down his sister's investigation of his personal life. Will he overcome his obstacles and find true love and financial stability?
Features:
- Fully-developed, realistic characters
- A modern love story set in urban America
- Minimal decision making - what you do decide majorly impacts the story
- Possibly 5 endings (amount not concrete)
- A game designed entirely from free assets
- Two different versions: a high resolution version and a standard 800x600 version
- It's free!
Chris
Chris is the protagonist of our story. He is a real-estate accountant who loves financing and anything to do with numbers. He is best friends with Kat and he is Julie's brother. He is easily embarrassed when he talks to someone he likes, but around his friends, he is extremely comfortable and often very sarcastic. He loves to poke fun at Kat constantly.
Currently, he is not 100% open about his sexuality. Kat knows, and obviously, Leo knows, but to everyone else, Chris is supposedly straight.
Chris comes from a rich family. His family had great luck with the stock market and they are rolling in dough. They gave Chris a trust fund because they believed he would do great things for the family. They hoped that he would end up on Wall Street with a six figure salary and a beautiful wife. Chris thinks it's pretty ironic how much he flew in the face of those expectations.
Kat:
Kat is Chris' best friend and confidante. She is a fiery 18-year-old with a passion for drawing and an even bigger passion for seeing her best friend in love. She and Chris have been best friends since fourth grade and have told each other everything. Kat is 100% okay with Chris' sexuality and supports him to the best of her ability in every decision he tries to make.
Kat is an artist who makes a little bit of her income by selling commissions online. She does pencil sketches and digital drawings, but can't seem to grasp the exact concept of painting with a brush. She has somewhat steep prices for her commissions, but her drawings are generally high quality, so sometimes people overlook them in return for good-quality assets. She specializes in drawing flora, animals, and nature, but can also draw people and man-made objects if requested.
Leo:
Leo is Chris' crush and possible boyfriend. Leo stumbled into the coffee shop that Chris and Kat go to one day, hoping to see if their coffee was as good as his brother told him. It was there that Leo met Chris and began flirting with him.
Leo is a contractor who spends a lot of his time downtown, away from his apartment. His apartment is only a few blocks away from the downtown area, but because he walks everywhere, he usually ends up late for a lot of his appointments and obligations. All that walking, however, does keep him in quite good shape. Leo's only family in the city is his brother and his brother's wife, both of whom he visits frequently. He is extremely contemplative and often wises about the existence of humans and their purpose in the universe. He is also quite the romantic.
Julie:
Julie is Chris' only sibling. She lives in the same city as Chris, working as a lawyer. She is more up north, however, so he doesn't see her too often. She does business in downtown but she tends to stay within her region. She specializes in car accident injury cases and theft cases.
Julie loves all things extravagant and works hard towards an elegant, lavish lifestyle. She lives in a studio apartment, well-furnished and completely modern, with her dog, a Terrier named Sophia. Julie takes great pride in her appearance and has no shame shelling out thousands in clothes, shoes, makeup, jewelry, and pampering. When she isn't knee-deep in paperwork for her cases, she's at the spa, the nail salon, the hair salon, or the gym to keep herself and her body in tip-top shape.
Julie doesn't approve of the LGBT community because she believes that it is a sin against God to be attracted to someone of the same sex. Although she isn't fully devout, she does believe in Christianity and does her best to uphold the values of God and even fights to maintain the traditional form of marriage, between one man and one woman.
Sprite credit to Konett <3
Development:
Characters:
- Personality: 100%
- Sprites: 100% (special thanks to Konett because I used literally 2/3's of her sprites for this and I will most likely use more.)
- Relationships: 90%
- Backgrounds: 90% (special thanks to Uncle Mugen for his backgrounds)
- Ambiance Music: 10%
- Sound Effects: 5%
- Plot: 60%
- Events: 20%
- Coding: 7%
I will post albums of screenshots on imgur and link them to here, as the 800px wide limit prevents me from posting high resolutions screenshots.
- Development Cycle 1 (I know there's a typo in one, leave me alone ;-;)
- Julie Update
- Development Cycle 2
I would appreciate any kind of feedback you would like to offer me! Feel free to pick apart my characters, my plot, or anything you feel could use some expanding upon! I'd love to hear some constructive criticism. You're also welcome to offer any event or plot ideas you feel would benefit the story (if I use one, I'll credit you at the end of the game!)