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'Infodumping' is sometimes necessary but often executed poorly. As far as non-diegetic exposition goes, it should be kept ideally to a minimum, simply because players can quickly lose interest with the lack of gameplay. It's most effectively done, I'd say, as a prologue at the beginning of a game an...

Usually, these names are just used as a label as hearsay in hobbyist projects. If you intend it as a commercial venture of any scope, however, things might be different. You may not need to outright incorporate as a company (which brings a lot of complexities and obligations) but just exist as some ...

It can become quite a fine line when dealing with concepts and untranslatable terms. For instance, words like 'otaku' and 'tsundere' have by this point become loan words just like 'karaoke'. Also, even in the case of 'kawaii', you could argue the use of that word is essentially on-loan to describe t...

I'd say it heavily depends on the style of VN. For extremely nonlinear plots, it becomes more and more effective to employ diagrammatic methods and thus various software solutions, but for linear storylines - or, at least, linear subsections of a branching plot - my writing is generally that of a sc...

For all those of you who have showed interest in the project, you won't be disappointed! We've been inactive for a good while now, but only due to the fact we've been hard at work working on the revamped project. The focus at the moment is to get a fully-functional demo rolled out to really show off...

A particular example I can think of for magic realism in a video game - one of many, I'm sure - would be Phoenix Wright , with the spirit channelling sub-plot gradually introduced into the story in such a seamless way that you just take it for granted. I think introducing the fantasy concept gradual...

Work on the new character art has now begun with Daphinteresting ! Shouldn't be too long before we can roll out some new look visuals. In the meantime, check out her DeviantArt page ! I'm currently programming the new GUI engine for the demo, with Hijiri having made the core game GUI; we're continui...

Hi, all! It's been a while since the previous project update, but I'm just dropping in to assure everyone that the project revamp is now fully underway. The in-game GUI has been largely completed - a complete overhaul to the prototype - with system GUI, background art and character art and animation...

Hijiri wrote:Oh, don't mind me, just passing through....

Oh, who's this mysterious stranger...?

*spoilers* It's only our new GUI designer! A juicy first teaser for the revamp, indeed.

I also felt too little was said about the story of the game itself. We get some vague hints something's happened, but even poring through this thread and over the Kickstarter, I have no idea what actually happens. This was my main reason for not backing the game for now. I want to, but I'd like to ...

The Kickstarter campaign's approaching its end! As expected, we're way off the target; however, we've gained the crucial feedback we were after! We're working hard on totally revamping the project based on critique, currently working on the branding and GUI, with brand new background and character a...

I love the Ace Attorney series and project seems interesting, but... I get the feeling it's TOO similar to the games. There's a difference between paying homage to something and being a copycat. The music is similar, the gameplay seems similar, the characters dress like Ace Attorney characters. The...

We've shared a couple more tracks from the original soundtrack which you can sample below! We're currently starting work on overhauling the branding and artwork so please keep watching and sharing this space! The feedback we've gotten from Kickstarter has been enlightening and I'm gathering more IRL...

Thanks for all the support so far! :D The Kickstarter's been up for half a week now and while I like to stay optimistic, I've got my doubts as to its success. HOWEVER, I've gained a lot of valuable feedback already and have a very strong plan for the direction to take the project in. The project wil...

I'm also a huge fan of the Ace Attorney series, so this project certainly has my attention. It looks really interesting so far and I love the music. Definitely has that Ace Attorney vibe to it. I'm most curious to see more characters and learn about their personalities. The colorful, quirky and ecc...