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by hoihoisoi
Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:38 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: A Gauge Of Importance For The Elements In A WIP Summary
Replies: 11
Views: 2006

A Gauge Of Importance For The Elements In A WIP Summary

Hey everyone, HoiHoiSoi here. I'm starting this topic mainly to gauge what exactly are the various factors people look to when browsing the 'Work-in-Progress' section and how they would gauge them on a scale of importance when it comes to posting a comment or getting interested about a game. In a se...
by hoihoisoi
Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:30 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: The Lost Sheep Of Purgatory [Mystery, Comedy, Drama] [KN]
Replies: 8
Views: 4895

Re: The Lost Sheep Of Purgatory [Romance, Mystery, Comedy] [

1. Does the story tickle your fancies? It seems quite interesting, so far. 2. Does the fact that it follows a more Kinetic Novel style (Having only one main route) make the game seem less appealing to you? Not at all. All that matters, really, is if the characters and story are awesome. Kinetic, Ki...
by hoihoisoi
Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:27 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Weaving a mystery
Replies: 10
Views: 1878

Re: Weaving a mystery

Well, if you want to split a mystery plot into several romance routes, it is pretty doable as long as you 'layer' your mystery properly. A fan of the mystery genre myself, I find that writing a mystery is kind of like constructing a crepe cake where you pile up one fact on top of the other until it ...
by hoihoisoi
Sun Jun 11, 2017 12:44 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: How do you have the commitment?
Replies: 13
Views: 2348

Re: How do you have the commitment?

Push yourself to go to your computer, turn it on and bring your project up. ^ This is indeed very very true. I'm not sure about other people, but when my project screen comes on and I start tapping away at the keyboard, the ball starts to roll for me and I get engrossed into my writing. The real pr...
by hoihoisoi
Sun Jun 11, 2017 12:28 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What got you into making visual novels?
Replies: 36
Views: 5736

Re: What got you into making visual novels?

One of the main reasons I started making VNs was due to Kara no Shoujo 2. That game was simply amazing. And after that experience, I decided to try my hand at making one myself. (I played Ace Attorney and Danganronpa in the past, but those had quite interactive puzzle elements to them so I guess the...
by hoihoisoi
Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:44 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: The Lost Sheep Of Purgatory [Mystery, Comedy, Drama] [KN]
Replies: 8
Views: 4895

The Lost Sheep Of Purgatory [Mystery, Comedy, Drama] [KN]

http://i.imgur.com/zYQEtG6.png A Visual Novel By The House Of Duematrix Team Follow us on: Twitter | Tumblr http://i.imgur.com/tTVS58S.png A Journey Amongst The Dead Purgatory, a barren wasteland, tainted in a depressing dull color of brown and red. Masked with the smell of rotting flesh and litter...
by hoihoisoi
Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:10 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Writing better dialogue?
Replies: 11
Views: 2339

Re: Writing better dialogue?

I think to write better dialogue is to imagine how you would say it then tailor it to how your character would say it given the kind of personality or character traits they have. “Are you sure, sure about this?” Is something I believe few people would say in daily conversation. It's alright to go wi...
by hoihoisoi
Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:19 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Art
Topic: BG/Character Art/Scene Enhancement Process
Replies: 2
Views: 1141

BG/Character Art/Scene Enhancement Process

Hey everyone, I'm just curious because I'm an art newbie but what is your BG/Character Art/Scene enhancement or touch-up process. This means after all the line art and coloring is completed, what effects and filters do you tend to use to enhance the final product to make it stand out or to make it b...
by hoihoisoi
Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:18 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Horizontal Text Spacing
Replies: 1
Views: 2313

Horizontal Text Spacing

Hey everyone, sorry to ask a rather newbie-ish question however I'm wondering of how to increase my horizontal text spacing between alphabets. I've noticed that the text which appears within the textbox is a bit too close to each other and would like to just space them out a bit so that its easier f...
by hoihoisoi
Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:01 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Getting started - Help out a writing newbie?
Replies: 7
Views: 1510

Re: Getting started - Help out a writing newbie?

I personally think that whats important is that you start putting pen to paper first (In the text editor that is - not literally using pens and papers). Starting it off and getting the feel of what you want to tell your audience and the kind of story you want to create is important. At this point yo...
by hoihoisoi
Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:08 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Creating more complex transitions or transition animations
Replies: 1
Views: 358

Creating more complex transitions or transition animations

Hi everyone, just asking but other than the current transmission such as 'dissolve' and the likes, what I'm trying to do is get a small image to slowly fade in as it falls from the middle of the screen to the bottom of the screen. It's kind of like a combination of dissolve plus a downwards motion w...
by hoihoisoi
Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Last Visual Novel You Played?
Replies: 55
Views: 8773

Re: Last Visual Novel You Played?

Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma. Fantastic stuff although there were some mysteries in the previous game left unanswered. D:
by hoihoisoi
Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:32 pm
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Blemish [Drama][Suspense][Psychological][Kickstarter][Demo]
Replies: 10
Views: 3786

Re: Blemish [Nakige][Drama][Suspense][Commercial]

The art looks great. Absolutely wonderful. Hopefully we'll get a little more of the story later on to further understand where each character is coming from since it's a little vague now. But overall, it looks good as of now. Good luck on the project man! :D
by hoihoisoi
Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:24 pm
Forum: Other Story-based Games
Topic: Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma
Replies: 1
Views: 2325

Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma

I haven't seen a topic created about ZTD around here yet, so I decided to create one if you guys don't mind. Also, spoiler warning in case anything in depth about the story is discussed down below after this post. I won't give it too much of a review, but my 21 hour experience of it was overall real...
by hoihoisoi
Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Get that thing off your chest... Now...
Replies: 5264
Views: 609635

Re: Get that thing off your chest... Now...

As much as I really like Zero Time Dilemma, out of the 3 in the series, I personally find it ending on a rather empty note. It's good through and through, the puzzles and the story, but just the ending was kinda a let down for me. Sadness. :/ THAT FULFILLMENT AFTER COMPLETING VIRTUE'S LAST REWARD CA...