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by Sonomi
Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:58 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Options to be alone in an otome game
Replies: 13
Views: 2148

Re: Options to be alone in an otome game

Maybe you could explore friendships or other non romantic things if you don't really want to do the alone option each time. It could make for an interesting route, in my opinion.
by Sonomi
Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: daydreaming // GxB/G, short? friendship?
Replies: 4
Views: 1172

Re: daydreaming // GxB/G, short? friendship?

You've been drawing for only "a lil over a year now" and you're already this good? Wow. Just...that's amazing. :wink: My learning curve was much larger than that! I like the premise of being trapped in a dream world. It seems like a story you could make as psychedelic, trippy, cute, or fun...
by Sonomi
Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:19 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Himitsu no Tegami[Slice of Life][Romance][Dating sim]
Replies: 20
Views: 4527

Re: Himitsu no Tegami[BxG][Slice of Life][Romance][Dating si

Thank you so much for the feedback! Am glad you love our designs right now! Along with the feedback of Chiyo and Sanae you brought up, makes really sense so decided to make the change into their bios! As for Hanako, I believe that she most definitely benefit from a hobby but for right now, it wont ...
by Sonomi
Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2016 Indie Visual Novel Developer Demographic Survey!
Replies: 6
Views: 3579

Re: 2016 Indie Visual Novel Developer Demographic Survey!

Those 2014 results hurt my pride, I fall in both the category of most likely gender and age of not finishing a project. :lol: Well...P&Y counts for something! If it's anything like the 2014 one then just playing VN's should already qualify you, but the survey is closed already. Thanks for answe...
by Sonomi
Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2016 Indie Visual Novel Developer Demographic Survey!
Replies: 6
Views: 3579

Re: 2016 Indie Visual Novel Developer Demographic Survey!

By developer, do you mean those who have released a visual novel in the past year?
by Sonomi
Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:44 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Making Visual Novels (For People Who Hate Visual Novels)
Replies: 44
Views: 8285

Re: Making Visual Novels (For People Who Hate Visual Novels)

A poignant quote from the OP's article mentioned a reviewer who said that "visual novels are for people who like visual novels." I want to reword this to "visual novels are for people who like reading." I can't completely agree here. Some people who like reading (like myself) us...
by Sonomi
Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:39 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Making Visual Novels (For People Who Hate Visual Novels)
Replies: 44
Views: 8285

Re: Making Visual Novels (For People Who Hate Visual Novels)

A poignant quote from the OP's article mentioned a reviewer who said that "visual novels are for people who like visual novels." I want to reword this to "visual novels are for people who like reading. " Gameplay mechanics are great, but I'm personally trying to move away from th...
by Sonomi
Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:47 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Himitsu no Tegami[Slice of Life][Romance][Dating sim]
Replies: 20
Views: 4527

Re: Himitsu no Tegami[BxG][Slice of Life][Romance][Dating si

Love your designs. How do you feel about the potential love interests? Who was your favorite and why? Nanami definitely has hidden depths. A character who is nice 100% of the time can be hard to round out, but she definitely has a sense of drive and personality that makes her feel more human. Sorry,...
by Sonomi
Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:22 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Eliminating all forms of "to be": Active Voice
Replies: 10
Views: 1987

Re: Eliminating all forms of "to be": Active Voice

Okay, I understand. Thank you for the clarification, everyone. I'm trying to learn how to write in active voice because I found many of my sentences dull or too long, but I think I went a little overboard by assuming that I shouldn't use passive sentence structures.
by Sonomi
Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why are you making your current visual novel?
Replies: 86
Views: 14003

Re: Why are you making your current visual novel?

MORE BROWN PEOPLE EVERYWHERE!! That's pretty much... it. I want to play more games with brown people. I want to play more games with brown people in fantasy games especially. There are some, but not enough to align with my interests. I finally have a medium where I could actually do something about...
by Sonomi
Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:20 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: How do you avoid "convenient" or "coincidental" plotting?
Replies: 17
Views: 3314

Re: How do you avoid "convenient" or "coincidental" plotting

The way I've seen other writers do this, they would make the letter appear in a seemingly unimportant scene, completely out of context (and before it's of any relevance to the story). Similar to how a movie scene will zoom in, or repeatedly get a certain person in the shot to let us know that this s...
by Sonomi
Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What if No One Plays It
Replies: 33
Views: 7511

Re: What if No One Plays It

Building upon what was already said, making yourself active on this and other forums can be a great way to self promote. Remember that it's not just your project that people care about; it's also you, the developer. Consider how often people purchase music from their favorite artists to support them...
by Sonomi
Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:35 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Eliminating all forms of "to be": Active Voice
Replies: 10
Views: 1987

Eliminating all forms of "to be": Active Voice

I read that avoiding is, are, has, had, etc , or constraining the appearance of "to be", establishes a stronger active voice in narration. With a personal attempt at this, I found myself searching tirelessly for ways to reword a good portion of the things I've written. Usually by checking ...
by Sonomi
Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:45 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Ladies, about the lack of "hentai" scenes with fem prtgnist
Replies: 16
Views: 6394

Re: Ladies, about the lack of "hentai" scenes with fem prtgn

I wouldn't mind seeing more female-oriented 18+ content in VNs. Scribbles mentioned the popularity of romance novels...I don't necessarily think it's because women prefer imagining it. Written novels seem to be more readily available than OELVNs with such content, so perhaps it's not entirely a matt...
by Sonomi
Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:54 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What do you think about pixel art for vn?
Replies: 13
Views: 5651

Re: What do you think about pixel art for vn?

Personally, I am a fan of pixel art and could see myself playing a story based game using that style. My question is whether or not you intend to still use character portraits. There are quite a few RPGs that have tiny sprites for the characters and a "visual novel" mode to deliver the sto...