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First, the atmosphere is really great, very creepy and bleak. The music, the art, and the pacing all worked well together. It sounds like this is an off-shoot of your other game, Soul and Heart, which I have not played. I think you broach some interesting issues that could be expanded even further. ...

I do have a question though. Is there any way to use functions or display variables on the journal pages? I just realized you can update the pages by inserting blank variables in the list that can be updated later. journal_entries = list([ "X [part1] [part2] [part3]", "Y", "...

I'm also having trouble using an image for the namebox.
This displays "bob_name.png" in the namebox. Does anyone have a suggestion?

I just got a chance to play around with this code (awesome example, by the way) and I'm wondering the same thing.

I diagram the "best" path for a basic story unit (if your chapters are relatively self-contained, then that's the basic unit) on paper. Then I go back in and add branches. I use a lot of variables, so I include those on the diagram so it's easy for me to say, "How many x points can th...

I "marinate" on it for a while to see if the idea has legs or not. For a short story, I might sit on it for a few days. For larger projects, weeks or months. Once I begin to think it might be a solid idea, I jot everything down in a notebook until I reach the point where I feel I have a go...

Amnesia is pretty much necessary to the character and his development... Are you sure? Adoption was added in because the character needed to survive somehow. I mean, if you were alone at the age of 13, how are you gonna take care of yourself? I doubt you can survive on the streets when you have no ...

I'd like to see more detective story/mystery games. The medium is really perfect for it. Rex Stout agreed with Dine, he once said something like, "Murders are the only important mysteries" (a la Archie Goodwin). Maybe that's true for a novel that's hundreds of pages, but for a short VN or ...

In the same vein as index cards... if you've got the wall space, consider post-it notes.

I normally don't like to write anything longhand but I've found that's the best way to do flowchart-type outlines.

This is awesome. Bookmarking now! Thank you very much.

You probably don't need to rate/warn unless you're dropping s- and f-bombs.

I usually pick a simple name as a placeholder in the beginning. Then, as I get more of the story written, I may change the names to better suit the character. There's nothing wrong with name research, and if you wait until the story has matured you won't have to research as much, but there's nothing...

I really enjoyed this KN. You guys did a great job on this--the story, music, the artwork, everything. The sprites captured so much emotion, it was nice to see really distinct moods/expressions. The way Jude's expressions and body language changes when Jude becomes Elly is a great example. It's alwa...

On the option to play a mini-game instead of solving the mystery, I don't think it would add much to your game. What point would there be to deciding "slack off"? If the point is just the fun gameplay, well, I probably wouldn't be playing a VN at all if that was what I felt like doing, so...

Randomized definitely. I think it engages the player more. If #1 is always the super-good answer people might start going on autopilot.