Vera Blanc episode 2 "Ghost In The Castle"

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Vera Blanc episode 2 "Ghost In The Castle"

#1 Post by jack_norton »

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http://www.verablanc.com

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In the second episode, our heroine travels to a small village in central Italy. The town's legendary ghost seems like nothing more than a quaint story, but a string of murders and suicides all point to the castle's ghost, and locals are getting scared.

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Re: Vera Blanc episode 2 "Ghost In The Castle"

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Today sent the usual PR and I laughed at this headline:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09 ... stle-demo/ :lol:
was about time that RPS covered one of my games! well, not really the target market though. It's a bit clear why VNs will never be popular in mainstream market by reading this comment:
And this is all presented in stated comic-like images, with sixty million billion lines of text to click through. And every now and then Vera shows us her bra.
he's basically telling the truth though, if you think about it, from the average-Joe perspective :mrgreen:
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#4 Post by CaesMRaenes »

Haha. I haven't played much besides the demo of the first game (and I seriously have this series on my list of must-buy when I get a job), but I briefly took a look at the review and laughed a good bit. Because all the comments there were about Vera's boobs, ComicSans MS, and nothing about the story. Haha.

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Yes definitely not. Maybe they'll appreciate more my upcoming RPG and RTS (next year though) :D
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Re: Vera Blanc episode 2 "Ghost In The Castle"

#6 Post by jack_norton »

The game was reviewed in two more sites:
http://internetgames.about.com/od/gamer ... Review.htm
http://www.gamezebo.com/download-games/ ... ost-castle
is interesting how the first says that this 2nd episode is better, while the second says that the first was better :D Personally, I think the first one had a better start, while the second has a better ending.
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Comic style looks really cool. Did you do the art yourself?

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Lol no, I wish I was able to draw so well! I would have pursued a career in webcomics already :)
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#9 Post by Esphirisa »

Boy, oh boy, I personally like this series, if you would call it that, because the story is interesting, especially for a paranormal/fantasy reader like me. I find the blossoming relationship of Brandon and Vera rather cute, especially how she teases him. I like the minigames, the mind reading parts, and the choices. What's more, it's a mystery themed VN with comic-styled art. I couldn't ask for more. I believe every other VNs I've played are in manga-style, or anything similar to that. Kudos to you and your team!
CaesMRaenes wrote:Haha. I haven't played much besides the demo of the first game (and I seriously have this series on my list of must-buy when I get a job), but I briefly took a look at the review and laughed a good bit. Because all the comments there were about Vera's boobs, ComicSans MS, and nothing about the story. Haha.
My sentiments exactly. It was a good laugh. xD I can personally agree with some parts of the other two reviews, though.

EDIT : How could I forget? I love how the story played out, and the way it is expressed in language. Also, it's pretty realistic in the way the characters react to different scenarios.

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#10 Post by jack_norton »

Glad you like it. Have still to understand exactly why this game isn't doing better but sometimes is better to forget and go on :D I mean, while I surely won't use this "format" (or system) for future Vera games, I definitely want to continue writing stories about Brandon and her. I have so many ideas... just need to find a way to make a game that is popular as the classic manga dating sims.
Maybe one attempt will be turning Vera into a manga girl :D
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#11 Post by Aashtarsrain »

:D Whatever format you choose, I'll definitely buy that Undead story idea ("zombie town") for the Vera franchise you wrote about in some post ! :wink:

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Thanks, if I ever get to make that game as I have in mind I think the final event will be quite shocking :D
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#13 Post by jack_norton »

While I still want to make a "bigger" version of Vera game, that plays like a normal adventure, I was wondering about another idea I had today.
Would people be interested in playing a smaller version, with less texts, without minigames (maybe only the mind-reading one since is the most fun) playable online for much lower amount, like $5 each episode?
I was thinking that this way I probably could keep writing the stories (which I believe are the most interesting aspect of the games) and not spend too much time on each episode. Being online could help the virality of the game and the low price would be a no brainer to buy (I had some people complaining about the price, especially those coming from casual market).
I'm asking because I found a new comic artist, so I could make either a standard webcomic or a different kind of game like I explained.
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#14 Post by frederic09 »

yeah; it could be a good idea; the only minigame i hate it's the memory one ^^''
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#15 Post by Qookies »

It would be a good idea but make sure to still keep the "bigger" version. Played this one too BTW. I knew that
Maria
was the ghost. At least from Day 4.

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