[WIP] re: <3 (<3 remake)

[Mole-chan]

A remake of <3, because pretty much everything about it is hideous to me now. 8|

Also to fix some well documented issues (pacing, wee!), and add new content.

Type: Otome game
Still very much in the planning stages, mostly working on character design and general planning.
Summary
"Ime, a humanoid computer, suddenly finds herself among the ranks of a local honeypot, a network devoted to attracting and trapping viruses, without any explanation. To make matters even more complicated, there's been rumors of a mysterious virus by the name of "<3", that is said to be able to create the illusion of romantic love. It's a wild romp as some try to uncover its secrets, some to help cure it, and some just to see its effects through until the end!"

Characters:


Ime
The player character. An older computer that is left abandoned and picked up by Bao. Ime tends to be very brash, crude, and sarcastic. She seems to have a much softer inner self.


Bao
Your boss. Bao finds you abandoned near the honeypot, and is quick to give you a home and work. Bao always seems to have a smile on his face, perpetually cheerful and selfless.


Lily
One of your coworkers in charge of upkeep. Lily is slavishly devoted to her job, and very by-the-book. Unusually quiet and diligent, she exudes an aura of coldness. However, could this perhaps simply be a mask to hide her true self?


Vaki
Vaki is a laptop working at a nearby research facility. She drops by during break to hang out, and is brimming with childlike exuberance.


Zed
Zed is a humanoid game console that hangs out in a nearby arcade. He is fun-loving and good natured, but tends to be overly cautious and panicky.


Art
A shy, soft spoken computer that enjoys art and photography. Seems to know Lily from somewhere.


Gil
A mysterious PC, Gil appears ruthless and coldly efficient. But perhaps this isn't the case. He works closely with Art, and is very protective of him.

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My priorities for this are mainly to improve the hideous artwork, fix the pacing, and try to elaborate on the history (though probably not the workings, we'll see) of the titular '<3' virus. Also giving Bao some more screen time, since he was so unexpectedly popular last time. xD

Please tell me what you think~ <3

[Lotus]

Oooooh this looks neat. I love Vaki, she's so cute. <3

[Mole-chan]

Oooooh this looks neat. I love Vaki, she's so cute. <3

>V< Thank you~~~

[Riviera]

I loved the original, so I'm all for this. The art is great, and I can't wait to hear more. More Bao is always good!

[Snowflower]

GIL!!!! GLASSES!!!! FTW!!!!!!
and Bao looks adorable <3

[SilverxBlue]

Ohhh New charaters and one of them is a MEGANE!!!!
I'll make sure to play the updated version too, I actually loved the first one!

[Mole-chan]

WOTWOT. We got music. Or some music.

Honestly the way I'm working on this project is spastic at best.

But here's a few tracks.

Keep in mind I'm ah..not a composer. XD at all. I'm using a lovely random midi generator and FL Studio to churn out stuff that sounds good, but is probably weak musically. .v. And it's good for reserved stuff like this but not much else. The peppier stuff is going to be a bitch. eve;
Gil's theme
Lily's theme
danger theme (for..well..danger. XD I think it only plays during the bad end.)

Aside from that I'm also slowly working on redoing the backgrounds (I got a very small portion of Lily's room done). But not really much to show at the moment. Still very much in the development phase and trying to figure out the new guys.

XD also, thank you for all your lovely comments! It's nice to see people excited for this. ;v;

[aestate]

GAH. I remember playing the original. Your art looks so pretty (but more refined??). You've got such a distinct style~ ...Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this, and I'll always be sort of lurking around for updates. LOL. ;D

And on a side note. GILGILGILGILGILGILGILGIL. <3

[Mole-chan]

GAH. I remember playing the original. Your art looks so pretty (but more refined??). You've got such a distinct style~ ...Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this, and I'll always be sort of lurking around for updates. LOL. ;D

And on a side note. GILGILGILGILGILGILGILGIL. <3

;v; Aaaah, thank you. I'm glad my art is looking better, I've been trying really hard to refine it, so I'm happy it shows. X'>

and seriously? XD haha, my art seems so generic and DESU to me.

<333 yey, I'm glad you like Gil. xDD as a lot of people seem too...I didn't expect this much reaction to him.

[PervertPrince]

I never played the original but I'm gonna go download it now ^^
I mean, hello! What's better than an otome visual novel WITH ROBOTS?!

[Mole-chan]

I never played the original but I'm gonna go download it now ^^
I mean, hello! What's better than an otome visual novel WITH ROBOTS?!

*V* Yay, I hope you like it~

and damn right. xDD You can't beat a bunch of sexy robot men.

[Nimuell]

I played it long ago, but I still remember, I loved this game I'm so happy to hear you do the remake)))
Robots win! Definitely.

btw, sprites are gorgeous *__* +1 to Gil fans

[Mole-chan]

I played it long ago, but I still remember, I loved this game I'm so happy to hear you do the remake)))
Robots win! Definitely.

btw, sprites are gorgeous *__* +1 to Gil fans

Thank you *V*

and haha, xD These aren't the sprites, as much as character art. I'm hoping for the sprites to be less jarringly simplistic this time, so hopefully they'll be just as pretty. *V*

also, some progress on the backgrounds!

Just finished Lily's room today.



The old is on the left, the new on the right.

The backgrounds are going to be modeled in Metasequoia and rendered in MikuMikuDance.

also, more time to work now, so hopefully some more serious work with the project will be coming up. =v=

[Fawn]

<3 was one of the first games I downloaded here The progress you have done so far is awesome. Your style's a lot like old-school anime, I like it!
Also, are you going to put some mini-games in the arcade? that'd be extra fun.

[Mole-chan]

<3 was one of the first games I downloaded here The progress you have done so far is awesome. Your style's a lot like old-school anime, I like it!
Also, are you going to put some mini-games in the arcade? that'd be extra fun.

;v; Thank you. and wow, I..never thought of it looking like that. xDD

Believe me, I'd love to. X'D But I am extremely retarded when it comes to programming. OTL I didn't learn much, and all my experience is in Java. soyeah...