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Ashlabel

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:59 am
by Meimorie
Hi, everyone. I just started working on an otome visual novel. It's little more than a daydream right now, but I could really use your help. I just put up a few polls on DA and I was hoping that posting about them here will get more votes.

As soon as the polls close, the character sprites will begin to be drawn.


Synopsis:
The female protagonist, Mei, has been an assassin for as long as she can remember. Her parents always told her to do anything she can to make as much money as possible. Then she lost them.. After what seemed like a successful assassination, she is knocked unconscious. When she awakens, she's tied up in the back of a wagon, surrounded by male soldiers. That's when they tell her that they are taking her to the capital of Ashlabel to be executed for her crimes. Can she convince them to spare her life? Perhaps she'll even fall in love..

Characters:

The assassin MC, Mei!
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The playboy knight, Kael!
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More will be added as sprites are completed.

There are currently 4 male love interests, 1 female love interest, and an adorable transgender friend only option. There may be more depending on how the Kickstarter goes.

I'll add more information as the project progresses, but if you could please check out my DA and cast your votes, it will help me get an idea of what everyone wants.

When the demo and trailer are complete, I'll launch a Kickstarter that I will post here.

EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that the protagonist being tied up sounds like there may be rape involved. I apologize for any confusion. I can assure everyone that I would never include any questionable content of that sort.

The reason she is tied up is because she is a dangerous criminal who can't be allowed to escape. Nothing more.

If sex is included in the game, it will be completely optional with no penalty to any player who decides to pass on it. The guys (and girl) will understand and love you either way. 😘

UPDATE: The demo is almost complete. As the art is not finished yet, it is filled with temporary filler images. As soon as my character sprites are complete, I'll add them in.

The polls will only be up for a couple more days. Once I take them down, I'll tweak and polish the demo.

UPDATE: The polls have been closed for a while now. Due to a busy schedule, the sprites are still being worked on. Sorry for the wait!

Re: Ashlabel

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 6:01 pm
by Suika
First of all, I like the concept. I'm intrigued, but I don't really have enough information to give a good vote in the pole, particularly for the rating question. So I thought I'd give my thoughts here (:
What should the game's rating be?

PG - Playful flirting only; no cursing; minimal fighting
PG-13 - Kissing/touching; minimal cursing; some fighting/no blood
18+ - Optional sex; cursing; fighting/gore
I have to admit, both the PG-13 and 18+ options gave me pause... I think for most VNs I would vote PG-13; sex is hard to incorporate into a story while adding to the plot rather than subtract from it - even if it's optional. But after reading the line "...she's tied up in the back of a wagon, surrounded by men" from the plot description, both the bottom options started to sound like rape... Maybe that wasn't your intention (and if it wasn't please correct me), but it might be worth some clarification.

Re: Ashlabel

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:22 am
by Meimorie
I apologize for the confusion. There is absolute no rape or any other questionable content of that sort.

The reason she is tied up is because she is a dangerous criminal who can't be allowed to escape. Nothing more.

Re: Ashlabel

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:05 pm
by Suika
Ah. Thanks for the update.

Is the game's focus on persuasion then? Or is it more about romance?

Re: Ashlabel

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:33 pm
by Meimorie
It's all about romance. As the mc spends time with the others, they'll begin to realize that she was just doing what she felt was necessary to survive. Then love will blossom.

Re: Ashlabel

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:07 pm
by Suika
Meimorie wrote:It's all about romance. As the mc spends time with the others, they'll begin to realize that she was just doing what she felt was necessary to survive. Then love will blossom.
Oh. That's very different from what I was expecting! The initial concept had me thinking it was more about escaping through deceit, bribery, and turning guards against each other, or something along those lines. Romance could be interesting too, though, and I'm very glad to hear you have a consensual story in mind. I'm sure there's a market for the alternative, but it's not for me >.<

Anyways, good luck (: