First Game: Bette and the New Neighbor

[apocalypseGirls]

Genre: Slice of Life, Educational
Setting: Modern, Midwestern USA. Inspired by Kenosha, WI and suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Type: Kinetic Novel

About: A simple novel with a tiny cast (seven named characters!), Bette and the New Neighbor is intended for both young people who meet someone who doesn't share their faith and as an example of a simple KN/VN. The plot will be simple, the graphics and music sourced from free open-source origins.

Due to the source of the characters, they'll have a more comic book feel, rather than anime and manga but I think that'll help it stand out to those who draw in other styles.

Plot: Bette is a curious but shy young woman, fairly average. Her view of the world changes when she meets a new neighbor, Bridget who is a friendly, somewhat strange girl. With her mother unsure and a teacher who disapproves, can new friends find a way to connect?

Sources:
Graphics:
HeroMachine 3.0
Pixabay
Camera

Music:
soundimage.org

[fleet]

I hope you enjoy making your kinetic novel. I like the idea for the story.

[apocalypseGirls]

Thank you! Even when a story is simple, execution matters a great deal! Hopefully, when I get a better computer, I can do more with graphics, but the laptop I have barely runs Krita, let alone a tablet or Daz 3D. (Sad panda me.)

I've been having fun with planning and such so far!

For this one, I'm using NVL mode to focus on the writing.

[gekiganwing]

...Bette and the New Neighbor is intended for both young people who meet someone who doesn't share their faith...

Learning to relate to other people is important. I say this as a person who lived in a subculture for a few years during the 1990s. It took me a while to communicate with people who had different experiences and perspectives.

Due to the source of the characters, they'll have a more comic book feel, rather than anime and manga but I think that'll help it stand out to those who draw in other styles.

I like seeing visual novels with distinct and varied art styles. Some promising ones have been quietly discontinued -- I was looking forward to I Will Hold Your Hand and Hinomaru. However, some have been completed and released.

For what it's worth, I often use the word "comics" to refer to any story told through words and pictures. They aren't limited to just four or five nations -- there's a large world of comics out there.