Table of Contents:
The Dove's Nest - BxG, Mystery
Seven Wishes - GxB?, Fantasy
Cat Thing - Comedy?, Friendship, BxG???
Airplane Thing - Genres????????
The Art of Making Time - GxG/B/(X?), Fantasy
Questions
1. Natasha is age 38. In my opinion, there aren't many male x female visual novels which have a woman over thirty as a relevant character *and* a focus on plot.Zelan wrote: The Dove's Nest Questions:
1. Which girl is your favorite?
2. What do you expect to see in a murder mystery?
3. Any other questions or comments?
1. In a fantasy world, you can include characters such as shapeshifters and gender benders. There might be magic which can alter a person's body.Zelan wrote: The Art of Making Time Questions:
1. About my agender dilemmas - what are your thoughts?
2. Genders aside, what sort of characters would you like to see here? (Like I said, I really have no ideas about personalities yet, and I'm not sure about races, either.)
3. Any other questions or comments?
I'm glad you like what little I have of her. ^_^ I think she and Dawn are probably my two favorites.gekiganwing wrote:1. Natasha is age 38. In my opinion, there aren't many male x female visual novels which have a woman over thirty as a relevant character *and* a focus on plot.
Yeah, that's definitely important and I'm going to need to come up with more characters for this one. While all of the girls are going to be suspects initially (as with any crime), I'm going to try to make it so that they can be cleared pretty early on. There is one other character that I have who will be a suspect for longer, but he also ends up being innocent.2. A murder mystery story needs a crime which could have been committed by several people. When the truth is revealed, the reader should think that it's plausible.
Pretty much all of it.3. How much of the story involves a brothel?
That's a good point! The setting does make the concept of being agender a lot more flexible for me to write.1. In a fantasy world, you can include characters such as shapeshifters and gender benders. There might be magic which can alter a person's body.
Noted, I'll keep this in mind when I start outlining and fleshing out characters.2. I think that major characters should include people that your protagonist knows at the beginning of the story, and also people that she meets along the way. If there is a non-human group which exists in your fictional world, make sure that the reader sees at least one of them.
3. In a fantasy world, you can have magic which stops, reverses, or otherwise alters time. It might be a well-kept secret. It might have a major drawback.
Alternately, time alternation magic could be a myth. Your characters might travel for days, find a sage hidden in a hidden mansion, ask how to make more time... and get the answer "Seize the day." How will they react?
I'm stuck between "The Art of Making Time" and "The Dove's Nest."1. Which one is your favorite?
Maybe Cat Thing, but not because I actually dislike it, it's just that I like the other ideas more.2. Which one is your least favorite?
No. Granted, I haven't played a lot of VNs.3. Do any of these ideas remind you of something else you've played?
I suppose it does look a bit overwhelming, but you have a table of contents, and this is a VN forum, anyway.4. Is this way too effing long?
It's fine. You could try putting the genres next to the names in the table of contents so people can just read about ones that they're more likely to be interested in.5. Should I break these into separate threads in the Ideas forum?
Natasha, probably. I like motherly characters a lot I guess. haha1. Which girl is your favorite?
In a good one, I expect to see a complex case, with, as gekiganwing said, many possible suspects. Similar to cases from Phoenix Wright, the mystery should unravel at a reasonable pace and the perpetrator should be proven through the evidence they've left behind and through witnesses'/conspirators'/people that knew them's words.2. What do you expect to see in a murder mystery?
You listed talents at the bottom, do you plan to implement (if you end up making the game) stat raising into the game as a way to progress through the story?3. Any other questions or comments?
I think that this is an interesting idea! I'm curious to see how this will develop.1. What do you think about the concept of the genies moving through another plane to grant wishes?
Maybe something to do with paradoxes or evil genies?2. Any ideas on why the planes have become unsafe?
I'm thinking there should be more humans, but maybe a few genies.3. What would you like to see in the supporting cast of characters? All genies, all humans, an even mix, an uneven mix?
Maybe an evil Jinn/Genie? Other than that I think having one romance option is fine.4. Should there be more romance options besides the main character's genie?
Malia, Zera, Kayra? (IDK, my taste in names is different strange.)5. Main character name ideas?
What is the setting for this? The Middle East? If so, it would be interesting to read about different customs, cultures, and maybe even politics there. (I'm thinking that it could be like the Modern Middle East, but with variations that would fit with there being genies and whatnot. Also, perhaps not as violent. haha)6. Any other questions or comments?
You should probably just use stock, cats don't all sound the same, but I think they sound pretty similar. I would just be careful not to overdo the sounds. Hearing "meow" every line could get annoying real fast.2. What are your thoughts on my sound dilemma?
I think this is a good idea. Switching perspectives can work well in a VN, I recently started reading a demo in the beta testing section that switched perspectives at the end of each chapter, basically you replayed at least part of the chapter as the other character. This wouldn't be the exact same for this game, but the second POV could just be set during the same time. (First chapter/act could only be one POV since it's likely the search team doesn't know yet.)3. What's your stance on the idea of one vs. two perspectives and whether/how the second perspective should be incorporated?
You have two #4's for this set of questions.4. Any other questions or comments?
I like it when their are a lot of races in a fantasy world, so maybe things like elves, orcs, or maybe you could create your own fictional race(s)?2. Genders aside, what sort of characters would you like to see here?
Dove's Nest is my favorite too! ^_^robovelociraptor wrote:I answered almost all of them. I won't be offended if you don't respond to all of them.
GENERAL:I'm stuck between "The Art of Making Time" and "The Dove's Nest."1. Which one is your favorite?
I can understand that, since that one is kind of personal. c:Maybe Cat Thing, but not because I actually dislike it, it's just that I like the other ideas more.2. Which one is your least favorite?
Oh, that's a really good idea! I think I'll do that.It's fine. You could try putting the genres next to the names in the table of contents so people can just read about ones that they're more likely to be interested in.5. Should I break these into separate threads in the Ideas forum?
Another Natasha fan! ^_^ I do too.Natasha, probably. I like motherly characters a lot I guess. haha1. Which girl is your favorite?
Ahhhh, I really need to play Phoenix Wright! Thanks for the advice, though. ^_^In a good one, I expect to see a complex case, with, as gekiganwing said, many possible suspects. Similar to cases from Phoenix Wright, the mystery should unravel at a reasonable pace and the perpetrator should be proven through the evidence they've left behind and through witnesses'/conspirators'/people that knew them's words.2. What do you expect to see in a murder mystery?
No, the talents are notes for myself that have to do with the personalities of the girls. If I do end up adding any gameplay elements (which I probably won't), it would probably be something like point-and-click that would tie in well with the mystery genre.You listed talents at the bottom, do you plan to implement (if you end up making the game) stat raising into the game as a way to progress through the story?3. Any other questions or comments?
Thank you! ^_^I think that this is an interesting idea! I'm curious to see how this will develop.1. What do you think about the concept of the genies moving through another plane to grant wishes?
Hmm, I'm not sure paradoxes would work since I don't plan on there bring any time travel elements. Evil genies is something that I didn't think of before, though! I'll definitely consider that idea, it has a lot of potential.Maybe something to do with paradoxes or evil genies?2. Any ideas on why the planes have become unsafe?
I like giving choices to the players, but I've also always thought of this story as only having one romance option, so that's where I'm not sure how to compromise. Can't please 'em all, I suppose. *shrugs* An evil love interest would make things more interesting, though.Maybe an evil Jinn/Genie? Other than that I think having one romance option is fine.4. Should there be more romance options besides the main character's genie?
I like those! I'll keep them in mind. c:Malia, Zera, Kayra? (IDK, my taste in names is different strange.)5. Main character name ideas?
As cool as modern and urban fantasy are, I haven't read or written much of either genre, so I've always leaned towards completely made-up settings. This one could be a long time in coming, though, so maybe by that time I'll have enough confidence in my skills to set it in a place like you've described. ^_^What is the setting for this? The Middle East? If so, it would be interesting to read about different customs, cultures, and maybe even politics there. (I'm thinking that it could be like the Modern Middle East, but with variations that would fit with there being genies and whatnot. Also, perhaps not as violent. haha)6. Any other questions or comments?
Annoyance is a good point. I actually tend to dislike partial voice acting; I'd either like to read for myself or else have all of it read for me, and it's usually a little jarring when the voice acting says something different from the writing. I figured it would me a little different since animal sounds function more like sound effects than voice acting (hence the quotation marks), but you definitely bring up a good point.You should probably just use stock, cats don't all sound the same, but I think they sound pretty similar. I would just be careful not to overdo the sounds. Hearing "meow" every line could get annoying real fast.2. What are your thoughts on my sound dilemma?
Thanks for your input! I do love reading the same scene through the eyes of different characters (which is why I'm a huge fan of parallel novels). It probably wouldn't work exactly like that since the search party and the main character would never be in the same scene together, but it could still add something interesting to the VN.I think this is a good idea. Switching perspectives can work well in a VN, I recently started reading a demo in the beta testing section that switched perspectives at the end of each chapter, basically you replayed at least part of the chapter as the other character. This wouldn't be the exact same for this game, but the second POV could just be set during the same time. (First chapter/act could only be one POV since it's likely the search team doesn't know yet.)3. What's your stance on the idea of one vs. two perspectives and whether/how the second perspective should be incorporated?
shhh i fixed it no one needs to know nowYou have two #4's for this set of questions.4. Any other questions or comments?
Fictional races is what I'm leaning towards, but it would probably be difficult to do that without some inspiration from pre-existing races. I like seeing that, too, though, it does a lot for the world building. c:I like it when their are a lot of races in a fantasy world, so maybe things like elves, orcs, or maybe you could create your own fictional race(s)?2. Genders aside, what sort of characters would you like to see here?
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