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Not mentioning any names redslash, but I know at least one of you have been waiting for me to reveal information about my project. so here it is. go ahead and bash it all you want, I'm still going to at least complete it... (and possibly release it... depends on a lot of stuff... such as if I can get all of "day 2" and "day 3" done by the end of the school season...)

couple notes:

First off, title is subject to change (although it probably won't )

secondly, there aren't really going to be much in terms of graphics...

thirdly, there will be a save game feature implemented. those of you who want to try hacking the save file, I will shuffle up all the numbers just before releasing it. although, if you save frequently enough, you'll be able to edit it and pick exactly where you want to be in the (very linear) story, how much HP you have, and your name [which can trigger a little easter egg]

and lastly, the HP amount of your character needs to stay as high as possible. (spoiler: you want EIGHT out of EIGHT hit points come day three!)

now on to the plot: I know it's a love hina rip-off (to an extent: the main character, you, only gets in one really bad situation). pretty much, you play a male in his late teens that is on vacation to Japan and (six months in advance) reserves a room in an inn. small problem: since he reserved the room (but before he got there), the inn has changed from a normal inn to an all-girls dorm (told ya it's a bit of a love hina rip-off!), and your character is still sleeping in it. of course, on the way, you get your fortune told by a mysterious person (who DOES appear in the game!), telling you that in THREE days, something may happen that will forever change your life. [ironically, three days is the exact length of your reservation].

namelist (subject to change without notice):

Aiko: the current manager of the inn, she has a low tolerance for rulebreaking, sword usage (in the inn), swearing, and sexual advances (which the main character doesn't do, thank god)

Sakura: good cook, though she can get a little too focused on one thing...

Motoko: if you've seen Love Hina, this girl matches her counterpart, although she's a little bit -more- mean than the Motoko from Love Hina, IMO.

????: a terrorist that shows up during the game. (can't reveal the name, it's easter-egg related!)

????: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (yes, there is one more major character in the game. she will appear on day 2.)

(note: both mystery characters have name lengths matching the number of question marks.)

Estimated release date: whenever the heck school ends. (seriously, do you think I'm gonna sneak my computer disk from school to home to copy the thing and then return it? also, what prevents me from releasing it from school is two things: A>the computers are monitored from another company, and B> the school has the "Working Model" edition of VisBASIC, the language this game is being created in. I have the Enterprise edition over at my house, though, so it can be compiled into an EXE file)

Bash it, Bash it...Oh Oh let me.
It will be interesting yet maybe a little primative to see a game in VB.

even know it is a rip-off of a game that is out, if you put your own twists in it, i dont think anyone will make any rude comments concerning it. the characters seem interesting and i will look forward to seeing it.

Bet you did not expect that from me. Muhahahaha...(okay I'm done)

uh... I think I'll go commit seppuku now... where's a sword?

Oh please not a sword....But if you must...borrow mine...make sure to return it. LONG SWORD battle chip in......sorry just a comment my friend said to add.

Nyehehe. Well, since Love Hina was itself a bit of a parody of some dating game cliches, a "homage" to Love Hina is fair enough There's already one spoof dating sim based on it here. Although that is principally just... weird ^^;; Anyway, I'll look forward to seeing it, Zeta!

chrono... Klacid is just coo-coo... just about all his dating sims are like that... (increadibly crazy and easy to beat... exept the Galaxy Angel one, that's still a little buggy...)

Ahem!

Anyhow, since the inn changes into something different, doesn't that invalidate your reservation? Cause then the inn is not that same inn anymore. Or maybe the owners forgot to notify the main character that they're shutting down. Anyways, good luck witht he project!

It sounds interesting. I think that knowing something will happen in three days would make people want to keep playing. :3

Redslash>>Aiko has some unseen connections not even revealed in Ch. 1 (this game), which happens to be why she lets the main character stay. a FALSE reason is given ingame, though. (and the two residents aren't too happy with it as it is...)

everyone in general>>Just a heads up: there are two "Passwords" revealed in the game. one of these passwords is required to advance in CH. 1 (this game), the other is required for when (if?) I release CH. 2. also, In case I forget to say so on the release, the FIRST password, which is basic copy protection, is my username here without spaces and with correct capitalization. also, Ch. 2 should have artwork if I can figure out how to manage the images...

I see. I won't ask anymore, since I want to be surprized. I need to restrain myself!

Hmm... is one of the characters called Naru?

nope. sorry... (if you look at the title, though, you SHOULD be able to figure out one more character's name...)

D'oh! But thanks for the other hint. I'm looking forward to see if my other guess correct. =D

RedSlash wrote:Anyhow, since the inn changes into something different, doesn't that invalidate your reservation? Cause then the inn is not that same inn anymore.

That's right, never forget the legal aspect of your games!

Yeah, but it's not funny. I mean it all seems so great being with all the girls, but just imagine an evening where you want to watch sports and the girls just overrule you the common room - winding up watching "The Ship That Sunk When It Hit The Huge Mass Of Ice" can be stigmatizing...

Heh, anyway, good luck with the project, I actually like stereotypes, just put in some laughs and it shouldn't go wrong...

mikey wrote:Yeah, but it's not funny. I mean it all seems so great being with all the girls, but just imagine an evening where you want to watch sports and the girls just overrule you the common room - winding up watching "The Ship That Sunk When It Hit The Huge Mass Of Ice" can be stigmatizing...

what's not funny about that? (when it happens to somebody else, I mean. also, is that a reference to Titanic?)

also, Ch. 2 will have graphics if somebody can do it... (I experimented a bit. no, D. Zeta, I didn't kill myself. (again.))