A Summer with the Shiba Inu [Introspective][Mystery][Travel]

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A Summer with the Shiba Inu [Introspective][Mystery][Travel]

#1 Post by quillyquillquill »

A Summer with the Shiba Inu is set in a world populated by dogs, ten years in the future.

UPDATE our game is launching tomorrow, August 23!
Steam store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/9160 ... Shiba_Inu/

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Additional features such as:
- Dog bark button in preference menu
- Random facts about dogs each time you launch game
- Some other stuff where the game will notice how long you take to make a decision ;)
- Dogs galore!

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0qNyL5VuQ

Steam Greenlight page:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =881043040

Main Characters:
Syd: Shiba Inu; Grew up in the Canines, has lived in the Island of Strands
Quei-Li: Labrador retriever; Grew up in the Island of Strands, visits the Canines occasionally
Max: Shiba Inu; Grew up in the Island of Strands

Story features:
  • Technology is ahead of our current world, but us humans can see the parallels and similarities to present time.
  • Why does it seem like Quei-Li knows much, much more about Syd than she lets on? What are her motives?
  • Syd in turn is trying to find out something about Quei-Li and her brother. Why?
  • What is "The System" and the effects of it shaping and binding the lives and value of the dogs on the Island?
  • On a lighter note: Gorgeous art based on real locations and local street food make for a fest of virtual tourism.
Screenshots:
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Assets:
(All characters have multiple poses and expressions)
Syd:
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Quei-Li:
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Max:
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Hologram phone:
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Steam Greenlight page:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =881043040

Questions for you:
What do you think will be a possible plot twist based on the information given above?
What do you feel of the characters (cute dogs) vs. humans for the seemingly serious plot matter? (Though there are plenty of fluff and eating moments as well as breathtaking art of real life locations!)
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#2 Post by Smaymay »

What do you think will be a possible plot twist based on the information given above?
COVERNMENT CONSPIRACIES. UNDERGROUND DOG MAFFIA.

What do you feel of the characters (cute dogs) vs. humans for the seemingly serious plot matter? (Though there are plenty of fluff and eating moments as well as breathtaking art of real life locations!)
I think it's a nice contrast. It kinda reminds me of those vintage sophisticated dog portraits.

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#3 Post by parttimestorier »

Lol I really hope there's a dog mafia now.

I'm curious about what you said about technology being ahead of our current world. Does that mean it's a future world in which dogs have evolved to become more like humans or something, and possibly replaced them as the dominant species? Or is it just an alternate universe in which everyone is dogs, and also they have advanced technology?

I'm not sure what to expect about the twist if it's not a dog mafia, but I do think a serious story about dogs could be interesting and unique. It worked really well for Hatoful Boyfriend with birds! Good luck with everything. :)
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#4 Post by quillyquillquill »

@Smaymay Thank you for taking the time to read!

Very very nice guesses, one of those is pretty accurate ;) And thank you for the feedback on the art style!

(I'm not really sure how to make replies on this forum in a way that notifies you so hope you see it :)

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#5 Post by quillyquillquill »

@parttimestorier
Ehehe there is something shady going on for sure, but I'd hint that it's more on the government end ;)

And it's just an alternate universe where there are just no humans and dogs are the dominant sapient species. Though, it's definitely up to the reader's interpretation ;)

Thank you for the support and for the feedback, I hope your project is going well!

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#6 Post by Smaymay »

@quillyquillquill
No probs! You got yourself an upvote. I see you just released a demo a few days ago. I'll make sure to play it sometime. I'm curious how the story will unfold. :) Good luck with the development!

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#7 Post by quillyquillquill »

Thank you very much!! We are looking to make the game in Ren'Py from now on (the demo was made in TyranoBuilder). But I feel there's not enough functionality :)
Smaymay wrote:@quillyquillquill
No probs! You got yourself an upvote. I see you just released a demo a few days ago. I'll make sure to play it sometime. I'm curious how the story will unfold. :) Good luck with the development!

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#8 Post by quillyquillquill »

Hooray! I've got a new, ~2 hour demo up, rewritten totally in Ren'Py!

https://quill-studios.itch.io/aswtsi-demo

Including features such as:
- Dog bark button in preference menu
- Random facts about dogs each time you launch game
- Some other stuff where the game will notice how long you take to make a decision ;)

- Dogs galore!

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#9 Post by parttimestorier »

I'm glad to see an update on this! I'll probably be waiting for the full release before reading it, but I'm really curious to eventually find out what you mean by the game noticing how long you take to make a decision. :D
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#10 Post by quillyquillquill »

Our visual novel about sentient dogs fighting for social standing is coming out on Steam on August 23rd, 2019!

Set in Canine-da and Tai-paw, choices matter in A Summer with the Shiba Inu. There are 10+ drastically ending variants, with a story script of ~70,000 words.


Steam store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/9160 ... Shiba_Inu/

Presskit: https://www.quill-studios.com/presskit.html

Website: https://www.quill-studios.com/

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