bookSLEEPer [GxB|GxG] [Stat-raiser] [expansion] [demo!]

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bookSLEEPer [GxB|GxG] [Stat-raiser] [expansion] [demo!]

#1 Post by Alcor »

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DOWNLOAD THE FIRST DEMO HERE

FOLLOW US ON TUMBLR HERE

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SYNOPSIS

bookSLEEPer is the story of an undeclared college student who isn’t doing
so well in school. With finals coming up, she decides to spend her reading
week studying. When she accidentally falls asleep on a textbook, she
discovers that she can enter the world of a book when she sleeps on it.

Will our protagonist forge friendships, or even romances, as she explores these books?
Will she pass her exams, or will she drop out of college and become a cat lady?
The choice is yours!

(This game began as a NaNoRenO project. After the first version is complete,
we will be creating an expanded version with more features!)

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FEATURES

bookSLEEPer is a non-commercial otome game with stat-raising elements.
There are a total of four routes (English, Microbiology, Photography, and Philosophy)
to choose from, each created by a different writer and illustrated in a different style.
With at least 9 unique endings and a variety of flavor texts depending on your
choices, we hope that bookSLEEPer will be a game with high replay value.

Free-to-Play
Renameable MC
5 different sprites for MC
Four routes
At least 9 unique endings
Stat-raising elements
6 original musical tracks

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CHARACTERS

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MC (Renameable)
A college student with a wide variety of interests. She’s intelligent and curious, but
isn’t doing as well in school as she can be. Though she’s introverted and sometimes
wary of people, she is a kind-hearted girl who is dedicated when she needs to be.

Vibrissa “Bris”
MC’s roommate, and proud owner of Madame Purrberry III. Asks MC to take care of
Madame Purrberry III while she spends the week studying with her boyfriend.

Madame Purrberry III
Vibrissa’s cat.

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[from left to right: MC, Bianca, Katherine]

[GxG]

Bianca Minola
The younger daughter of Baptista Minola, and a very eligible bachelorette.
Getting married in a few days. Doesn’t get along with her sister.

Katherine Minola
The older daughter of Baptista Minola, and not a very sought-after bachelorette.
Getting married in a few days. Doesn’t get along with her sister.

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[from left to right: MC, Marie, Louis]

[G | G | B]

Louis Pasteur
A chemist and microbiologist who pioneered the germ theory of disease and developed several early vaccines.

Marie Pasteur
Louis’s wife, as well as an assistant to his experiments.

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[from left to right: MC, Luca]

[GxB]

Luca
Luca is a 24 year old hardworking man who recently graduated college and is pursuing photography.
His skills are phenomenal, and he’s won many competitions since he was a teenager.

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[from left to right: MC, Demian, Sinclair]

Emil Sinclair
Sinclair is a 22 year old university student from a well-off family. He fought during the first
World War. If there was one talent that he’s proud of, it would be his storytelling skills.

Max Demian
Demian is a 24 year old boy who carries an air of mystery around him at all times.
He lives alone with his mother and Sinclair seems to be his only friend.


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TEAM

Alcor (Alcor etc)
Producer, Writer for Common Route, Programmer, Artist, GUI

Zelan
Writer for English Route, Assistant Producer

Allegra C. Hughes
Writer for Photography Route, Assistant Producer

Hazel
Writer for Microbiology

Miya
Writer for Philosophy Route

yoshibb
Art for English and Microbiology Route

Choi
Artist for Photography Route

Kaoru
Artist for Philosophy Route

Laurence Long
Composer for Common Route

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QUESTIONS

Thanks for reading this far! If you have time,
we’d love to get some feedback from you.

1. Does the premise of this game appeal to you?

2. How do you feel about the fact that five very different
art styles are included in the same game?

3. Which of the four books would/did you read first?

3. If you have played the demo: how did you feel about
what is included in the demo thus far?

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Re: bookSLEEPer [GxB|GxG] [Stat-raiser] [expansion] [demo!]

#2 Post by Alcor »

Alright, brief update! The demo on itch.io now includes part of the English route as well, so every route should be represented to some extent :D

I also fixed a bug with the sprites, so those should work fine (in the common route) now! There are still a lot of sprite position/transition problems that I haven't had time to fix, but those will hopefully be dealt with soon.

Thanks for visiting~

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Re: bookSLEEPer [GxB|GxG] [Stat-raiser] [expansion] [demo!]

#3 Post by Ertal77 »

Gonna download the demo right now! I LOVE the idea of going inside the books, and I'm really curious about what kind of relationships can the MC have with those characters.
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Re: bookSLEEPer [GxB|GxG] [Stat-raiser] [expansion] [demo!]

#4 Post by Alcor »

Ertal77 wrote:Gonna download the demo right now! I LOVE the idea of going inside the books, and I'm really curious about what kind of relationships can the MC have with those characters.
Hope you enjoy it, and please let us know what you think after you finish the demo! The game is definitely kind of rough right now, but I hope that doesn't detract too much from the experience :)

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