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A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#1 Post by ebi-hime »

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Story

Nineteen-year-old Yuu can’t stand his younger sister, Otoko, and the feeling is mutual.
It’s been almost a year since Yuu saw her last, having escaped his dreary home town to study in the bustling city,
but with the advent of New Year’s he finds himself obliged to return to his family to celebrate.

Unfortunately, Yuu’s absence has not softened his younger sister,
and Otoko is just as sullen and surly as ever before.

Finding the atmosphere at home unbearable, Yuu decides to escape once more -
not to the city this time, but to his grandmother’s snowy, secluded village.

The reunion between grandson and grandmother starts normally at first…
until one moonlit night, when the pair witness a star streaking through the sky.

The following morning, Yuu enters the kitchen, still half-asleep, to discover...

“Who are you? What are you doing in my grandmother’s house?”

...that his grandmother has transformed into a cute girl!

What is the reason behind his grandmother’s drastic change?
Will Yuu be able to restore her to her original self?
And why is she so adorable?!

Characters

Nineteen-year-old Yuu is the main character of the story.
He was born in a small, rural town, but moved to Tokyo to continue his studies.
He is a rather quiet person, and dislikes loud noises and arguments.
He is the exact opposite of his father (a booming, hulking figure of a man, who loves being at the center of attention),
who often teases Yuu about his housekeeping abilities.

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Otoko is Yuu’s seventeen-year-old sister.
She’s a fashion-conscious young girl who’s obsessed with the way she looks.
She hates living in the countryside, and dreams of moving to Tokyo one day,
where she can peruse as many fancy malls and buy as many expensive clothes as she can carry.
Though she bickers with her brother constantly, she’s kind and affectionate towards the family cat, Tama.
It’s clear Otoko, for all her temper tantrums, does have a sweet side –
but trying to uncover it is almost impossible.

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Umeko is Yuu’s grandmother.
She’s in her eighties, and her health is beginning to deteriorate.
Her eyesight is failing, her back is plagued with aches and pains, and she can do little but shuffle around her home in her slippers.
Despite her physical ailments, however, Umeko remains in high spirits, and is rarely seen without a smile.
She enjoys teasing people, but she’s unfailingly kind to her loved ones.

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Yukinari is Umeko’s husband.
He died a handful of years ago, and a small altar to his memory resides in Umeko’s living room.
He was an old man when he passed away, with white hair and missing teeth.
When he was younger, however, he used to be quite the catch.

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Credits
Writing/coding: ebi-hime
Sprite art: Neotwenty1
CG art: SYSEN
Background art: nee project
GUI: ds sans
Music: TyberAlyx

Notes
Thank you for stopping by to check out my project! ♥
A Winter's Daydream will be a commercial VN that will cost around $5-$6.
It's around 50,000 words long, and is purely kinetic.
Hopefully, it will be released in October this year~
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask~!
And you can follow the development of this VN, and others,
on my tumblr or twitter! ♥
I have a lot of free & commercial VNs available on Steam and itchio.io if you want to check them out! ☆

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Re: A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#2 Post by fleet »

Congratulations on coming up with a unique story idea! I hope you enjoy making your visual novel.
Some of my visual novels are at http://www.the-new-lagoon.com. They are NSFW
Poorly done hand-drawn art is still poorly done art. Be a Poser (or better yet, use DAZ Studio 3D) - dare to be different.

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Re: A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#3 Post by ebi-hime »

Bumping to say that the Steam storepage is now up, so you can add this VN to your wish list if you so desire.
This VN pretty much all complete now, apart from one music track and a sprite for a side character who gets about 10 lines of dialogue, so hopefully it can be released in a couple of weeks!
I have a lot of free & commercial VNs available on Steam and itchio.io if you want to check them out! ☆

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Re: A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#4 Post by Gabmag »

Love the art! Umeko is adorable, in both sprites!
i make games sometimes, other times i cry.

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Re: A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#5 Post by ebi-hime »

@ Gabmag
Ah, thank you very much >_< I think the art is very cute too!
I hope the story is similarly cute! :>
I have a lot of free & commercial VNs available on Steam and itchio.io if you want to check them out! ☆

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Re: A Winter's Daydream [BxG, SoL]

#6 Post by ebi-hime »

Bumping to say that this story has been completed!
It can be purchased for $5.99 on Steam or itch.io! ☆彡
I have a lot of free & commercial VNs available on Steam and itchio.io if you want to check them out! ☆

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