Red-Handed Robin [Free] [Otome] [GxB] [Fantasy] [complete]

[HitOrMissy]

The game is now finished! Play it for free over on Itch.

Download it on itch.io!

"All aboard the Whirlwind Express, the first ever train to connect the capital cities of Zephyr and Gales! Officially the most luxurious train in the world, no expense was spared on this ground-breaking maiden voyage. With one of our private luxury cabins, you'll be traveling in style as we make history on this cross-country trip!"

When career thief Robin comes across a boarding pass for the Whirlwind Express, she thinks she's found a literal ticket to freedom. With a case full of stolen jewelry and her loyal bodyguard at her side, she's ready to flee the country in style...

That is, until she runs into her childhood friend turned detective. Though he doesn't appear to recognize her, he keeps her under an annoyingly watchful eye anyway.

Will Robin be able to keep her lies straight and make it off the train with the goods? Or will her cover be blown, along with her escape plan?

Robin's 'Ambition'
Growing up wealthy, Robin had everything she could ever want... or so it seemed. It always felt like something was missing, and the pieces finally fell into place the first time she stole from her father. Longing for freedom and the thrill of the chase, she became a runaway. She simply can't resist the call of adventure.

Wren's 'Suspicion'
Detective Wren has a keen eye for contradictions. Should Robin make make too many mistakes or get caught in an especially egregious error, Wren may have all the evidence he needs to prove what she's done.

Jay's 'Loyalty'
Jay is very protective of Robin (and perhaps a little jealous). If things seem to be going south, he may very well derail the whole plan. Accustomed to solving problems through the use of force, he has no qualms 'protecting' Robin by removing her from this situation, even if it's against her will.

I made part 1 of Red-Handed Robin for NaNoRenO 2020+. Part 2 and the upcoming conclusion to the story, part 3, were made afterwards.

Parts one and two feature:

• A GxB story with two love interests
• 30k+ words (~3 hours total play time)
• 6 endings (4 bad, 2 "pseudo" endings that continue the story in part 3)

Currently, there are no CGs, but I hope to add some later!

Red-Handed Robin's story contains:

• Swearing
• The use of alcohol
• Visual and written depictions of blood
• Visual and written depictions of violence, including gun violence, and violence against a child
• Mentions of suicide
• Death
• Sexual themes

Please play at your own discretion.

I've been working on this since NaNoRenO ended, and I'm not really sure why it took me so long to make a lemmasoft page! I'll post periodic updates as I work to finish the last part of the game. I also post art and game dev stuff on my other social media:

• Twitter
• Tumblr
• Instagram

If you played parts 1 or 2, please feel free to let me know what you think here or elsewhere!

[SupersizeMyHeart]

I am totally going to play this. Beautiful art, by the way! It's so clean and colorful

[HitOrMissy]

I am totally going to play this. Beautiful art, by the way! It's so clean and colorful

Thank you! I hope you like it.

[HitOrMissy]

I'll be posting little devlogs here on Wednesdays summing up what I did each week. Here's the first one!
(Side note- these are basically just mirrors of the devlogs i do over on my itch.io page)

jumping back into assets, I completed two new backgrounds this week. From here on out, I won't be able to share a lot of the stuff I'm working on because of spoilers, but these two are pretty innocuous.

I don't have much to talk about this week because after I released part 2 on Thursday, I decided to take a break from game dev over the weekend. And by 'take a break', I mean i drew these two little illustrations of the gang instead.

That's about it for this week!

[SupersizeMyHeart]

Thanks for the update! Robin is so friggin' adorable. Love the strawberry dress

[HitOrMissy]

Robin is so friggin' adorable. Love the strawberry dress

She is, and she knows it xD


I don't have much to show off again this week because we're getting deep into spoiler territory now, but here are some bits and pieces.

First, here's a new background - the interior of a closet. How exciting.

Next, a night alt of a previous background. I haven't shown the original here, so here's that + the alt.

And last, a crop of another new background that I can't show off in full for... reasons.

I'm almost done with background art now! Just one big one left.

[Saitogami]

Hello Missy!

Red-Handed Robin looks freakin amazing and I'm curious to see how Robin's journey goes in this. The story has really intrigued me, and the illustrations are really nice! I hope production on the project is going well overall!

I wanted to ask, will there be auditions held for voice over work on this? If there is, I'd love to try out! If not, that's totally fine! The game is gonna be fantastic either way!

Keep up the great work,

Saitogami

[HitOrMissy]

I wanted to ask, will there be auditions held for voice over work on this?

I'm not currently looking to add voice to the game, but it's something I have thought about possibly adding in the future. If I hold auditions, I'll post about it on my social media, and probably here as well.

I'm glad you think the game looks interesting!

[Saitogami]

Yes yes! It looks fantastic and again, I'm very intrigued by the story - to see how Wren and Jay will affect the story and Robin's journey as a whole. Also, the setting looks really colorful and I'm interested to see how it will also play into the story

And roger roger, if you hold auditions, it would be cool to try out. If you don't, again, the project will be fantastic neitherway!

Thank you so much!

[HitOrMissy]

Yes yes! It looks fantastic and again, I'm very intrigued by the story - to see how Wren and Jay will affect the story and Robin's journey as a whole. Also, the setting looks really colorful and I'm interested to see how it will also play into the story

I appreciate it!


Still chugging along this week! It feels like part 3 is coming along much faster than part 2, though I don't have a whole lot to show for it right now.

Here's a look at an alt of Wren's sprite, which will appear briefly in part 3.

Bonus blushy face that sadly won't get used while he's in uniform.

I'm glad that Jay won the popularity poll I posted a while ago on Twitter, because otherwise I'd feel bad about giving Wren so many outfit changes/alt sprites...

That's really all I have this week!

[Saitogami]

YOOOOOOOO,

These sprites look freakin sweet! Wren lookin like a true lad in the uniform hahaha

Keep on grindin along!

[Silken Sail]

Hi there! I played the first two parts of the game, and I just want to say that you've done a great job so far. The classic "mystery on a train" setup is perfect for a VN, and I think you executed the cat-and-mouse vibe quite well. Obviously there's going to be a bit of a tonal shift in the next part, so I'm curious as to how you'll handle it.

One thing I really liked about your presentation was your use of side images for minor characters, so that most of the characters who spoke had at least some visual representation. I think that's a huge step up from having just a name and a text box, especially since your minor characters were pretty vocal, so good idea! And speaking of minor characters, as an aside, I rather liked the Elegant Woman and Bored Man's interactions. They seem fun. Sometimes minor characters in VNs can feel like exposition machines or plot devices, but you do a good job of giving them some flavor and keeping their dialogue natural.

Good luck on part three! Interested to see how you'll wrap all this up now that some of the wilder elements of the story are out of the bag.

[HitOrMissy]

Hi there! I played the first two parts of the game, and I just want to say that you've done a great job so far. The classic "mystery on a train" setup is perfect for a VN, and I think you executed the cat-and-mouse vibe quite well. Obviously there's going to be a bit of a tonal shift in the next part, so I'm curious as to how you'll handle it.

One thing I really liked about your presentation was your use of side images for minor characters, so that most of the characters who spoke had at least some visual representation. I think that's a huge step up from having just a name and a text box, especially since your minor characters were pretty vocal, so good idea! And speaking of minor characters, as an aside, I rather liked the Elegant Woman and Bored Man's interactions. They seem fun. Sometimes minor characters in VNs can feel like exposition machines or plot devices, but you do a good job of giving them some flavor and keeping their dialogue natural.

Good luck on part three! Interested to see how you'll wrap all this up now that some of the wilder elements of the story are out of the bag.

Hello! Thanks so much for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed the game so far!

What you said about minor characters feeling like they're just there for exposition is exactly why I wanted to give them all art. With non-visible side characters, vn worlds can feel pretty empty. There was a tone/vibe I wanted to give off that just wasn't working without the side characters, so I'm happy it seems to have come through! The elegant woman/bored man are my favorite side characters so I'm glad you singled them out, haha

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I forgot to post my dev log yesterday, whoops!

This week I've mostly been coding in expressions and music/sound. I'm about 50% done with that now.

I did a check on the word count and it turns out that, so far, part 3 is close to 25k words by itself... I thought I broke the parts up evenly, but it turns out there was a pair of scenes I had initially intended to put in part 2, but decided it flowed better in part 3. So now part 3 is nearly as long as parts 1 and 2 combined ^^;

After I'm done coding (hopefully this week), There are just a handful of assets here and there that need done. It's very surreal to be this close to the finish line.

As I keep saying, I don't have much visually to show off, so I hunted around for a few screenshots that wouldn't be too spoilery.

First, a look at another Jay flashback! Robin wants to thank Jay for sharing something about himself with her.

Alternately, on Wren's route, a few new (or maybe not so new) side characters show up.

And, in case you were wondering, we haven't seen the last of them yet.

Last week on my Twitter, I asked if RHR would have a beach episode or a baseball episode, and the votes said beach! So here's some doodles from an extremely non-canon beach (volleyball!) day.

[HitOrMissy]

It's been a while since I posted here! Mostly because I didn't want to post small updates with nothing to really show for it.

Part 3 is written and coded, so technically, it's done! I've just been working on various art assets needed for the game to really be finished, and then I'll be looking into possibly getting a proofreader.

with the end so close, I figured I'd share some more screenshots of part 3.

First off- In flashbacks, Jay has two very different conversations at the same cafe.

Meanwhile, on Wren's route- rookie officer Wren gets uncharacteristically testy, and we see the rest of his late night conversation with Fletcher.

Back in the present, Jay finds himself locked inside a closet-

-and Wren finds himself in a dangerous situation.

Parts 1 & 2 both had a 'game' for Robin to play, and part 3 is no different. Fletcher is quickly getting to the heart of the matter. Can Robin outwit him and keep herself safe?

Part 3 actually has two such games, but I won't be showing the last one off.

I'm not sure if I said before, but with part 3, the total word count for the game is a bit over 52K! That's around 5 hours total.

Lastly, here's some doodles of Jay I did recently! My style has changed a lot since I made part 1 in March, and it's finally starting to reflect how much of a pretty boy I intended him to be.

I've said it before, but I'm not completely happy with Jay's sprite. Honestly, I'd like to redo all the sprites, but that wouldn't be very productive... Sometimes, it's best to leave well enough alone and move on.

(Maybe in a different game, though...)

[HitOrMissy]

Just wanted to pop in and say the game is finished! You can download the full version over on itch:
https://hitormissy.itch.io/red-handed-robin