Summer Found Me [GxB][Slice of life]
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:10 am
The game
Hello everyone! After almost a year since I began making my first game, I've completed the demo. Took me long enough, huh? This project has had it's ups and downs, I almost gave up after not working on it for a few months, but now that it's past the 80% completion mark, I think it's a good time to introduce the game to the public.
Yes, it's yet another GxB game. While it may not be revolutionary, I think it's a fun little game and hey, it's free. ^_^
I'm doing everything on this game except for the CGs which are being done by Zylinder (thank you!!!) and the music and sound effects which are royalty-free resources found online. I will give credit to everyone at the end of the final version as they deserve it.
Here are some screenshots from the game:
The demo
The Demo contains the first 2 days out of a total of 7.
It has about 7700 words which constitutes 16-17% of the full game.
Play time: around 20 minutes depending on your choices.
Rating (I'm not really sure about this)
maybe 12+? In the full game as well as the demo there are some bad words, some references to violence and illegal activity and maybe some slight innuendos but nothing is actually shown.
Plot and Characters
This is where one would normally add detailed character description and tell you the premise, but instead I'll let my characters do the talking.
Cherri: "Sup y'all. I'm Cherri and this here's a romance game for girls. Wanna chase cute guys but are scared they won't like you back? Welcome to the world of otome games. That's Japanese for "maiden". "
Cherri: "I'm here to talk to you today about the awesomely titled game 'Summer found me.' You'll be taking the role of my best friend, Iris. You can change her name if you're into the whole immersion thing."
Cherri: "While you won't be moving to a new school or fulfilling a promise you made to some faceless boy when you were a child, I can't honestly say this is a groundbreaking game. However you can pursue cute guys and who doesn't like that?"
Seth: "Most guys and probably some of the girls."
Cherri: "Shhh! Not yet. I haven't introduced you."
Cherri: "Heheh. Moving right along. So the story is this: you have just finished high school and you want to confess to this guy, Alden. You've had a crush on him for about two years."
Alden: "Eeeh? M-me?"
Cherri: "Dammit, Alden!"
Alden: "Sorry. I'll pretend I didn't hear that."
Cherri: "So. You wanna tell this guy you like him, but stuff keeps getting in the way, and you have your doubts about the whole thing. Are you doing the right thing? Oh, teenage angst."
Cherri: "But now you've finally decided to do it! Tomorrow is the day!"
Cherri: "*mysterious voice* So how will it all go down? Will you get your guy in the end? Or maybe along the way you will discover that some things are better left unsaid."
Cherri: "Play and find out!"
Devlin: "Can you introduce us already? I have stuff to do."
Cherri: "Now, let's introduce the characters, *mutters* since they're so eager."
Cherri: "To my right is Seth. My and Iris's cynical, nerdy and talented friend and classmate, and the much needed voice of reason of our group. He's a pretty cool guy once you get to know him. Say hi!"
Seth: "Hi!"
*Cherri pokes him*
Seth: "Hello everyone! I'm Seth and I like nerdy things."
Cherri: "Uhm... Seth loves writing fan-fiction, playing video games and watching anime. He hates dancing and... socializing to an extent. Want to add anything else?"
Seth: "..."
Cherri: "Right. This lovely young man here is Alden."
Alden: "Hey everyone! My name is Alden Pierce. I'm 18, I love music, reading and photography. I like meeting new people and my friends tell me I'm easy to get along with. I don't know about that, though..."
Cherri: "Oh, Alden. *slaps him on the back* You're adorable. "
Alden: "Ow."
Cherri: "Now that's how it's done, Seth."
Seth: "Hmph."
Cherri: "Last but not least is Devlin."
Cherri: "Where the hell is he? Devlin?!"
*Devlin eases in at right*
Devlin: "Relax, I was just getting a soda."
Cherri: "Just introduce yourself already!"
Devlin: "Sup. I'm Devlin and *takes a sip* self-introductions are stupid."
Cherri: "Dear God, not another one!"
Cherri: "Just tell them about yourself! How do you want to get girls to play with this attitude?!"
Devlin: "What do I care who plays?"
Cherri: "I'll have you know I have connections! I can get the creator of the game to make you really fat and ugly. And gay."
Devlin: "What? But I like girls!"
Cherri: "Not for long."
Seth: "Uhh...In that case I have to be somewhere."
Devlin: "Oh shut up, you're not even my type!"
Alden:"Oh no, it's starting!"
Devlin: "Pshh. There's like two girls in this whole game, I'd rather be gay anyway!"
Seth: "I'm sorry to break it to you like this, but there are only three guys... And one of them is you..."
Devlin: "I'll be bi then!"
Alden: "I don't think that's up to you. Being gay isn't a choice, it's something you- "
Seth: "Um... Devlin, was it? No one wants you anyway. It's all about the childhood friend who's been in love with the girl all along, don't you know?"
Devlin: "What's that, Geeky McNerdypants? All I heard was "I'm a spineless friendzoned nerd who'll never get a girlfriend"."
Alden: "Guys, let's talk about this."
*fight breaks out in the background*
Cherri: "So Devlin's just your neighbor from across the hall. You'll find out all about him if you play the game and pursue him. I don't know who'd want that, though."
Cherri: "I almost forgot to tell you about me!"
*furniture is flying around.*
Cherri: "Hm... let's see. I tend to talk a lot and be... overly helpful. I get angry easily, but only because I care a lot about my friends. If you wanna know me, just talk to me. Especially if you're a cute guy. Tee hee. Oh wait, guys won't read this because it's a game for girls. Darn it!"
*Cherri gracefully dodges a chair*
Cherri: "That's all the time we have for today. I hope the other characters haven't put you off. I promise they're not usually like this. Please wait for the full release and cheer us on! Byee~!"
*fades to black*
Final words
Hope you liked that weird presentation... >.>
For more relevant info on the plot and characters you can go to my dev blog. Link's in my signature.
I really love visual novels and I would be really happy to contribute in my own way so please comment if you liked (or didn't like) the demo. Any sort of constructive criticism is welcome but keep in mind the game is close to completion so I won't be able to change anything major.
Download demo
Windows
Mac
Linux
Hello everyone! After almost a year since I began making my first game, I've completed the demo. Took me long enough, huh? This project has had it's ups and downs, I almost gave up after not working on it for a few months, but now that it's past the 80% completion mark, I think it's a good time to introduce the game to the public.
Yes, it's yet another GxB game. While it may not be revolutionary, I think it's a fun little game and hey, it's free. ^_^
I'm doing everything on this game except for the CGs which are being done by Zylinder (thank you!!!) and the music and sound effects which are royalty-free resources found online. I will give credit to everyone at the end of the final version as they deserve it.
Here are some screenshots from the game:
The demo
The Demo contains the first 2 days out of a total of 7.
It has about 7700 words which constitutes 16-17% of the full game.
Play time: around 20 minutes depending on your choices.
Rating (I'm not really sure about this)
maybe 12+? In the full game as well as the demo there are some bad words, some references to violence and illegal activity and maybe some slight innuendos but nothing is actually shown.
Plot and Characters
This is where one would normally add detailed character description and tell you the premise, but instead I'll let my characters do the talking.
Cherri: "Sup y'all. I'm Cherri and this here's a romance game for girls. Wanna chase cute guys but are scared they won't like you back? Welcome to the world of otome games. That's Japanese for "maiden". "
Cherri: "I'm here to talk to you today about the awesomely titled game 'Summer found me.' You'll be taking the role of my best friend, Iris. You can change her name if you're into the whole immersion thing."
Cherri: "While you won't be moving to a new school or fulfilling a promise you made to some faceless boy when you were a child, I can't honestly say this is a groundbreaking game. However you can pursue cute guys and who doesn't like that?"
Seth: "Most guys and probably some of the girls."
Cherri: "Shhh! Not yet. I haven't introduced you."
Cherri: "Heheh. Moving right along. So the story is this: you have just finished high school and you want to confess to this guy, Alden. You've had a crush on him for about two years."
Alden: "Eeeh? M-me?"
Cherri: "Dammit, Alden!"
Alden: "Sorry. I'll pretend I didn't hear that."
Cherri: "So. You wanna tell this guy you like him, but stuff keeps getting in the way, and you have your doubts about the whole thing. Are you doing the right thing? Oh, teenage angst."
Cherri: "But now you've finally decided to do it! Tomorrow is the day!"
Cherri: "*mysterious voice* So how will it all go down? Will you get your guy in the end? Or maybe along the way you will discover that some things are better left unsaid."
Cherri: "Play and find out!"
Devlin: "Can you introduce us already? I have stuff to do."
Cherri: "Now, let's introduce the characters, *mutters* since they're so eager."
Cherri: "To my right is Seth. My and Iris's cynical, nerdy and talented friend and classmate, and the much needed voice of reason of our group. He's a pretty cool guy once you get to know him. Say hi!"
Seth: "Hi!"
*Cherri pokes him*
Seth: "Hello everyone! I'm Seth and I like nerdy things."
Cherri: "Uhm... Seth loves writing fan-fiction, playing video games and watching anime. He hates dancing and... socializing to an extent. Want to add anything else?"
Seth: "..."
Cherri: "Right. This lovely young man here is Alden."
Alden: "Hey everyone! My name is Alden Pierce. I'm 18, I love music, reading and photography. I like meeting new people and my friends tell me I'm easy to get along with. I don't know about that, though..."
Cherri: "Oh, Alden. *slaps him on the back* You're adorable. "
Alden: "Ow."
Cherri: "Now that's how it's done, Seth."
Seth: "Hmph."
Cherri: "Last but not least is Devlin."
Cherri: "Where the hell is he? Devlin?!"
*Devlin eases in at right*
Devlin: "Relax, I was just getting a soda."
Cherri: "Just introduce yourself already!"
Devlin: "Sup. I'm Devlin and *takes a sip* self-introductions are stupid."
Cherri: "Dear God, not another one!"
Cherri: "Just tell them about yourself! How do you want to get girls to play with this attitude?!"
Devlin: "What do I care who plays?"
Cherri: "I'll have you know I have connections! I can get the creator of the game to make you really fat and ugly. And gay."
Devlin: "What? But I like girls!"
Cherri: "Not for long."
Seth: "Uhh...In that case I have to be somewhere."
Devlin: "Oh shut up, you're not even my type!"
Alden:"Oh no, it's starting!"
Devlin: "Pshh. There's like two girls in this whole game, I'd rather be gay anyway!"
Seth: "I'm sorry to break it to you like this, but there are only three guys... And one of them is you..."
Devlin: "I'll be bi then!"
Alden: "I don't think that's up to you. Being gay isn't a choice, it's something you- "
Seth: "Um... Devlin, was it? No one wants you anyway. It's all about the childhood friend who's been in love with the girl all along, don't you know?"
Devlin: "What's that, Geeky McNerdypants? All I heard was "I'm a spineless friendzoned nerd who'll never get a girlfriend"."
Alden: "Guys, let's talk about this."
*fight breaks out in the background*
Cherri: "So Devlin's just your neighbor from across the hall. You'll find out all about him if you play the game and pursue him. I don't know who'd want that, though."
Cherri: "I almost forgot to tell you about me!"
*furniture is flying around.*
Cherri: "Hm... let's see. I tend to talk a lot and be... overly helpful. I get angry easily, but only because I care a lot about my friends. If you wanna know me, just talk to me. Especially if you're a cute guy. Tee hee. Oh wait, guys won't read this because it's a game for girls. Darn it!"
*Cherri gracefully dodges a chair*
Cherri: "That's all the time we have for today. I hope the other characters haven't put you off. I promise they're not usually like this. Please wait for the full release and cheer us on! Byee~!"
*fades to black*
Final words
Hope you liked that weird presentation... >.>
For more relevant info on the plot and characters you can go to my dev blog. Link's in my signature.
I really love visual novels and I would be really happy to contribute in my own way so please comment if you liked (or didn't like) the demo. Any sort of constructive criticism is welcome but keep in mind the game is close to completion so I won't be able to change anything major.
Download demo
Windows
Mac
Linux