Currently at 8,736 words. Only testing and secondary menus remaining.
Release date: April 2.
Synopsis:
In the near future, people are nostalgic for days gone by. The Segmentation Initiative (SI) was set up to create virtual copies of different periods and locations of the real world so that they could be preserved for posterity. When you want to take a vacation, you simply put on your VR suit, step into your sensory deprivation tank, and flip the switch. Want to go back to your old hometown before the cybernetics factory moved in? SI can make it happen. Anywhere and any time after SI's system was set up, you can visit. They make billions of dollars on this product annually, and it is used worldwide.
Paul's boss has sent him on a mandatory vacation to a "Segment", leaving the destination up to SI's Operators. Segment selection also includes a complex cerebral algorithm that picks the best fellow visitors for you to spend your time with while there, but the people you meet are...uh...worrisome, to say the least.
Maybe there was a bug in the algorithm?
Characters:
You\Paul
You are Paul, but you are also you. Paul is you?
Aurora
Studious. Sophisticated. Scared.
Jane
Introverted yet fiery....is she trying to catch a fish with her bare hands?
Valentine
Completely lacking in social grace. Friendly. Too friendly.
Details:
-Branching paths
-Mystery with Lovecraftian and Cyberpunk themes
-A study in "what is real?", consequences, and depression
Progress:
Jane's route complete (5 possible endings)
Concept/Story: 100%
Script: 95%
2093 lines in script.py
8363 words of dialogue
UI: 50%
Colors, concept, and basic images there. The rest would be a walk in the park for a regular, but I'm figuring it out as I go.
Backgrounds: 100%
The scene is set
Character Art: 99%
All through iicharacter
Music/SFX: 100%
I'm providing the bread, ysid is providing the jams
11 songs
Licensing: 90% Acknowledged, but lacking separate license file(s?).
Currently testing
Feedback is greatly appreciated.