[Friendship / Romance] [other genres not disclosed]
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DOWNLOAD THE DEMO HERE
JOIN THE DISCORD DISCUSSION HERE
A new thread for a(t)rium will be made soon, when work on this project resumes.The game contains 380 dialogue blocks, containing 4,719 words and 25,114
characters, for an average of 12.4 words and 66 characters per block.
I will be taking a short break to play some of the other games made for NaNo 2017.
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- a protagonist who frequently jumps to conclusions
- 3 questionable love interests
- 4k+ words (15-30 minutes of playtime?)
- 4 sprites with 150+ expressions between them
- 3 backgrounds
- 2 music tracks (thanks to Caelem for arranging them!)
- phone feature with a notification system
- a whole month's worth of tears
SYNOPSIS
a·tri·um
noun
1. a central hall or court in a building
2. each of two upper cavities of the heart
College student Amaranth ("Amie") was fired from her job at the library after making
a major mistake, and she had been getting rejected from all the jobs she applied for ever
since. When Amie is spontaneously offered a part-time job at Heartful Flowers, a small
flower shop near her college, she accepts without much hesitation. As Amie works in the
shop, she befriends three guys: Hisashi, the delivery man who hired her; Kennith, the
shop owner; and Ross, a regular customer and fellow student. Little does Amie know that
the small shop's atrium conceals a big secret…
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CHARACTERS
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SCREENSHOTS / PREVIEWS
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TEAM
This is a project by Studio Dipper.
Story & Writing: Alcor
Character Sprites: Alcor
CGs: Alcor
Backgrounds: Alcor
Logo & UI Design: Alcor
Programming: Alcor
Music: Alcor & Caelem
(Yup, this is a solo project by yours truly.)
(I'm also the team leader for another NaNo project, bookSLEEPer )
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NOTES / QUESTIONS
Does the synopsis sound promising to you? (I can't reveal what the secret is, sorry! please feel free to tell me your guesses, though!)
Given the minimal information provided, which character sounds the most interesting to you? Who would you befriend/date first?
How do you feel about the plant theme? Do you like plants? (or do you believe that 'plants are food, not friends!'?)
Do you think 1920x1080px resolution is too ridiculous for a non-commercial VN? (It'll take a while to download...)
POST-DEMO
Which character are you most interested in and why? Are there any characters you did not like?
Any guesses about what's in the locked room? (hint: not human skeletons, illegal drugs, or cats.)
What did you think of the 'phone' feature? Did it feel immersive, or was it disruptive/distracting?
Did you enjoy the music (disregarding the fact that it was only two tracks for the entire demo)?
Additional comments, concerns, bug reports, etc. would be much appreciated!
DOWNLOAD THE DEMO HERE