[WIP] 白夢現象 Hakumu-Genshou (in progress)

[blizz]

白夢現象 / Hakumu-Genshou (English title pending; formerly Project*Cliche)
by 「ethe・real」 (formerly RYUUSEI)
Public website: under construction

"A world envisioned on a blank, white dream."


Genre
Otome, mystery/magical realism, school life

Synopsis
Yuuko experiences eerie dreams in which she is alone, conscious, and in a completely empty white space, where she has nothing to do but think. As she meets and gets to know the three male characters, her dream world begins to have color; it changes in shape and setting in accordance with her acquaintances.

Main Characters
Yuuko Chiharu (17)
(heroine; name modifiable in-game (? If I can get this to work in Ren'Py...) )
Kazuki Kamishiro (16)
Ryou Fujiwara (17)
Akito Nagase (18)

Languages
Japanese
English
(Original script is Japanese)

Screenshots



Staff
Story: Blizz, Wistfulsoul, Lanate, C^3
Script
(JP): Blizz
(EN): Blizz, Wistfulsoul, Lanate, C^3
Artwork: Blizz




...I guess this is a pretty large-scale project. It has three routes, with "normal" and "truth" (extended) storylines for each of them. ^^; It's inching along, though!

[lepapillonrouge]

XD I think I've seen this poster before...I forgot where...are you or anyone working with you on deviantart?

But anyway, this is how you get to change the name if you wish.

And this

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$ povname = renpy.input("What is your name?") or "Yuuko"

is used in the script...it let's the user change their name, or stick with the default name.

The art is really pretty by the way...
I approve of more otome

Say, do you know what your title literally means in English? ^^;
My limited Japanese understanding is going to guess that Hakumu means "White Dream", and Genshou might have something to do with "fantasy"...

[blizz]

Thank you for your compliments! ;; <3

xD; Yes, the image has been posted before... this is my deviantART account. The title means something like "White Dream Phenomenon," which sounds kind of cheesy in English. lol.

Thanks for the code! (By the way, is there a way that you can display the default name...? If not, it's fine. ^^; )

[Lunethex]

Thank you for your compliments! ;; <3

xD; Yes, the image has been posted before... this is my deviantART account. The title means something like "White Dream Phenomenon," which sounds kind of cheesy in English. lol.

Thanks for the code! (By the way, is there a way that you can display the default name...? If not, it's fine. ^^; )

White Dream Phenomenon.

Doesn't sound that bad.

English isn't your first language, either?

[sake-bento]

I know you! XD Welcome. I'm pretty busy, so I can't offer a huge helping hand, but if you need a proofreader, I'd be happy to help.

[blizz]

White Dream Phenomenon.

Doesn't sound that bad.

English isn't your first language, either?

^^; It'd be best if I could come up with something a bit more... flowy? Haha, I don't know. I need to think on it some more.

My first language is Japanese. I hope I know English well enough, though, since I learned it when I was young. xD

I know you! XD Welcome. I'm pretty busy, so I can't offer a huge helping hand, but if you need a proofreader, I'd be happy to help.

Hello, and thank you! ;; I hope it'll be interesting enough to warrant your time~ lol

[CaesMRaenes]

The plot really caught my attention as well as the characters' designs. I'll definitely be watching out for this, but other than that, I'm just leaving myself out there for helping out with the story. I can't really write well as of late, being that college occupies a lot of my life; spewing ideas and piecing things together though is always a pleasure and no problem for me.

[Strum]

Nice artwork, looks professional. Could you by any chance show us the game system? By that I mean menu layouts, game's unique features. This will help people see how complex your game will be and also people can see if they have enough renpy knowledge to meet your expectations. Having said that, you got my interest. I might lend a hand as a programmer if your game isn't too complex.

Also, is this game commercial or will it be freeware? In terms of graphics it has potential.

[blizz]

The plot really caught my attention as well as the characters' designs. I'll definitely be watching out for this, but other than that, I'm just leaving myself out there for helping out with the story. I can't really write well as of late, being that college occupies a lot of my life; spewing ideas and piecing things together though is always a pleasure and no problem for me.

Thank you! Haha, I'm a college student as well.. I'll see how it goes with what limited time I have. ^^;

Nice artwork, looks professional. Could you by any chance show us the game system? By that I mean menu layouts, game's unique features. This will help people see how complex your game will be and also people can see if they have enough renpy knowledge to meet your expectations. Having said that, you got my interest. I might lend a hand as a programmer if your game isn't too complex.

Also, is this game commercial or will it be freeware? In terms of graphics it has potential.

Thanks for the compliments. ;;

The game is a pure visual novel, in that there are no mini games, no day-to-day activity selection, etc. However, I do want to add an affection meter, a kaisou-mode (uh, replaying certain scenes mode? memories mode?), and a CG mode. I recently switched from LiveMaker to Renpy because the English text wasn't flowing correctly. I'm not sure how any of this work in Renpy (hence my call for help OTL), but here's what I had for LiveMaker.



In Renpy, the title screen looks like this right now. I'll go draw a different image for it later. ^^;


Is it within range or too complex...? ^^;

Mm, I'm not too sure if it'll be commercial. ^^; Would anyone buy it? I was thinking maybe $20 if it went commercial, but... eh, I don't know. I'm a complete amateur, so... OTL

[azureXtwilight]

Oh, my! How beautiful!!!
I'm sorry I can't be of any help, but I'll definitely cheer on you!
Go! Go! Go!!!!

[Strum]

There's no need to change the title screen. I can make it look just like it did originally in LiveMaker. What you're asking for is doable even for me. How about the main game interface? Is it just a textbox you want or will you have a date and time added in the corners as well? As for will anyone buy it, that's something only the consumer can answer. Perhaps after you release the demo you can see if people are willing to pay for it. $20 is about the right price for a game that's not made by a well known brand. Personally speaking, the things I look for when I buy visual novels is the graphics, the opening movie as well as a well designed and informative website, and finally the demo.

I guess I'll help you out, once you have enough storyline and graphics ready along with menu layout designs let me know. I'll get straight to work building up the engine, once that's done you can see if it meets your expectations.

One more question, will you be drawing CG backgrounds or using photographs? You work is good but I would hate to see photographs used.

[blizz]

Oh, my! How beautiful!!!
I'm sorry I can't be of any help, but I'll definitely cheer on you!
Go! Go! Go!!!!

Thanks so much! ;;

There's no need to change the title screen. I can make it look just like it did originally in LiveMaker. What you're asking for is doable even for me. How about the main game interface? Is it just a textbox you want or will you have a date and time added in the corners as well? As for will anyone buy it, that's something only the consumer can answer. Perhaps after you release the demo you can see if people are willing to pay for it. $20 is about the right price for a game that's not made by a well known brand. Personally speaking, the things I look for when I buy visual novels is the graphics, the opening movie as well as a well designed and informative website, and finally the demo.

I guess I'll help you out, once you have enough storyline and graphics ready along with menu layout designs let me know. I'll get straight to work building up the engine, once that's done you can see if it meets your expectations.

I'm glad it's doable. ^^ Haha, I'll change the title screen anyway, as it annoys me in games when the same graphics are used over and over.. But the design will probably be similar.

The main textbox thing looks like this in Livemaker. (Haha, the design here is soooo lame... I could probably redesign the menu graphics, but I'd have trouble implementing them.. ^^; )


I guess I'll just see how it goes. Thanks for offering to help! It might take a while, though, as the others and I are all busy college students.. ^^;
Also, thanks for the input. I'll recruit someone to make an opening movie when it's at that stage. ^^

As for backgrounds, I'm currently using CGed images from several free sozai (material) sites.. for now, anyway. xD; When I have the time, I want to either recruit someone to draw them out, or I'll do them myself... ^^;

[Sakurazaki]

Hrm, that seems pretty easy to do (the menu layout you are suggesting). The imagemap for the main menu as stated is really easy to do.

This is Rei Saku from Gaia and ReiWolf23 from DA. :p I know you Blizz! <3 Project*Cliche...

Hope for all the best for you.

[MaiMai]

Oooh, I'm so excited for all these beautiful projects people have been producing this year. Good luck!

[ra-nyan]

definitely looking forward to this.. More support and Good luck to you.. ^^