Diving in Deep [Romance/Fantasy][GxB][NaNo2015]

[Heiden]

I drew some fanart http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j38 ... fanart.png

I also realized that Merrik's tattoo is in the shape of a sting ray, very cute!

[Harliqueen]

@15385bic - Thank you so much! It was hard writing the bad endings, having to play through them was even worse

@Fake Existence - I'm sorry for only four save slots, I didn't think anyone would need more! All my future VNs will be released with tons of save pages. I'm really sorry! I hope you still manage to finish some of the endings.

@Samantha - One of the things I love in VNs is the CGs, so I knew I wanted a decent amount in mine, as many as I could manage I had planned for more, but ran out of time. Thank you so much for your feedback, it's great to hear what you think!

@Kyonda - I'm glad you liked it, thank you so much for playing it!

@Heiden - OH MY WORD!!!! I love it Thank you so much!!! You did his tail so well! (Yeah, Merrik's tattoo is a sting ray, I wanted something a bit different and thought that was just thing! )

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and played Diving in Deep!

[Catlip Candy]

Yes! Finished all the endings! Sorry, I have a habit to save every time there's a menu option. Anyway, I managed to get all endings! So the main picture in the menu changes when you unlock an ending! I would love to learn the code for that! Anyway, it's a great game! Thanks for making it!

[Kingv]

I managed to get four of the endings so far and am really enjoying playing! I got so absorbed in the story on my first play through that I didn't even save once. Which kinda came back and bit me in the butt once I realized I'd have to start over from the beginning. But the story is so good, I don't mind. ^^
Love how much interaction the CGs had, especially the scene where you first encounter Merrick. It's a beautifully done game and I look forward to unlocking all the endings. Awesome job!

[Harliqueen]

@Fake Existence- Glad you managed to finish all the endings I had the ending CGs show up on the front screen just because I didn't have time to put in a CG gallery, but it seems to have gone down quite well so I might think about making it regular feature in my games! Thank you so much for your feedback.

@Kingv - Thank you so much! I wanted more CGs originally but, as I think happened with us all during NaNo, I just ran out of time!

[qirien]

Finally got to play this - what a treat! I have to say, I am soooo impressed that you did everything all yourself, and all in 1 month! Usually when people try to do this one of the areas suffers...but the writing, art, GUI, and coding were all superb. All the sprites and outfits and hair you had to do... and so many different endings, and all the CGs...wow. I loved the art style and hope you will create more projects in the future!

Is it bad that

I was kinda hoping for a Walton ending? Until I found out that no, really, he is totally just evil.
ANYWAY, I got the friendship ending first, and I still like it a lot, so thanks for making it such a good ending.

I love how you put the endings as the main menu background; that is very user-friendly, especially for a short game like this. The only thing better would be if clicking on them took you to that ending's CG.

I played the Linux version and it worked fine.

I did a typo, if you ever do another release:
"the surface was so course" should be "coarse"

[minyan]

Just finished all the endings- so awesome *flails* I can't wait to see more from you if this is what you did in a month! I also really like how the main menu sort of reveals the ending images as you unlock them, it looks gorgeous with all of them done. I must strive to reach this level of awesome *-*

[WizzyGameMaster]

I love this.
So far I've gotten 5 of the endings, but no matter what I do, I just can't seem to get the last one.
I've gotten Still Waters, Safe Voyage, Broken Heart, Perfect Landing, and Left For Dead... But no matter how many times I try, I just can't figure out. Very frustrating, since I like to play through every possible route in any vn or game I play. Anyone able to help me out with that last ending?

[minyan]

I /think/ that the one you're missing is when Quinn gives herself up instead of Merrik. I'll have to play through the ending real quick to remember how I got it though xD

[Harliqueen]

@qirien- Thank you so much! Doing it all in a month was an... interesting experience, but really great fun

Walton was pretty much a bad guy, yeah. Never even thought of putting a route in for him, that would have been a bit of a surprise for people!

@minyan- The ending CGs on the main menu were pretty much because I didn't have time to do a CG gallery, but it seems quite popular so I'm kinda glad I experimented with it now Thank you so much for playing it through, I'm thrilled you liked it!

@WizzyGameMaster- I'm really glad you're enjoying it As for the last ending (I'll put it in spoiler form below)-

To get the last you ending you need to follow through the romance route, then when you get the ending choices you need to choose to fight even though Merrik's wounded. When the spear gun is shot, you need to let it hit Merrik instead of getting in its path.

Hope that helps! If not, just let me know!

Thank you all so much again for playing through my VN, it's really exciting and motivating to know so many have enjoyed it!

[minyan]

I'm a noob and finally figured out how to change the menu screen after the game myself

No problem thank you for the awesomeness xD

[philip]

@Harliqueen-

I must really be dense! I didn't notice that the completed endings are displayed on the main menu until someone else mentioned it. DUH! I think that it's a really nice touch - a nifty idea! Going back now to get the two that I haven't found yet.

philip

[Mikaren]

Woah Merman love story :3

[WizzyGameMaster]

@WizzyGameMaster- I'm really glad you're enjoying it As for the last ending (I'll put it in spoiler form below)-

To get the last you ending you need to follow through the romance route, then when you get the ending choices you need to choose to fight even though Merrik's wounded. When the spear gun is shot, you need to let it hit Merrik instead of getting in its path.

Hope that helps! If not, just let me know!

Ha. I feel dumb now. That would be the one thing I didn't try.

[Writer16]

This was a fun little game. I like how the choices defined Quinn's personality -- how far is she willing to go to let Merrik in her life -- and altered the outcomes. The endings were all wonderful; giving different insight in how crossing paths with Merrik affects Quinn's life. The art is wonderful. The characters are well-developed. Thanks for sharing.