Himitsu No Tegami!(Excuse almost to none visuals D: )
Himitsu no Tegami's facebookStory:
As a half-Filipino and half-Japanese immigrant living in America, MC [name changeable] has always wanted to visit his Japanese mother’s hometown. So when the chance to go on an exchange program presents itself to him, he grabs it without a second thought. At Chikashi High School, MC has to get used to the new culture, new people, and new life. Along with his newfound friends, he enjoys all the wonderful and memorable experiences in this strange and foreign land. Though they know that it'll all come to an end within a year. But one day, he receives a mysterious letter from an anonymous individual. This starts a series of letters, mostly about his day-to-day activities. He grew extremely curious of who's the sender, each letter felt like he was growing closer to the sender. Each letter made him feel like he was in their shoes and all the emotions within the letter, he felt all of them. It’s now up to MC to discover who the sender is and possibly even express his love.
Features:
- 6 Different love interests
- 11 different endings planned
- Estimated word count: Demo ~41,000 | Full game ~385,000
- Relationship building
- Day time schedule(School morning>Lunch>School afternoon>Afternoon>Night)
- Travel system
- Uniform and Casual outfits for love interests
- 5+ expressions
- Investigative system
- Tagalog translations
- More to come!
[Nanami]
Watercolor, acrylics, sketching… Nanami is a true artist at heart. She is compassionate, kind, focused, and she is always willing to help others. However, her parents had casted a burden on her. Just thinking about it pains Nanami inside; she just wants to be free from the pain and pressure that surrounds her… Despite always being willing to help others, she hates being told what to do, mostly because of the amount of demands her parents make to have her do stuff around the house as well as being told she can’t follow her dreams. Being told what to do brings out a kind of rude side to her. Her “escape” is her art as it helps her put her mind at ease and be able to focus on something that she can achieve on her own. When she puts her brush on the canvas she feels as though she can do anything and create anything and in a way it calms her.
[Chiyo]
Chiyo had a very rough and stressful childhood. Her parent’s expectations, the important school tests, her trying her hardest to reach her parent’s expectations. It was just extremely stressful for her. Her only outlet for all these stressful and frustrating circumstances were video games. Chiyo would always see her older brother play video games and she was instantly fascinated and amazed. The first time she laid her hands on one of the controllers everything in the world just felt right. Over the years she easily rose up in ranks and beat her competitors with little effort, winning many trophies and prize monies. People think that she has fast reflexes and is mechanically talented but in reality she is quick to thinking when it comes to games. Chiyo uses strategic thinking in school and when she immerses herself in consoles as well. She’s also a first rate Chess player and easily beat very high skill cap games. She also enjoy RPGs and JRPGs in her spare time as well. You might find her blabbering on about the plot of the game or some plot device because she is very passionate about her games. Chiyo enjoys talking and is dramatic for some reason. She gets really excited about pending releases of games, and you’ll never hear the end of it. But with all the time she spends on playing her games, her grades are suffering along with her future which makes her question lot of her goals in life.
[Sanae]
Despite possessing an open sense of imagination for stories of romance and crime, Sanae is extremely shy, refusing to interact with anybody except her teachers about her stories because she claims that they are “embarrassing.” However, her stories are rumored to be good enough for her to be called the “Seasonal Writer.” Sanae has an unusual talent of being very observant and being able to analyze things in a very meticulous way. And although being extremely shy, she has a habit of wanting to watch or study people's thoughts and emotions, always wondering what their “stories” are from a safe distance, and very rarely asking questions directly unless interested in the subject. She became used to being alone since her parents, at a young age, has always left her with a sitter. Her and her sitter always read a bunch of picture books and fairytales to keep her mind away from the truth. She spends most of her time at the library reading anything from Nonfiction to Fantasy. Her favorite genre however is mystery. She tends to try to solve the mystery or puzzles as she reads along.
[Maho]
As Maho played her instruments, it became clear to all. The strings were an extension of her soul. Maho was in bliss as the delicate strings quivered in perfect harmony. She found joy in classical music. The fragile beauty of an orchestra working in unison brought her true delight. Maho scoffed at most newer forms of music. It was all a disorderly mess of loud noises and electronic tones.She enjoys a more traditional sound versus that electronic garbage! She spends her time studying all of the great musicians of the past and make compositions similar to theirs. Maho was alone with only music tutors most of her life because of her parents expectations of her. Due to all the expectations, she chose to isolate herself and practice everyday for her parents. Maho grew a cold heart from all isolation she had to deal with. Everyone knows her as the “kuudere princess” from her dark and cold attitude she displays towards everyone. However, when she plays her instruments she plays from the soul and it displays herself as a warm, soothing person.
[Ayaka]
Through good study habits since primary school, Ayaka has been able to acquire a great amount of knowledge and this is very helpful in various areas, subjects, and situations. She is very dependable and reliable when it comes to homework and notes. She’s also the most likely person that her friends goes to for advice on every subject. Ayaka is very intelligent in these situations. Ayaka is also a great person to have an intelligent conversation with among various topics. Despite her being very school-oriented, she is very social and loves meeting new people. She really likes meeting new people because of the more loner style she endures at home. She also enjoys a good flirting session every now and then.
[Hanako]
Hanako is shy and socially awkward since most of her life was spent being home schooled. She was quite unsure on how to approach people until Ayaka introduced herself to Hanako and became close friends afterwards. Although Ayaka is Hanako’s first and only friend, Hanako was able to build up some courage for herself to be able to interact with classmates more easily. Upon seeing MC's valiant attempt at self-introduction despite being a foreigner, she feels determined to make an effort to befriend him.
Minor Character:
[Hana]
MC's "little sister" from his host's family! Hana always wanted to have a big sibling and fell in love with the MC the minute he was announced her big brother for the time he stays. After sometime, Hana keeps mentioning to the main character about the characteristics of her favorite cousin who no longer makes time to see Hana. The main character ponders of who exactly his Hana's "great cousin" from all the stories Hana talks about and misses. Little does the main character knows, she's much closer than to him than he thinks.
Extras:
BGM Samples
Questions:
- How do you feel about the potential love interests? Who was your favorite and why?
- Are you interested in playing this game, why and why not?
- Would you support us when we launch the kickstarter?
- Additional comments/questions:
Writers: Ran08, HarukaNami, and Myself
Editor: gamerbum
Sprite Artist: Hynori
CG Artist: Currently Looking
BG Artist: thaichau-studio
GUI Artist: Nyanime
Composer: Nyanime
Programmer: Sokko and AnotherClone
Current Progress Report!
Character bios: 100%
Character backstories: 100%
Common Route: 100%
(5/6)Girls intro scenes: 60%
Sketch of characters: 100%
Sprites: 100% / Emotions : 0%
Backgrounds: 15%
GUI: 50%
Map UI: 100%
BGMs: 80/100%
Unless I misread something...
not gonna spoil too much. A map system was mentioned, if it wasnt it should be edited in right now!!