Hello, friends!
Buckle up, because there's a hefty, important update this month!
I believe the graph speaks for itself - there's been a lot of good progress since my last update. Gamedev can be tricky to predict with its workload sometimes, but I'm actually hoping I can get the full game build to a completely playable state by the end of June. We'll see how that goes yet, but for now I'm staying focused and positive. (°◡°♡)
Once that happens, the second early access/beta testing phase will begin - and along with it, I'm going to announce an official release date for the game. (Currently staring at July!)
Word-count hitting 50k
When I first started working on Blankspace, I was aiming for it to be a short, simple project... Along with the H-patch (which turned out to be... almost twice as long as the demo itself), it's now hit half the length of SoulSet, and the script isn't even finished yet. (_ _*)
It's theoretically a good thing, but it's also its own bag of worms from a creator standpoint. At least the shortest route you can explore in the game can take as much as 2 hours to finish - it all depends on how much more content you will be interested in exploring. Completing it 100% will be basically a 5-8 hour adventure.
The True Route in Blankspace will be accessible from the start. But just like in SoulSet's case, exploring other routes/endings can present you with additional info that uncovers more of the story.
Music is now 100% done!
Odd did a spectacular job with the OST, and I hope you'll enjoy listening to the tracks as much as I do. It ended up having 15 unique tracks (18 in total with variations), and they really add to the atmosphere of the game.♡
+ Vocal track sung by Sapphire!
I can also finally make it official - Blankspace is going to have a vocal track in the OST! You may recognize Sapphire from a lot of anime/game covers she's
posted over on YouTube. She has an amazing voice!
I plan to use a shortened version of the song for Blankspace's release trailer, so please look forward to it! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ
Q&A Event on Discord - June 19
Blankspace will be featured on the Steam Game Festival this year! I'll be holding a Q&A event over on the NoBreadStudio Discord channel on June 19 (Friday), 10:00 PM CEST.
We'll be hanging around, answering questions and casually chatting away until sleep claims us, so be sure to drop by!
Discord Link:
https://discord.com/invite/5SpaXFm
You can set a reminder for when the event goes live from
the Steam announcement page (and also look up your timezone while at it).
Chris and Beryl fanart by Marcianek
From this point on, updates might happen more frequently as we're nearing the release date and a lot of things will be gradually put into motion.
Please stick around! I'll see you guys soon!
To everyone who decided to believe in this project, thank you so much for your support!
