I'm facing a stone wall on how to finish my visual novel
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:29 am
So I've been working on this film education visual novel for about two years. I won't go into details, but basically the ending was going to have that "doki doki literature club" vibe (if you haven't played it and like physiological horror you should give it a shot. It's free).
So the novel basically started light hearted and ends as a physiological horror.
I'm realizing I'm having two problems as I'm getting towards the end of polishing the dialogue.
- One part of me that it may feel shoe horned in to readers, but also stereotypical yandere (a type of girl in anime where they "snap" and kill everyone around you so she will be the only one for you) situation at the same time. That "oh, the girl that likes you goes crazy and kills everyone around you." I don't want horror/gore to feel like it doesn't fit in.
- The other is my friends and family really freaked out by it. You shouldn't censor yourself, but I'm just going to say that this very far out compared to who I act like as a person. A little bit of me doesn't feel that it's worth it. I know for a fact they will look at me differently.
So I'm sorry if I'm rambling, but I really need help.
(here's the link of the visual novel, right up to when things start to go downhill)
https://gamejolt.com/games/SenchaCinema ... ETA/476784
Thank you guys so much,
Pat
So the novel basically started light hearted and ends as a physiological horror.
I'm realizing I'm having two problems as I'm getting towards the end of polishing the dialogue.
- One part of me that it may feel shoe horned in to readers, but also stereotypical yandere (a type of girl in anime where they "snap" and kill everyone around you so she will be the only one for you) situation at the same time. That "oh, the girl that likes you goes crazy and kills everyone around you." I don't want horror/gore to feel like it doesn't fit in.
- The other is my friends and family really freaked out by it. You shouldn't censor yourself, but I'm just going to say that this very far out compared to who I act like as a person. A little bit of me doesn't feel that it's worth it. I know for a fact they will look at me differently.
So I'm sorry if I'm rambling, but I really need help.
(here's the link of the visual novel, right up to when things start to go downhill)
https://gamejolt.com/games/SenchaCinema ... ETA/476784
Thank you guys so much,
Pat