I doubt that anyone even still remembers my project, considering I threw the idea for it here back in 2016 and then didn't touch that again until last year, but I finally finished the first chapter of my (total 10 chapter long) game :3
I would love and appreciate anyone that would play it and gives me honest feedback (naturally you will be named in the credits).
It shouldn't have any severe and obvious errors as I have tested it myself multiple times, but it's not impossible that I didn't notice I hadn't picked a path before with all the options I offer, so anyone who finds a bug gets a virtual cookie from me xD
(Also, my first language is not english, so I also appreciate if anyone points out some really irky grammar or typo that I missed)
I have put some screenshots at the end though!
EDIT:
I have finished the thesis AND a trailer, so enjoy the full experience that I had delivered to my professors xD
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(While I will absolutely appreciate any feedback on the game here and not ignore it, if you don't wish to make a public post but would still like to give feedback, then you can use this form. You can decide at the end if you wish to add a name [from this forum, your real name or an entirely different one] to your feedback or not)
Tags:
queer, monsters, slice-of-life, episodic, meaningful choices
Warnings:
Mentions of: suicidal tendencies, depression, police (NOT police violence), racism, murder, bullying, abuse, rape
None of the above is visually depicted (If I forgot one or you find another mention worth a warning, feel free to point it out)
About the Game:
A terrible crime is on all the news: a young girl, found dead in the woods. What starts as a tragic incident soon turns into a horrific serial killing as a city fears and wonders: who is doing this, and why?
WIN is split into two stories: White and Black. Black is lead by male vampire Marvin whose private detective agency gets hired by family of one of the victims and he delves deep into the hidden rumours and dark secrets of the town. White is lead by female marish Rita who is a freelance journalist for the local publishing house and wants nothing more than to be able and write "Killer found" as her next headline.
Both are supported by a group of people whose relationship with them will not only change the chance of finding the killer, but of so much more.
This Demo is Chapter 1 of Storyline White and thus you control Rita. Learn a bit about her, those she knows and the general situation of the creature's hidden world. See the start of the killings that will soon define much of her life, but don't let that keep you from agreeing to walks in the part of coffee in the office.
This game offers a semi-unique (I know "Ladykiller in a Bind" does something similar?) choice system by which you can choose not to make a choice. Don't like the options? Ignore them! Want to interrupt someone mid-talk? Push that button! Also, while many games lock you into routes based on who you saw most to then pursue them romantically, WIN does neither of those things. While time is a precious resource and you only have so much of it, you will never be unable to see someone, just because you didn't visit them in a while. While the demo doesn't offer romantic options, the game will also later at no point force a romance and give you the full control on if and who to date. You won't get punished for not romantically pursuing anyone either, after all, friendship is not lesser than romance, it's deep love that is platonic.
Every character - important or not - is a "monster", in my game referred to as "Creature". White is the one with the more humanoid cast (apart from Rita) and Chapter 1 doesn't have that many characters in general, so it's not 500 mind-breakingly cool monster designs (sorry if anyone would prefer that, later chapters as well as Black will serve plenty of that)
The demo sadly doesn't fully reflect the full extend on how queer the game will be beyond some minor narration and the fact that Whitney is agender. I still tag it as such, just cause it is at it's essence that.
Cast:
(this is the cast of only the demo aka Storyline White)
Rita
Whitney
Edward
Trevor
Zarah
Other:
(note, these are stats exclusively and just for the demo)
- No "get locked into Character A's route"! Be friends with everyone, date or don't date. All relationships are equally valuable
- A tutorial that explains the planner, points, choices and menus
- A week planner, allowing for four interactions per week to spend with characters of your choice (or stay at home and watch TV)
- A Gallery with (in the demo) 4 unlockable CGs
- Over 400 choices to make or ignore
- Over 40 conditions to track things you said, did or experience
- Two minigames
- A lexica with informations about 123 creatures (images not yet included)
Credits:
- Concept, Design, Art & Programming (except those mentioned below) by MoonByte (me)
- Programming Help by friends and the awesome people of this forum
- Hidden Object code by Ruslan Nebykov
- Memory code by Andredron
- Gallery code by leon
- Encyclopedia code by Joshua Fehler
- Credit Song by Stefan Kartenberg ft. Orrisroot
- Music by Music Atelier Amacha and Kevin MacLeod
- Sounds by Pocket Sound, freeSFX, SampleSwap and The Sound Gallery
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