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Apricity [GxB] [otome] [voiced] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:01 pm
by else_th
Hi everyone! Elseth and AzureXTwilight here! We're currently creating a visual novel called "Apricity", a submission for April Jam 2023! We're excited to see you play it!

Without further ado... Here's the blurb!

There was once a town steeped in snow,
A place so cold, where no sun glows.
The spirits of the depths roam and roam,
They feed on children and steal their souls,
The winter screams and shadows dance
As the ghosts hunt and haunt till death.
But when spring comes, the light will shine,
The sun's tender warmth will finally come,
Shedding the frost with all its lies.

Chiara leads a solitary life, barred from stepping out during Winter due to the mythical dangers that lurk within. But her curiosity gets the better of her, and she escapes to catch a glimpse of the famous Starflake flowers before they disappear when Spring arrives. That's when she stumbles upon the fabled snow spirit, and a strange bond begins to blossom between them...

We also have some concept arts of the three main characters:
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And a WIP in-game screenshot!
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Credits
Sprite art: AzureXTwilight
Backgrounds: Fylgjur (fylgjur.deviantart.com), Dar1930 (Pixabay), Kipargeter (Freepik), mkluthke (Pixabay).
Music: ontama-m.com
SFX: freesound, freesfx.


Hope you look forward to our upcoming game! We estimate it to be out by late April!
Meanwhile, you can follow us on our social media (Elseth, AzureXTwilight) to get the latest development updates!

Re: Apricity [GxB] [otome] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:13 am
by azureXtwilight
Hiya! I'm the artist for the game and very excited to be working in this project, I hope you guys do too!

Re: Apricity [GxB] [otome] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:18 pm
by else_th
Hi there! We're back to show some more progress on our visual novel, "Apricity"!

Here is the progress so far!
- Chiara's sprite is done
- Rue's sprite is done
- Snow Spirit's sprite is done
- Clifford's sprite is done
- CG 1 is done
- Lineart for CG 2 is done
- Writing has reached 3k words
- Logo is done

Wow, that's quite a lot of progress! Azure has been tirelessly working on the art, and she's done an amazing job!!

Anyway, here are some screenshots we'd love to share!

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Also, we'll be announcing a casting call pretty soon for Otome Jam, so stay tuned to our twitter (Elseth, AzureXTwilight), where we'll be announcing it!

Thanks for reading and hope you guys have a great week~

Ongoing Casting Call!

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 1:07 pm
by else_th
We have an ongoing UNPAID casting call for Apricity, all thanks to our casting director, KokoroBaby!

Link to casting call document


And here's a promo art we have! Hope you look forward to its release in a week!
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Re: Apricity [GxB] [otome] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 9:27 pm
by else_th
Apricity is now released on itch.io, as a submission to April Jam 2023!

Game link: https://elseth.itch.io/apricity

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Have fun playing and don’t forget to rate and comment if you enjoyed it! We are going to work on the voiced and extended version for the duration of Otome Jam 2023, so hope you look forward to that too!

Stats:
- 10k words
- 3 CGs
- 2 endings (more endings coming soon)
- Voiced version coming soon!

Re: Apricity [GxB] [otome] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:57 am
by else_th
Hi, everyone!

After announcing the casting call for Apricity's extended version, a whopping 112 voice Actors and Actresses have auditioned for the roles we have! It certainly was hard choosing between them, but we have finally decided on the voice talents who will be breathing life to our dear characters!

A huge thanks to Kokoro Hane, our casting director, who organised audition files, did all the vocal chemistry checks and chose voice talents who align with our expectations! The casting call wouldn't be as smooth if it wasn't for her.

Well, without further ado, let's introduce the amazing people who will be voicing Apricity's characters!

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The VAs are currently hard at work recording their lines!

Do look forward to Apricity's extended version, a submission for Otome Jam 2023 this year!

Cheers,

Elseth!

Re: Apricity [GxB] [otome] [free] [April Jam 2023]

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:41 pm
by else_th
Hi everyone, we're done with the voiced and extended version of Apricity!

Huge thanks to the voice Actors and Actresses who brought the characters to life!

You can download the newest, latest version here: https://elseth.itch.io/apricity

This new extended version includes:

❅ 10k words
❅ 6 CGs
❅ 2 endings (+ unlockable epilogues)
❅ Fully voiced

Hope you enjoy ^^

Android version + Google Play release!

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:54 am
by else_th
Hi everyone, Apricity is now out in Google Play / Play store!

It would help a lot if you leave a rating if you enjoyed the game!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... h.apricity