In last week’s blog post, I mentioned that Natsu was going to beta-test the entirety of the final investigation phase (chapter 4) now that she’s made it fully playable. She still hasn’t really done so, but the reason for that is that she instead decided to take care of coding everything I’ve sent her for the final chapter already, meaning that… half of that is now essentially playable, too!
Feb 03
Weekly Update #496: Plans For February
So, my plan for January was to reach the halfway mark of the final chapter and, up until that point, get it ready for Natsu to code.
Now, while I haven’t quite made it, it was a really close call, as I should be able to send her the zip package with all the assets and script tomorrow evening! So yeah, a couple days later than planned, but I am essentially done with 50% of our grand finale!
Jan 27
Weekly Update #495: The Differences Between SHINRAI & GENBA no Kizuna
Given that we’re slowly edging closer towards the completion of GENBA no Kizuna, I thought that, for today’s topic, I’d like to talk a bit more about what you can actually expect from our next murder mystery and how exactly it compares to SHINRAI. Because, even though both projects do have a lot of similarities, they are also very different from one another.
So, without further ado, let’s delve right into how and why that is!
Jan 20
Weekly Update #494: Quick Progress Update
As mentioned in our previous blog posts, I’m currently going through the final chapter from the beginning again, finalizing it scene by scene, and thereby getting it ready for Natsu to make playable. Earlier today, I arrived at scene 9, which means that I’ve essentially covered one third of the entire thing now. There are still a few script parts I need to adjust a bit more, as well as two art assets I gotta finish, but I should be able to take care of that within the next few days and wrap it all up in another zip package to send over to Natsu some time next week.
So yeah, overall, I’m very happy with the progress I’ve made over the last seven days. I’ve also sent Natsu some other things to take care of in the meanwhile. Not gonna unveil here what they are here, but patrons can expect a little preview soon!
Anyway, I’m still aiming to reach the halfway mark by the end of the month or, at the very least, the big decision point from where the game splits off into its four different endings. Therefore, I’m already gonna come to a close here and return right back to work!
In case you want a bit more to read, however, I’m gonna leave another reminder here that we’ve recently posted our 2023 summary and our plans for 2024 should you not have seen them yet!
But with that said, I wish you a great remainder of your weekend! Until next Saturday, take care :3
Jan 13
Weekly Update #493: 1st Progress Update Of 2024
Before we get into this week’s update, here’s a little reminder that we recently published our progress summary for 2023 as well as our plans for 2024, along with an extra post over on Patreon with a few more personal words. So if you have missed any of that and are curious to know more about our overall progress on GENBA no Kizuna, be sure to check them out!
Jan 06
Weekly Update #492: Plans For 2024
Happy New Year!! We’re already one week into 2024 and so I hope that you had a very pleasant and already successful start into it!
In last week’s blog post, I looked back at the entirety of 2023 and although a lot of cool things certainly did happen and a ton of progress was made, we sadly didn’t reach our main goal of finally releasing our next murder mystery visual novel GENBA no Kizuna.
We have gotten very close to the end, however, currently working on the finale, and so I can say that it will release this year for sure.
And maybe it was always meant to be this way, given that 2024 is the year of the dragon!
Dec 30
Weekly Update #491: 2023 Retrospect
2023 is coming to a close, so as has become our tradition here, I want to use today’s blog post to look back at the year as a whole, summarize our achievements and talk about the things that didn’t quite go according to plan as well as about the positive developments that unfolded, which never even were part of our initial plans! So let’s get right into, shall we?
Dec 23
Weekly Update #490: Merry Christmas!
Today, we’re just gonna have a super quick post again, since I’m currently very busy with a lot of things, given that Christmas is right around the corner now! Next Saturday, however, we’ll make up for that with a much longer post in the shape our annual retrospect.
As always, I will take a look back at the year and summarize what we’ve accomplished and what didn’t go quite according to plan, before we talk about our aims and goals for 2024. So, if you’re interested in hearing about all that stuff, keep your eyes peeled! Patrons can also expect a more personal post again, addressing a few extra things I usually don’t like to talk about publicly.
Now, in terms of update news, there isn’t much to share anyway. I’ve primarily been working on art assets this past week, while also polishing the script some more. We have one more week to go before 2023 comes to a close and my main objective is to finish up the last bigger remaining sprite assets, DPA illustrations and fill in the last few script gaps.
But yeah, I will delve much deeper into all that next week!
Sadly, I didn’t have the time to draw a new Christmas illustration this year, since I’ve just been focusing on actual game assets, so I won’t be making an extra post tomorrow as I usually do. Therefore, I’m already gonna wish you a very merry Christmas right now! Both Natsu and I hope that you’ll have some cozy and stress-free Holidays and that you’ll be able to spend the last bit of the year in fun and good health! Until next Saturday, take good care! :3
Dec 21
Winter Sale 2023
Christmas is right around the corner and, as we can all agree, the only thing more satisfying than unwrapping presents is to unwrap a chilling murder case! And with SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair, you can do just that! So, whether it’s for yourself or as a last minute gift for a fellow visual novel aficionado, be sure to grab it during this year’s Winter Sale for 50% off!
The sale lasts until January 4, 10:00 AM PST and also includes the complete OST! As a matter of fact, you can get the soundtrack bundle for an additional 10% off! As always, these deals are offered both on Steam and itch!
Dec 16
Weekly Update 489: Credits & Working With Limitations
As mentioned in last week’s blog post, I have now moved on to working on the credits for GENBA no Kizuna. Just like in SHINRAI, they aren’t just a sequence of development categories and names, but get interspliced with some short dialogue exchanges between the characters you have met throughout the game. As such, they do require quite a bit of work, but I’ve mostly wrapped them up over this past week. Of course, they will also need some more polish, but I’ve written everything out at least. Well, except for the very last scene. That one poses some difficulties, but I can’t really get into those due to spoilers.
