Dec 14
As mentioned in last week’s post, all major topics I wanted to discuss regarding the GENBA no Kizuna release have finally been covered.
At least for now. There will be more to talk about in the future, but for the time being, I’d like to slowly transition over into what’s next.
Dec 07
Before we get into today’s topic, you might want to check out last week’s blog post if you haven’t already. There, I talked about the reception of GENBA no Kizuna thus far and the potential takeaways from it, which leads me into what I’d like to discuss next.
Just in case, we will still go into a bit of a quick recap, though, so… let’s get started!
Nov 30
So, I’ve talked quite a bit about GENBA no Kizuna now. First about its conception and evolution (Part I, Part II, Part III) and then about its development, primarily focusing on all the reasons as to why it took us so incredibly long to finish it (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV).
Today, I’d like to get into the final bigger topic I wanted to discuss related to our new murder mystery release: the reception and my takeaways from it. By now, it’s already been out for three entire months, after all! So, let’s see what players had to say…
Nov 23
Welp, originally, I wanted to finally tackle the last remaining topic regarding the release of GENBA no Kizuna today, but it’s been a super busy day again, leaving me with little time to type something up. As such, we’ll have to postpone things and make due with another really quick update again. Sorry about that!
If you haven’t seen last week’s continuation of our GENBA postmortem, you can check it out here. The previous three parts are linked there as well, in case you’ve missed any of those, too.
Now, in terms of what I’ve been up to this past week… mostly script writing and sprite art for what’s next!
For patrons, I’ve also published two new posts, one containing some general info about the new project and what to expect from it, and the other focusing on the two character designs I shared last week (and showcasing one additional new chara design).
Nov 16
You know, I really thought I had covered all the reasons behind GENBA no Kizuna‘s long development time, but as it turns out, I actually forgot about one! But that’s fine, as this reason also weaves into one of the next topics I wanted to discuss. But before we get into any of that, you might want to check out the previous three parts of this series if you haven’t already: Part I, Part II, Part III.
Ready? Then let’s go!
Nov 09
Welp, this will just be a super quick post again, as today’s pretty packed and I’m therefore rather short on time.
In last week’s blog post, I talked about some recent website and Patreon updates and also provided an easy access list to all the lengthier posts I’ve typed up recently, talking in-depth about GENBA no Kizuna‘s conception, evolution and development. I’m not gonna link all that stuff here again, but if any of it sounds interesting to you and you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to do so!
At the very least, that’ll sure give you something to read, haha.
Anyway, next week, we’ll continue with the final topics I want to discuss regarding the release of GENBA. And once those are taken care of, we can finally talk more about our next project! By then, I’ll hopefully also have made some neat progress on it I can share with you. As of right now, I still don’t wanna get into it, but rest assured, I’m hard at work to get as much done before the end of the years as possible! Right now, another base sprite is in the works and, after doing a bunch of research, I’m feeling ready to delve back into script writing.
That’s all I can share with you at the moment, though. So please enjoy the rest of your weekend and, until next Saturday, take care :3
Nov 04
Since GENBA no Kizuna didn’t fit the criteria to be included in Steam‘s most recent Scream Fest, we’ve decided to simply run a week-long custom sale for it! Originally, I was considering to have the sale up running during the Scream Fest, but ultimately decided to postpone it by a week, as Dinovember simply seemed like a much more fitting occasion than Halloween!
So, if you’re in the mood for solving a prehistorically themed murder case, you can now grab our latest visual novel, along with its complete original soundtrack, for a neat 10% off each! And you can even save another 9% by getting the bundle!
The sale will end on November 11, 09:00 AM PST and, of course, we’re offering the exact same deals over on itch!
Nov 02
Today, we’re just gonna have a shorter general update, but if you’d like more to read, you could always check out my series of lengthy GENBA no Kizuna postmortem posts, if you haven’t already! In them, I delve into the conception and evolution of our newly released project, as well as the reasons behind its unexpectedly long development time. I’m just gonna list them here for easy access:
With that out of the way, though: what’s new?
Oct 28
Steam‘s Scream Fest goes into its third round this year and SHINRAI – Broken Beyond Despair is once again featured in it for a whopping 50% off! The event ends on November 4, so be sure to grab it (as well as its complete OST) before that, either for yourself if you haven’t checked it out yet, or maybe even as a gift for someone you’d like to have a chilling time solving our lil’ murder mystery!
Oct 26
In the previous two postmortem posts, I’ve already discussed a number of reasons as to why the development of GENBA no Kizuna has taken so unexpectedly long. The biggest one behind it, however, I have yet to discuss. That’s what today’s blog post will be about, so it’s recommended that you check out Part I and Part II first, if you haven’t already!
Now, this reason can be summed up in a single, very simple word, but there are multiple aspects to it, which I want to delve a bit deeper into, so… here we go!
