Work on the second chapter of GENBA no Kizuna continues and we have once again made more progress on both the script as well as the art assets, primarily in regards to Himatsu‘s route! While Natsu has properly colored more sprites, I’ve finally finished my part on the last remaining variations still needed for chapter 2, so I’m happy to have finally wrapped up that aspect of it!

Thanks to Natsu coloring the character appearing on it, I was also finally able to put together the last new CG, so that’s another thing checked off our to-do list. All that’s really left now is some more work on the script as well as the GUI.

There is a sort of “mini game” I’d like to implement into Rei‘s route, so I still need to figure out how to design the menu for it, but there’s also the textboxes, investigation menus and choice windows I need to whip up for Shin, Rei and Hima, as they all differ in color compared to the green style used throughout the rest of the game.

By the end of the month, all of that will hopefully be taken care of, but I guess I will mostly focus on the script again this coming week, to finally wrap up Himatsu‘s route. The part that has given me the biggest headache has finally been figured out, so now I just need to write a couple more quick scenes and do the usual revision routine.

That’s about all I can say I guess, so I’m gonna get right back to work now and hope that you will enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Until next Saturday, take care! :3

As the title says, just a very quick update again today, as I’m sadly a little short on time and low on energy!

The majority of this past week has been dedicated to script work again, mainly revising Shinketsu‘s and Rei‘s investigation routes.
Whereas Shinketsu‘s is fully done now and only in need of one last proofreading pass (just like Keiichi‘s route), Rei‘s is just about to get to the same point. Two more days and I should have ironed out the last few passages I’m still not too happy with.

Outside of writing, I’ve also spent a bit more time drawing again, primarily working on the missing DPA-related images, such as the profile picture for our victim, which I will be able to preview soon!

Speaking of preview… I’ve also shared this little screenshot on my private Twitter! I had a lot of fun with using maps in SHINRAI to illustrate people’s movements, so that’s gonna be back in GENBA as well, haha.

Not much else to report beyond that, so sorry for the super short entry this time. I will have tons of stuff to say for our yearly retrospect, however, which I’m still debating whether to post next Saturday or on the 1st of January. There will also be our usual “goals for the new year” post, after all, so maybe I want to tackle that on the first day of 2022, rather than a week later. Guess we’ll see!

Anyway, please enjoy the rest of your weekend and, until next Saturday, have a chill and festive time! :3