Dang, we’ve hit another milestone there, eh? 400 consecutive weekly updates… I wish I could say I had something special prepared in celebration of it, but unfortunately, no grand announcements just yet! That will take a little more time, I’m afraid. We do have made quite a bit of progress again, however, so let’s get …
Tag Archive: Writing
Apr 09
Weekly Update #399: Confrontation Phase
As mentioned in last week’s blog post, I’m currently working on the script for the first “Confrontation Phase” in GENBA no Kizuna. Here, our investigators face our suspects and confront them with the clues and evidence they have uncovered thus far. As such, the entire chapter is basically one long discussion that addresses some of …
Apr 02
Weekly Update #398: On To Chapter 3!
With GENBA no Kizuna‘s second chapter now completed (which patrons can actually check out themselves right here, in case you’ve missed it), it’s time to finally move on to the next part of the game! As mentioned in last week’s blog post, I’ve already been working on the first “Social Phase” which can be seen …
Mar 26
Weekly Update #397: Chapter 2 Feedback & Social Phases
Welp, this past week went a little differently than I initially expected. If you’re following my private Twitter account, you might already know, but last Sunday, I had to take a sudden trip to the hospital and undergo surgery one day later. I’m back home now and on my way to recovery, but needless to …
Mar 05
Weekly Update #394: Plans For March
We’re one week into March, so today, I’m going to lay out our plans for the rest of the month! The main goal is going to be to finish the second chapter of GENBA no Kizuna and to provide patrons with a demo, so that they can once again help us with beta-testing. There isn’t …
Feb 26
Weekly Update #393: Quick Progress Update
With Keiichi‘s and Shinketsu‘s routes fully coded and Rei‘s currently being made playable by Natsu as well, there is only Himatsu‘s left now before we can finally finish up the second chapter! To give you an idea as to the length of it: excluding Himatsu‘s route, chapter 2 currently sits at around 35,000 words. Adding …
Feb 19
Weekly Update #392: Rei’s Route Nearing Completion
Once again, we’re going to have a rather quick update, but despite its shortness, we have actually accomplished quite a lot again this week! Not only has Natsu finished coding the entirety of Shinketsu‘s route, the first third of Rei‘s is now playable as well! The remaining two thirds will follow shortly, as I am …
Jan 22
Weekly Update #388: Another Quick Progress Update
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 …
Jan 15
Weekly Update #387: Himatsu Route Progress
As you can tell by the title, I’ve dedicated myself to Himatsu‘s route this week, primarily working on the optional investigation stuff. I’ve made some very good script progress and even shared a little sneak peek on Twitter yesterday, in case you haven’t seen it. Art-wise, I have also finished her new sprite variations, so …
Jan 08
Weekly Update #386: Quick Progress Update
Today, we’re just going to have a very quick progress update again for a change. If you’re up for a longer read and haven’t done so already, you could check out last week’s blog post laying out our general plans for 2022 as well as giving a more detailed look at those for this first …
