Apple Fables

Devblog. Collection of different games in progress art and story writing. Uses RPGmaker VX Ace

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Concept art: Ming Mei (or Mei for short) is a strong kind girl who learns to read magic scrolls with Nowa. Towa practice fighting with tonfa sticks. Playing with a scene of them journeying through a forest.

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Working on a game version of my comic, Song Wakers. One of the cover art I really like how it turned out.

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Working on new artworks for a Youtube channel about my comics and the game development. Yuka the Wolf has been hired as the composer for a music track for Time Detective.

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Character sheet for the lead detective named Naomi Belfry. Bringing back the reference from the webcomic she was from. A young woman who will solve cases for the lower class folks and children's requests.

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Update on character designs:

Darian Belfry; the younger brother of Lady Naomi. He helps as the assistant and your driver around town. Sneak peak of a cat.. is it lost?

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The original comic strip which talks about the Lady Detective. In 1930s, it was still rare to see a woman-own business so the word got around more of curiousity than a serious topic at first.

In the end, I decided that a webcomic wouldn't be as engaging as a visual novel game where a player can interact with the cases than be an onlooker.

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Nov Update: Sketched thumbnails of what the game's design might look like. Aiming for a visual novel layout with an inventory for items to be examine, event CGs.etc.

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Originally the Lady Detective story was called 'Hybrid Dolls' which the characters were different, the story revolved around a mysterious Phantom Doll thief roaming through towns. This was also the 1st appearance of Naomi Belfry as the client of Tobias

First appearance of Naomi, she went on to be a Detective.

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Concept art for a mystery visual novel based on a previous story call Lady Detective. The player plays the view of Naomi Belfry, a young lady with sharp perception and a psychic sense passed down from her ancestor. Basic idea - help her find the clues to solve the case.

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Returning to this blog as a record of my progress for a new game practice. It will be called Book Enchanter. in short, a young book mage and her cat spirit travels around places. I started to write the concept story this November for the Nanoreno challenge.

So far; more progress on my game story concept writing! Next I'll also be exploring pixel art designs and movement

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Midnight Cafe: Miyu

She is a young cute rabbit who serves as a House spirit. Her unique powers are limited to buildings. She brings luck to shops as a doll you place inside. She can create new rooms, hallway or winding stairs. Miyu’s design is based on the Taisho lady’s long hakama skirt.

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An old character design from my first RPG game which went by 'Silver Legend'. Mika was an apprentice learning therapy magic. She might be returning in my next remake game!

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Designing a new style of Chibi art for Maeko. A character for a collab game by @hythrain project in the making. I’m really liking this style(?) I may reuse it again for future art <3

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These are the wolf villagers, whom you meet in game. Introducing Mordred - the blacksmith’s son who likes shining his forged blades. Gentle Odette who runs the Herbs & Food shop with her grandma. 

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Just a demo test play in the Wolf Town. Sprites are placements (until the custom sprites are done). By Hazel’s house, there is the grocery store (by an elderly old lady) and the Armory smith shop run by her neighbor; Mordred. 

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Apple Fables studio present:

WIP for Lucy's custom sprite! commissioned work from @artagonisthd who has captured the colours of her gradient hair so well!

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Hazel custom sprites in progress. I will be testing out an animation frame to add abit of character to her. She doesn’t have a long attention span, tends to fall asleep when someone’s lecturing her.