Floret Bond is a free otome Visual Novel/Crafting Sim being developed by GB Patch Games. It is a sweet, lighthearted, extra-cute game that is basically a fairy tale for poly romance. You have the option of being good friends as well, but if you choose romance it will end up as some variety of polyamorous (even if sometimes the MC isn’t the one in the relationship who has multiple partners). The player participates in the GxB side of things; however there is also unavoidable BxB content between the two male leads.
• Genre: Fantasy, romance, friendship, fluff, comedy, drama
• Length: 40,000 words or so is the current plan
• Endings: 6 possible relationship types, more than one way to end up in each relationship type
• Animation: Blinking effects
• Release Date: Summer 2017
• Demo: Spring 2017
• Voice Acting: Partial
• Platforms: Windows/Mac/Linux, Steam Greenlight campaign at some point
Peony lives a peaceful life dedicated to self-improvement in a small elven village. It is a simple town and there is little reason for an outsider to come by. If ever a stranger does come knocking there’s usually only one reason for it, they need Peony’s service. Within this world individuals with magical talent choose one area to specialize in. Peony has a rather unique expertise; she studies the art of neutralization. With the competition so limited and her prowess so well known, it has become normal for her to be approached by neighbors and outsiders alike stuck in shocking and absurd magical situations desperate for someone who can undo it all. No matter how many unusual jobs she’s hired for, Peony reminds herself that something stranger can always occur. And yet today she’ll be getting a commission that is truly worth remembering.
“Good evening, sir. Can I help you with something?”
“Of course! Look! Can’t you see?”
“Oh my, you’ve got a little bird on your back.”
“I know! Get this off! Please.”
Floret Bond has a few interactive gameplay elements. We’ll make future posts to explain exactly how they all work. For now, here’s the basic info-
• Normal dialog choices (to determine how close Peony is to each guy)
• Emotion based choices (to partially shape Peony’s personality and determine if she sees a guy in a romantic or platonic way)
• Skip-able foraging, crafting, trading, and gifting systems (for additional events and endings. It is a lax style of gameplay that doesn’t revolve around winning or losing, you simply can put in extra time/thought to get extra content)
And here it is, our next project! We hope you’re as excited as we are. FB is a game I really want to make and have everyone play. But because FB is completely free-to-play rather than commercial, we’ve gotta start on a smaller scale than our other games. If there’s interest in the project, however, we’ll feel like it’s worthwhile to increase things such as event amounts, CGs, and voiced lines. So if this strikes your fancy, please let us know by liking, reblogging, asking questions, following (on tumblr or other sites), or anything else!
