I just played "Let Me In" and let ME just say say that I AM SOOO IN LOVE WITH HOWARDDDDD. Do you have any plans to release more content/DLC of the game??? Thank you in advance!! <3
Aww, thankyou for playing!! I'm glad you ended up liking Howard that much!
But about the DLC, as of right now I don't really have any plans on releasing a DLC or extra stories. Honestly, I'm kind of an amateur? I don't quite know how to implement it properly. As much as I like the idea, I fear I lack the skills to pull it off.
But if you just want more content in general, I'd be more than happy to answer asks about him with extra art on tumblr (as long as you're fine with waiting?). I did pitch the idea about adding an update with more voiced lines while we fix that last cursed CG (I swear we're still trying to fix it), hopefully it will be soon but college is kicking both me and my programmer down.
Again, thankyou for playing! I'm sorry I can't fulfill that DLC..
Hi!! I LOVE Maid to be yours! If you know about selfshipping, my fictional other is Nix <3 how would he feel about a MC who draws him, writes about him, and all that?? :33
OMG??
Nix?? He'd be honored to hear that you like him to such an extent!
I think if he found it on his own then he wouldn't tell you (at first) because he thinks you'll get mad at him for snooping. He's not great at keeping secrets though so you're bound to find out pretty quickly just because he's acting sus and accidentally referenced something you wrote/drew. He'd be sure to secretly take pictures of anything you made and keep it for himself.
If you were the one that showed him your work then he's beyond elated and he'd start doing the same! (Honestly he's a little upset he didn't do it first). He'd start keeping a little sketchbook with little doodles of you. He's not a great artist but he'll learn anything if it's for you.
Either way, he'd be over the moon to know that you like him that much!
Hi hi! I was reading your post and its so cool but sad that we couldn't have the secret 3rd love interest! But its understandable why he was cut. Do you have a drawing or concept art of him? No pressure though! Tbh when I read the "no clue why mc would let him in when he makes more work" and my first thought was "oh he's a cute boy failure." 🤣
Sorry for the wait! I had the art ready for a while but then realized I never posted it!
His backstory was a little too outlandish compared to Rudy and Nix but essentially he was a rich kid who got kicked out of the house so he can learn life skills and shit (The maid outfit is actually borrowed from his home because he thinks that's what you wear to clean stuff or something). Since he was kicked out so abruptly, he didn't have time to find a place so he's (temporarily) rooming with mc (who he probably has class with?).
with disastrous results..
This is the route where mc will have to end up teaching and learning to do housework alongside him. I had a few ideas about him using only Victorian era books to learn about housekeeping but that's not set in stone.
heya so. your characters, theyre so babygirls (mostly) but I love love them all. is there any of your top fav among the released and unreleased (yet/maybe future) projects? maybe some you like by design or personality. thanks a bunch for the nom nom chewy characters once again.
Hii!! Thanks for sending an ask!
Well, i'd love to say that i love all of them equally but i do have a few that i like slightly more? Purely from a 'fun to draw' stand point.
From the unreleased category, we have this guy. I was supposed to work on this game for another game jam right after otome jam but when i wrote the script i realized that the scale ended up being much bigger than what i could do within a month. The fact that i didn't know much about sci-fi and couldn't write convincing science jargon made this project impossible (for now). I genuinely want to get to him eventually but that depends on whether or not my writing improves.
From the pool of released games, we have the tablet from Help! After pulling one too many all nighters the objects around have turned into men! (stupid title i know, it was supposed to be a placeholder but we ended up keeping it). I'm sad that i didn't get to be the one to make his final sprite but i was pretty involved in the design process. I'd like to specifically point out his hair! Originally i wanted to give him a bowl cut with the micro bangs (so he can look as stupid as possible), but then my friend raised the idea of the hime haircut and i was sold. We ended up combining the hime hair with the micro bangs and honestly i think it's fun to draw.
played double trouble's blossoming before maid to be yours bc my partner recommended it to me and i screamed when i recognized asher and florian's silhouettes among rudy and nix's friends like AAAAAAAAAA
rudy and florian are everything to me
I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed double trouble's blossoming!! I'm always a little nervous about how my earlier games would be perceived since it felt like i was fumbling around in the dark while making them.
But umm....
I'm sorry to say that it wasn't them..? The sprites for Rudy and Nix's friends came from this assignment i had while otome jam was going on. I didn't wanna waste the time i spent on the sprites so i repurposed them as silhouettes for the game (mostly since a bunch of the designs were very outlandish and they didn't really fit..?) Again, sorry if i crushed your hopes here but if you're curious, i can reveal their sprites?
I wasn't sure which sprites were mistaken for the twins but i'm assuming this was the one people think was asher? This guy was honestly the main culprit on why the side characters ended up as just silhouettes. I had to toned down the silhouette of the original design since it was based off some kinda insect (and also his outfit isn't really college approriate i think??). His overall vibe didn't really fit the fun and stupid interactions he was having with rudy.
I'm fairly certain this in the one people mistook for florian? his outfit is fairly normal but i had a feeling he'd overshadow nix.
I'm sorry this took so long but i hope you're not disappointed by the sprite reveals!
Before they eventually reveal the cards and all their glorious new outfits, i present to you...THESE. I doubt any of em are actually gonna be accurate but this was a fun exercise either way
planning on playing Double Trouble's blossoming, but before i do. Quick ques! Are there any ocs you have that you kind of... kept in the basement and forgot about lol. (Really cool that you like twst btw).
There are actually!!
I wouldn't say that they're in the basement though, they're more like unread books on a shelf that i haven't had the time or brain power for?
In fact, there was originally 3 love interests in Maid to be Yours and one character got cut off due to time constraints. Also because i couldn't figure out how to make the story work for them? Originally the 3 love interests were gonna be on a spectrum from 'Good at housework' (Rudy), 'Decent at it' (Nix), and 'So bad at it that it unintentionally forces MC to learn alongside him'( 3rd guy that got cut). Honestly, i haven't figured why the MC would let him stay with them if he just created more work. I'd still like to add him someday (?), maybe for an update in the future.
Outside of Maid to be Yours, i had these 3 guys that were originally the first set of zodiac based characters. I ended up scraping the idea because a game with 12 love interests sounds like complete hell to make with my current capabilities.
There's actually a bunch more but this post would end up dragging on? In any case, you might see the rest in any future games i make!
How tall are the “Maid to be yours” characters? Like Rudy and Nix. And if I can now what ethnicity do they have? Also I love your game!!
Ooohh that's a tough question, i've never really thought about it while i was designing them.
As of now, their ethnicities are a big ol question mark??? The same applies for their heights, i didn't really think about it outside the general "rudy is taller than nix" guideline that i set for myself. Honestly, you can headcanon their heights as whatever you want!
On the left there's the academy phase outfit, and on the right we have the war phase (after a 5 year time skip).
The arrows are hopefully self explanatory, up for good at, red for bad at, and the stars are for budding talents (things that they could be good at)
Extra notes under the cut!
Azul:
When recruited he comes pre-promoted as a priest.
I ended up choosing him as a healer since his dorm card is pretty good at healing
But since it's a pretty balanced card (and apparently octopi are pretty strong??), i gave him a budding talent in fighting/ brawling.
So maybe he'd end up as a war monk option??
Other than that, he'd be pretty easy to build as a standard magic user.
Personal skill would probably be business prosperity? (Anna's)
Keeping in mind with canon twst, i made him bad at flying.
I feel like octavinelle would act like lorenz/ashe in the sense that if you didn't pick their dorm in the beginning, they'd defect to the enemy until you defeat them and they rejoin your side.
Jade:
Arrives on your team as a dark mage
Out of all the characters that are gonna be magic users, i feel like he'd be a good candidate for the magic bow so i gave him that advantage in bows.
On the other hand, like azul he's bad at flying.
I feel like he'd fill a similar role to hubert gameplay wise.
Not a lot of characters have access to dark magic in fe3h and i plan to keep it that way here too.
So far it's only jade? (maybe malleus too?)
Honestly considering 'murderous intent' as his personal skill, it was either that or officer duty (hubert's)
Floyd:
Acts as the main physical attacker of the group, when recruited he comes as a brawler.
He seems to be the only one out of the 3 who enjoys flight class in twst so i gave him a budding talent in it.
I almost filled the entire list with just budding talents since he seemed like he's be good at everything if he ever felt like it.
In the end i decided against it and he ended up with a pretty clear war master path
Not sure what his personal skill would be but i'm considering murderous intent again??
Wouldn't want him to have the same one as jade though so my other option is born fighter (caspar's)
Can people ask questions about Maid to Be Yours? And the characters? And maybe your thoughts as you were making the game?? :3 I have so much I wanna say! I love it so much!!
Go ahead!!! I won't always be able to respond right away but i love getting asks! I'd love to hear what you have to say so don't mind me and just send em'!!
I am!! I guess I don't post much about my games on my tumblr since i mostly draw twisted wonderland related things here, but i have been making visual novels lately!
I played your game Maid to Be Yours and ADHAIEUYENANA- it's so good?!?! It's everything I love in a visual novel and please never stop making games because you are so talented!!! 💖💖💖
omg thankyou so much for playing!!! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!! Don't worry about me stopping, I'm working on another one right now !(although with the way it's going it might take a while since it's longer than any of my previous games??).
anyway, i'm sorry i took a while to respond. I hope you liked the added doodle?
I finished Double Trouble's blossoming a few days ago, and I still can't get it off my mind😭 I was expecting to like Asher more, but ended up liking Florian instead😭 They're both so cute, and the flashbacks are ADORABLE, especially my bb Florian.
I love them both. The writing is amazing, and don't get me started with the art!
Waahhh!!!! I'm sorry i took so long to respond but this was so sweet!!! ♥️♥️♥️
I'm glad you ended up liking both the boys! They were very fun to write and i'm happy to hear that you find the art pleasing.
Thank you so much for sending this to me!! I've reread it over and over again since i first read it!
When you eventually return to Gardenville after moving 10 years ago, you are reunited with your childhood crush i mean.. childhood friend. Except, there's 2 of him?? Surprise, surprise, the boy you played with has a twin and unfortunately you're not quite sure which twin it is. One twin is your childhood friend and the other is a very amused outsider in your story, will you find out which one is which?
Play the game here!
When you return to your hometown after 10 years, you are reunited with your childhood friend..(s)?? He has a twin??
Over 8000 words
A nameable MC ( Pick your own pronouns)
2 Love Interests
2 Endings
3 CGs
and more!
Writer and Artist : whatdoinamemyself (or imissa3en on tumblr)
Programmer : Dhidhiand
Music: “While the City Sleeps” (Eric Matyas), “Easy going“ (Ryoma Yamamoto), “Longing Still Goes On” & “Mildy Warmth” (蒲鉾さちこ/ Kamaboko Sachiko)