Hi!! How are u doing? I just wanted to say, if something, I can actually help you to draw some... Sprites or backgrounds for your games! And honestly, your games are really underrated, I wish more people knew about your VN🥹🥹
Oh gosh thank you so much, I'm so touched that you enjoyed my games!!! And I'm so honored that you want to help with my games too, it's so sweet of you 🥹 I do have background artists already, and as for sprite art I'm basically handling that myself because all of the projects that I'm working on right now are pretty lengthy and I don't want to drag new character artists onto such long projects 😂 (and it doesn't help that I like adding new CGs and sprite variations on a whim lolol) But I really do appreciate the offer, it's so kind of you to reach out!
i absolutely LOVE your visual novels so much. i've played mindmindmind, karamu and kanau, and all of them were spectacular. as a new game dev your work is extremely inspiring and it truly makes me wanna keep going and get better at game development, story writing and art, so thank you for all that you do! <3
i wanted to ask if you've shared your process for hiring voice talent for your games. the visual novel i'm working on right now is extremely reading heavy, and i think it would be much more enhanced if voice over was added at some point. the vas you have in your visual novels are so talented, and i was wondering how you discovered them/hired them! if you don't feel comfortable sharing this process, that's okay! to be honest, any tips that you have at all for a new visual novel game developer is appreciated :)))
again, thanks so much for putting out such great work. keep it up and i'll definitely be playing your future projects! <33
Hello sugarrchaii!!
GOSH you're too kind 😭 I still have quite a long way to go as a dev myself but it makes me so happy to know there are other new devs looking up to my work 🥹 I know that you'll do FANTASTICALLY, I'm rooting for you!!
And of course, I don't mind at all!! (I asked around and got a lot of help from kind developers when I was first doing VA, in fact!) I basically looked for VAs on Twitter/X, as well as Casting Call Club. Most of the people I eventually worked with were from Twitter/X, but people on CCC are quite talented as well! Admittedly I did this before the Twitter/X exodus, but I do know a lot of VAs are on Bluesky now.
You can see an example of the post here:
Here's an example of the most recent casting call that I posted! It has most of the basic information you should include in a CC (project info, compensation, timeline, expected workload, etc.)
THE PERFECT WOMAN CASTING CALL (July 2nd, 2024-July 14th, 2024) Please review this document carefully (particularly audition instructions a
I found it particularly useful to have people fill out a Google Form rather than emailing auditions since it made things a lot easier to organize, especially if you're fielding hundreds of auditions! And, of course, if you're paying VAs, make sure to include the details as well. There are a lot of talented VAs who are willing to work with a wide variety of workloads and budgets, just make sure to be clear in your CC!
In terms of reviewing VAs, I typically do a pass for audio quality (make sure to listen on high for noise or things like that, and make sure you can clean up the lines of the VAs you hire), then another for "character fit," and then another for emotional range. I would also make sure that your VA read your CC and properly included all the information you asked for, just to see if they'll be a good person to work with.
And lastly, I try to make sure that I have a script ready for my VAs by the time my CC ends, so they're not waiting too long for it!
I think that about covers how I generally go about casting, but if you have any more questions, feel free to email at [email protected], or reach out on Discord (chattercap)!
hi i just played mindmindmind and i really loved it! i haven’t looked much for an answer, but are you opposed to people making fanfic of your work?
Aww thank you so much for playing! 🥹💕 I'm glad you enjoyed it! And I'm not opposed at all; in fact, I'd really love it! 🤭 My only request would be no hateful/bigoted messages (of course), and if you write one, tag me if you feel comfortable, I'd love to read it! ☺️
Hii! I don't know whether you take suggestions to make visual game novels or not, but I am a BIG FAN of MindMindMind and My Husband Is A Stranger, I absolutely love them and the characters. Its just a suggestion by the way, basically the player is a detective sort of thing, in 1800s London or smth and they get involved in the murder of a rich man, and as the story goes by, the love interests evolve into the rich man's son, their arch rival, and co worker/their watson. so it would be like they are solving a murder, BUT ALSO having romance as a sub plot. I hope you understand what i mean, and I am NOT forcing you, its just an idea that randomly came to my head while doodling :)
OHHHH gosh thank you so much, I'm so honored that you're a fan of my work!! I do really, really love whodunnits and murder mysteries, and I really want to add a murder mystery otome to my list of projects in the future - 1800s London also sounds like a really interesting setting! I'll definitely keep it in mind! 😊
Hello! I'm someone who's only recently heard about your games. I have to say your games are amazing! The plot and character developement, animation, and the arts are all so good. I played MHIAS, Karamu, and Kanau in the same evening because they were so addictive, LOL. I am really looking forward to your future game projects.💕💕 But don't forget to take care of yourself (*^3(*^o^*)
[P/s : I used the translate tool, hope I didn't make any mistakes TvT]
Oh gosh this is such a sweet comment, thank you so much 😭😭😭 To think that you played all three in a single night!! (Shows that I need to make more games!!! 🤣) I really hope that you enjoy my future projects too!!! 💕
(And oh I'm so honored that you took the time to draft this in English even though it's not your native language 🥹 and for taking the time to play my games too!! The translation was perfect, don't worry!)
