Brittney hates her podunk, horse-crazy town almost as much as she hates horses themselves... but, with the town's traditional Silver Lasso Run only a month away, can she take this chance to finally grab the reins of her own destiny? Bounced between a good ol' Southern cowgal on the hunt for a dangerous criminal, a mysterious magical drifter with a dark secret, and a rogue centaur who lives by her own rules, Brittney is thrust into a fantastical alternate Wild West world... and has to choose between The Good, The Bad, and The Horsey!!
okay i know i’ve been ghost on here for literal YEARS but i totally i forgot that i downloaded this Life Is Strange dating sim called Love Is Strange and Y’ALL LET ME TELL YOU.
the art is absolutely beautiful and the story lines for each character is drop dead insane like,,, @teamrumblebee really did THAT!!!! and i also appreciate how it’s meant to be a cutesy aesthetic game where you literally fall in love with either chloe, victoria, kate, or rachel and bro,, a timeline where no one is dead and everyone is happy??? sign me the FUCK up!!!!!!!! this game was so beautifully made and it’s fucking FREE for anyone to play and it’s COMPLETED so you don’t have to worry about waiting for a completed demo or official release
the fact that there’s so much work put into this fan game also boggles my freaking mind because so many people put a clusterfuck of effort into making this and it’s phenominal like,,,,,, 9 endings????? 48 unlockable pictures??????? 32 different achievements??????????????????? all in a fanmade DATING SIMULATOR
i’m no gaming youtuber and i know im like 3 years out of date but i’ll be damned if I let y’all sleep on this fucking masterpiece
Whomst else is over Life is Strange, the internationally award-winning video game by DONTNOD Entertainment, but not @loveisstrange-vn, the fan-made visual novel by @teamrumblebee?
Hey everyone! We at Team Rumblebee have just completed our third, super gay visual novel.
Scrambled: Syd City, is now available FOR FREE on itch.io!
Sapphron City is a city riddled with crime, from law-breaking jaywalkers to grocery store thefts. Syd, a C-Lister superhero, is just trying to find some validation.... instead, she gets mixed up with something far larger, gayer and emotionally complex than she expected..
Will she choose to side with Enchantress, the magician with a dark past, or Frequency, a grizzled veteran hero who's fallen from fame?
Through it all, Syd learns the greatest power of all - not love, but how insanely lucky she is that other women actually want to kiss her.
FEATURES
A female protagonist with 2 female love interests to choose from
Team Rumblebee is back, and we're working hard on our 3rd vn, called Scrambled: Syd City. It's a superhero/action-themed romance, and will feature gay ladies (as always).
We’re aiming for an early November release, so get hype!!!
I couldn’t very well share a post about Love Is Strange without sharing Team Rumblebee’s game page now, could I? Three games, including Love Is Strange, are available so far. One stars a werewolf, a succubus, and a nymph, while the other has superheroes. Let them know what you think!
Loan Wolf is a short but sweet visual novel created by Team Rumblebee for Yuri Jam 2016. Released November 1st back in 2016, Loan Wolf focuses on Laika, a werewolf working an IT position at a nondescript firm, juggling shape-shifting mishaps, romance, and the ever present stress of school loans. Maybe I just haven’t played enough gay visual novels but this is easily the best one so far, despite its short length.
Unsurprisingly, as a visual novel the gameplay of Loan Wolf is nothing inspired. However, an aspect that, while small, had a lot of potential was the interactive phone. All it did was show photos that had been taken in the narrative, but it was a sweet addition. If expanded upon in future works I believe it could be a great way to increase interaction and thus engagement in the game.
While short, Loan Wolf’s narrative captivated me with its likable main character and witty writing. The main character, Laika, manages to be both relatable and her own character, while Victoria and Daphne act as nice foils to each other as romantic interests; the sexy new co-worker and the cute college best friend.
Victoria is best girl, don’t @ me
Image courtesy of Team Rumblebee
The dialogue is cute and feels real, and Laika’s inner monologue is both witty and relatable, managing to avoid the uncanny valley of cringe so many have been lost to.
The art of Loan Wolf certainly has its highs and lows. For example, Laika’s character design was simple yet aesthetically pleasing and effective in communicating her character. However, the art style felt very soft causing the come of the characters to fading into the background. Sharper character art could have easily improved many of the scene. The electro-jazz soundtrack was cool, easily filling otherwise empty space and adding to the games more relaxed atmosphere.
My main gripe with the game was that I wanted more. More interactivity, more characters, more story, etc. Not that Loan Wolf isn’t effective in its brief play time, it is. But I’m greedy. Ultimately, I just want to see more from Team Rumble Bee. If this is what they can do for a game jam I would love to see what they can create over a longer period of time.
Check out Team Rumblebee on their itch.io page or tumblr.
