#vortexvn

[vortexvn]

Update!

Miss Mikaelsen's sprites are done!

expressions: default, smile(worried), explaining, mildly annoyed and nora misprinted the band's flyer

this is her in-game look

she was very fun and handsome to draw, probably was a lot of students first gay awakening

she is only encountered on the Kate route

Up on the chopping block is Miss Lockhart!

[door-insurance]

Ahm, hello Life is Strange fandom- I got an announcement

I have been working on my own LiS fan visual novel

This is VortexVN,

You play as Victoria waking up from a hangover with no memory of the week prior, you are tasked with piecing together what happened between her and one of the 4 love interests.

And of course the love interests are:

-Chloe (Chaseprice)

-Max (Chasefield)

-Kate (Chasemarsh)

-Rachel (Amberchase)

The game starts with a quiz; you unlock a route by picking answers related to the character you wanna romance (they are very obvious)

It takes place in an AU where the events of LiS1 and BtS didn't really happen and there are no special powers, Victoria's still a bi tch- I guess that's her special powers.

Think of this game as a spiritual successor to Love is Strange by Team Rumblebee rather than Life is Strange 1

Gameplay so far is your typical point and click visual novel affair, you will be given options to explore rooms, examine objects and talk to other characters- the interactions will play a crucial part in how the game ends,

You can win the girl or get rejected or worse... It will depend on how Victoria carried herself throughout the game,

Mistreating certain characters may prove to be a dealbreaker for the love interest,

Each girl has two close friends in the dorm that you should not upset (I'll reveal who in the guide pdf)

This game is also perfect for Victoria haters as you can ruin her life

The game has its own journal system that will be different depending on who you're romancing, it also comes with a read button (I blurred most of the text so you can get curious and play the game)

Read button will display the journal content in Open Dyslexic font

In the demo you'll only get to explore Victoria's room and the dorm hallways and you'll get two encounters from Juliet (Showers) and Alyssa (Hallway)

VortexVN is still in development, I have finished part.1 of the project and will start polishing it soon- the initial build of part.1 will be available to play as a demo!

The cutscenes lack color and proper shading at the moment and you will find placeholders as well, the art style is all over the place- this will change after the polishing phase

Download links:

Mac and Windows

Web browser ver (I don't recommend that you play it on mobile, also the web version lacks animation and takes forever to load graphics)

programs used:

-Renpy (visual novel engine)

-Photoshop CS5 (Drawing/rendering/animating/designing)

-Clips studio (Texturing)

-tablet: XP-Pen Artist 13

Note: I'm not monetizing this project nor do I claim ownership of the Life is Strange ip, all materials and assets presented in this visual novel were either created by me or are royalty free- I did not lift anything from the games via data mining or by leaks

This game is not a response to or a gotcha at Life is Strange Double Exposure or Deck Nine, I didn't really dislike the game

Besides, I've had the idea of a Victoria centric fan game since the first LiS back in 2015

I'm open for feedbacks! You can DM me or reblog this with a review or something- maybe write a comment.

[joconicc]

wait a min...

[lucidrush]

i love you dana

[vortexvn]

​Hey LiS fandom! 

I present to you the major graphical update I've been working on over the past few months. Before starting on the final chapter, I wanted to iron out some kinks. I've been working on this project for over a year now, and as you might imagine, my art has improved along the way. Some of the assets I initially created didn't age the best, in my opinion. Some of it is still painful for me to look at tbh; some of the sprites don't have the best anatomy, and I'm saved by the fact that the text box takes up most of the characters' lower halves. 

After I finished the cutscenes, I also wanted to revamp some of the sprites. Still, I gave up because by this point, my art had changed a lot since I made those models. It will clash with the older ones. I just learned to accept my mistakes and move on cause I wanna finish this game by the end of this year, and this will stall me.  There are still some improvements to be made in the dialogue and audio. I'm currently working on that with the help of very talented people. 

I want to thank you all for your patience and love for the project! We managed to hit over 1k downloads for the main game and about 500 plays for the web demo! That is phenomenal, you all have exceeded my expectations for this project! I can only promise you that Chapter 3 will come out this year, and it's gonna be a loving send-off for this project.  I don't think my art would have improved that well without VortexVN and the love it got.

Download link

[vortexvn]

completed sprites for "miss malakian" :)

up next: sprites for "miss Mikaelsen"

-So yes, the bloom and rage main 4 are gonna appear in the upcoming chapter as Victoria's teachers. Who you will get will depend on who you're romancing

Chloe-> Autumn

Max-> Swann

Kate-> Kat

Rachel-> Nora

also if your Victoria has been nice you will get them to open up about their own relationship and you will get to pick the teacher's love interest as well.

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also i just realized that my art style improved great since the last sprite i created and now i have to remake all of them

[vortexvn]

Hey everyone, just a major update!

I have completed all the journal entries for chapter 3!

Which means we can start on scripting/planning the opening of chapter 3 this coming week!

Here are some Chasemarsh, Chasefield, Chaseprice and Amberchase crumbs from the final page of the journal

:)

[vortexvn]

Remade some cutscenes!

before (2024):

after (2026):

do yall see some improvement?

also more extras