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Princess of Ruin Itch.io keys all sent!
All Princess of Ruins keys for Itch.io are sent to everyone who bought Princess of Ruin from my old link. If you did not receive a key, check your junk mail. I sent them bit by bit over the last few months. If you still cannot find the email I sent you, contact me.Ā
Send me an email using the same email you used to buy Princess of Ruin so I can identify and send you the key!
Heartstring Bugs Version 1.3 Updated
Version 1.3 Changes
Bug Fixes: Developer choice shows up when shopping at Double Diva Fixed crash when choosing the Yellevator with Naomi Fixed crash when doing theatre animations
Others:
Fixed awkward French
Note:
Downloading this is not necessary if you hit the ignore button when encountering the crashes.
Website Updated
Updated my website so people can find links more easily, and the layout leaves room for expansion when adding future projects!
My old newsletter doesnāt work anymore so consider signing up for the new newsletter on my site!
Added a Ko-fi, Patreon, and Discord button so everyone can find it!
One More Week of Emails
Itās taking me a while to send Itch.io keys to everyone who previously bought Princess of Ruin from the old link. Iām manually sending emails one by one and underestimated the amount I have to send. Please give me another week to get them to everyone. Sorry if you didnāt receive an email yet.
Discord Up and November Update!
Hi guys. I made a discord for easier support and updates on my new project! Also itās a nice place to discuss Princess of Ruin, Frozen Essence, etc.Ā
https://discord.gg/vBGyxG4x9s
With the itch.io Princess of Ruin keys, you will be receiving them sometime this week if you bought it through my old link hosted at BMT.
And here is the new project called āIām not a Shy Succubusā. None of the art is final and will be redone. More details coming soon!
Oct 2022 Update
Hey guys. I have finally uploaded my games toĀ http://unbrokenhours.itch.io from the recommendation of you guys. For all Princess of Ruin customers who bought from my old link, Iāll see if there is a way to give you guys keys so you can get it off itch.io I donāt know if they allow me to make this yet so apologies in advance if there is no option.
After finally updating my site, I will make my new project announcement soon, as well as make my discord public. I am trying to get a lot of things done and out of the way so I can concentrate on making the visual novel. Thanks for your patience!
If you have any issues with the projects, please use the contact on the top of the page.
Working on New Projects
Hi guys. Iām happy to hear and see your replies. I am not sure if replying to them will make me reblog the same post just to reply so I want to thank you here.
Ā I also want to say that I want to come back to making visual novels again.
Information about my disappearance in the past few years can be seen in this post just below or click here
At the moment, Iām navigating what I have missed. Since Iāve been away for four years, I donāt know much about the changes to the visual novel scene (especially the otome side).
If anyone is up to sending me a message through email (through the contacts) about visual novels I should check out that are released in the past four years, groups I should check out, social media platforms that people have moved to or use, any visual novels that you really enjoy, and anything else that you find important. It will be easier for me to get back into making things as I have a few plans in mind but I feel overwhelmed at the moment.Ā
The most Iāve done is redoing and migrating my website in the past few weeks and checking out what art assets I have that I can use in a new project and other technical side of things.
Thanks a ton!
2022 Update
Hi everyone. Sorry for disappearing for a while. I was inactive for a few years ever since life changes. I was taking care of my grandmother almost everyday for half a year when I was working on Shrouded in Haze so once I came back, I was unable to concentrate.
Ā The story, art and everything got a little overwhelming and itās hard to continue where I left of. Some tasks felt foreign too as though I never touched it before.
Ā I want to also apologize since I didnāt answer some emails but it appears they are resolved by a different administrator from a different site. Again, I am sorry.
Will I continue working on anything? Due to the life changes, it is hard to dedicate that time now as there is a chance the projects donāt put enough food on the table. Because I was gone for a while, I donāt know if enough people are still interested in the projects. The website was hard to maintain on my own as I could not keep up with technology and even Renpys updates (the engine I use). Due to that, it became hard to update my games and maintain it to work on new computers and macs. So when it doesnāt work on someoneās mac, I really donāt know how to get it to work.
If I ever become stable enough, I think the most Iād do is redo art for Frozen Essence, remaster the music and add in the proof-read work. For the Shrouded in Haze project, I am sorry for the work people put in it as it will not be worked on anymore. The most Iād do for that project is reuse the character designs and backgrounds for future work like web comics.
This is what I want to do but have no time to do. So the most I can do is provide email support. Thank you for your time and your support!
Princess of Ruin 30% off until the 18th and New Project!
Hi everyone. Princess of Ruin is 30% off until February 18th 2017. Happy early Valentine's Day! Ā https://t.co/cRbXO9WQt4
The website for our newest project, Shrouded in Haze is up too!
Our main character is a seer who's respected in the land. But that comes at a price. Demons are also after her.For more info an art, check out the website. https://t.co/KzVolLtKab
(Anonie ask part 2) I loved how tragic FE could be, I loved the music, and yes, I liked the art. Maybe the character art wasn't the best, but I was satisfied with it, and I found some of the backgrounds to be very beautiful. Either way, my main concern was the story (as it always is) and OMG did you make a hell of a story. Honesty, it broke my heart, and I loved it. I am currently looking for another VN to give me the same feeling, but I don't think I'll find it, so I'm considering replaying it
Hi Anonie,
Iām glad you had fun playing Frozen Essence. It always makes my day to know it touched someone.
Iām concentrating on fantasy type otome games now. I hope you check out the newest project when I update it on the website in the near future. ^_^
Iām still working on the art, trying to make it better than all previous projects. So I hope itās worth the wait for everyone. :D
A game jam from 2016-03-01 to 2016-04-08 hosted by Cyanide Tea. NOTE: If you want to submit your NaNoRenO VN to the itch.io jam page and it'...
ā Ā What is NaNoRenO?
NaNoRenO is a month-long game jam in which developers are challenged to make a visual novel from start to finish. It was originally inspired by the more famous NaNoWriMo (National Novelist Writerās Month, which takes place in November). Thereās no restrictions on content or genre. See a list of previously released NaNoRenO games here!
ā Ā Do I have to sign up anywhere to participate?
No, you do not have to sign up to participate in NaNoRenO, though you will more than likely get more out of the experience by joining the Lemmasoft forums and sharing the journey with the fellow participants there! Here is this yearās general thread for NaNoRenO.
ā Ā Is there a prize or any sort of judging?
There is no prize or judging in NaNoRenO. The event is a challenge that the developers set for themselves and the prize is the magnificent sense of gratification you get after finishing your game. Completion is its own reward.
ā Ā Why should I participate in NaNoRenO?
Sometimes we need a fire lit under our butts. Itās hard enough to get through making a game from start to finish without a time limit, let alone with just a month to get through everything. Having a deadline will motivate you, help you prioritize your time, let you work on a project you know should be finished by a certain point, and let you explore something outside of what you usually do. Itās the same reason developers participate in game jams: a bit of fun with some time management thrown in. If youāve had a visual novel idea lurking at the back of your head forever but never had the kick to go explore itādo it now! (mostly taken from this post)
ā Ā The most recent phrasing of the NaNoRenO rules:
Takes place in March.
You can only begin actual production of your game in March.
Brainstorming, plot outlining, character sketches, and anything that does not lead to the direction production of assets is okay.
Sketches of sprite poses, backgrounds, and CGs is NOT okay.
Use of Creative Commons material is okay.
There are no āwinnersā here. Everyone who manages to release their game has completed NaNoRenO!
You may release a buggy version of your game by the deadline and fix it up later or release a demo for NaNoRenO.
Need to recruit help?
ā Ā But what does NaNoRenO even stand for?
D-donāt worry about it!!
Do you guys think you'll ever release Princess of Ruin on Steam?
Hi. I answered the question here down below. :) If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
http://unbrokenhours.tumblr.com/post/135606906093/hi-i-have-two-questions-3-first-have-you
Hi :D I've played all of your games a lot and I really wanted to thank you for making them. Heartstring Bugs especially is so calming for me. My depression has gone really bad by the end of last year and I just remembered your game a few days ago and it's one of the most relaxing things I have ever done, to just sit and play and learn all of the little stories. It feels so alive and real. And as clichƩ as it sounds, I really hope I'll find one Lucas for myself one day XD thank you so much! <3
Iām glad playing it helped you out even if itās just a little bit. I hope you can get through what youāre going through, and pick yourself up. Thank you very much for sending me this message. :)
Hi, I have two questions :3 First, have you considered about putting your games on steam? Second, will you possibly be doing another Princess of Ruin sale anytime soon?
Hi. When my newest project is ready for Greenlight, I plan to put Princess of Ruin there at the same time (or similar time).
For sales, Iāll see when to do that for next year. I donāt do sales often mostly because itās only been a year since the release, and I feel itāll be unfair for those who supported Princess of Ruin early. As a consumer myself,Ā Iād feel pretty bad if I bought a game at full price, and then found that it is 50% off after one month.
I announce sales in my newsletter. You can subscribe to that if it makes things simpler for you. :)
Iām thinking of having more contests or events in the future for those that canāt afford it.Ā If you have any ideas, you can submit them privately and Iāll keep them in my records.
I'm curious, do you have any fun facts or information about the guys. Like their: birthdays, favorite color, pet peeves, etc?
Some of them do and that info didnāt make it in the final product. Since there are over 15 guys, itāll take a while to remember and list them all. Is there a particular guy you want to know about?
Hello there! I'm just a fan who's finally muster up courage to say hi to you! I love Frozen Essence very much! It's still my number one favourite otome game for me even after I play dozens other otome games. My bias is Zareh. I haven't play Princess of Ruins because I don't have PC or laptop right now (I write this with my company's PC) but as soon as I can, I will! I love your work! Keep up! :)
Hi. Iām happy you had fun with Frozen Essence and it means a lot to hear people tell me they like it, even now. Iām glad you mustered up the courage to say so.
Thanks for stopping by. :)
Long story this game is so cool and cute you guys should make it free we shouldn't have to pay just to play episodes that's just stupid and makes no sense please make this beautiful game free please :):*:) oh pretty please with a cherry on top muahs xoxoxox i would be so happy and very very greatful love this game only if it was free 100%
Ok well, this is not exactly phrased as a questionā¦ But I will kindly rephrase
Why donāt you make LongStory free?
Here is the thing. Take a little wander over to the Ā team page.Ā All those lovely people gave their time to this project - I think (I am the executive producer Miriam Verburg, who in case you wondered, does not get paid for working on LongStory because we havenāt become profitable.) that each of those wonderful talented individuals deserve to make a living because they are so good at what they do. So that is one reason we sell the game.Ā
But, maybe that doesnāt get at the second question (which you didnāt ask but I will ask for you): Why donāt you just run ads?
Ok well, this one is tougher to answer, but I think if you are interested in becoming a game designer, or just anyone who works in some form of published media (films, music, writing, video) this is a good one to think about.Ā
1. Advertising is kind of a racket. The more people decide it is ok to bargain their free attention to advertisers in exchange for getting free cool stuff especially games where this problem is the worst. The more they are saying that they would prefer that somebody else take responsibility for paying for their attention. If you used a food analogy it would be like, I am willing to eat whatever crap you put on my plate. Dog poop, snails, a fresh baby hand, just so long as I get two bites of that ice cream sundae I have been craving.Ā
Nobody would do that with their appetite but for some reason we freely give away our attention to people who want to waste our precious time with crap.Ā
2. Not only is advertising a racket but the only way to make money from ads is to sell humungous quantities of games, or force people to watch an ad in exchange for what amounts to a very small amount of gameplay. Again, we think your time & attention is valuable, and we donāt want to sell it so cheap. If we could run only 1 or 2 ads per episode and cover our expenses we might consider it. But right now, to make the game recover itās cost of development weād be running a 30 second video spot every minute and thirty seconds. That seems brutal to us and weād prefer not to do it.
For the reasons above (no baby hands disguised as good food) we have to charge, we feel you get your moneyās worth and you donāt have to sacrifice a bunch of your quality time just to enjoy LongStory.Ā
I think people (especially young people or those not involved in the industry) often forget that games, like any product, cost money to make, so āfreeā usually actually means in-app purchases or ads are paying for development. Either you are donating some small portion of your life to watching an ad (as described above), or you are possibly playing the game for free on the backs of a very small number of people who spend a lot of money in microtransactions.
Like @longstorygame, we hope to sell our games for a flat price or a fee-per-chapter. Players get an unvarnished experience of the game and can use their precious time on things other than watching ads. Few artists/developers want to produce an experience that involves regularly peddling things to players. Thatās not fun - and in our case it actually works against the central theme of our game.
Our friends at Axon Interactive added a few more thoughts on why ad-supported isnāt always as easy as it seems. Thanks Axon!
