Writer’s mind is an amazing thing. Even when you’re not consciously thinking about your next story, it brews somewhere deep inside. Then it bubbles to the surface and you go, “Hey, that’s a great idea, I’m gonna make a visual novel!” No you won’t, here’s why Next comes the sweet messy daydreaming every author enjoys.…
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First of all, let’s separate villains from antagonists. In the west, typical stories can’t be told without a villain. It’s a character trait, someone actively being evil. In the east, more often we see antagonist. It’s a role in the story, someone (or something) opposing the character, adversary, rival, competitor. Consider Princess Mononoke. There are no…
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Often young Visual Novel makers come to me and show me their works. Most of the time I have to be a party pooper and tell them their work sucks. Grandpa?! How can you be so cruel. Oh, because they never specify if what they write and make is actually going to be a real…
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There are more than three points of view. First person (“I am”) Second person (“you are”) Third person limited/intimate (“he/she is”) Third person omniscient/distant (“he/she is”) First person point of view Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, Twilight, Divergent, all these books were written in first person point of view. It’s quite popular choice for Visual Novels…
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Making a visual novel can be a lengthy process. It’s about writing a story. Making the art. Crafting all the details that will combine into an exciting experience players will enjoy. Here are some hints and tips how to make sure the foundations of your project can be made solid. It can help you in…
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I just hate it when project I’ve started slips into neglect and never gets finished. Feels so discouraging when I want to begin a new one. The most embarrassing is when someone asks me “Hey, how is that project going?” and I know it’s not going anywhere, it’s dead, dead, dead. Feeling of guilt creeps…
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Kids stood there watching me with sadness. They didn’t manage to make their game. So I had to break the news to them. Most of the games NEVER get finished. We are made of fail So yea, it was at that time when I was teaching kids how to make games. They want to…
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Background art. Seems like not so important part of your Visual Novel. But you gotta have it. How else would your player know where the action is taking place? So you are either poor, lazy or you can’t make art if your life depended on it. What to do? How to get that background art?…
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How many games that you know of ended up in a parliament discussion? Dating sims are one of the most controversial game genres out there, starting from pornography roots and rising to be one of the most popular genres for girls, swarming the mobile gaming market and taking it by storm. As soon as first…
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Not all stories enjoyed online need to be branching. After all, humankind has been enjoying linear stories for almost ten thousand years. With sound, voice, animations and pictures, there are visual novels that are perfectly enjoyable without choices. Sometimes, choices can break the pace or the story and often authors cram them in just to…
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