Transition Test and Other Things
Added 2017-04-26 01:59:51 +0000 UTCHey, guys. I've been working on the graphical side of things for the past couple of days. As you can see in this video, I've worked on an animation to be used whenever the day is changed in the VN (was about time too. I've been told some people got confused with some of the time-skips in-game). Big thanks to Vic for supplying me with the source video I used to make the animation (and for helping actually piece it together haha).
Another change that I've done so far was to upscale the entire game to Widescreen resolution (1280x720), meaning no more Black Bars on fullscreen! Took me quite some time to upscale every single image but I eventually got it to work. I'm also getting more songs to add into the game, which was already a long time coming (I had downloaded a bunch of music to use in the game and never actually did, just repeated the same tracks over and over).
I should have another demo for you guys by the end of the month as long as nothing goes catastrophically wrong with my computer again. It should cover Days 4 and 5, with Day 5 branching out to allow choosing which of the three characters to spend time with.
Also, to those of you who played the first demo, I'm sure you guys noticed quite a few typos in there. Since english isn't actually my native language, I tend to make a few mistakes every now and then. I've already corrected quite a few that have been pointed out to me by friends, but after I release the next demo, I'd appreciate it if you guys could point out any mistakes you find.
Thanks a bunch!
Comments
Wow, thank you for the thorough feedback. I'm really glad you're enjoying it so much :) Sound effects and music are sort of a work in progress. As I find more and more effects/songs that look good, I modify things so it best suits the scenes. I don't really have all that many right now, but eventually things should better be settled. I'll also look into those errors you pointed out. Again, thanks for being so thorough!
Basket
2017-04-30 04:03:26 +0000 UTCWhoops, I forgot enter doesn't skip to next line. First off, the beginning was very good! It didn't feel long and nothing was abrupt. It all felt very smooth and the flow of the reading was easy to follow. The encounter with Shoichi was super fun! I loved every moment, it really felt anime like. In fact, the whole game feels anime like. To be honest, If this was an anime, I would totally watch it! Going back to the game, the tennis segments are really freaking cool! I have never been so freaking hyped reading about tennis in my life! The table in top right really helped picture the match! Every time I see those lob shots, I'm like "how does that even happen?!". Also, those timed sections TOTALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GAURD! I was not ready for those. But it's still really fricking cool! The next thing is the characters. At this moment, I'm really digging into Shoichi and Jun. Shoichi is that awesome best friend that I wish I had and Jun just so adorable! I don't really have an opinion on Keisuke yet. I feel like I don't know enough about Keisuke to form an opinion yet. Right now I think he's okay at the moment. Finally, I like to suggest some things! Actually, it's only one thing, and it's sound effects! I think adding more sound effect would enhance the experience quite a lot! Like and explosion sound when Saya yells. That's all I have to say. I'm really enjoying the game and hope there's more to experience! Thanks for reading! Here are some errors I found. Day 1 (script) -Line 362, Shoichi talks but his name in the dialogue turns into a "?" -Line 394, The player says "...he come to me house." instead of "my" -Line 412, This isn't actually an error but, I rather have it say "The tennis club has it so easy" than "The tennis club has things so easy." -Line 435, Shoichi says "...came from my being worried about you." instead of saying "me" Day 2 "doesn't" is misspelled That's all! Again I'm really enjoying this game and I hope for more! Keep doing your best!
2017-04-30 03:39:42 +0000 UTCSure, feel free to post it here. I'm not entirely sure if Patreon allows non-patrons to message me (and if it doesn't, I don't know how to set it up so that they can).
Basket
2017-04-30 03:21:40 +0000 UTCHello WOTB! I just finished a playthrough of the demo, and I'd like to share my thoughts. I also put some errors at the bottom that found during the game.
2017-04-30 02:58:12 +0000 UTCOooO That's pretty! I really like it!
2017-04-29 18:34:10 +0000 UTCohh oki then n.n
Leafside
2017-04-26 17:04:11 +0000 UTCIn case people want the whole story from each side ; WOTB made a first version, but the petals were darker, fewer, had bit more obvious black outlines, and disappeared into midair after 3 seconds, so I wanted to try a transparent version that doesn't look as obvious on my end, since the original source video had a black background. In the video the animation looks a bit jerky, but it's the framerate because of the recording, on my end it's rather smooth in game since I got the files to test it. I should've asked you on Discord, but I think the reason why the sound is so weird on the recorded video, is that you may have set a low bitrate/bad codec to your audio, though you're stuck on a Netbook, so low power might be a problem too at rendering both audio and video. Cause once again, it's not the same sound effect that plays on my end. For those who find the sound effect no good, WOTB sent me the original yesterday after I made the criticism myself as well, it sounds like this without the quality loss : <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/6g0rvar9bg0gb10/windchimes.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/file/6g0rvar9bg0gb10/windchimes.mp3</a>
Vic Viper
2017-04-26 08:57:54 +0000 UTCI actually switched sound effect about an hour after uploading the video, but still, thanks for the feedback!
Basket
2017-04-26 04:10:02 +0000 UTCa lil constructive critisism, beatiful background and effect, but plis use another sound effect, that one its a lil annoying and noisy
Leafside
2017-04-26 03:38:10 +0000 UTC
