Character Profile: Grace

Character Profile: Grace

I was trying to hold off on a profile for Grace since she's only made an appearance in one episode and it was a long time ago. It's been a while since I've done a profile and Grace will make an appearance in Episode 6, so now seems like a good time to cover her.

I wanted to have a darker-skinned girl for some diversity in the harem. I'd like to think all of the girls are different in their own way. I went through a few different models for Grace and settled on this one because it caught my eye compared to a lot of the other potential models, all of them of varying shapes and sizes. More than anything, I just thought she was hot. That's what counts in the end, right?

I considered making her one of the MC's contemporaries. Maybe a regular at the coffee shop or a classmate or even an ex-girlfriend. But I needed someone to play their role in Vanessa's part of the story. It wouldn't make sense for someone to be younger, so I gave Grace a little age. Putting everything together, I ended up with a bit of a cougar in Grace. I put her in the same categories as Kate, Jordan and Marisa as the older women in the game.

Grace will play her part in the story like all of the other characters. It won't be a large part but if you like her, you'll have a chance to get to know her as much as you want. Like everybody else, a deeper relationship and any potential romance would be optional.

I'm trying to create interesting characters with interesting stories. Grace won't be an exception. You'll learn a lot about Uptown and what makes it tick from her. I think every area of Sol City is unique in its own way and Grace will be your insight into that. And that's true for every character in their part of the city.

I'll talk more about the harem and all of the potential for it in the future. Let me know what you think about Grace or any of the other ladies if you have an opinion you want to share.

On Episode 6

I'm around the halfway point of writing the episode. I kind of had to go through the previous episodes just to make sure all of the right choices carry over. As you go through the story, more choices will start moving you in different directions. They're not dramatically different directions but I do have to write different dialogue for different situations. For example, if you're pursuing Erika, your relationship will be different with her compared to not pursuing her. That should be obvious but some scenes won't seem so obvious in some aspects in a playthrough. I'll go into more details on this after the episode is out so I can point things out.

I have a lot of time this weekend and plan on locking down to get as much writing done as I can. There's a lot of dialogue to get through. I think I can get really close to finishing writing in a week but no guarantees. I have just a few more animations to finish but they shouldn't take much longer. It's going to be a fun episode for a bunch of different reasons.

Thank you for your support, everybody. I'm close to the finish line. It's the end of January. I have a lot of big things planned for February.

I'll be back next week with special renders and an official progress update. Take care, everybody. I'll see you then.