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Hey guys! I completely forgot to post about it here but I completed my visual novel demo, Relentless! You can play it here for free: https://cloudnovel.net/rambitious/novel/relentless *

If you play it and like what you see, please consider supporting the creation of the full game by joining my exclusive Patreon community!  Join here: https://www.patreon.com/rambitious and get all the cool perks associated with your tier! 
*Note: The visual novel demo will not load on browsers other than chrome (though this will be an issue that's fixed in the future)

Second season was announced awhile ago . I thought it was a decent show with a unique protagonist. She's crazed, smart and fearless. I reckon she has a good backstory too, there's been glimpses off it but not much clarity yet.  
Watching gintama slip arc now, throwback to the old Gintama comedy before the serious arc started [i liked serious arc 2]. Only 4 episodes in, liking it so far. Man that ramen shop storyline... .
 

Just finished watching Kakegurui. Such a bizarre show but I really enjoyed it. Hoping for a second season! 

Yeah I havn't finished it but I definitely enjoyed it. I love their expressions!
Yeah it really was I don't think there was a episode I didn't love. And yeah there were plenty of times that a vicious sandstorm blew into my room while I was watching it.

Yeah, it's definitely an important topic, after all western VNs have to differentiate in some ways to actually get any kind of footing, being "like the Japanese stuff but without the budget" is not really a place you want your game to be in as a developer. For now, I think, the biggest source of strenght for OELVNs is different profile of the creators (a lot of women and people that don't blindly copy the more problematic tropes typical for Japanese media). I absolutely adore some things that come from Yuri Game Jam or NaNoRenO because of the originality and passion involved in those projects, but also how they construct female characters and romance. But these are mostly very niche products produced by individuals or tiny teams, bigger studios need to have a bit more courage in finding their own paths for the genre to lose a bit of its "weeb" stigma and have any chance to reach a broader audience, or even to get proper respect from the current VN fanbase. 
And the fact that people always argue both ways with this topic simply means there's no one "right" approach, the quality of the end effect is most important. Although, the market seems to be getting oversaturated, being generic is probably the worst thing you can do in a time like this (unless you can offer enough shiny anime boobs to bait in the ecchi crowd, after all, the VN sales on Steam might be going to s****, but not for Nekopara and Sakura games :p). 

Haha, its not too far off from other gaming/media industries where developers go for what they think sells over taking risks with style etc. I'm honestly not surprised. But I agree, its definitely a superstition based on what I've seen. People just want to enjoy a quality vn regardless of whether the art is anime or not.  But also like you said, people might be more hesitant to play a game like Cinders, so the art style does have some face value in drawing the player into actually playing the game. As a western developer and someone who was actually drawn to Cinders because of the art style itself, I wonder if creating more western style vns would attract more western players to vns in general, hence the "make vns popular in the west" thing. Or maybe its totally irrelevant but despite, its an interesting thing to consider. 

Well, I'm no expert on this, but I remember someone told me a long time ago that OELVNs that use the Japanese anime style are not considered true VNs, in the same as the "western-created anime are not anime" debacle.  It's been an ongoing debate for years, only made worse by elitists slinging the word "weeb" on the creators of any OELVN that tries to use the anime art style.  Though oddly enough, I've seen OELVNs that use a more western art style get more scorn than the ones that try to emulate anime art styles, as if it's a cardinal sin of all VNs.  Of course, if you want to make something more western, don't let the backwards thinking of people get to you.  There are some out there who prefer the western style over the anime style, and those who love the western style see it as a nice change of pace.  Best of luck.

Thank you! ^^ I've touched on the artstyle thing a bit in my Starlight Vega review and various posts both on the blog and all over the forums. I think some people might be hesitant to play a game with a very distinct, western artstyle, such as Cinders, but more often than not games that try something different, but keep the art decent-quality and consistent are well received. In today's post you have the example of Brilliant Shadows, most of Ebi-Hime's work is also pretty far-detached from generic anime style, but is widely appreciated.
I think it's a bit of a superstition that VN fans are very conservative in this regard - how the OELVN market looks is more about the developers not wanting to experiment/taking the relatively easy and safe road of imitating what everyone is used to seeing, rather than attempting to create a unique aesthetic.

This is such a cool idea! I'm super interested in western vn development but its hard to find people who focus exclusively on western vn content. Thanks for this, I'm definitely following!
I'm also interested in how western vns with Japanese art styles are viewed vs western vns with different styles, especially since I'm more interested in creating content not in the traditional anime style. It seems though to be a popular choice amongst western vn developers though (anime style art). I've seen some people say they prefer one over the other or not care at all as long as the story/game is good. It would be cool to see if that comes up over time of reviewing lots of different western vns. Nevertheless, I'm excited to see what more you post! 

Hi there. I just glanced at your CG . The do remind me of Cinders ( witch I didn’t play  but it was added to a famous polish gaming magazine [ it is so old school it is still called CDAction] but I read the article about it , it was long time ago in my pre-vn life. )So keep up the work I hope to find a while to play your demo!

I'm Rachel, an illustrator and vn developer working on completing a small demo game called Relentless. I post progress here: https://relentless-vn.tumblr.com/ . I'd love to meet other people who are interesting in developing a vn and talk about our projects, experiences, etc. Feel free to talk to me! I also chill out in the ren'py and tyranobuilder discord groups if anyone is interested. 
I aspire to hopefully be able to achieve the means and ability to turn my vn demo into the fully game that I'd originally planned for it to be.  Any advice and guidance on getting there is very much appreciated as I'm very new to the vn dev community. Thanks for reading, hope you have a lovely day!

That's cool I think it's always fascinating to find out how people discovered what is in many ways a incredibly unique genre. I have been loving them since about 2010 and it's been amazing seeing how prominent they've become.
relatively speaking
 

Thank you all for the welcome! I'm not entirely sure how this forum works with letting people know I'm replying but hopefully you can see this! If not someone please tell me how I can let these lovely people know I'm responding to them xD Thanks again!
Also if you have a thread you think I'd be interested in specifically I'd love to know, much appreciated! 

Welcome!  

Welcome!

Late to say this, but better be late than never. Welcome to Fuwanovel, and I see that you want to make your own VN here. Good luck on that, and hope you have fun here.

Welcome to the forums! And good luck with your project.

Welcome to Fuwa!
Always great to see a creator coming to our forums. When you have the time, be sure to check out the old threads in the Creative Corner, there are guides and discussions there that you might find useful.

Hi guys! Figured this would be a good place to share updates on my first and latest vn project. Since it's being created as part of my senior thesis, the demo will be out by the end of april, so look out for it! I hope to continue after graduation and complete the game in full with all 3 endings if I can get the support to do so. 
Project updates are posted here: https://relentless-vn.tumblr.com/ 
As always I'm very open to feedback once the demo is released because I really want to create the full game as best as I possibly can. 
Information about Relentless: Visual Novel:
Play along as a young noblewoman living in the Great Steam Era of Amaranth. Nothing, not even your over-controlling step-father can prevent you from experiencing the joys of perusing the city night-life. Or can it? Not everything is as it seems in the complex world of the nobility and you find yourself suddenly thrust into the underbelly of something big..something only a select few know about. 
3 Total endings
Ages 16+ for mature language/topics
Genre: Steampunk fantasy/mystery
 

I'm Rachel, an illustrator and vn developer working on completing a small demo game called Relentless. I post progress here: https://relentless-vn.tumblr.com/ . I'd love to meet other people who are interesting in developing a vn and talk about our projects, experiences, etc. Feel free to talk to me! I also chill out in the ren'py and tyranobuilder discord groups if anyone is interested. 
I aspire to hopefully be able to achieve the means and ability to turn my vn demo into the fully game that I'd originally planned for it to be.  Any advice and guidance on getting there is very much appreciated as I'm very new to the vn dev community. Thanks for reading, hope you have a lovely day!

Hi guys! Figured this would be a good place to share updates on my first and latest vn project. Since it's being created as part of my senior thesis, the demo will be out by the end of april, so look out for it! I hope to continue after graduation and complete the game in full with all 3 endings if I can get the support to do so. 
Project updates are posted here: https://relentless-vn.tumblr.com/ 
As always I'm very open to feedback once the demo is released because I really want to create the full game as best as I possibly can. 
Information about Relentless: Visual Novel:
Play along as a young noblewoman living in the Great Steam Era of Amaranth. Nothing, not even your over-controlling step-father can prevent you from experiencing the joys of perusing the city night-life. Or can it? Not everything is as it seems in the complex world of the nobility and you find yourself suddenly thrust into the underbelly of something big..something only a select few know about. 
3 Total endings
Ages 16+ for mature language/topics
Genre: Steampunk fantasy/mystery
 

I'm Rachel, an illustrator and vn developer working on completing a small demo game called Relentless. I post progress here: https://relentless-vn.tumblr.com/ . I'd love to meet other people who are interesting in developing a vn and talk about our projects, experiences, etc. Feel free to talk to me! I also chill out in the ren'py and tyranobuilder discord groups if anyone is interested. 
I aspire to hopefully be able to achieve the means and ability to turn my vn demo into the fully game that I'd originally planned for it to be.  Any advice and guidance on getting there is very much appreciated as I'm very new to the vn dev community. Thanks for reading, hope you have a lovely day!