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Character Trailer Hey everyone! My name is Joy and I'm the director of Spherical Studios, an Indie Game Company just starting out. Our first game is a Visual Novel by the name Wingdaria Destiny. We have a brand new demo right here! It's about 30 min long and gives a good feel for the game. Our Visual Novel is currently running on Kickstarter - The Kingdom of Wingdaria - In a medieval world where technology has only just recently seen the light of day and where no miracles can be created from hands; each and every person has to work hard for their daily bread. Sadly, the kingdom is moving into an economic crisis and the people of Wingdaria fear the worst is still to come. However, rumors say that if the princess of Wingdaria marries the prince of Rosenheim, the nation will prosper once again. Hope still remains, for the kingdom and its people, but will their wish come true? - Plot - Evan, the protagonist of our story, is a young man, who felt little purpose in life, as he lost his sight due to a terrible fate. Although recently, he has found hope again, as he has developed feelings for the lovely Princess Aria, who was kindhearted enough to save him from the streets of Arkenwall. Undoubtedly, they have become quite close, but an arranged marriage between Princess Aria and the Prince of Rosenheim will tear the couple apart. Can they escape their fate and reach the freedom they so wish for? We would really appreciate if you'd help us out and maybe spread the word a bit if you know someone who could be interested in supporting us. For more art and additional information, please visit our home page! Thanks for your attention. Kind regards A.M. Joy J.

I have an idea for a VN (totally new idea that poped into my head last night). If anyone here is interested in helping me I would be happy. The story is about a samurai named Raion, who is a member of the Ishin Shishi, and he fights in the war for Kyoto and equality. He is a ruthless killer and has a very cold attitude. Then a priestess named Hikaru comes into his life and turns it upside down. More details for those who want to join me. You can contact me via e-mail or my MAL account. Also is there a site like this one for manga?

Hello all! I am currently in the process of making my first visual novel! Introduction "You and six teenagers are involved in horrible accidents. You are found unconscious, but you seem to wake up in a new realm. The ones there call it the Drift. From there, you have to find a way to escape the Drift alive. There are creatures that dwell there called phantoms. With each person having a "talent," this shouldn't be too hard of a task, right? Wrong. The Drift is a dangerous realm with illusions to trick the mind. With danger lurking in every shadow, who can you trust? Are they your friends or foes?" The main character is unisex, so either gender can play and choose their own route, love choice, and more! Characters Liam Valter: Liam is known as, "The scrawn." He is easily defined by his skittish and fearful personality. Liam usually keeps to himself, making him very observant. He is also the strategist, the brains, and the planner in the group. His talent of timed invisibility helps him observe and plan even better. At the age of 17, one would think that he would be a little more.. well-put-together in his scared side. However, Liam's fearful personality has helped the group make hard decisions during fights, incidents, and events in the drift. He is usually seen wearing a white v-neck shirt with blue jeans. He has a pair of glasses that always remains on his face, as he is rendered useless without them. Josh Farrier: Josh is the leader of the group. He had been in the Drift for the longest time of the seven teenagers. His given talent upon arrival was foresight and mind-reading which can prove useful in most situations. His personality is definitely a more rough-sided person. He often compares himself to a wolf - he protects his pack, fights those who dare to stand up to him, and fights when needed. An opposite of Liam hints that the two don't necessarily get along. Liam uses his head to figure out situations, while Josh uses his fists. Josh is known for his black shirt marked with a silver omega symbol. Katlyn Stone: Katlyn is seen around Josh. She was taken under his wing when she arrived in the Drift. He had saved her from a pack of "phantoms," the beasts that lurk in the Drift's plains. Katlyn now owes him her life, so she sticks by him in thick and thin to ensure that she is available for service when needed. She usually calms Josh down and persuades him to listen to the other people in the group. Often, the other group members question if the two are an item, but every time they deny. Daniel Bosner: Daniel is the flirt of the group. He decides to flirt with anyone and anything that is a female. This leads to him being overly confident in the sense that he finds himself, "able to get any girl." Despite this personality, he is one of the best members. His "given talent" is to see into the darkness, and use the shadows. He can sneak through the plains like a spy and guard the group's den. The shadows alert him of an enemy or threat, so his senses are extremely useful. Jarid Ryder: Jarid, or also known as "J," works with Liam as the strategist. In a close tie to Liam, he is known as the second-brain. Whenever Liam is on a supply run, Jarid is in charge of planning escape routes if a phantom rampages through the den. If one does reveal itself, he is able to use his talent to become one of them - he's a shapeshifter. As long as he's seen the creature, he is able to become one. This is extremely handy in battle situations as he can ward off predators by shifting into a creature of immense size and power. Marie Santar: Marie has a special feature about her. She has multiple-personality disorder - she has two different sides. One of which is a calm, loving girl.. While the other, is much less than that. Her "demonic" side is much more violent. She usually goes into a rampage. Her left eye turns red when this activates. This is a positive and a negative - in battle it works well. In other times, it can cause pain and tension in the den. Help! I am currently looking for help to boost my social media pages. I do have a facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/lostinthedrift). I am looking for someone to help boost it, as well as the instagram (@lostinthedrift). I am currently making a Twitter for it as well. The reason that I would like this boosted is because of the Kickstarter. It is set to launch in the next week or so, and having some people interested first is always helpful. Demo I will be posting a demo up shortly! There won't be any voice, but there will be pictures in the future once they're done!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1385708227/aratana-hajimari-a-visual-novel Aratana is the dream of our small team of college students looking to give back to a community that has touched us over the years. We are very determined to make this dream a reality but need help! We are recruiting staff as well as asking if you like the sound of the project and want to help out to please consider donating via kickstarter or our patreon (link on kickstarter page). Please note all art shown is 100% conceptual and not at all final.

Since we're approaching the deadline of our Kickstarter (6 days left!), we thought we'd share about our background process. That's right. We'll walk you through and through as to how our dedicated, talented artists spend sweat, blood and tears into breathing a magnificent BG art into The Letter. Don't feel too bad; it's actually their pleasure! [:D] The Letter's Background Process 2D Thumbnails We start off by planning our background composition and layout with thumbnail sketches. For the Ermengarde Mansion parlour, our lead artist (Eko) drew four quick sketches for us to choose from, putting only the larger objects that will be present in the scene. We decided to go with the fourth one for our next step. 3D Layout After picking a thumbnail to work from, our background artist (Czar) will now start layouting the scene in 3D. While we can certainly manually draw the scene line by line, using a 3D program to construct the scene helps speed up the process and allows us to easily add smaller objects to enhance the atmosphere. In this case, we added the wine table, candelabras, vase, and a clock to fill the empty space! Now that the basic layout is done, we now move on to the lineart! Lineart This is a pretty straightforward process: From our 3D program we now switch to Photoshop and start drawing our lineart based on the scene we created! We also modified parts of the lineart such as the window and the door, and drew it consistently with the design style of our mansion. Smaller details are also drawn manually such as the embellishments on the tables. Flat Colors Next we start planning our colors! Since our mansion is mostly consisted of warm colors, we decided go with the same ambience (notice how in the image the walls were originally supposed to be of a green color?). Once that is done, we can now finally start rendering the whole background! Rendering This is the process that took the most time in the entire background drawing process. Here we start to paint everything in the scene and slowly bring it to a detailed finish that is still consistent with the other backgrounds’ style! (Those patterns on the walls are actually made from our background artist’s sketch of Saitama from One-Punch Man! Cool, huh?) Lighting Many hours and three cups of coffee later, we can now add the lighting and make final adjustments to the illustration. Final Adjustments Lastly, we make adjustments to the whole picture to keep colors harmonious and bring out certain parts of the picture. Congratulations, you now have your background! What do you think? If you have any criticisms or suggestions, please feel free to comment them down below!

Black Sands would love to hear your criticism as we prepare for our KS start October 16th. A lot of effort was put into this video. Good day mortals.

Came across this Kickstarter project for a mystery/adventure VN that claims to draw from the Ace Attorney and Persona series for inspiration: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frontierfirst/irathian-chronicles-on-golden-wings?ref=category

Sekai Project's next kickstarter is for the localization of this game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/bring-was-the-hourglass-of-lepidoptera-to-the-west

Came across this kickstarter for a kendo themed VN: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2081517796/kendo-crush-visual-novel-game?ref=more

Sekai Project is doing another kickstarter for the translation of a game called fault milestone one: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/fault-milestone-one-directors-cut

I admit I haven't played this game, but I've heard mostly good things about it (though a guy at Siliconera seemed to hate it completely). What kept me from picking it up was I didn't want to buy a game that looked like it would never be completely localized. That looks like it's about to change thanks to this kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/world-end-economica-complete?ref=discovery

Came across this new kickstarter for a giant robot VN game and it looks really interesting: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1500482054/sunrider?ref=category Though I must say I've never heard of the guy making it or his works. Anyone here familiar with either?

The creators of Swords of Edo have announced a new project, a sci-fi space adventure called Starlight Drifter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ajtilleycom/starlight-drifter

Came across this kickstarter for a VN based on some webcomic called Starfighter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starfighter/starfighter-visual-novel?ref=more

Just came across this new kickstarter for a Sci-fi VN: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamtoaststudios/dream-of-stars-a-heartwarming-sci-fi-visual-novel

Just came across this kickstarter for an otome game called The Guardian's Spell: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/403475477/the-guardians-spell?ref=more

Here's a kickstarter for an otome game, looks interesting. Also seems to have yuri routes in its stretch goals, hope we get those : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1730112593/seduce-me-an-otome-visual-novel

Zeiva Inc.'s doing a kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zeiva/voices-from-the-sea

Not quite sure if adventure games count as VNs, but considering this is being made by the creators of Snatcher, which is apparently counted as a VN by VNDB, I figured this would be worth pointing out. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iqioi/blackmore-a-steampunk-adventure-game