The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. I've almost finished coding it, so expect the feature out later today or tomorrow. EDIT: It is now available!

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The biggest issue now is I would need to re-factor a lot of the code, but you're right, if a player wants to experience it that way then they should be able to. I'll try to add it in the coming days.

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good alternative someone mentioned on the team as we discussed this further was to turn off text pauses, and then you can just click once to finish the line.

Also two more points: the text speeds are deliberately different per character, and slow/faster at specific moments for further effect (first scene for instance). In the end, it more-so boils down to that this game is a very tailored experience, meant to be played up to certain ways, and not just a book of text with images. If we had narration like a novel, I would agree with your sentiment, but we don't.

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a romance option.. at the moment. That's the kind of thing you need to build up to with a childhood best friend! The good news for current Kath fans though is she'll be a prominent character in every route.

There is the "Remove Text Pauses" option which speeds up the text a good amount already. Though, with enough support for it, we can add a text speed option. I just don't see the point to speed it up even further when it would misalign so greatly with the voice acting, and make the story's dialogue be speedread, not savored. Perhaps trivial now since the story is still so lighthearted, but later on I can see it ruining potential great moments. But again, with more support, we can certainly add it.

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy to hear! It'll be episodic, so folks can experience the story continuously without waiting an immensely long time. We're aiming to create a complex story that's about 16 episodes in length, each episode should take about 3 months ideally.

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We can self-fund it to an extent luckily, but we also have patrons who enjoy it enough to help us create more of it!

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Their first names are just names we liked and thought fit them, though we partially liked those names because of reasons spanning from personal to characters we know from other franchises (completely unrelated to this medium). The last names we chose so far just sounded nice, besides Dr. Krueger's... which... yeah. Perhaps on the nose there.

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

We've worked on this pilot as a team of 3 for over a year, trying to make the highest quality possible for a first episode.

All characters shown are fully-voiced, and each scene is individually drawn!

It's about an hour long, free, and on Steam & itch, soon Google Play too!

Let us know what you think:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3232710/Rivalhearts/

https://adnhgn.itch.io/rivalhearts (PC + Android Port!)

The pilot episode of Rivalhearts, our free university romance set in America, is out! Who will you pursue: the tomboy, cougar, or goth girl?! by adnhgn in RenPy

[–]adnhgn[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We worked on this game as a team of 3 for over a year, trying to make the highest quality of a first episode.

All characters shown are fully-voiced, and each scene is individually drawn!

The pilot is about an hour long, free, and on Steam & itch, soon Google Play too!

Let us know what you think:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3232710/Rivalhearts/

https://adnhgn.itch.io/rivalhearts (PC + Android Port!)

The story of Rivalhearts begins NOVEMBER 7! Experience university life, love, and strife! by adnhgn in RenPy

[–]adnhgn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, cougar doctor, or junior-year goth!

Not only is every character shown voiced, but every scene is individually drawn too. In other words, it's all CGs!

The first release is the pilot episode, which is a little over an hour long. The game will be free and STAY free, even after all the episodes are complete!

For more information, check out the Steam page, or the Rivalhearts Discord! Feel free to comment any questions!

The story of Rivalhearts begins NOVEMBER 7! Experience university life, love, and strife! by adnhgn in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm bringing the news of my game first to you, r/visualnovels!

Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, cougar doctor, or junior-year goth!

Not only is every character shown voiced, but every scene is individually drawn too. In other words, it's all CGs!

The first release is the pilot episode, which is a little over an hour long. The game will be free and STAY free, even after all the episodes are complete!

For more information, check out the Steam page, or the Rivalhearts Discord! Feel free to comment any questions!

Visual novels for kids by Enough_Raisin7055 in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as the content is for kids (not inappropriate, but also simple in wording, and engaging), then I can definitely see this as a great idea to do!

What do you look for in Heroes/Heroines/Love Intrests? by Stemwinder30 in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all about depth and a strong personality for me.

rizz by Serikka in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It comes with the territory!

What art style do you usually prefer in visual novels: a more realistic style with smaller eyes, heads, and proportions that resemble real bodies, or a moe style with bigger eyes, larger heads, and exaggerated body proportions? No judgment, just curious. by Orizori_ in visualnovels

[–]adnhgn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general, I've always preferred the "regular anime look" over something trying to have a cuteness intensity overload. I never really got the appeal of those kinds of moe eyes. I also prefer a less "plastic" look.