The prologue is finished
Hey everyone! The prologue is finished, and all 45 moments are written by me. Finishing it is bittersweet, but mostly sweet. The little moments were fun to write, and balancing it got to be like a puzzle. I'll miss it, but I'm glad it's done!
The Empty Room
The Empty Room was inspired by a moment from my freshman year. I had a roommate, but she basically lived elsewhere, so the room was all mine. I decorated and bought new sheets. I really wanted the transformation I was feeling to be reflected somewhere, but all the new things did was remind me of where I wasn't. The feeling of not belonging anywhere was real.
Favorite lines
"Read parfum bottles" is one of my favorite lines, because it's what my family used to poke fun at me about after I started taking French in middle school.
Wren shimmying up the climbing wall "like a squirrel" is another. This line made me smile. I was trying to picture how Wren would climb the wall, and the first thing that popped into my head was a squirrel climbing a telephone pole!
Balancing the prologue
With a cast of twelve characters, I wanted to give people a pretty good chance of meeting the person they were aiming for. This ended up being more of a juggling act than I anticipated, and I knew it was going to be hard. That made it fun too! Now, if you set out to meet someone, you'll run into them after the prologue two out of three times.
My first gameplay video
I put out my first gameplay video! It shows me planning a week in Mistflower Crossing. It felt so good, showcasing my game for the world to see. Now I have a video out there that proves there is gameplay!
What's on the way for Mistflower Crossing?
Next, I'm tackling the items that stand in the way of releasing a demo. First on the list are scenes for China. With her sprite just finished by 53C, I'll be well on my way to a complete route! Here's a little peek. Her full reveal is tomorrow!
China's sprite is by 53C. Backgrounds are by Selavi Games. Also posted on itch.io.