So, as of recently, I've taken up making Visual Novels.

Now, I say making Visual Novels, but as of now, I only have on complete one. That one complete one is complete and utter shit, and I despise it. That said, it helped me nail a few basics of the program I'm using, so I give it that. Now, I'm working on a new one about Pokemon. One I can be at least a bit proud of. I'm still deeply inexperienced and I know for a fact that this thing seeing a satisfying conclusion will take quite some time, but, eh, I'm the kind of person who likes to take new hobbies and work at them. I'm also a sado-masochist, but that's neither here nor there.


Anyways, I'll be updating as I progress along. Anyone who wants to try out what I currently have, the link is here:

Most Recent: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0evuwt1ojen8ewv/To_Love_A_Legend-2.0-all.zip?dl=0

Older: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmkpsbixcqt264t/To_Love_A_Legend-1.0-all.zip?dl=0


At the moment, I have backgrounds thanks to the always amazing Salt and a black screen I made myself (yay, I can make a black screen). I also have some placeholder images for the main characters which I really need to find some replacements for until I can actually get somebody (or get decent enough to make) the multiple expressions for each of them.

I've got no real schedule for updating this, and I'll be honest, I don't even fully know if I'll truly finish it to satisfaction. I have to learn two different coding languages and somehow get images for it, so there're some hurdles to get past. Still, I'm confident in myself, and I'm pretty damn stubborn, so who knows? Maybe love will find a way or some other cliche statement that fits there.

Nice work making your first one! By the way, do you have to make your own background or can you get bg images on the web?
(lol a black screen you made hahaha)

And the link doesnt work

You can get the images off the internet, but it's always best to credit the source, even with free backgrounds. That said, the ones I currently have, Salt made for me because he is awesome and a god amongst men.

Also, fixed the link. Thanks for notifying me. I'll be posting them as I update it so that, ya know, people can see how I progress from sucking like crazy and having literally nothing to work with to having something that some may be able to interpret as "not bad."

Now, I just need to find some pokemon artist with lots of time and an enormous heart to replace the terribly small placeholder images I'm currently using.

Anytime man :D

Do i need to install anything to play the game? Just checking beforehand

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There should be no need to install anything. Just note that it is still quite short at the moment.

Alright, do i meed to be at computer for this or is this capable for any gadget?

Computer. Sadly, it's not optimized for mobile. I'm not 100% on tablets. It's a ZIP file.

Update!

So, though this doesn't look like much of a difference from the first, I've been working on different techniques to actually make it. I'm still terrible at this coding language, so continue keeping your expectations for this project, if any, low. I could always use some assistance though!

Azure, what program do you use? Do you directly use Java on this thing, or is there a software you're using (RenPy, TryanoBuilder, etc.)?

I'm using Ren'Py. I pretty much backtrack through their little tutorial novel and my script to try and make things work, and after every few lines, I'll run it to make sure there are no errors in the script. I'm planning on going through the "pretty" phase once the majority (if not all) of it is actually written out.

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I'm using Ren'Py. I pretty much backtrack through their little tutorial novel and my script to try and make things work, and after every few lines, I'll run it to make sure there are no errors in the script. I'm planning on going through the "pretty" phase once the majority (if not all) of it is actually written out.

I fully support your Visual Novel.

Good luck Azure, may your first 3 choices be Charma- Yeah, is this a Dating Sim by the way?
Although making a dating sim is possible in Ren'Py, it's hard. So I guess a normal Visual Novel. How many routes by the way?


(PS I also tried to make Visual Novels, I had the codes, I had the story, I didn't have the art. Lol)

It's not so much a dating sim as it is a simple Romance Story. One straightforward path, so I can get a proper handle on how to properly program in things, then I'll try working on another with what I've learned that'll actually include different paths and endings (most likely 2 endings and a Game Over/Bad Ending).

It's a steady process, and I hope that by showing off my seriousness, I can use placeholders until I can convince someone to do some art for me. ^^