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As you all know (or at least those who DO know) I’m working on an Otome game! I have the story plot down, I know how I’ll be making it and I have the characters down! I just wanted to share with you all some concept sketches for some of the characters!!!
#1 is a concept sketch of the one of the love interests! He is Alex and he’s a florist.
#2 is “Joshua” I use quotes because he personally asks that you specifically call him “Joshua” he is a strange man who will aid or bring the worst of the worst to the MC depending on your choices and the route you decide to take!!!
I’ll add more concept art when I get the chance! Let me know what you think, and if you have any questions or ideas please don’t hesitate to send me a message!
Mac recommending mc Batwoman is the highlight of my week
Bonus:
look at all the “comic books”
HAIII FELLOW HEARTLWSS DECEITERSSS, I have. created. another. gif. for. u. all. 🍓🍓🍓
mainly cuz it was a petition but omki, that doesn't really matterrrrr (btw if u want a gif of any hd character, TELL ME!!!!!! i. like. creating. hd. gifs. in. picmix.........)
Gym buddies! :>
Training even on his birthday :> happy birthday Makoto senpai! @skillshotlabs
Happy valentine’s day @skillshotlabs ! :>
I'm crying the otome game I'm playing had LITERALLY no fandom. I can't find anything on tik tok talking about it 😔
The stars aligned to call me OUT.
"My child is fine" Your child is addicted to Otome games
Let your voice be heard!
For more information about Ruby Party, you can read this excellent interview:
How the Creators of the Otome Genre Bring Romance to Modern Audiences
I’ve been wanting to play this since it was announced in Japan! It looks so cute...
From Otomate World Facebook:
Hi everyone! We have a new announcement from Gloczus, Inc. regarding their new project on Kickstarter! Link: http://kck.st/1mt6YfL
We are extremely thrilled to announce the name of our project, Beastmaster and Prince - Flower & Snow - (working title), which is now on Kickstarter! Our team at Gloczus could not be more excited about our brand new project, as well as sharing this fresh and unique experience by releasing the game to Otome fans all over the world!
However, we are facing the difficult challenge of acquiring the adequate funds needed to translate and edit the massive volume of game text in order to create a localized version of this game that preserves the same exhilarating user experience as the original game. In order to accurately deliver the story and capture each character’s unique personality, we require the highest quality of localization from an experienced team of translators and editors. As you may be aware, this is absolutely crucial for visual novels, where the strengths of the story and its characters are critical in enhancing the game’s narrative and experience! That’s why we’ve come to Kickstarter to ask for the support of Otome fans and community! By reaching directly to all of you, we are able to connect quickly with your feedback and further consolidate the level of trust in the relationship between us and the Otome fans. We really hope that you will join us to help bring Beastmaster and Prince - Flow & Snow - to Steam for Otome fans around the globe!
Please visit our Kickstarter page for more information! Link: http://kck.st/1mt6YfL
Girls can read romance novels and nobody bats an eye
But when I play dating sims
Society
Society calls me GAY
This has been bothering me since I started playing otome games, especially the Ikemen series (aka “Kidnapping for Fun and Profit Romance”). Why are the MC’s always helpless as shit and/or shaking in their boots as soon as the love interest gets into some kind of scuffle?
My daddy didn’t teach me to throw a haymaker so some malnourished nineteenth-century twat could pick me up and carry me away. When the MC is threatened by an antagonist/random mugger/whatever plot device, I want an option to say, “Bitch I can bench-press you and your Dickensian orphan buddies, go eat whatever sewer rats you use as a protein source and come back to me in a couple months.”
Maybe it’s a cultural thing, and the Japanese market likes their protagonists sweet and innocent, or maybe I’m just white trash, I dunno. Give me an MC who is about to take her earrings off and turn her rings in ‘cause she is gonna step to these fools.
In summary:
And
I just want a daddy, stop kink shaming me, otome :(
Me: I don’t have a type. What even is a type?
Otome games: I present to you, your type
Me: I- my taste is expensive 🤭
TFW you’re a grown-ass woman with a paycheck that you can spend on otome games, but you’re also a grown-ass woman and you’re supposed to be responsible with said paycheck.
Here we fucking go.
Revisiting dangerous fellows, here are some Harry's doodles cause he's making me kicking my feet
Updates and Responses to Feedback:
Hi all. Due to talking to some of you we thought it would be best to inform you of some changes we've made to the game since the demo was released. Most of these we had done so earlier, however after recieving feedback, we thought that this might be important
First change:
MC's new character design.
Many of you stated that in the demo, MC looked too short and young, and that it made a lot of you uncomfortable. We heard this and made the appropriate changes and the results are what you see in the above sketch. We made her chest more prominent and she should be taller--around the same height as Arabella and Anri. When we get a digital artist for the sprites, we'll make sure that she translates better to digital form. Previously, we had in story reason for her youthful appearance, but in the end both madhousefruitcake and I agreed it was too extreme, and so did some updates accordingly.
Related to this, we heard feedback stating that some of you have felt discomfort playing this game due to the MC's feminine appearance and pronouns, and that it has caused you dysphoria. We are dreadfully sorry about this, however due to technical reasons, we can't provide the players with a gender selection. The game is incredibly long, with over 30 character sprites. That's not taking into account the expressions each of those characters would have within the game. So we hope that you can understand the need to restrict ourselves to one gender. The reason we chose female and not gender neutral is both due to plot and game genre. Traditionally, otome games are made for girls, so we thought it would be wise to stick to the demographic we were aiming for. If this effects you and you still want to play the game, we consider viewing the MC as separate from you (I know I know, that kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it). If not, we completely understand not wanting to, and thank you for playing anyway.
The other change:
Since the demo was released last year, we have gone back and edited a lot of the scenes and dialogue. The specific example we're talking about today are the "I'm straight lines". When we looked back, myself and madhousefruitcake agreed and thought that multiple characters commenting on how straight they were was really stupid, clunky and unnatural, so we have since changed it. However, as of recently we have been made aware of just how glaring the lines were to some of you and we felt the need to update everyone on these changes. The mistake was made thanks to a slip in the editing and more than one script writer. We will try to avoid something like this happening again. With the exceptions of a few, most of the characters sexualities would be more ambiguous or unmentioned for now on. For the most part, our aim is to get the most accurate depiction of the series we can get through lots of reading and research, in order for the player to feel like they're actually taking part in the world of durarara. Any mentions of sexuality for now on would be either for plot reasons, or because the dialogue naturally fell a certain way.
We hope that these issues didn't turn any of you off Ikebukuro Records, but if they have, hopefully this new information will spark your interest in it again. Please let us know of more feedback you have, and feel free to ask questions.
Please consider donating to our ko-fi so that we may someday afford all the required digital artists. I'll leave the link at the bottom of this post. We will give you more art and script updates as development and donations continue. Thank you for your time.
-Ms.
Feedback would be super helpful!
Please take this poll to give us feedback on the game!
We would love your input and ideas!
https://forms.gle/fNbdZyjaVgJBEM9LA
Please check it out guys! We worked really hard on it.
THE DEMO OF THE DATING SIM IS RELEASED! Reblog to spread the news!
DURARARA!! BELONGS TO RYOHGO NARITA! This is a non-profit fangame.
ATTENTION: Even though your laptop will tell you not to download it, it’s safe. It’s only because we’re not an official publisher. My artists and friends tested it. Just hit “Run anyway”.
A RETURN TO IKEBUKURO…
It was another day like any other until a young woman learned that her boss had planned a job transfer for her. Her destination? A city in Tokyo, Japan by the name of Ikebukuro. The city had been blessed with five years of normalcy, which made more tourists visit. Her best friend, Arabella Faraldo, was excited to visit such a grand city so she insisted on joining the young journalist on her journey. Unbeknownst to them, two famous figures known by its occupants through causing destruction have returned to the city. With a new gang on the rise, an unhinged informant with a “love” for humanity, supernatural entities and flying vending machines, the young woman’s new job is the least of her worries as a new Ikebukurian!
[This game is rated 15+ for: Suggestive themes (full game), partial nudity (full game), drugs (full game), vulgar language and violent imagery (full game)]
FEATURES:
Feel free to type in your own name for the story, along with your handle for the chat room!
3 bachelors: Shizuo Heiwajima, Masaomi Kida, and Izaya Orihara
Slight changes in appearances and personalities due to the story taking place seven years after the Final Curtain arc
Multiple endings
Many plot holes filled in the full game through thorough research and realistic elements in explanations, but only a few will be revealed in the demo
New (fan-made) characters added to the story
Drawn backgrounds of real spots in Ikebukuro
Side characters making occasional appearances or are mentioned
Our goal is to make this game feel like a season that left almost every question in the series once unanswered now answered and bringing satisfaction to current or previous viewers/readers of the series. If you like what you see so far after playing the demo, let us know!
Oh, and…be careful who you romance.
LINK (available for Mac and Windows): https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records-a-durarara-dating-sim
Password: MadHouse
reblogging this cause it's so fucking helpful fjsdlfsk
seems to apply only to B and up, and man you wouldn't believe how long it took me to get all of this
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Nightbringer Surprise Guests
Lucifer
I'm feeling good. Why don't we open a bottle of my prized Demonus?
1. Tap Face
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Chest
I know you want to give me a high five, don't you? Fine, just this once. Call it a special occasion.
1. High Five
2. Rub Chest
3. Tap Arm
Mammon
We'll be invincible if we Team up!
1. Rub Face
2. Rub Face
3. Rub Face
Hey, hey, hey! The Great Mammon makes his mark!
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Head
Leviathan
Haha, let's experience tha taste of victory together!
1. Tap Head
2. Rub Face
3. Rub Head
Let's great each other like Normies would!
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Tap Face
Satan
We won thanks to me.
1. Rub Face
2. Tap Chest
3. (Rub/Tap Chest, Tap/Rub Arm, Tap/Rub Head, Rub Face) Tap Face (couldn't get one with more hearts???)
Is this how one shares happiness? Give me a high five.
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Tap Chest
Asmodeus
A win for me is as natural as breathing air!
1. Rub Head
2. Rub Chest
3. Rub Arm
Come on, hold out your hand. High five <3
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Face
Beelzebub
Thanks to you, I was able to get through it despite being hungry.
1. Tap Head
2. Tap Head
3. Rub Chest
Not bad, huh? It's time for a victory hamburger!
1. High Five
2. Rub Chest
3. Rub Arm
Belphegor
You want to hang out with me? All right, you got it.
1. Rub Head
2. Rub Face
3. Rub Head
All right... you want me to hold up my hand, right?
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Head
Diavolo
It really does feel good to win, doesn't it!
1. Rub Head
2. Rub Head
3. Tap Head
All right, let's savor the joy of victory... Just you and me!
1. High Five
2. Rub Face
3. Tap Face
Barbatos
Was I of any help to you?
1. Tap Head
2. Tap Head
3. Rub Head
Is this where we do the so-called "high five"? Someone taught me how to do it.
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Tap Head
Solomon
You're my best student, you know? As your teacher, you make me proud
1. Tap Chest
2. Rub Chest
3. Rub Chest
Hey! It felt good to win like that, huh? We make a truly amazing teacher and apprentice team, am I right?
1. High Five
2. Tap Chest
3. Rub Head
Simeon
I'm super excited right now, but how about you?
1. Rub Head
2. Rub Face
3. Rub Arm
How about we see whether exchanging greetings will deepen our bond?
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Face
Luke
...So how was it? Did I look cool?
1. Rub Head
2. Rub Face
3. Rub Arm
Okay here we go! It's time for a high five!
1. High Five
2. Rub Head
3. Rub Head
dude what is mihoyo tryna do to us TwT
mihoyo really said "Happy New Year! They're all dead btw"
VYN NOOOOOO
marius looks hot tho hehe
✨️THANK YOU ARCANA ✨️
This is the first in a series of Creator Spotlights showcasing the incredible creativity of this community!
✨ Wedding Tale by Asrabounding ✨
Set after Muriel’s upright ending, it’s a very important day: Julian and Asra are getting married! Choose which you’ll follow through their wedding preparations, and see a beautiful custom illustrated CG! Asra/Julian shippers, you can play this tale now on the Dorian platform!
✨ Unlock special patron-only scenes with Hearts! Hearts are real money that goes directly to the creator, so this is a great way to reward your favorite independent creators for all their hard work and creativity!
✨ Create your own tales with official Arcana art by using Templates!
Choose your NEET!
I’ve spent too much time on it n i’m not proud
Matsus sprites under cut!!!
