Writing more story. Pictureless demo(?) game

A little more progress on writing.

I'm trying to make it as little convoluted as possible. OTL

Here is a pictureless "visual novel" featuring the plot so far:

http://www.mediafire.com/?fw41ca8p5t8qm5d

Writing and making

    I've gone back to writing on index cards.

Well actually on the backs of old business cards I won't be needing, but it's the same idea.

Using the cards I wrote these past few days I've made a text-only demo: http://www.mediafire.com/?iemniszw6rqlohr

The story reads as being kind of depressing to me, but I think it'll lighten up (be more comical) with drawings.

Nick and Kana in a bus

You heard her. She is Kana.

I'm only a dozen or so hours from being at demo-stage,

but it doesn't look like the demo will be ready by this year.
 

Kana x 3, Oscar +1, Nick +1

Kana~chan 3 poses

Happy Kana is pretty cute.

Nick and Oscar, with two new expressions.

 I'm not super worried about Oscar 

since this will probably be the last scene he'll be in.

I'm still aiming for that 2010 demo release,
but I don't have any solid, day-by-day, plans.

Have a cutscene!

I've been trying to learn to use Novelty better.

you can now import Julia with three emotions on this thread:

http://www.visualnovelty.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=681&p=3722
There's a little problem with white lines appearing on Julia's alternative emotions.

And a cutscene!

...that can't yet be explained.

I know have to change Oscar's face a little. 

He looks strangely ugly.

The wonderful STEIG STEIN.

I was projecting to have a 10 minute demo out by the end of this month,
but between the game addictions and cold weather..
...Well, we'll see.

Julia, Oscar, Nick, and sprite recycling

Three new sprites today.

The character on the right (Oscar) is a simple recolor & new clothes of Peter.

Nick's body is also slightly recycled from a previous sprite.

Looking okay in game.

I'm not really nuts about where Oscar's looking. 

I had better fix him.. hmm.

Three Day Block

Ahhhhhh what is an indie gamer to do??

I have finally started to draw the next two sprites I need for the side-game.

It was supposed to only take 5 hours but it ended up taking 3 days, because I bought a new hard drive and reinstalled a new OS and blah blah blah.

(Also, every time I went to go draw it, I would end up chatting on IRC or playing a computer game instead. Whoops.)

But finally, I am getting started:

You gotta do what you gotta do.

And they are done!

OH YES, and in the game!

Looking all right.
I was worried about black-hoodie's hands,
but it doesn't look so weird since it's covered up by the text box.

Nick pondering & old man sprite

Two new sprites for the side-game tonight.

Gosh.. dA comment was right. Old man's eyes are big.

Those filler backgrounds go along very well.

Sprites for a side-project..

Created two sprites tonight.

 They look okay on top of the filler background.

An important scene of this side game.

... when I have at least 20% of the game completed, 

then I'll blab some specifics about it :)

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