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I.C.O. - Machina Lutris
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

Hi again!

Yes, this is your regular I.C.O. is not dead post just so you know I'm not dead. I know this project has been under development hell for the past couple years and I'm just so disappointed I can't do much about it. I will however assure you it's being worked on. We just finished up all the prologue artwork and now the rest of Chapter 1 is being redone. I just need my UI/UX artist to finish up their little thing and maybe I pump out a teaser for the reworked prologue.

I do however worry about the long term of I.C.O. as it's taken over a year to get to this point. On the one hand, most of that was dedicated to concept work so I'm hoping future builds do come out much faster due to all the prep work being finished at this point. Again, there's not much excuse for my lack of showing and I apologize profusely. I'm very burned out on these constant delays and no clear release date, and unfortunately it's not in my control. I wish there was a better way but... Yeah. The only thing I have is my word that I'm still dedicated to this and I want to do whatever's necessary to get it out.

On a more exciting note, I had the opportunity to work on a project that'll be done... By the end of this month! And I'm REALLY excited for it to be published because I think it's something really special. I guess I'm sort of the project lead there too as I created and wrote the story and am in charge of directing all the components to fit. So... I do have something coming up soon at least and I hope you all get to play it! 

https://twitter.com/ChordProgVN/status/1662554133864366083 Here's a little teaser from my friend, Bowser~

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