Soulless Visual Novel - UPDATE Ephemeral Part 2

Hello, lovely people! Flairvee here! 

I missed posting on Itch.io so much! I know I have been gone for too long since the last update in January, 2023. I took a break because I was in the last semester of engineering and I had a lot on my plate including tech projects, research papers AND graduation parties and formalities. I am so happy to announce that I have graduated with flying colours and I am more than eager and excited to finally resume the development of Soulless Visual Novel. 

In the span of 6 months, I kept writing down ideas about how I can increase the storyline and better the quality of the game. I have sketched out so many CG ideas as well. I have been working, rather slowly because of my busy schedule, on Soulless Ephemeral Part 2. 

There will be 4 chapters in Ephemeral Part 2 and I am currently working on the last chapter. Once this chapter is complete, I will be working on the remaining CGs and other art related assets of the game. Finally, I will start coding all the assets into the game engine, which will be pretty easy because that’s what I’m really good at ; ) .

With that said, I have a HUGE announcement to make! 

Along with the additional Soulless Ephemeral Part 2, I will be introducing another phase into the game. This phase will be called -

Soulless: The Corruption of Damien

That’s right! A deeper dive into the past of the demon characters and what has led them to make certain decisions later in their lives. Plus a detailed exploration of the character of the main villain, Lord Damien, and why he ended up in his current state. 

IMPORTANT: I heard concerns regarding the word count and playing hours of the game. I had calculated an approximate word count last year in the early stages of the complete game (start to finish), which reached up to 45,000 words. Pretty short, I know, even I couldn't believe it but I had to be honest, since I had to answer it in the comment section of the game. When I calculated the word count again recently, the newly released and available version of Soulless has a word count of approx. 40,000 words, that is, Soulless Ambience + Soulless Ephemeral Part 1. Now that I’ve added a lot of stuff lately along with Phase 3, the updated approximate word count of Soulless will reach up to 80,000 to 90,000 words. 

Your opinions and suggestions matter the most to me. I am developing this game for you to enjoy and I will do my very best to give you an amazing gaming experience and a mind-blowing story. If there are any concerns, suggestions, messages or literally anything that you would like me to know or work on, please feel free to reach out to me. I am available on my Instagram - flairvee or you can reach out to me via my email - arcveejade@gmail.com. Apart from this, I have a feedback form open if you have played the game and want to convey your thoughts and messages to me anonymously. Please note that I won't be able to reply directly if you choose the feedback form, but I will definitely be reading each and every word. 

Please let me know if you would like to connect with me and the development of Soulless on a more detailed level. It would be my pleasure to keep updating you on how far the process has reached and if you would like sneak peeks of CG sketches and dialogues! 

It’s my top priority to listen to your concerns and act on your suggestions! Since the only one working on this project is me, I welcome all the help I can get! 

Finally, I would like to thank you all for supporting me through this journey. It has been challenging and difficult to develop a game of this quality all by my own, but the support and appreciation and even constructive criticism received from my friends and followers have made this journey easy and motivating for me! 

I have so much to say but I'll save it for another devlog! 

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I do not sell/offer the game on any website or app other than on Itch.io. I am a small developer and artist and I'm against such piracy/hacks. I would very much appreciate it if you report such activities regarding my game to me, and support me so that I can bring more exciting stories and artwork to you! 

Forever grateful for your support!

flairvee (Vedantika) <3