This was really cute, and I especially liked how the UI on the main menu/dialogue boxes turned out! I'm impressed you managed to get a speaker avatar show up when speaking; that was something I wanted in my own game but couldn't get figured out. Do you plan to continue the story in your own time? I was a bit sad when I realized I hit the end of the demo, but the story was far from done.
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Thank you!! The GUI is actually from an asset pack I downloaded on itch.io. I plan on finishing the game, but when I realized how long it would take to finishing writing the script(writing takes a long time), I wanted to focus on the art, learning programming, and overall making a semi-polished demo that was playable. I used Ren'py, which is specialized for visual novels and its really simple to make a speaker character appear in the text box. It might be a bit harder in Gamemaker.
It's definitely harder to make portraits in GameMaker lol....I know a lot of folks who managed to make some special games with Ren'py, so I'd definitely like to give it a try one day!
Good on you for adjusting your focus! The script is the heard of the visual novel, but it's important to know the other gears needed to make it!