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Non-Linear Visual Novel-like Text-based Game

ObaSuzuSan · 2022-09-25T05:10:50Z

Hi! My name is ObaSuzu and I usually write stories as a hobby. It's nice to meet you all! So how did I come across itch.io in the first place? Long story short, for years, I tried publishing my first light novel to the public, but things didn't go as planned, so it's been difficult for me since I've been introduced to the world of novel-writing business. But one day, I thought to myself, "what if I make a text-based game similar to a visual novel?" And from there, I decided to create my first text-based non-linear interactive fiction game on itch.io, which I just recently published. However, it's still just the beginning, so I'm looking forward to seeing how my game/story would progress, let alone gain some insight in how much potential it could bring if that might be the case. It's probably no surprise that I've been writing stories as a hobby since I was in elementary school, but none of my stories were good nor easy to read because I tend to switch between different tenses. But aside from my peculiar childhood, I'm so happy to share my story out to the world on itch.io for them to see, and I'm kind of nervous to see where it would take. In addition, I'm quite familiar with Twine which is an open-source interactive fiction game engine that I used before, so it's nothing new to me, really. So what is the name of the game/story? Well, it's called Bike Hero (the first volume of it, that is) and it's based on the Kamen Rider franchise if any of you are familiar with it. I won't waste any time explaining the synopsis of my project, so I'll provide the link to it at the end for more information. In a nutshell, it's like a visual novel but without the graphical art style and stuff, and it's non-linear, meaning that you can follow the story along without making any choices. Even better, it's free to play and donations are optional! But other than that, that's pretty much all I have to say about it, really. My dream have been to work either as an author or a video game developer by the time I graduate from college, which I haven't attended to yet (next year, I will). But considering how much I love writing stories and how much I want to create video games based on my passion, I found a great opportunity to reach this moment. Well, barely, but still. I hope you guys will enjoy reading my game/story and (hopefully) continue on with my endeavors by writing a sequel if it were to be successful. And yes, criticisms and feedbacks are allowed as long as they're not negative-sounding. I'm gonna get some rest now. Have a good night/afternoon/morning/evening, and thank you for trying my project out if that may be! ObaSuzu out! Link to my project here!

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