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A Proper Introduction to TWCC

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Jul 042012

Apologizes for last night’s jumbled post, but I am now (somewhat) awake and functioning now. Many of you who weren’t following the blog before I got us to Planet EVN or stumbled here somehow haven’t been around for the whole trip, so I should recap on TTG’s adventures. Of course, a real post on TWCC must come first! We have individual builds fixing the errors with saving and loading, so pick up the new version if you got last night’s.

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Disclaimers: Contains harsh language, perverted or crude humor, subjects that may be controversial in nature, and suggestive themes.
As the writer, I’d suggest this game to people only above the age of 16 or who are mature.

Demo Downloads:

Windows

Mac

Linux

Elise Greene is a young and aspiring pâtissièrie, as well as the daughter of a family who owns a bakery renown in Panadería (a fictional town in Southern California) for the quality of their baked goods. She’s going to inherit the family business in a couple of years since she’s the oldest and only child in this generation of the family, and all is well until her parents start thinking about selling the bakery. When Elise and friends find out, they resolve to fight back and show her parents that small businesses can still stay afloat even in the toughest of economic times.
That’s not all that happens during the year though. Within this small town lay many secrets, and most don’t stay so because of the notorious grapevine of gossip that weaves its way in nearly all social circles. Drama outside of the bakery’s going to go down, and like it or not, Elise could get more involved in any of them…

This is largely a character-based game, and the plot focus depends on which character you pursue.

The Boys

The Girls

Screenshots

Once again, the links to download the demo are here:
Windows
Mac
Linux

Credits

Writing: CheeryMoya, Funnyguts
Programming: CheeryMoya, Funnyguts
Character Concepts: Ryurieri
Art: Reikun
GUI: Reikun
Music: retribute

Special thanks to kaleidofish, leon, Omnificent, and the people I bother on Skype for their support >_>

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It’s almost been a year since I really started writing, and I have to say I came a long way since. I cringe whenever I think of my first stories, but I don’t regret trying to write them (sharing, maybe). They taught me what not to do and how to put together writing that flows easily, how to bend syntax to your will, etc. I’m still learning, but at least I can write something halfway decent.

Once I got a few months of writing under my belt, the idea of a bakery game by the name of “That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles” entered my head. It was a glorious story set in a bakery with characters whose lives weren’t so glorious, but they pulled through and enjoyed life somehow. I liked this plot bunny, so I played around with it more. Characters came to me, based on the usual cliches and archetypes, but as I got to know them more they became unique characters on their own.

I was lucky to have one artist with me at the beginning, and while she was busy with life on her end to push out sketches quickly, her designs were great and not the same old characters you see in most visual novels. After I figured out that I couldn’t program the baking portion by myself, I got a little help from some friendly LSF members. We worked together, got to know each other, and it was great. Time passed, some left and some came.

And well, here we are today. It’s only the beginning of our trip to making VNs, but stick around and watch us go! See you next time :3

Revised Color Concepts!

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Jan 292012

Moya decided that some of the colors don’t make sense so here’s the changes. The color concepts are still subject to change anytime but for the time being we’ll stick with these

CheeryMoya edit: Post too long, decided to move these into a break.

Introducing Katsumi Hisoka

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Jan 272012

9 of 10. This one’s the final magical girl. I’m really worried about the final character, he’s going to be a pain to write well. Anyway, I should have something major related to the battle system out next week, hopefully as soon as Monday. I’ve ended up completely reworking it into something that I hope will be less convoluted and more unique, interesting, and meaningful.

Katsumi Hisoka, age 16

Background: Hisoka used to attend the same private school as Aika, but has run away from her home. She’s become elusive and secretive. No one knows where she currently lives, and she seems to do everything she can to not be seen in the same place twice. Her mother is currently in a psychiatric ward for care. It’s unknown if Hisoka visits her, or if she’d find it too risky to attempt sneaking in.

Personality: Hisoka is shy, but unlike Maya who seems to be awkward with social situations, Hisoka actively pushes people away. Her likes, dislikes, and interests are unknown, and it isn’t clear if she has any. Those who attended school with her back when she was still attending said she was pretty athletic, although not particularly good at academics. She’d always prefer to do individual competitive sports than anything on a team.

Appearance: Hisoka has roughly cut, very short dark brown hair. Her eyes are a cloudy dark brown. She’s muscular and tall, and is often teased for looking somewhat butch (She’s never given any indication that she cares.) Her PM outfit is a small, tight fitting tan dress with orange, dark red and black highlights, with black tights and gloves. She typically fights with her hands, but can use her magic to empower any object with her strength, or create ethereal copies of her foes’ weapons and spells, if they have them.

Here is a random turtle found on Wikipedia to make Moya happy.

Color Concepts!

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Jan 262012

Gutsy wants a post for TWCC, so I’ll give her a post for TWCC. This post should really be Ryu’s, but last time I ~~shanked~~ talked to her, she said she was off vacationing with her family. Ergo, the responsibility falls upon me to announce the tentative color concepts for the TWCC cast! Remember that these are subject to change.

Edit: Post too long, put into break.

Introducing Yori Aika

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Jan 252012

Eight of ten. I hope this is interesting.

Yori Aika, age 16

Background: Aika is a wealthy girl from a long line of affluent people. Her father is the current mayor of the city (I really need a name for this city, but nothing sounds good), her mother is the head of a local branch of a large company, and her many brothers and sisters are either already in middle management or better, or attending the same school Aika does.

Personality: Aika will talk to anyone about anything. She’s not as energetic as Midori, but manages to be more gregarious and popular. She tends to spend time with her family when she can, though. She likes drawing and painting as outlets for her emotions, although you can talk to her as she works, if you want. A lot of people have confessed to Aika, but she has always turned them down, claiming they’re not her type.

Appearance: Green hair, usually in a braid or ponytail, light green eyes, and a smile that could get her almost everything she wants (plus a pout that gets her everything else). Since her school uniform is reasonably fancy, she usually keeps wearing it during school days. Her PM uniform is loose and flowing, and she carries two swords that look like elongated knives or razor blades. (I don’t know her colors yet.)

I am pushing for Cheery to make a post about TWCC so you people have more to read than just this. Also, so she can add turtles to her posts without complaint.

CheeryMoya edit: Made a post for TWCC, and I prefer Moya to avoid confusion with Curry.

Introducing Haruka Ibuki

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Jan 182012

For the next 10 days I’ll be giving more detailed introductions to my characters from my Ibuki Magica game. These are still rough drafts, and I may change anything about these characters at any time, including the name. Still, I think they’re at a stage where I’m willing to post more detailed information about them. So, let’s begin with our protagonist, Haruka Ibuki.

: WIP Chibi Ibuki

Haruka Ibuki, age 15

Background: Ibuki has had a plain life for these past 15 years. She first met her best friend Ichiko when she was about 2, and has no memories before the meeting. Since Ichiko has always been part of Ibuki’s life, Ibuki has begun to look up to Ichiko as a sort of big sister. Ibuki herself doesn’t have any siblings, and her parents are lax enough to leave her alone most of the time. As Ibuki grew up, her responsibilities naturally increased, but Ichiko’s increased quite a lot more. She tried to help Ichiko with student council duties, but she was rarely noticed by the other members and ended up leaving. She now doesn’t see Ichiko as often as she likes.

Personality: While not shy, Ibuki lacks presence. She tends not to be noticed by people, but she doesn’t take too much offense to it. She does get upset on occasion that she so rarely gets to see Ichiko, but knows that Ichiko has her own things to take care of. When given the chance, Ibuki will be quick to help out someone in need. She’s a decent cook, diligent worker, and occasionally polite to a fault. She’s one to keep her stuff reasonably organized. Ibuki’s biggest fault is often the ease with which she’ll give up what she wants for someone else, even when she shouldn’t.

Appearance: Ibuki is a little shorter than average. She has short blue hair that she ties in twintails with light blue ribbons. Her eyes are a deep, calming blue. She tends to position her body as to not take up too much room, and her smiles and frowns are subtle and gentle.

If there’s anything you would like to know about Ibuki, I’d be happy to read your questions! Note that answers may include “not telling”, “not sure yet”, and “maybe”. I will try to give more substantial answers than that, though.

As for the next update, it’s delayed to next Monday. I’m not sure how long I’m going to keep doing these kinds of updates, as I’m beginning to want to focus more heavily on the script. I will try to keep going each week or so until the end of February, though. Hopefully what I have now will be done, and every now and then I’ll add an update featuring some more witches or attacks, or maybe magical girls from Kazumi and Oriko. Thanks for your patience and interest!

CheeryMoya edit: Added in a chibi version of Ibuki, although it’s still being worked on. Also, here’s a turtle.