For the Plot

Pictured are the messy plot paths.

We are finally approaching the end of path plotting! 4/5 are done, and then I get to move on to full writing. It has been bery satisfying and interesting to plot out these stories and see how they interconnect in little ways, and find new paths that I wouldn't have thought of in a moe=re isolated approach to the plotting. I had to find the way that would work with my brain and my very visual style of thinking. So far it has been great!

Next in the process is gonna be all writing, so I have to strap in and get thinking... but before that I want to do some more research. Since 90% of this game is going to be dialogue, I need to really brush up on some reading, find and isolate things I like, and probably even play a date sim. Its been years since I've even played one!

I need to get back to the "purity of the genre" as a friend suggested, and I think it's a great idea. Every product needs a little market research. I've got plenty of horror bumping around in my brain, but not a ton of actual games and scenes and character interaction.

Once I can figure out what I like, and find my refrences, then I can grow that into my own writing voice. I'm nervous about it reading awful, or worse, being boring, but we have to try to find out!

The grind continues, and next update will hopefully have some rough drafts done.