We haven’t really posted that much for the previous couple of months, have we? To be fair, we were quite busy with Chronotopia’s development.
Our brand new promotional art by the talented Eirlysa Lawrence
We’ve made plenty of progress and are getting closer to the finish line but then we realized that we were lacking illustrations. And it’s especially important for such a long visual novel like ours to break away from the sprites/backgrounds monotony once in a while. That’s why we’ve decided to make a small supplementary Kickstarter campaign in order to fund a few extra illustrations and make the experience more pleasant overall! We also changed the game’s name to add clarity: it’s now called Chronotopia: Second Skin to better reflect Kionna’s adventures. Speaking of her, here’s a reminder of the story for those of you who didn’t follow.
Princess Kionna lives a peaceful existence in her castle, enjoying her days with her best friend and confidant, Nahima. That is until her father, gone mad since the death of his beloved, decides he should wed her instead. Kionna has to find a way to escape from this fate, but how? She doesn’t know it yet, but it’s the beginning of a long nightmare that will take her to the edge of madness…
Of course, we’ve also made the most of that time to improve the old demo and add a few features. Expect a revamped UI, new content, new illustrations, better effects and the apparition of the archives system which allows you to get a better insight on folklore and fairytales’ references!
What to expect of the new Chronotopia:
• A unique take on a forgotten fairytale with many twists
• Branching story with around 10 endings and 30 hours of playtime
• An optional archives system to learn more about folklore
• Two GxG (Nahima and the Fairy) and one GxB (the “Prince”) romances possible!
• Beautiful artwork, with animated backgrounds and special stained-glass illustrations
• A full original soundtrack with celtic influences
• Extensive use of RenPy 3D camera for a more dynamic presentation
• Several segments allowing you to freely explore the castle to discover its secrets
Beware, the Fairy is not going to be pleased if we don’t reach our goal~
So, if you’ve missed the first campaign, now is the perfect time to fix that. Take a look at our updated demo here and if you like what you see, consider pledging a few bucks to our Kickstarter! And promised, after that, I’ll try to post more often here~
Hello!
Ahh, it does seem I am far too late to contribute to the Kickstarters… is there any other way for me to help?
This month I managed to get some money and since this is a game I’m super interested in, I was wondering if there’s anything still ongoing to support it…
By the way, is there an idea of how much the finished game would cost?
Hello there,
It is indeed a bit too late for Chronotopia’s Kickstarter campaign but you can always support my Patreon if you’d like ; I regularly post WIP of the game there (https://www.patreon.com/Helia). It might not be ideal if you’re looking for something temporary though… But, really, any kind of support is appreciated ;).
As for the game’s price, nothing is set in stone just yet but given its length/scope, it would probably be around 25USD.