Well this is my second time working on a visual novel by myself. The first visual novel I've made can not be shared via online as it is part of an extended qualification.
Everything for this visual novel; OSTs, Art, Background Art, Story, Insert Songs, Coding etc will all be done by myself. It is currently planned to be an original work.
The loosely based concept of this visual novel is a battle royale. Referring to the Japanese novel/movie focused on a high-school murder game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(film)
The visual novel will most likely be of a Thriller/Psychological/ and possibly mystery genre.
However as I mentioned, it is only loosely based on the murder game concept. It has an entirely different setting and a more serious story.
Rough Plot Synopsis
The general setting is in a world where magic exists, and every child is born with some sort of magical object/weapon. 21 Mages are summoned to participate in a murder game, because their bloodlines can be traced back to 21 prestigious families of magic. The 21 Mages are unaware as to why they have been summoned to such a game, nor do they know the purpose behind it. All they know is that it is a 'kill or be killed' sort of game. They are summoned to an internal dimension at the centre of the world. This dimension is shaped like a diamond crystal, and has 7 main floors (subject to change to 9) from its summit to its lowest point. All the floors are connected, but the rooms on the floors are like a miniature abyss-like maze (i.e Might open a door to one room and be in a blizzard, and then open another door and be in a beautiful garden, etc). The game lasts 7 days. If there is more than 1 person remaining after those 7 days, they will all die by default(they are bound by a curse that they found on their body when they woke up in the dimension). Every day the amount of floors in the dimension decrease [?] (the bottom floors are lost, till they end up at top), and thus higher the chances of encounter. Some of the mages have encountered each other before the game. Trust, Betrayal, Truth, Justice, Lies, what truly matters? And whilst these mages are here, what is going on in the outside world? And what is the truth behind it?
The synopsis is actually very brief. I have to be careful not to give too much information, as the plot also contains many unexpected twists and secrets. Nothing is purely coincidence. As a visual novel it will have numerous endings; but the main ending will probably leave off at a possible continuation.
Of course the 21 mages mean there will be a maximum of 21 utaus.
-That doesn't mean I just want you to throw your utau at me.
I am not looking for utaus that are 'very friendly and cares about friends, sometimes shy etc type of utaus'. I am looking for Utaus with personality, utaus with specific traits. I want crazy stuff. I want villains. Corrupted people. Possible Psychopaths.. By villains I do not mean your average 'person that everyone hates'. When I use a villain I want to use it as a spice rather than a deter. Any utaus suggested to me must have a personality. I do not want personalities that are wishywashy -if your utau is yandere or tsundere, he/she is clearly not going to be 'loved by everyone'. Any utaus used will automatically be regarded a human mage regardless of race. Their outfit will also be possibly redesigned to fit the setting. Your utau may also be given a fictional family/backstory/weapon/connection to another utau. Please do not think I hate you/your utau If I do not include you, I am just being very specific in terms of what i'm looking for. Feel free to suggest any utaus you think fit my criteria. Please do not be afraid to suggest utaus to me! I may also create OCs to fill roles I cant find utaus for.
Also, the main protagonist slot is open. Although I very much love my utau, it really doesn't fit my baby's personality. So my adorable yin will most likely play the role of a subordinate antagonist/ 2nd main antagonist. My baby is finally done and planned to be released on 28th November.
I plan on having a full story outline done before Christmas, so I can start work on it before my exams start. Even if anyone is interested, I plan to keep this as a solo project -It would take you serious determination and/or ability to convince me otherwise.
Feel free to use this form to suggest utaus. You can use other methods as long at they contain the same information mentioned in the form.
Utau Name / Name meaning:
Utau Appearance:
Utau Personality:
Utau Age & Birthday:
Utau Gender:
Utau Weight:
Utau Height:
Work to do[Self-reminder] (Things without percentages have not been started yet):
Storyboard - 10% Currently working on, Have started out mapping who gets which magical weapon + their attributes.
Script
Coding
Transition effects
Maps of the Dimension floors/rooms 20%
General character sheets and height charts
Flow/Route Chart - For organisation & special/ hard to achieve special endings. 10%
Original Menus/Graphics and Novel layout / in a specific house style (Imagemaps / style customization)
Choose a general Font style / Possibly create a special game-specific font
Character Art - In various poses and emotions
Character Outfits - 70%
Background Art - rough sketches Q-q? 10%
Insert Art/ Special scene art
OST Music / Insert Music 10%
Sound Effects
Opening PV / PV Music
Gallery/Omake Section- For after game completion: Different sections include, osts/insert art/extra unlocked art/character descriptions/extras/etc.
Game release website
Originally for self use, but as positions are decreasing I have added [still adding] general descripts to empty character slots as they may be harder to come across [So you can see if an Utau fits them]:
1-Must be male + Some sort of trickster-like personality
2-Mona Minarai
3-Gomakashi
4-Must be male + Lustful, Tyrannical, Possessive
5-Must be male + The dude who relates things to religion. Through psychopathy he may eventually come to believe he is a god himself. etc.
6-Must be twin Utaus [1Male+1Female], however this follows the Japanese 'star-crossed lovers in past life' myth.
7-Self reliant but promotes unity for personal interests rather than unity's sake. Has confidence. Believes in things being limitless, and destiny being determined by oneself.
8-Main Protagonist's friend/rival sort of person / possible alternate protagonist.
9-Soshiki Nami
10-Fuuko Zonbi
11-Kenage Kaisho
12-Must be male + Main Antagonist
13-Leil
14-L'aquila
15-Hibiki Shinji
16-Kuroko Horonigai
17-Must be female + Naive, Dreamer, Believes in eventual good end, Likely to die early in most routes of the VN.
18-Hekine Chinji
19-Quiet, Lack of emotion but not evil. Follows what they believe is right. Ignorance to those that try to convince otherwise. An inner light.
20-Genius/Prodigy/Quiet/Bystander
21-Main Protagonist - Decided not to use an Utau for this role, I have created an OC.
Completed List of OSTS so far:
OST1 -Song of Beginnings
OST2 -Labyrinth
Everything for this visual novel; OSTs, Art, Background Art, Story, Insert Songs, Coding etc will all be done by myself. It is currently planned to be an original work.
The loosely based concept of this visual novel is a battle royale. Referring to the Japanese novel/movie focused on a high-school murder game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(film)
The visual novel will most likely be of a Thriller/Psychological/ and possibly mystery genre.
However as I mentioned, it is only loosely based on the murder game concept. It has an entirely different setting and a more serious story.
Rough Plot Synopsis
The general setting is in a world where magic exists, and every child is born with some sort of magical object/weapon. 21 Mages are summoned to participate in a murder game, because their bloodlines can be traced back to 21 prestigious families of magic. The 21 Mages are unaware as to why they have been summoned to such a game, nor do they know the purpose behind it. All they know is that it is a 'kill or be killed' sort of game. They are summoned to an internal dimension at the centre of the world. This dimension is shaped like a diamond crystal, and has 7 main floors (subject to change to 9) from its summit to its lowest point. All the floors are connected, but the rooms on the floors are like a miniature abyss-like maze (i.e Might open a door to one room and be in a blizzard, and then open another door and be in a beautiful garden, etc). The game lasts 7 days. If there is more than 1 person remaining after those 7 days, they will all die by default(they are bound by a curse that they found on their body when they woke up in the dimension). Every day the amount of floors in the dimension decrease [?] (the bottom floors are lost, till they end up at top), and thus higher the chances of encounter. Some of the mages have encountered each other before the game. Trust, Betrayal, Truth, Justice, Lies, what truly matters? And whilst these mages are here, what is going on in the outside world? And what is the truth behind it?
The synopsis is actually very brief. I have to be careful not to give too much information, as the plot also contains many unexpected twists and secrets. Nothing is purely coincidence. As a visual novel it will have numerous endings; but the main ending will probably leave off at a possible continuation.
Of course the 21 mages mean there will be a maximum of 21 utaus.
-That doesn't mean I just want you to throw your utau at me.
I am not looking for utaus that are 'very friendly and cares about friends, sometimes shy etc type of utaus'. I am looking for Utaus with personality, utaus with specific traits. I want crazy stuff. I want villains. Corrupted people. Possible Psychopaths.. By villains I do not mean your average 'person that everyone hates'. When I use a villain I want to use it as a spice rather than a deter. Any utaus suggested to me must have a personality. I do not want personalities that are wishywashy -if your utau is yandere or tsundere, he/she is clearly not going to be 'loved by everyone'. Any utaus used will automatically be regarded a human mage regardless of race. Their outfit will also be possibly redesigned to fit the setting. Your utau may also be given a fictional family/backstory/weapon/connection to another utau. Please do not think I hate you/your utau If I do not include you, I am just being very specific in terms of what i'm looking for. Feel free to suggest any utaus you think fit my criteria. Please do not be afraid to suggest utaus to me! I may also create OCs to fill roles I cant find utaus for.
Also, the main protagonist slot is open. Although I very much love my utau, it really doesn't fit my baby's personality. So my adorable yin will most likely play the role of a subordinate antagonist/ 2nd main antagonist. My baby is finally done and planned to be released on 28th November.
I plan on having a full story outline done before Christmas, so I can start work on it before my exams start. Even if anyone is interested, I plan to keep this as a solo project -It would take you serious determination and/or ability to convince me otherwise.
Feel free to use this form to suggest utaus. You can use other methods as long at they contain the same information mentioned in the form.
Utau Name / Name meaning:
Utau Appearance:
Utau Personality:
Utau Age & Birthday:
Utau Gender:
Utau Weight:
Utau Height:
Work to do[Self-reminder] (Things without percentages have not been started yet):
Storyboard - 10% Currently working on, Have started out mapping who gets which magical weapon + their attributes.
Script
Coding
Transition effects
Maps of the Dimension floors/rooms 20%
General character sheets and height charts
Flow/Route Chart - For organisation & special/ hard to achieve special endings. 10%
Original Menus/Graphics and Novel layout / in a specific house style (Imagemaps / style customization)
Choose a general Font style / Possibly create a special game-specific font
Character Art - In various poses and emotions
Character Outfits - 70%
Background Art - rough sketches Q-q? 10%
Insert Art/ Special scene art
OST Music / Insert Music 10%
Sound Effects
Opening PV / PV Music
Gallery/Omake Section- For after game completion: Different sections include, osts/insert art/extra unlocked art/character descriptions/extras/etc.
Game release website
Originally for self use, but as positions are decreasing I have added [still adding] general descripts to empty character slots as they may be harder to come across [So you can see if an Utau fits them]:
1-Must be male + Some sort of trickster-like personality
2-Mona Minarai
3-Gomakashi
4-Must be male + Lustful, Tyrannical, Possessive
5-Must be male + The dude who relates things to religion. Through psychopathy he may eventually come to believe he is a god himself. etc.
6-Must be twin Utaus [1Male+1Female], however this follows the Japanese 'star-crossed lovers in past life' myth.
7-Self reliant but promotes unity for personal interests rather than unity's sake. Has confidence. Believes in things being limitless, and destiny being determined by oneself.
8-Main Protagonist's friend/rival sort of person / possible alternate protagonist.
9-Soshiki Nami
10-Fuuko Zonbi
11-Kenage Kaisho
12-Must be male + Main Antagonist
13-Leil
14-L'aquila
15-Hibiki Shinji
16-Kuroko Horonigai
17-Must be female + Naive, Dreamer, Believes in eventual good end, Likely to die early in most routes of the VN.
18-Hekine Chinji
19-Quiet, Lack of emotion but not evil. Follows what they believe is right. Ignorance to those that try to convince otherwise. An inner light.
20-Genius/Prodigy/Quiet/Bystander
21-Main Protagonist - Decided not to use an Utau for this role, I have created an OC.
Completed List of OSTS so far:
OST1 -Song of Beginnings
OST2 -Labyrinth
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