What is it? A dating sim, but more of an experimental film type of game. Basically your story consists of 5 dates out of 32 possible dating scenarios with Mina. When you get down to it, you're basically having small talk with your date, and occasionally she drops lore or heavy questions. As in, one minute you're talking about cats at a cat cafe, the next she asks if dreaming of exes counts as emotional cheating. Or something like that.
I threw in all the information you need to play the game in the options menu. I was never a "take notes" or 999 saves type of player. So the way I made this game is that it requires no external walkthroughs. Plus everything is in the stats and the endings can get weighted. Why? Because the game's premise isn't about the perfect date.
You can give gifts but there's only one button for it. And occasionally, the wrong gift might make her resent you. I give agency, but always throw in risk. The whole point of the game is to focus on the dialogue. I made the progression of the game similar to a series of scenes. There are checkpoints in between dates and date selections with random interludes either from Mina, mysterious third parties, or someone the player's character drew up. This game has 32 endings. A lot of them are creative.
I call it fast love dating or something like that. I guess this game emulates a fast-paced, feral relationship that lasted briefly but impactfully. It's definitely experimental for me, but I'm sure you'll love the dialogue and humor. A lot of the people really liked Liminal Void's writing so I wanted my next effort to be a more straightforward but unique experience.
So what's the writing style? I guess on surface Mina does come off as "one of those" types of gals. But behind it shes's sweet? Nope, she's flawed, and she's very open about it. She will suddenly act cute. She will switch personality. And you will assume that she must be some sort of program bugging out instead of an actual woman. But I wrote it very dialogue heavy. Mina talks directly to you throughout the whole game. There is no boring filler or skipping. This is a fast-paced straightforward visual novel.
I'll be updating a lot before and after release. This game is going to come out May 23/May24 depending where you are. I am also giving a panel the same weekend.
Please wishlist the game if you're into landmine girls or anything like that!
PS: I'll be at Anime Boston, hosting a panel on how to make video games