Arimia ✨ Otakon!!
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Arimia, she/her, 20+ ♦ visual novel girlie & card gamer ♦ VN dev at @CrystalGameWork ♦ marketing at @vnstudioelan ♦ reads too much shonen
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I don't care what anyone says this will always be the funniest fucking thing in ygo dm
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alright this otome jam entry takes the cake for best title
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"it's good... for an rpg maker game" "the story is actually interesting... unlike other visual novels" please throw away your fear of liking something. it's okay to like a medium unironically. it will make you happier as a person when you stop belittling the things you like 💜
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A month doesn't go by without a VN dev trying to convince crowdfunders that their visual novel isn't shitty like other visual novels
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another day, another indie visual novel putting down other visual novels to get you to buy their super unique and never done before visual novel
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"people shouldn't enjoy this [media with questionable content] media because it has bad things in it, people should enjoy this [media with differently questionable content] media instead!" is such an interesting (and worrying) trend
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so uh rpg maker xp is free to add to your steam account this week until feb 19th??
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"Steam only rejects visual novels because they have graphic content" Steam once rejected a build for one of my VNs because they didn't understand how choices work. It’s not always a content issue.
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I've got an entire collection of these from crowdfunding campaigns over the years. I swear most VN devs aren't like this
this is such a weird thing to say about the medium you're working in. this is the "i'm not like other girls" of making art
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for some reason I spent hours on this last night- introducing the yugioh anime/manga/games iceberg filled with everything I could remember. what level are you on it
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as an indie visual novel dev, it's always very telling when someone sees VNs and thinks they're "easy to make" or that they're innovating them by making one that's "not an eroge".
VNs are a wonderful medium to create in, but please look at all the incredible games made already!
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So, like, you're making a visual novel. But you shit on every other VN while pitching yours. Other VN devs aren't going to help you because you called their works shit. VN players aren't going to back you because you shat on what they like.
So who the hell are you making it for?
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note how it's always joke dating sims rather than general visual novels, because it's inherently funny to gamers that anyone would sincerely, unironically want romance games.
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something something it's that time of the month again on kickstarter
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visual novel players.... whats a pet peeve of yours when playing VNs??
I'll start - I hate it when there's no cohesion between the GUI, the BGs and the characters. art direction doesn't stop at character sprites designs!
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for just a little over $30 you can get one of the best and wildest visual novels ever produced
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most indie VN devs I've met are passionate about the medium and were inspired by countless VNs that came before them- there's a true love for the craft there.
please don't take a random guy saying something like this every so often as indicative of all indie VN devs.
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fellas at some point you just gotta admit that visual novels aren't for you and you shouldn't force yourself to write about them.
"not everyone is a fan of hitting a trigger button to shoot enemies" no shit like imagine trying to frame this for fps games or anything else
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I'm really glad they got one of the S tier animators to direct this episode- with less detail and attention this could have easily come off as melodramatic (since obviously Jou will eventually come back) but here we can really see the pain in everyone (except Kaiba)'s faces
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I feel like a lot of the "otome isn't diverse" sentiment comes from how often newbies are recommended the same 5 Japanese otomes and rarely recommended more than 1 indie otome.
When first getting into games, most people don't even know itchio exists, much less get indie recs!
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Please stop using this as an excuse to shit on all indie VNs, that just makes you an asshole as well, thanks 🥰💕
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ace attorney games 1-3 and both great ace attorney games are on sale on steam, easily over 100 hours of gameplay. for less than $35 you can permanently change your brain chemicals
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VN devs aren't your target market but it sure helps to not piss off everyone who could potentially help you ✨
Anyway read my blog for actually decent VN marketing advice 🥰
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it's always funny when gamers / general game devs get into visual novel development and 1) try to shoe horn game play into VNs because it *has* to have some and 2) assume VN players hate reading??
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Fellas, we need to talk about Otome Jam.
I've co-hosted the jam for years and over the years we've tried to make the jam both more accessible & diverse. Myself & my co-host both love otomes & VNs in general, especially queer-leaning stories. That's why we don't want Otome Jam(1)
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I've been watching a lot of deep dives/overviews of obscure games the past few days and its wild how so many of them will praise rpgm games and then end the video with "it's actually pretty good for an rpgm game!" with no thought process on what they're saying
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people trying to tell me visual novels without gameplay are boring
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speaking of which...
if you want to see amazing indie visual novels, there's thousands on itchio! new ones are added daily 💖
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I played over 100 visual novels in October and here's my advice to dev (NOT CLICKBAIT) [REAL]
yeah so I read a shitton of visual novels this month and I compiled a bunch of advice from pitfalls I saw over and over again. enjoy!
read it here:
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if you're interested in indie otome you should also check out the other otome jam 2024 entries, the game jam is wrapping up tonight and there's already 75 games!
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(you are not above enjoying media with "questionable" and "problematic" content. if you scrutinize any piece of media against every culture and viewpoint in the world, you will find something objectionable in it)
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starting off a negative visual novel review with "it doesn't have any choices" is the fastest way to make me never want to talk to you
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not surprisingly, it looks like they changed a LOT to make it PG for the dub. I haven't watched the dub version in a few years but sounds like they removed most of the horrified faces and actual references to death
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some people asking why devs do this - 99% of the time that I see these statements, they're made by people with a bit of a game dev background who went into visual novels because they think they're easy to make, easy to sell, etc.
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and if you're an indie visual novel dev who wants to learn more about marketing and better ways to pitch your game, I write about VN marketing a lot
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visual novels need dedicated essayists like books and other games have. not just one every blue moon
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looking through my folders and found this old meme I made
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(thread) my biggest advice to new devs: take this 🔪
this is your scope-cutting knife. cut your scope in pieces, slice it up, take out all the extra parts that aren't needed. if you don't cut your scope, your scope will come back and cut you.
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"My visual novel isn't like other VNs" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
"This VN is totally original and like nothing you've ever seen before" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
"Tired of VNs with no story that are waifu bait?" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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I'm glad of the steam visual novel fest is a thing but it really just highlights how outdated steam's categorizing system is for players.
meanwhile on itchio, it's easy to search for VNs with a variety of tags, play time, platforms etc.
need more? there's related collections.
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indie game dev is about making the most niche games imaginable and finding the 5 people who will rave about them to their friends until they're sick of hearing about your OCs. hope this helps
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want to make a visual novel in 2024? I updated my how to make visual novels post with new resources and a brand new section—misconceptions about visual novels.
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compiled a lot of my previous VN dev articles to make it easier to find the better stuff I've written. I also included a few articles/talks from others that are great.
✨ check it out:
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apparently people got interested from this so 😳
I write about making and marketing visual novels for devs who don't have thousands to spend and want to make cool stuff.
here's some of my best articles:
I write articles specifically about marketing visual novels because 95% of indie game marketing articles read like this
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✨show off your visual novel in 4 screenshots!✨
I want to see your VNs!! share 1 of your VNs with 4 screenshots to show it off and give a lil blurb~
this is Asphodelium, a gay lite horror slice-of-life VN about doppelgangers and stopping cults.
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well I just got laid off from my (non game dev) job 🥲 if you're looking for advice on marketing visual novels or how to develop one, I've got almost 10 years experience making VNs and I've helped run several successful KSs and I'm open for consultations
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it's Friday and I'm bored so I'm making a thread on a lot of different resources for marketing indie games, namely visual novels
let's get started ⤵️
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This year Otome Jam is growing even larger with our latest addition- the first ever Josei Jam, which will be a sister jam running alongside Otome Jam!
Make a game for a female audience- BL, GL, non-romance games and more accepted! 💜
Sign up:
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aniplexUS refuses to make a single tweet about it but mahoyo, the first type-moon visual novel to be officially localized, releases next week on steam.
it's one of the most visually impressive VNs ever made and you should play it:
Witch on the Holy Night will be available worldwide on 12/7 at 7:00 AM PT!
Meet Soujyuro Sizuki, voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi!
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Learn more at
#mahoyo
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one of my favorite "just make a good game"-isms is when gamers expect console ports to come out of thin air when the reality is that most indie devs have to work with publishers over months and through rigorous testing & reviews from the console manufacturers before it's ready
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good morning. you should go work on that visual novel you want to make
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it's so painfully obvious they don't understand the essence of visual novels when they think we hate reading and *need* gameplay
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"90% of our customers will not be affected" doesn't begin to acknowledge how drastically this will change the industry.
games will be deleted. gaming preservation will change. publishers will be so much stricter. platforms will alter pricing schemes.
this will affect EVERYONE
We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy. We’d like to clarify some of your top questions and concerns:
Who is impacted by this price increase: The price increase is very targeted. In fact, more than 90% of our
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imma be honest
I hate seeing new large-scale games and studios pop up who put all their money into character sprites and none into backgrounds, GUI, graphics, etc.
visual novels do not stop at the character sprites.
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please watch yugioh gx and zexal they're really good actually thanks
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✨ new article ✨
making a visual novel is already hard, but whats even harder is making one in a weekend. is that even humanly possible?? probably???
read my advice here:
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visual novels made with AI generations look like shit. I would much rather see someone make a VN with pencil scratches from a middle schooler's sketchbook than to see more wonky backgrounds, bad hands, questionable legality etc
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Otome Jam starts in just 5 days from now!
Make a romance visual novel with a female lead and male love interest(s) in 2 months ✨ Solo games, team games, long games, short games and more are accepted!
Sign up here:
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I wish every company that use AI generations instead of paying humans a very merry permanent bankruptcy
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[RT 💜] CALLING ALL VN REVIEWERS!
I'm doing a massive project to make a list of every and any visual novel, otome, interactive fiction, etc. reviewer / youtuber to make it easier for devs to contact! Feel free to add yourself and others here and use it!
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it's actually wild to imagine how many indie games you could fund with this money. do you know how many projects you could fund by devs on itchio with $250k? what about $550k?
"running a trailer during Summer Game Fest’s main show this year cost $250,000 for one minute, $350,000 for one and a half minutes, $450,000 for two minutes, and $550,000 for two and a half minutes."
same pricing tiers as last year's Game Awards
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Join us for 2 months of love, laughter, heartbreak, and drama...
Otome & Josei Jam are back again this year! Join us in May & June for our visual novel jams centered around otome games and games for women 💜
Otome Jam:
Josei Jam:
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I tried making burgs and I tried flipping them with too much oil, and I kid you not I singed my eyebrows 👁️🔥
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I think my biggest personal fear about losing Twitter (aside from the obvious mass loss of history, accessibility for oppressed people getting awareness, etc.) is the loss of a central network for indie creators, especially LGBT+ ones. Twitter is the current primary way of (1/6)
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✨new article✨
In January I was able to talk to the lead developer of
@Patch_Games
, the creators of Our Life, about their philosophy for designing such a highly customizable game & their wildly successful visual novel Kickstarter!
read it now:
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Congrats on the 39k followers, here's my banner entry!! I love Miku, I had to draw something to celebrate 😭💙💙💙💕💕
#miku39k
@cfm_miku_en
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Otome Jam is now OVER! 🎉💖
Congrats to everyone who worked on an entry for
#OtomeJam
- this year, we brought 73 more otomes into the world!
💕 Check out all the entries here:
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to be limited to only cis hetero games. We allow games that let you pick the MC gender (as long as a female option is available) and allow non-male LIs as long as there are some male LIs.
These are both big stretches on the typical otome definitions. Some people wouldn't (2)
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Biggest turn off on visual novel crowdfunding pages: "this isn't like other visual novels because those are boring, we're going to improve them!"
It shows me
1. You don't read enough VNs
2. You don't care about other VNs
3. Your VN will probably be very basic
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Things you do as a game dev that people don't normally say:
- maintain a website
- make press kits
- remake the same assets 5 times
- attempt to network on Twitter
- moving UI in place a pixel at a time
- "does sword_slash_23.mp3 convey this better than sword_slash_34.mp3?"
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[thread]
Otome & Josei Jam are live!
Each year we hold Otome Jam, an event where you make a girlxboy romance game in 2 months. This year we're also hosting Josei Jam, an event where you make a game for adult women!
Otome:
Josei:
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BTW this was an oooold rejection message, we got it resolved after resubmitted with detailed instructions on getting the endings... in a 1-2~ hour long game.....
It was for this game, something I made with a team in a month for NaNoRenO!
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I see indie otome discourse happening and my take is:
Indie otome is good, actually. Yeah that's about it
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absolutely wild how people will see a game come out without hearing of it prior and just go "they didn't do any marketing because I specifically don't know about it" and assume they're right??
don't be an asshole to indie devs if you can't understand how many hours goes into it.
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if you stumble onto an article like this ~please~ do not walk away from it deciding you don't have to market your indie game. we did ~so much~ marketing
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Being an adult is realizing you don't want to make a game that everyone in the world knows, you want to make a game that's just popular enough to get a Nendoroid
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1 thing people should note about the "Views" stat- it's not "how many times someone looked at this" but rather the Impressions the tweet received.
Impressions = the amount of times it appeared on someone's feed/search/etc and they MIGHT have actually looked at it
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"otome jam did no marketing this year" and yet we ended up with almost 3x as many people wanting to enter from last year, make it make sense
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it's very easy to avoid this-
play visual novels. talk to VN players and listen *before* assuming things about us. there are plenty of devs who get into VN dev and immerse themselves in them first but there will always be some like this who don't bother to test their assumptions.
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Tl;Dr Otome Jam is not a cis straight jam, it's creators are queer, and it's harmful to actual bi, trans, ace & other identities to blindly claim otome has to be cis straight, esp with our expanded definition.
Anyway you should check the amazing entries!
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even consider these otome, but we do. Just because you play as a woman and date men doesn't mean you have to make something straight cis- we allow trans characters, bi characters, and more. We want more diverse otome, even if outsiders won't consider these otome. But what is (3)
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it's almost game jam season again for visual novels so here's some tips/info for people who are new to game jams or working with teams:
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I'm glad games like Our Life are bringing tons of new people into visual novels, but if you as a player want to help show otomes can be diverse, you have to be adamant about recommending indie otomes.
Often our games are vastly overlooked on store algorithms for JVNs. Help them!
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