Devlog - My thoughts


Hello!

I thought I might write down some of my thoughts and the background behind this project.

I initially was inspired to make a visual novel after I played Echo by Echo Project but the scope of that game was way bigger than what I could realistically make.
But then I played All We Need and realised how you can still tell a beautiful meaningful story in a shorter format.

So I thought I might as well give it a shot since a 20-30 minute visual novel seemed doable.

I settled on a relatively simple idea with just 2 characters and was mostly talking about things that interested me at the time. So abstract art, hyperpop and some thoughts on gender dysphoria also reflecting some of my experiences with it.
I initially started writing the story and making assets for it in mid 2023 or so and then stopped working on it for a while for lack of motivation mainly. But since I've taken it more seriously now I wanted to finish this game before moving on to other projects.

I also received some very sweet reviews and feedback which was a really nice experience.
I very much enjoyed using Ren'Py so I may make more short visual novels at some point with more interesting visuals, though likely even shorter ones so they don't distract me too much from my bigger game projects.

I did make the music myself too, simply recording my guitar with my phone. In the future I will definitely try finding a better setup but I think it turned out nice nonetheless, though it certainly has a low-fi vibe to it.

Files

be_safe_with_me-1.0-pc.zip 89 MB
37 days ago
be_safe_with_me-1.0-mac.zip 84 MB
37 days ago

Get Be Safe With Me

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