#velox turbo

[shewassaying]

OUR VELOX TURBO SUBMISSION: Promise Me, You'll Live LIVE ON ITCH

As a crossroad keeper (cough cough, devil), your job is promises made and kept. Your nights are spent at the crossroads, exchanging promises with souls trapped in their final breath, hoping for more time.

That is, until someone very much alive comes to make a deal.

CHECK IT OUT: https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live

**This game was made in 4 days for Velox Turbo**

#interactive fiction #velox turbo #promisemevn #vn development #otome game

[robobarbie]

and, finally, Velox Turbo winners: OVERALL

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OVERALL

#5 - Primum Non Nocere by @/CatssAutumn (twt)

#4 - 66.7fm by curricle/@/oceanblogging (twt)

#3 - A Pinky Problem by @/17villains (twt)

#2 - Falling Star by @saffein-e

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#1 WINNER - Promise Me, You'll Live by @shewassaying

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Congrats again to all the winners! Everyone did a great job, especially considering they only had 4 days to make their games.

Our next jam, Velox Formido, will be held in April. SEE U THEN!

#velox turbo

[minthe-drawings]

Meet Jesse!! Our Love Interest for Promise Me, You'll Live

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Link:

#mintheart #oc #original character #promise me vn #promise me #visual novel #interactive fiction #velox turbo

[heartsyncproductions]

Evoke wakes up in a holding cell. He knows why he's here and what he's done. He knows judgement will be here come morning. His cellmate, Sterling, doesn't intend to spend the remainder of the time quietly. Instead, he insists on recounting a beloved children's tale 'The Star Thieves.'

It's a tale Evoke knows well. It's a tale he doesn't know at all.

[Made in 4 days for the Velox Turbo game jam]

Features:

4k words

3 endings

2 art styles (one for "reality" and one for the fairytale)

and 1 promise to make

CW: mentions of blood and wounds

Play for free here!

#visual novel #velox turbo jam #velox turbo #game dev #game jam #indie game #me full of affection: the most mid game I have ever made Sterling is my Whole World now

[justicecaballer]

66.7fm

a short visual novel about death

You come across a calling card. There's a scantily clad woman with a thick fur coat on the front. On the back, there's a scrawled-out phone number and a lipstick kiss.  "a girl to die for--"  In 66.7fm, listen in on conversations at the end of the world. Do you have something to confess?

happy velox turbo check out the vn me n @lilycovecity made (they wrote i coded). mind the warnings tho

#visual novel #velox turbo #indiegamedev

[harlevin]

Falling Star - VN for Velox Turbo Jam

Velox Turbo jam is OVER! We made a rocking VN in 4 DAYS with an 80s anime vibe for your playing pleasure. Featuring two endings, one amazing band, and one morally ambiguous promise.

Writing: @crescencestudio

Backgrounds and CGs: @saffein-e

Sprites and CGs: Me

Music & Lyrics: Faefield Productions

#visual novel #game development #gamedev #vndev #english visual novel #velox turbo #game jam

[crescencestudio]

☆ Falling Star Release ☆

Heavy, isn't it? The weight of our memories. The shackles of our promises.

"Whatever it takes..."

Willow is at a crossroads in their career. The band they've thrown their entire life into is crashing and burning before their eyes. The person they once loved is gone, with the fame Willow has always strived for. 

Everything comes to a head one night when a stranger interrupts their songwriting to give them an offer they can't refuse.

Inspired by the Power of Rock and Anime comes our visual novel made in FOUR DAYS for Velox Turbo!

Team:

Writing and Programming: Crescence Studio

Backgrounds and CGs: @saffein-e

Sprites, CGs, and Game Trailer: @harlevin

Music and Lyrics: Faefield Productions

#I WROTE AND CODED #PLEASE PLAY I PUT MY WHOLE ASS IN IT #I CANT BELIEVE WE DID IT #THE INCREDIBLE FALLING STAR ANIME #COMING TO A COMPUTER SCREEN NEAR U

[rachelsnotebook]

A Look Back At The Games of 2023

There's always too many games and not enough hours in a year, but I refuse to let that stop me from celebrating the games that were important to me over the course of 2023.

The Games I LOVED in 2023:

(In no particular order)

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout (released September 26, 2019)

This game spoke to me on so many levels: the lonely childhood, the frustrations at home, the desire to prove myself, the dreams of adventure, a craving to learn, an enchantment with magic.

How could I not fall in love with these characters? I wish this game came into my life so much sooner.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (released October 12, 2001)

Now, this is a game series that missed me entirely. It wasn't until I was an adult with internet access that I was briefly introduced to Phoenix Wright. Right away I knew I liked the style of humor, but I still didn't feel compelled to give the series a try any time soon.

Flash forward to 2023... I picked up the available Ace Attorney games on the 3DS eshop before it died. So, when I found myself on an airplane for the first time I decided to keep the ball rolling. I booted up the first Ace Attorney, and I get it now. This game is an experience. And I love it dearly!

A Date with Death (Dec 7, 2023)

Now, an important note here is that I still haven't played the full game. I had planned on it by the time I finished getting this massive post written, but I put my focus into playing the other submissions in the Velox Turbo Jam.

The demo though... that I played. A lot. The concept, game mechanics, the art, everything is simply amazing to interact with. How do you not fall in love with this game? Grimmy is so funny (and HOT). I'm looking forward to exploring this game fully in the new year!

Sonic Frontiers (released November 8, 2022 & story dlc September 28, 2023)

I've been playing Sonic for as far back as I can remember, and Frontiers might be my personal favorite of the bunch. It was a joy to explore and experiment with the new mechanics. And I know it's far from perfect. I'm not blind, but I'm not heartless either. Sometimes all you can do is laugh and move on. Over the course of my experience playing, every mechanic and level was accessible. That journey was where I fell in love with Frontiers.

The story dlc was everything I wanted. I'm so happy we got to play as Amy, Tails, and Knuckles! The controls again, aren't perfect, but I'm grateful and thrilled that this content exists at all.

Xenoblade 3 DLC Future Redeemed (released April 25, 2023)

Future Redeemed is my personal game of the year. No question.

If you have a spare hour or two, I do highly recommend looking up on youtube the journey and evolution of the Xeno games. The story of creator, Tetsuya Takahashi, is really cool!

But in short: he kept striving to tell an incredibly complex RPG that would span several games and thousands of years of in game lore. He had a vision that publishers just didn't share. That led him to form his own studio, but he couldn't bring his original IP with him. He had to start again, and one more time after that when Nintendo finally acquired his studio.

The Xenoblade Trilogy is actually six games in disguise. The dlc story content for each game exists as it's own game. The campaigns are significantly shorter, but they're games that stand on their own, 100%.

Future Redeemed was released as the finale to the overarching plot (the Klaus Saga), and this marked the first time that Tetsuya Takahashi was able to bring one of his Xeno plots to a close on his own terms. Xenoblade is still going to continue, but this plot can rest easy.

For the most part. FR still left plays with tons of questions, but it did it's job beautifully. It honored the past games and looked to the future, and I loved every piece of it.

And most remarkably, it also kicked the door down for Tetsuya Takahashi's older IPs to return to the story. It's unclear right now how and when, but the future is so very bright for some incredible games to get another chance to shine.

Splatoon 3 (released September 9, 2022)

I spent a lot of time playing Splatoon this year. Am I good at it? No! But I love this game with my whole heart.

Intertwine (released July 2023)

Will I ever shut up about Intertwine? Hopefully no! I highly recommend checking out the post I made going into detail on this game.

Intertwine stole my heart. It's a fun game that feels deeply special. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and most of all... you'll fall in love with Van.

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Mar 31, 2023)

A small team put this game together for April Fools and I owe them my life! This is one of my favorite things that happened this year.

If you missed it, for April Fools Sega dropped an entire Sonic the Hedgehog visual novel. And it's AMAZING.

Coral Island (Nov 14, 2023)

The children who grew up on Bokujō Monogatari are rapidly creating their own farming games. Stardew Valley is the most famous game to come from that group and it's inspiring even more people.

Now, as someone who has likely spent years of their life playing their favorite farming games again, and again... I tend to be picky about what I want from a farming game. I have a clear vision in mind for my dream game.

And Coral Island is really close to that dream! There's a ton of love and careful thought put into the art, the story, and the characters. I can't wait to keep playing and discovering new mechanics and secrets.

Suika game (December 9, 2021)

I love puzzle games! And I was sold on this game instantly.

I may have also bought it from the Japanese eshop some time before it was even announced for a North America release...

Titan Arum (released August 2023)

This game came into my life at a time when I badly needed a distraction. And Titan Arum delivered!

Titan Arum is a visual novel with three love interests, and nothing is as it seems. It's so incredibly cool, and I can't believe that I get to be friends with the devs. This game is a massive home run.

The art, the UI, the story... omg we could be here all day discussing everything. There's a ton to chew on and I don't want to spoil a single thing. Trust me on this, just play it.

Yakuza 0 (released March 12, 2015)

I'm still working my way through this one. Yakuza games are known for their length and I'm not interested in rushing any part of it.

My journey so far has been a ton of fun. There's so much detail injected into the world and the characters that I sometimes find it difficult to put the game down. I love the balance of seriousness and silliness. We need more of that in games.

I can't wait to keep on fighting with Kiryu in 2024.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (released May 12, 2023)

Tears of the Kingdom is easily one of the best games of 2023, and in general. The mechanics they got working are incredible! I'm perpetually in awe by my own puzzle solutions and the clips I've seen of others. It's a truly amazing game.

There's little I can say that others haven't. And to be honest I'm still after all these months, collecting my thoughts on this game. I love TOTK, but I do have a few issues with it. So stay tuned for that post in 2024...

Games that released / released a demo in 2023 that are on my RADAR:

Again, I wish on every star that I had more hours in a day so I could play every game that catches my eye. These are the ones I'm jumping on the opportunity as soon as possible!

-Baldur's Gate 3

Yominokuni

Slay the Princess

Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils

Thirsty Suitors

In Stars and Time

Dicentra

Little Goody Two Shoes

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - DLC 3

Other Game related media from 2023 that I want to acknowledge:

Sega has been really knocking it out of the park with their Sonic the Hedgehog content:

(There's too much to link to directly so I'm posting my personal favorites)

Tails Tube

Dr. Eggman takes over Lego

Sonic Symphony events

The added Frontiers content:

Sonic Superstars animated content

Sonic Dream Team animation

The incredible announcement for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

I also must emphasize this praise is for the hardworking teams at Sega. If you haven't been following their unionizing efforts I recommend checking this out:

The IDW Sonic Comics! They're a ton of fun and I look forward to them every month.

Atelier Ryza had a big year of added content. The trilogy wrapped and I'm still emotional watching this video they released to visually recap the story.

Ryza also received an anime adaption of the first game. I'm in North America and I watched all of it on crunchyroll. It was a really well done adaption of the first part of the game. I hope it comes back for a season 2, because there's a ton more I want to see animated.

I'm a huge Fire Emblem Heroes addict and I'm always shocked how much original content in that mobile game flies under the radar. The movies for each new story milestone are often really cool.

[I hit an insert video limit so please copy and paste, and check that playlist out!]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5bIw5CyOLE&list=PLqP2A2xeRzdS3MjLNZvmZnWFYf_zwZqwq&ab_channel=NintendoMobile

I almost made it to the end before I hit the limit!

I can't thank you enough if you made it down to this point. This post spiraled out of control... and somehow this is still it reigned in.

It's almost 9pm on New Years Eve and I just want this post done. So if there are errors, I'm sorry. I tried. I fell into writing as if I'm talking to you directly and I like that level of comfort for a fun post like this one.

Have a Happy New Year!!!

#announcements #gaming thoughts

[celestialcrownsvn]

12/19/2023 Update

Hello all! A bit late on this update because I spent last week doing a 4 day game jam--Velox Turbo.

Falling Star is a 30-minute dive into the world of one band and the struggles of their lead singer. I drew the sprites and a few CGs. It's been a while since I did a jam and I had a lot of fun!

Lune's route

I'm nearly done with Lune's best end. I've also started programming the other endings so that I can send it to the testers quickly.

Final Polish

Lune's route coming to an end means I'll be focusing on the final programming for the first three chapters and the beginning of the routes. I figured out an issue that was occurring with the camera while skipping thanks to a helpful soul on lemmasoft.

Kickstarter rewards

The next reward coming your way will be Aalam's route gameplay video! I'm hoping to spruce up the animations and transitions before sending it, but I'm aiming to get it out by the end of the year.

Conclusion

With the bare bones mostly finished on my end, my next goal will be ramping up marketing prior to the release of the game. Getting laid off waylaid my marketing efforts as I can no longer afford the help I was getting, but it just means I'll have to do more prep ahead of time so that I can do more marketing alone.

So some more shameless plugs:

Join the discord! This is where I am most active posting updates.

Wishlist the game on Steam!! We are so close to our goal of 1000 wishlists.

Check out the Celestial Crowns merch on ko-fi--Keychains are soon to come!

#visual novel #vndev #celestial crowns #english otome #game development #celestialcrownsvn #english visual novel #character customization #kickstarter #lgbtq

[icefire149]

I participated in Velox Tubro with theee best team! We made a visual novel in 4 days, and YOU CAN PLAY IT NOW <3 Please! (And tell me what you thought!!!!!)

#mutuals you all will enjoy this one!

[snatchgaymes]

Drop Dead, Gorgeous

Made in 4 days for the Velox Turbo jam!!

Synopsis

In the middle of the end of the world, Amelia's new girlfriend (of 1 day) has just been turned into a zombie. But is she still in there? Somewhere?

Features

Blood!

Gore-y Language/Descriptions!

3k words!

4 endings!

1 Cg!

Doomed Yuri!

Characters

Play it here now!!

#our gaymes #indie games #visual novel #dating sim #windows #mac #linux

[shewassaying]

Your recent game is so beautifully written , the ending I got made me cry.

SPOILERS!!:

PLEASEE tell me how get the ending in which both Jesse and the mc get to be free.

THANK YOU NONNY!!

I'm so glad you enjoyed!! I really loved writing it and making it. We had a crack team.

SLIGHT SPOILERS?? BELOW The questionmark at the bottom of the test box is our hints menu! If you press it you can choose to reveal either a hint, or the answer for any riddle in the game.

Getting it right might help you get the results you seek. 😏

#interactive fiction #vn development #velox turbo #promisemevn #MY FIRST ASK! #thanks nonny!

[robobarbie]

OK GAMERS ITS VELOX TURBO WINNERS TIME

bc tumblr caps me at 10 images a post, we'll split this up a bit. I'll also include a link in each title to the results for each category, which includes the links to the games!

on this one, we'll post the winners for THEME INCORPORATION and SOUND.

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THEME INCORPORATION:

(theme was "morally ambiguous promise")

#5 - Falling Star by @saffein-e

#4 - Primum Non Nocere by @/CatssAutumn (twt)

#3 - Ill-gotten Light by @ednaarel

#2 - A Pinky Problem by @/17villains (twt)

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#1 WINNER - Promise Me, You'll Live by @shewassaying

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SOUND

#5 - A Pinky Problem by @/17villains (twt)

#4 - Why Me? by @/rice_373 (twt)

#3 - 66.7fm by curricle/@/oceanblogging (twt)

#2 - Promise Me, You'll Live by @shewassaying

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#1 WINNER - Falling Star by @saffein-e

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#velox turbo

[minthe-drawings]

Jesse sprite (w/ expression) Game by: @shewassaying

play it here: https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live

#mintheart #visual novel #vn #interactive fiction #promise me vn #promise me you'll live #promise me you'll live vn #velox turbo jam #velox turbo #promise me: jesse

[heartsyncproductions]

A shame I don't think I'm gonna finish this game in time because my Velox Turbo entry is shaping out to be my most nonsensical script yet and I'm not going to be able to subject people to it-

#em talks #velox turbo #velox turbo jam #visual novel development #it's like........not stream of consciousness but its something For Sure #wish i could say it's in a fun way but no it's just in my way

[corsoconcepts]

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#velox #dorteventcenter #backtothebricks #chromeandice #flint #carshow #corsomotors #kitcar #corsokitcar #corsocar #sportscars #customcars #builtfordrivers #oneofone #turbo #carsofinstagram #carswithoutlimit #exocet