So what is "Town" about?
Once a young man who lost his parents a few years ago receives an unexpected call. He is called by a certain Collins Brooks, who reports on a large inheritance awaiting the protagonist in a distant town.
Mark Tino, whose role you take on, will certainly go for untold wealth. After all, he just finished his studies as a psychotherapist, and now his future is in question. Life was not easy for him, because he lived in a rented apartment and always worked part-time to feed himself. Study and work absorbed him so much that he did not even have time to rest.
But having arrived in the distant town of Akunagi, Mark learns that his deceased grandparents lived in this wonderful place for a reason. Тhe town itself is surrounded by a forest and located behind high walls, far from civilization…
Immerse yourself in a world where money does not matter, you do not know who you are, and you are surrounded by persons with mental disorders. Or is it not so? Why did you come? Who are you? Perhaps you will find here the love of your life, or perhaps … your death. Only by knowing the whole truth behind the walls of Akunagi City you can find your true self.
What features await you?
"Town" is not the most standard visual novel. Have you ever asked yourself what is missing for you in this amazing Japanese VN genre? We asked ourselves this question and … Here's what we decided:
- Collecting items in different routes (to reveal the truth)
- Collection of folklore in different routes (to reveal the truth)
- Over a hundred choices and decisions for the player (to make your own story)
- Easy detective puzzles (this is not a game for children)
- Romantic scenes (18+)
- More than 5 romantic routes (different options with girls)
- Two personal routes with an emphasis on yourself (where there is no romance, but crumbs of truth are sown)
- Additional root after passing the main (for those who are looking for real freedom)
- Displacement map (so the replay value is high)
- Different times of the day: Morning, Lunch, Evening (after all, this is how life is … and events can be different)
- Choosing where to go (to reveal the truth)
- The consequences of your decisions (to make your own story)
- Colorful characters (we devote the most time to the player, but the rest of the characters have their own lives too)
- Thoughtful story where you can be a scientist and rely on facts, or accept the true mystical nature of local people (to make your own story)
- Personal scale of character development (and no, these are not levels, it's just your mental state)
- You can live in Akunagi without thinking at all, but this will lead to very different consequences (to make your own story)
- Each character has from two to seven endings (yes … because your role in their life can be completely different)
And most likely we have not even listed everything here (because we are waiting for you …)
What have we already done?
The novel has been in development for about 2 years, and now we are finally ready to show you what we have already done in hope that the "Town" will be released and will delight many players.
So what do we already have?
- 90% finished script
- 10 prescribed routes
- 30+ original sound compositions
- Sketches of the main characters (some are ready to go )
- Interface layouts and some menus
- More than 20 different endings
- City map
What are we working on now?
- Draw characters
- We register the schedule and chronology
- Making edits to folklore and script
- Programming the Alpha
- Adding side events (when the character went not along the routes but to other places)
- Adding descriptions of objects and characters
- Writing music and songs (We even have a vocalist!)
Age restriction 21+
The last note will explain why we are warning about the 18+ limit, but we think that even 21 is needed.
Briefly and clearly. The game has explicit scenes of a sexual nature, there is violence and blood, and, in principle... Even some psychological moments, frankly disgusting deeds, cruelty and something that might be difficult for young minds to cope with.
And... maybe even more.
Learn more about the gameplay.
It would seem that we have already told everything that can be important about this project, but nevertheless this is not entirely true. We also want to share with you our vision of this game, and anticipation for the upcoming emotions.
So, in the beginning we wanted to write just a story about a young doctor who will come to a certain town to treat people. Mental disorders are always an interesting topic, especially when it comes to Japanese people and the 18+ rating. But our script has been refined in the course of writing, and still continues to do so.
And so it happened that our protagonist became not just a character who heals people following his medical knowledge, but also tries to understand why, for example, in Akunagi, one girl drinks blood, why money is not valued in the city, there are absolutely no animals, and even the police. Mark asks himself a lot of questions, and you will need to answer them.
In most of the routes, our protagonist sits at home at lunchtime and thinks about what he saw in this town. Of course, if you did not leave…If you do, then you will see the first oddities, because its just happy ending.
And a bit more.
. How to go to the route of a girl you liked? After all, many players love just this tasty, if not "naked" part of the novel. We are sure that you will like our girls. If you can interest them, of course.
But returning to the issue of reaching a certain route. In order to start a romantic relationship, you do not need to rack your brains over how you to do so. Instead, at the very beginning of the novel, you will decide why did you decide to stay in here? And it is this trait of yours that will serve as sympathy for one of the characters. We decided to just accept the fact that if, for example, you like calmness, then a quiet girl will suit you, and so on. This creates the illusion that it is not we who choose who to fall in love with, but character of opposite sex (although there are hidden routes).
But we also abandoned the banal "and they lived happily ever after." More precisely, such a denouement is possible, but in Akunagi it is extremely difficult to get it, and you will need to understand that not everything depends on you. There are people in the world who just don't like you, and we also brought this touch of realism to the "Town" visual novel. How will your story end? Any ending should be taken as true.
Yet this does not mean that the path you have chosen will be unambiguous. Your passion will have to be understood, and your decisions will determine your future.
And more...
If, for some reason, romance is alien to you, this will not prevent you from enjoying our novel.
The reason for this will be the mysterious city where the protagonist can both solve riddles and simply go crazy turning into a mad doctor.
The character's personal routes are a whole story that complements the main plot, and has its finals depending on your … behavior. Thus, the town of Akunagi can turn out to be your dream, a second reality, your fiction, or simply an ordinary town. There are so many options that we are sure you will want to get absolutely all the endings and still find out the real truth.
After all of the above, the novel "Town" can be described with one simple question. What will your story be?
And this is not an ordinary allusion to a bunch of endings. No. Your character will become your second you … and this is just the tip of the iceberg with surprises prepared for you.
"Town" is that novel of a new era, which is clearly lacking in our time, because it changes not only the character, but the whole world as a whole and the way you see it. Sometimes the interface even changes, and the female voices in your head can unexpectedly push you to some terrible action. And sometimes you will just be turned on by scenes of sex and murder …
Last step.
Will the game be dubbed?
We really want to do this, but we need funds to hire actors. Therefore, russian dub is what we have now.
When will the novel come out?
Somewhere in 2024...
You are planning to publish the game on PC, but what about other platforms like Android?
We have no other platforms in plans, and yet we are considering this option. Maybe we should also make a version for mobile, swich ect.
What about Steam? Other consoles like the WiiU or PSP or…
Steam, Unity. Mobile... maybe something else.
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