u/CarrotPatchGames

I think scene direction isn't talked about as much as other aspects of visual novel development like the visuals, design, characters, etc. But I think that knowing a bit about effective ways for working with sprites, framing and balancing scenes, shifting focus, and translating actions can be really helpful for creating immersive and cinematic experiences!

So I wanted to write up a guide based on my experience working in visual novels for the last five years. I don't profess to be the best at it, but I think I do OK. So maybe some of what I've written can be helpful to you in making your own VNs!

You can read the guide here (it's on Patreon, but my Patreon is completely free):

https://www.patreon.com/just_a_carrot/posts/carrots-guide-to-164179286

Hey, all!!! Earlier this year, I posted that I was working on a game with an ace protagonist. I just wanted to share now that I've finished and launched the game for anyone who's interested!!

The game is a horror VN centered around a group of friends (who are all queer in some way, but also struggling to figure themselves out) who end up returning to the wish-granting wonderland they discovered in their youth. And they all end up having to face various parts of themselves as horrific things happen and they die again and again.

One of the big themes is the MC Iggy figuring out his asexuality, and many of his scenes are based on my own challenges and things I had to work through, so it was a really cathartic experience for me making this game, as well. I hope that other aces might be able to relate to or see parts of themselves in Iggy, too!

It also explores a variety of relationships, for instance homoromantic and queerplatonic (Iggy himself is demi-biromantic).

The game is completely free!! It includes a lot of art and is pretty long:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4329100/Our_Wonderland/

I really want to see more asexual representation in media as a whole. Making this game was both a way for me to try and do what I can to get more rep out there while also acting as a way to work through parts of my own life and experiences. I hope we can see many more ace stories in the future!

If you're interested, I hope you might check it out! Just note that it can be quite intense and horrific at times (it is a horror game), both in the general horror and gore aspects, and also because when I say some parts drew inspiration from my life, they were also some of the painful and traumatic moments. But there are some sweet and cathartic moments, too.

Hey, all! Just wanted to throw out a quick word that my big queer horror VN made in Ren'Py is now out on Steam!

It's got:

♠️Ace MC
👬Time-loop horror + gay romance
🖼️Over 300k words & 570 CGs
🎥Cinematic cutscenes!
🔚4 epilogues + new After Stories
🎭A bucketful of gay yearning, trauma, and tears (but also hope)!

I do a ton of work with animations and cinematography throughout the game, as you can see in the gif!!

And it's completely free, too! This game is a part of my soul! I hope you'll consider checking it out!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4329100/Our_Wonderland/

It's just a little thing but it made me smile!

They are characters from my game! I hope you'll like them :3