Hi people, sorry for the lack of content lately. Limerence has been undergoing some revamps and rewriting that its been very time consuming.

I'm here to show you all some of the recent content thats been added and upcoming plans!

Redesigns / rewrites!

All the characters in game are getting some redesigns to better fit the vision I had in my head for the game and I wanted to show off the redesigns of the two main characters Amane and Sora!

https://preview.redd.it/e67vcr1dd8fh1.png?width=1620&format=png&auto=webp&s=efff31fa8120482fe02cae7873ec7933cf0b2198

https://preview.redd.it/9a02nfqed8fh1.png?width=1620&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b99b58c725abcceb710679bc65e4ee85ad4151b

These two struggled the most at first because I wanted to show their personalities and vibes better, Amane comes from a fragil childhood and Sora comes from a wealthy family but is also laid back so the goal was to strike balances in their designs

the student body also now has brand new uniforms to match!

Hud Overhaul

The games hud is now very different, Its still an early prototype and some of the ui are outdated but. The game has a working clock system that shows what time of day it is along with what part of the day

A working map that shows all the events in the games map

and an inventory hotbar!

https://preview.redd.it/kqviir74e8fh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=84d550abe4ce594e0474ff33f202d25b3c438580

A few of the seen huds are outdated in terms of gameplay purpose such as the Sanity (the 100) which is going to be replaced with a newer system

The Classtime system

https://preview.redd.it/drcitu3ze8fh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=dff727f4ebbc0094d3666687731e22e330772c24

the player can interact with a desk to open up a classtime menu, this menu will open up the ability to scheme, Upgrade skills, save your game, and other features that will be added soon.

https://preview.redd.it/v3rym8m5f8fh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=fc818b1c2140aca0bec1a0edec68537bac307492

the Schemes menu functions like how Schemes work in Yandere Sim but instead of purchasing schemes from Info Chan the player will have to manually unlock the options before class time on Monday morning.

These menus are all still very early in production and not indicative of the final product

Cleaning Blood

a pretty standard feature but one thats been a little bit of a pain to add to the game was the ability to clean up bloody puddles. It functions a lot like Yandere Sim's currently where the player will pick up a mop and be able to wipe away blood.

https://preview.redd.it/ic0hf53mf8fh1.png?width=1104&format=png&auto=webp&s=0057f52a9ff8bf9d80834c87d2241a9f014cb850

to clean up puddles the player must grab a mop and then click on the puddles when standing up close.

https://reddit.com/link/1v5mjsb/video/mbpy8erof8fh1/player

But wait what are those spooky looking students?

Students, NPCs, and Interactions

Currently still in development is the Student NPCs, now a big issue I've encountered is how to go about NPC students because originally the plan was to make about 150 student NPCs each with a unique schedule they would follow each day over the course of 10 weeks. This would have been both tedious and very lag inducing. So I decided to go a middle ground inspired by the game Persona

https://preview.redd.it/ga4gra7kg8fh1.png?width=686&format=png&auto=webp&s=8d702225d4b80da8c0d328317cfb12515bb7baa7

In persona the students wouldn't all be unique characters who have their own dynamic routine and schedule, Some would just be seen chatting with friends, while others would walk around. ect ect

https://reddit.com/link/1v5mjsb/video/d2o1o3rug8fh1/player

So how Limerence is handling the Students instead is there will be Students placed all around the school that the player can interact with, These Student NPCs wont just be shadowy figures with no personality luckily

Each student will have a set "Personality" and "Weakness" the player must learn and figure out how to exploit. The goal is to figure out ways to remove these obstacle students without mindless bloodshed so you can safely remove your Rival without getting spotted.

I'm still figuring out how the Students can be dispatched or how they will function in case of witnessing murder but the over all goal is to avoid and manipulate to get away with your kills

Rivals and Sora

https://preview.redd.it/vgllx6xih8fh1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=587eb194a985040760f5ac1d6031984799d7d756

The player's goal of Monday morning is to stalk their Rivals and devise plans on how to get rid of them but how will the player go about that? The Player will be able to follow the Rival around campus and stalk them through certain vantage points to learn what they're going to do that day / week. These vantage points are how the player will earn schemes, Find items used for eliminations, or meet other NPCs who could be important to other Eliminations

Other Upcoming content?

Currently the main goal so far has been to finish up the game's overall loop along with writing out the script and events of the game's tutorial and week 1 demo. We're nowhere near complete in terms of gameplay but progress is booming!

Along with that I plan on posting Dev logs on Youtube, These Devlogs wont spoil a lot of the planned lethal eliminations but they will show off upcoming content and other content being worked on. When I finish up the first proper devlog I will then post the game's discord link publicly as well.

As well as introduction videos to the main cast, and a Rival introduction video which is currently being worked on as well. We are however in need of two more female VAs for two Rivals specifically. A Nerdy Rival who has a disgruntled chaotic voice, and a deep voiced stoic Street Fighter Rival. If you are 18+ and interested in trying out please send me a DM!

I seriously cant wait to show you what's all in store for this game and I hope you all are just as excited!

Hello everyone! I am Pastel and I am developing a Yandere Horror game called Limerence: My Heart Bleeds For You. this game takes heavy inspiration from games such as Hitman, Yandere Sim, Doki Doki Literature club, Dark Deception, and more.

I have been doing the bulk of Development for this game and I don't mind continuing that but the art and asset side has been much more tedious for me. I myself am a Concept artist but things like character renders and concept art for school building layouts have been my most difficult part of the game.

The game is being developed in RMMZ but fortunately modern day plugins have made development much more of a breeze

as proof this game does in fact exist and has alot of content already made -
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zYiaGF8lLneaRIuNZiaSMj4M15G704G5?usp=sharing

this drive has alot of the more outdated stuff with some modern images and videos as to avoid spoilers for the projects story

Due to the Nature of this project's genre I ask for you to be at least 18+ to join the project, this game wont have explicit NSFW material but overall I'd feel more comfortable if we were all adults here

and also please have a discord, I mostly communicate via a discord server just so everyone is on the same page ect.

What am I looking for?

- Writers -

- Plot writers

I have mostly been the one holding the story and writing on my back but I'm no professional and most of the current team I have are very go with the flow on my ideas which I appreciate but at the same time I'd still like proper feedback and people willing to give me ideas.

- Dialogue and Character Writers

along with this I need people well rounded in writing dialogue and character driven narratives, I thought I was doing ok in this department but after listening to some of the scripts I had given to one of my poor VA's I figured it'd be a good time to ask for some people who enjoy writing actual character writing

- 2D artists -

all the art seen in the photos in the drive link were illustrated by me, I have a friend who is helping me with concept art but at the same time I cant carry all of this one my shoulder so Im looking for these types of artists

- Character Render Artists

self explanatory I need character renders drawn of a good handful of the cast. I'm not looking for like hyper realistic every pore seen on the face levels of art but enough for a stylized anime game, these renders would mainly be seen in game via character interaction but also seen on promotional art such as websites, video devlogs, ect

- School Concept Artist

I suck at making maps, the previous two maps were ok but also very small and I finally figured out a proper system to make my game's environment feel larger but at the same time I need help making the aesthetic of the school or the layout of the school

- Pixel Artists

this isn't the most required role as I'm doing ok so far in terms of pixel art, but if you are well rounded in at least making a walking sprite please hmu because pixel animation isn't my strong suit

- UI and Hud artists

self explanatory, if you can help me make a fun stylized hud and UI for the game please HMU

- Game knowledge -

Probably the least required role as I've been the one mainly doing this so far but I would appreciate people who have made stealth, Assassin, Visual Novels, and Horror games who would be willing to help me figure out overall ideas on the Gameplay aspect of the game such as gameplay loops or ideas to make the game not feel stale.

- Voice Actors -

not alot of VA's are really needed as most of my team is comprised of VAs but there is still a few roles open! so if your a VA looking for something fun to do please feel free to look through this casting call link!

https://www.castingcall.club/projects/yandere-video-game

hello! I am in desperate need for a Artist to help me with Character Renders, I am making a Yandere Simulator inspired video game called LIMERENCE: My Heart Bleeds for you. I have been trying to make these renders myself but I suck at Line Art as it feels too sketchy at times.

Currently I just need 5 renders in a cell shaded art style (ide never ask for a full on high detail render for free lol)

https://preview.redd.it/z5hdava7mw7h1.png?width=2160&format=png&auto=webp&s=4ef418efa5453f1f6f2d24b485fd7448550dc14f

These are the five main characters I need character art of, I have pose ideas and plenty of color references, I mainly am looking for someone with a animated art style who'd be interested. you'd be credited in the games credits

Later I plan on needing 10 more but I don't want to drop 15 character arts on someone out of the blue

Hello! long time no see. I've been hard at work on Limerance's development and I decided not to post updates every friday as it was starting to weigh in on my personal and work life but that also means you guys get to see a whole bunch of new stuff at a time!

Visual Updates

Limerence has gone through a series of new and improved graphics and effects, First starting off with

Bloom

Limerence is being developed on RPG maker MZ which while a great engine it does have many drawbacks including graphics but fortunately we've found plenty of great visual plugins that makes the game visually pop and stand out more

Before

After

The game now has a more bright atmosphere and you can kinda see the slight tints of pink seen. while not the largest change it still definitely adds to the vibe which up next includes

Shadows

NPCs, The player, and other objects around the game have Shadows to give the game a sort of 3d look and overall just make the game feel less like an RPG maker game

https://preview.redd.it/dvavpze4mw6h1.png?width=434&format=png&auto=webp&s=a005c3f2fe75c15d573f02dcac4cedf9fb41056a

Particles

Cherry Trees have been added all around the school and they sway in the wind and give off soft pink cherry blossom petals, I plan on adding more fun particles to the game but to reduce lag we're starting off with just these

https://reddit.com/link/1u45ve3/video/pp2u07mulw6h1/player

Walls

I wanted the game to feel more visually like a school so there's now walls around certain classrooms that when the player walks behind will turn translucent to allow the player to see. this also adds a slight challenge as now you have to watch out for students standing behind walls

https://reddit.com/link/1u45ve3/video/van1mr9dmw6h1/player

Student Routines

A current wip feature still is the Students routines, We're still trying to figure out a proper gameplay loop so it doesn't feel like just a knockoff Yandere Sim game and within that is how Students will walk around, Currently the system is more based around how Yandere Sim functions where based off the clock students will go to a specific location until the next specific clock time, this feature is also still a little buggy as pathfinding isn't the best but we're getting closer to it functioning perfectly.

(also a little teaser as the room she walks into will be important)

https://reddit.com/link/1u45ve3/video/vc950vr6nw6h1/player

Senpai and Protag lines

I have been trying hard to not spoil too many of the voice lines or voices in Limerence due to wanting to make an official reveal trailer of the main cast of characters (then later a Rival introduction video) but I think its time I properly introduce the two main Voice Actors for the Games Protagonist Amane Sato and the games Senpai Sora Haruki

Amane Sato is voiced by the incredible Kiki Cakes! Voice Actress, Game reviewer, and Developer of the game Shards of the Heart which you all should totally look into

Sora Haruki is voiced by the amazing CosmicGeass! He does incredible voice work and makes hilarious youtube videos online you all need to watch

https://reddit.com/link/1u45ve3/video/x60wgidmmw6h1/player

Future Content

the game currently is still a work in progress and is only scratching the surface of planned content, I am working on a trello so people can all watch the development of the game but some of the upcoming planned content

- New character Sprites

the character sprites in game aren't final and will be more stylized but currently I suck doo doo at making animated sprites but here's the rough concept of them

not final

- New OST

the current in game ost is only a rough test demo but we do have a proper composer on the team now! Please look at the incredible Eeelize. and their amazing composing skills,

- A proper Discord Server

The discord is basically done but due to spoilers within the servers roles and devs I'm waiting for two specific videos to be finished and posted online first

- Cast reveals

The games cast is still pretty under wraps but we have planned two videos being the main cast intro video introducing 6 main characters, and the Rival introduction video which introduces the main 10 Rivals the player faces

closing

thats right we doing a proper closing lmao, The passion project has been so fun to work on and you all have been so great to meet and work with, IF you are interested in working on the project please feel free to apply!

https://forms.gle/4HHzNfEJBtTEHAsL7

If you are interested in voice acting, the cast is basically full but we are in need for one more character which I will post an update on in a bit!

thank you all for joining me in the development of Limerence: My Heart Bleeds For You

I (20M) have a crush on my best friend (20M) and I've gotten slightly mixed messages from him over the years, I'm worried I missed my chance with him.
Hello! I've been kinda worried about writing this post out of fear of tiktok or hell even Smosh reading it (I wish lol)

so for context I will tell you a little bit of history about the two of us. We both met during Highschool Jr Year at an after school Career Center. We were both from different schools so this was the only time the two of us got to chat. We soon became good friends to the point I'd refer to him as my best friend. I didn't have a crush on him during the first and second year at this career center but only started developing feelings for him towards the end of the last school year (our senior years) I don't know what it was but over time I remembered all the times he'd cheer me up when I was stressed or sad over hard assignments or my home life. I remember vividly a time I was so stressed he tried putting an arm on my shoulder to calm me down and I asked him not to touch me when stressed and he respected my boundaries from there on. (physical contact is a type of love language/personal thing to me so I only let people I'm really comfortable with do that). And I think the idea of never seeing him again made me realize just how much I was crushing on him

I don't want to air out his laundry so I won't touch on this too long. He had a relationship with a guy there that ended near the end of the year and it had left him shaken from relationships for a while. After the school year ended we still chatted every now and then over social media when I popped the question asking if we could start dating. He had turned me down at first and said that it was kind of obvious I had a crush on him but he was still getting over his previous relationship and we remained friends still.

I soon began attending college and around then after I moved into my mothers more full time the two of us started hanging out in person, We first started hanging out again to see a movie which he liked despite never seeing the first and we made it back home

This sparked up a little ritual where the two of us + one friend would drive up to the same movie theater / nearby mall to hangout together. and the very second time before he had gotten his Drivers license we had to drop our third friend off and they lived a while away to the point it was getting dark out and we all were tired. Now this is where I started to assume he might have started having feelings back for me. He had rested his head on my shoulder and I laced mine on his and we fell asleep on the ride back to drop him off. and when we dropped him off he gave me a huge hug. (it was a mutual hug started by the two of us)

from here on is where I started getting the signals

From then on we chatted much much more and sometimes play flirted but it was always to an extent I assumed we were just being platonically friendly with each other. and usually with each in person visit we'd both have a big embrace at the end but lately in newer visits he stopped also initiating the hug so it was me starting it, I was worried he started feeling uncomfortable with them so the next time I didn't hug him and just said goodbye.

He then recently had gotten a girlfriend, I was a little saddened but I was still happy for him and she seemed nice from what he described but then a while later the two broke up mutually but he was still very saddened by it saying that he doesn't think he'll ever have someone love him back the way he does. I wish I could just show that I love him dearly for all he's done to cheer me up but I don't wish to get sidetracked.

Often or not I want to just try confessing to him but every time I feel like theirs is a roadblock. He's getting over a relationship or not looking for one atm, or his family (who are heavily religious) terrifies him ( I had invited him to a pride festival which he turned down out of fear of him being spotted in photos of the festival) all are completely good reasons to be worried and I don't want to force him.

but also lately I've felt we've drifted away a bit and I'm too scared to talk to him about it. On my end I haven't gotten any real better at moving on from the chance of not being with him. I've tried to meet other people but every time I think I've moved past my feelings for him something happens like a meetup or hell even dreams of him that spark the feelings back up. I just wish I could pick around in his head to see what he thinks back on me, I wouldn't mind if he only wished to see me as a friend (honestly that'd put my mind at ease a bit) or if he does in some way have some sort of feeling or willingness to try dating. I don't want things to be weird between us, I haven't gotten the feeling he doesn't wish to be friends with me or anything but these feelings are just eating me alive and I have no clue how to figure out his.

any thoughts? Any advice? or maybe I'm just thinking too hard or not hard enough?

tldr - I have a crush on a guy I knew since jr year and got mixed messages but I'm worried he doesn't feel the same way and idk how to talk to him about it.