Love Conquers All games

FOR THE RECORD

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:37:32 -0400

Apparently some clods at Nintendo don’t really understand the meaning of fair use when it comes to Let’s Play videos, so this has kind of come up.

If you want to do an LP (or stream or any other sort of video recording) of one of my games—well, personally, I don’t really get the appeal, but—that is awesome and I would very strongly encourage you to go ahead! LPs are great for developers; they’re free publicity. In fact, if you’re a streamer with a large audience, you should absolutely contact me for review codes when Hate Plus comes out! I wanna make things easy for you.

I very, very strongly don’t agree with the idea that I or anyone else even has the legal right to grant anyone permission to make or monetize LPs of my games. So if you want to, please go right ahead. Anyone can. If Youtube is (wrongly) asking you for a permission slip from me saying that it’s okay, you can send them this way.

I’d super-hugely appreciate it if you included a link to buy the game with your video—it makes a huge difference in terms of sales for me—but I don’t have the legal right to stop you if you don’t, and anyone who claims otherwise is full of shit.

Just, you know, for the record.

This is neat: a debug window border that was used in Pokémon...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:27:34 -0400

This is neat: a debug window border that was used in Pokémon Trading Card Game (for the Game Boy), with an 8x8 overlay grid designed to test Super Game Boy colourization regions.

Hey, are you interested in the Analogue Deluxe Edition but can’t make it to Bit Bazaar? Well,...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:53:00 -0400

Hey, are you interested in the Analogue Deluxe Edition but can’t make it to Bit Bazaar? Well, sometime in the next week or two, I’ll start taking pre-orders for it, so I can figure out how big a second run I need to do.

(However, you should still try to make it out to Bit Bazaar if you can—there’s awesome bonus material in the form of a preview of Hate Plus’s soundtrack, including the title theme, that’ll only be available there!)

If you follow me on Twitter or this blog, you will definitely know once pre-orders are up. If you don’t, gimme your email address and I’ll let you know!

Introducing the Analogue Deluxe Edition So I’m really...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:29:00 -0400

Introducing the Analogue Deluxe Edition

So I’m really excited about this. For TCAF’s Bit Bazaar, I’m putting together a boxed copy of Analogue, complete with a bunch of physical goodies. It features two posters by the amazing fanartist Muju, papercraft dolls designed by my friend Adam and Raide, two embroidered mission patches¹, a Steam key for the game and OST bundle, plus an exclusive preview of the Hate Plus soundtrack by Isaac Schankler.

Honestly, this is all just stuff that I really wanted an excuse to make. Right now, I’m doing a run of 200 copies; after this, I’ll probably look into seeing if there’s demand for a second print run.

The whole thing will cost you $30. If that’s too much, don’t worry—there’s also going to be postcard versions of the posters available too!

So please, stop by Bit Bazaar this Saturday and check it out! It’s going to be really really awesome!

Fair warning: due to some timing issues, the patches are not actually going to be ready in time for TCAF. :( But I’ll be taking contact information there, and I will definitely figure out a way to send them out to anyone who buys the box there, I promise! ↩

I’ve been meaning to release the source code to Analogue for ages; sorry about taking so long!...

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:57:00 -0400

I’ve been meaning to release the source code to Analogue for ages; sorry about taking so long! Here are a couple of notes on it:

Please don’t try to transform the demo version into the full version by using set_flag.nd.rpy, because it won’t work properly. There’s a lot of files missing from the demo in order to save space; it’ll crash about halfway through if you try this. Honest. (There’s easier ways to pirate it, anyway.)
You can use the python code portions for whatever you like. I’ve also left in the script, but only for context; please don’t interpret this as me releasing any sort of legal rights whatsoever to the writing in the game! (I apologize for even needing to say this, but… you know, lawyers.)

If you’re okay with both those things, you can download the source here. I hope you find it helpful!

(Source: Muju)

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:19:41 -0400

(Source: Muju)

By @MagmaChipmunk, who adds, “*뮤트는 귀엽구나!!” SHE IS,...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:52:02 -0400

By @MagmaChipmunk, who adds, “*뮤트는 귀엽구나!!” SHE IS, ISN’T SHE.

lesbiaaans: Commission for Christine Love! Kendall from Don’t...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:59:00 -0400

lesbiaaans:

Commission for Christine Love! Kendall from Don’t Take It Personally, Babe and Hyun-Ae from Analogue: A Hate Story, both games by her which you should absolutely play.

Also, a bonus, because I realized this not adequately gay:

So I asked June to draw anything so long as it was “SOMETHING WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE WITH MY CHARACTERS PLZ.” She did not disappoint. <3

Christine Love, author and developer of Digital: A Love Story and Analogue: A Hate Story...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:57:00 -0400

Christine Love, author and developer of Digital: A Love Story and Analogue: A Hate Story agrees, was part of the original Lost Levels lineup. “Robert Yang asked me to do a talk at Lost Levels and I was very excited,” she says. Her Lost Levels talk concerned the role of cuteness in games, similar to Andrew Vanden Bossche—in fact, it was Love’s maid outfit Vanden Bossche was sporting. She lent it to him.

“We need to be less about giant, grandiose bullshit and more about cute lumps of sincerity. We have a lot of—” She pauses, flexes her muscles, and grunts at me. “And a lot less of—“ Now she folds her hands under her chin, looks up at the ceiling, and sighs. “I think we should have a wide range of that.”

This is a pretty rad write-up of what happened at Lost Levels—which, by the way, was AMAZING and probably my favourite part of GDC. (Photo by @rich_lem.)

I made a story in Twine called Magical Maiden Madison for the...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:00 -0400

I made a story in Twine called Magical Maiden Madison for the Pulse Pounding Heart Stopping Dating Sim Jam! (Source is available.)

Hate Plus: ~Mute’s Golden Days~ I’ve talked a lot...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:54:07 -0400

Hate Plus: ~Mute’s Golden Days~

I’ve talked a lot about Hate Plus, but I haven’t really formally announced it in detail yet… so here I am! (No, this is not a joke.)

Hate Plus is a sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that continues directly from the end of that game, and explores, over the course of three days, the events leading up to year 0. If Analogue was the backstory of *Hyun-ae, then Hate Plus is the backstory of *Mute. It’ll continue from your Analogue save file, so each ending will have its own route with equal focus. It plays similarly to Analogue, but instead of your AI companion simply showing you files they’ve picked, you’ll have to investigate yourself, and discover what happened together!

It features new art and costumes, an all new soundtrack (plus theme song “It’s Not Ero!!”) from Isaac Schankler, a whole new and improved UI, and more writing than Analogue did. It’ll be out summer 2013.

Please look forward to your sharing your hateful days with *Hyun-ae and *Mute!

So I am going to be spending the next couple weeks on the road, which is a welcome relief after the...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:13:00 -0400

So I am going to be spending the next couple weeks on the road, which is a welcome relief after the whole fire thing.

March 22 - 24: Boston. I will not be attending PAX, but I will be in town at the same time.

March 25 - 31: GDC, obvs.

April 1 - 7: I am back in Boston, as a special guest jammer at The MIT Game Lab QUILTBAG Jam. It’s being run by really awesome people, and I’m pretty excited about it!

If you’re going to be at any of those things, you should come say hi to me! Also, I will be available for interviews and/or blabbing about Hate Plus in casual conversation.

I’m really looking forward to it!

I’ll go into more detail about it when things are a little...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:27:36 -0500

I’ll go into more detail about it when things are a little more under control, but here’s the short version: Two nights ago, there was a fire at my apartment. Everyone, human and cat, got out safely and unharmed, thank god.

Thankfully, my room only suffered from smoke damage and was still structurally sound enough to get stuff out. Most of my clothes were destroyed, but other than that, my most expensive valuables have been salvaged and are okay. Only maybe $2-4k worth of stuff is ruined, all told, and I can afford to replace that; basically, I got very lucky here.

The apartment itself is ruined. Basically the entire back of the building was destroyed; the building will very likely be condemned. But I have a place to stay with a relative for the near future until everything gets sorted out, and my laptop still works, so I’ll be okay.

Thanks to everyone who’s offered condolences and support.

Daily Muju appreciation post.

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:50:00 -0500

Daily Muju appreciation post.

omg, muju. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa <3 <3...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:13:00 -0500

omg, muju. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa <3 <3 <3

“When did I ever do such a thing?” said Bao-yu indignantly. “[…] I fully...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:32:52 -0500

“When did I ever do such a thing?” said Bao-yu indignantly. “[…] I fully realize that poems written in the privacy of the women’s quarters are not lightly to be passed around outside. Ever since you spoke to me about it, I have been careful not to carry that [poetry-inscribed] fan with me anywhere but inside the Garden.”

“Cousin Lin is right to be worried,” said Bao-chai. “Now that the poems are written on that fan, there is always the possibility that you might one day forget and carry it with you to your room outside. Suppose Uncle’s literary gentlemen were to see it there, they would be sure to ask you who the poems were by. If as a result of that they were to become public property, it would be extremely unpleasant for us. ‘A stupid women is a virtuous one’: that is what the old proverb says. A girl’s first concern is to be virtuous, her second is to be industrious. She may write poetry if she likes as a diversion, but it is an accomplishment she could just as well do without. The last thing girls of a good family need is a literary reputation.” She paused and gave Dai-yu a smile. “There would be no harm in letting me see them of course.”

— Dream of the Red Chamber, chapter 64

Mute 6.0 by muju Gosh, everything he does is just so...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:58:47 -0500

*Mute 6.0 by *muju

Gosh, everything he does is just so gorgeous. Love love love.

This week, I spent the day making a game in Twine called Even...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:01:17 -0500

This week, I spent the day making a game in Twine called Even Cowgirls Bleed. Warning: I was not feeling great that day.

Last week I did a photoshoot with my awesome friend Paul. It was...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:25:00 -0500

Last week I did a photoshoot with my awesome friend Paul. It was a whole lot of fun, and I am pretty happy with how the pictures turned out!

homura-senpai: haha oh these two i ship them oh my god no no...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:06:00 -0500

homura-senpai:

haha oh these two

~~i ship them~~

oh my god no no no you cannot ship them I forbid it

Love Conquers All games

FOR THE RECORD

This is neat: a debug window border that was used in Pokémon...

Hey, are you interested in the Analogue Deluxe Edition but can’t make it to Bit Bazaar? Well,...

Introducing the Analogue Deluxe Edition So I’m really...

I’ve been meaning to release the source code to Analogue for ages; sorry about taking so long!...

(Source: Muju)

By @MagmaChipmunk, who adds, “*뮤트는 귀엽구나!!” SHE IS,...

lesbiaaans: Commission for Christine Love! Kendall from Don’t...

Christine Love, author and developer of Digital: A Love Story and Analogue: A Hate Story...

I made a story in Twine called Magical Maiden Madison for the...

Hate Plus: ~Mute’s Golden Days~ I’ve talked a lot...

So I am going to be spending the next couple weeks on the road, which is a welcome relief after the...

I’ll go into more detail about it when things are a little...

Daily Muju appreciation post.

omg, muju. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa <3 <3...

“When did I ever do such a thing?” said Bao-yu indignantly. “[…] I fully...

*Mute 6.0 by *muju Gosh, everything he does is just so...

This week, I spent the day making a game in Twine called Even...

Last week I did a photoshoot with my awesome friend Paul. It was...

homura-senpai: haha oh these two i ship them oh my god no no...

Mute 6.0 by muju Gosh, everything he does is just so...