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"Honest question: What's the difference between a "Kinetic Novel" and "Visual Novel"?
Loaded question: What is the threshold that makes something a "game"? (This clearly isn't one, but I wonder if there's consensus on that answer.)"
While I did not invent the tag "Kinetic Novel" I guess what is meant is a story which can go in 2,3, or 4 different directions depending on some choices.
This applies more or less to all "games" here which all have a limited amount of storylines and endings which are sometimes hard to find and to unlock. But none of them has elements which make others a game i.e. an unlimited number of situations and directions like chess or some simulation games or a random element.
Hence all "games" here are actually "kinetic novels" and the threshold to what some call a game is simply the number of mails calling for a walkthrough.
Anyway, I don't care how people call your work. I like it and it is simply enjoyable to watch what you do!
Loaded question: What is the threshold that makes something a "game"? (This clearly isn't one, but I wonder if there's consensus on that answer.)"
While I did not invent the tag "Kinetic Novel" I guess what is meant is a story which can go in 2,3, or 4 different directions depending on some choices.
This applies more or less to all "games" here which all have a limited amount of storylines and endings which are sometimes hard to find and to unlock. But none of them has elements which make others a game i.e. an unlimited number of situations and directions like chess or some simulation games or a random element.
Hence all "games" here are actually "kinetic novels" and the threshold to what some call a game is simply the number of mails calling for a walkthrough.
Anyway, I don't care how people call your work. I like it and it is simply enjoyable to watch what you do!
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There are many kinds of novels. Let's ignore published novels, and web novels. Sometimes they're even readable.
Light Novel is a story with drawn images, usually a book.
Visual Novel is a story with images, sometimes animates, 3D, drawn, usually on PC/consoles/phones.
Kinetic novel is a pain in the ass. It's a story that keep branching, often incomplete or empty, cause the author lost his/her brain in the middle.
Only look a them if they're complete or the release number is really advanced, or you'll send so many curses you'll be damned or banned.
A game is a game if you can enjoy it. Period!
So I'm really curious, when did Tlaero come back? Last I remember, she'd left because she didn't want her fiance finding out about these games, and iksanobot had joined Mortze to write (the star wars game?)
I'm a little out of the loop, I think.
I'm a little out of the loop, I think.
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Iksanabot wrote the demo for Science of Lust but had to drop out due to work-related reasons. Then Mortze did the Star Wars game all by himself while Tlaero was slowly finding a better balance. Since then they have released "Elsa's Nightmares" (a linear story divided into several chapters like these "EV: Transitions") and "Life Changes for Keeley" (a complete game set in the Keeley-verse). So her 'retirement' has actually been quite an active one
Oh wow, that's a lot that happened, then XD Thanks for the detailed summary
It's a shame that iksanobot had to drop out, but I'm glad that Tlaero found a good balance that she's comfortable with.
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She came back quite a bit ago, already released 1 game in Life Changes for Keeley and some short stories.
She found a good balance in her life and decided she wanted to write some more.
It's not a complete full time thing, Tlaero and Mortze do a joint effort release and then Mortze does a solo project to break things up a bit. Currently he's working on the next episode of his Star Wars game if I remember rightly.
Tlearo is doing this as a bridge to her next full project which will be an Elsaverse one.
Kinetic Novels are linear stories with no choices or branches whatsoever.Kinetic novel is a pain in the ass. It's a story that keep branching, often incomplete or empty, cause the author lost his/her brain in the middle.
Well Wikipedia says...
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According to the Wikipedia links I've just provided above, KN is actually the very opposite of what you wrote.Kinetic novel is a pain in the ass. It's a story that keep branching, often incomplete or empty, cause the author lost his/her brain in the middle.
Only look a them if they're complete or the release number is really advanced, or you'll send so many curses you'll be damned or banned.
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Ohhh, that kind of transition.
I'm with you now. New to this genre so I didn't know what kind of game this would be. Looks good, but I'll need to start at the beginning.
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If you haven't played any Elsaverse games you will need to play the original 4.Ohhh, that kind of transition.
Dreaming With Elsa.
Redemption for Jessika.
Finding Miranda.
Saving Chloe.
In that order.
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Tlaero came back some time ago , as for iksanabot it wasnt the star wars game he was helping with but a game called Science of Lust , sadly that project never advanced more than the prologue. Which is sad , the girls in the game look really good so i wonder if the game was just abandoned or if its still being made
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Tlaero talking about games and since somebody mentioned iksanbot,do you know if the game Mortze and iksanbot were working on called "Science of Lust" is still being made ? We only got the prologue but the game was interesting and the girls were gorgeous. If for some reason that project was dropped can you or Mortze include some of that game models in another game
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