VN Ren'Py Abandoned Elvensang [Ep. 5] [Worlaix]

[Rutonat]

Well, I caved and played through it; boy what a mistake that was. Now I have to endure the agony of waiting for more because this one really is phenomenal. Fantastic worldbuilding and storytelling combined with interesting characters and a genuinely compelling plot make for an experience that I'd enjoy even if it wasn't a porn game. Obviously don't get your hopes up for quick sex, but I got so absorbed into the story I played through it in one sitting (a bit over four hours, though I'm a quick reader so playtime may vary). Also contributing to the length of my session is the fact that I saved and replayed some of it to see the impact of choices, and I was impressed at the variation included. I'm looking forward to how much your choices will be able to shape the overall events of the story in addition to influencing the dialogue, as some plot forks have seemingly already begun to form.

I'd say you forgot to mention how cleverly the lore is trickled as to make you have 5 more questions for what little answer to previous ones you get. This is gonna be a deliciously frustrating game to wait for.

 

[Deleted member 1054268]

I get that, but this doesn't answer my question. Is this game's development cycle following a 6 month rotation? Can we expect the next version before July?

Hard to say mate

 

[Smarmint]

Worliax, you have really made something special and unique with Elvensang. Somehow I missed playing it over the last year, but I loved it. You really have a gift with dialog. The story and dialog is a cut above most VNs we see here. Also, your art style is great. Keep up the good work! I can't wait to see what is next.

 

[Kakato]

Any news?

 

[clamp360]

Jesus Christ.

 

[RedPillBlues]

How about you click on the Patreon link and check the date of the last update ? Even without being subbed, you can have a vague idea if progress has been made.

To be fair news isnt always solely shared on patreon, a lot of the time its on discord for example before anything else, and not everyone uses that.

 

[clamp360]

Wow there champ, be carefull not to twist your neurons trying to play both the jock bully and the edgelord at once. Wouldn't want you to pop a fuse, now, would we ?


On a less stupid note.
I was replaying the game a bit, trying other choices and all and I was wondering...
Am I the only one thinking that Sunny's legs look a bit long compared to the rest of her body when we get to see her full sprite (I mean like, the "conversation sprite", not the scene arts) ? I thought she was a bit more on the short side, but that makes her look like she could be as tall as the MC, except pretty much all legs...

I think Worlaix has said something about Sunny's sprite's proportions being off a bit. If there's a problem, he's aware of it so it should be fixed if not in this coming update then in the next.

 

[Rutonat]

I think Worlaix has said something about Sunny's sprite's proportions being off a bit. If there's a problem, he's aware of it so it should be fixed if not in this coming update then in the next.

Ha, good to know. I don't really remember clearly if the game stated much about her height, but I don't know, with how low her sprite usually is, it really gives her a shortstack vibe. Which is nice. There's not enough of those.

 

[Splatter_1]

I need to chime in on this VN, I LOVE IT!!!! This has got to be one of if not the best VN I have read to date. The story is immersive, the plot is going in a great direction from my point of view anyways. The characters are well thought out with a great backstory and they have what I feel real emotions. The Slow burn corruption of the MC and how re related to the others is exciting. I cant wait to read more of this story. I am glad I gave it a read. It really had me addicted to the point I read into the night to the end of the update.

 

[Za_Warudo]

Are there sex scenes with the mother?

 

[Rutonat]

Are there sex scenes with the mother?

Not yet. This game's a slow burner when it comes to smut. It's more about the world and the story than gratuitous sex scenes every 5 minutes.

 

[Za_Warudo]

Not yet. This game's a slow burner when it comes to smut. It's more about the world and the story than gratuitous sex scenes every 5 minutes.

I like this type of game, I only wanted to know ahaha

 

[Rutonat]

I like this type of game, I only wanted to know ahaha

I'm not judging or grazing you, it's just that there's a majority of games that say they're narrative driven, but you end up sticking your dick in something every new scene and basically the narrative is more akin to "who's the next slut I'm gonna fuck ?".

 

[Za_Warudo]

I'm not judging or grazing you, it's just that there's a majority of games that say they're narrative driven, but you end up sticking your dick in something every new scene and basically the narrative is more akin to "who's the next slut I'm gonna fuck ?".

I agree with you man

 

[Smarmint]

Worliax,
What do you see as the release frequency of this game? Are you on thinking approximately one release every 4 months? 6 months? What is your plan?

 

[Worlaix]

Worliax,
What do you see as the release frequency of this game? Are you on thinking approximately one release every 4 months? 6 months? What is your plan?

Making plans for release schedules hasn't worked out for me too well in the past, but I always try to release as quickly as possible - which admittedly isn't very quick, but it's the best I can do between my academic obligations and constant effort to get better at drawing (which has always taken up most of the development time).

I don't know if that answers your question, but yeah - every episode will be out when it's ready

 

[Rutonat]

Making plans for release schedules hasn't worked out for me too well in the past, but I always try to release as quickly as possible - which admittedly isn't very quick, but it's the best I can do between my academic obligations and constant effort to get better at drawing (which has always taken up most of the development time).

I don't know if that answers your question, but yeah - every episode will be out when it's ready

Quality of updates over fast-frequenty, my friend.
You got a great thing going on, don't squander it just to make impatient people happy. You could realease updates every other day, you'd still have people saying it's not enough.

By the way, just because I can't get the question out of my head, I'm gonna ask :
Is Sunny supposed to have quite a bit "Shortstack" vibe going on, or is that just me missinterpreting ?

 

[Hybris9]

every episode will be out when it's ready

Don't worry, take your time! Just don't use this phrase, CDPR has ruined it xD.

 

[Smarmint]

Making plans for release schedules hasn't worked out for me too well in the past, but I always try to release as quickly as possible - which admittedly isn't very quick, but it's the best I can do between my academic obligations and constant effort to get better at drawing (which has always taken up most of the development time).

I don't know if that answers your question, but yeah - every episode will be out when it's ready

I get it. Whatever steady release cycle works for you, that is what is best for the game. Every 3 to 4 months seems to be the sweet spot for devs to get the most Patreon contributions, and more people will see it here and on other sites and subscribe. If releases are every 5 to 6 months, it's hard to build much of a following, any longer and you start to lose people. Since I hope you are successful with Elvensang, and I certainly want to see what is next, you might consider shorter updates to hit the 3-4 month target, but each dev has his own work style.

You really have something unique and fun with Elvensang, and the story so far is quite interesting and makes the player want to learn more, plus I love your art style, so I hope to see it finished eventually.

 

[Worlaix]

Quality of updates over fast-frequenty, my friend.

Is Sunny supposed to have quite a bit "Shortstack" vibe going on, or is that just me missinterpreting ?

I don't know about shortstack, but I've always envisioned her as fairly busty for how petite she is. But I think that kind of stuff is subjective, especially with how many adult games establish very large breasts as the norm, so breasts that you would consider big IRL suddenly feel somewhat small in pixels.
Admittedly, I am a fan of big breasts myself, so I have a tendency to overdo it at times - usually it's subconscious, like... I'll start drawing a piece of Sunny and make her breasts too big without even thinking about it because I didn't consult a previous artwork of her as a reference. I try to mitigate that nowadays and keep her bust at least somewhat consistent between scenes.

And if we're talking about character sprites, I'm going to be making adjustments to those in the next episode (Sunny and Anasteya's at the very least). It mostly concerns height, since a lot of the character sprites don't communicate the height that I want them to be, and I think in many cases it has to do with proportions, like the head being too small/too big which in turn makes the character look taller/shorter than they should be.

But yeah, I plan to make adjustments to everything as we go. This does include fixing older art, but not more than 1-2 pieces per episode so I'm not stuck drawing old stuff while people wait for the new. On the other hand, character sprites are something that I always want to keep up to date (assuming it's not throwaways like Rodrick and his pals), since it might be "old art" but it's still constantly present in new episodes.