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Update - Shizu the beach babe
🕑 Added 2022-05-22 22:00:02 +0000 UTCtl;dr - There's three sections to the beach day, structured somewhat like a VN.
This week's images
Here's some pictures of Shizu on the beach day! I know I've shown a different version of the first one before, but I think it bears reposting; I tried some new morphing techniques to make the shot work and I've been trying to use that more ever since, but I still don't feel like any of the subsequent attempts have been quite as successful as this one.
Shizu's swimsuit is probably the least flashy of all of them, but I still think it looks pretty cute.
Multiple phases in the beach day
PAT isn't generally structured like a normal VN; it has its own design with a kind of semi-open world type of approach and my particular style of interactive scenes. While those interactive scenes are in the beach day, since this event is such a big section I've kind of brought in more VN design elements to keep it engaging and interactive.
I basically divided the beach day into three main phases - an intro about walking along the beach, in which you can examine and talk to everyone, a beach bar section, and then a hang-out section that breaks into multiple different scenes (some interactive).
The hang-out section is the biggest, but I'll talk about that next week. The intro's kind of self-explanatory, since it's based around that big group shot of them walking along the beach, so I'll explain the middle section now; the beach bar.
Basically this is a transitional bit to make the "beach day" feel longer and like more of an event, as well as explaining why Hirai and Kumi are there, but it has a couple of different things that can happen, depending somewhat on relationships. Hirai can try to grab Emi, a different character can have a little moment at the bar (but she's not in the game yet, so I can't talk about her yet... spoilers...) and Mika can ask for a seat.
That's the scene from last week's update with Mika's bum prominently in the frame - you'll have a choice there whether to let her sit on your lap and make the others jealous, or refuse and let her find somewhere else to sit. And yes, there is a special contingency if you refuse but Hirai hasn't been dating her!
What do you think? Does Shizu still look cute in the swimsuit even though it's a bit less revealing than the others? Let me know in the comments!
Comments
BBBen
The dating system? In some VNs, maybe, but that's more of a hybrid system that it's common to see adapted, rather than a standard part of what a VN is.
Frank Kuschmann
But that's exactly what happens in visual novels either.
BBBen
Well, when you're in the apartment and managing your time, going on dates and such, that's not really "classic" VN gameplay. When I think of a VN I think more about a game that is mostly dialogue scenes, with occasional choices and maybe branching paths.
Dubsington
Sorry to reveal my ignorance here, but I'm curious what "structured like a VN" means. I guess I don't know enough about "typical" VNs to know what that leads me to expect.
BBBen
There will be both on the beach day
TysonL
awesome. love shizu. can't wait see hirai too
BBBen
Personally, Emi's is my favourite, but it's nice to have some variety, regardless.
Wild Bill
She looks very cute. I prefer her swimsuit to Emi's actually, since while it's very sexy at the back, at the front it just looks like it doesn't fit her.
