[Locked] Katawa Shoujo Developer Q & A

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MasterChimp117 wrote...
Correct me if I am wrong, but is Lelouch Lamperouge from code geass in the classroom, and if it is him, why is he placed there?


The game is set in Britannia, Haven't you received the memo?
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...Kidding, Lelouch in the game is more like a Cameo, like Kyon(or Young Dr.House)Haruhiko and Lezard. Not a dev but you don't need to be one to know that.
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Juan Trique Poni wrote...
Oh, just thought of one more question that'll probably get the thread on /a/ pissed at me; Are you worried your association with 4chan will drive people away from an already controversial project? I know in Mikes thread on this forum there have been people saying they weren't sure about getting the game simply based on this association.

Well, the game isn't really from 4chan. It's not "the game /a/ made" just like how the /jp/ theme isn't "the song /jp/ made".
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ROLDY wrote...
Aura wrote...
Mecha-Tama wrote...
Hisao's heart started racing with really simple stuff, like throwing balls. He also got exausted from a simple walk. Do you have any thoughts on how will he overcome his condition in sex?


He has to get stronger if he wants to fuck like a stallion. However, I'd imagine he can do it fine if he pays attention to his limits and just takes it easy.


hmm... his limits... lol d: so i'm guessing that there will not be any "wild" scenes?

Rin's route. Nuff said.
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Kaimax Best Master-San
After reading all the post from page 1 to 10, I think all of my answers have been asked and answered nicely.

So, Great Job on making this VN, this VN really stands out from all of the VN that I have.

I'm looking for the final release.

Good Luck to All the People who is working on this.
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Juan Trique Poni wrote...
Oh, just thought of one more question that'll probably get the thread on /a/ pissed at me; Are you worried your association with 4chan will drive people away from an already controversial project? I know in Mikes thread on this forum there have been people saying they weren't sure about getting the game simply based on this association.


Well, I'm of course bothered if someone who'd play KS won't do so because of the 4chan label. That's really stupid but it's something that can't be helped. I'm not worried though, many many more people will play the game because of the influence 4chan has on the internet, than those who are turned away because of the bad reputation. KS will never be something that could break out of the rather small slice of subculture we are in, 4chan label or no.

The demo release though, it was reported in many places with something like "4chan releases eroge demo!" which was beyond retarded. While I'm perfectly fine with being associated with 4chan in general, we really are not 4chan. For practical reasons the project does not embrace many of the core principles of 4chan anymore (if it did, it would have died two years ago), but we aren't about to start building any ivory towers either. I'm pretty happy with the state of our co-existence with /jp/ (and nowadays /a/ too), it feels that we are not completely separated from them even if there is the distance that the working methods of 4LS create.
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Aura wrote...
The demo release though, it was reported in many places with something like "4chan releases eroge demo!" which was beyond retarded. While I'm perfectly fine with being associated with 4chan in general, we really are not 4chan. For practical reasons the project does not embrace many of the core principles of 4chan anymore (if it did, it would have died two years ago), but we aren't about to start building any ivory towers either. I'm pretty happy with the state of our co-existence with /jp/ (and nowadays /a/ too), it feels that we are not completely separated from them even if there is the distance that the working methods of 4LS create.

I am very satisfied with your perspective on this.
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Aura:

Do you plan on releasing the OST seperately once it's finished?

Will Akira play a big part in Lilly's route?

Finally, will Hanako's route still be the hardest to get?

Edit: Now that I have the chance, I'd like to really thank you and the rest of 4LS for putting so much damn work into this and giving it away free. You've done an incredible job, matching if not beating the standards of other 'professionally-released' eroge.

If I was a tenth as hard-working as you, I wouldn't be sitting here on my ass doing nothing.
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Aura wrote...
Juan Trique Poni wrote...
Oh, just thought of one more question that'll probably get the thread on /a/ pissed at me; Are you worried your association with 4chan will drive people away from an already controversial project? I know in Mikes thread on this forum there have been people saying they weren't sure about getting the game simply based on this association.


Well, I'm of course bothered if someone who'd play KS won't do so because of the 4chan label. That's really stupid but it's something that can't be helped. I'm not worried though, many many more people will play the game because of the influence 4chan has on the internet, than those who are turned away because of the bad reputation. KS will never be something that could break out of the rather small slice of subculture we are in, 4chan label or no.

The demo release though, it was reported in many places with something like "4chan releases eroge demo" which was beyond retarded. While I'm perfectly fine with being associated with 4chan in general, we really are not 4chan. For practical reasons the project does not embrace many of the core principles of 4chan anymore (if it did, it would have died two years ago), but we aren't about to start building any ivory towers either. I'm pretty happy with the state of our co-existence with /jp/ (and nowadays /a/ too), it feels that we are not completely separated from them even if there is the distance that the working methods of 4LS create.


You can't blame most of the people for doing so, since the first source was VERY retarded as well, If it was ANN that did that first, people wouldn't be saying the game is stupid because it's related to 4chan

Also, I've went over to a lot of forums and the retards i see who do this are often people who spam memes and terms that come from 4chan without knowing what it truly is, and only insult the game because of what they read in sankakucomplex(e.g. the starting thread in crunchyroll and otakuism).
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amanwithnoname wrote...
We know that Emi helps Rin get ready in the morning. But does Rin also need Emi's help for other things, such as getting her pants off to go to the bathroom?

Also, if Katawa Shoujo is successful (As it currently looks like it will be) is there a chance for a sequel, or is it just too much work for something you don't get paid for?


Rin does need someone's help for stuff like that, yes. However, it's more often one of the nursing staff, rather than Emi, who has her own stuff to do as well.

We are not doing a sequel. I hope.
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First, I want to congratulate your well-recognized efforts, even if i am about to start the VN for the first time.

Second, what is the general setting of the full VN? Is it going to be a School type tragicomedy, as in, having a comedic first impresion of the KS universe, while getting more serious as the relationship progresses, which is a commonly used progression style in School setting romance anime, manga and VNs storytelling? (my god, i almost bit my virtual tongue getting this phrase out)

I'm an amateur writer myself, so i want to share and learn from your already successful project. Any chance we can meet in IRC for a little chat (This goes to any writer)?
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Prismatic wrote...
I like Hanako most of the girls, but I don't particularly like Lilly.
My question is if their routes have to be tremendously intertwined.
I know there's going to be at least 2 directions for each girl, so is Hanako's going to have 1 go more towards Lilly and 1 not?


The paths are separate stories, and both girls feature in each others' stories, but not to the extent you are probably thinking of.
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Ghostlyy wrote...
Aura:

Do you plan on releasing the OST seperately once it's finished?

Will Akira play a big part in Lilly's route?

Finally, will Hanako's route still be the hardest to get?

Edit: Now that I have the chance, I'd like to really thank you and the rest of 4LS for putting so much damn work into this and giving it away free. You've done an incredible job, matching if not beating the standards of other 'professionally-released' eroge.

If I was a tenth as hard-working as you, I wouldn't be sitting here on my ass doing nothing.


We don't have any plans pertaining to any extra material. That said, why not?

Akira will play a... medium sized part.

The difficulty of getting the routes seems to be very personal. From the feedback I gather that Rin is the trickiest one to get for a majority, but because of coincidences, she can be one of the first girls for others.
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Aura wrote...
For practical reasons the project does not embrace many of the core principles of 4chan anymore (if it did, it would have died two years ago), but we aren't about to start building any ivory towers either. I'm pretty happy with the state of our co-existence with /jp/ (and nowadays /a/ too), it feels that we are not completely separated from them even if there is the distance that the working methods of 4LS create.


That being said, have you guys been checking out /a/ and /jp/ for KS discussions? 'Cause there's kind of been a lot of 'em. If you have, what has been your reaction to them? Do you think that most of the fan's expectations in the way of h scenes(various fetishes pertaining to each girl's disability, threesomes, etc) will be met? I'm sure everything being discussed now has been proposed over the course of two years, but have you guys seen anything new in the past few weeks that you hadn't considered before? Would things like that make it into the script?
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Are there plans to have the girls wear more casual clothing in future scenes or will they just wear their school uniforms throughout the whole game?
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Raw wrote...
First, I want to congratulate your well-recognized efforts, even if i am about to start the VN for the first time.

Second, what is the general setting of the full VN? Is it going to be a School type tragicomedy, as in, having a comedic first impresion of the KS universe, while getting more serious as the relationship progresses, which is a commonly used progression style in School setting romance anime, manga and VNs storytelling? (my god, i almost bit my virtual tongue getting this phrase out)

I'm an amateur writer myself, so i want to share and learn from your already successful project. Any chance we can meet in IRC for a little chat (This goes to any writer)?


As the plot progresses and the relationships become more complex, I'm sure that the mood will also shift to some direction.

Feel free to join the IRC and chat me up (the other writers offer varying degrees of responsiveness as well)
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rejectyourdrills wrote...
Aura wrote...
For practical reasons the project does not embrace many of the core principles of 4chan anymore (if it did, it would have died two years ago), but we aren't about to start building any ivory towers either. I'm pretty happy with the state of our co-existence with /jp/ (and nowadays /a/ too), it feels that we are not completely separated from them even if there is the distance that the working methods of 4LS create.


That being said, have you guys been checking out /a/ and /jp/ for KS discussions? 'Cause there's kind of been a lot of 'em. If you have, what has been your reaction to them? Do you think that most of the fan's expectations in the way of h scenes(various fetishes pertaining to each girl's disability, threesomes, etc) will be met? I'm sure everything being discussed now has been proposed over the course of two years, but have you guys seen anything new in the past few weeks that you hadn't considered before? Would things like that make it into the script?


I rather that you take /jp/ out of the question, since they only love to troll it with a passion.
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Aura wrote...
Ghostlyy wrote...
Aura:

Do you plan on releasing the OST seperately once it's finished?

Will Akira play a big part in Lilly's route?

Finally, will Hanako's route still be the hardest to get?

Edit: Now that I have the chance, I'd like to really thank you and the rest of 4LS for putting so much damn work into this and giving it away free. You've done an incredible job, matching if not beating the standards of other 'professionally-released' eroge.

If I was a tenth as hard-working as you, I wouldn't be sitting here on my ass doing nothing.


We don't have any plans pertaining to any extra material. That said, why not?

Akira will play a... medium sized part.

The difficulty of getting the routes seems to be very personal. From the feedback I gather that Rin is the trickiest one to get for a majority, but because of coincidences, she can be one of the first girls for others.


>Akira will play a... medium sized part.

Terrific, thanks.

She reminds me of Saber for some reason...
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Knayno wrote...
Are there plans to have the girls wear more casual clothing in future scenes or will they just wear their school uniforms throughout the whole game?


There might be an occasion or two that calls for clothing that diverts from the uniform.
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ElBandidoMonco wrote...
I rather that you take /jp/ out of the question, since they only love to troll it with a passion.


We're mostly just upset because the KS demo has introduced dozens if not hundreds of people to the VN genre.

We prefer if people can start with more solid foothold VNs, such as Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night (I can hear your groans, but Nasu is probably the most definitive VN writer).
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First of all, let me congratulate all the people involved in the project. it really is the proof that even the most unlikely dreams do come true, but lets get to the questions.

1. Will there be other variations to Kenji's route? This there a possibility for a little bromance?

2. You already told there shall be no Misha route... won't you reconsider? Or at the very least allow for a threesome in Shizune's route.

3. What is the most difficult or time consuming aspect of making a VN?

4. How does it feel to be better at piercing a visual novel together than Overfl0w?

5. Where is Lily's dog? I've been told there would be dogs

6. 4chan is asking for anal and ballgags, is any of them happening?

that's it, I tried to find 2 other bro's to plead for a chance to make the portuguse tranlation for this but to no avail... that leads to my next question, to which languages this is already being translated, aside from Japanese?