ive gotten though a good portion of the meat of the poph artbook, and now ive gotten to the part I really wanted to make. I called the section Bloopers, aka its fun to fuck up when coding a visual novel

If nothing else, those worst case scenarios your overthinking gives you can make for great story ideas.

The term “My Little Pony situation” is really helpful to me. It means “these characters are definitely adults, but they have child level problems because this show is for children”.

I have a plot concept seed, but I’m having a hard time getting it to sprout.

Had a dream that Date Everything! had been in development since 2010, when the lead dev was 11 years old. I…DON’T think that’s true.

so. guess who NEVER SHARED THESE OVER HERE— (2/3 of the #CrushedVN crew by pilitella on IG 🎄)

stuff! stuff made! gui stuff! for renpy! lenlen403.itch.io/simple-gui-k...

And now I have a THIRD Yandere Jam idea. The MC tries to get over their ex by splitting off the part of them that still loves them into a separate person, but in the process creates a tortured soul.

To elaborate, the “fandom misogyny” Yandere Jam idea features a woman who despises her crush’s girlfriend because she’s a little rude to him sometimes. Meanwhile, the crush in question has done SO. MUCH. WORSE.

I have two Yandere Jam ideas again. One’s a point and click in which Cinderella escapes from her prince, and the other’s a commentary on fandom misogyny.

Maybe is kinda early to give my Secret Santa #VNSS2025 but it's already the 19th where I live and I'm deeply afraid of forgetting after going to sleep (as it is like 1AM) So... Hi @hsp-emtalks.bsky.social !! Hope you like it! And Thanks for hosting @crescence-studio.itch.io ✨

$785 left! This is needed as soon as possible!

Sometimes I look at the description of a fanfic not knowing beforehand it’s smut, and it’s like I just walked in on the characters having sex by accident. “Sorry! Carry on!” (slams door)

Google keeps showing me this ad. I want you to tell me what’s wrong with this picture.

I feel like when people say “love triangle”, they usually mean the kind where A and B are fighting over C. Remember that “A likes B, but B likes C“ is also a valid type of love triangle!

I don't care that much about award shows unless they're fake. Let's make one where we award people in a bunch of bizarre categories like "said the word 'basically' the most times this year"!

Let's turn this into a formal interest check. Please like this post if you would be interested in a visual novel jam in which you make a game improving on the bad movie of your choice. It doesn't even have to be the full movie. Just one scene.

I don’t think I could ever use my Instagram because posts there take effort. I can’t just fart out whatever I’m thinking; it’s image based. It takes intent.

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Let's turn this into a formal interest check. Please like this post if you would be interested in a visual novel jam in which you make a game improving on the bad movie of your choice. It doesn't even have to be the full movie. Just one scene.

Darn shame about copyright. A game jam in which you adapt a notoriously bad film into a good game would be so much fun.

However, BEING the Phantom of the Opera could be a fun fantasy. "I have attached my opera adaptation of Mac and Me (1988). Please perform it. --O.G."

Itch, do you want me to pay people to play my games?

OMG all this sudden love for A Simple Twist of Fae??? You've got this gentle (maybe dangerous🔪) kuudere, Nuri blushing! 😳❣️

I tried writing a script for a video essay. Didn't get far, but I like this line. "(Game Title) is the game that got me into visual novel dev. Indirectly. Maybe. Depending on your interpretation of events."

Do you want to see me become the best #DELTARUNE chapter 1 player ever? If I can raise $800 USD for a friend in Gaza, I’ll do both blindfolded and no damage playthroughs! Read on for the plan.

You see a video called "The Worst Indie Game of 2025". As the narrator furiously recounts every programming error, every reason why the characters suck and the story makes no sense, you realize the game is about your actual real life so far.

Do you want to see me become the best #DELTARUNE chapter 1 player ever? If I can raise $800 USD for a friend in Gaza, I’ll do both blindfolded and no damage playthroughs! Read on for the plan.

I’m not much of a shipper. Generally, what gets me interested in two characters’ hypothetical relationship is if it would A, be funny, or B, make an interesting story. This leads to situations like: “Character A/Character B” “Meh.” “But THEN. They get divorced.” “…I’m listening.”

Here's Emma, an otome game MC who plays otome games and has unrealistic expectations of romance IRL. #otomegame #josei #visualnovel #indiegame UI Design by @otokeneko.bsky.social

I can tell I’ve matured because the Phantom of the Opera is no longer an appealing romantic fantasy to me. I don’t want a guy using me as an instrument. I have my own opinions about what I want to sing, you know!

who said videogames can't be educational?

“That girl has a lot of foils.” —me, about my character

You would think romance visual novels would be far more suited to self shipping than stuff like a flash cartoon from the 2000s, but they both have their ups and downs. Visual novels tend to show you exactly what the character is like in a romantic relationship, which can be both good and bad.

Wow. Listening to music while writing might actually help me focus better (as long as it doesn’t have lyrics).

I have two fundraisers to collect for for a total of $1,270 USD. Both are for contacts of mine in Gaza who need a new tent. As incentive, I want to do something big, and you get to vote on it! With donations! www.paypal.com/paypalme/Abo... needs $270 www.paypal.com/paypalme/moh... needs $1000

Would anyone be interested in a blindfolded playthrough of Pokemon Red or Blue? Watch me stumble through and name my Pokemon nonsense strings.

The problem with posting video game playthroughs is people generally watch 2 types of players: 1.) Someone who’s never touched the game before 2.) Someone who’s exceptionally good at the game For the game I have in mind, I’m neither of thode things.

Suddenly got the urge to make silly edits of animated movies. Where do you people get video files they can do that with?

$270 left for a tent!

Today I learned that when you approve a pending comment on Itch, it sends you a notification that someone commented on your game. I know. I did that.

fyi the spam bots on itch.io are now posing as developers in comments on random games to trick people into downloading malware report em when you see em

My team is looking for a co-programmer! (: If you have experience on working on VNs (esp with a chatsim setting) Please reach out on DMs or my discord: minthe_draws Do note this is volunteer work. Thank you!!

I made a mistake the last time I quoted this. There’s $335 left for a tent and $530 left for medical tests. I’m willing to stream any game you want in exchange for a donation! Just let me know.

Proud of myself for having a story where only one out of five main character’s has an arc remotely related to romance, and it’s about divorce.

There’s still $270 left for a tent (which is top priority) and $530 left for medical tests.

Got to use the fuck word to promote a game today

Here’s an idea. What if I do a pseudo-Kickstarter? A couple friends and I were considering making a visual novel about this premise: MC believes she and LI are fated to be together. To "prove" soulmates exist, she engineers a bunch of realities and gets with the LI in each one.

This situation just got a million times worse. It’s raining very hard in Gaza, and Abood now needs an additional $885 USD to secure his tent and keep it from sinking into the mud. Otherwise, his family might drown. That makes a total of $1,415 I have to raise TODAY.