The game is back up! Go bask in the lofi ennui! antisit-games.itch.io/noir-in-hong... #gamedev #indiegame #visualnovel

How I attempt the art. - Noir in Hong Kong (Beta build.) antisit-games.itch.io/noir-in-hong... #gamedesign #manga #clipstudio

I'm redoing my intro sequence. It's pretty ambitious but I'm enjoying the process. #renpy #visualnovel

I've been working on this graphic for a while now - Originally I was going to divide it into three screens that the player would never see all in one go but I've kind of fallen in love with seeing the whole thing zoomed out... Can't think of how to present it. (I might opt for both?)

Rosa is a bit of a nightmare to draw but I think I'm finally getting somewhere. #renpy

Good news : I've made a robust and interesting gift system. Bad news : You can currently only have bananas.

Hey all, I've been pretty miserably sick over the last sevenish weeks. (In total I needed 24 days of antibiotics, which I think is a record for me.). On top of that, it's been the summer holidays here in Hong Kong and I've had my two adorable boys with me this whole time.

You can go clothes shopping in Noir! I'm going to do missable dialogue for whether the player shaves their head in a desperate attempt to relate to the cynical clerk here. Spoiler : She's not impressed. #Ren'Py #visualnovel

antisit-games.itch.io/noir-in-hong... My name is Liam and I hate clicking. #gamedev #itch #uidesign

I've been teaching Yoko Ogawa's Revenge to a student. It's honestly one of the best books I've read in years but I feel as if a line of sorts has been crossed in getting kids (Teens) to read it in terms of the nihlism, fatalism, and dread it conveys.

itch.io/blog/988690/... Liam has pneumonia but he can still dream! #renpy #gamedev #visualnovel

A glimpse of my tragic backstory: antisit-games.itch.io/noir-in-hong... #renpy #visualnovel

antisit-games.itch.io/noir-in-hong... After months of waking up at 4am and grinding, Noir is back up on @itch.io ! This is a Beta build while we catch the SWARMS of bugs plaguing our fair city. (It's going to be a lot more 4am sessions before they're gone!) #visualnovel #detective #renpy #Hongkong

Demo v.01 Launch! - Esper X Guide coffeedripstudios.itch.io/exg/devlog/9... #otomejam #joseijam #battleactionfantasyjam #indiegame

I have a big update that will be out on June 21st. I'm putting all my heart into it but I've put very little energy into promoting it. If you reading this, please consider taking a look!

June 21st - Uber Update Incoming itch.io/blog/950659/... #renpy #detective #Hongkong

Working incredibly hard on an uber-update for June 21st. I don't have the energy to promote it more than this but I'm just happy that my peeps will see.

I thoroughly enjoyed Artificial Nexus by @toomanyteeth.net Really looking forward to jumping back in and exploring all the endings!

Nice! Let's gooooooo. store.steampowered.com/app/3096600/... @toomanyteeth.net

I've been waking up 5:00am on the dot and drawing for 2 hours before my family wakes up. I can barely see the screen. I'm just going to go with it and hope it works out because that's what my brain seems to have decided.

Wong is perhaps the sexiest character put into any visual novel. #visualnovel #renpy

The face(s) of a LIAR. #renpy #visualnovel

Made a ton of progress of my contradictions system this week. The game is feeling really good to click around in. #renpy #visualnovel #hongkong

Just want to show the UI in my Visual Novel. Renpy has many limiting quirks that make some of the things here really, really complicated but I think that I've found some pretty elegant magic tricks to get around them. #UI #Design #Renpy #Visualnovel

No, really, I've been busy. - Noir in Hong Kong - Chapter ONE noirinhongkong.itch.io/noir-in-hong...

#hongkong #visualnovel #renpy

I doodled this guy randomly the other day and I keep coming back to him. For me it's all about hitting that feeling of "Yeah, I know people like that." and the brain feeling stimulated to assume things about their lives and character. (Which is entirely irrational and superficial but automatic.)

I still exist. Working hard arting. #renpy #visualnovel

Interested in adding some cinematic magic to your visual novel? The first part of my series on camerawork and scene direction in VNs is now up for your reading pleasure! Read on at ingthing.dev/behind-the-lens-1-vn-camerawork/ 🪄 #visualnovel #devlog #indiedev #vndev

Hi everyone. I'm Noir, a 37 year old dad dev. I work on a visual novel detective game made on Renpy. Trying to encourage my writing students to contribute mysteries...