a promise you'd never keep
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Between you and him, something has to give.
It's been too long since you've seen the man that now calls himself Cypress—he's now one of the hottest new stars in the hero industry, rising above the nameless crowd of hero hopefuls.
But what his fans don't know is that Cypress hides a secret, one intertwined with the past the both of you share. And unlike his fans, you won't be so quick to forgive.
This time, Cypress can't run from you.
Content warning:
Textual references to death and blood, descriptions of murder, major character death...but noting gratuitous!
This game was made in 36 hours for Velox Formido 2.
- Play through a complete visual novel of 11k words (~30 minutes) that takes you through the trials and tribulations of a semi-customizable, gender neutral protagonist.
- Reunite with an old friend who's now become a hero out of your reach; determine how your relationship began and how it will end through the choices you make.
- Revel in animated sprites of the central character you speak to, who blinks and talks with his dialogue. Take it all in alongside the custom GUI!
- Two distinct paths that affect the story's narration, change the player's distinct motivation, and eventually leads to the ending you receive. What kind of hero will you choose to be?
Notable Oopsies that have since been fixed but will not show up until game can be updated:
- Foresight often incorrectly called Foreshadow
- Some sounds / Continuous beeps missing
- Abrupt transitions
- House backgrounds not implemented
- Icons for scientists and Foresight not showing
- Name choice when you're naming each other doesn't show up - Essentially a missing scene
- Ursus typo when choosing a name
Credits:
- LemonInk: Programming, GUI, art
- Katherine Song (saiyohara): Writing, editing, marketing
- Music - Dova-Syndrome (Individual links to be added
- SFX - Zapsplat
- GUI Color Palette - https://lospec.com/palette-list/berry-nebula
Backgrounds:
Apartment - Photo by Huy Nguyen on Unsplash
Forest - Photo by Jordan Heinrichs on Unsplash
Neighborhood - Photo by at on Unsplash
House Ext - Photo by Roger Starnes Sr on Unsplash
Kitchen - Photo by Francesca Tosolini on Unsplash
Bedroom - Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
Facility - Photo by Wahyudi Resnu on Unsplash
Rundown Building - Photo by Colin Hobson on Unsplash
Download
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Development log
- Postmortem!! A look into the process :)30 days ago
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Obsessed with this game (but not as obsessed as the MC is with Canis lmao). 11/10 experience, this was a delicious cocktail of resentment/yearning. Also love how much of an unreliable narrator MC is and how both Canis and MC are traumatised AND terrible people. I'm really impressed this was made in 36 hours and I know it was made for a game jam but if you ever wanted to make more in this universe I would be so down.
i played 2 times but got ending A both times </3 is there perhaps a mini spoiler u can give me so i can get the other ending? <3
Of course and thank you for playing! In general, I'd suggest options that push back against Cypress / Express your MC's independence more versus the more friendship/gentle-esque choices.
If needed though, we can also publish a more in-depth walkthrough (Hint: Pick Ursus as your name for extra Ending B points!)
ahh okay thank u !! didnโt actually use that name so iโm sure that will help <333
very excited to play!! i think ill love it!!
"I'm fine being the villain of your story" HELLO? BASED DEPARTMENT i literally gasped ok ok ok
chad department called and they want YOU ๐ซต back! i too love the line but why is it giving ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ dark academic booktok style โฆ