Tag: Black Heaven
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What Is “Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim”?
If you’re new to the world of OROBORO and the Occult Triangle Lab, you’re probably thinking something like: Dark fantasy—cool. Body horror—cool. Worldbuilding—cool. What’s all this about a dating sim? Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim was one of the Lab’s first major projects (and our first successful Kickstarter). It’s a psychological horror dating sim,…
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We’re Launching A Kickstarter for “Black Heaven”!
The official launch date is set for April 30th, 2021! You can see the full announcement on Itch! Here’s an excerpt: “When I started work on Black Heaven, a game about romancing ghosts in the aftermath of an apocalyptic plague, I didn’t expect a real-life pandemic to spread across the world. Now, the themes of…
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The Demo For Black Heaven Is DONE!
After eight months of work, including creating a Game Design Doc, learning Ren’Py, writing the opening 20 minutes of the game, and finding artists…the demo for Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim is done. I’ve gotten almost universally positive responses for the Beta version of the demo, and now I’m super excited to send it…
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Black Heaven Vision Board
To help aid in art design for the game, I created some Pinterest boards for characters and costumes!
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New Plans for “Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim”!
Big announcement: I’m planning on turning “Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim” into a full-length, commercial visual novel! Though the project likely won’t kick into gear until Fall 2020, I’m laying the groundwork for the game now, including 1) an early version of the demo with placeholders, 2) marketing plans, and 3) an outline for…
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Making ‘Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim’, Part 2: Narrative
Welcome back to my ongoing series of posts on my game demo project “Black Heaven: a Necromantic Dating Sim”! If you haven’t read part Part 1, go read that first, you animal. This time, I’m talking about narrative—outlining the story, figuring out the characters, and writing the opening scene. Because Black Heaven is just a demo at this stage, there…
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Making ‘Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim’, Part 1: Concept
I haven’t finished a novel in at least two years. It’s a pretty shameful thing for someone with a degree in Creative Writing. It’s even more shameful for someone who originally wanted to work in book publishing. Instead, I’ve been playing games like Doki Doki Literature Club, Katawa Shoujo, VA-11 Hall A, and Mass Effect (among others). I’ve…