Hey guys, short time no see! So, I'm writing the devlog now that I'm releasing this very short game!

So, first: don't expect anything too ambitious from it, haha! It's not High School Lolita - my crushing love story, which was an intense and psychological story; this is not Kissing Snow-White, for which I really had a strong artistic vision... Okay, let me explain how I created this game...

Omg how did you create this game?

Well, I was practicing drawing... And somehow, I ended up drawing a muscular guy holding a suitcase with more-detailed shading than what I usually do. And you know... the shading was cute... I didn't want to let this character go to waste and;;;;; tadah???????

*okay this backstory is extremely bad but i mean come on give me a break every game doesn't have to be about a story or a theme i've been wanting to tackle for a long time and that i pour my soul into, i'm authorised to have a nice time too, you know????*

Okay, so what is it about?

Erm... so, careful spoilers of the 5-minute-game, oooooooh scary?????
So, this game is actually about basic empathy: when your ex comes to you after a break-up because you're his only friend, I think not telling him "hey remember how better you were with me? ;)" is basic decency so... that's what this game is about?????

OKAY I JUST WANTED TO WRITE A BITTERSWEET SCENE the game isn't really about something;;; i suppose it's also about how heteronormativity makes everyone unhappy but we're used to that??????

But I also wanted to explore Ren'Py's new speech bubble feature and I had a lot of fun, although I admittedly encounter limitations (there are certainly ways to work around them, but I'm letting more competent developers set an example first!). I also wanted to have some sort of animation on the main menu and Carrot made a super-duper-great tutorial so yippee (if you're a dev, take a look; the main menu seems to be a lot, but if you already know how to seperate the main menu and the different game menus, you're fine)!

And... that's it. So far, I'm working on a cute game for Otome Jam, and it's also about bonding! With childhood friends this time!!! So, not a very long story either, but definitely more than five minutes, hehehe... So... see you there (follow me here on itch or on twitter for updates???)?

(omg i want to write another sweet story involving anthony in a relationship in which he's happy rv'qrvfgi king let me give you the moons and stars)