Hi! If you’re reading this, then it means I’m so happy because I finally (FINALLY) released When The Wind Blew You Away, my otome jam contribution! Hurray!

Well, just a few words: I’ll develop more on the characters (and especially on the love interest because I love him so much) in a future devlog, but I won’t make a spoilery devlog on release, haha!

So, those who are familiar with my projects might be surprised because… this is surprisingly sweet… Well, a friend of mine challenged me to make a “sweet” game for once! So, answering “I take thee at thy word” (okay maybe not exactly), I thought otome jam was the perfect occasion to submit a sweet and cute entry!

But of course, me being me, you’ll still see more of my usual writing (although tamed down, as the game is 10+) in the bad ending, and I touch on some “darker” themes (but only in background, as the game shouldn’t be too shocking for pre-teens). And obviously, not something as terrible as the main theme of High School Lolita - my crushing love story, haha! But I hope it still helps raise an issue in a soft way, and with a very optimistic look. Overall, I’d say this game has quite an amare tone, but I do hope it also sounds quite romantic!

Coding wise, I have to say this is my most ambitious game so far! It has a lot of cool features, animations and sound effects and I really feel like I’m getting closer and closer to being able to offer players a fun, varied and professional experience in that regard! I still have a lot to learn (for instance, the game doesn’t feature a gallery, I never used layered sprites), but in that regard, I’m getting more and more proud of my games! I do hope it shows, and I do hope you guys enjoy how the coding enhances the writing!

Most importantly, I am so happy to have worked with so many talented people! The beautiful “shojo” art style of the sprites is brought to you by Banya, the wonderful main menu art is brought to you by Dani and, last but not least, the sublime CGs are brought to you by JewelsWithWings. I hope you guys appreciate their work, because I surely do and couldn’t feel more blessed and grateful!

Music-wise, I also purchased on DL site the tracks from a composer whose work I love: T.M. Bach (I do think it’s a pseudonym, because, if not, this is a funny coincidence)! I discovered his work while playing a VN… Everytime a character appeared on screen, a specific track would play (the one you can hear in the trailer and on the main menu) and I fell in love with the character just because of the track! But since T.M. Bach wasn’t credited, I had to extract the files from the game archive to find the composer and support them by buying their work. And, oh boy, how many more lovely tracks are there!

Writing-wise, I won’t develop too much as it is for the future devlog, but I wanted Peter to be an ultimate green-flag. Sure, we do love some toxic love interests in our otome, but sometimes, having a real nice guy (not the “I’m nice so date me” type of nice guy tgfvrfv), with his own realistic “quirks” (for a lack of a better word), and his own past… I really love him and I really hope you guys manage to enjoy him too as a character!

For now, I just hope you guys enjoy this bubble of peace, fluff and wholesomeness! This game is a comfort game for me, so I hope it brings you… comfort!

See you!