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Mini Stories! I need your feedback! :)

Added 2023-01-06 16:54:25 +0000 UTC

Surprise new (potential) feature release!

I've added a new tab to the game called "Mini Stories".

The idea of mini stories are essentially small, short stories that are in text-only format (no backgrounds, no sprites, etc.)

They tell small but significant stories about the character's lives (things that you've probably seen in discord or read about in-game).

Currently, there is 1 mini-story available:

Julian/Ash's first kill (summarized in #lore from a curious cat question https://curiouscat.live/arewar)

(For anyone unware: Ash is a new sort-of character that is being added while I'm rewriting Julian's route. There is 1 side story that already includes Ash, 'We Had An Agreement')

Some examples of possible future mini stories:

Sebastian's 1st girlfriend and Alexander's involvement (mentioned in game)
Sebastian trying and failing to move on from Monika before they met (mentioned in game)
Sebastian's story about the "run-away" girl (mentioned in game during Sebastian's 'I Never' game)
Brandon's watch gift from Monika (another curiouscat answer)
Quinn's first meeting of (spoiler)

Why in this mini story format?

Because of time, budget, and assets.

Creating these in normal short story format would require me to hunt down new backgrounds, create new sprites or find silhouette sprites for multiple no-name one-time side characters, plus all the programming and time that goes into that.

The idea of mini stories are that they are quick and easy to generate and provide valuable important insight into the LI character. Things that make the LI characters who they are, but just didn't come up in the main story.

These mini-stories will not be locked behind other content, and will not have achievements or unlocks. They're purely for extra fun, to give more insight into the LIs and why they are the way they are first-hand.

I want your feedback AFTER playing the new mini story!

Is this something that interests you?
How do you feel about the text-only format?
Is it comfortable to read?
How does the length of the story feel?
How does the pacing feel?
Is anything missing?

Share anything that comes to mind! (In comments here or in Discord!)

IMPORTANT: This beta is for getting feedback on this feature!

Mini Stories are a random idea I had in the middle of the night, and I'm not sure how enjoyable they will be, so please let me know whether or not you like this feature.

This is something I may scrap if it's not well recieved.

How to Play!

This beta is for ALL patreons. Download here:

https://arewar.itch.io/particles-of-reality-beta

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