Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Combining the Elements for a VN Game (part 3)


I have also lined up an artist to do CG's. A CG (meaning computer graphic) is a special plot moment in a visual novel which has a separate, full-screen art illustration that is intended to emphasize the moment and provide a memorable piece of art you can access later. A lot of visual novels have a collectible art gallery where CG's are unlocked as you progress through the game. Completionist gamers like to unlock each one, and sometimes it becomes a topic of discussion online in gamer forums as they share tips about what choices you need to make in the game to go a certain route so you can unlock a particular CG. For me, the challenge is figuring out which scenes would be the most “photogenic,” in a sense, and make great artistic moments. My CG artist will be starting work with me in January, so not only do I need to complete the script by then (it's good to have deadlines!) but I'll need to have decided which scenes will be the most memorable and be the best art scenes. Some of these scenes might be the kind of art you'll want as a screen-saver, or maybe even something you'd print out in color.

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