Dev Log - House Chores

Hey guys!

Here's the first post on this new Sirens Paradise channel so I figured I would outline some of the basic plans & goals for House Chores.

== Third Project ==

Working on Town of Passion and Zombie's Retreat has been, and continues to be a fun and worthwhile experience.  But I've been at a mental crossroads for over half a year now.

I have so many ideas for games that I want to make, but I have no idea how long I'll be making games.  So I wanted to push my limits and try to balance a much smaller third project on the side on occasion.  House Chores satisfies that creative itch perfectly. 

I do know I'm probably opening myself up to more scrutiny by announcing this project while still working on two others.  Just know that I sat on the idea of working on this game for months and ultimately, I found myself happier pursuing it rather than not.  And besides, it's just more NSFW content for you to try out and possibly enjoy ;)

ToP and ZR will still progress as usual even with a third project in the mix.  They are remaining my top priorities and House Chores is designed to be simple as a result.

== Visual Novels ==

A future style of games that I want to try and create are visual novels.  That's the second step in my plan to create games of different genres and playstyles.  The first being RPG's made with RPG Maker (ToP & ZR).  

I still plan to make future titles in RPG Maker but I want to step out of my comfort zone and re-enjoy that excitement I felt when I first dabbled in RPGM by learning a new engine.

House Chores will be like my own little personal learning project.  A game where I learn what I'm capable and what I can do in a visual novel format.  Meanwhile, players get to enjoy a nice little story that is told along the way.

If things go well and I truly enjoy creating VN's like I hope I will, I may expand on other VN ideas that I have as well!

== House Chores Timeline ==

I'm hoping to have a playable demo of sorts available sometime this summer.  The initial commissions are by far the slowest because there are so many backgrounds and art that needs to be completed before I can begin.

Once the Alpha is released, I hope to release builds every 2 months like my other projects with House Chores being released around the same time as Zombie's Retreat usually is.  I still do not know how plausible this will be but I think it can be done given how simple the idea is for House Chores.  By no means will it be as lengthy and extensive as ZR or ToP.

I'm hoping to complete House Chores within a year.  I don't want to spend ANY more time on it.  If I were to release a build every 2 months, this would mean 6 builds.  I want the game to take place in the span of 5-6 days so it'd work out very well.

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I hope some of you are as excited for this project as I am!  I'll discuss more about House Chores itself hopefully soon!

Before I start projects, I like to type up these dev log's to sort of share what's been on my mind and why I'm working on a given project.

Thank you for your interest!

I'll see you soon. ;)