This\nweek I decided to mostly focus on researching other visual novels by playing\nthrough them and observing how dialog is structured and what kinds of choices\nthey give you. This week I played through Rewrite by Key. It takes place in\nKazamatsuri, a city with lots of plants and greenery. The protagonist is\nKoutarou Tennouji who decides to join his High School\u2019s Occult Club. As the\nstory progresses, Koutarou and his friends learn more about what is going on in\nthe background of the city and find themselves getting involved in a hidden war\nbetween two secret organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The types\nof choices and the impact towards the story that they would make were fairly\nobvious. However, the narrative and dialog were still very engaging. In terms\nof gameplay, one thing that made Rewrite different from other visual novels\nwere the use of minigames and a dial. Throughout the story there are times\nwhere you must use the in-game GPS named Mappie. The player can click various\npoints on a map where you meet various people and do other quests. The dial in\nthe corner represents how much you have used Koutarou\u2019s ability. There are\ntimes in the story where you are given the choice to use Koutarou\u2019s ability to \u201crewrite\u201d\na part of his body to make himself stronger, but you are generally advised against\nusing it as the change is permanent. The dial keeps track of how many times you\nhave used this ability, and the result of certain choices and scenes is related\nto this dial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nreally like the idea of a \u201cresource\u201d that you must keep track of in a visual\nnovel. I think it adds a layer of\ngameplay to something that is more traditionally just reading and occasionally making\nchoices that impact the story. This week I\u2019ve thought about how I could implement\nsomething similar into my own project and looked for ways to do it through Ren\u2019py\nand Python.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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