I regularly share news and teasers and art on the Discord server, but I’ve been thinking that perhaps I should also post some of them on my Steam page too, instead of posting only about big updates. I just don’t want to flood the main page with small posts and unimportant news. So this will be like a big summary of them.
But if you want more don’t hesitate to join the Discord!
For those who missed it, Part 3 of Five Stages of Pink came out a few months ago! Here’s the entire post about it.
I’ve been working on part 4 since then.
But with my busy life it got slower and slower. Sorry for the wait.
I’m so so excited because this part’s story is really emotion heavy, a lot of tension and sadness and family drama. I can’t wait for you guys to experience it.
PART 4 PROGRESSION:
Script/Dialogue - 90%
Art - 40%
New soundtracks (2) - 20%
Game coding - 10%
I wish I could show you guys teaser images for part 4, but all the current new art are spoiler heavy. So here’s a little sneak peek of a terrible scene.
SCRIPT / DIALOGUE
By the way, this might be obvious to some people but I just wanted to point out: when I say Script/Dialogue I’m talking more about written dialogue and specific scene details etc. But the overall scenario of the entire story is already done when it comes to chapters/scenes overview and chronological order of events etc. I just don’t have most of the details and the dialogues written down.
You might have guessed that already but this story does a lot of hinting and foreshadowing, so of course I do know many things and specific events that’s to come later. It is a mystery story after all.
Writing stories is my biggest passion in life. I became a 2D artist for the sole purpose of producing my stories into comics/other visual media one day. I wasn’t even intending to be a dev at first, but Visual Novels are a perfect medium for what I wanted to do (especially with the freedom to add music and make it more enjoyable with ambiance).
Anyway, I’m really enjoying working on Part 4, it’s much heavier in drama and lore, and there’s also an important gameplay section that’s a bit similar to Trials in games like Ace Attorney or Danganronpa. I can’t wait for you guys to play it.
STORE PAGE ART UPDATE
After my return with improving the game earlier this year and then updating with a new part, I decided it was ALSO a good idea to improve the store page. I made it much prettier and more… pro? There’re a lot of cool Gifs and a better description now! I can’t show much here but don’t hesitate to check it out.
Here's a before and after of the main images for Five Stages of Pink.
With that I also made a new trailer! A catchier and quicker version, the older one had a very slow start, which is not good for trailers. For current players there isn’t anything new, I just added more images from recent parts/improvements of the game.
SOCIAL MEDIA
I also want to start posting on social media soon enough, it’s very hard to juggle with all my responsibilities irl AND working on the game AND having to create and post content. But I’ll try to have some fun with it.
Don’t hesitate to follow me there! It’s a way to support the project.
And guys, we’re approaching 100 reviews on Steam, it’d be awesome to see that number! So if you haven’t already please consider leaving a review!
And thank you again to all my supporters on Patreon, it truly means a lot.
When I’ll do an early access for Part 4 I’ll contact everyone that has supported me there (even those from months/years ago) to give you access to it. So keep an eye on that!
That's it for the summary of the last few months, if you want more check the Discord! I'll try to post more "regularly" on the Steam page from now on. At least to let you know about the progress of future updates.