Hanako Games

The Projects That Aren't

#1 by hanako - Jan 22 2023

New year, new round of "Which of these things that I probably WON'T ever make do you kind of wish that I would"?

(And if you look over some of the past years, you can see that sometimes these ideas do make it out into production... but many don't.)

As always you can ask for a little more detail about the idea if you're interested.

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#2 by Shogeton - Jan 22 2023

The Wicked Stepmother Simulator intrigues me, but I'll be honest and say that even if it's not the most groundbreaking option, another dose of LLTQ in a different setting sounds very appealing.

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#3 by FantasyFan - Jan 23 2023

That mysterious journey idea sounds AWESOME.

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#4 by 10gb - Feb 27 2023

Mysterious journey has a good potential. Not quite sure how demanding it would be in terms of art for all different places, but it surely sounds promising for adventure seekers.

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#5 by VroomVroom - Nov 3 2023

These all have a lot of potential and seem great!

The two that stick out to me the most are Space Long Live The Queen and Mysterious Journey. I'm a sucker for space themed stuff and I haven't read many space themed VNs that I've enjoyed. That said, trying to keep a whole party of characters that go between ever changing set pieces and dangers is also a nice thought; and one that doesn't share similarities to that many games that I can think of.

Wicked Stepmother Simulator is a concept I've never seen done. Trying to get different endings for the daughters is a cool thought and could be really fun to try to get a bad ending for one or two of them if you have any that you dislike

Not Here to Make Friends sounds pretty unconventional in a good way. I'd really love for more VNs that would allow me to outright play as a "bad" person/do shady things. Most of the stories I play confine the reader into the role of a sympathetic and goody two-shoed protagonist (that is fine, but seeing something that defies the norm is always refreshing).

Become A Star is the one that I'd be the least enthused about based on the pitch, but depending on the writing and the actual details of it could turn into something fantastic. Everything I've read by Hanako Games so far has pretty much forced me to sit down and finish reading it in a single sitting, so I'm sure this wouldn't be any different!

If any of these ever do come to be, then I'll be looking forward to playing them! Plus, these concepts all seem highly replayable!

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#6 by hanako - Nov 3 2023

Space LLTQ is kind of the joke vote because that's what IS in production and has been for some time, but I can't generally show much about because of the art not being at a stage that makes for good screenshots. So it generally only gets cryptic references on mastodon/patreon even though a TON of work has been done already.

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#7 by VroomVroom - Nov 3 2023

hanako:

Space LLTQ is kind of the joke vote because that's what IS in production and has been for some time, but I can't generally show much about because of the art not being at a stage that makes for good screenshots. So it generally only gets cryptic references on mastodon/patreon even though a TON of work has been done already.

Dang, really glad to hear that. After I made my post last night, I went back through the previous years of this topic and kept seeing it listed there (along with Vampire Raising Sim)! Looking forward to its inevitable release then!