The Road to '71 - An Inflation Themed Dating Sim

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Hey guys!

I posted not too long ago about my blueberry dating sim. Well I’m back at it again with yet another dating sim/visual novel!

And I have a full working demo to show off! The whole of Act One!

You’re probably wondering what this is, why it is and why I’m posting it here. It’s always been a weird dream of mine to make an interactive romantic visual novel of some kind. If one or two of you recognise my name, I’ve posted dozens of nonsense romance stories about blueberry inflation.

In my head, I just thought my fiction would translate well to a visual novel and this is my time to prove it.

While I understand not everybody is interested, and not everyone may like, or are even able to play visual novels, it’s an itch I’ve wanted to scratch for years and I’ve finally decided to buckle down and do it properly.

Sadly, this is where I have to admit that I’m a writer, first and foremost. I can code, I can write, but one thing I continuously struggle with is drawing due to a personal disability that effects my wrists that, try as I might, I can’t seem to overcome. So the majority of assets used in The Road to '71 will be AI generated. I am using it purely as a tool, and not for a second taking credit
for anything it generates.

This also comes from the fact that I’m fully aware the project is possibly going to interest five people at most, so making any financial investment towards this game wouldn’t be prudent (unless it gets surprise traction in which case I’ll absolutely reconsider), but the game will be totally free, and I have no intention on charging ever. No Patreon, no donations, nuffin’.

Thanks for letting me ramble! See you on the road!

Spoiler:

There is no blueberry inflation scene in Act One, but there is absolutely a stuffing scene.

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I really like this so far, hey if you need any help with assets feel free to let me know :slight_smile:

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yooooo!!! sick!!

Just to be of note; I would consider financially giving some support to this if you added a nice scene where the player gets all big and berried at some point in the next acts…! especially with a big belly and pecs bumping out from the bottom of the screen, progressing as things go on… if you need examples; stuff from BubbleGumDrgn on itchio does some pretty good stuff with the concept, albiet not much of it really captures the berry idea as much as the balloon idea…!

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Thanks for the kind words!

There’s already plans, don’t worry. Act Two is going to be heavily expansion focused and I’m planning on some expansion to the character happening.

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Again I’m really looking forward to the next part and if you need a character artist I can volunteer if you need one :slight_smile:

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I gotta say, I’m liking what you’ve got so far! Not a fan of the AI Art for obvious reasons, but I can understand it and don’t judge you for it. I recommend partnering up with an artist if you can! I’m working alongside one myself.
But speaking of the routes, I loved the Harry route so much, can’t wait to see more of him!

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Thank so much! Naturally, the end goal if it does pick up pace is getting actual art. Especially as there’s going to be further expansion scenes that’ll need an actual hand.

And really glad you liked Harry!

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Harry is my favourite one, can’t wait to hopefully make that boy blow up <3

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dont forget to add the ‘ai’ tag to your game!

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Done, thanks for that!

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sorry i shouldve been more specific. i meant add it to this post as well