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"The Barbeque"

OMFG.

When I first played Our Wonderland and when this magnificent scene had begun, it was another thing that touched my heart. Got me a little bit of Deja Vu.

The barbeque, I mean. When I was a little demonic gremlin, me and my cousins would run around the backyard while the adults talk and smoke. Often, me and my cousins would jump on the trampoline or would often make horror stories (One of them managed to convince me that old porcelain dolls lived in the walls. Hah, the memories).

Now, all (totally) matured teens we are, we still talk. Not that much as I slightly lost connection with them but still talking.

Anyways, enough of my memory lane. I guess that the Barbeque scene was just- warm- touching to my weird heart. Maybe because the barbeque was a nice reunion for the group. Huh. Reunion. Maybe that's why it touched my heart.

That and also why I felt...envious?? Jealous, that despite what they're going through, they reunited over some nice barbeque. I can't even reunite with my friends without them bringing up past problems, without me being the middle of their shit. Whenever I try to reunite them over anything. Even after my group had broken up into two, whenever I talk with one of them they would just say; "Oh, are you that selfish?" or "Do I not matter to you?" or "You can do way much better than hanging out with them." It's my decision on who I hang out with and who I don't hang out with. It's my choice if I want to stop hanging out with one or not. Like, I don't fucking care, it's my choice, why can't they fucking take a no for an answer? That I'm my own person and not some character from some twisted drama show?

But besides my enviousness of the barbeque scene. It really gives a nice introductions to the characters, how they act to one another but what I like most was the presentation of Hunar(Humar? Sorry for my misspelling) and Bucks relationship and how both of them react/deal with their unready . I love how Carrot had showed that Bucks wasn't ready or ready to be a mother (yet), showing how Bucks had dealt with the situation, which and sadly, she dealt quite negatively, neglecting Saydie and avoiding the problem. When arguing with Hunar, she had suggested giving their infant daughter whiskey to shut her up but when her friends were coming over, she had bought a new grill for the barbeque reuninon.. Hunar, who, even though wasn't prepared nor ready to be a father (just like Bucks), took the responsibility of taking care of Saydie, which in my point of view and my opinion, was the only one taking care of Saydie and also the only one trying to keep their marriage upgoing and stable. Instead of Hunar staying silent and letting Bucks do her thing (which I sadly keep seeing on SOME visual novels/books *cutely sighs*), he confronted her about the problem, telling her off for her irresponsibility, her neglection towards Saydie and how she rarely been at home for dinner and shit.

Honestly, if @just-a-carrot didn't add the barbeque scene after the small prologue, I would've gone;

'that's a wrap. I'll play this tomorrow!', then would've proceed to not play it for a week- (totally not me who spent one whole day on ARC 1 and balling my eyes out at the end)

LIKE SERIOUSLY THOUGH. How they expressed the types of relationship the group has for each other in their 30s, it's like fucking icing on a rich red velvet cake. (YES RED VELVET IS MY FAVOURITE FLAVOUR SWEETS, BITE ME). Like how Genzou still bullies Orlam, how Orlam improved his game (by game I mean getting laid-), how Gidget is trying to be perfect, Bucks becoming a momm- I MEAN, becoming a tough (anger issue??) woman. I WOULD CONTINUE RANTING BUT IT'LL FUCKING BECOME LIKE THE FNAF LORE BOOK. Ty, for whoever read this.

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Day 20; Draw a silly OW doodle!

Ah- I kinda think about the shenanigans the Iggy Dolls will do. (And how annoyed Jerry will get by them-)

How To Make Your First Visual Novel

I'm yet again in a talkative mood, and as someone who has made/helped make over ten visual novels, I figured I would be Qualified™ to talk about it!

Step One: Pick Your Fighter... er... Engine!

Deciding the game engine you want to work in is the first step to having a game! Ren'Py is the most popular, free-to-use engine for visual novels, with tons of add-ons done by creators such as Devil Spiδεr and Feniks. Other commonly-used engines include Naninovel (an extension to Unity) and RPG Maker.

Step Two: Wait, What Goes In The Engine?

Whodathunk that for a visual novel, you need a story and visuals!

Clip Studio Paint has a series on making visual novel sprites, though any old art software works for making visual novel art. As for writing, I highly recommend Better Fountain, an extension to Visual Studio Code which enables to you to write in Fountain syntax. For music, I recommend Audiostock which gives access to hundreds of thousands of songs with their subscription service.

Step Three: But What Do I Do With All Of This?

Spoilers, your first visual novel... probably won't be your best. You have to make it to break the first timer's curse. Study your favorite visual novels, listen to other developers' processes, learn more about art/writing/music/etc., and remember that it doesn't have to be perfect. In a year of making visual novels, my work went from the left image, to the right:

You can do it too! Now go out there, and make visual novels!

Day 24: Where would I add a CG??

Honestly, I just want to see a fully CG (drawn scene??? ;3;) of when Gidget shut Genzou and Orlam up in Arc 5, where they're at the cabin.

So, if I had some voodoo moodoo magic, I'll definitely add a drawn version of that scene.

Also, I don't have any personal CGs that I want in OW nor know where to put them (if they existed). So. Lol- Haha Lol- cries- dies.

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Day 18; Favourite Ships?

The Titanic-

Nah, nah, I'm joking, joking💦

It's quite obvious. Genzy.

However, despite Genzy being my top ship, I absolutely LOVE Hunar x Bucks, they're just- *sobs gayly* Idk how to explain it but they're so beautiful together. I'm glad they work it out at the end of the VN :D.

Then we have Cecil x Gidget. Idk who else ships the two but. Uh. Yeah. I see a Golden retriever x Black cat tbh LOL 😅. But also, someone that Gidget is most likely comfortable with, despite the two having opposite personalities.

And now the last and the best.

Iggy x Buck's axe. 💖💖💖

TOTALLY a lovely duo.

The axe can really DISARM his tension.

And always is quite MIND-SPLITTING sometimes.

Tbh the relationship would be quite GUT SPILLING, y'know???

(Idontactuallyshipthisitsajokeiswearpleasedontmakemedomyduolingolessons-)

Random Thoughts:

I am still surprised that I played Our Wonderland for free..

Like, before I even downloaded Our Wonderland, I was like; 'ah, a Queer visual novel with problematic 30 year Olds going into Wonderland? Sounds interesting enough. This would be a piece of cake-"

Bro, Our Wonderland touched yet beat up my heart like there's no fucking tomorrow. I HAVEN'T EVEN CRIED AT A VISUAL NOVEL (only internally BUT NOT OUTSIDE) UNTIL PLAYING OUR WONDERLAND.

Like the characters!?!??!?!? The plot!?!? The humour- 🫶👌- THE ANGST!?!? AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE ENDING. LIKE I WAS FUCKING BAWLING MY EYES OUT WHEN IGGY WISHED HE NEVER EXISTED. I'M LIKE; "WAIT, WHAT, NO, NO, NO," until I saw that it wasn't actually the end of the game- just the arc.

BUT GOD FUCKING DAMN IT. THE ENDINGS AT EACH ARC WAS LIKE KNIVES STABBING INTO MY HEART-

And when I finally finished Our Wonderland. I slowly laid back down on my bed and cried both tears of joy and sadness-

Like, I played that visual FOR FREE. WTF.

Also, when first playing it, I thought Cecil was like an alternate emo version of Iggy-

Anywhizzle, that's all of my yapping.

R.i.p five tissue boxes, for sacrificing their lives while I played Our Wonderland.

🤧😞🫡🥀