Of Sense and Soul

Devlog

• OSAS broadcasting for The Storyteller's Festival 2024 on Steam!
  January 31, 2024 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #steam festival, #broadcast, #livestream

  As part of The Storyteller's Festival 2024, which we are proud to be featured in, our very first Steam Broadcast on the Of Sense and Soul page is now up for you all to enjoy! 🙌 This pre-recorded st... Continue reading

  
• OSAS Dev Update: September-October 2023
  November 01, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #dev update, #devlog

  In the blink of an eye, November has arrived! Busy as we have been, it's been a difficulty to sit down and report in through a devlog such as this one—so once again, here we are with a two month dig... Continue reading

  
• In Memory of Mateo Ervin
  October 16, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #voice acting, #memorial

  TW: Death As much as we wish this post came to you all under better circumstances, it’s with great sadness that we must share this news: We recently learned that Mateo Ervin, who voiced Cornelius... Continue reading

  
• OSAS Dev Update: July-August 2023
  August 23, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  What a summer it has been! I'm still reeling to an extent, but with so much to do, there's hardly time to un-reel! Since the past two months have been inundated with campaign-specific updates, here's... Continue reading

  
• 103% Funded! A Voiced CG Preview & Next Steps
  August 17, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #shoutout, #campaign, #update

  We're so delighted to announce that in just the nick of time, Of Sense and Soul was fully funded on Kickstarter! 💌 Those of you who have been following the campaign or kept in touch on our social m... Continue reading

  
• Ext. Demo Ver 3.0 + Kickstarter Countdown
  August 04, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #update, #changelog

  Hello all! Now that we've passed the 50% funding mark on our Kickstarter with a week to spare, we've got that new demo chapter at the ready as promised! In fact, it's already available for download he... Continue reading

  
• Halfway Through! Kickstarter Week 2 Progress, Plot Thickening, and Fanart
  July 27, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #update, #crowdfunding, #kickstarter

  This update is also posted on Kickstarter, along with the rest of our updates! You can read them all and back the campaign here. Dear Backers, We have now reached the 15 day mark on the Of Sense and S... Continue reading

  
• KS Milestone Rewards: New Demo Content & A Voiced Preview!
  July 17, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #kickstarter, #crowdfunding

  Hello all! We've had a stellar start to our Kickstarter campaign and are currently at 35% of our goal with 25 days still to go! This wouldn't be possible without all of your help, so thank you very mu... Continue reading

  
• The OSAS Kickstarter is now live! + Community Challenges
  July 13, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #kickstarter, #crowdfunding

  Hello all! It's with great excitement and restlessness that we're announcing the start of our crowdfunding campaign for OSAS! We're aiming to raise HK$156,100 (around US$19,900, GBP 15,490, AU$29,800)... Continue reading

  
• OSAS Dev Update: June 2023
  July 01, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #dev update, #devlog

  It's the end of the month already? It seems like just yesterday that I wrote May's update! Of course, I did go on vacation not too long after posting that. Time flies when you're having fun (and takin... Continue reading

  
• Ext. Demo Ver 2.5 + Kickstarter Date Announcement!
  June 26, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #kickstarter, #update, #changelog

  Hello everyone! We've heard your feedback and seen your streams/videos of the demo, and it's so gratifying to hear you're all loving the demo and the added voicing. We're actually just under three wee... Continue reading

  
• OSAS Dev Update: May 2023 + Follow our Pre-Launch!
  May 17, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #devlog, #dev update, #kickstarter

  Hello all! Ingrid here once again—it's been a while! Following the release of the Extended Demo Voice Update , we've been steadily preparing both game content and promotion materials as we plan for... Continue reading

  
• ingthing's Remote VA Script Template
  May 01, 2023 by ingthing

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  #voice acting, #template, #script, #resource, #tools

  Though I have plans to write a more in-depth reflection on our very first go at handling voice acting , ahead of Otome Jam 2023 I thought I'd put this script template I created for the OSAS Extended D... Continue reading

  
• Presenting Confluence, an OSAS Spinoff Jam Game!
  April 17, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #other projects, #spinoff

  We've just put out a short kinetic novel spinoff of Of Sense and Soul for O2A2 Visual Novel Game Jam: Queer Edition! Confluence is an epilogue story in which Hugo, one of the main characters in Of Sen... Continue reading

  
• Extended Demo Ver 2.0 - The Voice Update
  March 22, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #devlog, #update, #changelog

  We're delighted to announce that the Extended Demo's Voice Update (Version 2.0) is now available! We have been hard at work getting this update out to you all, and we are so pleased that you can final... Continue reading

  
• OSAS Dev Update: February 2023
  March 05, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #dev update, #devlog

  Over the course of February and the latter half of January, there has been quite a bit of buzzing around OSAS HQ! While I still plan to write up a proper post-mortem for the demo itself, there are a l... Continue reading
• Sprites, Camera, Action!: VN Cinematography in Of Sense and Soul
  February 23, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #visual novel, #cinematography, #renpy, #animation, #action editor, #technique, #sprites

  One element that sets the renewed Of Sense and Soul demo apart from its original iteration is the wealth of camera movement and sprite animation that has been added to the game. Up until December of l... Continue reading

  
• Extended Demo Ver 1.1 - Game Crashing Bug Squashed!
  January 29, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #bug fix, #update

  Hello everyone, this is a quicker update than initially anticipated but an important one! There was a game-crashing bug towards the end of the demo due to a pesky transform statement that has now been... Continue reading
• The OSAS Extended Demo: Here at Last! + Upcoming Update #1
  January 29, 2023 by Forsythia Productions

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  #announcement, #roadmap

  The release of the original demo in 2020 marked our first foray into putting our work out into the world—two and a half years later, here we are again! We’re excited for you all to play the extend... Continue reading