#silver:line

[yurimother]

Fantasy Visual Novel ‘Silver:Line’ Funded in Second Kickstarter

The Kickstarter for the fantasy visual novel Silver:Line by Codev productions has been funded. Over 300 backers pledged upwards of S$15,000 (11,000 USD) towards the game, well over the goal of S$8,200. This Kickstarter was SIlver:Line’s second attempt at crowdfunding, with the initial Kickstarter raising S$17,500 (12,500 USD), which was short of their S$23,000 goal.

Silver:Line is a fantasy romance visual novel where you play as an imperial scholar serving the crown of Lucarene. However, the player’s life is thrown into turmoil when they are forced to fear the country after being falsely accused of wrongdoing.

The game allows players to pick the gender of their main character. Branching choices and dialogue will affect the greater story, however, you are not the protagonist, but a supporting character to everyone else’s story.

Players can romance any of the eight main characters, two of which were unlocked via Kickstarter stretch goals. Four of these characters are male and four female, however, players may romance any of them regardless of their chosen gender, allowing for same-sex relationships.

Silver:Line will feature fully animated sprites, partial voice-acting, and over 10 hours of gameplay. It will be released in November2021/February 2022.

A demon of the game is currently available on itc.io and an extended demo is set to release at an unknown point before December.

[otomesweetheart]

Silver:Line is an upcoming game by CodeV Productions and currently on KS!

Links:  Kickstarter  |  Itch.io  |  Twitter  

Synopsis (Taken from KS):

Main Characters and Love Interests are pictured above! Check out the KS to see more detailed pictures, possible bonus routes, screencaps, and more!

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[justanotherdumpingground]

Kickstarter Visual Novels

Lately, I’ve been playing demos of four visual novels on Kickstarter. One of them has a successful campaign that’s already over while the other three have ongoing campaigns.

The Divine Speaker

Developer: Two and a Half Studios @thedivinespeakervn

The crowdfunding campaign for this visual novel is over, and it managed to raise AU$29,499 (about US$20,415), more than the set goal of AU$16,060 (about US$11,114).

It’s a BL game, meaning that the protagonist and all love interests are male, so I’d expect MLM players to get interested in this. The current demo hasn’t presented the third love interest, a blond guy named Cyne, yet.

The story’s about an orphan named Raen who just turned 18, encountered some secrets from the local leader with the power to determine every newborn’s fate, and gets kicked out of the city and into the woods in the process, leaving behind the only known civilization in the setting. Along the way, he encounters some guys around his journey around the woods and learns that there’s some thing out there and there’s more to the civilization than meets the eye.

One thing that got me intrigued about the story is the mystery behind Aurelia Cavella’s history and the mystery of the woods marking the end of civilization. That got me interested in how the story will unfold as Raen uncovers the mystery. Another thing I like is Fawn, whose adorkable nature towards Raen and love for animals has endeared to me so far.

Since funding for the game is over, that means there’s nothing else I can say about this other than the fact that I look forward to its release next year. In the meantime, the extended demo will be out soon.

Whiteheart Woods

Developer: NoBread Studio @nobreadstudio

The campaign for this visual novel has about slightly less than a day left to reach its goal of €15,000 (about $16,917), yet the amount pledge has reached about two-thirds of its goal as of this writing. The story’s a supernatural mystery, so anyone who likes that stuff are in for a treat.

The protagonist is male, and his name can’t be changed. Moreover, his personality, background, and characterization are set in stone. There are four love interests: three female and one male.

The story starts with the protagonist having a dream about being in the woods with two girls named Sylvia and Marie, only to wake up during class. He meets and reconnects with the two girls in his dreams and a boy (Noah) who shows up late to class. Afterwards, they fly to an old cabin in the woods, and the demo ends when they reached the cabin and opened up the mailbox.

I enjoy the demo and its setup. The first scene left me wanting to know about the mystery about the cabin in the woods. The primary characters shown so far (the protagonist, the three love interests shown, and two supporting characters) are interesting in their own right, and the interactions are good so far. Only one love interest hasn’t been shown, however. I like how Sylvia (the redhead) has an outgoing personality that contrasts neatly with Marie (the blonde) and Noah (the white haired guy), who are more reserved.

I feel a bit sad that this campaign most likely won’t reach its funding goal in time. I just hope they won’t give up regardless of outcome.

Silver:Line

Developer: CodeV

This one’s interesting. The artwork for the characters are 3D instead of 2D, we play as a supporting character of each of the love interests’ stories, we can play as a male or female, and there are six love interests (four of them are present in the demo, and all of them available for both genders). Funding has reached about 47% of its goal of S$23,000 (about US$16,907) as of this writing.

The beginning of the story reminds me of The Crown & The Flame, one of the stories from Choices: Stories You Play @playchoices. In this case, we play as a scholar who was framed for killing the king and queen. There are also classical tropes like your friend’s the long-lost son of the king, one of the love interests is the last surviving member of her kind, and whatnot. Nevertheless, I still enjoy what the demo has offered so far, and I look forward to more of it. My only concern is that the narrative should be mindful of the setting, because one scene is described as “something from a horror movie”. That turned me off a little because this is a setting where movies don’t exist, so I suggest fixing this to something more in-line with the setting. Still something I’m checking out, though.

Synthetic Lover

Developer: Irlana @knight–of–hearts

The campaign for this visual novel has slightly less than a week left, and it has reached about 71% from reaching its goal of CA$11,200 (about US$8,589) as of this writing. The story’s about some sort of robot called a biot who gains self-awareness after an altercation with a customer. Along the way, he tries to find answers for his predicament before his makers destroy him.

Like The Divine Speaker, Synthetic Lover is a BL game. Only this time, there are only two love interests: Bastian, a bartender and the customer who triggered the protagonist’s self-awareness, and Terrance, who works for the company who creates biots. This is going to be an interesting fuel for drama. The story kind of reminds me of Perfect Match, another story by Choices: Stories You Play @playchoices, except that the protagonist is a robot instead of a human.

Anyone interested in MLM romance is in for a treat with this one as well as The Divine Speaker.

If anyone is interested in any of the ongoing campaigns and can afford to back any of them, feel free to do so, and don’t hesitate to spread the word about them.

[otomesiren]

Okay Scar, tone it down a little okay?

[theannypetite]

Silver:Line [Demo]

Main Character (unnamed) is a highly ranked scholar and friend to Lucas, the only (?) knight that’s not a noble. The two of them have worked so hard to come where they are now, but it all crumbles to pieces when Main Character stumbles upon the demise of the royal family. Now a fugitive – saved by none other than the assassin of those of royal blood, Kitsune, what will Main Character do? (more…)

[myotomegames]

This looks amazing! I always want to help share otome games news and upcoming dev’s and games that I find.

[woman-child91]

This game is just so awesome. That I’m actually going to cough up $26 for it. I never cough up my money for anything. I always just get the free membership versions and free mobile games. But this game is so awesome.

💯👍🏻👏🏻

🥳😍🎉

P.S - They have such talented voice actors. One of them even sounds like the professional voice actor: Yuri Lowenthal. The graphics are beautiful. The story is super interesting.

[bestgamesintheplanet]

Silver:Line - Demo Live (Codev)

Wanted for treason against the crown, what will you do now?

Free to play (Windows, Mac)

[otomesweetheart]

Silver:Line - Fantasy Visual Novel

second kickstarter was a success

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/codev/silver-line?ref=card

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Hey there!! I hope you’re doing well!

Ooh yay I’m glad it was funded! Congrats to them and the project!!

[otomesiren]

👀 👀 👀  why hello side character with deep voice whom I cannot date.

[otomesiren]

Ahaha, this banter is what I live for!

[otomesiren]

Estelle is for the male route while Gilbert are for females.

Naturally I wanted ol’ Gilbert (NOT JUST A SIDE CHARACTER YAY)

Spoiler below: 

He seems to have been forced into submission by the big bad which is Harrison, the royal advisor, who wants to be King (and the late King’s brother?).  So I’m VERY interested in unlocking his route in the future.

[otomesiren]

Lucas.

Why you gotta be dense about another person snatching me away?!

[otomesiren]

oh HELLO there

[otomesiren]

Why yes, I brought in the leaves.