How to Become an Indie Game Developer

<p>Visual novels combine text, images, sound, and choices to create an immersive experience. They are popular in Japan and have a loyal fanbase around the world. I always liked visual novels and wanted to make one of my own. Inspired by watching&nbsp;<a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/1210/NHK_ni_Youkoso/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome to the NHK</a>.</p> <p>In this blog post, I&#39;m sharing what I learned making my first visual novel. I hope that this will be helpful or inspirational for anyone reading.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:770/1*GAFlXCZcB91mGdy9GJP4Ig.png" style="height:613px; width:700px" /></p> <h1>The Idea</h1> <p>The first step in making a visual novel is to come up with an idea for the story.</p> <p>It should be something you are passionate about and can sustain your interest.</p> <p>I wanted to make a visual novel that explores the themes of love&nbsp;and&nbsp;fate. Inspired by some of my favorite visual novels, such as Clannad, and Nekopara.</p> <p>I decided to make a visual novel about a young man who is trying to make sense of the world around him. Nelson Summers. He enrolls in community college facing challenges and opportunities.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@braden.bagu/everything-i-learned-making-my-first-visual-novel-845c69b25d68"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
Tags: Visual Novel