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"Sophistry" will officially launch on Steam on December 9th, 2021!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546910/Sophistry__Love__Despair/ After a year and a half of development, we are proud to announce you the official launch of the first episode of our multi-series game "Sophistry"! Starting this December 9th 2021, you'll be able to incarnate the role of Cherryl, the first of our 6 main protagonistes. Be ready for an emotional rollercoaster, as her journey will be filled with unexpected turn of events! We would also love to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been supporting and believing in us! We really hope that you'll enjoy this episode! Nicolas & Izan 2 Cubs Studio


[ 2021-12-05 08:28:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Our Kickstarter Campaign is live!


Sophistry's Kickstarter campaign is live! If you're a fan of story rich romance visual novel, please consider supporting our crowdfunding campaign! You can support us here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cubsstudio/sophistry-live2d-romance-lgbtq-inclusive-visual-novel?ref=user_menu


[ 2021-04-01 14:58:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Don't miss our Kickstarter Campaign!


This is it folks! Sophistry's Kickstarter campaign will go live on Thursday April 1st, 2021 @ 4pm Paris Time (GMT+1). If you're a fan of story rich romance visual novel, please consider supporting our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cubsstudio/sophistry-live2d-romance-lgbtq-inclusive-visual-novel?fbclid=IwAR0Bsd_MWTAznM9d4kUj2uk4B_F9M3NSCbfj66bsX6oKac2u10f6yFq9030 Please don't forget to hit that "Notify me on launch" button! Don't miss our Early Bird backer rewards! What is Sophistry? Have you ever watched a Korean drama - or any romantic drama for that matter -, and wished that the lead character was another protagonist of the show, or that the main lead went for another girl (or guy) than the one they featured? In Sophistry, you live this drama the way you want! You want to see it from the eyes of the lead character, so be it, what about from the eyes of the second lead or even the antagonist? What do I say; you can even play it from the point of view of the love interest! What about romances? Here again, its your choice, your story. With 6 playable characters and each with 3 potential love interests, thats a base of 18 full romances stories and plot lines! Of course, it is possible to only play 1 character and still enjoy a fulfilling story. But its only by playing all six characters that you will unlock all the stories mysteries, as theyre all interlinked with one another. Romances in Sophistry can be man-woman, man-man and woman-woman; no discrimination here. Its important to note that each character has its own unique romances story path. All the characters and assets are fully animated using Live2D and the dialogs are displayed using comic style speech bubble for more interactivity! The gameplay in Sophistry is story driven, always moving forward, and doesnt include any grinding or repetitive tasks. Your decisions will shape your character relationships towards the 5 main characters as well as all the other characters in game. This is probably the most complex story ever written for a visual novel. Who we are? 2 Cubs Studio is an international video game developer and publisher based in France. In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 crisis Izan and Nicolas decided to create their own game company 2 Cubs Studio and Sophistry is their first title. Darizan Prudhon was born on 1st October 1985 in Malaysia. She is primarily responsible for all the coding in Sophistry. She also writes the grand plot lines of this game. She was particularly active while working on Destiny Online Nicolas Prudhon was born on 23rd December 1977 in South of Korea. He is now a French citizen living in France. He is primarily responsible for all the art style, animation, and the trailers of Sophistry. He also the script writer for this game. He was featured in Korea Magazine as Person of the Week in December 2001. More recently, he worked for GT Arcade on League of Angels and some other of their titles. Why KICKSTARTER? We started the development of "Sophistry" in September 2020, and since then, the entire production of the game has been funded by our own treasury. Fortunately, most of the work is done in-house, allowing us to save a lot of money; potentially allowing us to ensure that the game could be fully developed on our own funds. As the development went along and people got to try our demo, it became obvious that voice over wasn't just an option for our game, but would have to be a core element of the game itself right from the start. Voice actors (even more so quality ones) are very expensive (we have been ask up to "$21,000" by some actors for their role alone), and definitely not the kind of budget we can afford for this at this time. In addition to the voice acting, other cost are attached to this, such as more advanced character animation and lip sync. For those reasons, we decided to turn to Kickstarter for your support in order for us to be able to deliver to you, our game "Sophistry" at the quality level that you deserve. We have estimated that the initial goal of "20,000" would allow us to do just that for you. While the voice actors in that price range may not be the best ever, we are confident that we can hire some sufficiently competent for you to enjoy the game. That being said, for the same reason, one of the stretch goals would ensure that we can get you voice acting of really high quality, as initially intended. This is our first project, we really hope that we'll get your support, and in return, we'll develop a game that you'll truly enjoy! The game is expected to be ready for release by the end of this year on Windows, macOS and Linux. Followed later, by a mobile release on Android and iOS.


[ 2021-03-30 13:54:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

10 Days Left till Kickstarter Launch Day!!!


10 days left till our KICKSTARTER Launch Day! Sophistry is due to release on Kickstarter, April 1st, 2021. This is the official campaign starting date, not an April fools day joke! The LAUNCH DAY is in 10 Days!!! Kickstarter - https://bit.ly/2OFTHEQ Through Kickstarter and with your support, our aim is to deliver "Sophistry" at the quality level that you deserve. Lookout for our Early Bird package that will only be available for the first 48 hours of the campaign! You will get our game in HALF PRICE!!! Sign up for the Kickstarter launch notification directly on their platform by clicking on the "Notify me on launch" button to not miss it! https://bit.ly/3bHK3cE If our Kickstarter is funded within 48 hours, we will add 3 more romance stories to their visual novel. You could enjoy all this extra content for free just by supporting us early on. What is Sophistry? Have you ever watched a Korean drama - or any romantic drama for that matter -, and wished that the lead character was another protagonist of the show, or that the main lead went for another girl (or guy) than the one they featured? In Sophistry, you live this drama the way you want! You want to see it from the eyes of the lead character, so be it, what about from the eyes of the second lead or even the antagonist? What do I say; you can even play it from the point of view of the love interest! What about romances? Here again, its your choice, your story. With 6 playable characters and each with 3 potential love interests, thats a base of 18 full romances stories and plot lines! Of course, it is possible to only play 1 character and still enjoy a fulfilling story. But its only by playing all six characters that you will unlock all the stories mysteries, as theyre all interlinked with one another. Romances in Sophistry can be man-woman, man-man and woman-woman; no discrimination here. Its important to note that each character has its own unique romances story path. All the characters and assets are fully animated using Live2D and the dialogs are displayed using comic style speech bubble for more interactivity! The gameplay in Sophistry is story driven, always moving forward, and doesnt include any grinding or repetitive tasks. Your decisions will shape your character relationships towards the 5 main characters as well as all the other characters in game. This is probably the most complex story ever written for a visual novel. Why KICKSTARTER? We started the development of "Sophistry" in September 2020, and since then, the entire production of the game has been funded by our own treasury. Fortunately, most of the work is done in-house, allowing us to save a lot of money; potentially allowing us to ensure that the game could be fully developed on our own funds. As the development went along and people got to try our demo, it became obvious that voice over wasn't just an option for our game, but would have to be a core element of the game itself right from the start. Voice actors (even more so quality ones) are very expensive (we have been ask up to "$21,000" by some actors for their role alone), and definitely not the kind of budget we can afford for this at this time. In addition to the voice acting, other cost are attached to this, such as more advanced character animation and lip sync. For those reasons, we decided to turn to KickStarter for your support in order for us to be able to deliver to you, our game "Sophistry" at the quality level that you deserve. We have estimated that the initial goal of "20,000" would allow us to do just that for you. While the voice actors in that price range may not be the best ever, we are confident that we can hire some sufficiently competent for you to enjoy the game. That being said, for the same reason, one of the stretch goals would ensure that we can get you voice acting of really high quality, as initially intended. This is our first project, we really hope that we'll get your support, and in return, we'll develop a game that you'll truly enjoy! Now, mark down April 1st in your calendar and set the alarm in your phone to ensure that you won't miss the LAUNCH DAY! Or sign up directly on their Kickstarter platform by clicking on the "Notify me on launch" button to not miss it! Click NOTIFY ME NOW! The game is expected to be ready for release by the end of this year on Windows, macOS and Linux. Followed later, by a mobile release on Android and iOS. Dont miss the LAUNCH DAY on April 1st 2021!


[ 2021-03-23 10:24:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

KICKSTARTER LAUNCH DAY on April 1st 2021!


Sophistry is due to release on Kickstarter, April 1st, 2021 This is the official campaign starting date, not an April fools day joke! That means the LAUNCH DAY is in 20 Days!!! Click to here to visit our Kickstarter page! Through Kickstarter and with your support, our aim is to deliver "Sophistry" at the quality level that you deserve. Lookout for our Early Bird package that will only be available for the first 48 hours of the campaign! Mark down April 1st in your calendar and set the alarm in your phone to ensure that you won't miss the LAUNCH DAY! You should also sign up for the Kickstarter launch notification directly on their platform by clicking on the "Notify me on launch" button to not miss it! If our Kickstarter is funded within 48 hours, we will add 3 more romance stories to their visual novel. You could enjoy all this extra content for free just by supporting them early on. What is Sophistry? Sophistry is a fully voiced and Live2D animated visual novel inspired by romance K-drama in anime/ manga art style featuring over 30 characters including 6 playable protagonists. The best way for you to understand what Sophistry is all about, is to play their game demo! (This demo is still a work-in-progress) Heres our free playable demo: Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546910 Whats make Sophistry different than other visual novel games available? In Sophistry you have 6 playable characters to choose from. This allows you to experience the game from 6 different points of views, almost as if you had 6 games in 1. Of course, it is possible to only play 1 character and still enjoy a fulfilling story. But its only by playing all six characters that you will unlock all the stories mysteries, as theyre all interlinked with one another. All the characters and assets are fully animated using Live2D and the dialogs are displayed using comic style speech bubble for more interactivity! Romances in Sophistry can be man-woman, man-man and woman-woman; no discrimination here. Its important to note that each character has its own unique romances story path. The gameplay in Sophistry is story driven, always moving forward, and doesnt include any grinding or repetitive tasks. Your decisions will shape your character relationships towards the 5 main characters as well as all the other characters in game. Now, thats sound interesting! The game is expected to be ready for release by the end of this year on Windows, macOS and Linux. Followed later, by a mobile release on Android and iOS. Dont miss the LAUNCH DAY on April 1st 2021! Visit our Kickstarter page now! CLICK HERE


[ 2021-03-11 13:57:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sophistry is coming to Kickstarter!

We are really glad to inform you that that Sophistry is coming to Kickstarter on April 1st, 2021 (seriously that's no april's fool joke) steamhappy Supporting us at this stage will not only reward you with our game at a very discounted price, as well as many other goodies (digital and physical); but more importantly will allow us to produce an even better game for you to enjoy! You can help today for free, by heading to the link below and clicking on "Notify me on launch". https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cubsstudio/sophistry-live2d-romance-lgbtq-inclusive-visual-novel We'll talk about in more details later, but know that not only early backers will get special rewards, if we get successfully backed up within the first 48 hours, something REALLY BIG will be added to the game! We are counting on you, and thank you in advance for your support! If you have any question about it, don't hesitate to contact us.


[ 2021-02-27 15:10:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Get Your Art Featured In Sophistry Live2D Visual Novel!


Get Your Art Featured In Sophistry Live2D Visual Novel!


View the event on Facebook

CONTEST RULES:


The theme of the contest is simple: Romance! Draw any of our character or combination of characters of Sophistry, just make sure that your entry evoques romance, in some capacity. While Sophistry is rated M (17+), it's not a hentai or eroge VN, so please keep your entries within that rating.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:


This contest will run from February 14th -February 28th. To submit entries you need to post your art on Facebook in comment of this post. You can enter as many times as you want, but you can only win once.

PRIZES:


The top 5 entries will be featured in our VN in a more or less prominent way (along with due credits of course!). Showcase on our social media pages.

SELECTION:


After the submission deadline (Feb 28th), all the valid entries will have 1 week (until March 7th) to gather as many likes as possible. The top 5 entries with the most likes will be considered the winners.


[ 2021-02-22 08:06:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sophistry - Love & Despair
2 Cubs Studio Developer
2 Cubs Studio Publisher
Release
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“Sophistry: Love and Despair” is the first episode of our multi series visual novel game.

“Sophistry” (6 episodes), and is expected to be released end of December 2021.

Throughout the episodes, you'll get to incarnate each of the main protagonists of the story (3 males and 3 females). Each episode can be played as an independent game, or in sequence as the choices made in previous episodes can be carried over making each playthrough absolutely unique and tailored to your preferences.

In this episode, you incarnate the role of Cherryl. Through her eyes, you’ll follow and guide her as she becomes entangled in a dramatic story of love, friendship, and betrayals.

For your enjoyment, “Sophistry” features:

  • A carefully written story line

  • 6 Different endings.

  • Choices carry over to the next episodes.

  • Fully voice acted in English and Live2D animated.

  • Original songs composed and interpreted by professional artists.

  • Non spoiling dynamic branch tree generated as you progress.

  • 46 In-game achievements.

  • Branching generated dynamically based on the choices you make.

This isn't a hentai/eroge visual novel.

That being said, some mature topics and behavior will occur or be implied in text or visual, such as drinking, arguing/fighting, kissing, death, injuries, blood, weapons, suggestive comments or clothing (but no nudity). Some dialogs may feel offensive to some, but those are just the reflection of the character in the story itself and not our beliefs or political views.

MINIMAL SETUP
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or higherMemory: 4 GB RAM
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL3.3 equivalent or higher
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUP
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  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL3.3 equivalent or higher
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
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