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!
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- Sophistry - Love & Despair - Linux [2.6 G]
“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.
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or higherMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL3.3 equivalent or higher
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Processor: i7 Series or higherMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL3.3 equivalent or higher
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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