The Wondrous Wedding of Ivan the Bard is a nonlinear visual novel set in medieval Russia, blending historical accuracy with fantasy elements. You don't play as a knight, a bogatyr, or a mercenary.
Your hero is a simple young man with a gusli, so his only weapons are eloquence and music. A single careless word can turn a conversation hostile. One well-chosen reply can set a girl's heart aflutter. Converse, play the gusli, make friends, enemies, and lovers, and lead Ivan to one of several possible endings.
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Novgorod, 13th century. Ivan is a humble gusli player who has come to the city to seek his fortune and find a bride. One day, he falls in love with the prince's daughter and dreams of marrying her, but the dream seems impossible—nothing ever goes Ivan’s way. At his lowest point, fate gives him a chance. Now, Ivan will live through a summer full of adventures in a magical Novgorod, uncover the mysteries of the female heart, win the princess’s love, and gain wealth and fame. But is it possible to have it all? Perhaps the series of choices will lead the hero to a very different destiny.
The plot is inspired by Russian medieval history and the epic songs of the Nordic tradition.
Travel through the fairy-tale medieval Novgorod, communicate with locals, experience adventures with each of the three girls - romantic, dangerous and funny.
Participate in side stories, learn more about the history and culture of the great Russian medieval city.
Complete musical mini-games: learn new epics and gusli tunes. This will help in completing the plot!
The visual style of the game is inspired by the traditions of Russian book illustration, in particular, the works of Ivan Bilibin
The soundtrack combines folk and modern motifs
Many in-game choices, more than six endings
Hello! We\'re happy to announce that our demo is participating in the Fall in Love romance visual novel Festival, organized by Studio lan. Festival dates are: September 24th-October 1st, 12PM CDT
Over 200 romance novels from developers around the world are participating in this event. Play the demo and leave your feedback!
Meanwhile, we\'re continuing to work on the game\'s main story.
[p align=\"start\"]Hello, this is the CopperSnake Studio. We have surpassed 10% of the crowdfunding goal for futher development of The Wondrous Wedding of Ivan the Bard! It may be a small milestone, but it is very important and valuable to us. It shows that there is interest in our project. Thank you, dear backers![/p]
We now continue crowdfunding on Boomstarter .
[p align=\"start\"]We are currently analyzing the demo\'s launch, summarizing feedback received from players and streamers, deciding improvements and planning further work. The game is expected to have three more chapters and an epilogue. We want to add more interactivity, choices, and plot branches so that the visual novel truly feels like an interactive adventure, rather than just, well, a novel :)[/p][p align=\"start\"]We are also preparing gifts for the backers. Here is one of them: a thank-you letter on birch bark! We couldnt get real birch bark, although we really wanted to, but we prepared letters on beautiful paper that mimics birch bark, with a stylized font. Each inscription will be unique, including the backers name. The letter will be sealed in a kraft envelope.[/p][img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45602365/85019e83b74b64a94e21a5411a2ff56423d31aa4.jpg\"][/img]
[p align=\"start\"]Thank you for your support![/p]Hello! We have released an updated version of the demo. The main innovation is that it now has professional multi-voice acting from the Ninofilm studio!
In addition, the following changes have been made:
English translation inaccuracies have been corrected
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A new font has been added to the English version
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The quick menu and rollback buttons have been slightly repositioned
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The contrast of sprites and backgrounds has been increased
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The prologue of our game is released, and you can play it right now!
To fund further development, we have launched crowdfunding on the Boomstarter platform. If you enjoyed the beginning of the story, please help us finish it by participating in the crowdfunding .
A successful crowdfunding campaign will help us create about five hours of gameplay, including three chapters and an epilogue, add many characters, choices, and CG art, as well as musical mini-games.
Please back the game, and then "The Wondrous Wedding" will truly come to life!
Go to Boomstarter .
Ninofilm studio has completed the main voiceover work for the prologue of the novel The Wondrous Wedding of Ivan the Bard. Currently, mixing and editing are in progress. In the second half of June, the full Russian voiceover will be available in the prologue. Stay tuned for updates!
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