Extended Edition Released

The extended edition of Her Lie I Tried To Believe has just been released on steam! If youre interested, please take a moment to check it out. Heres the list of things that have been added:

• 2 abrupt endings
• 2 small variations to the original ending
• 1 true ending
• 10+ new CGs
• 6 new locations
• More than double the number of words (22k VS. 47k)
• 4 new original pieces of music
• 2 new characters

As a side note, at first I was planning to add nudity to the game since nudity fits with the game mature setting pretty well, in my opinion, but with steam vague guidelines on sexual content I realized the value it added just wasnt worth it. Since Cassandra is younger in the first chapter (flashback), and steam is very strict toward what they consider minors in visual novels, I didnt want to take the chance to get the game banned (even though sex only occurs later in the game when Cassandra is obviously 21). So I just wanted to take a moment to apologize to those of you who might have expected nudity (or any other form of sexual content) in the extended edition. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313810/Her_Lie_I_Tried_To_Believe__Extended_Edition/

Updated Soundtrack

Four pieces of music have been added to the original soundtrack, so if you dont already own it, you might consider looking into it. Im personally a real sucker for those new tracks. https://store.steampowered.com/app/806630/Her_Lie_I_Tried_To_Believe__Soundtrack/ The soundtrack can also be bought in conjunction with the extended edition for 15% off.

Small Update To The Original Version

Lastly, I updated the original version with two-ish new CGs, and I also added a background for the club (which didnt have a background until now). Its really nothing much, but I might as well mention it while Im at it. Im very thankful to everyone whos been supporting me up until now. Obviously, I would have loved to release the extended edition for free, but unfortunately (or fortunately?) I need money to produce more projects. Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to release free projects in the not-so-distant future. Anyway, Im grateful, is what I wanna say. Thank you.

[ 2020-08-03 16:34:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

For reasons he doesn’t even know about, Tim has always felt hatred toward her. It could be because of her eyes. It could be because of her smile. Or it could simply be because she’s alive. The underlying causes can sometimes come from unexpected depths after all.

The only thing he knows for sure is that he saw her as a rival.

To defeat her. To humiliate her. To destroy her. For the first 16 years of his life, he drew breaths for those reasons alone.

But then… nothing. They eventually went their separate ways, as change is the inevitability that comes with those younger years.

Confronted with this sudden change, Tim had no other choice but to keep on moving forward, and finally adapted to a dull, productive lifestyle, forgetting even the fact that he once bore such animosity inside of him.

Until he met her again, that is.

Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.