May Update - Art Updates, New Scenes, Male MC Variation

The long-awaited update to Book One is finally here!

A ton of new & high requested features are now available, including:

Art style selection between "style a" and "style b" for more consistency than the previous version
A male MC variation
Option voice acting for Xani / the MC provided by Jessica Spencer (feminine voice) and Jerron Bacat (masculine voice)
Extra scenes & options to build romance prior to the endings

Art Updates:

The number one requested feature / update was more art style consistency. A lot of people found it off-putting that the style of the CGs was so different from the sprites. While Momoriin, the original sprite artist, was unavailable to work on CGs, the help of amazing artists Drulle and Saigogogo has allowed for a new version of CGs that match more seamlessly with the original sprites. For those who already love the CG artstyle, you can select "style b" to see sprites & CGs both by the lovely artist who did the original scenes, Mintstea! You can also switch between the two styles at any time during gameplay, and both styles of any unlocked CG can be viewed from the gallery menu.

Main Character Variation:

As unlocked by our amazing Kickstarter backers, you can now play as a male/masculine version of the protagonist! It was highly requested that pronouns be interchangeable, and indeed they are. You can switch the protagonist's appearance, voice, etc at any time while you play the game. This difference is not just cosmetic. A lot of scenes (especially in Clive's route and the upcoming Book Two release which includes Shannon's route) have dialogue and choice variations depending on which version of the protagonist you play as. And if you want to take it a step further, you can also turn on option MC voicing as well!

Book Two Progress Report:

First off, I want to offer a huge apology for the release delay. A lot has been happening, both in my personal life, general health, and my work life. As the sole writer of Heart Fragment aside from a few additional scenes provided by Nico H (developer of Entropic Float), any issues that I face directly impact the speed I can work at. Book Two: Belief Fragments will still be available this summer (2022). Lana's route is finished aside from end programming + beta testing, and Shannon's is nearly finished being written and will then be moved into the programming stage as well. I really appreciate your patience with me! Lastly, if anyone runs into any issues with the new update, please feel free to contact me any time, whether it is by email (heartfragmentvn@hotmail.com), the Steam community page, or even commenting right here on this update. Have a lovely day, everyone!

[ 2022-05-05 01:07:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heart Fragment
HF Gaming

Developer

HF Gaming

Publisher

2020-12-15

Release

RPG Simulation Singleplayer

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FREE

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Enter the world of Heart Fragment, an upcoming indie visual novel otome. As the protagonist (default name Xani, but customizeable) you'll enter a world of mystery that has 18 potential endings. Collect the fragments each ending contains to unlock the truth.

- four romance routes and one route based on the concept of "found family", for a total of 18 planned endings
- you influence the story by making what you believe are suitable choices, and at the same time have the potential to influence the protagonist's personality
- renameable protagonist and a cast of lovable characters
- partial voice acting, with CG scenes being fully voiced
- custom soundtrack by Cylight Studios and Joshua Mock

Years into our future and years into the game’s past, scientists attempted an experiment with one particular goal in mind - to create a drug that would force human evolution to its next step. The experiment succeeded. Those the first human test was completed on gained powers beyond their wildest imaginations.

Increased mental capacity. Telekinesis. Telepathy. Super strength.

But no success story can happen without it’s downfalls, and an unforeseen side effect occurred. They began to lose their humanity. It only happened in short bursts, but when it did, together with their new found powers, they became extremely dangerous. And so they were euthanized, their lives ended as humanely as possible, and the experiment was marked a failure. The risks were too great to continue any further.

But one man - the lead scientist of the project - escaped. Desperate for his life’s work not to go unnoticed he created one last version of the drug, in an attempt to remove the side effects. Seemingly, it worked. However, with the results of the last experiment clear, this scientist too was considered a danger. He fled into hiding with his family.

The man was never found, and with complete silence from him perhaps proving him to have kept his sanity, eventually the search was called off. The failed experiment was called to a close and buried.

Years later, mysterious accident after accident has led to the death of both the scientist and all members of his family. Only one remains; his great granddaughter, protected since birth by a small group among the last of those that still know about the experiment, and from whom the secret of her past has been kept for years. But she’s about to find out.