One of the key inspirations for Love of Magic was Persona 4 Golden, a timeless RPG from Atlus. You can even encounter MC and Dylan discussing it in the coffee-shop, the mix of a regular calendar with optional sandbox events, a 'normal' world and a magical world you can explore and hunt in, and even some early character inspirations.
One thing I wanted to play with was the idea of a New Game+ mode. Starting with a finished save from Book 3, bringing you back to book 1, and starting you anew in a world that changes in various small ways.
You'll begin a new game with all your Gems from the end of book 3, more cash and higher starting stats; more importantly a lot of dialog changes in little ways, and new events open up.
The *big* chunk of new content is related to defeating Hel in Book 3; that opens up a new Book 2 questline called What Was Promised, leading to the 'true' ending. Apart from that a lot of little (and not so little) events were added across all three books; I finally caved to the Kult of Kath, and she got three romance events (one in book 1, called Huntress of the Highlands, two in Book 2, including a threesome with Bella).
It wouldn't be Love of Magic without Emily, and she gets several new events, both in Book 2 and Book 3. These explore her more playful side, and her love for roleplaying. Akane and Molly also join the fun, with events in both book 2 and book 3.
With that done... I say farewell to Emily, MC and the Chosen. It's been an amazing 6 years of my life working on this project; I hope you've all enjoyed the journey.
My next project has just begun; Wings of Empire is a space opera set in a world where the Roman Empire never fell, but instead clawed its way to the stars. Give it a wishlist if it looks interesting. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3203710/Wings_of_Empire/
If you'd like to know more, come join the Discord; come for the pretty girls, stay for the jokes, the community, and the theorycrafting.
Both Love of Magic and Morningstar: Book of the Fallen are participating in the VN Fest that started today, and they're both on sale. As a bonus, Wings of Empire is sitting on the Development Beta branch of Morningstar, where it'll sit until I enter Early Access with it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396740/Morningstar_Book_of_the_Fallen/
As always, thank you for your support; I could not have made these games without you. Droid.