Pulsatio Cordis (DEMO)
Progress report (11/08/24)
Hiya. So it's been a year...
To everyone who's been worried about the game being abandoned, have no fear -- I'm still working on it (if very slowly)! I've made a lot of progress art- and script-wise.
Unfortunately, life has also been insanely busy! In order, between June 2023 and now, I :
- Graduated university with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- Got my first full-time job
- Started learning to drive! My restricted license test is fast approaching...
With work taking up most of my time, I pretty much only have evenings and weekends to work on the game, which has ironically made me more motivated to work on it... (And yes, I am typing this on a Sunday while dreading my early start tomorrow.)
Now let's move on to what you clicked for!
Progress Report
endings.rpy: Six major endings planned.
Endings 1 - 4: CGs and script all done!
Also, because I love to torture (read: build up even MORE anticipation for) you guys, below is a list of the ending names and their current status!
Warning: If you want to play the game COMPLETELY blind, I would advise you to skip to the "What's next?" section. Some of these names may be a bit spoilery...
Ending 1 (His Happy End): CG and script all done!
Ending 2 ('Til Death do We Part): CG and script all done!
Ending 3A and 3B: (Cold Feet / Disciplinary Action): CG and script all done!
Ending 4 (In Hindsight): CG and script all done!
Ending 5 (La Chance): CG and script in progress.
Ending 6 (TRUE END): CGs and script not started yet.
I was considering adding a WIPs section to this devlog, but since I'm currently working on the endings...
What's next?
This will hopefully be the home stretch! My current to-list is:
- Finish the script and CGs for the final 2 endings.
- Re-do the UI and make it look more interesting (as you can see in the demo, I'm not the most professional at UI design...)
- Make an Endings section which would allow you to track all obtained endings.
- Change up the itch.io page to reflect the finished game.
- Upload the finished game!
Unfortunately, given how busy life is at the moment, I still can't make any promises about a release date. Hopefully my to-do list will give you an idea of how things are going!
Anything else?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1K FOLLOWERS!!!! AND 12K (nearly 13k!) DOWNLOADS!!!!!
I seriously cannot comprehend the amount of support this game has gotten. I can't thank you guys enough for sticking with me through development.
I'm so sorry that my updates are so sporadic -- life is a lot for me right now. But please know that I'm still thinking about Pulsatio Cordis, and that I still very much want to see the full game through to the end.
Seriously, I have drawn and written so many pieces for this game that it's not funny (but unfortunately, many of them are massive spoilers...).
Which is why I've been thinking...
Have a wonderful day xoxo
Until next time,
- Lucia.
Comments
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EEEE SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT! I'm so excited to see the finished game, take your time, Lucia! We're rooting for you!
Audibly gasped when i saw biomed science since I'll also be going into biomed- anyways im super excited to play this game and ngl im glad youve decided to wait to publish the whole game at once instead of in parts! Keep going and take your time, and good luck!!
Hope the process goes smoothly for you and congrats with the new job and bachelors degree
nice hope you can prosper
insane ur back thank u so much !!!
Woahhh! I'm honestly excited for this progress report, I'll be honest, I kinda did forget about this VN because I was also busy with college and it really made me think about people who are doing VNs (for free!) while in college are absolute beast. Again, congrats on graduating college and getting your first job! Seriously a milestone that I'm honestly happy for you other than the VN itself ahaha
Also, looking forward to the story, one of the reasons why I was drawn to this VN was how you wrote the story and giving life to both Liev and MC because at that time, I truly adored this MC because they felt so well-written and lively in a way that the MC wasn't just a flat character anyone could insert themselves to.
Looking through the endings, I noted that most of them seem to be in favor of Liev's victory with some of MC's narrow escape, I just love how it looks so I'm looking forward to what comes next! Good luck on the development and take care of yourself~!
I'm so excited for both you and this game!! Congrats on getting a job and good luck with getting a driver's license! I definitely can't wait to see Liev again but no pressure and take all the time you need! Wishing you nothing but the best going forward, both with game dev stuff and irl stuff! :D
Thank you Sylvan :>>
He can't wait to see you either... Assuming he's not already watching you right now? 👀
Jokes aside I really appreciate that you've stuck around for all this time. Thank you so much for all your support and kind comments on my posts <3333
Wishing you all the best with life and game devving!
Congratulations on your achievements!!! And I'm so happy to hear this game hasn't been abandoned! It's been a long time since I played it and this game occasionally pops up in my mind! Of course take your time as a great game is never rushed!!
Thank you so much for your kind words Espoir!!
I couldn't bear to abandon this game with everything I've already drawn for it, haha (despite my lack of frequent updates...).
I'm really happy to hear that you're still keeping up with development!!!
And thank you! I never expected to get it done quickly since game devving is purely a hobby for me, but I still don't like leaving people hanging for too long...
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Oooo! This is so exciting! You too have a wonderful day, Lucia!
Thank you! <3 :D
I remember playing your game back in March of this year. So glad you're still working on it. I'll be thrilled to see the day the finished game comes out!
SO SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY!!!
Thank you so much for keeping up with development all this time!!
I'm looking forward to finishing the game for sure -- I hope it won't disappoint!