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Today, I am using the name 'Unhealthy Nickname' 1-person developerI 

4 years of hard workI played Hospital x Life, which was released through.

▲ Full character cut

High school backgroundIt's a visual novel, and

can be targeted There are 6 heroines (2 main heroines)

remaining Including the main characters, there are more than 10 peopleThis is a high-volume game that comes out.

▲ Stove estimated play time of about 10 hours + α

I About 10 hours of play time came out, and

if you see all the other routes 15~20 hours or more It may come out. 

I enjoyed it with anticipation as it was full of favorable reviews.

▲ The main character's younger brother 'Bosong' in the game 

※ Characters ※

🎁Gift System🎁

▲ You can give gifts to Somi...

Give gifts to each heroine AffectionThere was a system that could raise . 

However, it's not very complicated, so You can easily increase your favorability by simply giving expensive gifts (dolls, etc.). 

You can view each community episode based on your favorability.

🎁Hell's Exam...🎁

▲ Exam question

I also take exams during the story...

The difficulty is a bit higher than I thought... (I got a lot wrong...)

🚩Story Composition🚩

The play time is about 10 hours, which is a large volume, and

It is largely divided into 1 cool and 2 cool.

In 1 cool Development in the style of everyday lifewith,

▲ Daily life in this classroom or

▲ Comic scene...

▲ Daily life in the hospital...

I am the main character Hospital where 'Mina' isand newly entered High schoolIt goes back and forth and follows the formula of a typical youth film. 

In 2 cool The branch with the main heroine you selected begins in earnestThe story with the heroine unfolds.

(We recommend saving in the main branch.)

The characters are Formula of subculture heroines (?)follows. 

While watching the characters in the play, I thought of the characters above a lot...

Besides that, Communication disorder heroine, idiot system, insa gal, etc. I saw a lot of heroine styles that had been verified to some extent.

Not only the characters but also direction and story plot

I felt that there were many developments that I had seen a lot in Japanese animation.(Positive)

1) Unique UI and direction 

Some new UI designs that were difficult to see in visual novels these days have been introduced.

▲ Comic scene...

Personally, I feel a bit of the Persona series' art style, so

▲ This kind of production or

▲ This speech bubble design? I thought of something like this.

I feel goodIt was.

2) Really rich illustrations - I liked that I could see that they paid attention to various compositions.

Absolute There are so many illustrations,

Even in basic standing illustrations The costumes are very diverseand,

CG is also rich Animation-like compositionI liked the point of showing them.

▲ This kind of production through the back, which is not common in visual novels these days, or

▲ Side view

▲ Animation through SD

Usually, visual novels these days cost too much time and money to do this, 

The CG is produced by shaking it a little, or CG illustrations are added and shown only in the highlights,

Hospital life is A lot of SD and LD illustrations and directing are richly is added.

There are a lot of cuts in addition to the examples above, and I felt a lot of sincerity.

3) Familiar music that you can hear

I personally liked the BGM played during date time so much that I looked for the song,

I couldn't find the song in the game, so I found it by tearing it apart (?).

▲ BGM played during the date selection scene

It was a song released as free BGM on YouTube, and I thought they used the free music really well.

▲ Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1, used in the game.

Also Famous classical musicSome are also used, 

It seemed like they also inserted piano versions of some pop songs.

When I met good music and good music that I was already familiar with again in the game The impression was good.

4) It feels like watching a 2-cool Japanese animation 

This kind of Gobongbap illustrationand Directing of various compositions, Good music selectionto It seems to be divided into 1 cool and 2 cool From the overall feeling

I got the feeling that it was a bit similar to the composition of Japanese animation from around the 2010s.I got a little bit

.

▲ This kind of work (To Love series) or

▲ What about this kind of work? (Nisekoi)

Most domestic visual novels these days have protagonists who are college students or older, so

Because it was a work with a high school background, I felt that way even more.

1) Bug, bug, bug 

Really There are so many bugs. There was a bug that caused a forced shutdown about every 30 minutes, 

I had seen that there were bugs before and they were being fixed.

I played it because I heard that most of the problems had been resolved, but the bugs were still there...

▲ Forced termination is so painful...

I experienced the phenomenon of being forced to shut down more than 5 times before seeing the final ending...

This is a really big problem that greatly interferes with immersion...

A notice has been posted that the engine will be replaced and refactored in the future, so I think we should wait for that version.

2. Initial lines of dialogue

The first 1-2 hours of play is a barrierIt was.

The fact that I felt the Japanese animation style mentioned in the good points is

It wasn't easy to endure seeing Japanese animation-like lines and content in 'Korean'.

However, after I got over it to some extent, it felt okay.

I thought that some people might not be able to get past this section.

3. Too many heroines? 

There are 6 heroines that can be targeted and more than 10 characters including other extras,

I also felt that it was a bit too much.

It's nice to give it as a bonus, but most of the extras are not dubbed,

Especially in the case of teachersBecause there is no dubbing in

In the part where the sound is cut off Problem that immersion drops sharplyThere was. 

I found out that there was a funding issue that prevented dubbing,

Considering the fact that I can't dub,

I thought it would have been better if the sound was not empty in the main story through selection and concentration.

4. The attempt at various productions was good, but the quality of each production was not consistent 

A lot of illustrations are provided, but each There is some deviation in the quality of the illustrationsIt seemed like there was.

▲ It's good to receive the ball, but the composition of the hands and sides is a bit disappointing...

There were many pretty and good illustrations, Some deviations were seen. 

Illustration quality is Goes back and forth between A+ and C+It felt like I was doing it. 

I think this was an inevitable part because he worked on everything alone and had a lot of work.

6. Like combining two games... 

The stem of the story is The story is largely divided into two strands following the heroines (Mina → Hospital, Somi → School).is divided into.

Of course, since the main character is a student, the story progresses while going back and forth between the hospital and the school, 

The backgrounds of the hospital and school are not so I didn't feel organically connectedI felt. 

I got the feeling that even if the two were separated and released separately, there wouldn't be much of a sense of difference...

I think it's really amazing that he digested this much volume by developing it alone. 

On the other hand, the technical aspects (forced termination issue) and the deviation in the quality of the illustrations were disappointing.

24-episode 2-cool Japanese animation Volume and narrative,

Huge amount of illustrations,

Cheap price That was the impressive feature I felt after playing the game.

Patches have been made, but still Forced termination bug is fataland 

Gallery, etc. are incomplete (to be developed later)It's also disappointing that there are parts. 

BUT...

▲ There was this content in the developer's 100 questions and 100 answers. -> Original link

Fortunately Working with the Attic Friends team (developing Starting to Live Together, Contract x Love, etc.)and

Including future engines RefactoringIt is said that you will do it.

▲ Looking forward to the improved version! -> Original link

Buy (?) quickly at a cheap price nowand

Play comfortably after the engine is replaced laterI recommend you try it.

Thank you for reading the long article!

Go to Hospital X Life Store 

▲ Click the image to go to the Hospital x Life store.

This is my first time getting over 100,000 flakes in a day.

Are you launching an investigation into a case that has already been launched, and then launching another investigation into the launched investigation? Is my literacy lacking... it's not easy...
*Additionally, is Yusutitiaho different from the authorities? Still doesn't it seem strange??

I've gotten '꽝' (miss) over 20 times, but look at them lying saying there are no '꽝's, ㅅㅂ

This is an interview video of the developers of Sultan's Game, Guigubahuang, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, and AI Limit: Infinite Divine Generals, which were conducted at TapTap.

Q) Why do you make single indie games?

Sultan's Game Developer: Single indie games cost less, so there's more room for creativity. It's something I enjoy and there's less pressure to fail.

Infinite Divine Generals Developer: Development doesn't get stopped like online and mobile games.

Guigubahuang Developer: You can communicate with players and make the game together. That's impossible with commercial games.

Sultan's Game Developer: I agree, you can sincerely think about what players like.  

Entropy Effect Developer: Commercial games inevitably isolate the development team from the players. Indie games allow you to communicate honestly with players.

Q) Aren't Chinese game prices too low?

Overseas game prices are rising. Everyone thinks the mainstream price for Chinese games is around 80 yuan (about 16,000 won), but do you think a range of 200 yuan (about 40,000 won) is cheap?

Sultan's Game Developer (80 yuan) O, Guigubahuang Developer (68 yuan) O, Infinite Divine Generals Developer (159 yuan) O,  Entropy Effect Developer (76 yuan) O

Sultan's Game Developer: I think Infinite Divine Generals should be 20 yuan more expensive than it is now. If a Japanese game company made a Soulslike game, 220 yuan (about 45,000 won) would be very cheap. So why are Chinese games cheaper? What's the problem?
Guigubahuang Developer: It's actually an internal problem. If you look at the recently discounted Witcher 3, you can buy it for about 10 yuan. The initial release price of Witcher 3 was about 300 yuan. It's ridiculous to compare a sale price after 10 years to a game released today.

Q) What is the profit ratio that goes back to the developers?

Is it around 10-30% for everyone?

Sultan's Game Developer: 30-35%. 

Guigubahuang Developer: It's easy to calculate. Steam takes 30%, and if it's in the US, you automatically deduct 10%, and then divide the remaining 60% with the distributor 5:5, so it's 30%. It depends on the ratio with the distributor, but most are 4:6 or 5:5, right?

Sultan's Game Developer: You have to add domestic taxes to that.

Guigubahuang Developer: After deducting all that up to 6.75%, there may be some policies. It could be a corporate tax of 25%.

Q) Do you think the domestic evaluation of Chinese indie games is too harsh?

Sultan's Game Developer X, Guigubahuang Developer O, Infinite Divine Generals Developer O,  Entropy Effect Developer X

Sultan's Game Developer: I think the final evaluation will come back to the value of the game in the long term. Looking at it in years.

Guigubahuang Developer: They cheer like crazy when they support you, but they are very harsh when they are harsh. Whether this is good or bad, I don't think being overly emotional is necessarily a good thing. So, in my opinion, being a little less emotional and looking back at the product itself may be better for future development.

Infinite Divine Generals Developer: Because there is a lot of support for Chinese developers, Chinese players demand more. However, I hope you will be a little more merciful when you criticize.

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