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Interview with Unhealthy Nickname, who is currently producing the pretty girl dating simulation "Hospital x Life"

*This is a series of interviews with indie game developers. The photos and content used in the interviews were provided by the creators via Discord, X (Twitter), email, etc. Game developers who are interested in participating in the interview can contact me through various methods (email, Discord, SNS address, post comments, etc.) and I can conduct interviews regardless of the platform.

Interview: Q (hashiruka48) / A (unhealthy nickname)

Game Title: Hospital x Life
Stove Store: https://store.onstove.com/ko/games/1956
Genre: Simulation
Creator: Unhealthy Nickname

Q. Hello. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to interview us. Please introduce yourself.

A. Hello. My name is Unhealthy Nickname and I am developing Hospital x Life. I am in charge of all areas except music, including scenarios, directing, illustrations, programming, and UI/UX!

Q. What kind of game is Hospital x Life? Please introduce it. (Development period, release goal, etc.)

A. [Hospital x Life] is a game that corresponds to a dating simulation for pretty girls.
You can control the protagonist, who has become a high school student this year, meet various heroines, and see the ending with the heroine you like.
I hope you enjoy the game with six heroines, which is quite a lot for this day and age.
The development period started in 2022, and this year marks the third year.
The release is currently scheduled for sometime in August. We will release it as soon as the outsourcing work is completed.

Q. The game is scheduled to be released in the second half of this year, but are there any plans to revise the store page?

A. We plan to revise it as soon as preparations are complete.
Since some of the specifications are being changed to fit the budget or situation, the store page was scheduled to be changed before launch.
Sorry for leaving it on for so long.

Q. Are you planning a PlayXpo or PlayXpo demo in May?

A. Since it is a one-person development, there is a shortage of personnel to participate in the festival.
As for my participation in the festival, I think the last Illustrator Festival will be my last, or I will participate when I have time after the release.
As for the demo, the game is currently nearing completion. I think a smart demo life version will come out in June or July.
Since the voice actor has been confirmed, I think it would be better to release a second demo after recording, which will probably be sometime in July.

Q. I would like to know what the dubbing plans are for the two main heroines and four sub heroines.

A. The two main heroines will be dubbed with full voices.
The four sub heroines will only have their prologue, some system voices, and highlight parts dubbed.
Also, the younger sister, Bosong, has been recorded for the prologue.

Q. I've been following Developer X (Twitter) for a long time, and I don't know if I saw it wrong, but there's a story that the title of the game Hospital X Life wasn't originally x (X), but a cross + that was tilted to x. I'd like to hear the story about the game's title as well.

A. The initial name of HospitalxLife was Hospital Life (tentative title).
Even after that, I couldn't think of a good name. I kept the working title as is, but added a '+' in the middle to make it easier to search, and it became [Hospital+Life].
The reason I chose '+' is because it resembles a red cross.
However, since I couldn't put in '+' in Stove Studio, I had no choice but to italicize '+' and make it 'x'.

Q. I get the feeling that the developer is putting in a lot of effort to give the game an anime cut feel, with the direction (side view, standing) as much as the number of heroines. Is your favorite game the Persona series?

A. Yes, the Persona series is also one of my favorite games.
The animation cut itself is the result of maximizing the 'visual' aspect as it is a visual novel.
Among the references is the Persona series.

Q. If you look closely at the names of the characters, Hamina, Ansomi, Chabori, Oksusu, Baek Seju, and Han Yi-seul, the names of the main characters sound like names of names, but the names of the sub-heroines sound like names of things to eat or alcohol. Do you have any rules when choosing names?

A. I usually make them up spontaneously. I try out several names and choose the one that feels right.
In Mina's case, it was just a friend's name. But thinking about it, it was a name used in many poems, so I thought it wasn't bad, so I adopted it.
In the case of Somi and Bosong, we named them when we were all playing Pokemon. We named them after Pokemon.
Susoo and Bori happened to see an advertisement for corn tea and barley tea posted on a bus, and they immediately decided to go with it.
In this way, names are created spontaneously.

Q. Looking at the current store page, it says Stove Only. Do you have any plans to release it on Steam or other platforms?

A. It is currently under contract, but it is scheduled to change from stove-only to elective.
It is scheduled to be released on Steam, and we plan to release it after it has been translated.
So it looks like we'll have to wait quite a while for the Steam version to be released.

Q. If it goes through translation, will it be released through another distributor?

A, I think that part will probably change a little bit depending on the revenue after launch.
First of all, I plan to do the translation myself, assuming that I will receive help from someone overseas.

Q. Regarding the sound, looking at the tracklist, as a visual novel fan, I think it would be good if it was released separately as DLC. Regarding the game's standing, there are seasonal costumes, etc. Looking at these seasonal costumes, I can already look forward to the game characters and backgrounds. In addition, looking at the game system, there is a date system and an alive system, and in the date system, it says that the order and time zone don't matter, so please introduce the system.

A. Thank you!! As for the sound, the sound DLC will be released later.
The composer in charge of outsourcing the music wants to make revisions to the music, so it won't be uploaded right after release.
Standings are probably the most diverse in recent games! For unreleased standings, check them out in-game!
The dating system is one that you can enjoy intermittently during the story progression.

The fact that the order doesn't matter means that you can see the ending of the sub heroine, not the main heroine, even on the first playthrough. It means that there are no conditions for strategy. The fact that the time zone doesn't matter means that the story you can see in the dating system progresses like a kind of flashback. So even if the main story is in summer, you can see the story from the spring point of view. Both of these statements are closer to the meaning that convenience was prioritized over a great deal of freedom in the game.

Q. I would like to know what age group you are targeting for the user rating before launch.

A. The target audience is 15 years of age or older.
Still, I think it has everything it needs.

Q. From the developer's perspective, how long do you think the play time of this work will be?

A. When calculated based on the play time of users written on the stove shop page of the DEMO version,
I'm looking at around 15 hours.
In terms of volume, it is in the early to mid 500,000 characters, and in A4 paper, it is about 400 to 500 pages.
I think if you actually do it, you'll be able to get through it in no time, so I'm looking at it as taking about 10 hours.

Q. Lastly, please give a message to everyone who has been waiting for the game.

A. To those who have been waiting for Hospital x Life, first of all, I would like to thank you for waiting for a long time. We will repay your expectations with a production that is beyond your imagination!! Please look forward to it!!

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