Chapter 28 - Mirai Nikki / Future Diary

Chapter Update

Little to no fan service; wait for the next five chapters for it. It's tightly tied to the narrative, too.

This arc is our first glimpse at Lost Time, and it's a 3-chapter arc. Finally decided on how I'll split the arcs, each having its own theme and narrative message. I can't wait to deliver the next two chapters. The tonal shift in Book 3 absolutely got me stymied for a duration during development; it did make me learn to sequence and group scenes and events together in a more narratively profound way.

There's some heavy recap within the chapter, but I did my best to spin it so it doesn't get redundant with the revelation or try to give it a different POV of a certain character, so to those who know MTWY like the back of their hand, there's something in it still.
Lots and lots of new characters and maps, both supporting and mundane—we can't really add more to the mains now, can we? WE ARE NOT ADDING MORE GIRLS TO THE HAREM... There's maybe one. One of my biggest gripes with AVNs is having a barren setting, devoid of any other characters other than the main lead and the love interests, unless it's supposed to, like a Zombie Apocalypse trope, which I'm actually a sucker for. I believe that one of the main points of characterization and making the viewer grow attached to a cast member is the relationships that said character has in that setting. What made him/her turn out that way? What drove their motivation? The influence that external factors bring, other than the lead, IMO, is the biggest source of writing material for a character. So I try to bring the world alive as much as I possibly need and/or can.

Anyway, with the addition of the new casts is an addition to my worry that you perceive them in the way I intended. I was very worried when I was starting this arc. Cutting back screentime on the beloved cast and making room for new ones isn't the easiest thing to do. But I believed I did it in a way that it wasn't forced, and that they added what they needed to as foils for the story, and the focus was still on the main characters and their growth.
Regarding the Narrative Animation and Images

So basically, this arc of Lost Time is being told from Akemi's Diary's POV, so I try to make it seem that way. You know me, I'm an advocate of the show-don't-tell philosophy, but in this case, it is completely warranted, and I can say it adds flair to the storytelling POV. Those in Discord have seen those narration videos.
What's next?

Chapter 29, then 30.
Do we need a walkthrough?

There are several interactions throughout the chapter, but no, not really. There's a part where you need to answer correctly, but there's a corresponding sound effect and render if you are incorrect, so there's that. I'll still update the current one, but there's no urgency. NO walkthrough needed so far for Lost Time.
Dev Notes

Well, EO is a twat, but then again, this is the first time we've tried the semi-narration style for MTWY. So as long as he does better on the subsequent chapters, I'll let him live. The dude is allergic to folders and specificity. Benzaiten knows how much time we've wasted due to that. 28 chapters already, and still unorganized like a monkey.
Anyway, I won't keep you any longer, and I can't really tell how many of you actually read this wall of needless text. And I've actually said a lot in the previous posts leading up to this chapter. So without further ado, find the Yandere.
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