This is my first time posting on the Community Forums. I would like to share with you the recently completed demo for Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy.
LINK to DEMO Page: https://kikaidigital.itch.io/caffeine-victorias-legacy
Why We Created This Game
I love coffee, I love anime and I love visual novels. But over the years it dawned on me that original English visual novels that offer both story-rich and choice-rich options are hard to come by. There are great visual novels that turn out to offer a linear plot and little choices. We want to be both, that's the purpose that Kikai Digital Games is setup, to create story-rich visual novels that offer choices that make a difference.
What we aim to achieve with Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy:
Massive World Building - Over the past one year, we have done massive research not only in the coffee scene, but have created lore and history in this alternate world setting. If coffee contains magic, then how will that change world history as we know it? Coffee was discovered in the 9th century so almost everything we know up till that point will need to be written. In the world of Caffeine, there will be different legends, different lores and religions, and we plan to make sure the world we build is believable and exotic.
Choice-Rich, Story-Rich - The demo itself already features around 20 different choice branches in 1.5 hours of content. Some choices add a bit of spice to the character, changes dialogue in some subtle ways, and some choices generate totally different branches to the story which will have consequences in the full version. Basically, we want to make sure choices add to the interactive experience, and is plentiful so we're not just creating a storybook, but an actual choose your own adventure game.
Detailed Accuracy - We strive for detail and accuracy, and when that comes to coffee, it is no exception. We've spoken with many baristas and coffee farmers and done extensive research to make sure our portrayal of coffee and its brewing process is accurate, without making it boring.
The Story
After drinking a bottle of cold brew coffee from a stranger, Taka mysteriously finds himself in the city of Victoria, staring at a coffee house with his name. The same coffee house that he and his missing mother used to lived together happily as a family.
Taka's journey therefore begins on finding the truth behind his mum's disappearance. But before doing so, he must learn to perform caffeine, the magical power that every barista and cupper possesses.
But before doing so, he must learn how to ...... brew coffee.
We are looking for your Feedback, your feedback is important for us to release the full version:
You can also follow us on these channels:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caffeineVL/
Discord: https://discord.gg/4U26Tvs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamesKikai
Thanks!