Snapshot
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Magic and science. Past and future.
But what of the present?
The heiress of an ancient magical family uses a special camera to uncover the past — both of history, and of herself.
Based on a short story of the same name.
This free short kinetic visual novel was developed for Magical Girl Game Jam 3.
Scope
- Kinetic novel — no routes
- coming of age, philosophical, science fantasy
- ~7500 words
- Seven depicted characters — bust-up sprites, full voiceover
Cast
Kelly Greenshield | Narrator / Defunct Magician | [Twitter] |
James Halliday | Cambridge Student / British Hipster | [Twitter] |
Spencer Hiroshi Field | Man / Young Dad | [Casting Call Club] |
bunnyhoodie | Woman / Young Mom | [Casting Call Club] |
Jenna Long | Boy and Girl / Small Kids | [Casting Call Club] |
Josh Portillo | Escort / Balding Scientist | [Twitter] |
Team
Madeleine Chai | management production | [Twitter] |
Tim Min | direction original story writing | [Wattpad] |
Justin Hsu | abstract & experimental art
artistic consultation background design | [Adobe Portfolio] |
Eric Li | supplemental art
technical consultation | [Github] |
LoiLoi | character design
sprite art | [DeviantArt] |
MadScientist (guest) | gui design
gui implementation logo design | [Itch.io] |
Kevin MacLeod (special thanks) | soundtrack contribution | [Filmmusic.io] |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
Release date | Mar 14, 2021 |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | Sᴜɴʀɪsᴇ Oᴀᴛʜ |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Coming Of Age, First-Person, Kinetic Novel, magical-girl, mahou-shoujo, Ren'Py, Sci-fi, Singleplayer |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller |
Links | Steam, Newgrounds, VNDB, Twitter/X |
Download
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Snapshot (1.0.3) for PC 160 MB
Snapshot (1.0.3) for Mac 127 MB
Snapshot Sprites [PSD] 4.1 MB
Snapshot Sprites [ZIP] 1.9 MB
Development log
- [1.0.3] Steam Release, Fixed TyposMar 24, 2021
- [1.0.2] More Fixes for PresentationMar 20, 2021
- [Free Assets] Snapshot's Sprites Available for Use!Mar 18, 2021
- [1.0.1] Small Fixes for StabilityMar 16, 2021
- [1.0.0] Official Release Day!Mar 14, 2021
Comments
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Took a solid hour or so to play and come to an understanding of this short story. Here's a review for all to explore and a good thumbs up recommendation to read this kinetic visual novel!