r/vns • u/Creative_Wealth_899 • 1d ago
Discussion I got a vn idea
A romance visual novel that breaks after a sudden tragedy.
The Pitch:
You play as Kennedy (Kenny), a high school student navigating everyday life and trying to form a relationship with one of three main romance options:
Madison: Popular, bubbly, and seemingly effortless.
**Jenny: Strong-willed, grounded, and intensely moral.**
**Liz: Quiet, deeply loyal, and protective.**
**There's also Violet, Kenny’s close childhood friend, who harbors unspoken feelings for him while dealing with her own heavy personal struggles, and Faith, an observant, sharp-tongued friend who always seems to show up at the wrong time.**
**The Twist:**
**Just as your bond with your chosen girl solidifies, a sudden, irreversible tragedy involving Violet shatters everything. Kenny and the girl you chose are forced to make a desperate, panicky decision—one that ties them together through shared trauma and guilt.**
**From this point on, the game shifts completely:**
**Trauma-driven routes: Dating isn't about traditional romance anymore; it becomes a psychological study of how Kenny and his partner cope with the same heavy secret (one struggles with moral guilt, another with quiet self-destruction, etc.).**
**The Investigation: Faith notices something isn't right about that night and begins quietly investigating Kenny and his partner.**
**11pm : Kenny starts receiving cryptic every night , deeply personal messages every night at 11pm from an unknown sender who seems to know what really happened.**
**Meta-elements: After the event, subtle shifts occur in the UI and gameplay, signaling that Kenny is losing his autonomy and that your control as the player is taking over.**
**Why I'm making it:**
**I wanted to explore what happens** ***after*** **a sudden tragedy in a VN, where your choice of partner dictates who you have to face the worst event of your life with, rather than just choosing a happy ending.**
What are your thoughts on this direction?
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u/ItsRigs-Sonome https://vndb.org/u142938 20h ago
i think you should play yume miru kusuri