GIVE IT TIME
***Please play in fullscreen for the best experience. Thank you.
Also, a warning: This game discusses abuse.***
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A man is on his death bed.
A son finds an escape.
A woman is locked away.
A daughter is growing impatient.
A mastermind plays his game.
And the creature lurks in the shadows. . .
GIVE IT TIME is a short experimental & layered VN that focuses on 6 individuals during one month in 1988, and the web that has brought them together. Made for NaNoRenO 2017, #ResistJam, & Depth in Dialogue. A game about abuse.
Feel free to share your thoughts here in the comments, tweet at me, comment on GIVE IT TIME's Lemmasoft thread, or e-mail me at mninorbez@gmail.com. If you find any bugs or typos, please let me know & I'll fix them as soon as possible.
Thank you for playing!
This is my 1nd NaNoRenO game this year. Check out my second one, Arizona Craters, here.
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Update (3/17/17): Version 1.1
- Added some text to the game's endings.
- A few new art CGs, mainly for Richard.
- Still trying to find a way for the player to save their game, a feature pyopyon pointed out is lacking. Hoping to have that in a 1.2.
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Version 1.2 is released! (3/23/17)
- The text has been polished all around. That includes fixing all the typos & misspellings I could find. If there are any left over, please let me know & I'll take 'em out asap!
- The game now has a proper icon! It can also be found at the beginning and end of the game.
- Unfortunately, I could not find a way for the player to save their game (if I don't want my GUI to break apart, at least). So sorry, players!
- I'm considering writing some short epilogues for the characters, which can be unlocked at certain endings. Would you want to read that? If so, anything you'd really want to see?
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Update (3/30/17) GIVE IT TIME 1.21: Fixed a bug in Richard's second narration; thanks to Bluebirdplays for pointing it out to me.
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Update (11/6/17): The game is now at 1.3! Read more about the update here.
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Development log
- GIVE IT TIME 1.3Nov 06, 2017
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This has been my favorite NaNo submission that I've read so far. I adore the terse, brutal writing style. It's even poetic at points. Great job!
Thank you so much! I'm very glad you like it! :)
*Tear Shed*
(offers tissue)
May I ask what in the game caused you to cry?
hmmm, depends on how much your prepared to do lol ^.^
I really enjoyed the story & I would like more info on the characters. Some background atmospheric music might be cool too. What would BW theme be I wonder........ oh I will send you an email lol I do not want to post any spoilers ^.^
Thanks for the e-mail! I just sent you a reply. :)
It's funny you mention atmospheric music. I put atmospheric music in my IF Comp 2017 entry, The Mouse, and was surprised to find that it got a mixed reception--some people loved it, some hated it. So I've been a little hesitant in implementing music in future games; not to mention, since GIVE IT TIME is a game jam game, music was last on my priority list.
I have been thinking of listing out each character's theme song, though! Finding the perfect one for BW is proving difficult, though. . .
I really enjoyed the story of Give It Time ^.^ I do hope that it get's an update or a sequel. I am curious to know how this will conclude. Keep up the good work Naomi "Norbez" Z.
Wow, thank you so much! I'm very glad to hear that. :) Out of curiosity, If it did get an update or sequel, what would you want to see?