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A visual novel with bits of gameplay.

Prologue (Separate download here)
From their classroom, Carter and the other students notice the world outside has stopped. Soon after, a man calling himself Vox greets the class through a speaker. He explains that they are trapped in the school and must earn 20 points to leave.
(Length: About 2 hours, minimal gameplay)

Shine
Robin wakes up in an unknown building with nine strangers and a secret message. While trying to decipher it, they play through a series of games where they must work together - or against each other - to escape.

Meanwhile, Carter and Tristan infiltrate the organization's HQ searching for answers. The truth regarding what happened at school is within their grasp.
(Length: About 5 hours + more interactive segments)

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This is the first RPG Maker project I've ever created. I wanted to test out my writing abilities and see how good of a story I could tell. Let me know what you think - any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Latest Blog

Shine updates

I have some updates for Shine 1 and 2.

  • Fixed typos in Part 1

  • Finally disabled the menu for 1 and 2 (it was never used/needed)

  • The text and overall pacing of Part 1 is improved. Many of the long pauses between sentences and characters were shortened. It's now more like Part 2.

  • A few lines of dialogue in Part 1 reworded to make more sense and avoid repetition


I'm also considering adding a new download of 1 and 2 combined. My only issue with that I still want to keep the separate versions to keep track of the downloads. It also means anytime there's an update to either game, I would have to reupload both. But it's a thought.
  • Completed
  • 2 of 2 episodes complete
  • Neshiro
  • RPG Maker VX Ace
  • Visual Novel
  • 03/24/2016 10:03 PM
  • 01/25/2022 09:34 PM
  • 02/29/2016
  • 84042
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Wait..wait...i was just checking out the soundtracks of the game,and did you perhaps take inspiration from a game called zero escape,cause both this rpg maker game and zero escape have the same concept
Shine:10 people are trapped by Vox with carter as the Mc
Zero escape: 10 people(It was Nine at the beginning...if you already played the game you know what i mean) are trapped by zero with sigma as the Mc
Plus there is a huge amount of soundtracks that you toke from Zero escape there was a soundtrack called *Nonary Game* and this was what the "game" was called in 999 and zero escape

I'm not trying to be mean over here or something.I just want to know cause zero escape is one of my favorite games adn it just feels soooo god to find an rpg maker game based of it

P.s Zero escape and 999 mindfucked the shit out of my brain

Hmmm....suspicious

author=Kai-Simie
Wait..wait...i was just checking out the soundtracks of the game,and did you perhaps take inspiration from a game called zero escape,cause both this rpg maker game and zero escape have the same concept
Shine:10 people are trapped by Vox with carter as the Mc
Zero escape: 10 people(It was Nine at the beginning...if you already played the game you know what i mean) are trapped by zero with sigma as the Mc
Plus there is a huge amount of soundtracks that you toke from Zero escape there was a soundtrack called *Nonary Game* and this was what the "game" was called in 999 and zero escape

I'm not trying to be mean over here or something.I just want to know cause zero escape is one of my favorite games adn it just feels soooo god to find an rpg maker game based of it

P.s Zero escape and 999 mindfucked the shit out of my brain

Hmmm....suspicious



Yes! I'm a huge Zero Escape fan, and 999 and VLR are two of my favorite games. So you're right, it's one of my main sources of inspiration for Shine. I also took some inspiration from a manga called Liar Game where the characters play psychological games against each other.
author=Neshiro
author=Kai-Simie
Wait..wait...i was just checking out the soundtracks of the game,and did you perhaps take inspiration from a game called zero escape,cause both this rpg maker game and zero escape have the same concept
Shine:10 people are trapped by Vox with carter as the Mc
Zero escape: 10 people(It was Nine at the beginning...if you already played the game you know what i mean) are trapped by zero with sigma as the Mc
Plus there is a huge amount of soundtracks that you toke from Zero escape there was a soundtrack called *Nonary Game* and this was what the "game" was called in 999 and zero escape

I'm not trying to be mean over here or something.I just want to know cause zero escape is one of my favorite games adn it just feels soooo god to find an rpg maker game based of it

P.s Zero escape and 999 mindfucked the shit out of my brain

Hmmm....suspicious

Yes! I'm a huge Zero Escape fan, and 999 and VLR are two of my favorite games. So you're right, it's one of my main sources of inspiration for Shine. I also took some inspiration from a manga called Liar Game where the characters play psychological games against each other.
author=Neshiro
author=Kai-Simie
Wait..wait...i was just checking out the soundtracks of the game,and did you perhaps take inspiration from a game called zero escape,cause both this rpg maker game and zero escape have the same concept
Shine:10 people are trapped by Vox with carter as the Mc
Zero escape: 10 people(It was Nine at the beginning...if you already played the game you know what i mean) are trapped by zero with sigma as the Mc
Plus there is a huge amount of soundtracks that you toke from Zero escape there was a soundtrack called *Nonary Game* and this was what the "game" was called in 999 and zero escape

I'm not trying to be mean over here or something.I just want to know cause zero escape is one of my favorite games adn it just feels soooo god to find an rpg maker game based of it

P.s Zero escape and 999 mindfucked the shit out of my brain

Hmmm....suspicious

Yes! I'm a huge Zero Escape fan, and 999 and VLR are two of my favorite games. So you're right, it's one of my main sources of inspiration for Shine. I also took some inspiration from a manga called Liar Game where the characters play psychological games against each other.


I just played the game and oh boy this was satisfying..What really pissed me off me was the ending,I just hate cliffhangers like seriously..i hope you're done with part 2 cause i really wanna see what's gonna happen with carter and tristan( i think that was his name) and the remaining 8

Also i have another question:
Why did you choose tristan (or whatever his name is) to get out of the room with carter...You could've have chosen Leah or broody who are way more closer to Carter..Why did you choose a traitor?
author=Kai-Simie
I just played the game and oh boy this was satisfying..What really pissed me off me was the ending,I just hate cliffhangers like seriously..i hope you're done with part 2 cause i really wanna see what's gonna happen with carter and tristan( i think that was his name) and the remaining 8

Also i have another question:
Why did you choose tristan (or whatever his name is) to get out of the room with carter...You could've have chosen Leah or broody who are way more closer to Carter..Why did you choose a traitor?

I'm working on Part 2 but it probably won't be out for awhile. Once it gets to a certain point, I'll probably make a new page for it.

I chose Tristan because I just thought he was an interesting character that I could do more with. That, and I wanted Carter (and the player) to be suspicious of him.
Just wanted to let everyone know the page for Chapter 2 is out. Sorry for the wait.
For those of you who saw a blog post from last year mentioning a new scene I added to help explain the "twist", that scene is being removed and put back to normal. I feel like I over-explained it and was insulting the player's intelligence. Even though the original version was a little confusing for some, I think it's better that way. The new version also kind of caused a minor plot hole, so yeah.
WOW THIS IS AN AMAZING GAME AND THE STORY IS SUCH A MIND BLOWER!!!
Do you planning on continuing the story about how the rest of 'em is finally free and the end of the project and the organization? Oh maybe an after story!
If yes, please do!! I would love to see it!!
author=Daryssa
WOW THIS IS AN AMAZING GAME AND THE STORY IS SUCH A MIND BLOWER!!!
Do you planning on continuing the story about how the rest of 'em is finally free and the end of the project and the organization? Oh maybe an after story!
If yes, please do!! I would love to see it!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it.
It might happen one of these days. It was supposed to end there so the rest can be up to your imagination, but as time went on I was sad it was over and thought about a possible epilogue. I have an idea of how it would go. Recently I've been trying to plan a new story that takes place in the same universe as Shine. The epilogue might also hint at that.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
I really want to play this on Twitch stream live pretty soon. What times during the day (with timezone) are you usually available? I'd love to stream at a time when you're available to tune in.
author=CashmereCat
I really want to play this on Twitch stream live pretty soon. What times during the day (with timezone) are you usually available? I'd love to stream at a time when you're available to tune in.
Awesome, I'd love to watch! My timezone is US Central and anytime after 3 PM would be good.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
Surprise stream! I'm going to be streaming Shine on my Twitch in 30 minutes! That's on the hour, 6pm Pacific Time / 8pm Central Time / 9pm Eastern Time.

Link here: https://www.twitch.tv/cashycat
author=Neshiro
author=Daryssa
WOW THIS IS AN AMAZING GAME AND THE STORY IS SUCH A MIND BLOWER!!!
Do you planning on continuing the story about how the rest of 'em is finally free and the end of the project and the organization? Oh maybe an after story!
If yes, please do!! I would love to see it!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it.
It might happen one of these days. It was supposed to end there so the rest can be up to your imagination, but as time went on I was sad it was over and thought about a possible epilogue. I have an idea of how it would go. Recently I've been trying to plan a new story that takes place in the same universe as Shine. The epilogue might also hint at that.

Yeay, I'm looking forward to that!!! :D
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