I know nothing about game script sizes and I find it funny that writers refer to length of scripts in filesizes.
But if that’s true, and if what I heard in the skype chat is right, then that kind of isn’t fair, isn’t it?
AB 1st beat is the same price as a full length visual novel, but we’re only getting 1/6th of the amount of content. Not to complain, but I feel like that’s a rip-off.
Then again, that conversation seems to be before the project started, and later interviews did reveal that a large chunk of text has been added, specifically for the fight against the shadows. So uhhhh I have a feeling that the script has balooned since then
Looking at my uncompressed seens, if we assume they are only talking about the text, Litbus EX is 5.36MB. This is including the lines for minigames, which may not be included in Maeda’s estimations.
The longest single seen is Futaki’s route at 474KB, however most routes are shorter even though they are split up into multiple seens. Mio’s route (the longest heroine route) is 331KB. Refrain is 404KB. Saya’s is 449KB. Sasami’s is 935KB.
It will be shorter than the Litbus common route though. This makes sense if we believe that each volume will add more content to the common route, or if we believe that the common route must remain simple to accommodate so many routes.
When Kai says he can write about 200kbs, he is basically saying he can write a Komari route.
As I guess, it should be “3mb and 2, 3 x times CG PER volume”, right?
And still an another funny part of conservation, between Kai and Na-Ga:
About the special tokuten per online shop in official website (sketch art by Na-Ga)
Na-Ga: Looks like the pictures I draw missing Matsushita …
Kai: Sound creepy…
Na-Ga: This time I want to draw too!
Kai: Please do not!
Na-Ga: Or, I draw pictures when he are removing hisjudo suit!
Kai: NO !!!
and
Kai: Hey Na-Ga, I like the drawings are like that (ie the sketch above).
Na-Ga: Matsushita! Let me draw Matsushita!!
Kai: No, it should be a girl!
Na-Ga: eww, but draw Matsushita is fine too…
Kai: Don’t tell me you love Matsushita …
Just something to keep in mind if you want to try using Clannad’s final translated scripts as a comparison, the translation texts add a lot of fluff to those filesizes.
So right now they just updated their Key website and the visual novel with some sort of vote. It has Na-Ga, who’s their main drawer, and all the SSS members. http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/angelbeats/character_vote/index.html Anyone know what this is? If not, i’m just going to vote for Shiina.
The vote is saying (I can’t read or write about this atm) that NaGa is to draw, from a vote, a character in the uniform of the voters choice. I guess most votes wins. For what this drawing is for, I don’t know! Japanese!
tl;dr character, then outfit which lists from what I can tell,
Male SSS uniform, Fem SSS uniform, NPC Male, NPC Female, Gym suit, Swimsuit, Judo outfit, Animal, Nude.
I’d write about this but I have work in 30 and no translator~!
Also- Heartily Song Single release date!
As well as the ED title. It’s by Suzuyu~
“すべての終わりの始まり”
The beginning of the end…? I can’t read!
Hopefully people tear this apart while I’m at work.
You will get the drawing as a bonus if you preorder the game Voting will end on the 23. February.
Heartily Song (OP) Details:
Sung by Lia, Lyrics & Composition by Jun Maeda
Ending Song:
Sung by Suzuyu, Lyrics by Jun Maeda, Composition by Tomohiro Takeshita
Hmmmmmm although I’m not going to get the game, I might just get Heartily Song~ It is Lia, after all :3 I hope they release a preview, though, so that I’ll know what kind of style the song is in.
Voting will end on the 23. February.