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hi just wanted to let yall know that the Alyssa sprite is being reworked on

and that I'm starting the brooke encounter

I only need to finish it and one last cutscene between Victoria and the love interest, then we conclude this long looong chapter lol

ngl there's a lot of dialogue in this

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what’s your fav bloom and rage outfit/style choice for the girls? Also is any of the specific characters look your fav?

I can't choose just one! Now that DN is uploading their Artstation portfolios, these are really easy to share as well.

For Kat, I love her second casual outfit. I love the cutoff overall shorts with the oil stain, which implies she repurposed old overalls into shorts. I love the bandana to get her hair out of her face but also adds a cute girlish touch. I love her purple t-shirt with star motifs. It's just an overall fun outfit for a kid who wants to have a good time outside.

I love all the concert outfits and how very over-the-top, 90's riot grrrl they are. Swann's glam makeup look is my fave though for how the colors complement the others' while still feeling distinctly Swann with the moth shape. Also, purple lipstick! And GLITTER!

Adult Nora as a whole both intrigues and saddens me, because compared to how enthusiastic and excitable she was as a teen, it's so much more difficult to get on her good side as an adult. Her avoidant tendencies are much more pronounced and her overall monochromatic look is so much more conformist and generic than her wild teen self. She's literally wearing business casual when reuniting with her friends. Girl, you're at a bar!! Still, I love her overcoat. I love a good winter peacoat, it's so timeless and looks great on all genders.

I also like Autumn's second casual look as a teen. It's so funny how 90s and Y2K fashion is making a comeback with today's teens, because Autumn's outfit wouldn't look out of place in 2025. She really nailed the fashion rule "baggy top and tiny pants OR tiny top and baggy pants" to a tee! Her crop top contrasting with sweatpants conveys "I'm a confident, sporty, skater gal who also is down to laze on the couch with video games." The skeleton design adds a cool, slightly edgy touch to her normally very cautious and serious personality.

The "riot" masks that the girls wear during their raid on the ranch goes SO hard, but I love how it still has that slight amateur, teen crafter look to it. I love the thought of Nora staying up all night to design the perfect themed mask for each of them and how all the protagonists have an artsy, nerdy side to them. They're definitely well-made masks, but they have visible uneven stitches, streaks of paint, and the textures suggest cheap materials. But it amazes me how DN went the extra mile to enhance the visual language of the game with this rougher, DIY look.

All the girls have their own handwriting, and it's consistent. Swann leaves doodles and old homework assignments all over her room, and they were clearly hand drawn by an artist at DN and have realistic imperfections like stains and scribbles. Kat's journal is a generic composition notebook that she covered in personalized stickers and slogans. When Kat mentioned the Bloom & Rage stickers I thought, "That's weird, when did she have time to design and print her own?" But then you see them, and of course they're not custom designed stickers, but just dollar store stickers that she wrote "BLOOM & RAGE" on with marker. The girls make do with what they have, and it just adds this really nice cohesive, charming look to the whole thing. Especially compared to (again, sorry) Max's journal in Double Exposure with these cartoony, borderline stock image drawings and such boring, corporate UI all over the game.

But perhaps my favorite outfit is adult Swann's. It just looks SO cozy and SO comfy and SO her, exactly what a girl like her would wear by middle age. I bet the artists at DN pulled up Goblincore moodboards and said "That's it! That's our main girl!" She wears those earth tones beautifully. When Double Exposure was revealed, I was disappointed that (AGAIN, I AM SORRY!) Max seemed to be generically prettied up with feminine adult clothes of all random colors that didn't distinguish her from any other young working professionals her age. But what I love about Swann's adult look is that coupled with the fact that she learned to love herself as she aged, her 2022 outfit so clearly conveys that confidence and self-love. The overall silhouette hasn't changed (I bet Swann cried with joy when the low-rise jeans trend of the 2000s finally died off 😂), she still has her high-waisted clothes and backpack. But her visual evolution communicates way more narratively than Max's look in DE; Swann's outfit actually says something. At one point, adult Swann reveals, "I didn't feel like I was the type of girl who was 'allowed' to be into sexy, girly stuff." Aka, fashion choices that society said she wouldn't look "conventionally attractive" in due to her weight. So when we finally see her at the end of the game, it's extra rewarding to notice the longer hair, makeup, nail polish, jewelry, and skirt, which all wonderfully communicate that Swann has embraced her queerness, femininity, and inner and outer beauty as a plus-sized woman. I love Swann's character arc so much. Also, her tattoo is fucking sick.

Thank you for asking!! Dontnod (Juliette, Ricardo, Sam Bradley, and the rest of the art team) seriously knocked it out of the park with these character designs and the overall look of the game.

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Nora Malakian model sheets

Character designs by Juliette Devillers, via her Artstation

Additional model sheets by Ricardo Madariaga, via his Artstation

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Time for the May update!

-So basically the script and dialogue for the Stella encounter are done!

-Like the Dana encounter, the cat animation and values hadn't been implemented yet and I will get to it once I finish the Brooke encounter.

-The Stella subplot does have some sort of a twist, she's not as meek as she seems.

-If you were nice to her, you get a cameo from Hayden! He's a bit of a troll, likes to screw with Victoria over her crushes

lemme show you an example

Chasemarsh route:

Chaseprice route:

Chasefield route:

Amberchase route:

Hell, even Dana gets into it as well at certain points:

Speaking of Dana, did you know that if you were nice to Juliet- Victoria automatically flirts with her? Exanple from the Chasefield route:

And she's not the only one, if you were nice to Alyssa- Victoria will tease Stella a little:

good Victoria gets a lot of a/ss

OH and you can unlock Taylor route in the bad Victoria run!

Basically you have to be mean to everybody else BUT Taylor...

Here are more screenshots:

Hopefully I'll get to finalize Chapter 2 by the start of August :)

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Hope youll enjoy it ^^

Ya'll! Just a quick update on the fan game

I'm kinda done with polishing part.1, still have some minor graphics to render but the scripting and programming aspect is done- so before jumping to part.2 next week I thought I'd make the nearly polished part.1 playable before updating the build n stuff

The new demo features include:

-The achievement system

-Improved dialogue

-Sound effects and music

-Improved cutscenes

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

-PC and Mac

-Web version

enjoy, i welcome all feedback

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Shooort update

So im half way done the Stella encounter, im happy to announce that Hayden is officially gonna be included in the game- he appears when you’re nice to Stella for reasons you will find out once you play this chapter

Im currently finalizing his sprites

Is Nathan gonna appear?

No

Look I made him kinda sober and not criminal in this au, i dont have to include more than that- im kinda sick of him, im sorry

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SOMEBODY USED BING.COM TO LOOK UP MY LIS FAN GAME

I HAVE PEAKED AS A HUMAN BEING

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victoria got unfairly implicated in the jefferson/nathan case and sean presscott pulled strings to pin nathan's role entirely on her and leave him be her feeble defenseless friend

So….

Anyone interested in a runaway victoria chase au?

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how long does it take you to write the bully dialog sections???? I just read Alyssa’s after running through the demo a few times and internally cringed with every blow 😭

is that a bad thing or a good thing? idk just high schoolers being messy lol

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THANK YOU SO MUCH

Tis been a labor of love and giving back to a world/character that meant a lot to me at a young age! Cant wait to finish this

The April Update is here!

So far we have achieved the following:

-Basic exploration system for the Chapter. 2 Hallways and Victoria's bedroom (with extra dialogue from Taylor and Courtney)

-Gave them each special dialogue depending on player choices and how many nice points Victoria has

-Finished the basic script for the Dana encounter, alongside a minigame where you explore her room:

the minigame:

*basically you need to pick the right theme for her Halloween party

-You can skip the minigame by being mean/dismissive to Dana (which will land you in hot waters with Rachel or Max later) BUT will unlock the secret Taylor route:

-Currently I'm working on the Stella encounter, which will take me about two weeks

-After that I'll take another two weeks to finish the Brooke encounter

-It will take me the entirety of the month of June to polish chapter 2 and add the appropriate values, statements, extra dialogue animation and achievements

-Extra stuff I wanna add during the part.2 polishing phase:-

. Fix or improve sprites for the following characters: Victoria, Alyssa, Courtney, Taylor

. Add new music

. Color or improve graphics for certain cutscenes

. Fix grammar/spelling

one more thing! I snuck in a Lost Records: Bloom and Rage reference somewhere in the game:

also heads up, the love interest are gonna make their first dialogue-only appearance in this chapter!

SOooooo expect chapter.2 or episode 2 to be available right around July

[vortexvn]

The April Update is here!

So far we have achieved the following:

-Basic exploration system for the Chapter. 2 Hallways and Victoria's bedroom (with extra dialogue from Taylor and Courtney)

-Gave them each special dialogue depending on player choices and how many nice points Victoria has

-Finished the basic script for the Dana encounter, alongside a minigame where you explore her room:

the minigame:

*basically you need to pick the right theme for her Halloween party

-You can skip the minigame by being mean/dismissive to Dana (which will land you in hot waters with Rachel or Max later) BUT will unlock the secret Taylor route:

-Currently I'm working on the Stella encounter, which will take me about two weeks

-After that I'll take another two weeks to finish the Brooke encounter

-It will take me the entirety of the month of June to polish chapter 2 and add the appropriate values, statements, extra dialogue animation and achievements

-Extra stuff I wanna add during the part.2 polishing phase:-

. Fix or improve sprites for the following characters: Victoria, Alyssa, Courtney, Taylor

. Add new music

. Color or improve graphics for certain cutscenes

. Fix grammar/spelling

one more thing! I snuck in a Lost Records: Bloom and Rage reference somewhere in the game:

also heads up, the love interest are gonna make their first dialogue-only appearance in this chapter!

SOooooo expect chapter.2 or episode 2 to be available right around July

[vortexvn]

Mini update!

backgrounds for Dana, Stella and Brooke are done!

you will encounter dana in her own room

Stella can be found at the tv lounge (which might or might not exist in canon, I pulled it out of the flooplan)

i pulled the room design outta my arse

and after dana and stella you will be taken to the yard/entrance where you'll encounter brooke

after all that youll get a call from the love interest (through courtney's phone)

so far I'm only 1 week in the Dana encounter, I need another week to finish it

her dialogue will differ depending if you lied to Juliet about Zachary or not

if you lied to juliet:

if you told Juliet the truth:

I'm also working on a special screen for her minigame where you're supposed to go through her notes to figure out the theme shes going with for the Halloween party

need to shade it and add texture

you'll only get this minigame if you picked the nice option with her

I'm aiming for an August release, I'm sorry for the delay my life is hella busy

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Not trying to be an ass, but why is Alyssa drawn less fat than she is in the game? I have seen you draw plus sized people before, so I know you aren't against us or anything. I guess i am just confused. Am i missing something? this is genuine and in good faith, by the way.

Heya, no you’re right that design was lacking

I used juliet and victorias sprite as a base to build off of and didnt get the proportions right, dont worry after im done with chapter 2 i will revisit the Alyssa sprites and fix them

And no im not against “us” here, im plus sized too it’s just sometimes i take shortcuts and fail at it, there is no agenda just a genuine mistake

Tbh this is the first big thing i ever worked on and i kinda struggled with the sprites at first and trying to find an art style but now 26 weeks later i feel confident that can i go back and give alyssa justice

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MARCH UPDATE

-The Dana, Stella and Brooke sprites are officially done!

-Dana and stella can be found here

-Here are the Brooke sprites

-Chapter 2 intro = done

-full exploration of Victoria's room and the hallways = done

-Taylor and Courtney successfully introduced in game with their own screen and dialogue with every interactable object

-Journal fully updated for chapter.2

Here's a video demo of what to expect in game:

what's next?

-Backgrounds for Dana, Stella and Brooke

-Putting all of their segments together (each girl might need a week at least)

all in all, the project is going great! I will take me until maybe the end of april to conclude chapter 2 and after that I'll move on to chapter 3 (the final stage), thanks to everyone who helped me through this and thank you for your interest in the project

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Thank you Nathan-prescott-needs-help~chan

OMFG VORTEXVN DEMO REACHED AROUND 525 PLAYS??!

honest to god when I started this project I thought Id get like 50 at most but over 200???! Holy crap

Victoria Chase fans are built different i swear

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OMFG VORTEXVN DEMO REACHED AROUND 525 PLAYS??!

honest to god when I started this project I thought Id get like 50 at most but over 200???! Holy crap

Victoria Chase fans are built different i swear

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Hayden will appear in stellas “nice vic” side quest

Cant guarantee a nathan visit though, maybe a couple of texts later

Im sorry i just need to draw more people of color holy shit lis1 was white as shit-

Heyaaaaa just dropping by to drop an update

The dana and stella sprites are done!

Dana:

Stella:

So what do we have so far in chapter2?

-exploration system with tay and courtney is done, youll explore the hallways and vics room and each route gets different dialogue with them. The dialogue will also differ depending on your ego points (how nice or not nice you are)

Next is brooke and 3 additional backgrounds for the three girls, in order to get on their good side you might have to do extra fetch quest stuff

Being mean to them will get you results quick