Cards have now been enabled and should be dropping - considering the length of the game those of you who've been playing already will probably get all your cards at once.
As well as cards featuring the main route characters, we have an emoticon set featuring badges for the six different halls.
For those who have been asking about the lyrics to the song that plays over the credits, I've asked our musician to add them to the video description of the song on youtube, so you can find those by going through below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-s_jnKaxE
Chibi Stickers Giveaway
We're giving away sets of stickers featuring the cast of the game in chibi format:
These are physical sticker sheets which will be mailed out anywhere in the world to winners.
Entries accepted until midnight (GMT) on February 23rd (Sunday).
The sticker characters are: Professor Potsdam Professor Grabiner Barbara Solmoro Damien Ramsey Ellen Middleton Luke Phifer Manuel Arias Minnie Cochran Raven Darkstar Suki Sato William Danson
Launch!
Almost a year after the kickstarter completed, we are now available on Steam, with a 15% discount for launch week!
We are also running a twitter giveaway contest for a set of cute chibi stickers from the kickstarter merchandise. For details and to enter, please go to: https://twitter.com/diary_magical/status/1229496330902482945
This is a big and complicated game and there are guaranteed to be more updates in the future (we will be adding a bonus endgame dungeon later!) We hope you enjoy exploring our magical school!
Demo Updated
In preparation for launch, we have updated the demo version of the game to use the latest code, including new options for the character creation screen, some added interface hints, and the bonus wand for Horse Hall players.
If you've previously played the demo, you don't need to play it again! The additions are small and really just to improve the experience for newcomers.
Launching February 17!
Professor Potsdam reporting in to let you know that we have been cleared for Steam launch and are planning to unveil the full game on Monday, February 17!
For those who haven't been following in the beta, this is a pretty huge adventure. Over 400,000 words (the equivalent of SEVERAL books, though you won't see them all in a single runthrough.) Eight first-person-dungeon challenges, and an array of practice dungeons to prepare for them. Five major pursuable-character routes (three female, two male). Seven side character routes (five female, two male). Adjustable PC personality traits that will change your dialog as you go. Different clubs you can join, or not, as you choose. There's SO MUCH to see and do, and we are looking forward to letting you all loose inside it!
(The old Kickstarter demo will be updated at some point as well, I'll post another announcement when that happens.)
Adventure X - The Narrative Games Convention
A big thank-you to anyone who came by the Magical Diary: Wolf Hall table at this year's AdventureX conference in the British Library!
I hope you enjoyed what you got to play of the game and scored a cute chibi sticker of your favorite character in the process.
Current Status
This game is actively in development!
The Kickstarter was successful. The in-progress game is available to people who backed at beta-access level or above. More content is being patched in as it is written.
We do not intend to do an Early Access period on Steam. The game will be available here when it is complete.
In the meantime, if you are interested in following the updates as new content is released, you can find the developer log on itch.io here:
By backing us now you can receive early access to this game as it's being developed, unlock new romance options, insert custom cameos, and get other Hanako Games titles at a discount. Who the bonus romance options will be depends entirely on what gets the most interest during the kickstarter, so this is your chance to have an impact!
Or check out the demo available on Steam! This covers the first week of gameplay - creating your character, meeting people, learning your first spells, etc.
