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What is LINEAR - Divine Seer?
When I originally wrote LINEAR it was going to be a Sci-fi Visual
Novel game with a heavy focus as a dating sim aimed at women. (Since
the dating sim genre is usually aimed at males.) However, the story
finally made its official release back in 2007 as a hand-drawn comic.
I worked with this format solidly for a few years before reverting
back to my original Visual Novel intentions in 2009.
So what is a Visual Novel? Putting it into its most simple terms, a
Visual Novel is an interactive multimedia format comic which allows
the reader to choose decisions at certain intervals, thus impacting
the story's outcome. The writer/artist uses images, music, sound
effects, basic animations and written text to convey their story.
It was a very hard decision for me to abandon the comic version which
I had worked so hard on for over two years. I released three volumes
and attracted quite a fanbase both online and offline. But one day I
had a good long think about it, and working at the snail's pace of two
pages a week with a complex story like LINEAR would leave me dead
before I finished! (Also, organising overseas printers, the AUD
exchange rate, as well as locating short-run domestic printers for the
comic were causing a lot of grief.)
So I present LINEAR - Divine Seer! With completely re-drawn artwork,
branching storylines, re-designed characters and my original
intentions for the dark and gritty sci-fi storyline that it is. (The
comic was more of a truncated and toned down version, another reason
as to why I wasn't happy with it.)
I hope you enjoy reading / playing it as much as I enjoy working on
it.
- Laura
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Is it free?
Yes! LINEAR - Divine Seer is free to download and play for personal
use only. All artwork, sound FX, music and text is copyright of their
rightful owners (as outlined in the
credits section) and must not be
re-used or redistributed under any circumstances.
Is there a version available for Mac?
Not yet. Depending on the project's popularity, I will consider
opening it up to other avenues and platforms. (Like an Ipod app.)
Donations?
Since this project is free, I will be
setting up a PayPal donations scheme to help out with things like
server and bandwidth costs for anyone who wishes to help out. Other
ways you can support this project is through buying merchandise or
artbooks from the online store (When I get it up and running.) Also,
once all the chapters for LINEAR - Divine Seer have been completed, I
will be releasing it as a complete game available through my
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