inverse|parallel

inverse|parallel is a Ren'Py experience initially designed around as much asset reusage as possible as a small story about characters from previous games, which then eventually got out of hand as I procrastinated too long and got a little too big for my big boy britches doing too much pastiche and spending too much time on freesound.org. It features all your favorite characters (i.e., all the characters) from soda companion 20xx and Struggle Critique in a never-ending (i.e., very-ending) quest to get another sprite or two, maybe! I hope my sense of humor in adding a lot of sound effects pays off!!! Will it??? You'll be the one to find out!!!

features:

• the whole thing is a visual novel!
• lots of music and sound effects that i totally DID NOT steal!
• jokes of varying degrees of humor!
  • unfunny writing!
• something about a metanarrative! i definitely played alan wake 2 before this!
• baseball? baseball!

programming / main writing by me @gb_camera / @dennysmenu
baja blast girl (spritz) by @sakuracila
calpico boy / "the struggler" by @seirxi

made as project 3 for cdm 176: narrative games studio @ uc davis spring 2024