Hello, world! Lucas Chasteen here, author and developer of Yugure no Kagami ZERO and the VNgen visual novel engine it runs on.
Sometimes it’s nice to be missed. Even with this devblog’s two-month hiatus being announced in advance way back in November, I still received many emails and private messages asking about the state of Yugure no Kagami, VNgen, and XGASOFT in general. And truth be told, it’s not all sunshine and roses here behind the scenes (more on that later). Continue
Hello, world! Lucas Chasteen here, author and developer of Yugure no Kagami ZERO and the VNgen visual novel engine it runs on.
How is it in your corner of the world this time of year? For those of us in the States, this week is traditionally the time when we crawl out of our turkey comas from Thanksgiving and tumble head-first into another Christmas season which managed to sneak up on us before we even realized the year is almost over. Continue
Did you know that ZERO‘s titular character almost wasn’t even in the game? It’s true!
Hello, world! Lucas Chasteen here, author and developer of Yugure no Kagami ZERO and the VNgen visual novel engine it runs on. Recently, development crossed an interesting milestone that reminded me of what a journey the word ‘zero’ has been on in relation to Yugure no Kagami.
Way back in 2014, work began on constructing the mythology and lore that would lay the foundation for YNK. Continue
Hello, world! Lucas Chasteen here, author and developer of Yugure no Kagami ZERO and the VNgen visual novel engine it runs on. In our first official devblog, we examined some of the technology and design decisions going into ZERO that will take it above and beyond what’s commonly expected of visual novels. Continue
Hello, world! Lucas Chasteen here, author and developer of Yugure no Kagami ZERO and the VNgen visual novel engine it runs on. From its very inception, VNgen was my way of re-thinking the visual novel experience from both a developer and user perspective, and while I’ve had the opportunity to talk at length about the developer side of things over the past two years, I’m incredibly excited to finally present my own work with the engine and share a bit of the journey along the way. Continue