Winter Memories 1.0 available!

My small Visual Novel 'Winter Memories' has been updated to version 1.0!

Afer the rushed rather-alpha release for the Winter VN Jam, this update brings this little Visual Novel to a state where I feel much more comfortable about advertising it.

Changelog:

• Went through the entire script, brushed up wording, placed additional line breaks and added a handful more dialogue lines for an overall improved reading experience and a (hopefully) slightly more impactful ending
• In addition to the MC's name, players can now explicitly choose between male and female, with some (minor) dialogue differences
• A previously unused music track is now used
• A previously unused Ella expression is now used
• Added a couple new Ella expressions to make a specific scene considerably more impactful
• Added a couple of sound effects
• Added a few character sprite effects
• Polished UI a bit
• Added minor UI twists (no details because spoiler)
• Added links to my Itch & Twitter accounts to the game's About section

This will likely remain the only major update to this edition of Winter Memories (though minor updates are still possible).

I emphasize this, because recently, while thinking about how to improve on the VN Jam version, there was this moment when suddenly a flood of ideas rushed into my brain.

The "...This is it. I have to go for this, no matter what." kind of ideas. Must have been the two beers I had while watching the Darts World Cup Finals... anyway, the ending of that new edition (let's call it 'Winter Memories Alternative' for now) is pretty much finished in my head, the other key scenes largely are as well... it's mostly about filling the gaps and putting it to pap- I mean, rpy files now (and seeing if I can find a decent available CG artist, because I'll need one if it's meant to turn out the way I hope it does).

Stay tuned and if you haven't already, check out Winter Memories 1.0 in the meantime.