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🕑 Added 2019-10-01 15:33:16 +0000 UTCHello to all my loyal supporters.
I sincerely hope you are all doing well and I really hope that you have enjoyed the story of “MELODY” so far.
This post announcement however is to let each and every one of you know that this month's update will be the very last one for Melody’s story.
We’d been discussing for several months when and how the game should come to a conclusion, and we feel that this final part would be the perfect time to end Melody’s story, just as she’s on the brink of becoming a music superstar.
In a number of ways, we’ve likened Melody’s journey to popular TV series like “Gotham” and “Smallville”.
Everybody knows the story of Batman and Superman, but these two particular series show the early beginnings of the respective main characters, and how they eventuate into the much-loved superheroes that they still are today.
With Melody, we kind of made it obvious from the start that she was always destined for success (presuming that you still make the right choices for her and yourself in this final forthcoming update).
But this story that we’ve been telling since February 2018, has all been about Melody going from a talented but rebellious college teenager, to a much more disciplined, focused and highly ambitious singer-songwriter.
When my team and I began creating this VN, we had no clue at the time just how the game would be received, especially on the back of a hugely successful and popular first game which is still in progress.
We didn’t have much time to put Melody together (due to what happened with our first game here), but when the few of us began creating the characters and the music-themed story line, we believed in it enough to release the game and to let you guys decide for yourselves if we’d made a good visual novel or not.
Much to our surprise, our second VN has turned out to be a success, and with that, we are spending all of October making sure that Melody and her friends go out on the right note (pardon the pun.)
We have set the release date for the final version of Melody, for Thursday, October 31st (Yes, on Halloween!)
For those of you who have been following us a long time, you would already know that we normally put our updates out on a weekend day.
But due to the fact that we are looking at including about four or five endings into this update, we decided that we would need an extra few days this month to make sure that they make the final part of the game.
And because Melody is soon coming to an end, it also means that we can announce a few more things to you all!
Our Plans for December
We will be spending most of December adding and fixing long-standing issues from previous weeks/updates of the game, such as adding in music from Weeks 1-11, fixing up any plotholes, grammar and continuity errors, etc.
Also during this time in December, we’ve already made plans to add in some bonus scenes, extra renders, add more animations to various existing scenes, and to also extend some of the endings in the game (for Becca, Amy and Isabella so far).
When we put out an update like we do each and every month, we’re afforded a four or five week window that only allows us to do so much.
Mistakes are always going to happen, not every character is going to feature and there will be stuff that won’t always make sense.
But that’s what a “work-in-progress” game like ours is like.
It would be really easy for us to just take our time and to put out an update whenever we feel like we should, that’s how a lot of other devs work and that’s their choice.
However, we’ve always felt that there’s a lot more worth in giving you our fans as a guarantee of one update a month (across our two games), so you guys are getting value for the money that you pledge to us.
Our Plans for November
For the month of November, we will be releasing an update of our first game (bringing the initial release date forward by a month), so that we can spend December polishing the final version of Melody. This is so you can play the FULL VERSION of our second visual novel from start to finish, with hopefully no issues at all. Plus we know how much a lot of you would like an update of the first game sooner, rather than later ;)
About our third game
Some of you have asked if we have a third game in the works, and the answer to that is a resounding YES!!
The details, release date and first previews for GAME #3 will be posted up here sometime in December, all the way until when the first update is released.
Final Words
As always, we really thank you all for your ongoing support across both games. Without it, it would not be possible to do what we do each and every day.
I hope you are looking forward to the final week (and game endings) of Melody, so let the countdown to October 31st officially begin!
Many thanks to you all,
MrDots
Comments
Seaquan
sometimes stories will come to an end... but maybe one of your future game projects would be a sequel maybe with Sophia and Xianne? :D
HearszAM
We can understand your frustrations with the game coming to end, however, I'd recommend reserving judgement for the game as a whole, once you've finished it and all the available endings with this final release at the end of the month.
Paul Coy
I was pretty disheartened when I read that part about ending it with her on the brink of becoming a superstar. I kind of wanted to see it through to that conclusion. I feel like it's totally going to ruin the ending by not at least showing her becoming a superstar like "Koko" or something. Personally I hate the idea of wondering if she ever truly made it as a music star and especially would hate to not have a marriage option before the end. I like this game a lot more than the other one, so I hate to see it end so soon.
HearszAM
Visit http://mrdotsgames.com for more details on this.
Panther
Really love the game, keep up the great work! But i have a question tough, where can i get DMD? Dont see it here on the page.
Lordsnow22
hey is there a route where you could end up with sophia?
Dawsy
Excited to see how things wrap up! Was just wondering why the screen goes black in the scene where sophie and melody are giving bj in shower.
tompiro
j'aime beaucoup vos jeu et je suis n peu triste de voir partir Melody , Elle est mignonne et j'aurai aimer la voir en ouverture d'un concert de Koko a seaside là ou se trouve D et MC pour in final en apotheoses. je pense personnellement que cela serai amusant. ( d connaissant Koko et Melody connaissant Koko quel fin magnifique se serai.)
Seedless Trutoke
Enjoyed both games and looking forward to #3. Keepem coming Dots. :-)
Romuald
Hello MrDots, today i've decided to become a patron to thank you for this amazing game.
Al
It's been a wild ride so far.. very much looking forward to it continuing into 2020 and beyond! Sincere thanks for all the hard work.
Bruce Vahl
Thank you for this game! It is better to end a story while it is still relevant, than to do like so many TV series do, when after a few seasons of great success, they run out of story to tell but continue anyways.
BunnyRabbit
Then I feel that I should continue to pledge on both platforms instead of consolidating. Then I get the advantages of both forums.
MrDots Games
It will be released on both platforms.
HearszAM
There has been a discussion on releasing of that version after the final update. So stay tuned for that.
HearszAM
That's something we very much pride ourselves on Beavis. He consistently back ourselves to have an update out when we post up that it will be released. We're that confident in what we do to be able to set a release date nearly a month in advance. It has be a very good reason if we delay an update, but we try and give you all a heads up whenever that has happened. Fortunately that has not happened too often.
Beavis
I think a lot of your success is your punctuality. When you say something's gonna happen on such and such a date, it does. So many artists fail in that regard
BunnyRabbit
Will the 3rd game be suitable for Patreon or will it be only on Subscribestar? I have been thinking about merging my two accounts and this might be the time for me to do so.
Ryan Kennedy
If this final version could have an option for uncompressed full res images, regardless of size man would I love that.
ToddlerfromHell
I came late to the party, but I have enjoyed all your work thus far, and will eagerly await what the future brings.
GTheKid
I have enjoyed this game, and will play it again many times.......If its not to late to write in, how about a scene where the MC gets to creampie Sophia?
Rubberduckie98
All good things come to an end. Sad to see Melody end but it sounds like she will get a proper send-off! Very excited about the new game!
kingsam178
You say this is the end for melody, but knowing you this is just a beginning for cameo or even more... 😁😁
Mabow
I really hope the third game is gonna be a VN and not Sandbox. All in all it's sad to hear that Melody is coming to an end, it has been a great story so far! Can't wait for the next updates to come.
Andrew Glen
I'm sure I speak for most of us, I have throughly enjoying your game, and my thanks to you and your team for all your hard work
Eric Sunny
Look @ MrDots Subscribestar page, you can get the other game there.
UnbarredCaesar
I came for your first game, I stayed for melody... kind of sad but all good things must come to an end & if your 3rd game is anything like the first two then it should be great😊
james fougere
Incredible but also sad news that this is the last update. Great work all around to the entire team. Cant wait for what you bring for the next VN!
Aurren Corvino
what was your first game? and is there somewhere i can access it?
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