- some of the dialogues are played twice for no reason (for example when we enter the bedroom for the first time).
- misues of some words (for example "tell" instead of "call") but you are still able to tell what is the point/meaning of dialogue, as long as you speak English at an "communicative" level.
- few problems with assets but its pretty common so not a big deal overall.
- a lot of mistakes like Kok instead of Koko.
- a lot of translation errors.
Now, my personal experience with the game.
It was pretty fun tbh but im not a big fan of art style. The endings were okay, "good ending" was good but rest not anymore. Miroku ending was okay but way to short. And the "bad" ending... eee idk, i mean it makes that we die but it was just a little to fast for me. Of course it's just my opinion so if you disagree then... well... good for you i guess. Story... i think i like it but you could add some more depth into it.
so...
Art: 6,5/10
Story: 7/10
Playability: 7/10 (i didn't find any huge bugs but translation errors were pretty annoying)
Characters: 6/10
Would i like to see part 2? Sure why not, it might be really good.
As I have mentioned in other comments, this was one of the first times I made a visual novel. It was all unknown to me in terms of art and programming.
So, since I didn't think it would be very relevant either, I finished it quickly so I could apply what I learned in other projects. (Which is why there isn't much depth or there are such abrupt endings.)
It wasn't even going to have a translation, but I decided to try to do it fast. So, I apologize for all those translation errors.
I'll pay more attention to future translations (and fix mistakes with updates), learn how to do things better, like endings or giving time for story/character development, etc. If there was a second part of Koko, I will try to improve the mistakes I made in the first part.
Just want to thank you for this VN. Short yet intriguing, emotional and good. Especially liked artstyle of characters gloomy and grotesque, but still "cute". Shame that Miroku true intentions are not revealed, but game not about her after all.
Btw after completing this game, I remember one h manga dirty me with similar plot, took inspiration or just coincidence?))
Thank you! I hope to do better in the future, and if Miroku shows up again, give her more importance.
To be honest, when I did Koko's story, it was unscripted. Every day I tried to draw something and write the story almost on the fly. Although I was inspired by the cover of a music album that I love to make Koko, or the trypophobia to make Miroku, etc. :P
I gotta say, I've played a variety of visual novels. And while this was a little rough around the edges, it welled up an emotion from me that I have not felt from any other visual novel. The music choice, storyline, the small but sweet setting, the characters, all of it creates this atmosphere that is so relaxing and pure.
When I first downloaded the game I didn't expect much from an itch.io game, but needless to say I will never be thinking that again.
As for the rougher translations, while they do not take away from the story, they are missed opportunities to fully express the emotions and ideas you want to convey. I understand that there are translators who require payment, but there just as many fans of yours that would be more than willing to test-play, translate, etc. for free. For a smaller creator like you who is not able to afford "official translators", please rely on us. I personally would love to. It would be a great chance to engage the community as well!
Other than that, it's overall a fantastic game, and I hope to witness more of your talent in the future.
Please keep up the good work :3
(P.S If there's a way to access the looped versions where would I find them in the games files?)
I take into account all the advice I have received since then, from the translation, to improving the endings, etc.
Regarding the music, I think that the files cannot be found in the game folder. I would recommend that you download them from the official page of the composer (here) (or here in direct link) and activate the option to play in loop from your music player.
But if for some reason you can't, tell me and I'll upload it myself to download it separately. ^^
If Miroku successfully ran away with protag, what could have happened? Would Miroku just leave him alone after helping him, or would they start eventually dating each other?
This is the first visual novel Ive ever read. And I just wanna say its amazing. I love everything about it and its been stuck in my mind for the past week. I really hope there will be a sequel. Insanely good job 10/10!
Owh thanks to know, ill be waiting for next update, oh ya just some suggestion u can improve the art or makes it moving like animation, oh ya for da baby one, if that happen later on, u will use skipable dialogue text? Or u will add scene or dialogue while making it? (☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)☞
It would be adult content but i would like to know, and anyway ill support chu! :3
It's still too early to tell you anything for sure. After finishing my last vn, I've been working on some designs and trying to animate the characters. I'd like to give it a try, but maybe it consumes too many resources and ends up being worse than more traditional sprites. (Visual bugs, lag, etc). But I'll keep it in mind!
And you mean if I add "erotic" scenes? If that's what you mean, I don't think I'm going to add overly suggestive or explicit scenes for now. Unless it's necessary to emphasize a scene or part of the story, of course.
Adding my review for the visual novel here, interesting that the reviews are not public by default on this website.
Muy agradable arte y ambientación. Me gusta el concepto general. Los finales alternativos se sienten algo forzados, o que nos falta una explicación más detallada de por qué los personajes actúan de esa manera; quedan cabos sueltos. Los personajes son interesantes, sería bueno que tengan más desarrollo. La versión en Inglés tiene algunos problemitas debido a que el autor aún parece estar aprendiendo el idioma, pero en ningún momento se vuelve tan mala como para no entender lo que se quiere transmitir, no le quita disfrute a la obra. En general, muy recomendada! Lo disfruté mucho. Debido a los cabos sueltos y a los interesantes personajes y concepto, me gustaría mucho una secuela! 4/5
English review: Very nice art and ambience. I like the general concept. The alternate endings feel somewhat forced, or that we're missing a more detailed explanation of why the characters act the way they do; there are loose ends. The characters are interesting, It'd be nice if they had more development. The English version has some slight problems because the author seems to be learning the language still, but at no point it becomes so bad that you can't understand what it's trying to convey, it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the work. Overall, highly recommended! I enjoyed this a lot. Due to the loose ends and interesting characters and concept, I would very much like a sequel! 4/5
I am quite aware of the errors after reading some more reviews, and I keep them in mind so that in a possible sequel, as well as in future projects, I can improve in all those aspects. (Character development, translation, longer and better endings, etc.)
I really appreciate your opinion and I hope to do better with time.
Ahem. Im sorry, but I have more questions to you and its about Miroku again. Will this character be more developed? And if its not a secret where, in Koko 2 or Koko?
Right now I'm doing a different vn. After finishing it, I have 2 ideas that I would like to do. 1 of them is for Koko.
I see something complicated to do a remake. Because I would have to redo everything from the beginning, as well as add some more content and also extend the game as if it were a sequel, and maybe it would be too much work. (Besides that, it maybe would be repetitive for those who already played the original story too).
For now, I see better the option of a sequel. I already have a slight idea about the plot, and until I read your comment, I hadn't considered adding Miroku.
Initially, I was only going to focus on Koko and another very "special" character. But, after reading you, I will try to make her appear and have some development. Although as I say, nothing is certain yet. But I will definitely keep her in mind.
Miroku is really impressive. I think no one could do a feelings confession under knowing that you will get killed for doing an obvious trick with mind control.
I just played this and enjoyed it a lot! Dont get me wrong i liked it a lot but the translation has some rough edges, would you like some help on that regard? I dont know aaany spanish but im oke with my english and if you would like i would love to smooth some of the sentences. Like more localisation than translation basically? like how some sentences are grammatically and wordwise correct but people dont use irl? that kinda stuff! And again dont get me wrong, awesome game, and im not some kind of translator etc. the only previous translation work i have is some how to documents and a h game but i dont ask for anything back other than a thank you and a warm hug so anyway yea let me know great game koko 2 when?
And I apologize for the translation errors, as I mentioned before, next time I will try to pay more attention and care to it. Translating more slowly and letting someone who speaks English test it before posting, etc.
I still can't say when Koko 2 will exist, haha. For now, I'm working on a different vn, while I think of good ideas for that hypothetical sequel.
no need to apologise! most were minor anyway, as i said if you cant find anyone to be that who speaks english to test part let me know! i would gladly help as a proofreader :)
i found my account that i hadnt used in many years just to comment on this (i was actually going to create a new one but my email was already used--)
anyway- i wanted to say, this is amazing, the characters are interesting, the scenes are fun, the plot is interesting, and the mysterious air it has is just straight up amazing
i also love the drawing style, it doesnt looks professional, but that adds to the charm and makes it much more unique than if it had
there was also a few mistakes, like addressing koko as he a few times, or phrases that didnt make much sense in the translation, but it didnt happen very often and i'd say its not bad at all
its also a bit short, but short & good is better than long for the sake of it and bad, so while i wish it was longer i understand why it might be on the shorter side
my only real complaint is that, while i get thats not the focus, i wish we could see happy endings with other choices instead of bad ends
this is gonna get very spoilery so for anyone who is yet to finish watching/playing it, dont read my past here
!!SPOILERS:!!!
in regards to the bad endings, i wish you could see more outcomes of some of them, for instance the one where koko kills miroku - i'd love to know what koko does now that she did that, would she snap, would she stuff the protagonist body with something to make him not look dead? would she harm herself?
also as a small note in regards to that - i feel like the bad ending where she kills the neighbor would be better if it wasnt straight up evil, koko is meant to be someone you'll like right? and i did, but ever since that potential scene happens where she does that, the entire rest of the journey i was like 'well, she did kill someone apparently for no reason then murdered us, is that someone i can trust' - in that case i'd prefer if the neighbor had attacked her & thats why she ends up killing the gal, maybe then she stabs you by accident, be it cause reflex or whatever, that way she would be at best a anti hero instead of a villain - tho this is a small thing and it wouldnt be needed, just..the general advice is: be careful of how you make the characters look even in potential bad ends, cause it'll affect how people judge them in all other endings too
or for when you pick the 'neither' option & you end up killed by the girl on the streets, it'd add a lot if we saw koko or her neighbor reactions to it, what they might do, etc! than simply a 'end' and thats it
alternatively, i'd love to see some alternate good endings, like you actually being helped if you choose her neighbor instead of her being killed, based on things you told or didnt before, even if it was smaller i'd like to see more good possibilities, just being killed is way less fun, plus that way people would be able to discuss which ending they like the most, their fav characters based on that, and it'd give more reason to give more scenes with them - and hell, even going bad for longer could be fun, a end where youre tortured for half of your life would be more interesting, if we're going the bad ending route
and a small thing - in regards to you (author) comment about people being bored by too much dialogue:
while its possible that too much dialogue could make it boring, i'd imagine most people who would bother to play a VN to begin with wouldnt mind that much, and those that mind wouldnt mind playing, a famous example is doki doki, where in one of the scenes you can talk with a character, it has a lot of topics about a lot of things and people love it, hell, some even made a mod that expanded that scene to go on for hours and hours, people who like VN certainly wont be complaining about dialogue, its kinda the point, its like reading a book, as long as its interesting, it can go on and on and people will love it
that being said, if you ever worry about people getting too bored, drawing more scenes can always help, be a mysterious one, a bloody one, a cool one, or even outfit changes, different scenarios, etc! your art is pretty good & fun, and with such a monster-world outside, theres a lot of potential, and you could easily make it not boring, i watched a video that was over 1hour on this and loved every second, i doubt more hours would've made me unhappy
i also wish we got to see the true forms for the spider & koko, or maybe more scenes with their traits being used
That being said, i loved this game & everything in it, my suggestions are just for how it could be made even better / future advice, what you have here is beyond amazing, i will certainly be waiting for more
im also all in for a koko sequel! koko 2 must happen! or at least a koko 1 expansion, like how DDLC did, that way we could have extra built ontop of what is already great
And by the way - i saw that you mentioned wanting people to test if things worked out & proofread - i would certainly not mind doing so, i have a lot of free time and i have a good grasp of the english language - might have to give you a follow on twitter
anyway, overall it was a really good time & kept me entertained & was a lot of fun! and sorry for the huge comment, but i wanted to give my thoughts & tell how amazed i am, and since i saw how you usually read & reply, thought this would be a great opportunity to do so!
(I will answer as I read you again from the beginning).
The drawings certainly could not be professional, since in fact, I had never drawn anything like it "seriously". The only thing I did was the vn of Lune(in another software that I bought years ago and it gave me more headaches than joys).
I am aware of my limitations in this regard, and in fact, I had many more "creepy" and "romantic" scenes in my head, but since I am unable to capture them for now, I used to limit myself a bit at the story level. Since, if I am unable to represent something well, I must approach it in another way. To make up for this, I tried to work for a few weeks after finishing Lune to find a style that I liked to do, and thus the character of Koko was born. (Specifically, now I see the clothes I drew and I feel embarrassed lol).
As I said in other comments, and as a curious fact, initially the vn was not going to have an English translation. Since I made a mistake in the software (noob mistakes and not having a clue about programming), and I was unable to get the software to generate the translation lines for me. Luckily, and when I was finishing Dear Rebeca, with what I learned, I was able to solve it.
I usually dedicate 1 or 2 days exclusively to translating, with some rest for my eyes and mind. Then I check that everything fits in the context of the story, that there are no spelling errors, etc. And even so, I know that it will have many errors that escaped my sight, or perhaps because my level of English is not high enough to perceive that it is an error. So for that, I apologize! I will try to be more careful and try harder in that aspect as well. (My native language is Spanish).
What you mention about extending the consequences of "bad endings" a bit more, I love your idea! Although it seems obvious, it had not occurred to me until now, so I make a note of it.
Although, I like to see bad endings as a "what if" as well. But you're absolutely right. One thing I tried to do with the endings was to add a bit more variety, since leaving it as a simple duality in the "good or bad" ending also seemed monotonous to me. Next time I'll try to expand on those details, of course.
I'm really kind of silly to think "maybe it's boring to read too much" when we're talking about a visual novel, haha. Many times I would have liked to expand more in the dialogues, but as you say; to make it more dynamic the ideal would be to draw more scenes, it is something that in DR for example, I tried to improve. I should be more confident with that.
Finally, I never thought that my little vn would have such an impact on the rest. (I would be happy to know that 2 or 3 people played it, and they told me that it made them have a good time, that was my goal). That's why many times I've mentioned that Koko was more like my first experiment. A beginning, more than a search for perfection.
Thanks to your comment, it has motivated me to continue striving to improve!
I understand Spanish and English but since your main language is Spanish I’ll go from here with Spanish
Quiero saber si en algun futuro cerca harias un manwha o manga en la applicacion llamada “webtoon” por que con una historia como esta podrias convertirte en un original y ganar dinero pero de verdad me gustaria ver esta historia mas extensa o prolongada y me encanta el concepto es bien detallado pero quisiera saber mas sobre koko y seiichii por que no sé menciona mucho sobre sus personajes y si en realidad estan juntos por que seiichii no invita a koko a su apartamento o a sus padres la introduce y seria bueno un manga de un montruo y un humano juntos aunque no es original el concepto y las marcas en koko me impressionaron era creativo y unico y aunque las ropas no eran bien diseñadas como quiera tuvo impacto y dejo un review perfecto
Espero ver algun tipo de libro o manga en algun futuro y quisiera ver esta historia continuada o actualizada en alguna forma pero de verdad que me dio un impacto fuerte y la historia estuvo fenomenal de verdad de verias echar un vistazo en webtoon
(I will also answer you in Spanish if you don't mind)
He escuchado bastante de esa página, webtoon, aunque nunca he entrado, así que no estoy muy seguro de la clase de contenido que hay ahí. A mí también me resultaría interesante hacer alguna clase de cómic, o manga; porque sería una forma distinta de narrar. Pero por ahora me resultaría muy complicado hacerlo.
Prefiero invertir ese tiempo y esfuerzo en una novela visual, ya que es un formato que me gusta más. Por ejemplo, me gusta mucho cuando puedes tomar pequeñas decisiones, aunque sean en el diálogo, o sentir que de manera directa o indirecta eres parte de la historia.
Pero, lo tendré en cuenta. Pensándolo un poco, cuando mando una vn a revisar para poder ser publicada en la Play Store, suele tardar 1 semana. Con Dear Rebeca durante ese tiempo intenté añadir alguna ilustración extra, la música, etc; por separado. Quizás pueda intentar añadir alguna clase de historia a modo de cómic/manga en el futuro como extra para usar ese "tiempo muerto", o quizás poner algo de mi dinero para pagarle a algún artista que quisiera ayudarme con ello también. No puedo decirte nada con seguridad, ¡pero lo tendré en cuenta!
- The horror and grotesqueness is just right. I don't really like Horror Anime VN's because some are unsettling for the wrong reasons or straight up gorefest ( the R18 ones are ugh ), Ironically I like Doki Doki, maybe because it's like just right.
- Koko is a great one
Bad :
- Some translation errors but that's nitpick
- Congrats, koko's nails just activated a little bit of my phobia XD ( Her nails are like daddy long legs )
English is not my native language, so it is difficult for me to translate. But I'm trying to do everything in a more orderly and careful way to better check for translation errors in future visual novels. (I'm sorry!)📃
I can safely say this has become one of my all-time favorite visual novels, regardless of the proofreading mistakes and overall brevity. Its executed very well and everything fits together almost flawlessly, and is overall a surprisingly wholesome experience for a horror visual novel. It's a 9/10 from me, some improvements can be made here and there (a bit of the writing in some of the ends could be added onto or changed a bit to match the character context a little more too), but as a whole, I'm candidly in love with it! Excellent work! Can't wait for more projects!
Also, though no worries at all if you aren't interested, if possible and fine with you, I'd like to help with the proofreading and English correction for this game or any other projects (free of charge, of course), I'm a huge fan of all the work you put into these games and am absolutely up for helping polish all more so the concluded experience is as orderly and even as possible. Let me know if you're interested and where I can contact you if you are, great work on everything once more!
Thank you very much for your comment! To be honest, I am aware that in terms of the story, there is much room for improvement. Since it was the first vn that I did programming and that stuff, I wanted it not to be too extensive, to try to apply what I learned in another project. (I also didn't think so many people would like it, haha).
As I said in another comment, I would have liked to add another character, as well as make the dialogue longer, but I was afraid that it would be boring. (And that my drawing skills are not very good to represent the things that I would like and have in my mind).
Many times I have thought about the need to try to find someone to help me, whether it is testing that everything works well, the art, etc. But I can't afford something like that.
The English translation is almost one of the last steps I do at the end of a vn, and I try to review it from start to finish, several times before publishing it. Now I will try to do everything in a more orderly and careful way to avoid so many mistakes. Maybe when I'm finishing my next work, I'll ask on my Twitter if someone would be willing to test it before I officially release it, in order to correct possible translation errors.
I don't want to bother anyone in vain either, so I'll try my best!
You're most welcome, it's too good a project to not comment on! Don't get me wrong (in case I sounded too critical), the fact it wasn't even meant to be an extensive, fully-fledged visual novel game with immense intricacies only makes this project infinitely more of an achievement with how much it was able to fit in such a short time.
I don't feel that would've been boring at all (depending on the execution, of course), but the game turned out really good as it is without additional content so it's nothing to stress or fret about. As for the art, there's always room for improvement and development, after all, you'll get to the level of expertise you desire as long as you put in the time and effort, you clearly already have the passion and necessary base of skill down since the art turned out great as well!
In case I didn't put too much clarification in my previous message, I'm willing to help, proofread the English, and playtest, all without any payment at all. Being able to contribute to any games or projects and test them before releasing them to the public and polish them more would be an honor even without any payment, it's already a payment in itself to be of help. Dividing the work would lessen workload and allow you to complete more goals and projects more efficiently and effectively too since many one-person teams end up overexerting themselves and forgetting they're only human and need rest too.
Don't get me wrong once more in case I was too critical in my previous comment, you've already done a great job on the translation and everything without any extra help, but I have a personal philosophy of "the more, the merrier" (as long as that "more" is of contribution and not destruction, evidenced by many large dev teams that end up disbanding because of dramas). Regardless of whether you are or aren't interested in my offer though, I wish you all the best with your projects and everything at all and I sense you'll be an even larger and immensely more prosperous maker one day, remember to always take care and never overwork yourself through these processes (too many forget to do so)! My offer's always up, and it wouldn't be in vain at all, getting to polish projects would be an honor! Thank you for all the work you put into this, I'm genuinely in love with the story, art and everything!
I thank you again for your words of encouragement and offer. You haven't been critical in a bad way, so I appreciate it!
I know that my work, specifically Koko, has many aspects that could be improved and I am aware of it. But I try to improve in every way. And it is true that many times it is too much work for me alone, luckily now that I have more practice I can speed up some things. I always read all the comments, even if I don't answer them, and I try to take note of the opinions or advice that you all give me.
And now that maybe someone is interested in my next visual novel, I could also ask some questions that maybe I couldn't before, to give me some confidence when it comes to capturing some things.
If I could, Koko would have lasted 2 or 3 times longer, with a lot more content. Or I would have revised the translation as well as added more details etc. But in addition to my lack of skill and practice, there is also the element of time.
I would not want someone to help me or "work" for me for free, because it would not seem fair. (Minimum, he/she would have my thanks in the credits). Although I do not deny that I would love the idea of having some internal feedback in the sense of being able to ask if this idea is good, or if this other one is better. If this design is good, or this other is better, etc. Since, for example, in addition to Dear Rebeca, I was developing about 3 more visual novels. But I paused or canceled them for X reason.
I'll try to have more communication about it, and consider doing some kind of "early access" with my current vn when it's more advanced.
I madly love this game and design, hopefully I can see more interaction between Seiichi and Koko. And more we can discover in this monster city Im curious about that. I want to say thank you this is a masterpiece I desire more stories(and Koko shes the best).
please conitue this story its great super super great It freaking awesome i love it, it's better than doki doki I could play the game over and over it's so amazing. I know this took alot of work, but please conitue this story, in my eyes your better than the pros
If I made a sequel, I'd like to do everything much better (within my limited ability, of course).
I'll be writing ideas and designs for a possible sequel, though if I do, maybe I'd like to ask a few things for people interested in it on my twitter. For example, if it is preferable that I focus more on the romance, or on the 'horror', etc. Anything that comes to mind or news, I'll let you know.
it might be hard to make a sequel , what DDLC did was pretty much expand on what they already had. AKA adding a few more routes and easter eggs and stuff. basically a revamp of the original game
thank you some much for replying , the romance focus draw people in and the horror add the twist and and bring it together. It just my opion but love the fact that your able to mix horror and romance not many aristist can do it like you have, so please make more romance horror
I have watch over a thousand anime and play over hunderd romance horror games the one thing that draw people is the romance and the horror that add the creepy twist, only thing I think we have saw just little more of koro monster form
will you ever do a sequel. i hope u do. I've never been touched by how the story played out. it gave me so much inspiration like an insane amount. especially how my head was cluttered with thoughts i could not have thank you any more
It was not in my plans to make any sequels, since I never thought that so many people would like it. (And that makes me happy).
Right now, I'm working on the first designs and script for my new vn. I want to set the vn in the same 'universe' as Koko, and maybe she'll show up somehow. (It's still too early to say anything).
But after receiving so many requests to expand on her story, I will seriously consider making a direct sequel. It all depends on whether I manage to do something worth enjoying.
My original intention was to somehow allude to trypophobia by creating small eyes on her face. I also thought about putting a lot of small holes through the body, but I couldn't represent it in a way that I liked.
As with Koko, I wanted to give her a certain touch of arachnophobia, trying to imitate her fingers with the legs of spiders, fine and slender.
I never thought my story would have such an impact, so I didn't consider doing sequels when I wrote it. But I don't rule it out either!
Maybe I could do a shorter sequel with a new plot in the future. And even redo it from the beginning to add more content and extend what already exists. (Such as, for example, developing Miroku's character further).
After finishing my last vn, I was resting a bit. So for now I can only tell you, that I am trying to write down new ideas and designs for a new story set in the same 'universe'.
In this case, the music I used is not mine. (I used the free tracks and credited the author in the about section). The original author is Kayvi, and the melodies are titled "ASYLUM vol.1". His songs can be found on Soundcloud and YouTube. ^^
I love this! This visual novel made me feel a way I can’t explain! It’s crazy how such a simple game can give you such strange yet nice warm feelings. There is only one other visual novel that I really like and it’s the legendary doki doki. Like doki doki it gave a unique feeling and a good balance of romance and horror that comes from within it. But believe it or not a particularly unique thing about your visual novel is the phrasing of words Koko uses. Idk if it was because of translation or if it was meant to be, but it really adds to Kokos personality the way she speaks. It makes her seem not generic and also very fitting of a caring and mellow monster girl that is in love with you! But if anything, please don’t burn yourself out or feel obligated to do anything else with the story. But if you continue it or make another visual novel/game I’ll be looking forward to it! Thank you for reading this if you do!
I also loved Doki Doki! So reading that makes me very happy!
Regarding Koko, I tried to make each character more or less have their own personality and way of expressing themselves. English is not my main language, so I find it more difficult to express some things. Although I try to keep everything the same essence, of course.
I hope to improve on those aspects in the future as well, as I like the idea of making each character unique.
And about doing more with Koko, or in general, I would first need to think of something that I like enough to do it. Since to be honest, I try to create the visual novels that I myself would love to read, enjoy or catch my attention. (That's why I didn't expect so many people to like my stories either, haha.)
I also would have liked to do it with a more horror tone! But I was afraid that it might not be enjoyable, so I hope to achieve that balance between horror and romance next time with everything I've learned.
I saw the Manlybadasshero had made a video of this game, but before watching the video I decided to play it on my own.
It was a good decision, I had fun reading this novel, I was somehow immersed in the world, I liked the idea of having non-human species living in their own society, and I was immersed in the story that was told, I found it very interesting the whole romantic conflict and the little mysteries, it was really a good experience, I imagine it must have been difficult to have done all this. I only don't get it what was the Miroku's true intentions.
Ps: I'm still learning english, so i'm sorry for any english mistakes on the text
As I mentioned before, the most difficult thing for me is still the art section. It was the first time I did something so “complex”, and I would have liked in fact, to even add a third character to make more endings and scenes. Hopefully I can fix many of those mistakes in the future.
Wonderful game, out of curiosity are you planning on adding any more to it? Seemed like there was more to Miroku and you introduced Lune at the very end.
After seeing such a positive reception, I have been thinking of several ideas about it. Maybe I'll do one more vn with a similar theme, since it's something that I personally like too.
Originally, I wanted to make it much longer, but I thought it might be boring for some people if I focused too much on dialogue. That's why Miroku doesn't have much development. As for Lune, it's just a little "easter egg", since I like to refer to some character from my previous novel. (Koko also appears somewhere in DR). And thanks!
English is not my first language so some of it might not sound in a right way.
Honestly, you deserve much more attention - artwork is incredible and owerall story is exciting! I'm sorry, I might repeat some of the comments, but I only came here afterwatching Manlybadasshero's playthrough of your game... I fell in love with it (I mean your game and art work). I can imagine how hard it was - writing a story, characters etc. Thank you very much for all your work and effort! Hope I will see more of your works in time, thank you once more :) Have a great day!
English is also not my main language (so I also apologize for any translation errors).
In fact, I was close to not finishing it, since I didn't think it was done well enough, haha. It took me quite a while to learn to do everything by myself (the code, drawings, etc), but seeing this kind of comments makes me feel that it was worth the effort and time invested!
I also saw this game from manlybadasshero but didn't whatch the entire video cuz i wanted to play it by myself, Eroraen u did a great job with this story! Are you gonna make more of these kind of games?
Koko for me started as a test, since I didn't know how to program or draw almost anything at that time. I didn't think so many people would enjoy it, to be honest. So, for me, it is quite a surprise! Since then, I try to learn more and add more details to future projects to improve. I hope to continue making at least a few more visual novels. Thank you for such positive feedback! :)
I have uploaded the game in a .zip file without the installer. I don't know if it's exactly what you need. But if you're trying to play it on Android, it's also available directly on the Play Store. If not, let me know so I can see how I can help you. Thank you! ^^
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So overall, good job but i found few mistakes.
- addressing koko as he.
- some of the dialogues are played twice for no reason (for example when we enter the bedroom for the first time).
- misues of some words (for example "tell" instead of "call") but you are still able to tell what is the point/meaning of dialogue, as long as you speak English at an "communicative" level.
- few problems with assets but its pretty common so not a big deal overall.
- a lot of mistakes like Kok instead of Koko.
- a lot of translation errors.
Now, my personal experience with the game.
It was pretty fun tbh but im not a big fan of art style. The endings were okay, "good ending" was good but rest not anymore. Miroku ending was okay but way to short. And the "bad" ending... eee idk, i mean it makes that we die but it was just a little to fast for me. Of course it's just my opinion so if you disagree then... well... good for you i guess. Story... i think i like it but you could add some more depth into it.
so...
Art: 6,5/10
Story: 7/10
Playability: 7/10 (i didn't find any huge bugs but translation errors were pretty annoying)
Characters: 6/10
Would i like to see part 2? Sure why not, it might be really good.
Thanks for your review!
As I have mentioned in other comments, this was one of the first times I made a visual novel. It was all unknown to me in terms of art and programming.
So, since I didn't think it would be very relevant either, I finished it quickly so I could apply what I learned in other projects. (Which is why there isn't much depth or there are such abrupt endings.)
It wasn't even going to have a translation, but I decided to try to do it fast. So, I apologize for all those translation errors.
I'll pay more attention to future translations (and fix mistakes with updates), learn how to do things better, like endings or giving time for story/character development, etc. If there was a second part of Koko, I will try to improve the mistakes I made in the first part.
Thanks for your feedback!
I hope there will be a part 2 dude. I finished the game like 1 week ago
Lol, I finished it 3 weeks ago, hope so too.
Just want to thank you for this VN. Short yet intriguing, emotional and good. Especially liked artstyle of characters gloomy and grotesque, but still "cute". Shame that Miroku true intentions are not revealed, but game not about her after all.
Btw after completing this game, I remember one h manga
dirty mewith similar plot, took inspiration or just coincidence?))Thank you! I hope to do better in the future, and if Miroku shows up again, give her more importance.
To be honest, when I did Koko's story, it was unscripted. Every day I tried to draw something and write the story almost on the fly. Although I was inspired by the cover of a music album that I love to make Koko, or the trypophobia to make Miroku, etc. :P
Hmm, what do you mean under "shows up again"? (thinking face)
🤐 Who knows. But in the next vn, maybe someone will be mentioned at least. Koko or Miroku.
Cant wait mate, keep it up!
Hello Miroku-fan fella! :D
I Found manga I wrote about is "Niji no Ori" (251608) if anyone is interested
the soundtrack is super relaxing, where can i find it?
The author is Kayvi.
Here you have his official channel (if I'm not mistaken):
Ah, I see you looped the first clip.
I gotta say, I've played a variety of visual novels. And while this was a little rough around the edges, it welled up an emotion from me that I have not felt from any other visual novel. The music choice, storyline, the small but sweet setting, the characters, all of it creates this atmosphere that is so relaxing and pure.
When I first downloaded the game I didn't expect much from an itch.io game, but needless to say I will never be thinking that again.
As for the rougher translations, while they do not take away from the story, they are missed opportunities to fully express the emotions and ideas you want to convey. I understand that there are translators who require payment, but there just as many fans of yours that would be more than willing to test-play, translate, etc. for free. For a smaller creator like you who is not able to afford "official translators", please rely on us. I personally would love to. It would be a great chance to engage the community as well!
Other than that, it's overall a fantastic game, and I hope to witness more of your talent in the future.
Please keep up the good work :3
(P.S If there's a way to access the looped versions where would I find them in the games files?)
Thank you! That encourages me a lot.
I take into account all the advice I have received since then, from the translation, to improving the endings, etc.
Regarding the music, I think that the files cannot be found in the game folder. I would recommend that you download them from the official page of the composer (here) (or here in direct link) and activate the option to play in loop from your music player.
But if for some reason you can't, tell me and I'll upload it myself to download it separately. ^^
this game is so good underrated
If Miroku successfully ran away with protag, what could have happened? Would Miroku just leave him alone after helping him, or would they start eventually dating each other?
I installed the apk, but every time i open the app, i get a "downloading assets" screen, no matter how long i wait, the assets never seem to download
Also, Love this game, Really well made
I haven't had any problems opening it, but I'll try exporting it again and uploading it anyway, just in case that solves the problem.
Sorry for the trouble!
i love this game
Cool game. I loved it, hoping to see more of your games in the future. :D
This is the first visual novel Ive ever read. And I just wanna say its amazing. I love everything about it and its been stuck in my mind for the past week. I really hope there will be a sequel. Insanely good job 10/10!
Thank you very much! It means a lot to me. :)
Is there any chance of the game being posted as apk file or on other apps than google play on mobile, huawei users can't get it.
I have uploaded the game in .apk format. Hope it works, if not, let me know so I can help you. ^^
Umm some questions, will there like part 2? Or just more dialogues update after good ending? Im so corious if they will have a baby >:3
Hope so! At least one sequel, to finish Koko's story and add more details. But I can't give much more details for now.
Owh thanks to know, ill be waiting for next update, oh ya just some suggestion u can improve the art or makes it moving like animation, oh ya for da baby one, if that happen later on, u will use skipable dialogue text? Or u will add scene or dialogue while making it? (☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)☞
It would be adult content but i would like to know, and anyway ill support chu! :3
It's still too early to tell you anything for sure. After finishing my last vn, I've been working on some designs and trying to animate the characters. I'd like to give it a try, but maybe it consumes too many resources and ends up being worse than more traditional sprites. (Visual bugs, lag, etc). But I'll keep it in mind!
And you mean if I add "erotic" scenes? If that's what you mean, I don't think I'm going to add overly suggestive or explicit scenes for now. Unless it's necessary to emphasize a scene or part of the story, of course.
Thanks for your support!
Thanks to know! :D
Ill be waiting for ur next update, keep it up! :3
Dude,ur a genius making a game that every loner(including me) can play. I'm sure Ur gonna be well known
Adding my review for the visual novel here, interesting that the reviews are not public by default on this website.
Muy agradable arte y ambientación.
Me gusta el concepto general.
Los finales alternativos se sienten algo forzados, o que nos falta una explicación más detallada de por qué los personajes actúan de esa manera; quedan cabos sueltos.
Los personajes son interesantes, sería bueno que tengan más desarrollo.
La versión en Inglés tiene algunos problemitas debido a que el autor aún parece estar aprendiendo el idioma, pero en ningún momento se vuelve tan mala como para no entender lo que se quiere transmitir, no le quita disfrute a la obra.
En general, muy recomendada! Lo disfruté mucho. Debido a los cabos sueltos y a los interesantes personajes y concepto, me gustaría mucho una secuela! 4/5
English review: Very nice art and ambience.
I like the general concept.
The alternate endings feel somewhat forced, or that we're missing a more detailed explanation of why the characters act the way they do; there are loose ends.
The characters are interesting, It'd be nice if they had more development.
The English version has some slight problems because the author seems to be learning the language still, but at no point it becomes so bad that you can't understand what it's trying to convey, it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the work.
Overall, highly recommended! I enjoyed this a lot. Due to the loose ends and interesting characters and concept, I would very much like a sequel! 4/5
Thanks for your review!
I am quite aware of the errors after reading some more reviews, and I keep them in mind so that in a possible sequel, as well as in future projects, I can improve in all those aspects. (Character development, translation, longer and better endings, etc.)
I really appreciate your opinion and I hope to do better with time.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Ahem. Im sorry, but I have more questions to you and its about Miroku again. Will this character be more developed? And if its not a secret where, in Koko 2 or Koko?
Don't worry, you can ask anything you want.
Right now I'm doing a different vn. After finishing it, I have 2 ideas that I would like to do. 1 of them is for Koko.
I see something complicated to do a remake. Because I would have to redo everything from the beginning, as well as add some more content and also extend the game as if it were a sequel, and maybe it would be too much work. (Besides that, it maybe would be repetitive for those who already played the original story too).
For now, I see better the option of a sequel. I already have a slight idea about the plot, and until I read your comment, I hadn't considered adding Miroku.
Initially, I was only going to focus on Koko and another very "special" character. But, after reading you, I will try to make her appear and have some development. Although as I say, nothing is certain yet. But I will definitely keep her in mind.
Thanks a lot!
Miroku is really impressive. I think no one could do a feelings confession under knowing that you will get killed for doing an obvious trick with mind control.
I just played this and enjoyed it a lot!
Dont get me wrong i liked it a lot but the translation has some rough edges, would you like some help on that regard?
I dont know aaany spanish but im oke with my english and if you would like i would love to smooth some of the sentences. Like more localisation than translation basically? like how some sentences are grammatically and wordwise correct but people dont use irl? that kinda stuff!
And again dont get me wrong, awesome game, and im not some kind of translator etc. the only previous translation work i have is some how to documents and a h game but i dont ask for anything back other than a thank you and a warm hug so anyway yea let me know great game koko 2 when?
I'm glad that you liked it.
And I apologize for the translation errors, as I mentioned before, next time I will try to pay more attention and care to it. Translating more slowly and letting someone who speaks English test it before posting, etc.
I still can't say when Koko 2 will exist, haha. For now, I'm working on a different vn, while I think of good ideas for that hypothetical sequel.
Thank you!
no need to apologise! most were minor anyway, as i said if you cant find anyone to be that who speaks english to test part let me know! i would gladly help as a proofreader :)
I need help the game downloaded into a different language and I need help putting it to English. Please help me.
Thank you so much!
i found my account that i hadnt used in many years just to comment on this (i was actually going to create a new one but my email was already used--)
anyway- i wanted to say, this is amazing, the characters are interesting, the scenes are fun, the plot is interesting, and the mysterious air it has is just straight up amazing
i also love the drawing style, it doesnt looks professional, but that adds to the charm and makes it much more unique than if it had
there was also a few mistakes, like addressing koko as he a few times, or phrases that didnt make much sense in the translation, but it didnt happen very often and i'd say its not bad at all
its also a bit short, but short & good is better than long for the sake of it and bad, so while i wish it was longer i understand why it might be on the shorter side
my only real complaint is that, while i get thats not the focus, i wish we could see happy endings with other choices instead of bad ends
this is gonna get very spoilery so for anyone who is yet to finish watching/playing it, dont read my past here
!!SPOILERS:!!!
in regards to the bad endings, i wish you could see more outcomes of some of them, for instance the one where koko kills miroku - i'd love to know what koko does now that she did that, would she snap, would she stuff the protagonist body with something to make him not look dead? would she harm herself?
also as a small note in regards to that - i feel like the bad ending where she kills the neighbor would be better if it wasnt straight up evil, koko is meant to be someone you'll like right? and i did, but ever since that potential scene happens where she does that, the entire rest of the journey i was like 'well, she did kill someone apparently for no reason then murdered us, is that someone i can trust' - in that case i'd prefer if the neighbor had attacked her & thats why she ends up killing the gal, maybe then she stabs you by accident, be it cause reflex or whatever, that way she would be at best a anti hero instead of a villain - tho this is a small thing and it wouldnt be needed, just..the general advice is: be careful of how you make the characters look even in potential bad ends, cause it'll affect how people judge them in all other endings too
or for when you pick the 'neither' option & you end up killed by the girl on the streets, it'd add a lot if we saw koko or her neighbor reactions to it, what they might do, etc! than simply a 'end' and thats it
alternatively, i'd love to see some alternate good endings, like you actually being helped if you choose her neighbor instead of her being killed, based on things you told or didnt before, even if it was smaller i'd like to see more good possibilities, just being killed is way less fun, plus that way people would be able to discuss which ending they like the most, their fav characters based on that, and it'd give more reason to give more scenes with them - and hell, even going bad for longer could be fun, a end where youre tortured for half of your life would be more interesting, if we're going the bad ending route
and a small thing - in regards to you (author) comment about people being bored by too much dialogue:
while its possible that too much dialogue could make it boring, i'd imagine most people who would bother to play a VN to begin with wouldnt mind that much, and those that mind wouldnt mind playing, a famous example is doki doki, where in one of the scenes you can talk with a character, it has a lot of topics about a lot of things and people love it, hell, some even made a mod that expanded that scene to go on for hours and hours, people who like VN certainly wont be complaining about dialogue, its kinda the point, its like reading a book, as long as its interesting, it can go on and on and people will love it
that being said, if you ever worry about people getting too bored, drawing more scenes can always help, be a mysterious one, a bloody one, a cool one, or even outfit changes, different scenarios, etc! your art is pretty good & fun, and with such a monster-world outside, theres a lot of potential, and you could easily make it not boring, i watched a video that was over 1hour on this and loved every second, i doubt more hours would've made me unhappy
i also wish we got to see the true forms for the spider & koko, or maybe more scenes with their traits being used
That being said, i loved this game & everything in it, my suggestions are just for how it could be made even better / future advice, what you have here is beyond amazing, i will certainly be waiting for more
im also all in for a koko sequel! koko 2 must happen! or at least a koko 1 expansion, like how DDLC did, that way we could have extra built ontop of what is already great
And by the way - i saw that you mentioned wanting people to test if things worked out & proofread - i would certainly not mind doing so, i have a lot of free time and i have a good grasp of the english language - might have to give you a follow on twitter
anyway, overall it was a really good time & kept me entertained & was a lot of fun! and sorry for the huge comment, but i wanted to give my thoughts & tell how amazed i am, and since i saw how you usually read & reply, thought this would be a great opportunity to do so!
Thank you very much for your review!
(I will answer as I read you again from the beginning).
The drawings certainly could not be professional, since in fact, I had never drawn anything like it "seriously". The only thing I did was the vn of Lune (in another software that I bought years ago and it gave me more headaches than joys).
I am aware of my limitations in this regard, and in fact, I had many more "creepy" and "romantic" scenes in my head, but since I am unable to capture them for now, I used to limit myself a bit at the story level. Since, if I am unable to represent something well, I must approach it in another way. To make up for this, I tried to work for a few weeks after finishing Lune to find a style that I liked to do, and thus the character of Koko was born. (Specifically, now I see the clothes I drew and I feel embarrassed lol).
As I said in other comments, and as a curious fact, initially the vn was not going to have an English translation. Since I made a mistake in the software (noob mistakes and not having a clue about programming), and I was unable to get the software to generate the translation lines for me. Luckily, and when I was finishing Dear Rebeca, with what I learned, I was able to solve it.
I usually dedicate 1 or 2 days exclusively to translating, with some rest for my eyes and mind. Then I check that everything fits in the context of the story, that there are no spelling errors, etc. And even so, I know that it will have many errors that escaped my sight, or perhaps because my level of English is not high enough to perceive that it is an error. So for that, I apologize! I will try to be more careful and try harder in that aspect as well. (My native language is Spanish).
What you mention about extending the consequences of "bad endings" a bit more, I love your idea! Although it seems obvious, it had not occurred to me until now, so I make a note of it.
Although, I like to see bad endings as a "what if" as well. But you're absolutely right. One thing I tried to do with the endings was to add a bit more variety, since leaving it as a simple duality in the "good or bad" ending also seemed monotonous to me. Next time I'll try to expand on those details, of course.
I'm really kind of silly to think "maybe it's boring to read too much" when we're talking about a visual novel, haha. Many times I would have liked to expand more in the dialogues, but as you say; to make it more dynamic the ideal would be to draw more scenes, it is something that in DR for example, I tried to improve. I should be more confident with that.
Finally, I never thought that my little vn would have such an impact on the rest. (I would be happy to know that 2 or 3 people played it, and they told me that it made them have a good time, that was my goal). That's why many times I've mentioned that Koko was more like my first experiment. A beginning, more than a search for perfection.
Thanks to your comment, it has motivated me to continue striving to improve!
I understand Spanish and English but since your main language is Spanish I’ll go from here with Spanish
Quiero saber si en algun futuro cerca harias un manwha o manga en la applicacion llamada “webtoon” por que con una historia como esta podrias convertirte en un original y ganar dinero pero de verdad me gustaria ver esta historia mas extensa o prolongada y me encanta el concepto es bien detallado pero quisiera saber mas sobre koko y seiichii por que no sé menciona mucho sobre sus personajes y si en realidad estan juntos por que seiichii no invita a koko a su apartamento o a sus padres la introduce y seria bueno un manga de un montruo y un humano juntos aunque no es original el concepto y las marcas en koko me impressionaron era creativo y unico y aunque las ropas no eran bien diseñadas como quiera tuvo impacto y dejo un review perfecto
Espero ver algun tipo de libro o manga en algun futuro y quisiera ver esta historia continuada o actualizada en alguna forma pero de verdad que me dio un impacto fuerte y la historia estuvo fenomenal de verdad de verias echar un vistazo en webtoon
Buenos Dias/Noche de un fan de usted :D
(I will also answer you in Spanish if you don't mind)
He escuchado bastante de esa página, webtoon, aunque nunca he entrado, así que no estoy muy seguro de la clase de contenido que hay ahí. A mí también me resultaría interesante hacer alguna clase de cómic, o manga; porque sería una forma distinta de narrar. Pero por ahora me resultaría muy complicado hacerlo.
Prefiero invertir ese tiempo y esfuerzo en una novela visual, ya que es un formato que me gusta más. Por ejemplo, me gusta mucho cuando puedes tomar pequeñas decisiones, aunque sean en el diálogo, o sentir que de manera directa o indirecta eres parte de la historia.
Pero, lo tendré en cuenta. Pensándolo un poco, cuando mando una vn a revisar para poder ser publicada en la Play Store, suele tardar 1 semana. Con Dear Rebeca durante ese tiempo intenté añadir alguna ilustración extra, la música, etc; por separado. Quizás pueda intentar añadir alguna clase de historia a modo de cómic/manga en el futuro como extra para usar ese "tiempo muerto", o quizás poner algo de mi dinero para pagarle a algún artista que quisiera ayudarme con ello también. No puedo decirte nada con seguridad, ¡pero lo tendré en cuenta!
Gracias por el comentario y tu apoyo. ^^
ps: dando reply en español por que veo que todos hablan ingles Pues aqui para que hables español y no tengas que traducir mucho o algo asi :D
Saludos Desde Puerto Rico :)
One of the first vn i played i only got the good ending woud like it if there was a part 2
Just wanted to let you know that Windows Defender thinks your .exe installer is a virus. I will download the .zip instead.
I guess it's normal. Other people haven't had any problems, but I won't distribute again as an installer anyway. Thanks for letting me know!
I played this because of Manly
Good :
- A short but a fun one
- The horror and grotesqueness is just right. I don't really like Horror Anime VN's because some are unsettling for the wrong reasons or straight up gorefest ( the R18 ones are ugh ), Ironically I like Doki Doki, maybe because it's like just right.
- Koko is a great one
Bad :
- Some translation errors but that's nitpick
- Congrats, koko's nails just activated a little bit of my phobia XD ( Her nails are like daddy long legs )
Thanks for the feedback!
English is not my native language, so it is difficult for me to translate. But I'm trying to do everything in a more orderly and careful way to better check for translation errors in future visual novels. (I'm sorry!)📃
I can safely say this has become one of my all-time favorite visual novels, regardless of the proofreading mistakes and overall brevity. Its executed very well and everything fits together almost flawlessly, and is overall a surprisingly wholesome experience for a horror visual novel. It's a 9/10 from me, some improvements can be made here and there (a bit of the writing in some of the ends could be added onto or changed a bit to match the character context a little more too), but as a whole, I'm candidly in love with it! Excellent work! Can't wait for more projects!
Also, though no worries at all if you aren't interested, if possible and fine with you, I'd like to help with the proofreading and English correction for this game or any other projects (free of charge, of course), I'm a huge fan of all the work you put into these games and am absolutely up for helping polish all more so the concluded experience is as orderly and even as possible. Let me know if you're interested and where I can contact you if you are, great work on everything once more!
Thank you very much for your comment! To be honest, I am aware that in terms of the story, there is much room for improvement. Since it was the first vn that I did programming and that stuff, I wanted it not to be too extensive, to try to apply what I learned in another project. (I also didn't think so many people would like it, haha).
As I said in another comment, I would have liked to add another character, as well as make the dialogue longer, but I was afraid that it would be boring. (And that my drawing skills are not very good to represent the things that I would like and have in my mind).
Many times I have thought about the need to try to find someone to help me, whether it is testing that everything works well, the art, etc. But I can't afford something like that.
The English translation is almost one of the last steps I do at the end of a vn, and I try to review it from start to finish, several times before publishing it. Now I will try to do everything in a more orderly and careful way to avoid so many mistakes. Maybe when I'm finishing my next work, I'll ask on my Twitter if someone would be willing to test it before I officially release it, in order to correct possible translation errors.
I don't want to bother anyone in vain either, so I'll try my best!
You're most welcome, it's too good a project to not comment on! Don't get me wrong (in case I sounded too critical), the fact it wasn't even meant to be an extensive, fully-fledged visual novel game with immense intricacies only makes this project infinitely more of an achievement with how much it was able to fit in such a short time.
I don't feel that would've been boring at all (depending on the execution, of course), but the game turned out really good as it is without additional content so it's nothing to stress or fret about. As for the art, there's always room for improvement and development, after all, you'll get to the level of expertise you desire as long as you put in the time and effort, you clearly already have the passion and necessary base of skill down since the art turned out great as well!
In case I didn't put too much clarification in my previous message, I'm willing to help, proofread the English, and playtest, all without any payment at all. Being able to contribute to any games or projects and test them before releasing them to the public and polish them more would be an honor even without any payment, it's already a payment in itself to be of help. Dividing the work would lessen workload and allow you to complete more goals and projects more efficiently and effectively too since many one-person teams end up overexerting themselves and forgetting they're only human and need rest too.
Don't get me wrong once more in case I was too critical in my previous comment, you've already done a great job on the translation and everything without any extra help, but I have a personal philosophy of "the more, the merrier" (as long as that "more" is of contribution and not destruction, evidenced by many large dev teams that end up disbanding because of dramas). Regardless of whether you are or aren't interested in my offer though, I wish you all the best with your projects and everything at all and I sense you'll be an even larger and immensely more prosperous maker one day, remember to always take care and never overwork yourself through these processes (too many forget to do so)! My offer's always up, and it wouldn't be in vain at all, getting to polish projects would be an honor! Thank you for all the work you put into this, I'm genuinely in love with the story, art and everything!
I thank you again for your words of encouragement and offer. You haven't been critical in a bad way, so I appreciate it!
I know that my work, specifically Koko, has many aspects that could be improved and I am aware of it. But I try to improve in every way. And it is true that many times it is too much work for me alone, luckily now that I have more practice I can speed up some things. I always read all the comments, even if I don't answer them, and I try to take note of the opinions or advice that you all give me.
And now that maybe someone is interested in my next visual novel, I could also ask some questions that maybe I couldn't before, to give me some confidence when it comes to capturing some things.
If I could, Koko would have lasted 2 or 3 times longer, with a lot more content. Or I would have revised the translation as well as added more details etc. But in addition to my lack of skill and practice, there is also the element of time.
I would not want someone to help me or "work" for me for free, because it would not seem fair. (Minimum, he/she would have my thanks in the credits). Although I do not deny that I would love the idea of having some internal feedback in the sense of being able to ask if this idea is good, or if this other one is better. If this design is good, or this other is better, etc. Since, for example, in addition to Dear Rebeca, I was developing about 3 more visual novels. But I paused or canceled them for X reason.
I'll try to have more communication about it, and consider doing some kind of "early access" with my current vn when it's more advanced.
Again, thank you for your offer and comment!
I madly love this game and design, hopefully I can see more interaction between Seiichi and Koko. And more we can discover in this monster city Im curious about that. I want to say thank you this is a masterpiece I desire more stories(and Koko shes the best).
Love it!
I just wanted to say you did a very good job with this. it was very touching. hope to see more, but im not sure how you could make it better haha.
I would love to see more of this game it made my day
please conitue this story its great super super great It freaking awesome i love it, it's better than doki doki I could play the game over and over it's so amazing. I know this took alot of work, but please conitue this story, in my eyes your better than the pros
If I made a sequel, I'd like to do everything much better (within my limited ability, of course).
I'll be writing ideas and designs for a possible sequel, though if I do, maybe I'd like to ask a few things for people interested in it on my twitter. For example, if it is preferable that I focus more on the romance, or on the 'horror', etc. Anything that comes to mind or news, I'll let you know.
Thank you very much for your comment!
To be honest with ya it better be romantic
it might be hard to make a sequel , what DDLC did was pretty much expand on what they already had. AKA adding a few more routes and easter eggs and stuff. basically a revamp of the original game
It is what I often think would be the best. But it is still too early to say for sure.
Sure mate! Do not rush pls
thank you some much for replying , the romance focus draw people in and the horror add the twist and and bring it together. It just my opion but love the fact that your able to mix horror and romance not many aristist can do it like you have, so please make more romance horror
I have watch over a thousand anime and play over hunderd romance horror games the one thing that draw people is the romance and the horror that add the creepy twist, only thing I think we have saw just little more of koro monster form
I'm a carrer school for animation if keep this up the story of koro you will have people hooked, beacuse i know I am
will you ever do a sequel. i hope u do. I've never been touched by how the story played out. it gave me so much inspiration like an insane amount. especially how my head was cluttered with thoughts i could not have thank you any more
It was not in my plans to make any sequels, since I never thought that so many people would like it. (And that makes me happy).
Right now, I'm working on the first designs and script for my new vn. I want to set the vn in the same 'universe' as Koko, and maybe she'll show up somehow. (It's still too early to say anything).
But after receiving so many requests to expand on her story, I will seriously consider making a direct sequel. It all depends on whether I manage to do something worth enjoying.
Thank you!
OMG thank makes me so happy THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Hello Eroraen I have a question about Miroku.
Is she based on some kind of bible angel?
My original intention was to somehow allude to trypophobia by creating small eyes on her face. I also thought about putting a lot of small holes through the body, but I couldn't represent it in a way that I liked.
As with Koko, I wanted to give her a certain touch of arachnophobia, trying to imitate her fingers with the legs of spiders, fine and slender.
But you've made a good point with Miroku too!
Thanks pal!
Maybe you could integrate it as an idea
I love the game too much that I want to request you to continue the story
I'm sorry if I'm demanding I just really like your novel and congrats on your game its in Manlybadasshero's video
I never thought my story would have such an impact, so I didn't consider doing sequels when I wrote it. But I don't rule it out either!
Maybe I could do a shorter sequel with a new plot in the future. And even redo it from the beginning to add more content and extend what already exists. (Such as, for example, developing Miroku's character further).
After finishing my last vn, I was resting a bit. So for now I can only tell you, that I am trying to write down new ideas and designs for a new story set in the same 'universe'.
Thank you!
Thank you so much and don't push yourself too hard. Good luck!
I love the music in this game, do you have the OST posted anywhere for download and/or posted on YouTube?
In this case, the music I used is not mine. (I used the free tracks and credited the author in the about section). The original author is Kayvi, and the melodies are titled "ASYLUM vol.1". His songs can be found on Soundcloud and YouTube. ^^
I love this! This visual novel made me feel a way I can’t explain! It’s crazy how such a simple game can give you such strange yet nice warm feelings. There is only one other visual novel that I really like and it’s the legendary doki doki. Like doki doki it gave a unique feeling and a good balance of romance and horror that comes from within it. But believe it or not a particularly unique thing about your visual novel is the phrasing of words Koko uses. Idk if it was because of translation or if it was meant to be, but it really adds to Kokos personality the way she speaks. It makes her seem not generic and also very fitting of a caring and mellow monster girl that is in love with you! But if anything, please don’t burn yourself out or feel obligated to do anything else with the story. But if you continue it or make another visual novel/game I’ll be looking forward to it! Thank you for reading this if you do!
I also loved Doki Doki! So reading that makes me very happy!
Regarding Koko, I tried to make each character more or less have their own personality and way of expressing themselves. English is not my main language, so I find it more difficult to express some things. Although I try to keep everything the same essence, of course.
I hope to improve on those aspects in the future as well, as I like the idea of making each character unique.
And about doing more with Koko, or in general, I would first need to think of something that I like enough to do it. Since to be honest, I try to create the visual novels that I myself would love to read, enjoy or catch my attention. (That's why I didn't expect so many people to like my stories either, haha.)
Thank you for writing to me!
You have awsome taste then
Awe thanks for the response ^-^. I’m just glad your happy! I’m sure you’ll do great things with the next game!~~~
Beautiful little game. I expected it to be a bit more horror but I absolutely enjoyed it. A really touching story. Thank you :) Keep it up!
I also would have liked to do it with a more horror tone! But I was afraid that it might not be enjoyable, so I hope to achieve that balance between horror and romance next time with everything I've learned.
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this, thank yu for the wondaful experience. Was part way thou Manlybadasshero's when I looked in the description and saw the link =>
I saw the Manlybadasshero had made a video of this game, but before watching the video I decided to play it on my own.
It was a good decision, I had fun reading this novel, I was somehow immersed in the world, I liked the idea of having non-human species living in their own society, and I was immersed in the story that was told, I found it very interesting the whole romantic conflict and the little mysteries, it was really a good experience, I imagine it must have been difficult to have done all this. I only don't get it what was the Miroku's true intentions.
Ps: I'm still learning english, so i'm sorry for any english mistakes on the text
As I mentioned before, the most difficult thing for me is still the art section. It was the first time I did something so “complex”, and I would have liked in fact, to even add a third character to make more endings and scenes. Hopefully I can fix many of those mistakes in the future.
Thanks for the feedback!
Wonderful game, out of curiosity are you planning on adding any more to it? Seemed like there was more to Miroku and you introduced Lune at the very end.
After seeing such a positive reception, I have been thinking of several ideas about it. Maybe I'll do one more vn with a similar theme, since it's something that I personally like too.
Originally, I wanted to make it much longer, but I thought it might be boring for some people if I focused too much on dialogue. That's why Miroku doesn't have much development. As for Lune, it's just a little "easter egg", since I like to refer to some character from my previous novel. (Koko also appears somewhere in DR).
And thanks!
I've watched someone play it and I LOVED it. I have felt a lot of emotions and you've made my day! :D
Love u <3
Thanks for your kind words! I am glad to know that you enjoyed it so much. :)
Thank you very much for this masterpiece
English is not my first language so some of it might not sound in a right way.
Honestly, you deserve much more attention - artwork is incredible and owerall story is exciting! I'm sorry, I might repeat some of the comments, but I only came here afterwatching Manlybadasshero's playthrough of your game... I fell in love with it (I mean your game and art work). I can imagine how hard it was - writing a story, characters etc. Thank you very much for all your work and effort! Hope I will see more of your works in time, thank you once more :) Have a great day!
English is also not my main language (so I also apologize for any translation errors).
In fact, I was close to not finishing it, since I didn't think it was done well enough, haha. It took me quite a while to learn to do everything by myself (the code, drawings, etc), but seeing this kind of comments makes me feel that it was worth the effort and time invested!
Very romantic and i was feeling tense as to who to trust, luckily i made the right call :D very nice game
hey, i just started watching Manlybadasshero play your game and it’s honestly unfair how little attention your work has gotten till now!
you deserve some, so congrats on having your game make it on his channel!^^
Really? I had no idea. I was not entirely convinced with the final result, so reading you has made me quite happy! Thank you! :)
you can watch it now! :3 of course, you’re very welcome!<3
I also saw this game from manlybadasshero but didn't whatch the entire video cuz i wanted to play it by myself, Eroraen u did a great job with this story! Are you gonna make more of these kind of games?
Koko for me started as a test, since I didn't know how to program or draw almost anything at that time. I didn't think so many people would enjoy it, to be honest. So, for me, it is quite a surprise! Since then, I try to learn more and add more details to future projects to improve. I hope to continue making at least a few more visual novels.
Thank you for such positive feedback! :)
Is there a way to download directly the game?
I'm trying to play with a emulator on a Android device and I don't think there's a way to start the installer.
I have uploaded the game in a .zip file without the installer. I don't know if it's exactly what you need. But if you're trying to play it on Android, it's also available directly on the Play Store. If not, let me know so I can see how I can help you. Thank you! ^^
Thanks, it's exactly what I need!
now I can play it, yay!
Thanks for the help, i really didn't find a solution for the installer so this saves me a lot of time
Also on my device the google services are disabled since it was made cuz Huawei it's making a their own appstore
cool