We want to create a limited physical collector's edition package for the Seven Days visual novel by LIFE0 and Fruitbat Factory.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Production Update, Digital Avatar Pack Sent Out
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 02:37:30 AM
Hello good backers,
First of all, sorry that it's been a while since the last update. It hasn't been quiet at our end but no fitting milestone has come up either to post about until now.
So let's get right into production updates! We've now finished ordering most of the physical goods:
Dakimakuras
Wall scrolls
Acrylic figures
Pin badges
Shikishi (autograph boards)
Not yet produced:
Game related goods which require the work on the game to be complete
Canvas prints (there's a temporary issue with the production company; we'll keep an eye on it and if it doesn't resolve itself soon will look for another manufacturer with similar quality).
Regarding the game's master copy, LIFE0 has been unfortunately much busier than they expected with their upcoming VN release LOST:SMILE, which is releasing in Japan on July 25, and the scripting of the new event CGs has been pushed back repeatedly. We've just been assured the CG work will be complete within July.
We haven't put the wait to waste though: we've recruited additional QA staff and put Seven Days through a rigorous extra QA round, which has resulted in over 1000 script improvements, which we have just finished implementing! We're super happy with the resulting end quality.
We have also just sent out the promised Digital Avatar Pack to applicable backers (which is most of you!), so you can check your e-mail for download link! The avatars come in 7 different sizes.
The Steam build has meanwhile already passed review - although we were made to stick a mature content warning on it for unknown reasons.
If all goes well, we'll be able to get all the rest of the goods into production in another month.
In short, we'll be moving into the fulfillment phase and are expecting to lock addresses in Backerkit soon, so make sure yours is up to date!
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New CG preview + Extra Story Announcement!
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 10:48:52 PM
Hello good backers!
We want to share with you a new preview of the upcoming bonus illustrations today!
Can you tell which heroine it is without the final coloring...? The clues are there.
We've just been updated that the new illustrations for Seven Days by artist Miko should be finished this month.
We also have another bit of excellent news!
LIFE0 recently released a crowdfunded extra story, Murasaki Chapter, as a free DLC for the Japanese version - and we're happy to announce that all of you will be receiving it for free as well!
The extra chapter will be playable after clearing the rest of Seven Days. Please note that it won't be included with the game at launch, but added afterwards. It won't affect the schedule of the rest of the project.
Also take note that we've closed Backerkit orders and charged cards in preparation of the goods production, so please make sure your possible payment has been successfully processed there to not miss out on your goods!
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We'd like to also give a shout-out to Sol Press, who are currently running a Kickstarter for a cool visual novel by Favorite: Irotoridori no Sekai. It's entering its final day of fundraising and can use your help to reach the goal!
Irotoridori no Sekai is a visual novel originally written and produced by the experienced developer Favorite. Originally released in Japan in July 2011, this fan-favorite game has enthralled audiences as the first part of the Irotoridori no Sekai World’s End Trilogy.
You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. Please share your thoughts with us!
BackerKit Survey Deadline
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:17:08 PM
Hello good backers!
We'll be locking the BackerKit surveys and ending pre-orders and proceeding to charge cards to get the final order tally on February 28! Make sure to confirm you answered the survey, and make any changes you want before that.
Additionally, we're happy to announce that with at total of $4,464 raised on BackerKit, we have successfully reached the very last stretch goal! A Kickstarter-exclusive pin badge of Chako will be added to all physical tiers for free!
Did you play the demo version yet? You can also access the Steam key for it from your BackerKit account!
You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. Please share your thoughts with us!
Seven Days Demo Preview Sent Out
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 02:10:00 AM
Hello dear backers,
We've just sent out sneak peek Steam codes for the Seven Days demo!
If your pledge includes the digital game tier, check out your e-mail to claim your Steam activation key via BackerKit (mail header is "New Digital Content for Seven Days: A Haunting Collector's Edition on BackerKit").
This is the full upcoming demo, which will be released to non-backers alongside the launch of the game. It contains the prologue + first full chapter, an estimated 3-5h in total length. We hope you'll enjoy it and let us hear what you think!
We also have a minor schedule update; LIFE0 has updated us that we should be receiving the new bonus illustrations in February rather than the earlier estimate of January.
The orders will be locked and charged once we finish all the content and move into production. For the time being, we're still accepting new pre-orders.
And lastly, we're only $133 away from the final stretch goal thanks to increased BackerKit funding! If reached, all physical game orders will also ship with a bonus pin badge!
Thank you for the continued support!
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You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or join our Discord server to talk to us directly. Please share your thoughts with us!
Status Update
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 04:31:42 PM
Hello good backers!
While there isn't a lot of news at the moment, we wanted to give you a rundown of where we're currently at. We also have a very nice announcement to include at the end!
Regarding the schedule, the overwhelming amount of backers replied in the previous survey that they wish for us to complete the game package after receiving the new CGs, so we decided to go with that. We haven't received these new illustrations yet but that's not unexpected, as the delivery for them was estimated for January and we're still in the first half.
Testing of Seven Days is meanwhile about 70% complete. There was a bit of a bump in the road with word wrap issues stemming from how we allow the user to change the font they want to use in Seven Days. These issues should be fixed now, and after a bit more testing to confirm, we should be able to get the demo to you shortly so you can check out the game first hand while waiting.
We haven't locked down the surveys or payments at BackerKit yet, so if you want to upgrade your pledge meanwhile, you can still do so. Our backing has climbed as follows:
$34,323 Kickstarter
$1,030 PayPal
$3,545 Backerkit
Which brings the total funding to $38,898 - we're only $602 away from the final stretch goal, which will add a Kickstarter-exclusive pin badge to all physical tiers!
As for the nice announcement I promised... we received some questions about the CGs that were originally exclusive to the Japanese crowdfunding version of the game, and not included with the retail release. We're happy to announce that these CGs will also be included in our English release of Seven Days! That's 5 wonderful extra illustrations!
