One Month at a Time
Roles: Game Designer, Narrative Designer // Project Timeline: 6 Months // Team: 4 People
Overview
One Month at a Time is a Visual Novel that follows a university student who is currently impacted by the housing crisis. Currently, the project is in an alpha state.
Contributions
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Wrote the entire script of the game
- Planned out major narrative beats in the game
- Managed the balancing of most systems
Design
Our team was given the challenge of making a game about a real-world issue that is impacting everyone. One Month at a Time follows the journey of Victoria as she tries to survive the housing crisis while also attending school. To make the game focus on our topic, we designed a resource management system that revolved around the money she earns throughout the game. In addition, I made sure to connect our project's theme to the main narrative beats of the story.
Learning Outcomes
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Writing multiple different characters with different personalities in the same game
- Balancing a resource management system
- Create a compelling, multipath story
