Hello everyone, shitsu here.

It’s been quite a while since we made an update, so I’m here to let you know everything that we have been working on.

Scene Three.

It’s a pleasure to inform you that Outsiders’ Scene Three: “Supercollider? I just met her” It’s finally finished.

It should be noted that this has been undoubtedly the most complicated scene, not only in terms of time and planning but also in terms of writing, programming, and updating assets.

However, all this has been worth it. We believe we have finally reached the exact point we were looking for the perfect scene. Important events along with a good dose of comedy, dynamism, and romantic tension.

Scene three consists of:

• MC's lucid dream
• Psychological session with Mary
• Chat with Anna
• Lunch with Oliver and Marina
• English class
• RPG

Speaking more specifically, scene three occupies an important space in the story. Serving as a bridge to several relevant events within the routes, as well as introducing players to a couple of interesting mechanics.

One of these mechanics is the RPG.

That's right, we built an RPG inside Outsiders.

But don't freak out! I know it may sound a bit strange and maybe a bit forced... Just... let me explain.

After a long time of thinking, we realized that Outsiders needed a recurring mini-game. Not an overly complex one, but one that would help release tension and serve as a break between so many text lines.

After thinking long and hard, and after reviewing several options, we decided that a fantasy RPG was the right choice.

A simple turn-based game where 3 characters (including mc) fight against a couple of monsters. All this together with a 16-bit interface and artwork to make everything much more eye-catching.

The mini-game itself is fun and the music is great. However, we think what adds the most to the experience is the "TALK" button dialogs, which shows funny little interactions between the characters.

It's simple, but we think it's the simple, straightforward things that make a game feel alive.

We hope you like the RPG, we can't wait to see your opinions on it. :D

Scene Four.

With scene 3 finished, we started working on scene four, which, if you remember the previous log, is the last scene of the base game (the game before entering a route).

We've reserved quite a few important things for this scene, however, it's important to give a little context before explaining what it's all about.

Speaking technically, Outsiders' choice and routing system is a bit different from most VNs. This is because all routes, except Mary's, revolve around one key event.

The club choice.

The club is what defines which route you will enter, and this is why it is the most important choice within the entire game. However, this decision is also subject to different changes and conditionalities defined by your past choices, so everything you have decided also counts to make this club choice end up in one way or another.

Now, with this in mind,  you will choose your club in scene four, visit its meeting room and officially start your romantic route with any of the girls.

Sounds good, doesn't it?

Well... all of this is much more complicated than it seems. All the choices up to this point still need to be adjusted so that the whole scene can work correctly.

Not counting that the scene is not yet fully written, of course.

Taking into account the time it will take to adjust the choice system, write the story and add the necessary assets, we could expect scene four to be finished by the end of September, if there are no other inconveniences.

So… Is that it?

Not exactly.

There are many more things regarding the making of both scenes that we would love to show you, this is why we think it would be best to wait a while, and once we have enough content, release a playable Demo update.

That's right, Outsiders could have a Demo update!

This is because we don't want to leave you empty-handed all the rest of the year just reading these stupid logs.

Trust me, I've been there too. :')

We will be reporting on this later on.

Thank you all for continuing to support Outsiders, we are sorry for not being able to post many updates. We will try to be more communicative with the development of scene four.

Besos y abrazos,

                 -Midwest Games