What!? My Neighbors Are Demons!!? - An Adult Visual Novel

Update #5: Physicals Ahoy and... Expansions?
almost 9 years ago – Tue, May 23, 2017 at 04:15:04 PM

Hello, everybody! It's time for another "Ryechu is late!" update!

We... hit... $15,000. No, we didn't just hit it, we shattered it! We're already well on our way to the $20,000 stretch goal, but let's go through everything to make sure all of our information right!

Before we do that, just a quick update. We have been asked about having PayPal as an option. There have been a few complications that delayed us having PayPal as an option, but we will for sure have it available once the Kickstarter ends. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Let's talk about the specifics of the wall scroll.  

1) We will have a sketched version up as soon as Lasterk gets it to us, hopefully later today. I can tell you right now that it'll have Cevi and Vulse, and they will look super hot. The scroll will feature tasteful nudity (this means no T&A actually showing).

2) The size, unless something goes terribly wrong in the next 24 hours, will be B1 Size (27.8 inches x 39.4 inches -- 707mm x 1000mm).

3) The price (including shipping) will be set at $35. We will ship it anywhere in the world, even if it ends up coming at a cost to us. We're prepared for that!

4) We will be opening an $85 tier for use during the campaign. This new tier will contain everything from the $50 tier, as well as the wallscroll!

5) Anybody who backs at the $100+ tiers will get a wallscroll as part of their reward!

6) The wallscroll will be available as an Add-On through BackerKit following the Kickstarter at the same price offered here, $35. If this is something you are interested in, you are welcome to add $35 to your pledge if you are interested in trying to help us achieve that $20,000 goal!

Speaking of the $20,000 goal, what is it?

We're calling it "The Divine Expansion." When we were originally drafting this game, we had a number of characters who were annoying Selene; however, the feasibility of an expanded cast was a bit difficult to conceptualize in such a way that we could pay for. So, we decided to focus on just Cevi and Vulse. The $20,000 stretch goal will realize our original ideas, and give the demonic duo some rivals. One thing about Cevi and Vulse: They don't like "divine" rivals.

Well, that's all for now! Be sure to leave your comments or questions below! We appreciate every last one of you, and look forward to giving you even more awesome stuff!

~The Critical Bliss Team

Update #4: Light at the End of the Tunnel!
almost 9 years ago – Sun, May 21, 2017 at 01:02:12 AM

Hello again, everybody! There is only a week left in this Kickstarter! We're nearing the finish line, and it's a race we're having a ton of fun being a part of!

We're a bit late on this update, but that's because I, Ryechu, have been a bit behind with work, and I got caught up in a project. Sorry about that! This'll be a really wordy update, since I don't have any images to share presently. (Also, I'm sort of writing this spur of the moment, so we may follow this up with more material tomorrow or Friday).

We hit $12,000! You guys continue to blow our minds with your interest and generosity! Every time we see another supporter, we want to put that much more love into the game! Also, that means that the next stretch goal, the Opening Trailer, has been met! We will be working with Seakul, as well as an animator*, to help us put together something hopefully everybody will love! (*Please note that this is not a fully animated trailer. If you've played many visual novels, you should have an idea of what we're talking about, but here are some samples. I don't think any of these are NSFW, but I'll leave a warning here just in case: [1] [2] [3] ). When that's finished, chances are we'll be plastering it everywhere, because this is something we all definitely wanted!

The next stretch goal is at $15,000, and that'll make Physical Wall Scrolls a reality! We are finalizing the information for that, and we will put that up as an update in the very, very near future. The price is set, however, at $35 per wall scroll, so if you want to add to your pledge now to see if we can hit that goal, all the power to you! They will also be available as add-ons after the campaign if we meet this stretch goal!

Also, we moved the stretch goals image to the top of the Kickstarter, and maybe you noticed a $20,000 stretch goal. I wonder what that could be about? Hmm...

Speaking of W!?MNAD!!? Have you played the demo? What did you think? Be sure to leave us a review here or on Newgrounds! All constructive feedback is incredibly appreciated! Thank you all again for your amazing support, and I look forward to helping this title come to fruition!

Anyway, that's all from me for now! Once I get a chance to sit down with the rest of the team to hash out a few more specifics, I will be sure to pass them on! See ya~!

~The Critical Bliss Team

Update #3: FIVE FIGURES?!
almost 9 years ago – Wed, May 17, 2017 at 12:32:46 PM

Hi, all!

You guys must know I love making these posts, because ya'll raised $2,000 in two days, and we hit our $10,000 stretch goal! First off, you guys don't understand how crazy this is for us. We were worried about not making our goal because Kickstarter and adult material and "People are gonna hate the demo" (and if you're worried, this happens with every project ever) and... and... T_T

Anyway, we're fine. Promise.

We reached the $10,000 stretch goal! So what does that mean? Simple, more art! Including the demo scenes, we plan on going through and adding additional variations to our H-Scenes, which just gives ya'll a better product overall. When we update the demo down the line (which we will, of course, post an update here about!), you'll get to see those variations!

So now, let's take a look at the WIPs for the Chibi Dakis! These will be available to anybody who backs at the $100 or higher tiers! These are not final sketches, and may change later!

Now comes the fun part. We have more stretch goals!

Let's start with the next step: $12,000.

You know a visual novel has done well for itself when it has an opening music video. And we want that. So, we'll get it! If we meet this stretch goal, we will be working with Seakul to create an opening music video. The video itself will have basic animations (what you would normally see in a VN, not fully animated) and a custom made track exclusively for us!

Next, remember that Strawpoll we did about physical goods? There's a reason for that! The $15,000 stretch goal is... Wall Scrolls! Well, more accurately, scroll. We're working on the art for it right now (we did not expect this to move so fast, which is awesome), and hope to have it up soon. Here are the logistics:

• The wallscroll will be added as an Add-On, and will cost $35. This price includes shipping to anywhere in the world. If you are interested in the wallscroll, be sure to add $35 to your pledge (you can do this after as well, but we will only offer the scrolls if we have $15,000 pledged). If it looks like we're not going to hit it, we will send out a reminder to everybody.
• Anybody who backs at the $100 or higher tiers will get a wallscroll as part of their reward.
• We will be using BackerKit to facilitate this.
• The wallscroll will feature Cevi and Vulse.
• We will provide more information about the specifics as we get closer to meeting this goal.

This was a pretty large update, but we had a lot of stuff to go out! If you have any questions, be sure to let us know in the comments, and we will do our best to answer them!

~The Critical Bliss Team

Update #2: $8k Stretch Goal Achieved!
almost 9 years ago – Mon, May 15, 2017 at 01:36:57 PM

Hello again, everybody!

We're back for more updates! The biggest of which, of course, is that we hit our $8,000 stretch goal! Yay!

Now, what the heck does that mean? "Hidden Bonus Content?"

So, in the game, there will be clickable objects in the backgrounds of various scenes that, when clicked, will trigger an event of some sort. If a player gets all of these events in a single play through, they can get an additional hidden ending. It's just something fun we wanted to implement.

But what about this $10,000 stretch goal? "Additional Layered CGs in H-Scenes?" What the heck is that?

If you played our demo, you may have noticed that there are some transitions between our various CGs. If we meet this stretch goal, we can add more alternate CGs to enhance these experiences. Which means, more variety, and more amazing artwork!

Now that $12,000 stretch goal? The one with all the question marks?

That'll be a different update for a different day :).

Again, thank you everybody for your continued support, and we look forward to hearing from you!

~The Critical Bliss Staff

Update #1: We've Done It!
almost 9 years ago – Fri, May 12, 2017 at 05:24:10 PM

WE DID IT!!!!

Seriously, a huge thanks to everybody who has donated to us so far! We're so happy to see our project, What!? My Neighbors are Demons!!? (the first Nukige as well as H-game to ever be put on Kickstarter), has been 100% funded so soon! We have so much time left, so let's talk stretch goals, and I have a little teaser for you.

So let's talk teasers first. Many of you have been pretty anxious about what we have under the hood, and, well, who could blame you? It's a pretty sexy cast of characters, isn't it?

We've had a couple requests about this already, so why don't we reveal a sketch of the $150 digital dakimakura tier? This one features everyone's favorite succubus, Cevi!

Now, let's talk some business:

Physical copies of the game: There are a ton of logistics involved in this, and we are working on figuring out what all would have to happen for this to work. I make absolutely no promises or guarantees, but if we figure something out, maybe it'll appear as a stretch goal?

Other physical goods: Making physical copies of the game is difficult, but we do have a few connections who would be interested in working with us to make some other physical goodies! So, we're asking you, our loyal fans, what would you be interested in seeing? We made a Strawpoll with our available options. Be sure to vote! (We're also still working on the logistics of this as well--we were not expecting such an amazing response!)

http://www.strawpoll.me/12911089

And, as always, if you have any comments about anything we're doing, be sure to let us know in the comments section! All of us look at them every day, and we love hearing from you!

~The Critical Bliss Staff