We hope you all have a wonderful and loving Valentine's Day, whether your waifu is 2d or 3d!
Enjoy this drawing of Masuyo from our artists Jhzargo.
As a side note; we are still looking for more writers so if you want to help out and feel you are up to the job, send an email to eritfortis@gmail.com along with some examples of your works.
"As many of you probably know we've long held the belief that we wouldn't try to force updates and we'd work on only updating the blog when there is something to talk about or show. Well, with the addition of our two artists we do have something to show you. Here are some concepts of the alternate outfits for Chioko and Heiwako.
Two weeks ago we looked through all the applications you sent us over the past few months and picked the people we thought were the most qualified to work alongside us. They will be working with us over the coming months in writing, planning, and finalizing the script that will go into the final version of Full Hearts. Some of you might have already met them on our Discord but to the rest of you, here are some short introductions they wrote up for all of you.
One thing that I didn't mention in the last art update I did is bring up who this specific character was. This is Anko, our main protagonist's sister. She won't be making that much of an appearance in the story, but she was prevalent enough to warrant a design.
Putting that aside, there are a couple of things I wanted to discuss. First off, in regards to any issues that we have in regards to the sprites of our game, most of those will have to be solved at a later date. Our last sprite artist Temeritas has currently been pursuing other ventures. As such, we can't make much progress in regards to in-game art. So if we make any updates to our game and you don't see any immediate changes to the in-game sprites, this is the reason why. Now, one thing that I mentioned in our last art update was the need to revamp some characters. I feel now that I've made some progress, and now is the time to discuss the progress I've made with you guys to get some feedback.
This the direction I want to take Kameko in. I tried to go for a very "beauty in the mundane" type of approach in regards to her character. I figured it would suit her relaxed and laid back type of character while still looking like someone that would be into activities such as swimming.
Now, another character that I felt that needed some major revamping was Rina. When it came to her design, there were plenty of things that never felt right to me. There was so much going on with her design and so many details that felt off, I felt a revamping was needed.
One big thing that I wanted to change was the unnecessary braiding of her hair. There's a certain beauty to characters that have just long hair without anything obstructing it, and I felt this kind of beauty would be suited for someone like Rina. Another big thing was her eyes. I was never fond of the very square-like eye shape she had going on, so I rounded her eyes more. Another thing that I also really stood out that I didn't like was her black eyelashes, so I changed that detail as well. Although it is hard to represent this change in regular sketches, so I opted to outline the eyelashes to convey this. Another detail that will change is her eye color. Previously we just made the eyes pure red, but based on my research, I found that detail to be off. In regards to people with albinism, the tendency tends to be an eye color of blue with maybe hints of red, so expect to see these kind of details in future art.
So, those are the only characters that are going under changes. If you guys want to talk about the changes I've made and have your say, I'll be happy to respond to these changes on our Discord.
Now, one last thing, while going through the process of revamping, I've come to realize that the school uniforms we currently may be too restrictive, which hinders some of the designs of our girls.
So I figured that more clothing options should be available in order to express our characters better. The idea for "casual clothes" for our characters was always in the back of our head but I felt that since them being in school will be such a prominent thing, more clothing options to break away from the standard uniform was needed.
So expect to see some experimentation in regards to that in the future.
One last thing, apologies for the art updates being only very rough looking sketches. I'll try my best to do more digital work, although my resources to do so are limited. Anyways, I believe that is all I wanted to say. Again, if you have any concerns with these design changes, feel free to talk to me about it.
It's been a long two years, longer than we expected or hoped for. But now the day is finally here. To download the demo for Full Hearts you can go to our website: (You're already here) Not only can you find the demo there you can also find some basic information regarding the characters for the game, official art, development updates, and any jobs that have yet to be filled. Now just as a disclaimer: Like all demos, this game is a work in progress. Some, many, or all the things shown in the demo are subject to change.
We will even be releasing periodical "patches" for the demo that will enhance the experience. This can range from music/sfx additions, sprites, etc. So while we work on the final game we will also add small enhancements to the demo. We will also have more information regarding the positions page shortly so hold your horses.
To our fans, thank you for being so patient with us. our best has yet to come, so keep your eyes clear and your hearts full.