IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FCKN!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Alaris Enhanced Demo aka the New & Improved Demo is NOW OUT AND AVAILABLE TO PLAY!!!!!!! If you've been following our devlogs, you know how much the demo has changed since the old version. But for anyone who is new or hasn't been following along, let's talk:

Features

Aside from my blood and remnants of my soul, the New Alaris Demo contains:

• A Customizable Protagonist: Choose your name and pronouns (including a whole new Expanded Pronouns system)
• Personality: Shape your personality with four different traits and watch how the world interacts with it. Punch people, scare people, live your life how You Want!
• Free Time: Choose from four locations and go on a date of your choosing with any of our love interests.
• Affection & Stats Screens: Check how much the LIs are interested in you and what your personality looks like!
• Communicator Interface: Improved messaging and calling features
• Energy Vision: Tap into one of the MC's special abilities to see the different auras of the cast.
• Memories: Revisit free time dates and let our love interests woo you as many times as you'd like.
• Extended Music Room: Listen to the custom Alaris OST
• Partial Voice Acting: Hear the characters come to life through the talented cast for the LIs
• Updated Art Assets: All new sprite, CG, prologue, background, and GUI art (basically Everything looks Different).

Among other things I've done over the last two years that I'm probably forgetting HEEHEE!!

For those who want to see a more extensive journey of how far the demo has come, please follow along below. If you're eager to play the demo now, THEN SKIP THIS AND GO PLAY!!!!

First off, let's talk Free Time. Look how nostalgic it is seeing the old screen!!!! I remember being so proud of the original version, mostly because I scrapped Everything together with my own two hands. But now, with the support of so many generous fans, we've been able to commission so many assets that make the game feel much more polished. Even small things that I've learned through the years, like programming animations in and making more complex screens have made a difference to how Free Time feels. 

Not only that, but many of the Free Time dates themselves are different! I've rewritten a good amount of the dates to hopefully showcase the different LIs' personalities better. You can play chess with Fenir, get Close and Intimate with Druk's muscles, live a fairytale scene out with Etza, and, of course, fool around with Kayn. 

On top of that, with the new music and even some new VFX (read: shojo bubbles) I coded, the dates feel more romantic (I hope!) and fun <3

The CGs have gone through the most drastic changes to me. I've added panning and a different dialogue screen so that the CGs feel more like scenes out of a show. And, of course, the art is Very Different.

MAN..... my art has gone through changes in the past two years. I remember drawing the OG CG after dusting off my 10-year old tablet and drawing on Krita. Once I was able to afford an iPad and Procreate.... we were So Back. 

Aside from this, I've added more choices into the game, partial voice acting, more SFX, VFX, basically no part of the demo went untouched and I got my grubby hands all over everything. It's been a long couple of months getting everything revamped and polished to a level I was happy with. But I hope you all enjoy the new experience and as always, I'm thankful for the support and patience you all have given me over the past two years. Please enjoy the New Enhanced Demo!!