Bright Oak

An upcoming interactive visual novel

[Bright Oak @BrightOakGame]

Bright Oak is a heavily character-driven #visualnovel with elements of science fiction. Discover the tragic secrets behind Bright Oak’s preternatural dilemma; find friendship, or possibly love; save the town and make your way home-- one way, or another!

[Bright Oak @BrightOakGame]

@MELLodrawmatic (logging in for the first time in a minute to say THANK YOU!!🥰 Can't stop smiling--she looks absolutely stunning. Beautiful, beautiful work!!)

[Bright Oak @BrightOakGame]

Hi folks! Just a quick note that I am no longer updating Twitter, due to the myriad problematic issues I have with it as a company. To follow Bright Oak's further development, please consider checking out my Tumblr, Mastodon, or https://t.co/Vm2orjvGfW accounts (linked in my bio)

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Next up is the stunning Patti Gutiérrez! All credit once more to the wonderful @remnantation for the gorgeous sprite art; just one more character to go, and we’ll have the full cast accounted for!
#brightoak #characterart #spriteart #oelvn #vn #vndev #visualnovel

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Omigosh omigosh, thank you so much for the lovely art and kind words, @qkayoo! 😍 What an absolutely beautiful portrait of sweet Sparrow!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Hello, folks! As long as we are all exchanging contacts, you can find me at the following:
https://t.co/FACXx8m4V3
https://t.co/iK69kC2skb
@[email protected]
I hope we can reconnect somewhere out there!
#TwitterMigration #brightoak #oelvn #visualnovel #gamedev

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“Are you the new person drawn toward me?” (Walt Whitman)
Hello from sweet Sparrow! @remnantation worked wonders in bringing this colorful little 6′4″ bird to life, and I could not possibly be happier with how he’s turned out.
#brightoak #characterart #spriteart #oelvn #vn #vndev

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Happy Halloween from Bright Oak! (art by @remnantation)
#brightoak #halloweenart #visualnovel #characterart

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For the last spooky season short, I returned to Victoriana for the classic best befitting Dr. Jasper Lee: Frankenstein. Gratitude past measure to both @herotomegame and @remnantation for their edits & talent!
https://t.co/ubhKVaYkd3
#brightoak #shortstory #frankenstein #vn #oelvn

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Spooky Season Short #4 now posted! I used an urban legend scenario for Patti's ghost story, framed as the episode transcript of a misfit ghost-hunting podcast featuring the rest of the cast. It gets... silly.
https://t.co/meteQXpsWs
#brightoak #shortstory #ghoststory #oelvn #vn

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Meet Dr. Marybeth Forster, Bright Oak’s resident physician, and our sheriff’s long-suffering sister! It is my absolute pleasure to show off @remnantation’s beautiful coloring work-- oh, and yes, that’s a sabre she’s holding. ⚔️
#brightoak #characterart #oelvn #vn #indiedev #vndev

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Spooky Season Short #3 is up-- Sparrow, modeled on Dracula and the Bronte sisters. Thank you again to @remnatation for the gorgeous art! As a caution: this one involves blood.
https://t.co/Sagsu4yzh3
#brightoak #shortstory #fiction #dracula #draculadaily #visualnovel #vn #olevn

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Here's Spooky Season Short #2, featuring Marybeth and loosely modelled on Richard Matheson's "I am Legend". Art by the marvelous @remnantation
https://t.co/Mv7G5164hK

#brightoak #shortstory #fiction #oelvn #visualnovel #vn #iamlegend #PostApocalyptic

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Throughout the month, I’m going to post Halloween-themed short stories featuring the five main characters in Bright Oak, along with delightful art by @remnantation. Here's the first-- please enjoy!
https://t.co/MAxWBmvyfU
#shortstory #brightoak #ghoststories #oelvn #fiction #vn

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Re-introducing Sheriff John Forster, now in brilliant color! The ever-talented @remnantation has finished with coloring the resting posture of our gregarious would-be cowboy, and I’m delighted to be able to share this glimpse of her excellent work!
#brightoak #characterart #oelvn

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Updated with a new Marginalia-- this one focused (though I use the word loosely) on music in storytelling. Extra special shout-out to @johnolofz for his extraordinary work on Bright Oak!
https://t.co/IhM7bSCPzX

#brightoak #visualnovel #oelvn #vn #if #music #gamedev #soundtrack

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Irregular Monday Update, Edition 5 - Took a little break, but now that we’re past the dog days of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m getting back into the swing of things. First: shoutout to the extraordinarily talented Wudgeous (... https://t.co/wyMeSgsNIw

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Author’s Marginalia - 1 - Hello; I hope July is treating all of you well. I wanted to create a little space beyond the Monday updates to share some of the thoughts and processes from which I formed the story... https://t.co/ndXjA05ViP

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wishgnee said: I wanna get some character reactions going -- how would the Bright Oak crew support MC in a hot sauce/pepper eating contest? 👀 I'm envisioning something akin to the Hot Ones interviews from First We Feast, or taking on a spicy... https://t.co/cOxe8RpFcp

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Irregular Monday Update, Edition 4: an extra special edition! A little peek at the absolutely brilliant @johnolofz working on one of the location themes for Bright Oak, and seen here wielding a Spanish laud to terrific effect.
#visualnovel #soundtrack #vnmusic #laud #indiedev

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22/?? Backgrounds Complete (including morning/evening and night variations on some existing ones); Witnessed women’s reproductive health being sent back to the 1960s in a round of abysmal time travel; Marched. Listened. Donated.
#BrightOak #visualnovel #healthcareisahumanright