Hey there,

We hope everyone's Summer and Fall went great and is going well! It's been a bit since we last spoke, so we wanted to give an idea of what's been going on and what's on the map going forward.

Let's rip the band-aid off first:

We know we said "as long as nothing catastrophic happens, it should be more to a Fall date, but all depends on how smooth the ride is this Summer," and welp, here we are. My work computer finally kicked the bucket after 7 years and my partner here had to work on moving to a new place, and these combined stalled development for quite awhile. I just recently was able to slap my Hard drive into a new computer that will last me just fine until I can acquire enough funds to fully upgrade the old computer (motherboards and various upgrades ain't cheap!).

So sadly, we are delaying TSOF: The Haiku to a later date in Q1 2022.   We are going to try hard to work towards a February-March date, but we don't want to promise anything more specific until we are closer to getting the game to a complete state for review.

Now, we aren't going to be all bad news, as we are going to take this extra time to announce a few things:

A game website:

Buried somewhere on the internet is a website devoted to TSOF and potentially any future projects in the future. The website will provide game updates (but we will still post updates here!) and screenshots for review/preview purposes. We will be unveiling the website shortly along with another announcement:

Voice Acting:

With a couple more months of TSOF added to development, we have decided to add partial voice acting into the title! There will be a few characters available for auditioning, with more information to be announced when the website launches within the next month or two. Every spot will be a paid position with the possibility of a larger role in the future with a possible sequel to be made if enough interest is shown.

Post-Game Scenes:

After you finish the main story of TSOF: The Haiku, there will be a few post-game scenes showing off some side conversations and scenes with other characters in the game. These are planned to be fully voiced and playable at any time, though we suggest accessing them after you finish the game as some scenes may contain spoilers.

Thank you to all who remain to be patient while we get Amimi's story to be the best we can make it! We will back with more info when the website launches soon!

Best,
TSOF Team