Character design (Holly)
In GGGB the role of the nerdy and shy girl fell onto good Ash, kind of. Before coming with the idea for Our Red String, I had another story in mind (maybe I'll talk more about it some day, or maybe I will manage to make a game out of it at some point). There was where the idea of having two main characters first popped up, and the female main character was going to be similar to Holly. She was an archetype I really liked and wanted to incorporate into ORS.
Holly is that kind of shy, adorable girl you want to protect and cuddle with (unless you're a twisted and perverted mofo) and she offered a lot of potential. She also brings a nice contrast with other female characters, and you could say she is in the opposite end of the spectrum when compared to Ivy. To which end will Lena lean to, Ivy or Holly? Or maybe she will help Holly blossom? Or maybe lead her down the rabbit hole...?
Also, she's an accomplished writer who could help Ian achieve his dreams. But what about Holly's dreams? All in all, Holly is a very fun piece to play with in this story, and I'm worried she offers so many possibilities she ends up becoming the kind of character Eva was in GGGB: one with so many variations and possibilities it was a nightmare to write for, and even though I loved her character, I hated writing her parts!
We'll see what lies in store for Holly, and I'm already feeling she's one of your favourite characters.
Comments (21)
Looking forward to the bad Holly but totally understand how hard that could be. Amazing work!
Holly is adorable! She seems genuinely nice, smart, and with a rich inner voice. Even though she's supposed to be shy, I feel like we know her better than nearly every other supporting cast at this point. I suspect she could be quite stunning without those huge rimmed glasses; and I love that hair, it's incredible :p With regards to Eva I thought how quickly and radically she changed was very disorienting. I can imagine it was a nightmare to write for, but it also made me feel like they were all different people, none of which I knew as a person. Perhaps aiming for smaller, more incremental changes would kill two birds with one stone? In my experience, a natural tendency to introversion doesn't really go away, and people don't take running jumps out of their comfort zone unless circumstances really force them to; they tend to slowly add more nuance and depth to their character. ... or maybe I'm just slow to get to really know them ;)
Holly is cute and a good girl, My Ian will friendzone her and continue the romance with Lena his true love :) Ofc Lena & Holly will become BFFs :D
She's so cute, I hope to see more of her in the story. :)
I think she's my fave
Holly!! <3
#BestGirl
I hope she's a dude...
Dafuq?
I hope there are ways to bring out the inner slut in her, though.
Holly will definitely be a favorite character, I’m already sure of that, she has such great potential!
I'm happy to learn I'm not a twisted and perverted mofo x)
It would be interesting to hear about your discarded game ideas before you settled for ORS. I'm also glad that you didn't choose a shy protagonist, because it feels like that has been done quite a few times already.
Probably my favorite character design from chapter 1 ^_^
I can see Holly once someone gets close enough she turns out to be a really kinky dominatrix or such.
Holly is super cute and hot at the same time. I can understand how much of a nightmare Eva must have been, after replaying GGGB she has so many permutations and criss crosses so many stories, but that’s what makes her so good, so I hope you don’t shy away from that if Holly turns out the same.
As for now ORS is much more pleasurable to play than GGGB
holly is a hottie
I really enjoyed the scenes with Holly, and i hope to see more of her in chapter 2.
I really enjoy your frequent posts. They died down a bit towards the end of GGGB. Now they are back and I'm in a state of constant hype. I'm interested to see what you plan for Holly. I personally want cuddly.
I love holly :)