The Pretenders Guild

Devlog

• Jul 5 Update
  July 06, 2023 by Harlevin

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  This update fixed some issues where Ash 3's voice and Rafael's voice were not playing properly in chapter 2, as well as some other small voice issues... Continue reading
• Celestial Crowns Kickstarter Live
  May 02, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Celestial Crowns is the spiritual successor to the Pretenders Guild! Instead of emotion, this time there are personality-based choices. Again you can choose your body type, and romance 3 lovely boys!... Continue reading

  
• Celestial Crowns Kickstarter pre-launch page live!
  February 21, 2023 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Thank you all for your support of The Pretenders Guild. My next project, Celestial Crowns , is the spiritual successor to The Pretenders Guild, in that I took what I learned from that and t... Continue reading

  
• 3 New CGs! Plus some bug fixes
  August 08, 2021 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! The new CGs are complete and in the game. I also fixed a few misc bugs--testing buttons appearing on the settings screen and Ash 3's voice not working in ch 3. There are two new Braums CGs... Continue reading
• TPG Full Voice Is Here
  August 02, 2021 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! It's been a long and difficult road but the game is finally fully voiced! There are some minor audio issues I need to take care of which I'll do in the upcoming weeks--lines being too quiet... Continue reading
• TPG Full Voice Release End of July
  July 09, 2021 by Harlevin

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  Hello guys! It's been a long time coming but I've finally got nearly all the files into the game. I am waiting on one more file from a VA, and then all I need to do is test. In the meantime, I'm worki... Continue reading
• TPG Voiced up to CH 3
  June 03, 2021 by Harlevin

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  Hello! Been a while. Just letting you all know that voices are in up to ch 3. I will not be uploading it, like before, instead I'm going to just finish all the chapters then upload them all at once. T... Continue reading
• TPG now voiced up to chapter 2!
  October 02, 2020 by Harlevin

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  I forgot to post a devlog about this! It's on the game page but for those who missed it: The Pretenders Guild is now fully voiced up to ch 2! The voiced files are in beta and may contain missing voice... Continue reading
• TPG Now Voiced up to Chapter 1!
  March 21, 2020 by Harlevin

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  Hello all! Thank you so much for your patience. The Pretenders Guild is now fully voiced up to chapter 1! The voiced files are still in beta and may contain missing lines or sound issues. I am keepin... Continue reading
• Guild Gossip 10/25
  October 25, 2019 by Harlevin

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  Testing in Progress I’ve started testing the love interest/side character voices! There are a few missing lines, so I’ve put out the call to have those recorded. Once the game has been thoroughly... Continue reading
• Guild Gossip 10/18
  October 19, 2019 by Harlevin

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  Hey guys! Paris is officially in ch 1! I still have to test it, but that means just the 4 Ash voices are left. I’ll try to get it done as quickly as possible!... Continue reading
• 10/11
  October 12, 2019 by Harlevin

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  Hey guys! Not much to update this week, still slowly chipping away at putting the voices in. No significant breakthroughs just yet, but I’m hoping to have the next new CG with flat colors at least t... Continue reading
• Guild Gosship 9/27
  September 27, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hello all! I'm still working on putting the voice lines into chapter one. Complete: Braums Rafael In progress: Paris In future: Ash 1 Ash 2 Ash 3 Ash 4 I'm hoping to get one character in per week, so... Continue reading

  
• Guild Gossip 9/20
  September 20, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hey guys! I’ll be working on putting voices into chapter 1 now. So far I’ve gotten about 70 Braums lines in! Hoping to finish his lines this weekend. I’ll also be adding a new CG! My patrons wi... Continue reading
• Twisted Kickstarter
  September 03, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #kickstarter, #other project

  Okay folks here we go! The Twisted kickstarter is up and running. Haven't heard of Twisted? Twisted is the new visual novel I'm creating with my other development studio, Fablesoft! Genre: Horror/Fant... Continue reading

  
• Twisted Trailer
  August 21, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hey all! Remember the new visual novel I mentioned? Well the trailer is out! Check it out here: Twisted is a horror/fantasy visual novel, and the kickstarter starts September 1! The demo will be avail... Continue reading
• A new visual novel coming soon!
  August 05, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #twisted

  Hello all you Pretenders Guild fans! In case you didn't know, I'm also a part of Fablesoft Studios. We have a new project coming out very soon! It's a dark fairytale called: Follow the project here (... Continue reading

  
• Minyan Studios is Rebranding!
  July 25, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Just as the title says, Minyan Studios is rebranding! My little studio of one will now be known as "harlevin," or HARLEVIsual Novels. What does this mean? Not much, really! I'm just finally finding my... Continue reading

  
• Guild Gossip 7/20
  July 20, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  The intro is out! If you haven’t played already, check it out here! https://minyan.itch.io/thepretendersguild I’ll be focusing on Arena Circus for a bit, trying to get the next beta update out, b... Continue reading
• Voiced intro, RELEASED
  July 15, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update, #voice acting

  🎉 It’s finally here! It’s been over a year since I started this process and I’m so excited to bring you the first part of everyone’s hard work! You can now download the voiced intro, compl... Continue reading

  
• Guild Gossip 7/13
  July 13, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #voices, #update

  The testing for the voiced intro is complete! I have a few line redos I need done, but as I get those, I’ll be uploading it on itch.io! If you haven’t already, check out the trailer!... Continue reading
• Release date for voiced intro
  July 07, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Will be 7/15! I’m pretty much done with testing, found a few old bugs, prettied up the new CGs, it’s all ready! I should make this post prettier but I’m so tired and I’m just so excited to sho... Continue reading
• Guild Gossip 7/5
  July 05, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Made major progress this week! ALL THE VOICES FOR THE INTRO ARE IN! AHHHH! Now I’ve just gotta test and make sure everything sounds great. I’ve already caught a few lines that need to be re-recor... Continue reading
• Guild Gossip
  June 29, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hey guys! The Pretenders Guild trailer is OUT! It has all the lead voices, so give it a look: This week was super productive! I have some new friends helping me with the lines, so things are going mu... Continue reading
• Guild Gossip
  June 23, 2019 by Harlevin

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  See what I did with the title there? Ha, ha… hha So, this week I got a lot done with The Pretenders Guild! Thanks to the wonderful @kyanjosbel one more Ash’s lines have been labeled and cut and... Continue reading

  
• New Update Schedule
  June 17, 2019 by Harlevin

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  #Update

  Hey guys! I'm revamping my update schedule and trying to figure out the best way to get information about my progress out there. I'm going to keep this devlog pretty much the same as the Pretenders Gu... Continue reading
• Patreon Launch/General progress update
  August 06, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #patreon, #update

  Hey guys! So the whole process of submitting the patreon page for review didn’t take nearly as long as I thought it would, and in the absence of any more concrete ideas on how to better it I’ve de... Continue reading
• New CGs (Update)
  July 23, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #cgs

  Just realized I haven't been keeping you guys posted! You can get more info on the tumblr, but here's one of the finished CGs for the intro!... Continue reading

  
• Last call for voice actors!
  July 05, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #voice acting

  Auditions end tomorrow! I’ve gotten a lot of interest and it’s going to take me a while to go through them all, but I hope to announce the cast within the next ten days or so. If you’d like to... Continue reading
• New CGs
  June 27, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #cgs, #update, #voice actors

  In celebration of the next update including voices, I’m making some new CGs! Check out the tumblr (thepretendersguild.tumblr.com) to put in suggestions of what extra CGs you’d like to see or comme... Continue reading

  
• Seeking voice actors! (unpaid)
  June 24, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #voice actors

  The pretenders guild is seeking voice actors! Check here for more info: https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=50650 Spread the word and send me your auditions at aferalcircus@gmail.co... Continue reading
• Update 1.6
  June 08, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Hey guys! Just added an update that fixed some bugs in the behind the scenes section. In order for it to work, you have to play through Rafael's route as a Shika and get his good ending. After that, t... Continue reading
• Update to the update
  April 26, 2018 by Harlevin

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  For some reason my changes in one of the files didn't save, so I've re-uploaded the update! The problem should be fixed now... Continue reading
• Update 1.5
  April 25, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #update

  This update includes some pronoun mistakes made in the last update, and a few typos. Let me know if you guys find anything else that needs fixing!... Continue reading

  
• Choosing a pronoun
  March 31, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #update

  The new update in The Pretenders Guild allows you to choose your preferred pronoun in addition to your gender! Options are 'he, she, and they'. Please let me know if you find any inconsistencies in ga... Continue reading
• The Pretenders Guild Artbook
  March 29, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #artbook

  I’d like to eventually make an art book for the pretenders guild! It would be available on itch for donating an undetermined amount, and the proceeds would go towards helping me make future games. W... Continue reading
• The Pretenders Guild is LIVE
  March 19, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #update

  Okay, I did it. I posted it. I can't keep tweaking forever. Hope you guys enjoy! If you do, I'd really appreciate some feedback!... Continue reading

  
• The Pretenders Guild Demo available now
  March 08, 2018 by Harlevin

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  #visualnovel, #renpy, #yaoi, #het, #customization

  Hey guys so this is the reason I haven't been updating Arena Circus. Once I get this monster out it'll be back to business as usual. I hope you give it a shot (:... Continue reading