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Better on Paper!

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What is Better on Paper!?

STORY Can you beat procrastination with art forgery? Help Emie, an adorable girlfailure stay in college long enough to graduate!

STORY Can you beat procrastination with art forgery? Help Emie, an adorable girlfailure stay in college long enough to graduate! Will she pass or will she fail on this harrowing journey of self-discovery, art, friendship and… romance?? FEATURES ~10k + words ~8 different endings ~Fully voice acted ~5 Original soundtracks ~Hybrid VN/Stat raiser/Mix and Match mini games CONTENT WARNINGS ~Brief mention of depression ~Anxiety ~Implied homophobia Aine Director, Character Designer, Editor Indie Starz Co-director, Writer Justinn Co-director, Programmer LemonadeMochi Designer, Game Designer, GUI Programmer, Programmer Rosia UI Designer Mich Sprite Artist Haruomicat CG Artist, Animator irohenrii Object Artist 0 K Composer Kaylee Dankese Voice Director CAST Emie - Kaylee Dankese Rosie - Hapyr Emie's Dad - Jason Daryl-Hall Emie's Mom - Po'okela Lee Headmaster - Sam Grace Professor - Taylor Fernandez

Controls

Better on Paper! controls

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What is Better on Paper!?

STORY Can you beat procrastination with art forgery? Help Emie, an adorable girlfailure stay in college long enough to graduate!

Who made Better on Paper!?

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Can I play Better on Paper! on mobile?

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From the developer

About this game

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STORY

Can you beat procrastination with art forgery?

Help Emie, an adorable girlfailure stay in college long enough to graduate!

Will she pass or will she fail on this harrowing journey of self-discovery, art, friendship and… romance??


FEATURES

~10k + words 

~8 different endings 

~Fully voice acted 

~5 Original soundtracks 

~Hybrid VN/Stat raiser/Mix and Match mini games 


CONTENT WARNINGS

~Brief mention of depression 

~Anxiety 

~Implied homophobia 


                                                                                     

  Aine 

Director, Character Designer, Editor

 

Indie Starz

Co-director, Writer

 

Justinn

Co-director, Programmer

 

LemonadeMochi

Designer, Game Designer, GUI Programmer, Programmer

 

Rosia

UI Designer

 

Mich

Sprite Artist

 

Haruomicat

CG Artist, Animator

 

irohenrii

Object Artist

 

0 K

Composer

 

Kaylee Dankese

Voice Director


CAST

Emie - Kaylee Dankese

Rosie - Hapyr

Emie's Dad - Jason Daryl-Hall

Emie's Mom - Po'okela Lee

Headmaster - Sam Grace

Professor - Taylor Fernandez

Store Attendant - Aji

Girl A - Lizzie Lovelace

Girl B - Kylee Jade

Background Credits! 

Spiral Atlas - 

Contemporary Visual Novel Backgrounds by Spiral Atlas

Nineteenth Century Backgrounds by Spiral Atlas

Visual Novel Bistro Backgrounds by Spiral Atlas

Dicortesia -

  Free Backgrounds Set by dicortesia

Nighten - 

yet another phone for renpy by Nighten

Description from Better on Paper! on itch.io, by the developer.

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