Tales from Schwarzerblitz - Drinking Shark Rhapsody
Welcome to "Jackson's", New Langdon's finest cafe!
It's your first day as a bartender, the newest member of a quirky motley crew!
Work under the egida of the Man with Hat himself - Vincent Jackson - in this short standalone visual novel set in the Schwarzerblitz universe (best served after the after-epilogue stories, but playable without knowing everything about it)!
- 4 eventful nights!
- Around 1-3 hours of playtime, depending on how many dialogue branches you want to explore and how fast you can read!
- MS Paint "pixel" art!
- Branching dialogues - your choices matter!
- 2 bad endings, 1 normal ending and 2 dating endings!
- Completely canon in the Schwarzerblitz continuity but can be enjoyed as a completely standalone game!
- Date a gay shark!
- Or a lesbian disaster!
-and never trust the man who speaks with flowers-
(It is advised to play the downloadable version for better performance, if the web version stutters!)
Content warnings
The game includes examples of:
- Use of alcohol and drugs (mentioned)
- Suggestive themes and sexual innuendo
- Partial nudity
There is an in-game toggle to switch off the dating endings, which contain sexual innuendo and partial nudity.
NaNoReNo
This game made it in time for the NaNoReNo jam submission without actually being built precisely for it. I made it with a totally different goal, but -guess what- it actually checked all the boxes (made completely in March, all custom assets or publicly available ones...), so I thought it didn't hurt to submit it there too!
Extra
With a donation of 1$ or more, you can download a couple extras:
- an extra costume for Lejl, which uses her Drinking Shark Rhapsody design. This costume comes with custom intro quotes, but not with a unique arcade ending and can be used with all versions of Schwarzerblitz (unlocking Lejl is required to use this costume);
- a PDF with a short story set in a what-if scenario after the Bad Ending (also available for free in the game's Discord server);
- a variation of Lejl's bartender costume adapted to her appearance in the short tale.
Credits
Tales from Jackson's - Drinking Shark Rhapsody
A short, narrative game by Andrea "Jens" Demetrio, made with Ren'py 7.5 and set in the Schwarzerblitz universe
PROGRAMMING
- Andrea Demetrio
STORY
- Andrea Demetrio
GRAPHICS
- All character and CG art by Andrea Demetrio
- Various CC0 resources for backgrounds
AUDIO
- Shaz's "Ouch": "ha oww" by dream4dreamtheater of Freesound.org, released under a Creative Commons Attribution license 3.0
- All other sound effects from various RPG Maker RTPs or licensed under a Creative Commons Zero license.
MUSIC
- "Welcome to CogFactory!" - by Andrea Demetrio
- "Ominous (3) - Active" - by PeriTune, released under a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0, cut and looped by Andrea Demetrio
- "The Walking Night" - by Andrea Demetrio, using samples from "Ominous3 Active" by PeriTune, "Ominous3 Calm" by PeriTune, and "Trembling (Horror Soundscape)" by myuu - all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license
- "Blood of Lilith" by Aaron Krogh (https://soundcloud.com/aaron-anderson-11), used with permission - slowed down and looped by Andrea Demetrio
- "The Beach (Original Mix)" by Astral (c) copyright 2015 - Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Astral/50472 Ft: Platinum Butterfly - slowed down, cut and looped by Andrea Demetrio
PLAYTESTING
- Kaleb O'Halloran
- Luc
- Mr_Sir132
- Monochromatic Hermit
COPYRIGHT (C) 2023 - Andrea Demetrio - All rights reserved
Download
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Development log
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Okay, it's been a year now, so I might as well ask: how do you raise the affection levels for Shaz and Lejl? I've tried a few different choices for both routes, and I keep getting the normal ending. What am I missing?
Hi, here's a short guide for the two "romance" paths, available only if the Original Version toggle is on (since they are just slightly spicier even if not really NSFW, playing with the complete safe-for-work option will toggle them off) :
Endings
Bad Ending 1: Leave Jackson's on Night 4 and, if given the prompt, push forward
Bad Ending 2: Let them in, or alternatively listen to the voices without having trusted Lejl before
Normal Ending If given the prompt, end Night 4 with Jackson. This is the default ending anyway
Shaz Dating Ending: Choose gender he/him or they/them. Serve Antifreeze to Shaz on Night 1. Say you aren't mad at him at the beginning of Night 2 ("Vince explained me everything"). When asked, mention Antifreeze again. Blush when complimented. Ask him to smash you on the counter. Answer "good luck cutting MY Sea Monster". When given the prompt on Night 4, spend the shift with Shaz
Lejl Dating Ending: Choose gender she/her. Be mad at Shaz at the beginning of Night 2 and tell him you follow the news. Tell Shaz that "Lejl is just worried for you". Ask him "Mystery? What mystery?" when talking about Lejl. On Night 3, when prompted later, tell Lejl "You have your reasons", then "Only if you kiss me". Choose all the "spicier" options that appear after that one (esp. the one after she asks you what you were expecting as a tip for the drink). Stop Lejl before she goes away. Spend your last shift with Lejl
Great game! I am having fun playing it. Your writing is really creative and has something interesting going on at all times. :)