This Romantic World Page 158 (Revised) (Patreon)

EDIT:  It's not uncommon for me to wake up on Friday morning and make some adjustments to the page I posted the night before. But the tweaks I made to the last two panels this morning were big enough that I thought it was worth posting both versions for comparison's sake. 

I don't mean to presume about what other writers go through, but I imagine presenting an ongoing story and its prequel at the same time is an uncommon occurrence. It brings its own unique challenges, that much I can say. 

Case in point, this chapter marks the first real instance of the visual novel and the main comic coming together. I held off on introducing game-specific characters like Chloe, Raina, and Isaac here for as long as I did because I didn't want what would be big plot developments in the game spoiled by some passing line of dialog in the comic. But I think the game is finally far enough along that I can start introducing some elements from it here, as by the time I'd get to anything spoiler-ish in the main comic, the game will be long since completed. (I hope.)

So am I contradicting those very words by putting a spoiler for the game in the fourth panel there? That's not the intent, at least. I consider this just taking advantage of the unique storytelling situation I find myself in. If you're following along with the game so far, this is where you find out that Isaac and Switch part ways at the end of their adventure. And if not, I'll be sure to bring you up to speed with the history between these two and why Parker is acting so weird here in the coming pages.

Does it work? That's where you come in! I'd love to hear any feedback you have on the writing choice I made. As for the game itself, another update is on the way soon. We've been at long last adding music to it and it's taken longer than expected. I'll keep you posted!