Intertwined
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Stories. They are the foundation of one's imagination and creativity. They are the building blocks of worlds beyond and the structure in which we learn to expand ourselves. Many of us sit and wonder if these stories are simply fantasy or they could exist somewhere in the vast expanse of space.
Little did some realize...
Some stories are more than fantasy... More than fiction.
Melmond Reino Grant, an 18-year-old soon-to-be college student whose life that was once one of being shunned and bullied is about to take a grave turn. The truth of what lies in wait is nothing that the boy could ever have hoped to ascertain from the simple aspect of attending university.
Dark secrets waiting to be uncovered, mysterious disappearances lying in wait, and a secret power lying dormant for all his life whose awakening is close at hand.
Take a step into a new world of untold possibilities.
Only time will tell. Only fate can answer. As our lives become Intertwined!
Intertwined is an adult rated supernatural psychological horror visual novel that will have branching paths and unique mechanics. This visual novel uses a devotion system to determine who you will wind up getting close with instead of a standard route choice. Devotion will be obtained through various choices and actions made within the Visual Novel.
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Install instructions
Download the files and extract them. Launch Intertwined.exe to play.
Development log
- [Hot-Fix]Intertwined 1.12.124 days ago
- [Update]Intertwined 1.12(Chapter 3 END)33 days ago
- Minor delays on the next update93 days ago
- [Update]Intertwined 1.11 Chapter 3 Part 3)Jan 02, 2024
- [Patreon]Intertwined 1.11Dec 20, 2023
- Intertwined Update 1.10(Chapter 3 Part 2)Dec 06, 2023
- [Patreon]Intertwined 1.10Nov 21, 2023
- [Update]Intertwined 1.09 (Chapter 3)Nov 05, 2023
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hey ummm the coin game train scene seems to still not be working the nsfw toggle seems to work as I can get the devotion point from the talk in the room if nsfw is on but the train scene is just completely skipped.
Hmmm. Okay Let me take another look at why it seems to be breaking. It may be a different code causing issues now.
I wanted to start off saying that this Visual Novel was enjoyable and fun to read. It was honestly a unique experience that I haven't seen in others. It is genuinely fun, a wild ride to go through, and you can see the work brimming with passion. I've been reading it with a buddy and we've been having a blast just going through chapter 1, which is surprise with how long the novel is, which is another perk.
However, there are some criticism I do have with this. Some are small and not that big of a deal, another is a bit worrying and I'll get to that shortly.
MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD! (not really but to be safe)
NOW FOR THE BIGGEST CRITICISM OF THE GAME:
This was probably one of the moments where I had to stop reading because of how dumbstruck it left me, a visual novel that's got really inspiring quotes of doing better that feel like they're coming from a genuine place, had made a point to say that it was the victim's fault for being raped. It didn't help that it was also followed by these lines:
It ruined the scene, I mean tainted an otherwise really good character moment with the MC and even made Yukine look really, really bad. The first example was okay enough, not the greatest, but when this came right after, I couldn't believe it, even my friend couldn't. It felt weird and disjointed to where we weren't sure if this was the view of the creator filtering in, but it wasn't good. And it's a shame because it's just this one line that put me and my friends off from something that was really enjoyable. I thought it'd be good to bring it to your attention because I think it was just a poor judgment, a misstep to be precise. Again, I am really, really enjoying the VN, even my friends are as well, it's just this one line kind of dented a lot of the meaning and philosophy the writer is trying to make.
hi hi and thank you for the comments and the criticism. The view from that scene is definitely not of my own. I even had a few second guesses when adding in that scene and the verbiage because of the fact that Yukine as a character has lived for so very long he has a very darkened view of the world for reasons that open up later. He was suppose to be painted as a not very caring character until later on but I can see why this scene would cause some issues to read.
That being said, I will take a look at going back and reviewing the scene to try and make it portray the correct intentions without sounding so dark. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I will do what I can to rectify this mistake in writing!
Hi, first off love the game and it's great to see a dev that's so invested in their community. Now I have a question. I can't seem to get Yukine devotion point (really cool system btw) 'Talk after choosing the right path'. Is this a glitch or could I have missed something? (I managed to get all other devotion points in the prolog and chapter one.)
hi hi! Thank you for the compliments! I am out of state right now and don’t actually remember all the path choices by heart there’s quite a few but once I get back I can update this with how to get that point! Sorry for that :c
Sorry I had to get back to the code to check it over. During the first Chapter when you get to the part where you have to choose to give in to the corruption or resist it, follow this:
Give in to the corruption
- "If your so concerned about my body language, you don't portray it well"
Would you not say that is a valid hypothesis?
- "Yes."
Converse with Yukine
That should get you to the devotion point your looking for.
Thanks my dude
uh cant get the coin game point with yukine that and i cant get the flirt point and the agree with motives point for illiff
Yes sorry about this. There’s a bug with some scenes I’m working to fix. I’ll try to get a hotfix out soon.
Can anyone help me with how to get the last oganku devotion point "talk to oganku privately". I've already gone back a few times if I missed something but there isn't.
This devotion will only trigger if you have 7 devotion points prior to reaching this scene. During the scene where Iliff complains about Cecilia in Yukine's fake world, you need to choose the "Okay. I get it." choice and if you have the required devotion, it will trigger the scene for this one. You need to choose that you believe in it in order to get this devotion in that scene.
Thank you very much, could I ask another question? In question, the scene with the coin on the train, does it have any action to happen? I remember that you have to look for Iliff and Yukine to happen, but that option doesn't even appear for me anymore, it just says that I arrived at angel heights. I'm going after all of Yukine's devotion points this time.
In an old save of mine it does, however only if the nfsw is neither activated nor deactivated (neither of which is white), if I activate it before this scene it doesn't happen, so there is no way to start a new save to activate the nfsw to gain Yukine's point before and then have the train scene. or am I doing something wrong.
but in a new one, if it is neither active nor deactivated, the scene does not occur as in the old save, if it is like this, would it be a bug?
Obs:Android.
Yes. I recently updated the NSFW switch. Due to this, you need to go into preferences and make sure you re-toggle it. It is off by default which will skip that scene. I forgot to add that in my patch notes.
the scene with Yukine talking about the fate is ok because I activated nfsw, however the train scene does not activate. Then I tried to deactivate it before the train scene, but it still doesn't work just Skip the scene.(Sorry to bother you with this).
I'm going to load my old save so I can get the train scene.
Hello author, I like this work very much, its language is very profound, but I am a player from China, my English level can be said to be worse than six or seven years old children, when I use the translator to see this work, you do not know how difficult I have, I do not expect you to launch a Chinese translation, but I hope you can single out a guide to each character ♥ And the answers to various riddles. I would appreciate it if you could fulfill my request, but this is just a complaint, and please ignore it if it adds to your workload. I really enjoy this work even if it is a non-polished translation by robots.
Consciousness is what I translated into English with a translator, and I'm sorry if it's ambiguous, but I really love this work
Hello and yeah I do apologize that there is only an english version at this moment. If you need help with any of the riddles I can easily help. For right now the following answers will assist.
ARMA riddle : Stars
1st Chapter riddle: Time
2nd Chapter riddle: Loneliness
3rd Chapter riddle: Abandonment
Let me know if this helps at all.
This is very helpful. Thank you for your answer
No problem.
I need help with IIiff quest
Which part are you stuck on exactly?
the computer password
stars
one last thing how get lliff love all the way to 8
The Star-Chart should list all of the places that you can get his points.
Does anyone know how to flirt with IIiff and the other one
How can I do IIoff quest
If you mean his side story, you can access it once you finish the main story and open the Star chart from the headspace.
Ok
What about this one
search the back of the auditorium and use the trace power.
thank you so much what about this one sorry
Hey Thanks for your Help Before! sorry i didn't say it before so Thanks! but...i got another Riddles! Why!!! :'(
This game does have a lot of riddles. Abandonment should be the answer for this one.
Help! i'm not good with riddles :'(
loneliness is the answer.
Hmm i got the "lie to yukine" devotion point and then when i go through the next one i get is the "defend my ideals". Im missing "complete the trace in order" can someone tell me how to get this one? There dont seem to be any choices in between there and i couldnt find any traces anymore there....
This would be the trace in the basement just before you enter the room with all the debris. During this trace there’s choices to continue on or to hold back. You need to hold back once you reach the door. This trace only can be activated when the corruption says to trace. Very small window to do it.
Oh okay! I remember that when the corruption was talking about tracing but i must have missed the window then, thanks alot!
No problem!
After some more searching i found it! Also found the one at kurbelthors hideout which yukine created to trach mel a lesson while looking for the missing trace haha
That one though doesnt seem to have any major impact on anything am i right? Im no asking for exact locations but are there any more traces at random places that dont really matter in terms of devotion points or plot and are just there for lore or background info like the one at the hideout? I mean you could totally miss that one and i dont see any downside to it...
Yeah there's a few traces spread out through Chapter 3. They are mostly for lore dumps but a few can have accompanying devotion points. Later on, I plan to make another page in the Star-Chart to track the traces, just have not gotten to it yet. There are no traces in the new update since you can't have a trace in a world created by magic.
How do you talk about fate with Yukine.
Also idk if this is a bug or not but when i spoke with Yukine in the dormitory it didn't give his face with a heart next to it.
Intertwined has a bunch of hidden paths that don't trigger unless certain events are completed. You may have spoken to him in the dorm, but if the triggers were not met it would not trigger the specific branch to get his devotion point.
For the fate devotion point you need to already have obtained the point prior in the prologue which will trigger the scene. Afterwards you have to confront him and then ask about the future.
Could i have a hint on the prologue like what the first decision I should make cause i have been at it for about 30 mins and that hint would help me enough for me to figure it out by myself.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck why do there have to be so many combinations I just want to 100% Yukines path
Well first and foremost you need to make sure that you have NSFW turned on. Make sure the text in the options is lit up. If it is not, the devotion system does not work properly.
2nd. The hint is you think Yukine looks fine as he is. You will understand what that means if you decide to talk with Yukine.
Thx
hello! absolutely LOVE your game and how great the story is! (I'm pretty emotional so it kinda got me lol,) also, I know that this is a philosophical game but is there going to be any "intimate" or nudity scenes within the game? Other than that, I think this game is GREAT!
Im glad your enjoying the game! Yes, there actually is some already. One notable scene is within Yukine's side story. The game is a slow burn due to the nature of the story but there will be nsfw.
Alright. This is deep, philosophical, creepy, and TOTALLY up my alley. Loving this already.
I’m very glad you’re enjoying it so far! Even more crazy shenanigans to come.
Why do xou have a grudge against ostriches?? 🤣
haha it’s a running joke between myself and my proofreader so we just rolled with it.
Heh, well they are devilish birds 😉 in a single day, I watched 1ne steal my chips and throw my friend from her back 😅
That is very true haha! If you aren't careful they will peck you!
Potential Spoiler:
In Yukine's side story, for the last question of speaking the words the saved you. Which time exactly is it talking about? There are multiple times where Melmond gets saved and I can't seem to find the correct words for it.
So this refers to his past. The scene that showed him as a kid. There should be three words that are mentioned a couple times in the VN.
Thanks.
Ok. So, same subject. (Sorry for bothering you again with this.) But I've tried going though the story again and I can't find the words for it. Is it possible for you to give me a list of moments where the words are said, or (If its too much hassle to go make said list) for you to give me the words. Sorry again for bothering you with this.
Keep marching on are the words in question. That question was designed to actually be really hard so thats why its a tricky one to get right.
Thank you. And sorry again for bothering you with this.
The story and the characters are so good 😊 I literally cry because it can also be applied to real life events and experience.
That was the goal of this story to reflect real life closely minus the magic of course haha. Glad your enjoying it!
I've enjoyed what you've made so far, though this anticipation has me in mess because I wanna know what sort of crazy shenanigans we're instore for. I can wait though since I stumbled upon this
Haha I am glad that your enjoying it and don't worry a new update is coming soon!
As long as you keep us updated on your work, i dont mind the wait. If i had the money i would support you on patrion
I definitely will try to. I know I have been pretty bad about updating the progress which I will try very hard to keep everyone in the loop going forward.
I know keeping everyone posted can be hard. I also know that working with renply takes a lot of patience as well. Trust I want to make my own vn but I am not a good artist and I don't have the money to pay anyone to do the art work for me. Not to mention I have a 15 year old laptop that I write a book on, play multiple visual novels, and try making 3d models so I can make animated videos using while have a job from 8am - 2 pm 5 days a week and practicing the piano and trying to stream. I try to do a lot at once. Luckily I can with my adhd.
Oh man. That is a lot of stuff to do all at once. I have a normal job on top of the VN and several other stuff. My ADHD works against me sadly and makes me forget to do a lot of things like keep people up to date so it is a constant battle to keep myself in line with everything going on.
Im always hyper because of my adhd but i learned to control it for the most part but my adhd also effects my attention to stuff. If i start focusing on anything then i wont notice anything else. If i dont focus on anything then i space out
Same here. I do need to keep focus pretty consistently or before I know it several hours have passed by and I have done 0 work.
It's quite surprising to find a visual novel game this good, i've never expected a visual novel be so down deep yet so touched when the good sentences pops up (bare with me bc i've never played a vn game like this before). The amount of effort put into this i could guess a lot or even more.
But anyway, all i wanted to say is that this game is amazing and quite interesting and touching when i kept on facing irl problems, most of the sentences just hit me right to the heart like nothing everytime i feel lost, i'm impressed on this vn for sure and i'm looking forward for more, but if that's all, it's fine, i can just restart from scratch and try every choices i did not choose.
That's all i can say, sincerely, thank you.
sorry if my words and sentences are not clear xd
(i'm also suffering trying to get the second devotion point on Yukine bc i'm stupid lol)
I am so glad you’re enjoying the game and I will keep doing my best to bring more quality updates to the table. Yukine’s second devotion point is a troublesome one to get due to requiring a string of correct choices to trigger it.
You're always welcome, and for the devotion points, i guess all i have to do is try to backtrack which choices i might've missed or didn't get chosen and hope luck is on my side.
Again, thank you.
For now, yes. I am working on some new QoL changes that will help with hints and trackers for the devotion points. I just have been trying to sort out the code for the star-chart since when I made it, it was hastily coded and kind of a mess.
i see, well i don't want to interrupt you further so i just want to say thank you for responding to my and other people's comments despite focusing on developing the game further and facing our greatest enemy which is life itself with difficult obstacles to pass through, but i have hope on you that you can make it through, that's all from me, again, thank you from my heart.
hello can someone help me i will quickly explain i am in chapter 2 where the main character Melmond and his friends find a portal the thing is there is a riddle here is the riddle question
A.R.M.A.:I can fill a space or a single mortal heart. If you try to distribute me, I will always leave. There are those who have me, but I cannot be shared For I only exist as one, I can never be matched
so I already tried to think of the answer but of course it was a failure so is it possible to give me either the answer or some hints :(
For ease, I will give you a pretty easy hint. The answer to this specific riddle is the title of the chapter.
Haha no problem. It’s the riddles that are super obvious that are the hardest ones to solve.
Is the answer not time??? Im stuck on this as well
If its the riddle for the gateway than no. That riddle answer isn't time it is loneliness.
can someone help me with all Iliff's devotion points? 2 devotion points left and I'm already racking my brains xd
Sorry I did not see this. I am planning to make a way to track which devotion points you missed as it is tricky to find them all with how many hidden paths exist in the game already. Bare with me and I will try to get this particular update out quickly.
How can i get all of yukine's devotion points? I only get 6/8
Well, it looks like there may be a bug here. There is only 7 released devotion points after checking the files. The last one is in the side story that I did not finish yet. Here is a small guide though to help.
Yukine Devotion Point Locations
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1 - Coin Toss Game
2 - Converse with Yukine after having selected very specific choices after meeting back up with everyone from exploring Angel Heights with Iliff.
3 - Select a specific set of responses while speaking to Yukine in Angel Heights after everyone else has disappeared.
4 - "A little help never hurt" - Choose this at the end of Chapter 1.
5 - Talk about those 'parts' in the beginning of Chapter 2
6 - Answer correctly to Yukine's question about time.
7 - Correctly answer all the trial questions with Yukine when he's talking through the orb.
8 - [Not released] Complete the questions all correctly
Thank you for the guide and keep up the good work.
Help i'm stuck on Iliff side story (T^T)
Stuck how?
on the administrator password:)
Ah, you need to answer the questions all correctly based on the events that happened. It will eventually mention the doodles on the letter that you received from your mother and that will spell out the password.
For ease of the situation since you were stuck on it, I will write the password here if you do not want to go through the hassle of trying to poke through the parts of the side story again.
Password: Stars or stars
Either or is acceptable for the scene to progress.
I just wanted to know, how many chapters will be in this game? It's fine if you don't know yet.
My goal was 24. This only applies to the main story. The side-stories are separate. This number can change depending on how the story branches out and how the writing goes.
Ok, thanks for clarifying, I can't wait to see where this vn goes!
No problem!
Is there any way to change the color of the text or the text box? It's quite hard to read the white text over blue.
There is not at the moment, but I can look into possibly adding something like that in the future.
I'm really enjoying it so far, I love your writing!!! but I feel stupid for not getting Iliff's 11 points
Haha thank you! It's tricky to get all the devotion points since some of them are in very obscure places and there's several branching paths that exist which some won't even show up if you don't have prior points so it's actually a pretty complex system. I was thinking of making a guide for it in the future to be honest. So, don't beat yourself up for missing some!
Has anyone got the answer to the rittle in the new build
Hint:
What is the theme of the chapter
I love the story is really interesting
Thank you! A lot of work has gone into this story x3.
this current iteration of the story is the best so far, it flows great and while it feels like some things are introduced too quickly the plot explains why things are happening so quickly
I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Yeah the speed of introducing things is a hard balance when it comes to stories with plot points that put the characters on a timer essentially. Hopefully the next updates to come balance things out a bit better c:
This visual novel is very unique in a good way this visual novel does feel like its anime like or something with its dialouge and plot or how the character react in a good way and i swear the comedy aspect of it is 10/10 cant wait for more
Thank you. I am an avid anime lover so I am not surprised it comes off very anime-like.
Skip button doesn't work
On which build. PC/Android?
MacOS
Hmm I will have to take a look at it. Make sure to check if unseen text is checked in preference cause that sometimes may cause the issue.
Yeah I checked the unseen text, but it still doesn't work
Hmm okay, I will look into it cause I am not sure what might of caused that.
I'm not trying to rush you, but I would like to ask if there will be an update in the near future? If yes then when?
Yes there will be. My hope is that it will be ready by tomorrow. I’m just waiting on some last minute proof reading to be done.
To start, My save files date back to the start of 2021. I decided to search this VN up after quite some time, and was pleasantly surprised to find an almost completely different game. I downloaded it and finished chapter 1 in one sitting at the time of writing this comment.
My two major "issues" would have to be:
1. The font
Slightly straining at first, you eventually get used to it. The ability to change it without throwing back a million errors would be nice though, as it left my eyes feeling weird after awhile.
2. Oversized genitalia
Basically my only gripe regarding the art, otherwise it suits the story really well. I know this has been rectified to some extent but calling it a distraction is an understatement. Regardless, it doesn't affect the score or my opinion of the VN as a whole.
I think the rewrite is amazing and makes the story much easier to follow along with when compared to 2021. The writing is excellent and consistent. The theme and plot are pretty solid and leave lots of room for expansion in future chapters.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems to be a one man show. I hope to see an official public discord server where (hopefully) community members can contribute to the project. Although the goal of 20+ chapters is commendable, it's highly unrealistic for someone with a life and a job.
Overall, this VN gets a solid 8.5/10. I wish you all the best with your project, and hope you seriously consider a public discord server!
P.S The fact that there are only 90 reviews is a travesty, if you haven't already I would highly recommend advertising your VN (and hopefully your related discord server) in the Furry Visual Novel discord server. (Feel free to mention me when you do! @Weed Priest)
P.P.S Given the clear amount of effort and time investment, this VN deserves WAY more attention and support.
Only began the novel and had a good laugh for one pretty big reference to one anime episode))
Moment where Cecilia intimidated half of students to leave.
Maybe spoiler so i put it down.
Really do not understand why Melmond was so surprised about Illif mother because they literally have same pattern on muzzle.As i saw her i already suspected that she perhaps is his relative.
About Transcedents , MC , his new friends... Everything at the end of current build was just too cliche.
4/5
The reasoning for not understanding boils down to a lot of German Shepherds do look similar in fur pattern plus it was not really something he thought about as it's not a huge known topic that Cecilia has children.
As for the cliche. I do agree I went for a bit of a cliche topic here since I did not want to hit super hard on too much given its only Chapter 1. I hope that the future plans I have will make the game overall seem less cliche once pieces fall where they need to!
The MC I don't think highly but I like Illif feels like the he's the main love interest since he's a match to the MC
I never really set a main interest for the story. Iliff is the easiest to get with because the MC can relate to him the most.
In terms of the MC, I wrote him the way I did because this is his rise so action so to speak so he’s going to be pretty bad in the first few chapters and seem pretty bland at the start.
I found the text rather hard to read on the left side of the text box (i.e. where the text intersects with the hexagons). Perhaps you should change the text box or the text font to make it more readable.
Hmm this never came up before but I can see if maybe I can push the text over a bit so it does not overlap with the hexagons. I’ll put this in my list of items to work on for the next update.
Just finished the first chapter and I need to say I love the story and characters so far. But I have a question - is it possible in this build to get our shep butt naked without him covering anything with his boxers? I tried multiple combination of choices but the best I managed to get is him in his boxers or covering himself with them.
There is not currently but down the line there will be ways to get them to show their stuff. So for now all I can say is soooon! hehe~ Glad you love the game!
Loving the story, it's a little different from the old one, but it's still good, but a question how tall are the four main characters?
The characters are all roughly around 6ft tall. Iliff is slightly shorter than the others. I may have to adjust some sprites to reflect this.
I understand, thanks for the answer, now I can imagine a little how they are, in the first CG of melmond and Iliff, the Iliff seems to have an inch more compared to melmond, but I think that's what you meant in your answer. But other than that I'm loving every bit of this visual novel, I'm looking forward to the next update, it may take as long as it takes but I'll wait patiently. Happy new year, even if it's late!!!!
Yeah I am a bit bad with heights for art but they are roughly the same height give or take. Im glad your loving the VN and I will try to make the next updates faster its just this one had a lot of moving parts so it took longer to create lol. Happy New Year!