Love & Country
A downloadable game
Go check out 'Love & Country''s NEW and IMPROVED DEMO here on itch.io and Steam (PC only) now!
THE YEAR IS 1916 and the world has been swallowed by a war greater than any before it. Amidst the tumult, Lillian Sinclair trains as a spy for the Deuxième Bureau, French intelligence. Sooner than anticipated, Lillian is given her first assignment: she must rescue a fellow agent, one who has spent months gathering information in enemy territory. To make matters worse, she's been assigned a difficult partner who she may not be able to trust. As she faces danger, Lillian's wit, courage, and heart will be tested.
'Love & Country' features a rich historical narrative with romantic themes, dozens of full illustrations, an original score, and meaningful choices that lead players down distinct story paths.
CREDITS
Story & Art: Juliana Parks | twitter | instagram
Story & Programming: Katie Beiter
Music & SFX: Zachary Pinkham | website | itch.io profile | twitter | instagram
French Translations: Martii | website
German Translations: OnionCuttingNinja | lemma soft profile
Special Consultant: Ben Moy | instagram
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Development log
- So...When Does This Dang Game Come Out?37 days ago
- New Year, New Demo 🎉84 days ago
- We have a bummer to report...Sep 20, 2023
- Get to know Guhuhu Part 2Aug 17, 2023
- Get to know Guhuhu Part 1Aug 02, 2023
- Music: Making (and Breaking) Historical RulesJun 30, 2023
- New season, new featuresJun 06, 2023
- Language and LearningApr 18, 2023
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will this be a series, and will there be more games in this universe/characters?
We don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but we are very interested in the possibility of telling more Love & Country stories. <3
look forward to playing the full game soon!.
will the final game have nsfw content?
is the story finished?
You can look forward to some spicy content--think romance novel-spicy. The upcoming release will conclude Lillian's first mission
thank you for adding image descriptions.!
i like this.
will this have voice acting?
The game does not include voice acting at this time, but that is something we are very eager to add in the future.
how much will the full game cost?
We have not yet settled on a price-point, but will be announcing that information soon as well.
will this be blind accessible?
when will it be fully released?
Thank you so much for checking us out! We are working on adding some features to make Love & Country more accessible to low-vision and blind players. This includes a self voicing feature that will utilize the windows/mac system narrators to read out menus, buttons, and all dialogue and narration. This feature can actually be triggered in the demo by pressing "v" on your keyboard. We'll be adding a read-me file to the final game with more explicit instructions on how to use this feature.
Due to some health concerns, we had to push our release date. The good news is that our team member is much recovered now and has resumed work on the game. We are expecting to release in June and will be announcing a specific date shortly.
Unfortunately, we've had some production delays due to one of our team members having some medical issues. We haven't set an exact date as they are still in recovery, but we hope to make an announcement very, very soon. In the meantime, we really appreciate your support!
oh the art is so lovely ^^ what made you choose france as the setting? are you also from there?
Thank you so much! We just love history and thought WW1 would be an interesting conflict to set the story in. Team Guhuhu is actually American, so we thought we'd start with what we were most familiar with--what was happening near the western front. (There was a lot of action happening elsewhere, too! It's something we'd love to explore in future Love & Country stories.) Since we are not French though, we've tried to do our research. It's given us a wonderful opportunity to learn more about French (and German) culture and history. <3 Thank you so much for playing!
I'm so in love with Anton oml
<3
Juliana edit: Katie didn't mention this for some reason, but she loves Anton too and you guys should start a club.
So enjoyable in every aspect. You have me hooked, can't wait to read more <3
Thank you for playing! <3 There will be more soon!
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the art is absolutely stunning! the narrative pulled me in straight away. and the love interests are yummy, i love them both. and lillian is a beautiful dame herself u///u love her! also, rly love the music and sound! it's well placed. excited for more!
Yay! So glad you enjoyed our little demo <3 Thank you for playing and hang in there -- more to come soon.
guhuhu i am sohoho the target group for this. i love the premise, i love the characters (Lillian is such a charming MC and both Anton and Émile are my favorite flavors of LI!!! i can’t believe my luck). great job with the translations too (i speak french & german and the dialogues felt natural to me) and i appreciate you for having the languages front and center like this because it adds a lot to the immersion. i also super duper appreciate the dictionary to give us more information and let us play detective alongside Lillian. the art??? GORGEOUS. the transitions of the scenes and pacing of the writing??? immaculate. seriously, i’m a big fan and i can’t wait for what you have in store for us!!!
Thank you so much for checking out our demo and leaving this feedback! You absolutely made Team Guhuhu's day. <3 <3<3
that soft scene in the train with lillian and anton changed my brain chemistry actually. hope we get to see more of that nice gentlemanly side <3
hehehe yay! Anton is a man of many sides, but we promise the train isn't the last time you'll see soft-Anton <3
This is so good! Both of the routes look exciting so I’m very curious to see what will happen next… The art is amazing and I love how stylized everything is. I didn’t realize I had a soft spot for this genre, but now I’m on the hunt for more games like this. Can’t wait for the full game!
Wow, thank you so much! 💗
What an amazing job! The clear amount of research and time that went into this is impressive. I will sadly tell you that when I downloaded the PC version of the demo I got the lovely score and what I believe is the starting page...but as a screen reader user I couldn't find how to read any text or navigate buttons. This website itself is pretty accessible, but the game software etc. is not compatible. I wonder if what you are using has a screen reading option in it?
Reading through this with friends though was really fun and you should consider having it voiced! OMG need. More. Emile. Need. More. Oboe.....<3
So excited for more! And I wonder if the tech developers could work with you on the visual novel format being able to be read with a screen reader or other assistive technology. I'm blind, so I would also love some epic alt text for what I am certain is AMAZING and accurate art!!!!!!
Okay, enough gushing. Talk soon!
Thank you so much for this feedback! We will definitely be adding accessibility features with the full version, and intend to test with screen readers during the development process. In fact, we have plans to do a full makeover of the menus.
Stay tuned for more. <3
that’s awesome! Looking forward to it and thanks for the quick response!
Fantastic game! I had so much fun playing it! Emile is my favorite, can't wait to see how his route plays out!
Lovely game all and all! Can't wait for the next update, good luck on your project!
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Hihi waiting for next up <3
Thanks for checking us out <3 Stay tuned, we'll be sure to let you know when we're updating!