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Butterfly Soup
''Butterfly Soup'' is a visual novel developed by Brianna Lei and published in September 2017 for Microsoft Windows, Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game has the player follow the perspectives of four LGBT Asian Americans, Asian-American girls in Fremont, California, alternating between their first year of high school in 2008 and when they were young children. The coming-of-age story shows them as they join a baseball club and centers on the romance between the main character, Diya, and her friend Min. Lei developed the game over two and a half years, inspired by sports anime and teen drama shows to write a game that relied on the personalities and characterization of the protagonists. Lei tried to develop a game that she would have wanted when she was in high school, with elements of her own upbringing as an Asian-American child and an open perspective on sexuality. Critics praised the game's story and writing, especially for its realistic depiction of teenagers and strong charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Soup 2
''Butterfly Soup 2'' is a visual novel developed by Brianna Lei and published in October 2022 for Microsoft Windows, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is the sequel to the 2017 ''Butterfly Soup'', and begins shortly after the conclusion of the first game. It has the player follow the perspectives of four LGBT Asian Americans, Asian-American girls in Fremont, California, alternating between their first year of high school in 2009 and when they were young children. The coming-of-age story centers on the romance between Akarsha and her friend Noelle, their struggles with their parents' expectations and influence, and their experiences as second-generation immigrants. Lei developed the game over the five years after the original, beginning with plotlines and elements that she had cut from the first game. She wanted to focus on a less straightforward relationship than in ''Butterfly Soup'', as well as relate the characters to her personal experience as an LGBT, second-generation Asian-Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |