2023 Dec Progress

WHAT STILL NEEDS DONE?
Music: Almost all of it. This is the next step, I believe. I've started composing little melodies and loops. Unsure how long this process will take, given it's not my area of expertise to make music that sounds... well, light. Most of my audio work is dark, brooding, noisy. So learning to make stuff that doesn't sound like a funeral or blazing fire will be interesting. Still, I think I'm making steady progress here. Unsure of how many tracks the VN will need. Because these will be simple loops, I don't think there'll be an official soundtrack release or download, but maybe if people want something like that I could whip something together on Bandcamp.
Visuals: CGs need done, including a few "BG/CG hybrids" that require a few unique sprites. There are a LOT of CGs. That's the big part. Sprites are otherwise fully done, though, and now show up with a darkened overlay during outside night-time scenes! I'd like to get a custom title screen in, too. That might take some work. I need to make a logo still, though I don't think that will be difficult—the title will likely just be in a hand-drawn script. Speaking of "script"...
Scripting and writing: I've made a few notes of things in the script that need changed. Nothing big, mostly just awkward wordings and typos. But I also need to script in a title drop scene. Otherwise, all of it's done! Sprites are fully-implemented into the actual script.

With the holiday season coming up, along with a pretty rough work schedule, My Monster will be out in late winter, at the earliest.

HOW LONG IS THE VN RIGHT NOW?
If you sit down and read the visual novel out loud to yourself at a comfortable pace, it will take about three to three-and-a-half hours for a single playthrough. If you read at a brisker pace, it might take two-and-a-half hours or so. Give or take some time depending on your reading speed.