Botan 2 has been in development for quite some time. We can see the evolution from the very early demo to now from all the blogposts on ci-en. He's taken breaks from Botan 2 to work on Sol-Rui.
That said, what I think the most recent post translates to more accurately is that he is starting to work on the internals, not the visuals as he has been. Man is obsessive over his details and what he wants to include which I appreciate.
Honestly, I wouldn't check back until around summertime. This is a slow burn that will pay off when he finally drops the game.
You would think that the internals would have been worked on alongside the rest of the assets. Honestly, 'in production' sounds like a mistranslation. He's been working on production for years.
Hell, he wouldn't have been able to put out a demo if he hadn't been actively programming the game.
Botan 2 has been in development for quite some time. We can see the evolution from the very early demo to now from all the blogposts on ci-en. He's taken breaks from Botan 2 to work on Sol-Rui.
That said, what I think the most recent post translates to more accurately is that he is starting to work on the internals, not the visuals as he has been. Man is obsessive over his details and what he wants to include which I appreciate.
Honestly, I wouldn't check back until around summertime. This is a slow burn that will pay off when he finally drops the game.
Agreed, his attention to detail honestly is what sells his work for me.
That being said, that attention to detail comes at a big cost lol. I remember people 3-4 years ago saying "Probably 2023 release date" and now we are looking at most likely mid 2025-Early 2026.
Yeah his game are always worth the wait. I remember in one the early post, he said there will be no kimono slip like the first game because his INT are not enough. But, this update just showed it make a return (I'm very happy about it)
, but I just thought I'd post some of the content here in case people would rather read it on F95.
For starters, Enokifu has slightly adjusted the background behind Botan's standing artwork. I couldn't quite notice the difference myself, but here it is compared against the most recent comparable screenshot (apologies as it also has her old standing art, but you can notice the difference in the shoji door)
As I'm more of a fan of open/dishevelled clothing, I was very excited to have yet another confirmation that the 'kimono fall' is also returning! (Not sure how many stages this will have, though):
I've been closely following the updates at the end of each month for the past year or two as this is my most looked-forward-to project right now - so I'd be happy to do more little digest posts like this if people have enjoyed it.
Friendly reminder that you can always see the latest update at the end of each month on
, but I just thought I'd post some of the content here in case people would rather read it on F95.
For starters, Enokifu has slightly adjusted the background behind Botan's standing artwork. I couldn't quite notice the difference myself, but here it is compared against the most recent comparable screenshot (apologies as it also has her old standing art, but you can notice the difference in the shoji door)
As I'm more of a fan of open/dishevelled clothing, I was very excited to have yet another confirmation that the 'kimono fall' is also returning! (Not sure how many stages this will have, though):
I've been closely following the updates at the end of each month for the past year or two as this is my most looked-forward-to project right now - so I'd be happy to do more little digest posts like this if people have enjoyed it.
Friendly reminder that you can always see the latest update at the end of each month on
, but I just thought I'd post some of the content here in case people would rather read it on F95.
For starters, Enokifu has slightly adjusted the background behind Botan's standing artwork. I couldn't quite notice the difference myself, but here it is compared against the most recent comparable screenshot (apologies as it also has her old standing art, but you can notice the difference in the shoji door)
As I'm more of a fan of open/dishevelled clothing, I was very excited to have yet another confirmation that the 'kimono fall' is also returning! (Not sure how many stages this will have, though):
I've been closely following the updates at the end of each month for the past year or two as this is my most looked-forward-to project right now - so I'd be happy to do more little digest posts like this if people have enjoyed it.
Friendly reminder that you can always see the latest update at the end of each month on
Thanks for this! Saw the post but only skimmed the translation. This has been my most anticipated game since Botan 1, and it seems like the Dev's only learned more and more from their work on Sol rui mini
Haha same here! And absolutely, I was kinda sad at first when he took the Botan hiatus for Sol Rui, but I really think it will help Botan 2 to shine. Seems there's going to be a lot of mechanics and variety to the game, and the art and animation has come to life in a way that I couldn't have imagined a few years ago. It's a joy to be alive at the same time as projects like this