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ABOUT

SPEAKEASY: LAST CALL is a kinetic novel collection of short stories continuing the romances of the original erotic visual novel, SPEAKEASY.

Each love interest is back with two stories each (one SFW and one NSFW) that pick up after their happy ends in the last game, plus there is a selection of six more stories from the pre-Speakeasy timeline or based on alternate endings.

The full story list and descriptions can be found on the main game page.  

WHAT’S DIFFERENT

KINETIC NOVEL   LAST CALL takes a different approach from SPEAKEASY and doesn’t have full routes or choices to make within the game. Players can luxuriate in nothing but happy endings as they enjoy learning more about the characters and their future lives with the female protagonist. Stories can be played and replayed in any order.

NEW ART   Additional sprite art was created by the SPEAKEASY artist, Ocyriss, exclusively for the game. Each love interest now has fully nude sprites, and in the case of the males there are both flaccid and erect versions to add a little extra excitement to the NSFW stories. There are no CGs in this game.

MAIN CHARACTER SPRITE   The original main character from SPEAKEASY, Cora, is not depicted with an on-screen sprite. Since this game is for the fans, Open Late Games is trying something a little different to make the game feel more personal. Removing the MC helps to do that by shifting character interactions away from the on-screen MC and back onto the player. For stories where the female protagonist appears, players have the option of choosing her name at the start of each one.

GAME ENGINE   For this game, a different engine is being tested out to evaluate if it’s more accessible to players than the engine used in SPEAKEASY. The goal is to decrease the game file size and also allow the game to be run with lower specs, while not sacrificing features. This will help determine what engine will be used for the next full-length game that’s in development.

SOUNDTRACK   The full soundtrack from SPEAKEASY, plus a new theme song for LAST CALL, is available in an in-game music player with skip, shuffle, and repeat features.

UPDATES

Updates on the game development and the process will be posted here on itch! You can follow Open Late Games or check back here for more news in the future.

Currently, the final story is being written and the programming is underway. Check out the Steam Store Page to see a gameplay video showing the features plus previews of Milo’s SFW story, Son-in-Law, and Vincent and Nika’s NSFW story, Kissing Booth. Warning: naked sprites make an appearance, so you must be 18+ and logged into Steam to view the page.

MORE CONTENT

DISCORD   For more day-to-day discussion of development, work streams, and to hang out with other fans, this is the spot. 18+

PATREON   Exclusive content and previews not available anywhere else. 18+

TWITTER   Great for getting sale announcements and seeing other content created just for social media.

TUMBLR   If you want to see content like what's on Twitter, but prefer this platform.

NOTE FROM THE DEV

Hey! Thanks for checking out this post. This game has been a lot of fun to write for and I hope you all enjoy how these characters' stories wrap up once the game launches. This will be the second game released by Open Late Games and has been a nice way to sharpen skills, learn new things, and try out different ideas without the pressures of a full-length release and crowdfunding campaign. There is currently another full-length game in development at the studio, but I wanted to revisit these characters for one last dance since they're pretty special to everyone who worked on the original game over the last couple years. I'm shooting for a release date in the next 2-4 months and will do regular updates here so anyone can follow along on the progress.

-Aura