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A New Dawn

While leaving Sinnoh for no particular reason, meet a cute girl headed for the same destination. With nothing better to do, share the cruise together and maybe learn a thing or two from each other. Amateur lovey dovey visual novel for those with a love for Dawn.

Go on adventures around the cruise ship with Dawn while on your way to Unova!

Engage in fierce battles with your Scyther, who doesn't know he's not a grass-type!

Practice for the Delocore Cruises Pokémon Contest for a chance to win up to fifty U.S. Dollars!

And potentially smooch your cute bluenette companion along the way.

Working with a near-zero dollar budget, so some assets are repurposed: Dawn sprites by Hainchu, soundtrack from Katawa Shoujo, backgrounds from various google searches. Basically this is for people who love Dawn and don't mind that so much.

Team:

VNAnon (Writer, programmer) twitter, Ko-fi

SuiteNan (CG Artist) twitter

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Honestly this game was a beautiful experience and I was really disappointed that it came to an end 😭

I've always adored Dawn, now I do so even more.  I didn't encounter any nsfw content throughout the narrative, I may have forgot to turn it on, but I was absolutely hooked on the story regardless and really, REALLY hope we'll get some more content one day  😍

Oooh, I didn't even realise there was another part, I'd only done the cruise plot

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there's some lewd stuff in the cruise plot, but there's a hidden affection stat you gotta increase by doing stuff. i'd say just check out this walkthrough though, it explains everything pretty well

https://rentry.co/anewdawnwalkthrough1_0

Turns out I did indeed have NSFW off the first time around, whoops!

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Yo dude, i appreciate your hardwork creating this masterpiece, i love it so much that i can play this game over and over again without getting tired of it! I ain't even watching pokemon but dang this made started the series just to see dawn. Dude I don't even get it why some people don't like this game (they're probably expected that this game is more onto sexual stuff.) like im telling you man this game is fucking awesome!

Keep up the work man, hopefully the 1.1 update will come out this year, don't stress yourself up dawg. 

I thought most people liked it well enough D:

Dang the creator replied, well i just looked up to some comments a long time ago. I don't even understand why the guy was bragging about the graphics 💀 I'm fine with the way it is

I'm just some guy I assure you

hey man! Still playing through it because I just love it haha. Was wondering if the 1.1 release is still planned and coming out? Would love to see updated sprites and even new scenes/dialogue!

Maybe some day. Don't wanna work on 2 things at once, especially with how slow I already work.

ah okay, looking forward to it!

just curious, is the new sprites you mentioned for 1.1 the same ones you used for 5 minute morning?

Yeah, Suitenan made some before he got too busy to waste his time on me anymore.

:(

Will you be commissioning more for whenever you return to 1.1? About how long do you think the update will take, since you're working on other stuff right now?

I'd like to but it might be weird having clashing art styles. I can't estimate how long things will take, really.

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After finally overcoming laziness and that weird thing that whenever i want to do something I postpone it forever and ever I finally played this game (used the walkthrough cause I am a wuss lol), And it was just as great as the other one, great story and great dialogue, and sex, that's fun too, all in all, great work my man, also cong rats on making it to f95

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Thanks mate <3

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This was great! It's telling that I didn't get any spicy scenes the first time around and I still didn't feel terribly disappointed because it was so sweet as a romance in general. I was also very fond of all the art that seemed drawn and wish there was more of that rather than stuff pulled off r34, but I understand that with something this big made by one person with little to no budget there'll probably be some compromises.


 I went back and replayed through using the walkthrough, but it seems I'm still missing an image from the gallery. It's the 6th image, right below Dawn playing ping pong, how do I get it?

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Thanks mate :D I think you get that one if you haven't waifu'd her by the end of the contest, if you have enough affection with her. Then she pounces on you.

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It has been quite a while since I played A New Dawn for the first time, but even after all this time I like to come back to the game every now and then.

Admittedly, I played it the first time because it was a Pokémon-based erotic VN, but your writing actually kept me playing despite me messing up the "best ending" in my first blind run. It may not be the most complex or original story in the world, but it just works. The fact that there is no real bad ending makes it much more fun for me to play with different paths too, and Dawn is just so loveable and cute here.

Wish I had more time and was more consistent with writing music, otherwise I'd love to support your project(s)!

Thanks friend :> any support is always appreciated, you can tweet me any music you've got if you want.

do you ever think that you will add more to this game someday?

Possibly. I am a busy boy.

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9/10, just wish it was longer.

Good stuff, very fucking sweet.

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This is just so wholesome, even though I didn't like Dawn that much this VN made me fall in love with her. 

Good work! 

man playing through the game again, the ending is so beautiful. very well done, great job again!

Will  you add more to the story its amazing

Comentario en español, sinceramente hace mucho que no leo una Novela Visual tan buena, es muy tierna y linda y el Soundtrack de Katawa Shoujo queda buenisimo, 10/10 definitivamente, tambien me lei el de Roxie y realmente espero que lo continues

Gracias amigo español :> Me alegro que hayas podido leerlo en inglés

just a question, what is the lowest dawn affection that you can get and what happens at the end? Like is the dialogue different?

Not really, I wasn't interested in adding any "bad" end stuff.

what is the lowest dawn affection points you can have? I assume the "worst" ending is the scenes where you can't kiss her and end up traveling as just friends

I don't know the exact number but yeah that sums it up

ah okay i see. Also yeah I wouldn't like or finish with the bad endings but I do admit I would be curious to see how that would look. I guess the main one would be saying bye to Dawn and not traveling, but others like her not inviting you to her room and not seeing the flirting. Again wouldn't like that but would be curious to see how those scenes look

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Can't help but hope there's a sequel to this one day, extremely well written work.

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it is genuinely upsetting how well written and heartwarming this wa

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sorry

is there a "guide" for certain endings?

There's a walkthrough in the updates list.

Damn, ever since playing this a long time ago, ive been obsessed with cruise ships. I hope i get to go on one in the future.

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They're probably overrated unless there's a cute pokegirl onboard.

Will there be a Android version?

There is

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This game was amazing honestly I will be playing it again because dawn was just one of my favorite characters from the show and I just wanted to see what it would be like to battle and talk to her it honestly made me a little happy but the ending threw me off a little I would pay a lot of money for a part 2 or something so please is you're reading this the person who made this if you're reading this please at least put it consideration for a part 2 I bet it would make a lot of people including me happy

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Maybe some day

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Man I don't even watch Pokemon but this VN now tempting me to watch the show just so I can see Dawn again AGHHHHHH I WANT MORE DAMMIT

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I'm going to have a severe Dawn withdrawal from this... I can already feel it.

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Ooh boy that's got some rough symptoms too. I prescribe one Dawn smooch morning afternoon and evening.

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Honestly I wish there was more to this game. Perfect storyline I was kinda disappointed when it ended. 10/10 would recommend.

Does anyone know where I can find a list or website for more visual novels? I was lucky that I happened to come across this amazing visual novel and am looking for more just general pokemon visual novels

hey just have a question

how do you win the battle against Dawn after the contest? I won the contest so I should have enough points right? the walkthrough doesn't explain how to win the battle 

Hm, as far as I remember, the different things you decide to do with her in the coop battle can give you an edge in the last one. I honestly can't fully remember though.

Ah okay, do you know what choices in the last battle I have to make in order to win?

Oh god i really don't remember, I think if you do the tag team surf on piplup's wave you have an advantage when he whirlpools you in the last battle.

yeah youre right, i managed to get it. Thanks!

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This was a 10/10 to game and I wish that there was more to the story especially the ending where you go with Dawn on journeys and if you make the front decisions you can have sex with and all that but it's up to y'all just want to say that the game is great and I was kinda of sad that it ended

这是一款很棒的游戏,我想知道游戏是否会继续更新,谢谢

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Truly a wonderful VN. Very wholesome, 10/10 would play again (and did!). 

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you know, i would love to see this in Dawn's POV

just to see her thoughts and such

again incredible work here, i love this so so much :)

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I thought about trying that, might add it at some point.

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yes that would be amazing! would be really cute :)

Hello! as there been any updates or progress to this? Just asking, I know you have been working on the new visual novel but would absolutely love to see this

No plans right now, sorry.

Oh ok, is there plans in the future after your current work? Along with 1.1 possibly?

how do i get the lewd ending also the game was amazing lost track of time trying to fill out the art gallery

There's a walkthrough in the dev log

ok thank you

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This. Is. AMAZING

I loved Dawn so much, so this is exactly what I've been looking for, for years

On top of that, you did an amazing job with this

It's so good, so well done and a fun story

Only thing, is there anyway for me to get together with Dawn without the lewd?

I'm not that interested in the lewd stuff, I want a pure fluff romance

Either way fantastic job, amazing work thank you!

You can turn lewdness off in the options. Then it's just smoochin' :>

wait you can? i still loved the ending i got but i was hoping for a kiss and relationship. how do I get the ending? do i have to follow the walkthrough but with lewd off?

With lewdness off it just skips the adult scenes, it should be all the same.

Ah okay that's great! One thing I hope gets added is more dating scenes

Like more scenes once you get into an official relationship

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I was promised wholesome and cute and thats exactly what i got, you did a amazing job, I even played the short 5 minutes part (i hope it is a teaser for a bigger project :3).

I really like the tone of the story, you manage to immerse the reader by making the main protagonist relatable and kind of shy and quirky, his chemistry with Dawn is adorable and it makes playing the game a really lighthearted and fun experience.

I also like that you didnt put bad endings or mean decisions in the game, i'm not against suffering the consequences for your actions in a visual novel but it is kinda sad when i have to choose the bad decisions to finish a game100% XD.

Again, nice job! Hope you have more prepared for us : D

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Thanks, friend <3 Glad you liked it.

Yeah I hear a lot about bad ends and how visual novels are all supposed to have them but it's just not what I was going for, this is happy happy fantasy fulfillment and everything goes perfect, Dawn loves you too much for there to be bad ends.

It's not like I haven't thought up a whole Unova adventure with Dawn but these things really take a lot more work and money than I expected. I can see making a sequel but the fact that I've taken over a year to make anything since this and it's turning out even shorter makes me wonder how long it'll be. Maybe when everyone's forgotten about it I'll come out with something.

And since the MC is a self-insert I'll take this as "I would be a perfect boyfriend for Dawn", so thank you and I agree.

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This game is amazing, it is to me, the best love story i have ever played/read.

I can also kind of relate to the mc on some parts.

also this might be weird but most visual novels i don't read through, I just like looking at the art and the characters, but this is the first vn I read through and went back for more alternative parts of the story.

10/10 I'm about to read through it again

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Wow, high praise :> Thanks friend

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Really good, enjoyed the writing immensely. Would love some more story of progressing through Unova/getting ready for another event even if it just reuses artwork

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0/10
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that’s siegullion my pokemon oc 

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Finished my first run, and I'm shocked to find something this fluffy and wholesome from 4chan of all places. While I never watched the Sinnoh anime, Dawn's particular form of infectious confidence and the choice between focusing on the contest (which I did, because I grinded the shit out of contests in Ruby) or the date sim was a smart move, given the grievance about unrealistic love. 

Though I am a bit sad that the epilogue doesn't show anything of Cynthia after all the build up for her, especially given how funny Hilda and Rosa were (both with each other and with Dawn), I understand wanting to make it feel condensed. The time skips do feel a little jarring, but not distractingly so. Just kinda comes off as a "proof of concept" for what might come next. Though with them palling around in Unova, it does make me wonder if there's gonna be an Easter egg for this in the Roxie VN. Though maybe that's me just having a poisoned brain and thinking back to the secret epilogues in Kingdom Hearts, lol.

MC does come off as a creepy weirdo to me, but in a "oh Arceus someone is talking to me what do I do" sense. It makes the juxtaposition with Scyther funny. I can see why someone as extroverted as Dawn would end up "adopting" him, so to speak. Not sure how to feel about his inner thoughts basically just being a tame version of /dg/, but I appreciate wanting the affection levels to be mutual.

My only major problem with the VN, aside from some gripes with the art that I feel like fixes are already in the works, is just a reoccurring thought I had while playing. If Dawn ranked second in a contest so prestigious that even our dopey MC was aware of, why does nobody recognize her? 

Maybe this is brought up in another route. I've only done one route, and I will come back and add on to this after I've taken time to explore the game more.

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Fluffy and wholesome is my jam.

I would've loved to do more Cynthia stuff but art was already hard to come by so I didn't want to do much with that. It'd be top of the list to flesh out if my artist was available, which alas, he hasn't been for some time so I can't do too much new stuff at the moment.

That's a fair gripe, I guess. I probably could have added it in here and there, but I figure it would've got old if it kept happening.

There's not a whole lotta difference between "routes", just new directions to the same thing. Spoiler warning, there's no bad ending, because as I said fluffy and wholesome etc.

Thanks for the review though, I'm always happy to read people's thoughts :3

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Also the MC is a self insert so I take offense whenever anyone rightfully points out he's weird so fuck you

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This is a great game I just got the non lewd ending, made my heart melt, can't wait for more.

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Thanks for making this game. 

I've got to say, I really enjoyed playing this and I hope you can make a sequel/fandisc  for it too. 

Maybe we could finally see Dawn dressed up  in other outfits like a cheerleader or a  swimsuit. 

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Finished not lewd route, awesome!

Started again, hope to see it would got any updates in future or sequel\other dating game ;)

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how do you do the lewd route i can't get it
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just played through the last update loved the improvements. you have done a wonderful job on this game will love to see what you make next!

Thanks friend <3

havent played yet but these comments make me hopeful for a high quality game, downloading it now

fingers crossed

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Whenever someone posts something like this they always mysteriously don't post again ;__;

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finally finished non lewd route and absolutely love it, sorry for taking my time tho

Hooray, glad to hear it :D

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