Like making them cry...

(Credit: NinaMeep)

Or driving them to despair...

(Credit: xiruo)

Emotional | Walking Sim | Adventure

Kinsfolk - Writing & Narrative Design

⭐ 100% Positive rating on Steam

I helped write VO dialogue and narrative design for this emotional, adventure game about loss. Inspired by Journey and What Remains of Edith Finch.The main developer wrote the story, which was very personal to him. He hired me to help achieve his vision for the story.He sent first drafts/prototypes at which I polished with rewrites and narrative design. We iterated through several builds, using placeholder VO, until we were satisfied with the emotional impact he envisioned.We had several players cry at the ending, so we did our job well!

Writing Samples

• VO Dialogue

Metroidvania | Sci-fi | Platformer

BucketHead - Writing & Voice Direction

🏆 Placed 7th out of 101 entries in Metroidvania Game Jam

I wrote the story, cutscenes, characters, and VO dialogue. The story explores the question: When do robots become human?This was my first game working with a voice actor, so it was awesome hearing a character come to life. I wrote all cutscenes in the game to make the player feel certain emotions and build up to the climatic twist.One of our players cried! I was very proud of that.

Writing Samples

• Cutscene Script
• Character Bio

Mystery | Puzzle | Exploration

Whispers of the Forest - Writing & Narrative Design

I wrote the story, characters, dialogue, cutscenes, and lore items. Players awake in a dark forest with no memories and explore to find their way out.I designed the narrative through lore items scattered in the forest and cutscenes locked behind puzzles. This builds up to a satisfying reveal of the mystery behind the amnesiac player character.

Writing Samples

• Cutscene Script
• Character Bio
• Lore Items
• NPC Behavior Design

Action | Platformer | Hack & Slash

The Blood Moon Rises - Writing & Narrative Design

I wrote the story, player character, dialogue, and enemy barks. I worked with our sound and environment artists to design the narrative of the player character rushing through various landscapes, cutting down demonic enemies to save her village before the moon turns full blood red.The team prioritized gameplay over narrative so I learned how to tell a story without cutscenes. We used only barks, environment, and game mechanics to tell the story.

Writing Samples

• Bark & Dialogue Sheet

Mystery | Death Game | Puzzle

Artificial Selection - Writing

I help with outlining, developmental editing, and scene writing in this mystery visual novel. Fourteen supposed criminals are forced to participate in a death game to escape with their lives.The main developer pushes monthly updates to subscribed beta players. As a solo developer, he hired me to instill confidence in his writing and to accelerate development for 14 routes (yes, 14!).He sends an outline for the monthly update, at which I provide edits and bounce ideas/solutions. Then, I write the first draft for some scenes that he uses to further polish into his unique writing style and voice.

Writing Samples

• Dialogue & Prose
• Editing

Simulation | Queer Romance | Psychological Horror

UnderHolo - Writing & Voice Direction

🏆 Won Best Visual Effects out of 272 entries in Spooktober 2024 Jam
⬇️ Achieved 5500+ downloads

My very first visual novel! Players manage their own VTuber agency. I wrote the story and dialogue for four recruitable VTubers. I directed four voice actors for their respective VTuber.The visual novel has sim gameplay elements which I wrote comedic, satirical flavor text such as answering weird fan emails. I've never written comedy so it was fun to write in a tone that I'm not used to.We had six real VTubers stream the visual novel on Twitch! It was gratifying watching their live emotional reaction towards the ending of these VTubers' stories. They were attached to them. At the end of the day, that is why I love to write. To stir emotions.

Writing Samples

• VO Dialogue
• Chat Sim Dialogue
• Flavor Text

Hey there, I'm Wenmar!

I love to write and design games that make people feel things, whether that is shock, anger, fear, sadness, or all of the above.My passion is to craft emotional experiences for players. I want players to remember the game long after the credits roll.As the great Yoko Taro says, "To write a story is to design an emotional experience."

What I Do Best

- Writing characters with depth and complexity that players love
- Crafting a plotline and narrative that evokes emotions
- Designing a compelling narrative that elevates gameplay

My Professional Background

I've been a product manager in software development for 5+ years.I collaborate every single working hour with programmers, UI/UX designers, marketing, QA, and business folks to develop software for corporate clients.That experience translates directly into my game writing and narrative design:
- Crafting solutions and problem-solving issues with the team
- Managing and reviewing the team's work to create a cohesive player experience
- Creating alignment on the narrative with different disciplines and personalities