We can do both. Criticism is necessary for improvement. Praising what's done well is helpful to keep motivation, focus and direction.
And having a solution to the problem is not necessary for criticism. Pointing it out is enough, just like with praise.
Put yourself on the place of a new Dev. That obviously invested time and money on this. They know it isn't perfect. Yet, if all they're met with is criticism, however warranted, they're more prone to give up or to be disheartened. If instead they're met with warranted praise and respectful and moderate criticism ( or even help) how do you think they'll feel? Remember that for some Dev's this is a really stressful time where all emotions are heightened.
As I have already said sometimes: If I have to err on something, I prefer to err on kindness.
I am no one to dictate anything. Do as you please. Let it be on your conscience. Mine is clear.
Put yourself on the place of a new Dev. That obviously invested time and money on this. They know it isn't perfect. Yet, if all they're met with is criticism, however warranted, they're more prone to give up or to be disheartened. If instead they're met with warranted praise and respectful and moderate criticism ( or even help) how do you think they'll feel? Remember that for some Dev's this is a really stressful time where all emotions are heightened.
As I have already said sometimes: If I have to err on something, I prefer to err on kindness.
I am no one to dictate anything. Do as you please. Let it be on your conscience. Mine is clear.
Noted. Yes the idea was to give the players who don't like Emily a way to skip her stuff, but I could've indicated it better.
Putting top/bot points in the shower scene was a dumb idea to begin with tbh.
Most of those that you pointed out were the first ones I made. It's not an excuse, in fact I should go back and remake them when I have time.
For the lighting, believe it or not some scenes being almost over-exposed was intentional... and even my friends who played it before release told me it was bad, but I didn't listen to them when I probably should've.
Though the eyes problem is something I'm still struggling with. I don't like them, they drive me mad, some times are fine, some times Sarah looks like a drug addict.
Most of those that you pointed out were the first ones I made. It's not an excuse, in fact I should go back and remake them when I have time.
For the lighting, believe it or not some scenes being almost over-exposed was intentional... and even my friends who played it before release told me it was bad, but I didn't listen to them when I probably should've.
Though the eyes problem is something I'm still struggling with. I don't like them, they drive me mad, some times are fine, some times Sarah looks like a drug addict.
I just finished reading all of this and I can't believe how good it is.
The writing is actually good...
The characters' personalities are well portrayed through dialogue and their actions instead of narration or just straight up botched. That's such a basic part of writing but I can't count how many VNs get this horribly wrong. And here you are, giving me solid characters I'm already invested in despite how short this first release is. I guess this is the difference having a complete vision for your characters makes.
So far, we have 3 solidly written characters with full personalities and stories brimming with potential (Violet, Emily and Sarah). Almost 4, considering how much of a blast of character we got from Rikako in her very short appearance. Alex is still thin but considering the work you put in with the others, I have faith you'll flesh her out nicely in the future.
I'm not very attentive when it comes to visual details but, outside of the most obvious problems which were already pointed out, I wasn't too bothered by them. Some faces looked a bit robotic due to lack of expression and the eyes at times. And obviously the exposure...
I have to say, it's rare that I leave the sound on for VNs. I usually find it manipulative and grating. I don't know if I'm biased because of your delightful writing or if you actually picked music that fits the situations. I think you probably have a good understanding of the tone of your scenes.
After playing it and every single lesbian centric on the site it's finally great to have another good one.
The number of lesbian themed games is already low but the quality recently has been lacking so finding one with good characters and good writing is like finding a modern movie that doesn't make me want to stop the world and get off.
Also bonus points for the kitty ...... and the girl dressed as a kitty.
My first post since I joined however many ages ago, but considering the devname, logo, and content, my curiosity has been piqued and I thus have to ask: does the devname -- and more notably, the silhouette for the dev logo -- come from Hanako Ikezawa and her sprite art?
Yes, it does. She's my favourite girl from that game, and I consider it to be one of the best VNs ever made, so it's my way to pay homage (also the fact that both MC and Hanako have their hair covering their right eye is purely coincidental and definitely not 'cause I find that look extremely hot for some reason).
