as you said, it's only the first episode of the game. we can only assume prior to the events of the game, MC was likely non-confrontational so it makes sense he doesn't have a huge grasp of getting revenge. that being said, MC is also undeveloped and will likely grow as the game itself continues. and with the limited choices in Ep. 1 and Ep. 2 on the horizon, a walkthrough isn't quite needed yet. all that being said, the developer/maker is pretty engaging with the people in the thread and tends to answer when they can
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Hi everyone! Time for an update!
Episode 2 was released today for the top tier on my Patreon! I've been spending all of my time trying to finish this before the end of the month as planned. After two and a half months of dedication and hard work, I was finally able to complete it!
With over 1600 new HD renders/animations, EP2 is substantially larger than EP1. Other additions include choice-based story branching, which will require you to play it more than once to get all of the scenes. There is also a morality meter and stats for each relationship. This means that choices made in this episode will have lasting consequences.
The release schedule looks like this:
Episode 2 was released today for the top tier on my Patreon! I've been spending all of my time trying to finish this before the end of the month as planned. After two and a half months of dedication and hard work, I was finally able to complete it!
With over 1600 new HD renders/animations, EP2 is substantially larger than EP1. Other additions include choice-based story branching, which will require you to play it more than once to get all of the scenes. There is also a morality meter and stats for each relationship. This means that choices made in this episode will have lasting consequences.
The release schedule looks like this:
- 8/31 (today) - Top tier Patreon release
- 9/14 - Next tier Patreon release
- 9/21 - General public release
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This is all a game of show and tell: you show what you can tell is there.
MC is shown around the same girls, this is a very easy comedy fate mocking dynamic
in many series or movies, where MC who would not face his fears but rather run from them,
like in here, is forced by circumstance to bump into hurdles of the people he is trying to run from: he wants nothing to do with the step sister, he ends up time and time and again
in her neck of the woods no matter who he meets or where he goes.
not showering him with kisses, no hugs, no giggles, no happy feels,
she is at his door with no actual peace offering,
she is not proposint anything fresh to do, but actually
asking him to forget and ... nothing, literally nothing, she puts zilch
in the place where all the hurt is supposed to have evaporated from.
How is that ever going to work, if not to mock him?
The fact MC acts neively time and time and again is getting old already,
even in this only second chapter.
The whole plot is MC doing his chores as Sisif and running up that friendship
steep slippery sloapes riddled hill of his adventures.
MC is shown around the same girls, this is a very easy comedy fate mocking dynamic
in many series or movies, where MC who would not face his fears but rather run from them,
like in here, is forced by circumstance to bump into hurdles of the people he is trying to run from: he wants nothing to do with the step sister, he ends up time and time and again
in her neck of the woods no matter who he meets or where he goes.
Then, it is her who is coming to him, but not comiong on to him,
not showering him with kisses, no hugs, no giggles, no happy feels,
she is at his door with no actual peace offering,
she is not proposint anything fresh to do, but actually
asking him to forget and ... nothing, literally nothing, she puts zilch
in the place where all the hurt is supposed to have evaporated from.
How is that ever going to work, if not to mock him?
The fact MC acts neively time and time and again is getting old already,
even in this only second chapter.
The whole plot is MC doing his chores as Sisif and running up that friendship
steep slippery sloapes riddled hill of his adventures.
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I was gonna subscribe today. Then I saw your prices and now I have questions. Like who would pay € 17.50 for your highest tier. WTF man. How many of those do you have? To put that monthly price into perspective: My rather generous cellphone plan costs 15€ a month. I pay 25€ a month for sky x for access to the premier league and german bundesliga and house of the dragon. A xbox game pass costs 10€ a month and so does disney+ for all things marvel and starwars.
I'm not gonna tell you how to run your business, but your pricing seems way off to me. Do people actually pay that much? How many do?
This isn't me shitting on you, I think your VN has promise, I just don't understand the thought process behind pricing your game that high.
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That is a reasonable response, I take no offense at your comment.
Nearly half of my few Patreon supporters are at the top tier. A couple have opted to upgrade based on the new release. They have been very generous and helpful since I started out. So, nobody would be surprised that they get the first look at the new content. There is a mid-tier as well that gets it a week before the general release. I don't think that my member tier levels are outside the norm for this kind of game.
I would like everyone who wants to play my game have the chance to play it. That is why it is a free game after all, you just have to wait a little longer! Xbox and the rest are never free.
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Thx for the polite response. Maybe I'm just too stingy for something like this at the moment, the job search isn't going well after all (do you need a programmer btw
). If it's working for you I'm happy for you. Your game has promise and I want you to succeed, I'm just curious in general how you decided on your pricing.I've seen prices for other patreon tiers on other games that go above that. sometimes people will price their tiers and try to gauge how interested people are in paying for certain benefits like exclusive content or maybe an earlier release. it's also normal to maybe pay for the lowest tier or just wait for release for the general public. either way, it depends on whether someone is willing to pay and I don't see dev making crazy demands like saying people have to pay for itThx for the polite response. Maybe I'm just too stingy for something like this at the moment, the job search isn't going well after all (do you need a programmer btw
Is episode 2 released on Patreon? Nice I look forward to general public release, I am just happy the episode is finished!!
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Today I have released Episode 2 to the mid-tier patrons. That means that next week on 9/21, I will do the general public release.
I've taken a bit of a breather over the last week or so, but I'm just about ready to get into EP3 development. I have been writing and laying out the scenes since I completed work on EP2. Looking forward to getting back to it!
I've taken a bit of a breather over the last week or so, but I'm just about ready to get into EP3 development. I have been writing and laying out the scenes since I completed work on EP2. Looking forward to getting back to it!
I've seen top tiers at above $250/month (usually limited number of them, though).
you have made me as giddy as a school boy, my friend. just kidding about that. but I am really looking forward to general release and can't wait. also just a heads up as some may compare it to the game, Being A DIK. don't worry and develop the game at your own pace as BAD has slowed down to 1 release per year. god speed you beautiful man
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Couple of things I need to address here:
In my opinion, you really need to tone down on the closeups on the characters' faces... maybe stick with one or two angles then do a closeup whenever a character has a meaningful reaction to something.
MC is a wimp. For him to actually have a chance against those girls, he needed to have a thicker skin right from the start, but it seems he didn't actually change at all from High School. Those girls are smarter, more powerful, more charismatic and apparently more emotionally stable than him. What does he have in his favor? 2 tampered phones? Either he needs a miraculous change of heart in a short time span, another character with skills or power to help him, or the biggest plot armor than a protagonist has ever seen.
Is this game truly about revenge? I spent some minutes reading the thread and even some people posting here regularly don't exactly know where this game is going. Because if this is a game where the MC goes for "justice", he needs grow up as a character a lot. If he goes for "revenge", MC can become more ruthless and go for a villain route, in this case he only needs to be smarter, since he's willing to do morally questionable things, he needs way less to get an upper hand on the girls. (Waifu Academy MC comes to mind, before you know, the dev decided to jump into the dairy business.) Also it may be something like Crimson High or My Bully is My Lover where the plot develop into something way different than the initial description of the game was, if that's the case, it's a dangerous territory: if people don't like the direction it goes, it'll be easy for them to straight up drop the game.
In my opinion, you really need to tone down on the closeups on the characters' faces... maybe stick with one or two angles then do a closeup whenever a character has a meaningful reaction to something.
MC is a wimp. For him to actually have a chance against those girls, he needed to have a thicker skin right from the start, but it seems he didn't actually change at all from High School. Those girls are smarter, more powerful, more charismatic and apparently more emotionally stable than him. What does he have in his favor? 2 tampered phones? Either he needs a miraculous change of heart in a short time span, another character with skills or power to help him, or the biggest plot armor than a protagonist has ever seen.
Is this game truly about revenge? I spent some minutes reading the thread and even some people posting here regularly don't exactly know where this game is going. Because if this is a game where the MC goes for "justice", he needs grow up as a character a lot. If he goes for "revenge", MC can become more ruthless and go for a villain route, in this case he only needs to be smarter, since he's willing to do morally questionable things, he needs way less to get an upper hand on the girls. (Waifu Academy MC comes to mind, before you know, the dev decided to jump into the dairy business.) Also it may be something like Crimson High or My Bully is My Lover where the plot develop into something way different than the initial description of the game was, if that's the case, it's a dangerous territory: if people don't like the direction it goes, it'll be easy for them to straight up drop the game.
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I appreciate the feedback!
I hope you get a chance to play episode 2 when it is fully released next week and then share your thoughts afterwards.
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Episode 2 is now available!
I have updated the download links. Enjoy!
I have updated the download links. Enjoy!
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Is it normal if I don't see it on "Lastest Games & Updates" ?
I think it's very important for visibility.
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For sure. The game request is submitted. Waiting for the admin to accept it.
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That is cheap for the highest tier. Alot of games I was subscribed to the top tier were from 50 usd up to in the hundreds