Dev Diary: All About Amy

[Jude6]

There was that period in the 90's and early 2000's when skewed (dutch) angles were used in certain film, TV and Music Videos to make the frame more DYNAMIC - was not a fan.

 

[Gr@ff]

Okay, I just finished Chapter I of All About Amy.

• Overall, I’d say everything looks solid. As for the renders - you’re working with lighting, and that’s great. Some of the renders look really good; others are less polished, but honestly, I can say the same about my own work. For a first attempt, you’re doing quite well.
• You’re not using DOF (depth of field). Any reason why? Renders usually look more natural with DOF applied.
• You’re not banking the camera. It can be really useful—you can get closer shots without cutting off important parts of the scene. Try right-clicking the Orbit icon in the viewport while holding Ctrl.
• The grain in some renders isn’t terrible, but if you want, feel free to send them to me—I can run them through Topaz DeNoise AI.
• It looks like you have at least three LIs: Oli, Mary, and Amy. Maybe Jess too? Hard to say for now, but what’s clear is that none of them are bland - they each show signs of distinct personality, which is great. I’m guessing they’ll have different sexual preferences too, right? Mary seems like she'd lean submissive, Oli looks like she’s into wild stuff - the crazier, the better (exhibitionism, public sex, etc.). Amy may be somewhere in the middle, but her personality hasn’t fully come through yet.
• There’s nothing wrong with a slow-burn story, but I’d recommend notreleasing this version on F95 or other public platforms just yet. While the overall length is fine for a first release, there’s:
  1. Not enough NSFW content.
  2. Not enough hook—yes, you teased the party and introduced Amy, but it’s not quite enough to grab the player's attention.

I’m assuming the next chapter will bring the party, reveal more about Amy, and maybe introduce Mary and Oli as love interests. That would be the perfect moment to make your public debut.

All in all, great job! Keep going—I’m looking forward to Chapter II!

zegamez
Thanks a ton for the review—always on point. I’ll try DOF, and with the new GPU I’m hoping noise will be less of an issue (but appreciate the Topaz offer!).

You’re absolutely right about the characters and where things are heading. The party will probably happen in Chapter 3, while Chapter 2 will be a bit shorter than the first one. I agree with your point about adding more NSFW content—several others have mentioned it as well—so I’ll work on finding the right balance between the story I want to tell and keeping the spice level up.

As for the hook, I understand what you mean. Maybe it will come together naturally as the story develops, but I’ll keep in mind not to let it become too much of a slow burn.

As for a “public debut”… not sure I’ve figured that part out yet—just been posting here and on Patreon, so maybe I’m doing the stealth launch approach.

 

[zegamez]

zegamez
Thanks a ton for the review—always on point. I’ll try DOF, and with the new GPU I’m hoping noise will be less of an issue (but appreciate the Topaz offer!).

You’re absolutely right about the characters and where things are heading. The party will probably happen in Chapter 3, while Chapter 2 will be a bit shorter than the first one. I agree with your point about adding more NSFW content—several others have mentioned it as well—so I’ll work on finding the right balance between the story I want to tell and keeping the spice level up.

As for the hook, I understand what you mean. Maybe it will come together naturally as the story develops, but I’ll keep in mind not to let it become too much of a slow burn.

As for a “public debut”… not sure I’ve figured that part out yet—just been posting here and on Patreon, so maybe I’m doing the stealth launch approach.

Of course, do whatever works best for you. Just keep three things in mind:

1. The game will get pirated anyway once it becomes good enough. But if someone else, not you, uploads it to f95, you’ll still get access to edit your game thread.
2. For about the first year, publishing on f95 has a very positive effect on the number of Patreon subscribers.
3. By publishing the game, you get a Developer badge, and with it access to the closed developers’ forum. It’s a very unique community, and most people there are decent and always ready to help.

 

[Gr@ff]

Of course, do whatever works best for you. Just keep three things in mind:

1. The game will get pirated anyway once it becomes good enough. But if someone else, not you, uploads it to f95, you’ll still get access to edit your game thread.
2. For about the first year, publishing on f95 has a very positive effect on the number of Patreon subscribers.
3. By publishing the game, you get a Developer badge, and with it access to the closed developers’ forum. It’s a very unique community, and most people there are decent and always ready to help.

Yes, I'll follow your advise and publish the game here once I finish the second chapter.
Right now though, I see I don’t have enough privileges to start a game thread yet — I’m guessing I’ll need to contact the moderators about that?

 

[zegamez]

Yes, I'll follow your advise and publish the game here once I finish the second chapter.
Right now though, I see I don’t have enough privileges to start a game thread yet — I’m guessing I’ll need to contact the moderators about that?

Yes, but don’t worry about technical details right now. It’s easy