VN Ren'Py Devil Chile [v0.1] [Babylon]

[Babylon.]

Not a lot frankly, beside the biggest issue of skin color, that empty face and weird hair made me chuckle too often. Couldn't stop thinking about polarbearwalking.gif xD
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Huge 'Don't hug me I'm scared' vibes make game feel like a parody.
Played on mute.

Can't say that I did. Thematically felt obnoxiously pretentious. Technically - this particular internal monologue style makes it impossible for me to immerse myself. My rule of thumb is that MC's thoughts should be kept to minimum. Let the player draw his own conclusions instead of spoon feeding him your own. Otherwise it feels disrespectful.

Yeah, it is.
Because you failed to correctly implement it, breaking the 'Text Speed' setting. I had to manually change the cps to 0 in scripts rpy...

your biggest issue being the mc's skin colour is kinda crazy.
idk what's so weird about shoulder-length, curly hair either. pretty unusual critique.
the vast majority of mcs in games of this genre are caucasian, i don't think people of colour typically take issue with that.
ik my mc looks a bit like snuffleupagus, but at the very least, he isn't "default gen 8 male with taper fade". though it may surprise you, there are real people that look like him.

that aside, regarding everything else you've stated, it just seems to me that you are not of my intended audience. the text speed thing is something i've heard before, and already intend to solve. i can hardly pick apart the rest of your nitpicks in a constructive or objective way, and i see no formula worth implementing into my workflow. thanks for the feedback

 

[Mirc2]

The game was nice. When is the next update releasing?

 

[Babylon.]

The game was nice. When is the next update releasing?

i can't say for certain just yet, but i've been working on it day in and day out for about 2 weeks now.
i'm allowing the specifics of the script to come to me during moments of inspiration, while still creating and compiling assets; new characters, hairstyles, outfits, environments, music etc.

once i know exactly all of what i'll be including in the upcoming release, i'll have a better idea of when the update is gonna drop.
i don't have the best system to be doing these kinds of things, and i've also taken it upon myself to make all that i can, on my own, instead of asset grabbing everything, so it might take a while, but i don't intend to drag this out at all.
honestly, nobody is more eager for the update than i am.

if you're at all interested, you can join my discord server from the link on this thread. as of rn, it's pretty dead, since most of the people in there are lurkers, or just want to show face and show support, but i've set up a channel in the server where i post bits and pieces of inspiration that hint towards upcoming content.

 

[Babylon.]

Well, speaking of text... I do have a minor criticism that I forgot to mention before.

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This part is a bit hard to read. If you want to keep the static background then having an opacity slider for the textbox would be a good idea.

that reminds me, even before i published this, i was wondering if i should maybe increase the thickness of the text outlines. i wanted to avoid chunky looking text, but i think i might just cave and thicken it.

regarding that screenshot in particular, the reduced opacity was used to signify that mc was thinking, not speaking, but i do agree that the static backdrop makes the text a bit illegible. a definite screw-up on my part. i'll likely end up changing that in some way.

 

[hysepReC]

that reminds me, even before i published this, i was wondering if i should maybe increase the thickness of the text outlines. i wanted to avoid chunky looking text, but i think i might just cave and thicken it.

regarding that screenshot in particular, the reduced opacity was used to signify that mc was thinking, not speaking, but i do agree that the static backdrop makes the text a bit illegible. a definite screw-up on my part. i'll likely end up changing that in some way.

Yeah, I understood that those were the MC's thoughts, no problem with that. I'm suggesting adding a textbox opacity option like I've seen in some other VNs, rather than changing the text itself.

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Textboxes like this make the text much easier to read in situations where the font and background have similar colours.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Yeah, I understood that those were the MC's thoughts, no problem with that. I'm suggesting adding a textbox opacity option like I've seen in some other VNs, rather than changing the text itself.

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Textboxes like this make the text much easier to read in situations where the font and background have similar colours.

Yeah adding an opacity option for the textbox makes sense

Babylon. - This would be helpful in certain scenarios from Devil Chile where the background effect can sometimes affect the readability of the text itself.

 

[Babylon.]

Yeah, I understood that those were the MC's thoughts, no problem with that. I'm suggesting adding a textbox opacity option like I've seen in some other VNs, rather than changing the text itself.

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Textboxes like this make the text much easier to read in situations where the font and background have similar colours.

i like that idea
i'll make that happen. that's a lot better than what i was thinking to do.

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

Also, Babylon. been meaning to ask for some time now, did you create a custom soundtrack for the menu screen of Devil Chile?

The menu screen theme is actually pretty calming to listen to in an otherworldly sense

I've listened to it on repeat sometimes when doing some graphics design work and/or in the background while typing away at my IRL job xD

 

[Babylon.]

Also, Babylon. been meaning to ask for some time now, did you create a custom soundtrack for the menu screen of Devil Chile?

The menu screen theme is actually pretty calming to listen to in an otherworldly sense

I've listened to it on repeat sometimes when doing some graphics design work and/or in the background while typing away at my IRL job xD

i can take credit for making it myself, but it was essentially a cover of

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i never thought anyone would listen to it by choice, but it makes me happy to know that it was worth the effort lol

there it is

 

[Penumbral Evanescence]

never thought anyone would listen to it by choice, but it makes me happy to know that it was worth the effort lol

Never say never, my friend But it certainly was worth the effort to musically arrange

Saved it to my phone as well and in my personal music library too

 

[Babylon.]

Never say never, my friend But it certainly was worth the effort to musically arrange

Saved it to my phone as well and in my personal music library too

i never thought i'd see the day
let's see if i can one-up it and get some more tracks on your phone lol

 

[allanl9020142]

Hey, I know this guy! Good luck, man!

 

[Babylon.]

Hey, I know this guy! Good luck, man!

 

[Porthas]

didn't get to post my own game that's crazy

Just started. Your text speed is not working, no instant text when set to this:


Thanks for your time.

 

[Babylon.]

Just started. Your text speed is not working, no instant text when set to this:
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Thanks for your time.

as of right now, that's an issue that i haven't fixed, and i'm not sure if it's worth fixing until the update. i've had no immediate requests to fix it, for the most part, those that don't like it simply turned away

 

[PyoT]

Yeah, I'm here for the text speed too. It's an absolute cardinal sin for me; this could be the greatest visual novel known to mankind and it'd annoy me to death before managing to read through it ^^#

Whether it's worth fixing before the update is up to you but argh.

 

[Babylon.]

Yeah, I'm here for the text speed too. It's an absolute cardinal sin for me; this could be the greatest visual novel known to mankind and it'd annoy me to death before managing to read through it ^^#

Whether it's worth fixing before the update is up to you but argh.

i mean if you'll play it now if i change it now, i will

 

[PyoT]

i mean if you'll play it now if i change it now, i will

I would, sure. But I'd also play it if it were fixed for the update, whenever that is.

... unless I get isekai'd by a truck before then or something. But otherwise that's what watch lists are for

 

[Babylon.]

I would, sure. But I'd also play it if it were fixed for the update, whenever that is.

... unless I get isekai'd by a truck before then or something. But otherwise that's what watch lists are for

might be a bit til i update. i've been putting in extra effort with the new assets and revamping the characters. i've taken one step forward and two steps back; i decide something is finished, then learn something new which compels me to go back and implement that into what i thought was done.
if the text is a big enough issue to have some ppl full on skip on this, then i dunno if they'd be looking forward to the next release. i'll just fix it now

 

[Babylon.]

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