No apologies at all. I love the character analysis. As the guy who created the characters, I have a very specific view of these girls. But everyone is going to interpret characters differently. So it's fascinating to me to learn what others see in them. What concepts jive with mine, or possibly (as you'll see below) what angles or ideas I might have overlooked.
So very glad you did because I took a lot away from your analysis. Huge thanks!
Hahahaha got to love when you tab over, then come back and try to continue tying and instead it publishes the comment. )))
I'm really glad to know that my views helped you out, I had a pretty unique childhood that lead to a LOT of time spent analyzing myself and my own mental state, which helped me to be able to see things in others, or create connections between other characters and people.
Then when I was in the Army I had a couple chances to sit down with Therapists myself and talk about my childhood and other key triggers in my life, and some of them helped to bring me back from the edge of a cliff like how Jane is in the story, I was just a LOT angrier than she seems to be. ))) So it's actually fun to see your characters because they have depth to their character.
Now to reply to your comments. )))
Yeah I'm with you on Tali, I have a collectors model of her hanging on my wall next to default male shepard.... For me the originally 3 Mass effects we're the pinnacle of how characters in games should be done. I agree, who cares what she looked like, it was ALL personality with her.
I don't have a lot of people I talk to in RL due to the vast difference in experiences between me and the people of the town I live in. (Their rednecks who barely travel outside their COUNTY.... I've been to 17 countries, fought in 2 wars.... Made friends all over the world.) So when I get to feeling the need for a friend, I pop in mass effect 3 and go to the DLC with the party at Shepards home. That is the kind of emotional resonance that I feel your game is creating with your characters, people that even though the interactions are locked in, they still make you FEEL something after the first time playing.
The funny thing with Jane when I did the first play through it was the save her play through because I WANT to help her. I mean I've been in that position with people telling you, what you need to do, what you need to focus on, what you need to study, blah blah blah. And with my personality I really just want to save her. LOL But there is also the whole let's fuck until Armageddon, and she'll make it fun the entire time. My personal wish for her would be a midline kind of ending where you help her reach independence and a secure mental state, but also a freak in bed. )))
Yeah I didn't think of Amanada as ignorant, more so deep in her bubble and with so few trusted people she never found a way to break out and be who she WANTs to be.
I remember the first version I played prior to Patreon being stupid and I thought Cassie was awesome... But with the re-writes, I think she's even better. For me it isn't the physical relationship that's important but the mental one. So even with her being your neighbors daughter. ))) I love her to pieces, and after going full good and full bad options I actually kind of enjoyed the good Cassie more than the bad one, yeah bad is sexier.... But you can see how she cares for the MC more in the good route. At least in my own personal opinion.
My internet is crap at this time of the day, so I'll check out the link when I'm on break at work tonight. (Love night shift.) But I'd never actually seen the movie Payback, so it'll be interesting to see what she's about. I can agree that a strong Character that doesn't get broken is a lot of fun, and I look forward to how her personality continues to grow.
With Lupita her Sweetheart route tugs at the heart strings. I can see her seductress side on the bad route, and I dig it a LOT. I can't tell which I like more at the moment, so I'll be waiting to see how she grows.
I am REALLY happy that my feedback on Emily was helpful. Part of the thing with her, with the relationship being already where it is (Marriage) I can see her being pushy to keep things from falling apart. And I like games that bring in the element of lets make the game have different Characters orbiting the main character, and allow the player to decide who's orbit the main character wants to get involved in.
I use orbit because of how I do Character creation in stories or games I work on. I take a white board andput Characters into groups based on who they are, and how their personalities are, then who they are already associated with. So it starts with the Main Character being the sun with everyone orbiting him, then as the player goes through the games, their choices will bring the oribitng players closer, or push them farther from him. Which can bring the NPC into contact with other NPC's orout of contact with certain NPC's. Then as the player finds a Character they prefer, give them the option to orbit her instead of him being static. So she willask for things, send him on tasks., things like that. So you can see how the Character growsout of their original place.
I'm really interested to see how the Therapy sessions happen, and how you bring them to life.
And that makes me happy to hear about the friendzone. ))) Which is kind of amusing that a guy would be about about hitting the friendzone LOL..... But sometimes it really is more fun to go to the mall with a girl and check out girls, or just hang out and have her tease you about the people who react to you. (At work there is a female friend who I talk to about girls I think are cute and what not, and that is the kind of friendship we have where we gripe about work, and I joke about the girls coming in and out, and she jokes about stupid people. It's a lot of fun surprisingly LOL.
And your welcome for the Analysis, it was a pleasure to play through your content so it's a pleasure to talk about it.
When I was a senior in high school I was sent to a business retreat that a college was hosting that was pretty far from home, and while I was there they put on a lot of seminars and talks with business leaders at the time. One of them talked about how as leaders we can either try to suppress other peoples knowledge so we look like the only competent one, or we can try and help the others around us so the entire group looks better together. That is the way I try to be, helping others to get better.
Anyways I think I've bored everyone enough for now. )))
Cheers mate, and I'm really looking forward to more content.
p.s.
The background you have on your site with Amanda laying down in her black shirt and shorts... Thats the background I have on my personal Computer, and my laptop I drag to work every day. I've pointed your game out to a few people at work who I think would enjoy it, because they asked about my background. LOL
