Captains Log...A special Announcement
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This is your Captain speaking,
Welcome back all!
...It's been a while hasn't it?
Somehow Gumdrops has done the impossible, months back, I hung up my Captain's hat on this thread because I realized without actual content, without SUBSTANCE, there was nothing to talk about, let alone be worthy enough for me to make a couple good jokes out of.
Well...
He's done it, the madman's done it and defied the odds.
He's managed to bring me back from the dead by sheer tomfuckery.
Well, your Captain's ready to dive back in, so let's dig in to some juicy news from the Lord of the Scam himself!
"First of all, I want to apologize for dragging out the announcement for so long; development for the coming content pulled me from finishing the final details. And for the following announcement, the details very much matter to me.
Two months ago, I decided that I want to make a good game. That’s what I’ve been dedicating the totality of my time to since then."
What changed in those two months? Did you not want to make a good game before those two months? What do you mean you've been dedicating the 'totality' of your time to trying to make this a 'good game' for these last two months? This game has been without an update for literally years by now.
Gumdrops during this pivotal two months...
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"I hired a writer/creative designer (who has been nothing less than phenomenal so far) to work alongside me in building Dual Family from the ground up: environments, dialogue, choices and scenes that actually reflect the characters involving them.
That, and reflect my intention in the story I want to tell. Going through the game with the new hire line by line, scene by scene made me realize this: currently, the story of Dual Family isn’t one I’m very enthusiastic to tell."
How interesting you've come to this revelation now! After years of scandal, lies, stringing along and openly admitting to poor time management and simply not doing any work!
Could it be that perhaps with the constant censoring (especially of those on the Patreon of course!) And the constant re-use of images at increasingly awkward Dutch angles so impossible to actually make anything out of so you can keep up the faux appearance of an on-going development, that just maybe, you're trying to find a new way to kickstart the cycle of development lies again?
I can see it now!
-We're having some new difficulties with the transition guys, gonna take a while here!
-Oooh! I had to scrap so much guys! Gonna take me a while to get this old stuff remastered to the 'standard' I want!
Hey...One last thing,
Crazy how after all this time you've decided Dual Family isn't the story you're enthusiastic to tell,
But I bet you were damn enthusiastic to cash out that Patreon cheque every month amirite?
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"And I think we all understand this: Dual Family has been supported for as long as it has not for the depth of its dialogue, not for the cohesiveness or sensical design of its story, but for its characters. Feelings, care, the ever-burning desire to continue developing your relationship with her.
When I’ve read messages from you guys, specifically what you want in Part X and what you miss, it’s that. Closeness to that person, further understanding their feelings, earning their love and intimacy; that is the fundamental bond with this game.
Even if the emotional thread that’s held everything together to this point has been functional, I can’t help but recognize how inaccurate it is to my intent, how much better it could be. For you, to enjoy a genuinely good story. For me, to create a story worth telling, worth continuing and someday, worth finishing."
Fucking hell, talk about not being able to see the forest from the trees anymore.
80% of your support comes (and partly still does despite the 'murr I'm here for just the story now guys!') comes from people wanting to see Porn.
You'll like a bashful nun cowering in the corner when it comes to this reality.
News flash:
Pssst, You can tell a good story and still have a lot of fucking.
P.s the characters behave borderline neurotically and clinically depressed. ALL OF THEM.
I have expected every scene to start with a half empty bottle of Jack and a Nietzsche quote.
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"And the truth is it hasn’t really been my passion at all, even since its inception three years ago. The things I’m passionate about, that I love are music, characters and a good story."
Then why start the game at all? Or better yet, why not pull the plug earlier when you realized the project was dead for you? You've been in development for YEARS now. All this says it, "I gave up long ago but still wanted the undeserved honey for my efforts"
Gumdrops (like the Dual family cast), in the depths of his despair before cashing the cheque.
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"From the beginning, I refused to include my music in the game because I wanted so much of it as a bare minimum. Music was even going to be integrated into gameplay, characters themes and motifs developing alongside the choices and their corresponding emotional responses within the story."
What the fuck are you talking about? I've worked with a wonderful musician now for nearly a year on my private projects. Development doesn't grind to a halt while you wait on the musician, you tell them to do the work and they'll get on with it while you carry on.
I don't even understand where the barrier is here? There's plenty of reasonably priced and talented musicians out there.
P.s You can always backtrack and just add the music in afterwards if the musicians late. People understand a patreon game is a fucking WIP.
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"Yet, the development cycle must continue. Release before it’s ready, cut a corner or two. Pull a bedroom, kitchen, entire house off the online store shelf and render because it saves time in the development cycle. Add a nude scene, a titty solely because of it’s compensatory and growth value."
Or just manage your time properly like an adult and a actual developer.
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"In fact, throw a sex scene together with Karen, the aunt at the beach and also at the apartment, not because there will be an in-depth follow up or interesting repercussions for something like that, but because such content is a checklist item necessary for a successful release. Not a single chapter so far has escaped this."
You're so lacking in self-awareness with your own product you've pushed out it's astounding.
You. Peddled. This. Game. On. It's. Sex.
Sure, you promised some emotional depth with it, but you sold this game on it's sex. You can't then turn around and be like "Oh gee wiz, why do the people wanna see these characters actually fuck so much?
"
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"So I’m redoing Dual Family. I want to make it a good game, a good story.
With this, Part X’s fate is sealed. It will be released eventually, but will be the 10th part to a game that’s worth continuing, worth finishing."
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
By the power of fucking Autism what is this?
The sheer gaul of dragging out this project this long only to have this fake pansy ass fucking epiphany as little more than an excuse to start the lies machine chugging on again.
Fuck, I feel bad for awarding DarthSmut the worst dev of the year award now, as crazy as he was, at least he had some passion for his project as warped as it was.
This is just mind-numbing insanity.
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"The Next Episode
The most important thing is this:
Dual Family will release on its 4 year anniversary, February 18th 2021. The first playable mainline release since 2018.
FEB 18th, 2021 – PROLOGUE"
'Four year anniversary' said unironically. Fantastic.
Well, looks like your Captain's back in action for a while.
Will Gumdrops finally release part...Uhh...One?
Will the cult continue to descend into new layers of delusion?
Just when will the madness end?
Tune in next time to another exciting season of...
THE CAPTAIN'S LOGS!
This is your Captain,
signing off!
