sembolan

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I just finished the current version, so here's my opinion.

Overall, it was very enjoyable and I already rated it 5/5, so I'll just list negatives.

I didn't like the sandbox in the 2nd part too much.
The quests were good and simple and all, but I still felt I had to get all the "chores" (supermarket, janitor, asking Alice to collect all the info) out of the way, before continuing the main story.
To do so, I skipped doing any school events until everything was finished — which is not good for a school-themed game.
The 1st part and the UI etc are better than before.

Graphically, I'm not sure if it already was like that, but many characters look like they have private tanning beds at home and they're sunburned on most days (miscalibrated monitor?).
And of course the graphics overall are 20+ years outdated...

I see you've gotten some new supporters, which is well deserved, but still too few.
I think most people simply are like: "Shit graphics? Sandbox? Puzzle? I'm out!"
So I'd take the drastic step of remaking the game again, with at least modded Honey Select 2 graphics.
Graphics are the first thing coomers see and the screenshots don't exactly entice anyone to give the game a chance.

This is one of the few games I consider very good, so I don't wanna see it abandoned due to lack of money again ...though of course I won't contribute any money myself :HideThePain:
I couldn't give a shit about the graphics. It looks good enough to me. But absolutely HELL NO should he remake the whole game. Are you serious? That's a one way ticket to being discouraged from continuing working on the game.
 
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wiwem71072

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But absolutely HELL NO should he remake the whole game. Are you serious? That's a one way ticket to being discouraged from continuing working on the game.
No, I meant he should remake the renders. (I just edited my post to clarify)
Graphics are the first thing most people look at and he should at least receive 5-10 times the money that he currently gets.
I mean, disappearing for a year or two probably didn't help either with subscribers, but that's more easily overlooked.
 
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resgar

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Story. Im here not for immersive VR porn. Or even mechanic crunch minigames or QoL features for that matter. But for spicie fun stories. Grafics are fine as is. Passable. Actually good. More good than many already published renpy vns here. So I will munch it with pleasure if dev continue with good story.

And temp. Release schedule. i want an update within 3-4 month. dev is capable. He is done it 0.1-0.4 It is really enough. If he can keep quality and story and schedule further, he will be on top here and his patreon will flourish.

As for graphic excess, I can just download the CustomOrderMaid, HoneySelect, AI shojo or other Illusion assetpack. Or dont. Just open porn page on other tab.

So, no. No more grafics and QoL features here. It has enough. I plead once again. Develop story in schedule. Plot, characters interactions, situation scenes.
 

sembolan

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No, I meant he should remake the renders. (I just edited my post to clarify)
Graphics are the first thing most people look at and he should at least receive 5-10 times the money that he currently gets.
I mean, disappearing for a year or two probably didn't help either with subscribers, but that's more easily overlooked.
That's exactly what I was talking about. It's a one way ticket to burn out. It's an extremely monotone job and not creatively fulfilling at all. And also discouraging since he put so much time into making a long update with the same graphics.

This dev has a lot of ambitious ideas. Let's not put another huge commitment on the table.
 
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Rolo

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... Graphics are the first thing most people look at and he should at least receive 5-10 times the money that he currently gets.
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It seems that taste about graphics are very subjective. The current graphics made me loving the game and give it a big support. Other graphics ? - I dont know ??
 

Rolo

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Why is his patreon page not working??? Is it just for me??
Discord message from dev: ... I have no idea what happened. I'm trying to contact Patreon to find out the reason.
I hope that everything will be resolved. ... I apologize for these inconveniences.


PS from dev:
Some kind of glitch in Patreon's security system. ...
I really hope that this is true and everything will be fine. In any case, I will continue to develop the game no matter what.
 
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wiwem71072

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And also discouraging since he put so much time into making a long update with the same graphics.
It's also discouraging if he releases a few more updates and sees that his supporter count doesn't grow considerably.

Patreon is back
Surprising, considering it's school AND anime.
This combo usually gets banned instantly on Steam.
Anyway, it's good to hear.
 
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Rolo

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Surprising, considering it's school AND anime.
This combo usually gets banned instantly on Steam.
Anyway, it's good to hear.
As written above:
Dev on Discord: "Some kind of glitch in Patreon's security system. ... "

This glitch happened to many devs. Doesnt have anything to do with content or whatever.
 

Rolo

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This term is often used by large corporations for things that are 100% intentional.
May be often, but in this case, after Patreon kind of apologized for the "glitch", they immediately corrected things for tons of random games to make sure that they are back.
 

wiwem71072

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I assume you meant Patreon instead of Steam, right?
Nah, they're both pretty draconian in that regard.
It's why you see almost zero "school" games, but "college/university" games that take place in school.
I was surprised this game just casually uses the word "school" when I played through it again.
 
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zerdeca

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Glad this game is back! I subscribed to their patreon when it first came out but then they stopped giving updates and disappeared. Excited to see where this goes!
 
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DevinHesi

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Changelog v.0.6



New content:
+ The end of Penny's quest from the last update.
+ One new, rather big quest.
+ 8 various events (school, exploration, etc.)
+ 1 new location. (shop)
+ 645 CG
+ 20 animations
Many small improvements and bugfixes from previous version.
Patrons release: tomorrow.
Public release: this friday.

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