VN Ren'Py Exploring the Big Apple [Ep. 5] [Dimajio333]

[Dimajio333]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

I definitely wouldn't say anything you've done is low effort. It's not perfect, but I still enjoyed the update. You can always go back and make changes where you feel improvement is needed. That's the meaning of "in development". I like the variety of paths that are available (something I enjoy greatly in games like this). I think the pacing is just a bit off (for my tastes). But other than that, I've been really enjoying this story since its release. I think you excel at this genre.

 

[Adviar5050]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

You are being waaaaaaayyyyyyy to hard on yourself. I’ve said many times that anything that has an NTR tag is one of the hardest to do. One third of the game players think the game is moving to fast, one third thinks it’s moving to slow and the other third (who usually stays quiet) are totally happy with the way the going. You get complaints the wife is too slutty, the husband too lame or the guy who’s the protagonist is too much of a bull. I have throughly enjoyed everyone of your games and always look forward to a new update. Was this update perfect for me? I’ve never played a game that was. But I’ll give you credit for coming here and saying you weren’t happy. I’ve supported you on patreon for almost a year and will continue to do so. If you want to change genre’s that’s your decision. But in my opinion you shouldn’t, you have a talent for it

 

[atrebor68]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

Dear, we appreciate your incredible effort, probably you had to took more time to develope. Now you are in the Olympus of the best games developers like Eva Kiss, Dr Pink Cake and other 5 - 6 creators.
Take a month, two, three, all the time you need for your story. I believe that your fans will wait for your best practice. No rush, you don’t need it.
With more time and no stress, You will write a game perfect like a Swiss watch.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

You are being waaaaaaayyyyyyy to hard on yourself. I’ve said many times that anything that has an NTR tag is one of the hardest to do. One third of the game players think the game is moving to fast, one third thinks it’s moving to slow and the other third (who usually stays quiet) are totally happy with the way the going. You get complaints the wife is too slutty, the husband too lame or the guy who’s the protagonist is too much of a bull. I have throughly enjoyed everyone of your games and always look forward to a new update. Was this update perfect for me? I’ve never played a game that was. But I’ll give you credit for coming here and saying you weren’t happy. I’ve supported you on patreon for almost a year and will continue to do so. If you want to change genre’s that’s your decision. But in my opinion you shouldn’t, you have a talent for it

<---- in the totally happy way things are going camp - especially on sharing path. IMO compared to the 3 other paths that has the best pacing currently, everything has flowed organically. The only thing that felt slightly off was the hottub fingering, but that's minor.

 

[hoctap91]

Too good to be true

 

[BlenderGuy]

Love this game, the woman is hot, body isn't absurd, and she's gorgeous. Love the old noncey guy too, he's proper old school creepy haha. This is a fave for me, and I appreciate the pacing and just the right amount of dialogue and choices to make situations happen. The only issue people will experience is when Devs listen to their audience and try to keep everyone happy, that can never happen, as it creates something other than the Dev's vision. Never fuck with the Dev's creative process, otherwise you get Star Wars films.

 

[Fusionzone]

Sounds like the author slipped by rushing the story. Gotta tease and build up as the focus cuz it's all about how good she edge you with the story. Sex scenes are never good in these its always how good of a context you can write.

 

[packard1928]

I like everything you did. I love the NTR and swapping genre the most. You have not got to swapping yet. I think your art is top notch. If you did not like the progression in this release..... I agree with the above comment. you are way to hard on yourself. It flowed on all paths. Maybe there were some Things that did not fit... but you are not writing for a Pulitzer Prize. It is a Porn Game. What most want in the end is to see a hot lady get busy with someone to satisfy our own fetishes. This is still light in the writing ( Fun) . Do not go down the dark path please. I think the timeline of the release is perfect. 5 /6 weeks. We get something we love to see and you gain more exposure. Understand the you took needed time off with you family and did other thing . I hope this is kinda a hobby for you ...so please do not go off on yourself trying to please all on the thread. It can not happen. You do you and always...always put your need first ( Family and other stuff). We (most )understand that. Again, Job well do in my opinion.

 

[only MILF]

"THRILLER" - Agatha Christie....

 

[MixQQ]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

cmon dev. Don't be discourage by 2-3 bad reviews or few comments. You are not a newbie in this avn industry. What matter most - you have almost 400 paid members, very good numbers if you ask me.
The only problem i have in this update is 3some scene, she go all the way in other paths, so why not here?

and it's fucking great this game is not another endless teasing slow burn garbage. Now.. she break that "barrier" and did that with someone, who is not her hubby, you can fully focus on good lewd scenarios and amazing sex scenes

 

[Eye-switcher]

I for once, was glad it wasn't year upon year of blueballing which seems to be the norm in many games recently. Develop the story from here instead, it has so many interesting ways to go and still far above average, Don't give up Dev.

 

[redoubt27]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

You'll never meet everyone's preferences, especially in an "NTR" game...

Dust yourself off, take your time, focus, and get ready for the next at bat/update.

Despite other criticisms...
- The faithful/monogamous path is pretty solid, consistent. And of course, in an "NTR" story, likely to be the most "boring/vanilla" in comparison. This one is on track and going well.

- Cheating is not my "thing", but this one is pretty good. Pacing is ok, difficult to get exactly right as some like "slow burn" while others want to get right into the action... This one seems right in between. It's certainly a different perspective on how, why some women are seduced into cheating, but honestly, this isn't that far off from what can happen in reality. The "setting" is a bit forced, and the timing a little rushed, but all that has to be condensed. The "motivation" for the wife, dead on. She's doing it because she wants to, she's excited, she's chasing a thrill, even though she's married to a good, solid guy that she loves. Some women absolutely do this, even though it doesn't make sense, and it really doesn't have to... She only cheats if the reader allows it...lol

- The "sharing" paths are really good. My favorite stories are Lost in Paradise (the "bull" route wins...lol) with Permission a very close 2nd. This one feels like an "expanded" Permission... Husband and wife are exploring, playing with this fantasy, and the circumstances allow for it to happen for real. Even without animations, these paths, scenes, text/dialogue, and the subtle variations are smoking hot...

Overall, solid update and story. Could it be better? Sure. But certainly not a strike out or a "low effort" worthy of throwing in the towel. As another comment stated, it's still "in development"... So, there's still an opportunity to improve anything that you feel warrants the effort.

I would be interested to see your attempt in another genre. But as far as "NTR/S" goes, you've made some gems, this is/will be another. Each story has done something a bit different, shown the varying aspects of the genre from different perspectives.

I think the "negative" criticism is the result of your previous work, and people have developed very high expectations (or tolerances)...
Some are like drug addicts, looking for the next big "rush" or "high" to surpass the previous. And while this one is solidly good, so far, it's not exceeding the "high" they've felt previously...

 

[Grumpy Gorilla]

Nice update, it's finally getting to the good stuff

 

[NewTricks]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

Not every update is going to be a hit, but that is no reason to be so discouraged. This was probably the most important update and since so many routes were served it is probably best to measure the success of the update in the number of people that walked away unhappy. Because it is the finished product that is meant to make everybody happy and for a single update it is probably a sign that the narrative is well balanced if everybody walks away unsatisfied. A project like this is a marathon, not a sprint, and just because you stepped on the gas to speed things up this time doesn't mean you need to rush anything going forward.

 

[King22422]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

Hey Dimajio 333. You definitely shouldn't change genres, as you are a master in this one. Mistakes or inaccuracies always happen and I don't think anyone in your fan base will hold that against you. I know the pressure is high, everyone expects you to provide a perfect and quick update and unfortunately there are also reviews from people that aren't so good just because they don't see what they want to see in the update. But that usually has little to do with the quality of the game. So don't let it demoralize you and carry on like this, your fan base is growing and that is the best encouragement for your work.

 

[blacktag222]

The downside of non-Asian NTR games is that when choosing a player, they are actually just asking "do you want your girlfriend to fuck another man?" This immediately puts the game in the netorase realm. But the netorare route shouldn't be interested in the player's opinion, women cheat because THEY want to, not their boyfriends.

 

[jack.o.lantern]

Congrats to the developer for regular and fast updates!

 

[elbro]

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

Everything you have said only inspires me more confidence in your work, we all know that it is a work in progress so there may be certain problems, but the fact that you show that you care about doing better is very good.

 

[Puma1978]

I definitely wouldn't say anything you've done is low effort. It's not perfect, but I still enjoyed the update. You can always go back and make changes where you feel improvement is needed. That's the meaning of "in development". I like the variety of paths that are available (something I enjoy greatly in games like this). I think the pacing is just a bit off (for my tastes). But other than that, I've been really enjoying this story since its release. I think you excel at this genre.

Hey everyone. I've been reading your comments about the latest update, and I can’t stay quiet. I’m disappointed in it myself. I poured so much time and energy into filling out all the different story branches, only to realize in the end that it hurt the overall quality of the game. Before the release, I was in a spot where I just couldn’t keep up with creating content for every path, so there was this rush, which led to mistakes, haste, missing animations, cut scenes, and so on. That’s on me — I overcomplicated the script trying to meet everyone’s preferences, and it only gave me a headache and dropped the quality. Well, lesson learned. It stings a bit because I invested so much effort and emotion into this update, and all I ended up with was an average rating—"very low effort game." I’m starting to think maybe I should try my hand at a completely different genre

Me i cant complain about this update ...its still better than several other games of this genre..the complaints are really on a high level but i would suggest if yourself think that improvement is needed you can improve and add or updated some dialogues and scenes in a later release. And if the game is getting too big and too complex just take your time and maybe let people test it before release it officially on patreon. There are thousands of Devs who have much a longer time between updates than you and cant match your quality. Even their game is by far not as complex. You are doing a great Job here and folks here also like your work.