VN Ren'Py Feeneera [v1.0.3] [Kuviragame/Finue]

[Kuviragames]

First impressions:

Beautiful choice of music for the starting screen
High Definition renders
Natural lighting that actually works and looks good
Massive textbox with Aria Regular font
Good looking characters

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All in all, really good first release and I'm waiting for more.

Thank you very much.

 

[Saerwen]

God, this is how you make a game! I was hooked up and then it ended and I was like no! Anyway, gorgeous and wholesome characters, cozy story, but I'm intrigued by what waits them... Also, plus for cunnilingus and actual fempov! Finally some vanilla romance and passionate erotica without hardcore kinks where FMC is behaving like a woman and isn't treated like cumpdump. I definitely need more gentlemen. I can't wait for the next update and good luck!

 

[Finuee]

First impressions:

Beautiful choice of music for the starting screen
High Definition renders
Natural lighting that actually works and looks good
Massive textbox with Aria Regular font
Good looking characters

Regarding the dialogue box, you can't configure the font or text size, but you can configure the opacity of the textbox.


So you won't be able to change the text but, if the box bothers you, you can hide it away by lowering the opacity, effectively removing the dialogue textbox background.

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Damn, you're right.

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Oh yeah, Kuvira is really really good at this, and has an amazing attention to detail. It's really amazing.

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Mmmh, hadn't thought about it. Though it would then not match the pause screen, so that one would also need to have the black borders. I kinda like the pause UI over the fullscreen paused frame... I'm undecided on this one...

All in all, really good first release and I'm waiting for more.

Thanks so much!!!!

 

[Finuee]

God, this is how you make a game! I was hooked up and then it ended and I was like no! Anyway, gorgeous and wholesome characters, cozy story, but I'm intrigued by what waits them... Also, plus for cunnilingus and actual fempov! Finally some vanilla romance and passionate erotica without hardcore kinks where FMC is behaving like a woman and isn't treated like cumpdump. I definitely need more gentlemen. I can't wait for the next update and good luck!

Thanks so much! I'm really really happy that you in particular liked it!

 

[Pgsurprise]

That's probably the way Dessolos would die meeting an Alien or monster. Instead of running away it's headpat time.

LOL. I was gonna try this anyway because I'm familiar with Finuee from another thread. But now I have to check to see if you can make me laugh in the game

GL to both of ya.

 

[Finuee]

LOL. I was gonna try this anyway because I'm familiar with Finuee from another thread. But now I have to check to see if you can make me laugh in the game

GL to both of ya.

You should definitely also check Kuvira's other game. There's really funny moments in that one!

 

[Dessolos]

You should definitely also check Kuvira's other game. There's really funny moments in that one!

you forgot to add the quotes around the word funny remember we aren't allowed to Laugh and Lovephobia is not funny!

 

[Kuviragames]

you forgot to add the quotes around the word funny remember we aren't allowed to Laugh and Lovephobia is not funny!

 

[Pgsurprise]

you forgot to add the quotes around the word funny remember we aren't allowed to Laugh and Lovephobia is not funny!

Oh, is it step-funny? Is there a fpatch?

 

[Finuee]

There was a minor bug that Jaike caught (thanks!), so I've updated the game in the OP. It's just a typo in the title (doh) of all places, so if you already have the game there's no real reason to update to 1.0.3

 

[GokutheG]

I saw that this game has two mcs and was wonder are they an already established couple or if there are other romance options we can pick for them to get with.

 

[Finuee]

I saw that this game has two mcs and was wonder are they an already established couple or if there are other romance options we can pick for them to get with.

They're an established couple, and the game is not really about picking LIs. It's not a story about starting a romance, but rather more a story about them, which also happens to have a bit of sex in it. It might not be your thing if you're looking for a game where you choose who to romance, but I hope you find it interesting nonetheless, if you decide to try it out.

 

[GokutheG]

They're an established couple, and the game is not really about picking LIs. It's not a story about starting a romance, but rather more a story about them, which also happens to have a bit of sex in it. It might not be your thing if you're looking for a game where you choose who to romance, but I hope you find it interesting nonetheless, if you decide to try it out.

Usually I like choose the li for the mc and tend to avoid b/g content but I do like supernatural content and Saerwen's praise has piqued my interest so i'll give it a go.

 

[Finuee]

Usually I like choose the li for the mc and tend to avoid b/g content but I do like supernatural content and Saerwen's praise has piqued my interest so i'll give it a go.

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. And if you do find it's not for you, that's perfectly fine. We'll be happy that you tried it at least!

 

[Quetzzz]

This game shows promise. Audio and visual design is top-notch, and I like how it teases supernatural activity.
But what really interests me are the implications of the FMC's investment in her channel. I get the impression that she's a dopamine chaser and that the MMC will have to come up with more extreme ways to keep her entertained/distracted or force her to detox from the small screen.
Or, maybe her behavior causes a rift that the player has to react to while controlling the MMC.

There are tons of ways this game can go in, so I think it's too soon to actually review it. For instance, we have no real idea how kinetic this game will be or if some choices will have meaningful consequences.

Some suggestions:

• During dialogue, please use a faster dissolve transition. I think a dissolve of 0.3 instead of the default's 0.5 works better.
  Use longer transitions for when people move around or there's a lull in the conversation.
• Related to this, some people might skip transitions, which makes certain visual effects invisible:
  

  scene pool65_3 with dissolve
  # pause 0.5
  scene pool65_4 with Dissolve(0.1)
  scene pool65_3 with Dissolve(0.1)
  # pause 0.25
  scene pool65_2
  
  # I'd like to suggest to re-add these pauses or only trigger a pause if transitions are skipped.
  # Alternatively:
  $ gpause = 0
  if preferences.transitions == 0:
    $ gpause = 0.1
  scene pool65_3 with dissolve
  $ renpy.pause(gpause * 5)
  scene pool65_4 with Dissolve(0.1)
  $ renpy.pause(gpause)
  scene pool65_3 with Dissolve(0.1)
  $ renpy.pause(gpause)
  scene pool65_2

• Typo: show text _("{color=#ffffff}{font=Tangerine_Bold.ttf}{size=250}Feenera") with dissolve <= Feeneera ?
• I am a bit worried about context switching between the FMC and MMC. For instance, in the room near the end, I'm under the impression that the MMC is leading the conversation, but then suddenly we have to chose which question the FMC asks him.
  I suggest adding some thoughts to prepare the player for an incoming POV switch.

 

[GokutheG]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. And if you do find it's not for you, that's perfectly fine. We'll be happy that you tried it at least!

I really loved the enthusiasm that the mc has towards her YouTube channel. Her boyfriend seems to be the more grounded of the 2. I wonder if the earlier tension regarding the channel will be the main non supernatural focused tension in the story. Nice setup to the supernatural elements and I'm curious where things will go.

I'm getting 1408 vibes so far mainly due to the owner and I wonder how much he knows. I think the noise that drew his attention was from a newbie seeing something supernatural. I was half way expecting the behind the scenes video to get uploaded accidentally especially when the ghost showed up.

 

[Finuee]

This game shows promise. Audio and visual design is top-notch, and I like how it teases supernatural activity.
But what really interests me are the implications of the FMC's investment in her channel. I get the impression that she's a dopamine chaser and that the MMC will have to come up with more extreme ways to keep her entertained/distracted or force her to detox from the small screen.
Or, maybe her behavior causes a rift that the player has to react to while controlling the MMC.

There are tons of ways this game can go in, so I think it's too soon to actually review it. For instance, we have no real idea how kinetic this game will be or if some choices will have meaningful consequences.

Thanks! Hope you like how it continues.

Some suggestions:

• During dialogue, please use a faster dissolve transition. I think a dissolve of 0.3 instead of the default's 0.5 works better.
  Use longer transitions for when people move around or there's a lull in the conversation.
• Related to this, some people might skip transitions, which makes certain visual effects invisible:
  

  scene pool65_3 with dissolve
  # pause 0.5
  scene pool65_4 with Dissolve(0.1)
  scene pool65_3 with Dissolve(0.1)
  # pause 0.25
  scene pool65_2
  
  # I'd like to suggest to re-add these pauses or only trigger a pause if transitions are skipped.
  # Alternatively:
  $ gpause = 0
  if preferences.transitions == 0:
  $ gpause = 0.1
  scene pool65_3 with dissolve
  $ renpy.pause(gpause * 5)
  scene pool65_4 with Dissolve(0.1)
  $ renpy.pause(gpause)
  scene pool65_3 with Dissolve(0.1)
  $ renpy.pause(gpause)
  scene pool65_2

Damn, hadn't thought about people having transitions deactivated. That's a really smart way to go about it, thanks!

• Typo: show text _("{color=#ffffff}{font=Tangerine_Bold.ttf}{size=250}Feenera") with dissolve <= Feeneera ?

That's exactly the typo we fixed today with the bugfix release. Of all places, it had to be in the title. Doh!

• I am a bit worried about context switching between the FMC and MMC. For instance, in the room near the end, I'm under the impression that the MMC is leading the conversation, but then suddenly we have to chose which question the FMC asks him.
  I suggest adding some thoughts to prepare the player for an incoming POV switch.

We really wanted to not have thought narration for this game, but we'll think about other ways to improve this.

I really loved the enthusiasm that the mc has towards her YouTube channel. Her boyfriend seems to be the more grounded of the 2. I wonder if the earlier tension regarding the channel will be the main non supernatural focused tension in the story. Nice setup to the supernatural elements and I'm curious where things will go.

I'm getting 1408 vibes so far mainly due to the owner and I wonder how much he knows. I think the noise that drew his attention was from a newbie seeing something supernatural. I was half way expecting the behind the scenes video to get uploaded accidentally especially when the ghost showed up.

Thanks for liking it! You'll have to wait for the next chapters to see how things will go.

 

[Quetzzz]

We really wanted to not have thought narration for this game, but we'll think about other ways to improve this.

Something simple like putting the camera on the shoulder of the POV-character would help as well. It's all about letting players intuit what's being asked of them. Though I have to say that using the side image is a good move already.

 

[Finuee]

Something simple like putting the camera on the shoulder of the POV-character would help as well. It's all about letting players intuit what's being asked of them. Though I have to say that using the side image is a good move already.

Good idea!

 

[Pgsurprise]

This game shows promise. Audio and visual design is top-notch, and I like how it teases supernatural activity.
But what really interests me are the implications of the FMC's investment in her channel. I get the impression that she's a dopamine chaser and that the MMC will have to come up with more extreme ways to keep her entertained/distracted or force her to detox from the small screen.

I see it now as starting a new business: contently thinking about how it is doing and how to make it better. So the obsession is natural and possibly temporary. I think it is different than average people using social media for pleasure in their spare time. So the boyfriend may just have to deal with it for a while and not have to have an intervention later.

But, that is just how I interpret it with no idea which is right. They would have to be quite wealthy to review a hotel every week and not end up monitizing it.