I was thinking about subbing again at least to access discord. Is there any more info coming from there, or same lackluster communication? I loved NN and really bummed about this game going more and more off the rails. And that is coming from a guy that can enjoy all the nonsense going on till Sabia gets fucked to bliss.
Nomo does have a vision for the story. Here are the problems:
- For over a year now, he's been working on the art assets for various locations the player will need to be able to visit in order to really progress the story.
(this is not a bad thing, btw.)
The problem here is that he listens too much to a very vocal demographic of his supporters who misrepresent themselves as the majority of his fanbase while they drag the game through dirt because all they want is
'moar lewds!'
- The game's programmer procrastinates way too much. As others have complained about in the past, NDS takes a year to do three months' worth of work.
- The writer is awful at his job. Monsinne butters everyone up with lewd scenes but his and Nomo's idea of a sub path is a disgrace. The dialog is weak, too. There have been scenes involving orcs who talk, not like men in a fantasy medieval setting, but like a couple of guys in the real world who just stepped out of a bar after chasing down a few shots of bourbon with some pisswater beer. The narration and dialog often seem to not quite fit the game's setting.
- The game also has its share of feature creep. It's understandable if some features or planned features eventually need to be scrapped but Nomo and his writer have a habit of passive-aggressively abandoning features and side-story arcs without communicating it to the fans and supporters.
To sum up, Nomo is a great artist with a once-decent vision but he has allowed toxic fans, inept teammates and lack of proper communication to turn this game into a dumpster fire.
