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Hey-o! I'm back! Before we get to it, I must apologize to everyone, particularly my patrons. You supported me for so long, and I basically ghosted you all.
I'm sorry.
Real life is a bitch. It's not fun. I've never opened up about my own life, but I just recently graduated and joined the workforce. Yay me~ Because of that though,
my time became extremely limited. What spare time I have is split between sleeping, eating, my hobbies and then working on this game. And I started going to the gym too.
There's a
small window there for me to work on the game, and I did. But when I do, I constantly doubt my ability to write these days. I admit, I'm not the best writer. I'm not the best in HS2 as well. My posing these days are getting better, and I'm improving in animation too, but my writing? I don't think it's particularly good. I lack the depth that some good developers have, nor the kind of appeal that typical stories have. (Family, School, etc.)
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My game is imperfect. There's a lot of plot holes that I'd like to fix, a lot of character development that I'm missing and want to add... Not to mention the open world.
(I shot myself in the foot by adding this.) The UI is also made by yours truly, and I have to design all that with photoshop too.
*sigh*
A sore issue for me is the MC. I've had people come up and say they wish that the MC is more selfish, more stoic, or... more like some other character.. And it's getting to me. My original plan was to make the main character more like a stand-in for the player. That's why he was mostly bland, or lacking personality in the first release.
(OG players will know). Stand-ins are.. Uh... Think of someone like the dragonborn, where players can decide what they want him to be.
But I diverted from that, because actually making that a reality is a nightmare as a developer. And thus, as a result this MC is born. I hope it's not all bad though. I've created a backstory for him, with Asami sometimes popping in and out of his mind, a goal to work towards, and a reason for him to seek out the maidens.
But.. He hesitates too much, he lets the maidens do everything for him, and he lets the darkness manipulate him without a care. There's a lot of issues. He's not a perfect character. But isn't that the point of the story? To see him grow as a character and fill the shoes of someone worthy to be called the chosen one?
But man.. I also think I worry too much about what other people might think. I can try to please everyone,
but that might hurt the game in the long run.
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But man, do I miss my characters a lot. I've always loved the process of imagining what they'd feel throughout the story, particularly the more emotional aspect of the game.. And listening to the right music whilst creating the scenes is just... *chef's kiss* perfect.
The specials that I also made recently, made me realize how much fun I had creating new scenarios for them. If I get bogged down or hit a writer's block, I sometimes like to create a fun short featuring one or two of the maidens.
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So what's the point of this post? I honestly don't know. I just want to let my thoughts out. It's been so long since I did one of these, that I'm sure people who has email notifications will be like,
"Wait who is this guy again?".
But, if you have to know, next version will feature the next continuation of the main story, Rena's 4th chapter to be exact; and then we have Noriko's storyline (reason why she needs money), quite extensive for a side character; and of course.. The next special story sequence, featuring Myla!
She's the one on the image.
Hopefully you can all enjoy the next update I bring, and forgive me for updating this late.
Cheers.
