This is excatly how i feel about the game. Things should compound but rarely do. The game is basically the same experience for 30 chapters, which is a very long time. The NTS sucks bc of everyone complaining and the dev cant do anything except recycling the same stuff because it has been working for the most people. I do feel bad for the dev - its a tough spot to be in. If i was him i would just start ending the game and start a new project where he does what he wants.
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Exactly the game is already over.. she experienced new men. Everything else is just another kink or wild event. I think he should end it. (But he probably wants more patreon income instead from subscriptions instead of a full released game). Most importantly the neutral option balanced route is not even being incorporated anymore. So what does that say? It says the game is so complex already with choices that he simply cannot write that many routes to comply with each months update anyway. The ai gen pics help speed out an update but.. idk everything has its flaws right.
I'm not saying the game is bad, but even I'm done experiencing it.
If the game was supposed to end the first time Laura had sex with someone other than the MC, it would have ended a long time ago. Oh, and it would have been bad, too (imagine if all AVN's stopped at first sex because "story is done, game is over", lol). This is a story which has no "obvious ending" that it's racing towards (you could argue a wedding, but even that has no real reason being an end point). So as long as Le Stag wants to keep it going and has new ideas to keep it fresh (and as long as people like it, which seems to very much be the case when you look at his Patreon activity), he has no reason to put a stop to it.
Except there's only one route in the game, with the player's choices either blocking/skipping some content or changing a few lines of text and a couple of pictures here and there (sometimes the way a scene plays out, but that's about the extent of the variations, this is light-years away from having, say, love route, NTR route and NTS route).
Then move on. That's fine, nothing is for everyone, and even if you liked it before but don't anymore, your tastes are allowed to change or you can feel that the formula has outstayed its welcome, no problem.
True, felt the same way. Every update that came out feels like the same thing over and over again. The last time it felt exciting was when Laura started doing anal. This no longer feels like you're a couple trying things together and get excited about. Don't understand why this developer thinks Hugo is a new character as well. He's just a more pathetic version of Nathan.
Now Laura is just fucking a different type of Nathan over and over again. The only actual new one was the coworker and even then it's just a glimpse. I doubt he can make a compelling scene with the coworker considering how the story has been progressing so I'll reserve judgement until after that scene is out.
Now there's not only an entire chapter dedicated to a character I don't care about, he even wasted time and resource to make another completely unrelated game with the excuse of "writer's block". I'm sure plenty here already knows what happens when a developer makes multiple games. It's usually a sign. Hell, it's probably why this game's latest update was broken to begin with cause he spend time and resource on another game instead of this game to ensure it runs properly. At this point, he just milking his audiences while also letting them pull him left and right. I don't particularly care for Tara or Ashley but if the updates kept going on a sideways detours (Tara,Ashley) instead straight line(Laura) I don't see a reason as to why I wanna keep supporting his patreon.
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I listen to your feedback, and take it into consideration, but please avoid implying I'm a liar or a manipulator.
I only wrote 365 Days Before Us because I was feeling a bit lost, and was having a hard time writing. This is not a lie or an excuse, it's the truth. I only worked on it for a single day, 8 days AFTER version 0.30 was released. You can't attribute this version's issues to something that didn't even exist then.
And I didn't work on it more since then. As I explicitly stated when I shared it, this is only a small side project to jog my creativity, not a second full-fledged game.
Your comment is kinda direspectful. I do my best to be truthful and transparent, communicating about my process and the difficulties that come with it, writer's block being among those. A lot of authors have some "side work" to clean their minds, most of it is just not shared. I just thought sharing this one would be nice.
Man, you're truly amazing! Your updates are well-organized and great, and every update has new content, even if it's just a little bit similar to previous ones. But whatever it is, it's still new content for Netorase phone. Keep it up, you're a genius!
@ Le Stag. I do appreciate you looking at all the comments and responding in kind. I wasn't particularly happy about Oliver jumping back in but the Tara chapter sparked my interest again as I don't actually particularly like the NTR but enjoy the gameplay and picture hunting and Tara has always been a favourite of mine. Can only wish you all the best for future developments, thanks for the game.
Just mute their asses, no one but them will be mad about it.
I understand that you want to answer all those messages and that's great, but some of them are just borderline trolls. Like the one that was complaining about nathan being everywhere while we did not see him in an update since 2 or 3 months I think.
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This is just a great update, a breath of fresh air, a scene with a colleague, exactly what I expect from Laura, because this is the era of whores, after all, this is exactly what I want to see, how she becomes a hunter for the next adventure, and more and more intense, mff, fff, in the park, on the street, on the roof, nightclubs, toilets...
You can make whatever excuses you want whether it be genuine or not but the reality is, is that what you meant for is not what others feels. "Oh, sure, you made it 8 days after. Sure, trust you bro." You can type/say whatever you want but action always speak louder than words. In those 8 days, clearly there wasn't enough time to check for bugs and whatnot but definitely time to make a completely different story and game. Just starting a new game on the latest build take way too much effort.
Guess I wasn't the only one that felt you clearly enjoy the side detour no one asked for since your patreon showed that otherwise you won't be rethinking/backpedalling on your "Ashley focused" chapter. 2 back to back chapters of characters I don't care about. Seems like I wasn't the only one that was pissed. I don't care how many simps here sucks your dick and defend you I will call you out. Since you also have so much time and resource might as well make an Ashley phone or Tara phone and have them cross over every now and then. Would definitely help with your writer's block am I right? Shouldn't take too much time and resources away according to you, what with all the coding and programming and what not.
I used to tolerate Ashley and Tara, now I feel like they're constantly getting involved in shit they don't need to cause you ran out of ideas. Honestly, this just makes me hate them even more. Your game used to be my number one. Every month I was waiting to see what can MC and Laura do next only to get hit by stagnation updates after updates. Did you even use your kink pole you posted on patreon as a guide as to what people wanted to see? Or was that just a throwaway to make people think we're gonna see it happen? How many of it did you used as a guide even? As per your patreon post, I hope you really take the time to understand why people were attracted to your game in the first place and what exactly is your plan for it because from my point of view, you have completely lost the sauce. This is no longer a netorase game for me, it's a terrible harem fantasy.
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In those 8 days I released 2 corrective builds, corrected a few other issues for the following version, and rewrote the Picture gallery to correct a lot of issues related to them.
But hey, fuck me for taking a single day to work on something else to clear my mind, right?
Funny how you say that literally an hour after a post where I rethink/backpedal on it...
If you think actions speak louder than words, don't you think the polite thing to do would be to actually look at my actions?
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Dude ignore these guys, they're bitter because you can't read their minds and make the exact game they want. Keep making your game as you love it.
Comrade, if you feel the game didn't live up to your expectations, that's no reason to lash out at the author, especially in such a tone.
Although I agree with many of your complaints,
You're judging consequences while misinterpreting causes.
As far as I know, this game has never been positioned as Laura's trainer, where you sit and choose what she'll do for you today.
Ashley and Tara were in the game from the start, and the development of their storylines is just as important—it's a necessary story drive.
Just because you personally enjoy interacting with Laura doesn't mean everyone else will. After all, this game isn't created for you personally.
The fact that the author posted a tiny demo (which, by the way, would have taken one lazy Saturday evening to create) doesn't mean anything at all.
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Acts 15 and 16 don't count as completed, Chapter 58 doesn't count either (all images except 868 have been completed). Vignettes don't count either.
Acts 15 and 16 don't count as completed, Chapter 58 doesn't count either (all images except 868 have been completed). Vignettes don't count either.
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Yeah this update was a really solid one, has me interested in the game again after it becoming a bit stale. Definitely needs to keep escalating in my opinion, but back on the right track!