July 6 Development Log: Post-Update & Lyricist Character Poll Results
The update went well. Thanks to all those who offered constructive feedback.
The poll on character design was more evenly divided than I expected. Adding up across Discord and Patreon, the votes were almost 50/50.
The biggest difference seemed to occur when I mentioned that the character is supposed to be rebellious and slightly unhinged. So even though most people found Character A had a prettier face, it was Character B who looked crazier. They also preferred B's body.
So, where does that leave me?
To merge the best of both worlds: use the pretty features of Character A's face, while using B's body and keeping enough of her crazy look. She's a tertiary character, so it's not essential that the audience loves her, but if she's MC's first sexual conquest, why not make her nice to look at?
Admittedly, I was biased towards Character B. Not because she's more attractive per se, but because she fits the personality better, and looks different than the other girls. Character A has a more sharp-edged Eastern European look (which is the most common beauty standard in Western society), while B has a rounder, more youthful Anglo-Saxon face. I tried to make the result a hybrid of the two.
Artist's depiction of me reacting to trolls on this site