TheGame1970

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Dead games get put on sale on Steam all the time. Just means the Dev is running low on cash. :devilish:
Don't have to have any updates to go on sale.
Its sad steam allows this...main reason I don't buy any AVN games on steam until they are Complete. I do support devs that finish games.
 
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honeryx

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My honest projection for a release date was actually this month, and with zero communication, now I genuinely also am beginning to think it really is abandoned. I had assumed until now MrSL was still actually working on it, and would just release when ready. Missing his projection by even a month or two with no update at all was concerning but not a back breaker for this game. But now missing it by months, and being a year out since the last release, yeah, now it's time to begin thinking there won't actually be another release. Very unfortunate.

This is the rare project I would even think a reboot could make sense. The scenarios option would be a much better way to release things to begin, that would allow completion of stories, and then add the long common route only after all of them are finished. That way it would be easier to tie them together, or even have alternate stories, since the game is designed to be choice driven. The common route would be the "true" route with an actual main story. But probably none of that will happen now.

Even if he never releases a final update, it would be nice to see just a general dialogue from him one last time. He used to communicate with us, and it was to me at least enjoyable. I suppose perhaps it wasn't for him. I hope he's doing well and is happy doing whatever he is now doing.
 

Molmer

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My honest projection for a release date was actually this month, and with zero communication, now I genuinely also am beginning to think it really is abandoned. I had assumed until now MrSL was still actually working on it, and would just release when ready. Missing his projection by even a month or two with no update at all was concerning but not a back breaker for this game. But now missing it by months, and being a year out since the last release, yeah, now it's time to begin thinking there won't actually be another release. Very unfortunate.

This is the rare project I would even think a reboot could make sense. The scenarios option would be a much better way to release things to begin, that would allow completion of stories, and then add the long common route only after all of them are finished. That way it would be easier to tie them together, or even have alternate stories, since the game is designed to be choice driven. The common route would be the "true" route with an actual main story. But probably none of that will happen now.

Even if he never releases a final update, it would be nice to see just a general dialogue from him one last time. He used to communicate with us, and it was to me at least enjoyable. I suppose perhaps it wasn't for him. I hope he's doing well and is happy doing whatever he is now doing.
Seriously, the good games get abandoned so often, I guess the people who put some actual effort into their projects end up burning out.
 

Bloodguard

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And more often bad games get abandoned but since they are bad nobody cares
Have to disagree with you on that one. The giant pile of shovel-ware, reused assets, crap porn games, on Steam seems to indicate, lots of bad games do just fine. :poop:
 

Smarmint

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Stay away from the games like Pale Carnations, Race of Life, Artemis or Leaving DNA before they suffer the same fate because of you!:mad:
Race of Life will never be finished, sorry. Progress is too slow to ever be completed. Same with Summer Heat (stick a fork in it). However, Pale Carnations has a dedicated dev team. It will definitely be finished. Artemis is a one man show (amazing), but the dev seems unusually motivated so I have high hopes it will one day be completed. You didn't mention it, but Eternum will also surely be finished because the dev has a track record of actually finishing a game! Every other game, its a crap shoot, less than 40% chance it will be completed before the devs disappear for good.
 
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It's coming up on a year since the last update and given the timeline, I replayed the opening scene again, where MC's former patient and lover (whose name I unfortunately can't remember) introduces the mechanics and concepts behind the choices and character directions. And I was once again moved by how well constructed this little intro/tutorial is.

It cleverly combines the explanation of making story choices with the central theme of "what kind of man are you?" to convey a simple but powerful message: you are the sum of all your choices and actions, and the story will be moulded by the kind of man you choose to be, and thus, the kind of man you are. And there are no right or wrong ways to choose. But you do have to choose.

The familiar way she speaks to us as she introduces all these ideas, the gentle push for us to go on and make these choices, move forward, and go on with our life, forgetting about the past, forgetting about her in the process... It's incredibly effective at giving a taste of the kind of writing style, thematic exploration, and emotional punch that this game offers.

There is an elegance in the simplicity and effectiveness of this intro where every element works to build the overarching sentiments evoked by the intro: the playful yet also wistful way she asks how we would win a girl like her over, the collection of thematically resonant passages exemplifying each of the character pillars, the tender, encouraging tone of the conversation, tied together by the beautiful instrumental track Dear Friend by Alcaknight (one of my 2 favourite tracks from the entire game).

This isn't the best, or most well-written, or most emotionally impactful game I've played on this site. But the intro is the most cohesive, well-thought out, well executed, and emotionally poignant piece out of all of them, including the ones I rate higher overall, so much so that I come back and replay this scene and this scene alone just to revisit how it makes me feel. I truly hope that Mr. Silverlust can finish this game because a game like this deserves a good ending.
 

Kalthor

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Anyone know if they are still pausing their Patreon? Because you have to log in monthly to pause it. Just looking for a sign of life.
 
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