Here are my 2 cents on the game. Do whatever you want with them.
To start honestly, between the whole thing with the Scars Of Summer parody attempt and the fact that you have another game with images captured in Sims I did not go into this one with any expectations but still decided to give it a shot.
Instead of just rambling all over the place I will try to split my thoughts into different categories to hopefully make some sense :/
Subject of parody
Based on your history I just can't shake the feeling that you picked My Dressup Darling just because of it's popularity and not that you care about making a good game out of it. This might end up once again pissing people off.
It is just my unfounded feeling and I hope it is wrong for the sake of the game so don't take it to heart.
Technical Aspects
- The game absolutely needs proofreading. The english is kind of bad even in the game overview and there are a lot of typos.
- The first choice in the game, the one with "Are you over 18 bla bla bla..." is unreadable because of the background (on Android at least)
- I get that this is a first version but the last and only choice in the game has no purpose since they lead to the exact same scene just 1 line of dialogue different... not a good first impression honestly. You could have either not have it at all or actually do a difference in scenes to have something to show.
- This was extremely short even for a first version.
Oddities / Fidelity to the show
Don't get me wrong, I am not some hardcore obsessed fan of the show or anything but I did watch and enjoy it a while ago and there are a couple of things that stand out.
- What the hell is up with Nowa ? she looks nothing even close to the show. My guess is you did not yet find a specific card for her and you are not making your own characters.
- Sajuna and her sister do not go to the same school as them. They don't even live nearby them. And while she and Marin are friendly I wouldn't really consider them as close friends as you tried to portray.
If you needed characters the show already introduces besides Nowa another girl that is friends with Marin.
As for the sisters you would need another way to bring them into the plot.
- From what I remember the show never mentioned Marin's mom, they mentioned she lives only with her dad, he is some kind of businessman and Marin is already working as a Fashion Model which is how she affords the expensive materials she uses for Cosplay so I am not sure where you want to go with that debt plot but it feels out of nowhere and out of place.
- Marin thinking that her romantic feelings might ruin her friendship with Gojo also feels a bit out of character from her since I always found Marin to be refreshingly forward in regards to Gojo.
- The fact that the class supposedly knows that Marin is a cosplayer and that Gojo makes her outfits is also a bit odd since at first it is established that it is a secret interest of hers and Gojo was the only one to find about it. And while sure she started uploading pictures online it wasn't something she brought up with others at school as far as I can remember.
- I don't know how to say this exactly but Gojo feels too normal / average. In the show Gojo always felt a bit more awkward / hesitant, I guess, except for when he gets serious about work.
Personal Nitpicks
- I never liked characters breaking the fourth wall or doing narration for no reason. (Gojo's introduction in the beginning)
- I never liked seeing other character's thoughts
- I don't see the point of adding multiple characters that are not part of the original story. I understand adding Kenji, but not the principal and the other random teachers even if it is to add more scenes.
- Showing events that you are not supposed to see will not make for good NTR in my opinion ( The desk turning transparent so you can see the teacher sucking the principal )
- Having the story focused on the school side feels a bit odd for a parody of this.
The potential
- Marin's card looks good.
- The stats screen might be interesting as the game progresses
- Adding a photographer character for Marin's cosplay is a good excuse to have the two characters close and it fits well with the original content of the show.
So yeah in the end I hope this turns out amazing but I am not getting my expectations up.
