I thought I'd keep you guys updated. Key made a new post today regarding the next version.
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Hi guys,
I have something I need to get off of my chest. I'm not happy right now really with the way things are with the game over these 3 days. Well at the moment the last day. The way I usually do things is like this. I usually finish a day in game and then play it myself. It's at this stage I decide whether it is good enough or not, 9 times out of 10 I don't think it is good enough. So I've done this with the 1st and 2nd day in the update and gone back and changed things eating up a lot of time, but in my opinion it's worth it, because I want to get it right for you guys, because I really do want to make a good game. This also has helped with finding bugs. Anyway, I've finished the last day and played it and just kind of hated it. I don't know if I'm being too critical of my own work or not, but I just didn't like it. So I seeked another opinion and kind of got the same response. It just seemed too... much, it's hard to explain. I'm changing some things with it and it's going to take some time.
Now I wanted to release the update today and to be honest, I could. It's just I don't want to release it now, I want to kind of do this day again, keeping some things and getting rid of other things completely. Now I don't want to take long with this as now I'm overdue on a release and that sucks for you guys, I know that. It's just I already know that once the game is technically completed, I intend on pretty much doing the first 5 days again because I'm not happy with them, I don't want this to be the case with the second week and as it stands, it isn't, well apart from this last day leading into the weekend. I'm decided against going and changing the first five days now, because then it slows new content for you guys and I won't do that. I just hope that you understand my passion in creating something great here. I don't want to just create half assed content i wouldn't even enjoy myself. I'm going to get this right and you're all going to love it!
Anyway, my friend suggested I just do a Poll. A Poll to let you guys decide what happens now. There are two choices which I'll explain here.
1. I release the update with the two days in game that I'm happy with. This adds 8 CG's including a whopping 60-70 images. Now this will still mean that the following day will be released this month, but it just gives those eager to play, something to play.
2. Everybody waits a little bit and I release it as I planned to, with three days of content. I don't know how long it will take, but I do have all the foundations already set and I don't plan on scrapping all the scenes, so that will speed the restructure of the game day. All I can say for 1000% certainty is that it will be this month and that I'm going to work my ass of be as quick as possible, whilst still of course keeping a good quality of work.
Now I know some people would happily play the update now with the 3rd day as it is, but honestly it's just awkward from a developers perspective. You wouldn't write a book and release it knowing you're going to go back and change a chunk of it. Just seems odd.
If the Poll suggest that more people just want the two days as an update then it will be out next week. I just have to take out the content from the 3rd day to stop any spoilers and make some slight adjustments. This would also give me time next week to make a detailed walkthrough of the game from beginning to where I am now. I also did plan on adding a way to just reveal all scenes in the recollection room, I could also do this early next week. Either way, I wanted to give you guys the choice and I will decide on Monday what to do once everybody has had a chance to vote.
This update was intended to be huge, with the most work I've done put into it. I'm sure you'll pick up on that without me saying anything. Either way, I apologize again for this. I truly am sorry. What a shit way to start December.
*sigh*
Sorry,
Key'
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