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Only thing better than a Ginger is a blonde with freckles. Well, maybe a ginger with freckles to.
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madmate.games I salute you and your endevor in game development. I have been wanting to learn how to do this myself but I never seem to find the time (yep a big old sad ass excuse} maybe you and this game will inspire me?
- Jun 3, 2017
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First release, perfect opportunity to unleash my inner grammar Nazi:
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- Really impressive first release.
- Who the f*** names their child Malady?
- Maybe find a way to work in a description of surströmming?
- Jan 4, 2019
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I just wanna something cleared up before I download this.
I'm big on happy sex, is that I'll get?
I'm big on happy sex, is that I'll get?
As a fellow grammar Nazi, I approve.First release, perfect opportunity to unleash my inner grammar Nazi:
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- Really impressive first release.
- Who the f*** names their child Malady?
- Maybe find a way to work in a description of surströmming?
It's just that we have bigger fishes to fry right now
fish
A few more : have this delicious meal... hit the hay ... guy who owned the place ...
Perhaps 'Malady' is her nom de plume - like Calamity Jane.
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What follows is personal opinion, I admire and thank anyone who goes to all the trouble that making one of these games/Vn's entails and anything you produce is better than what I have ever produced so I salute you, but...
I haven't finished the story yet but since the developer asked for opinions: This story appears to have a lot of work and thought put into it, it is quite different than many of the games we play........but why make the MC a twit? The whole start of the story is a turn off and I really felt that I had to hold my nose to get through it. I am trying to make this comment blunt, not mean, and I personally hate games/VN's where the MC is a jerk. Superhero perfection is not required. Your MC in the story so far seems like a good fellow so why make his eventual character (robe man) so ucky?
I haven't finished the story yet but since the developer asked for opinions: This story appears to have a lot of work and thought put into it, it is quite different than many of the games we play........but why make the MC a twit? The whole start of the story is a turn off and I really felt that I had to hold my nose to get through it. I am trying to make this comment blunt, not mean, and I personally hate games/VN's where the MC is a jerk. Superhero perfection is not required. Your MC in the story so far seems like a good fellow so why make his eventual character (robe man) so ucky?
- Mar 13, 2019
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I salute you dev you did a great job for your first time, I hope the support will reach the levels of popular anticipated game's devs. Your renders are nice and the humor is also nice and light also the sex scene was hot a and a nice sample to what's to come, only sad thing was the outside drip of sperm wasn't shown but thats not really a big deal though. Also the girls/love interests are hot thats a plus.
If only I weren't preparing on moving to another place then I would support you. Don't worry I plan to in the future.
If only I weren't preparing on moving to another place then I would support you. Don't worry I plan to in the future.
excuse me but... what is this supposed to mean ?
"if the MC isn't women that yellow haired chick into redhead"
eeh...whaa...?! huh.. i m lost. i m not english soo maybe i dont understand good but. really, i dont understand here.
- Jan 4, 2019
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Wow... this might be the best visual novel I've ever read. Everyone acted like a real person, and I liked every single character that you wanted me to like. And man, when SPOILER started crying, I shed a tear for her too. Thanks for reminding me how a visual novel can really impact you!
I'm on a fixed income so I can't support you on patreon, but I will shout you out on several discords.
Please, keep going with this series, it's a much needed reminder to the world that porn can be extremely well written.
And if you do, please send me a pm here and let me know.
I'm on a fixed income so I can't support you on patreon, but I will shout you out on several discords.
Please, keep going with this series, it's a much needed reminder to the world that porn can be extremely well written.
And if you do, please send me a pm here and let me know.
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Feb 6 at 12:05am
First release (yaay!)
Here it is, fresh of the presses, the first chapter of Robbin' Hoods, available for everyone: Chapter 1
Have fun, and tell me what you think of it. Don't worry, I have a thick skin!
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Feb 6 at 12:05am
First release (yaay!)
Here it is, fresh of the presses, the first chapter of Robbin' Hoods, available for everyone: Chapter 1
Have fun, and tell me what you think of it. Don't worry, I have a thick skin!
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Great start, I could only hope to do as good a job if I ever started creating a game. Grammar and spelling issues aside, it is very well written. The plot is interesting and the dialog is natural.
However, I do want to ask you Madmate, what exactly are you trying to accomplish with the narration bits? I did find some of it mildly amusing, but not overly so. We don't really learn anything about the character and it doesn't advance the plot. It's not bad, it just serves no purpose, if this was a movie these scene would be lying on the editing room floor.
I think your renders are pretty good. Scene layout is great and good use of depth of field. You could try running some of the darker scenes through a denoiser though to reduce the fireflies.
Looking forward to your next installment!
However, I do want to ask you Madmate, what exactly are you trying to accomplish with the narration bits? I did find some of it mildly amusing, but not overly so. We don't really learn anything about the character and it doesn't advance the plot. It's not bad, it just serves no purpose, if this was a movie these scene would be lying on the editing room floor.
I think your renders are pretty good. Scene layout is great and good use of depth of field. You could try running some of the darker scenes through a denoiser though to reduce the fireflies.
Looking forward to your next installment!
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Thanks for all the feedback guys!
Abhai and DarkAssassin
Thank you guys for the compressed version of the game and the android port! And thank you unnamed moderator/admin for fixing up the OP.
(not sure if I spelled that right)
EDIT: Also found one instance where he had the wrong relationship, whoops.
On a more serious note - yes, there'll be lesbianismsms.
Just kidding, this is gold! Thank you so much for the corrections.
He was actually talking about specially trained seagulls that are usually used to pull off heists. It's actually quite uncommon to use real people for criminal activities in this universe. Yeap.
Straight away, I'll admit there are definitely some flaws in the design of the robed man. One of the main reasons I kept him around was for some cheap and easy ways to add exposition and humor... well, that and the part he has to play in the story... There is a decent possibility that he might get some changes in the future releases because I too feel like he's the weakest character.
Oh, and without going into details he's not supposed to be MC's eventual character. I probably should've telegraphed that much better.
Also, read on my reply to MLBnoob.
Thanks for the shoutouts as well, much appreciated. I didn't quite get the last part of your post though.
I tried using denoiser here and there, but most of the time the details get all washed out. I thought I did a good (enough) job of getting dark scenes to the same level as the rest of the scenes. Could you, if it's not too much of an ask, point out specific scenes where fireflies really stand out? Don't worry if you can't be bothered, I understand completely.
And thank you for encouragement, much appreciated!
Abhai and DarkAssassin
Thank you guys for the compressed version of the game and the android port! And thank you unnamed moderator/admin for fixing up the OP.
No men in tights planned on yet, but there could be a Sheriff of Rottingham...
(not sure if I spelled that right)You are absolutely correct, and sorry for the confusion, my bad. I'll add what to expect in the next few releases to the OP as soon as I finish replying to people. As for the second part of the question, the game is played from the perspective of both MC and his roommate. In hindsight, I might have been a bit overzealous in following the uploading rules so I left out the female protagonist/multiple protagonists tags out because Sarah didn't get a single choice in this chapter, and her story is as linear as other characters atm.
Fun fact, I have been trying to get rid of his manboobs for something like 6 working hours. Ultimately I decided to just make sure to either pose him differently or obfuscate them with his hands, which was a shame because I had several properly menacing poses for him in mind. It seems that in this particular frame his mboobs slipped my notice, and coincidentally this was the image I grabbed for the upload... Rest assured though, I did learn several new ways to deal with the issue since I've rendered those images so (hopefully) there won't be any more clothing malfunctions.
Those are Urban Sprawl 3 combined with CityScapes Backdrops (if you are referring to the first image in OP, I think that one's from Vol.2). And yeah, just as macadam said, by far the best city prop (at least from what I've found so far).
They are called typos and thank you sooo much for pointing them out. The story behind the MC thing (for whom it may concern) is that when I was writing that part of the dialogue, I didn't know yet how to call on the variable where MC's name was stored, so when I finally did find out I went through the script and changed the names. This one apparently slipped past.
EDIT: Also found one instance where he had the wrong relationship, whoops.
On a more serious note - yes, there'll be lesbianismsms.
Hey, you never know where or when the inspiration will come from. If someone told me even just 6 months ago I'd be doing this, I'd tell him he's crazy! And I'd be honored if my work was the thing that pushed you to finally try it.
How dare you, sir and/or ma'am!
Just kidding, this is gold! Thank you so much for the corrections.
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- Really impressive first release.
- Who the f*** names their child Malady?
- Maybe find a way to work in a description of surströmming?
- Thank you!
- Oh boy! So, as ontach said, it was originally a nom de plume, but for a different character. Originally the gang was supposed to have more members, but with the story becoming more complex every release, the whole thing would quickly get out of hand, and I didn't want to release one update every 6 months, so some characters were axed. The name stayed however because it's my favorite character from Divinity Original Sin 2, and even though the name doesn't fit the character anymore, nor is it an alias, I just had to work it in somehow because I hate what the developer did with the character and I wanted to give her some sort of recognition. Though, now that I've written that, I think I'm starting to see some irony in my actions. Oh well...
- I was hoping some people would be curious enough to google it. Best way to experience it is in person, second best is by watching other people react to it! But you are right, I should probably do that.
Much obliged for the corrections!
No need to sugarcoat it, feel free to be as blunt (or mean) as you wish, I don't mind, trully!
Straight away, I'll admit there are definitely some flaws in the design of the robed man. One of the main reasons I kept him around was for some cheap and easy ways to add exposition and humor... well, that and the part he has to play in the story... There is a decent possibility that he might get some changes in the future releases because I too feel like he's the weakest character.
Oh, and without going into details he's not supposed to be MC's eventual character. I probably should've telegraphed that much better.
Thanks for your kind words. And your (or anyone else's) willingness to play my work and share their thoughts about it is plenty enough for me, especially if you are in a bind. If you have some spare change and wish to throw it my way I'd feel honored. If not, just posting your thoughts and opinions about my work is still pretty darn great!
Having your work evoke a real emotion in someone is I'm guessing the best thing that can happen to an artist (if I'm brazen enough to call myself that). So, thank you for sharing that!
Also, read on my reply to MLBnoob.
Thanks for the shoutouts as well, much appreciated. I didn't quite get the last part of your post though.
Yeah, as far as the robed man goes, I feel like I've addressed his criticism in my reply to Jimbog, but if you think that's insufficient answer, feel free to discuss. I don't yet know how I'm going to tweak him, but he probably will receive some changes.
I tried using denoiser here and there, but most of the time the details get all washed out. I thought I did a good (enough) job of getting dark scenes to the same level as the rest of the scenes. Could you, if it's not too much of an ask, point out specific scenes where fireflies really stand out? Don't worry if you can't be bothered, I understand completely.
And thank you for encouragement, much appreciated!
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Good start to your game! The characters are fun, the story is interesting and the renders are all pretty good so there's not a lot to complain about so far. There are a few typos, grammar issues and an instance of the MC being called 'MC' but people have already gone into that so no point beating a dead horse.
Keep up the good work
Keep up the good work
- Aug 22, 2018
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To put it simply, the fool you quoted is a homophobe, I have had them on block for a while now. The gist of that comment is one of the women looks like she's going to do something with another woman and if anything remotely lesbian happens they won't play again.
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just caught up..read that it'll be multiple protags..well..removing my ThunderRob approved logo..sorry..thats a no go for me..
Good start, especially for someone's first game. Some parts were a bit off for me (how easily the MC forgets that he's worried about Sarah, why didn't Malady leave a simple note for her, without any details, since she broke into their house and didn't see anyone watching it and stuff like that) and I have to agree with what some other people said about multiple protagonists. I'm not a fan either. If it's just Sarah having to make a choice here and there, it might be ok, but if it's something more, it's a no go for me too. I liked the story so far (the narrator/present time MC is already getting annoying though), the renders are really good and all the girls are cute and seem to have different personalities which is always a plus for me. The same goes for the random NPCs too. There are some cliches (the goon with the weird accent for instance), but I don't really mind. I just hope that Sarah will reunite with the MC in the next update and maybe help Anna and Malady with her hacking skills, and the plot won't be just the two them, looking for each other or her getting abducted by the bad guys and the MC trying to save her. Especially the latter will be very boring and a cliche I would mind... All and all I liked this game, that's why I had a few things to say about it.