Batshit Crazy? easy (if you really know the game)...
But he has some valid points i think we discussed aswell time ago. He has this crtique because he has to change mid development.. and i think its fair to do it. His older game had similar issues with rereleasing chapters which does alienate current fans of his work .. and if the product fails to generate enough new ones .. youre cutting yourself . I think without the changes of the story .. just the better renders he would be on the first page of the filtered "by rating" games here which is a shame because he belongs there.
Guys, you are arguing over "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin". The game's development will never reach that far.
We all hope. Game is great. Played it from the first version. (before rework)
He forced himself into isolation, and now he's forcing himself out of that shell, trying to get back to being the person he really can be. But he's doing it so fast that he's burning out in the process, as shown by his recurring panic attacks (now I don't remember how many of them are "canon" and how many are a consequence of our choices, but the more social exposure he gets the more attacks he suffers). Even Nami has been reminding him for a couple of chapters now that he needs to take it easier. And look, I don't deny that it might be rash to go in a few weeks from having cold/dark thoughts like the one you said to someone seemingly normal, but at the end of the day his current attitude is just another shell to counter the original one. The rework is not perfect, but beyond personal tastes it's been a success. The upward support he receives on Patreon proves it.
Another thing to consider is the vast majority of the negative reviews are from early on with people complaining about the super edgy (prework) MC early on. SG is highly regarded, with a few detractors.
Yeah that too. "Cringe emo guy", "no sex scenes" and complaints about the poor quality of the pre-rework writing. From the latest reviews there are a few that still mention some of these things (especially the no sex part) but nowhere near that level.
People go on about the original story as if it wasn't also full of head-scratching BS. The game is not perfect in any of its iterations. I get why people are mad/disappointed, but stand by my comment that this is more about that disappointment than any real "nosedive in dialogue quality."
Don't you worry, we're already there in our heads, so it's okay, we're just syncing our delusions.
I honestly preferred the original darker version.
Although your reproaches are true in many points, this works both ways. Why don't you take into account the fact that there is a long distance in terms of feelings and emotions between the MC who's rambling this nonsense about letting the suffering stranger die to escape living the life in pain and the MC who went through a series of deep emotional moments with Vic and developed a true bond of trust and friendship with her (hospital, his promise to her, her revelations about being bullied)? And this isn't the first time this scene has come up to prove that the MC is a crazy maniac at that moment. He may be on the edge, but he still struggles with it. How did you guys even read it as he was seriously going to let Vic die, have you all been bitten by Marla?
Isn't it obvious that he was echoing his dark thoughts as he inspecting Vic. "I live in pain and suffering, I want to end this -> She will live in pain and suffering, maybe it's better to let her go." But his actions say otherwise, he tries to help her the best he can (questionable efforts, but that's not the point). While the adult and supposedly responsible Marla runs around in circles waving her gun.
Ocean recently said that he now has plans for one dark route (as far as I understood it has something to do with Bella only). Of course, as always, it's not 100% confirmed. So maybe we will get something
dark route...Bella path...Ehh why i'm getting Deadpool strapon flashbacks??Ocean recently said that he now has plans for one dark route (as far as I understood it has something to do with Bella only). Of course, as always, it's not 100% confirmed. So maybe we will get something
I wanted to ask that question too, but after reading this thread for a while, I figured that current ch2 is a mess due to ongoing rework.
Chapter 2 has improved in 4.5 Final over 4.5 beta. Quite a bit of it was still in it in the beta. Gave a sneak peak on how meh the renders were and how terrible the writing was before the revisions. Fortunately it isn't like that, so much, in the 4.5 final (a lot of it has been updated). However, come 5.0 all the scenes in chapter 2 should be fully updated.
