i mean yea the updates are slow as hell, but some do understand you and the characters have your own lives, great storys though on both this and where it all began, been following for the past 2 years, great story's.
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You know, the thing is... The theory that Maja is Maya is growing on me.Well, at least it might solve Maya's tuition issuesOh wait, you were talking about MAJA
Really ? So, you already knew that Summer was her best friend and that she was ostracised by her family ?
BTW have you heard another fresh theory that Sasha is Summer?
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We also got some more information about Summer and some light was shed on her personality and background, as well as how they were viewed by others (Nia) at their schoolWhat exactly did you miss? Hm, let me think about it...
I remembered: the whole god damn scene
Nia is one of the characters we meet but we didn't know anything about her. The purpose of that scene is to get to know her and that's exactly what happened since she is also one of the lis. We found out what Nia is like, we found out something about her part of the story, we found out that she is important to our story as well, we found out many things
If you don't consider any of this important then what are you doing here? You are in a thread with a game that prioritizes story, building relationships, and healing from some trauma. What did you expect? That you meet a character for the first time buy her coffee in the cafeteria and at the end of the first chapter she gives birth to 12 kids?
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Oh, joy!
I log in to check this thread only to find most of the latest activity is a whole bunch of replies to a user I've had on ignore for a considerable period of time... A fire stops by depriving it of oxygen, not by fueling it with gasoline.
I think I'll go back to listening to the SG soundtrack on my phone while patiently and eagerly awaiting the Steam release.
I log in to check this thread only to find most of the latest activity is a whole bunch of replies to a user I've had on ignore for a considerable period of time... A fire stops by depriving it of oxygen, not by fueling it with gasoline.
I think I'll go back to listening to the SG soundtrack on my phone while patiently and eagerly awaiting the Steam release.
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A problem I often have in this thread too.
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Well, I believe that is the behavior exhibited in this case. I now have 629 posts on F95 and I would consider myself a troll if 584 of my posts were dedicated to two games and a developer I no longer cared for (yes, that's the ratio, I checked).Yes , True , Do not Feed the troll.
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As I thought, you were unable to provide the useful information you were talking about.
Here you are right. But I didn’t write about it because I thought this information was not important, just like the fact that Nia loves baking and pole dancing. After all, if they were not best friends, but were just acquaintances or strangers at all, then this would not affect anything. These relationships can be changed at any time at the request of the author.Really ? So, you already knew that Summer was her best friend and that she was ostracised by her family ?
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In that case read my answer several times if you don't see an explanation of why that scene is important and which things I consider important
You're full of shit. Either here or in the wiab thread
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You are right in many ways, including that SG will be longer than DA, but a large number of dialogues will not make the game better.
The SG has been in development for almost 6 years, during which time DA was completely completed, and the SG has not even begun yet.
During these 6 years, we never found out who Nika is or who Nami is, as well as their adoptive mother, etc. We don't even know what this story is about.
Now do you see the difference? The author could have inserted a large number of useless dialogues into DA and thereby increased the game development time by 15-20 years and earned a lot of money, but he did not do this. This is what it means to be a true perfectionist. If Ocean followed the example of such people, his playing would become much better.
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I get what you say, 6 years is a long ass time for any game. But again, the VN went under a rework. I'm not even taking in consideration Ocean's reworks, but the one that transformed 'Regium's SG' into 'Ocean's SG'. If we take that in account, not too much time has passed in the story, so revealing right away who Nami and Nika are right now at this point would be like, for example, revealing Harry Potter is a horrcrux during the Prisoner of Azkaban. Just because we as spectators have waited 6 years, it doesn't mean enough time has passed in the story to justify an early revelation.
One of the things I agree with you is that the waiting fucking sucks. Had I been a dev, I would focus first on finishing the whole VN and then do the rework (take Chasing Sunsets for example, the early renders look honestly veeeeeeeeeery bad in comparison to the latest updates, but the dev is focused on developing the story). However, I'm not in charge of Ocean's VN so I won't be bossing him how to do his work, and the reworks had to be done to sell on steam. The waiting is gonna be rough and I can only hope I'm still alive to see the end of it
, but if I don't I still have other VNs to focus on and follow their stories. Still love SG and the pacing, but I won't come here bashing it out of frustration when I can focus on other VNs.
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If someone wants to complain about slow updates they can continue to do so forever. That game has more than 20 lis and you haven't seen any branching yet. Does anyone really think that once the rework is done things will suddenly go smoothly?One of the things I agree with you is that the waiting fucking sucks. Had I been a dev, I would focus first on finishing the whole VN and then do the rework (take Chasing Sunsets for example, the early renders look honestly veeeeeeeeeery bad in comparison to the latest updates, but the dev is focused on developing the story). However, I'm not in charge of Ocean's VN so I won't be bossing him how to do his work, and the reworks had to be done to sell on steam. The waiting is gonna be rough and I can only hope I'm still alive to see the end of it
Imagine that now the average update has something like 1500 renders. When you start creating stuff for each li the whole thing will multiply. The support that BaDIK has is 10 times higher and despite this you wait 9 months for an update. Imagine how it will probably be in the case of SG. If someone believes that this is a disaster they cannot even imagine what awaits them
That update cycle is a never-ending well of trouble. Don't expect anything to change. If rework is no longer a reason other things will start to be
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*sighs*...like a never ending procession....
Deal with one...another one with a limited profile just comes right along to replace them...
Deal with one...another one with a limited profile just comes right along to replace them...
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It's not even a matter of reworking old chapters. In most cases, people complain that Ocean is wasting his time.I get what you say, 6 years is a long ass time for any game. But again, the VN went under a rework. I'm not even taking in consideration Ocean's reworks, but the one that transformed 'Regium's SG' into 'Ocean's SG'. If we take that in account, not too much time has passed in the story, so revealing right away who Nami and Nika are right now at this point would be like, for example, revealing Harry Potter is a horrcrux during the Prisoner of Azkaban. Just because we as spectators have waited 6 years, it doesn't mean enough time has passed in the story to justify an early revelation.
One of the things I agree with you is that the waiting fucking sucks. Had I been a dev, I would focus first on finishing the whole VN and then do the rework (take Chasing Sunsets for example, the early renders look honestly veeeeeeeeeery bad in comparison to the latest updates, but the dev is focused on developing the story). However, I'm not in charge of Ocean's VN so I won't be bossing him how to do his work, and the reworks had to be done to sell on steam. The waiting is gonna be rough and I can only hope I'm still alive to see the end of it
Do you know what is the most popular and discussed question right now? .... Where is the update and why does Ocean not do anything, since 4 months have already passed?
From my point of view, Ocean is wasting his time and doesn’t give any explanations. After all, there are a lot of dissatisfied patreons and their number is growing every day. On the one hand, it’s not good to rush, but on the other hand, they gave money to Ocean for his promise to release games faster. I'm afraid if they get angry and leave, then 2 games will remain abandoned.
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Doesnt look like patrons are running away does it?
And i dont know, you dont get the picture that he is polishing season 1 so it can be released in a proper way on steam, those things take time, and still he was delivering bigger updates in a decent time than most DEVs do. You are kinda obsessed to tell everybody that ocean is a bad DEV, but numbers and the support tell a different story, and the overall quality and INCREASING quality of both his games too.
But i admit... iam a little concerned too that we never see both games finished. Ocean is kind of a overachiever. Even more than DPC. And if he sticks to the plan to make at least 3 seasons for each game this is a HUGE project for more than a decade to come... that of course is something that makes in more likely to see a abandoned tag than a complete tag at this point... but for sure not in the next 2 or 3 years, and something tell me... you will not be around anymore still complaining.
Oh and for the most popular question... you know... that is pretty much for every game around here the case, especially on F95, not so much on the discord and actual patreon site though, supporters just stop surpporting if they get impatient, but those are not around F95 to cry about it.
*edit* ah and i forgot... Summers Gone is not 6 years in the making, its 3 years. This post here started as a whole different game 5 years ago. The actual SG was started from scratch about 3 years ago and than got a rework... still, 3 years is a long time for this... but all in all, compared to moste other games Ocean achived something really decent in those 3 years and working on 2 games at the same time too. Combined he releases a huge amount of content per year so far... maybe only topped by DPC and certainly NOT by philly. I like phillys games a lot... that dude can write. But he limits himself too... not a lot of branches, both of his games are more or less for 2 different routes playable and you pretty much saw everything. And Broken Dreamers slowed down a lot in development too and the last updates werent that big...
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This is the thing as you're pointing out. People are on the whole happy because something exists instead of it not existing. For it to continue is a positive. For development to increase in speed, well that'd be amazing.
But a troll crying doom or gloom because there are too many words in something called a *novel* can't be taken seriously and won't take your post seriously. If a troll doesn't like the words in a *novel*, then they don't like the plot, the *N* of a VN. If the troll then ignores the words to say the plot hasn't developed, they can't read. If the troll don't like the visuals and thinks basic AI does better, then the troll doesn't like the *V* part of a VN. When the dev has stated it won't be an AVN for the first season and the troll cries that there are no lewds, they're trying to get the dev to make something other than what is in front of them. When a troll cries about the dev cycle, blames the dev of being a milker, then they don't like the dev. When the troll accusses everyone of twisting their words or being simps/fanbois etc they're saying they don't like other people's opinions (you'd think trolls have thick skins, but there's only one thing thick about them) and they especially don't like the idea that anyone could support the dev (I'm not a patron btw), to the extent that they attack the patrons, who after all are the source of the dev logs and the leaks. On one hand the troll calls all patrons blinded, but avidly laps up all the info they leak from the patreon.
Most people in the thread are either hopeful or like the game, but cynical. The troll you're replying to is simply a liar: they claim to like the game while dissing every aspect. I bet they can't even name a single positive they like in honest detail, or write a post about all the aspects of SG or WiaB that draw them back to this thread time after time.
I mean, what remains for the troll to like? The only thing the troll likes is being talked about, because maybe it's lonely living under a bridge? I really don't get how they find any enjoyment in their interaction here.
Most of the cynic in this thread do actually make some logical points, even if I disagree with them. To be clear, I don't think cynicism or criticism is unwarranted, but it's not actually going to achieve anything here either. It's much easier to just enjoy whatever updates come out, when they come out, and get on with our day, rather than peer into the crystal ball at Ocean's future. Most predictions will be as solid as the theories we come up with about the plot while waiting
The troll's only goal is to undermine Ocean, and attempt to damage the game that even the cynics here would enjoy seeing updated.Regarding your actual post, rather than the reason you post, yes to all of it. Keep being logical and sensible against the crawling chaos. Only thing I can really comment on your post is that there won't always be something new slowing Ocean down. Quality has improved, but the learning slowed him down, the rework slowed him down. He's working on renders that are in future chapters of both games, chances are that he's doing that to keep himslef from getting bored with the polishing for steam. Once that polishing is done, there will be a massive task/workload taken off of his schedule, and that new free time will go to both games. We'll see if that helps when the next chapters come out.
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