I saw this one pop up a few weeks ago, I didn't care much for it because I played the devs other game fetish locator and I wasn't a fan, it felt like a straight up porn game and that's not my kinda thing.
Ocean has never released "small" updates.
I agree I wouldn't want the game to be any different than it is. when this game is set and done all those side stuff like Basketball, fantasy role playing and whatever else Ocean has in store will be great and a nice little break from the main story. But we not even sure if we'll ever get to the finishing line so with that uncertainty I'd prefer the game solely focus on the story. Once again I love the side stuff but with only 1 update a year it's just not worth it, at least not for me.
I played the game in one go up until the last update, and was excited about it. Then I waited for months for that update and was disappointed by how little it moved the plot moved forward. So you can call it whatever you want, but to me it felt like a small update.
The updates objectively aren't small. It doesn't matter whether or not you look at the render count, animations, or actual story being brought forth. None of them were small in quantity. The fact that it took you little time to complete it does not make it short. Also, while on the topic, what does a normal update look like for you? Summer's Gone right now is larger than a fair amount of games on this site, despite still being in its introductory stages. Ocean's doing a great job with what he has. I don't think many of you understand just how crazy it is that Ocean's bringing out updates to a game of this quality in just 6-8 months. Do you know just how hard it is to develop an AVN? Much less something on the level of Summer's Gone. Please keep in mind that he does most of this work himself the next time you're frustrated about development times
You know it will take same amount of delay for one game
I really agree with this comment, I know the new update is going to have a decent amount of normal timeline stuff. But I've found in most games D&D sessions in games never really advance the main story at all and are often just convenient ways for the Devs to show off the characters in sexy outfits since it's not "real" to the MC. And while I do appreciate the excuse for lewds etc, it really does drag the overall story down when the pace of the dev is 2 updates a year. Most people did not like the d&d session in BaDIK and I fear it will be the same for Summer's Gone. It's just jarring and nearly always seems like 2 completely different games when playing through it.
The only thing I will say to this is that not only are Being a DIK and Summer's Gone two vastly different games but they're made by two vastly different developers. Don't assume that because the tabletop session went one way in a completely different game, it'd automatically go that exact same way in another. Oceans is also a better writer and storyteller. I don't doubt that this tabletop session would be of some significance to the characters of the story. Character growth to be precise. Do not forget about our new friend Sonya. This tabletop session is actually an opportunity for a lot if executed correctly(and I have no doubt that Oceans can do just that).
I think the main point people are missing is that Being a DIK has 1573% more support (just did some quick math) just from Patreon, didn't count Steam so it's even more.
Maybe if he had finished WIAB before SG more people would trust his ability to finish a project and would support him.
| For me, personally, the story within BaDIK feels uninspired compared to the faszination I feel while staying in the world of Summers Gone. This may or may not be the fault of the boring fraternity setting overall in BaDIK, but for my part I'm realy excited for the d&d session in this game. You assume the worst, which is always a receipe for frustration. This is unimaginable for me with this game... it's not even beeing optimistic... I have complete confidence in Ocean's ability to craft a compelling substory. Im sure the d&d session is created to drive the plot foreward instead of stalling it. |
, the long periods of waiting takes out some of the immersion for me. I mean I still remember fragments of the games (after waiting multiple months) but once the actual episodes drops then I really have to delve in my memory to know what happened before
Damn, I should have read your post first instead of making mine.. You took the words right out of my mouth
The only thing that I wish had been written differently in Summer's Gone is the constant irritation that seems to follow the MC everywhere, which is evident in a lot of his thoughts and dialogue with others. He comes across as so easily triggered by so many scenarios, to the extent that Mila even refers to him as "our school shooter" jokingly early in the game. Keep in mind that Mila doesn't even know him properly yet. I think that his lingering annoyance and sensitivity could have been written in a more nuanced way, for sure. Example: He soldiers on in classes every week, and engages in group banter even, but those closest to him can see that there are dead giveaways that there's a lot of latent pain behind the MC's empty stares or rehearsed smiles. Instead, what we get is a guy whose body language screams depression to most of his peers, regardless of how little they know him. Adding more subtleties would have made the MC's character perfect, but this is just an opinion.
