Sorry, but the wall of text was for someone I was interested in what I do, (if you see, it's a reply to something earlier from another user, it's not "general info").
Otherwise it's hardly interesting to someone what I do or don't do, is it?
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Well I understand that you have played the prologue and you have noticed the change not only in Laura's attitude (the mother) but also in her clothing, something that is emphasized and very noticeable in Yannina and that is vital for the plot.
I guess if you played LM (I don't know how far you got) you know what Dhalia is (considering it's a spinoff / prequel) and that in LM she talks about the rewriting of the original timeline and that TBR reinforces that concept by showing you how Dhalia was being described.
If you got far into LM you know who Father Sixthus is and you will notice that in TBR they talk about "The Sixthurian Church".
Concepts such as The Veil of Shadows, The Eternal Sunset? Well, they are vital, in fact, in both are named The Society of the Eternal Sunset, Amberlyn and The Black Rose Club.
When you start LM there is a lot of talk about Awakening Club, in TBR it is the beginning of the Awakening Club.
(Also Sandra Sullivan is Elena Sullivan's cousin from LM and that's why they talk about New Dawn).
I mean, it makes sense, but it demands a lot of the reader's attention, and I guess the translation doesn't help.
-Like I said, not to sound supercilious, but perhaps creating NSFW content isnt a thing for you ?-
Probably yes, but, would you stop making art just because you are not accepted in the media or popular?
Especially if it is not your source of income either?
I have been with these two VNs for less than a year and they have at least passed 10k downloads, not counting pirated pages or F95 itself, which I have no idea.
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"Being me", bad as it is bad, for an artist is very good, without copying formulas, without ducking his head and being the most condescending.
That yes, hate, troll, mistakes, people who do not understand what it is about but say "plot hole" when there are details even in the main menu (in the case of LM) that disprove it (Case Glitch Salamaca and the androids).
It is the only reward!
-Want to play a different kind of NSFW game?
Then go to your trusted Dev!
The point is, if you apply that philosophy, that "you should only do something if you are good at it", then, even if you take it as valid.
You're going to use meritocracy for that? let's go NSFW, I'm going to tell you a "secret"... Many reviews and stars are edited right here, that is to say, I, with the right contacts, these same VN that you can criticize from the judge's bench, could be one of the "untouchable" ones.
On the contrary, I have seen very good VN that here are underrated by criteria that are too dubious.
But without leaving the point; I do it because I want to and I feel like sharing, not because I am necessarily good at it (of course!).
Be happy! you don't like game, well then! I mean, I understand LM, but if you already "know" me (oh yes, this dev does such and such that I don't like and it's really bad), you already see negative reviews, so downloading it is already masochistic!
p/d: this testament was meant for you!