Hey all, WhiteBear. I know the community (myself included) has been giving a LOT of constructive and/or negative criticism; so I thought it would be fun to revive the positivity of the thread with some things I personally like, or even love about the game:
1. The Premise:
-I never thought I'd see a Lucifer style origin story turned into an adult game but, here we are
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The thought of all the potential history you can drag out of your ass and twist into whatever you want for the story makes it VERY ambitious, in a good way.
-There's just something about overly powerful entities be it Gods, Angels, Vampires, whatever; going about normal mundane lives and either hating it, enjoying it, or curious about it like it's an alien creature!
-There's also the concept of superpowers, which are usually a littttle iffy to look good in a VN, but this one in particular (for 3D) works tremendously, bringing me to my next point...
2. The Renders:
-Small note but a big impact on whether or not I can enjoy a game. A story can be good and all, but sometimes I'll look back on old renders and (semi) good stories and wonder, "How in the flying fuck did I ever jerk off to this? Let alone find it appealing to my eyes?!" There's something about the level of depth in the characters expressions, thoughts and feelings, skin that just makes it feel, more alive than 2 NPCs talking to each other. Speaking of Cs...
3. The Characters:
-Hot topic ooo
(sorry REALLY diving into the forum features after spending a billion years on this site), okay; we'll start with the MC. Lil Lucifer Kaneki is quite enjoyable in my opinion. Usually an MC is RIDICULOUSLY horny (like myself so no judgement), but it's a breath of fresh air to just have someone, normal. He reacts with curiosity more so than just blind lust. His mannerisms are also very nice, as he's just got done with a hundred or thousands of years of torture; I'd say he's holding himself up quite well, key word, holding. It's interesting to see him break down or lose control of himself instead of being an overly positive person, it makes sense. But his inner monologue is constantly trying to balance himself out, which I also love btw. Definitely one of my favorite MC's and I've played well over 367 of these fuckin games (I checked today and had to stop counting).
-We don't know much about Raphael, but from what I do know; I actually kind of relate to how she carries herself, at least from what I've seen in a way. She harbors a lot of responsibility and you can see that from her youth (i.e Emma hounding her to heal the MC, or bring him back to the house, or criticizing her losing him, etc.) In a weird way she's also been a tad tortured (nowhere near us mind you) losing her brother she was joined at the hip with for little to no explanation, but also stand offish after we told her down. That timidness finds it's way back to her despite the MC probably being the most comfortable person to be around for her. It sucks to see people change like that, from personal experience, especially someone you are close to or care for. Side note is that I love that she still plays medic for her human job, and I hope she sees it less as expected of her, and more because SHE found joy in it.
-Hear me out, I like AZEL'S PERSONALITY. While the writing is a bit "rough" on who she wants to be right now; I still like her uppity tomboyish attitude. And when we see "sensical" vulnerability from her, it also shows there's more to her than JUST this tomboy who likes to have fun. Being curious about human anatomy despite being this expected cold Angel of Death is nice, I prefer it over emo that's for sure. (Goth would've also been exceptable).
-For Emma I'd like to see more? I guess? She's just kind of typical right now but again, these 3 Chapters have been more about progression, and less about getting to REALLY know the characters right now, I look forward to seeing more.
-Luna is a beautiful character, inside and out. Her caring demeanor is reflected from the MC's desire to have love (of any kind). But she also feels much more personal than that in a way, perhaps more than meets the eye. Definitely better than horny ass (me) Arakas
-Inessa is best girl, enough said.
-There are other characters but I'd rather the thread not be longer than it already is. I'd wager I'm interested in EVERYONE's development if given the chance. No one really strikes me as boringly cliche, at least not to a nauseating degree to the point where my years of experience could predict them in the blink of an eye (didn't mean to flex...but flex
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4. The Writing:
-Mmm...again this is all about the POSITIVES you little responding keyboard warriors (guilty). But alas it actually has a lot of potential. So far despite some "questionable" decisions, what I really want to compliment is the OVERALL "vibe?" of the writing. It feels professional, semi realistic, but not nauseatingly real like if I were to go touch grass with someone.
-The pacing helps in this regard. I feel like once we are doing something, we see it through. Not jumping from plot point to plot point like a LOT of these VNs do is sooo relaxing. The MC has deep thoughts, small short personal thoughts. The dialogue can be heavy, or very short and sweet. These are not ROBOTS but individuals, and it shines in its exposition and dialogue when it wants to.
That's all I have to say, we don't have much to go on right now, and of course some things need work but even despite the issues it's still FURTHERING me as an MC to want to do something (bad path) which means it's working in it's own way. I do wish there was more leeway/motivation to go another (good path) but right now, even if the writing doesn't change; I'm still satisfied with my options. There are FARRRRR worse alternatives, BELIEVE me.
Keep up the great work dev, you're better than most, and you have potential to be even greater. The reason we are so hard on your work is because we want it to succeed, not fail. But I'm not an English teacher, so what the fuck am I lecturing you for
P.S positive recommendation: I want some more GOD DAMN AUDIO AND/OR MUSIC! I vibe with music...now happy fapping you pricks, and feel free to ask me questions should you have them
