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just read previous posts before asking: https://f95zone.to/threads/the-way-v0-35a-zee95.5047/page-222#post-5487663
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Benn Swagger
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I'm quite vocal on the development direction of this game since earlier stage. I'm not saying 'I told you so', Zee ... what I want to convey is that, by doing 3 paths with difference characters, the game become forgettable. Players can't relate to main character or the storyline. And if they do, let say the sister or the mom ... they need to wait like 3 updates for certain path getting continuation.
Your vision is not impossible, but required multiple people that are specialist on their own assignment, so the teamwork will flowing smoothly and monthly update are reachable. I was in 3D animation industry, particularly work in the small studio. To survive against big rival animation studio, a dependable teammate is a must. Or as I suggested before if you're doing it solo, focus per one path and finishing it, then move on to next path.
If you can't do monthly update, the game will easily forgotten. A monthly update already challenge most people brain memory, mine even shorter, a week past, I already forgot many things ... so many things happen in life for a month, to remember their 10~30 minutes of their life when playing the last update ... is tough.
Last, the Pandemic is a bitch. I think every developer's patreon got fucked after April 2020 and the ex-patrons hardly comeback. Well goodluck with the next project, Zee.
Your vision is not impossible, but required multiple people that are specialist on their own assignment, so the teamwork will flowing smoothly and monthly update are reachable. I was in 3D animation industry, particularly work in the small studio. To survive against big rival animation studio, a dependable teammate is a must. Or as I suggested before if you're doing it solo, focus per one path and finishing it, then move on to next path.
If you can't do monthly update, the game will easily forgotten. A monthly update already challenge most people brain memory, mine even shorter, a week past, I already forgot many things ... so many things happen in life for a month, to remember their 10~30 minutes of their life when playing the last update ... is tough.
Last, the Pandemic is a bitch. I think every developer's patreon got fucked after April 2020 and the ex-patrons hardly comeback. Well goodluck with the next project, Zee.
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P&C scenes wasn't much there, but I think the 3 separate ways update is the main reason for lacking success/income. It would be better not include this strategy in the new game.
juan palote
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Yeah, the 3 way was the main reason, but if everything else would have been perfect then maybe, i would have continued.
Problem is, adding crap like P&C (which even when there wasnt many of them, some were really long) to a game that already has a really big issue, makes people leave, quite early.
Honestly, i would avoid both things in the new project if i were the Dev, but who knows what will happen
It breaks my heart to see this game on hold. But i totally understand. Soo much content for this game yet only 101$ its a shame. Wish you much more success in the new game Zee. Best of luck.
DanThaMan
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This. The best way to do it is by finishing a path and then going to another one.
Shelter and Fate of Irnia are both games that were made like that.
With that said, this game is great, shame seeing such a nice dev not getting the recognition he deserves
He definetely has talent, hope he succeeds on his next project.
Joshua Tree
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You can fine give someone the recognition for their talent without pledge support to them. Remember people pledge support to creators because they get something back from doing so (whatever it is). If you end up with the feeling of watching grass grow while seasons passes you get hard pressed to keep pledge.This. The best way to do it is by finishing a path and then going to another one.
Shelter and Fate of Irnia are both games that were made like that.
With that said, this game is great, shame seeing such a nice dev not getting the recognition he deserves
He definetely has talent, hope he succeeds on his next project.
The game is great, the story is great, but the phasing of releases isn't. If he had completed the game and put it on steam I would bought it, no problem there.
juan palote
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I disagree. Games like the ones i have on my sig, like WVM and My New Family have no corruption and are successful games on Patreon (even among the most successful ones)
That wasnt the problem
I agree with you. Theres definetely a reason why the game did not get much patreons.
The multiple paths defenitely slowed the game down.
But I still hope the dev learned from this experience and he can get more recognition on his next games.
I honeslty don't know why developers build games with different main paths, from experience, they always have this kind of problem. I'll rather you focus on a single path and get it done.
Kudos to the developer, my advice for your next project, don't build games with multiple main parts, the amount of work is mind boggling and the reward isn't that great.
Kudos to the developer, my advice for your next project, don't build games with multiple main parts, the amount of work is mind boggling and the reward isn't that great.
Well I am brand new to this one, can't believe I haven't seen it before, so I have to ask an important question. I see a lot of beautiful girls that I am interested in and I just can't pick only one so I have to know from now before I get invested is there a harem route where you get all the girls or has the dev mentioned anything about one being planned?
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It can work if the different paths share a main line and have only some scenes different, like Retrieving the past
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It was at the start of the game, when she asks about Monique. But, I already dirty patched it myself.