A was a Patron from the start, and it was established back then that the developer is female.
True. I remember people laughing at Yanderedev for "developing" a Unity game with dozens of characters for over 6 years (he's still a tool tho). At the same time many devs on this site alone can't finish their VN with a couple of characters on RenPy for 5+ years. And people support them so it's not "I have no money so next update in 6 month or more" scenario.
Yandev and Noir Desir have very different issues with similar effects. Yandev almost never polishes and instead chooses to prioritize new mechanics. Noir Desir is a slave to polish. Neither end up getting very far in terms of developing out.
Yeah, that's awesome, sincerely. Unfortunately, the real issue is, as has already been stated on this thread, that NoirDesir is a perfectionist. This means that everything has to get tweaked, retweaked, reworked, worked to death, and then overhauled all over again. It's wonderful that this won't be abandoned, but will it ever get finished? I worry, honestly.
I just feel bad for him. He spends so much time on a game that will never receive a lot of financial support.
I highly doubt he has spent much time on it, at least not more than what he's received through Patreon over the last 5+ years. Words like "perfectionist" are usually just code for "lazy and uninspired."
Well, this developer could have kept my financial support, but lost it by NOT spending time on the game, but instead going for long periods without any word on Patreon and then starting over from the beginning. I believe there have been 2 such complete restarts, maybe 3, it's been hard to keep count over the years.
I used to help Enyo Eerie with False Hero (play testing primarily) but ended up getting really frustrated over time when I'd have to completely restart with almost each new build and have everything basically start all over . . . again and again. And I wasn't even paying money, just play testing. So I can definitely agree with your perspective; I have the same.
To be fair to them tho. They are only bringing in less than 84 quid a month. That's less than what I earn working one shift at work so.
And why is that? The game is fun to play. The LIs (especially the sister) are lovely. The sex is hot as hell.
He's making $103 now, after doing nothing for the last 9 months (and very little before that for a long period).
Confirmed - removed the abandoned label!
