Yeah, early posts are misleading when games change so much. Thanks for getting a second look in.
I'm also glad you came into the game in 0.4. This is the best game state so far. We added music and sound effects. It can be better, but we feel we did a great job in that department. Hopefully the music only enhances the experience.
Lastly, with the ex-girlfriend story, you'll find out some insight in this update about her. You can always talk to me in private messages if you have concerns or questions. That goes for everyone <3
Until later!
So I played this through last night & I have to say that I'm pretty impressed. The writing is good & the characters are intriguing, I'm looking forward to finding out more about each one of them. I'm enjoying the build up between the MC & the others characters & while I am looking forward to seeing some lewd content with them soon I'm glad that it hasn't been rushed into since they all seem to be dealing with things that could have made it feel a little cheap if it had happened too quickly (especially with how the MC's mental state was in the beginning).
I hadn't seen how the whole thing with Rachel had been handled originally but from what I saw last night I'm very interested to find out what did actually happen there & why she thinks it's better to tell the MC that she cheated on him (especially given how it's affected him) rather than what she actually did. Also her
little sister is adorable & I really want the MC to become a big brother type figure for her & hope that he'll be able to get Frank to help her out, from the little I've seen of her I already want only the best for her. But yeah, I think you guys have handled her really well so far (especially with how the MC reacted during their earlier meet up considering what he believed had happened). Still not sure if I'll want her as a LI for my MC, that will all depend on what she actually did do & her reasoning for it. What I do know is that unless it's something really bad I will want my MC to be around as a friend if for no other reason than to help with her
sister.
Lisa seems very sweet & I want to find out what trauma she's had in the past that has caused her to have such a child-like mentality at times (I think it was hinted at something to do with
her father) & how she has never touched a butt besides her own considering she's married. But I know & don't mind waiting for those answers to come as the story progresses.
Emily is fucking adorable & I really do feel for her. I have someone close to me that struggles with the same thoughts she seems to after seeing what she was thinking in the kitchen, so that hits home for me. She's probably my favourite so far because of that.
I can't wait to see something evolving between Nicole & the MC because I'm a sucker for the romance between an MC & an older woman that was a family friend/Aunt sort of thing when she starts to see him as a man & not a kid any more.
Taylor & the MC seem to have a shard trauma to bond over with them both being cheated on by their ex's (though not really in the MC's case) & believe that could lead to some interesting scenes where they can try to help each other overcome the mental/emotional damage that causes.
Frank seems like too good of a man to me still. I know, I know, it's been said many times that he really is just a nice guy that wants to help but I'm just too much of a cynic to believe anyone is actually that nice. I'm pretty sure it'll be proven to me over & over again that he's just a really nice guy & I'll believe it eventually, but I just can't help being suspicious lol.
The renders are good & I like the looks of each character. They are each beautiful in their own distinct way & they look different enough to not all feel like the same person with a different attitude. I'm also very grateful that the MC looks like an adult rather than a 13 year old boy that's supposed to be 18/19 like in so many VN's out there. Big props for letting us play as an adult that actually looks like an adult, it's a huge point in this games favour for me.
I may be in the minority here but I actually liked the giggles/laughing sound effects & I think the music was implemented well & each track seems to fit the scene it's used in. I also like the way thoughts are displayed in a different colour to dialog, it really helps to differentiate them & although it might be a small touch I do appreciate it.
So all in all I'm really impressed by what I've played so far & as long as no surprises pop up before then you guys will have a new Patron on the 1st of the month (I like all my Patreon charges to come out on the same day so I make sure to start any new subs on the 1st). Hopefully after the corrections made to the messy start you'll see an uptick in Patrons going forward because I think you both deserve to have way more than what you do currently
P.S. I just want to throw my vote in for some midgame pregnancies too! Not sure how to implement it without branching paths for it though, so sadly I can't help in that regard. Even so I do hope that we'll be given the option to creampie the girls (& without the unnecessary talk of getting the morning after pill, the girls could already be on birth control) once we start getting lewd content even without it necessarily leading pregnancy at the time. I hate forced pull-out scenes.