I probably shouldn't respond... but I am trying to figure this out and I can't... [...]
I don't want to go into detail about my personal life, but in game development and quite frankly any industry where you release a creative work out to the public, people will bash it, people are mean, people are rude, and that's just going to happen.
EDIT: It also REALLY doesn't help that F95Zone users will very clearly see something they don't want to download, download it, play it, and then complain that they did so on these forums for a while despite the fact that their main critisism is a core part of the game's design.
On the other hand people can be nice, offer constructive criticism and even validation if you're into that.
I think a major thing you should look into is finding why you're into game development, even with all the resources in the world you cannot please everyone, so half of the battle is choose who to please, and that's far easier when you can go with the routes or features that
please you the most and are things you're interested in adding or changing.
Now to get a bit more specific; art. People are picky about art and everyone disagrees on it, especially here. Personally I find your art to be decent, not great or amazing, but decent and I would say its good. Others can shit talk it for days and describe all the reasons they hate it and unless you want to focus on something that a decent others don't really have a problem with its really not worth the effort to please them, in my opinion anyways. I'm weird with art though, so take that with a grain of salt, I used to read books all the time so images are just extra to me.
The writing was good and the art was great at providing a nice visual image, its why I liked the demo.
As for F95Zone as a whole, this site is filled with assholes. Don't worry too much about making people feel better after they shit on your game, they're mostly just venting and moving on, and they won't have spent a dollar.
If you're not into this for the money, then I cannot stress enough you should focus on what you like and enjoy, if you see a suggestion or a criticism that resonates with you; do it. If its easy to add and doesn't affect others; go for it. If you feel like the suggestion isn't your thing or if you don't want to do it, don't.
If you're into it for financial reasons, it changes the game entirely, and quite frankly it steals your soul and drowns out any creativity you've ever had... often times the financially beneficial option is directly opposite to the pleasing option.
TLDR; When releasing any creative work you need thick skin, its just a fact of life and we can't fix that. Focus on making your game a fun experience that you (and your friends?) enjoy playing, we'll enjoy it (some of us) too and you can check back here if you want, but it is and always was, completely optional.
Hope it goes without saying, I still really want to see you release your games.
