Enjoyed this game quite a bit. I fully expected the MC to be a putz and a loser but he's proven surprisingly likable. All of the characters are great, really, a well-rounded cast. Ruru in particular is a breath of fresh air. She actually seems like she's rooting for the MC most of the time and while she's a manipulative demon she gives genuinely good advice and character development. Very much looking forward to MC getting more involved with things, he and Saranhil are adorable together! They've got that "two halves of a whole idiot" energy.
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Not sure what that says about me, then. He mostly reminds me of Kazuma from Konosuba. Not someone I would necessarily want to be friends with but he's entertaining. I want to see him succeed but I also like when he fails.
It helps that the player has plenty of opportunities to make him less of a jerk. He'll always be an ass but you can keep him from being an asshole. If that makes any sense.
Yeah, my goal has been to make him something of a stupid and entertaining dickhead. Someone you don't feel bad for when bad things happen to him, because he kind of deserves it.
But I do want there to be some level of sympathy for him as well, so I'm happy to hear that at least someone has a little bit to spare.
It's a tough balancing act, but it wouldn't be fun to write if I just succeeded perfectly at my every attempt.