I really enjoyed this game, all the characters, the story, the funny jokes, the art, everything is just so good. There's also a lot of stuff to check and explore, which I find very neat.
One feature I think would be cool to add is some sort of Ghost Gallery Menu, to check all the ghosts the player has captured, with their names and description, which could also be a good way to track how many are left. Maybe it could be accessed by interacting with the Camera in the Inventory, since I found it a bit confusing that you can take pictures of others but they don't really do anything unless you do the ghosts' quests.
Throughout the game I found a few bugs:
- The game always crashes when you go to the bathroom at Konbini, stating "An invalid event was specified".
- Buying the DVD for the girl covered in blood causes her to say she'll give you some chocolate, but instead she only gives you another DVD, and talking to her again causes her to ask you if you paid for the DVD, resulting in a loop.
- Talking to Hanmagami may cause Nanori's sprite to be stuck turning to the right side.
- Reaching the Yoruko's sisters room through the neighbor's wardrobe causes all the maggots to disappear, but leaving the room through the door and re-entering it causes them to reappear.
- I'm not sure if the 'Maggots Game' is working or not, I was only able to procceed by randomly trying to walk and pressing enter despite not being able to see Nanori on the screen.
- 'Dying Thing' remains in your inventory even after reviving it.
- 'Forbidden Flute' remains in your inventory even after giving it to Mr. Aomori.
All and all, I fell in love with this game, it has been very hard to find good RPGs like this, and I can't wait to see the complete version!
Thank you for playing. I am glad that you enjoyed.
I did have a ghost gallery in an early version! It was used to take on the form of that character, which would allow you to use a power and explore other areas of the game, but I did not think it was interesting for every character, so it was changed. Maybe I can work on something, but programming it would maybe be difficult in a way that would look correct. Maybe I can add the photos of ghosts as items? Would you like that or would you not?
I have seen a few people become confused with the Kami Kamera item when it takes a photo, maybe a ghost gallery is better...
There are a lot of glitches in the game currently. It is disheartening and it is scary for me to fix them. When I released the latest version, I had tested many times and I thought it was mostly glitch free, but I was wrong. I have to fix them, but I do not know why they appear.
One day I hope to finish the game, but it is difficult for me... Life is very busy, and I often feel sad.
I hope you will play a better version of the game one day.
Thank you for your words, they make me happy and make me want to fix the game :)
I really like the idea of having each photo as an item! Really adds to the collection aspect, in case the gallery doesn't work out that's also a great option! Another thing that could work is if the ghosts' photos could be uploaded to Nanori's computer gallery, maybe they could even be interacted with from there like virtual pets or something, but I'm just brainstorming here.
I understand life can be pretty harsh sometimes, it's import that you take your time on your own pacing, and I'm sure whatever comes up in the future will be awesome because its made with heart.
Wishing you well in life, and that you can enjoy your experience making art!