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Qu1nni194 days ago(+5)

I read this comment after getting the first ending twice and I thought it was unnecessarily harsh until i watched a playthrough and saw what the other ending was meant to be...bad taste is the understatement of the century! The blatant rating farming really rubbed me the wrong way, especially because it seems that the whole beauty of the game was sacrificed with rushed,less-than-stellar endings in order to garner ratings. I've been mostly defending this creator as i definitely feel like people have been hating on her for no reason with error143 and making mountains out of molehills, but it really feels like this whole game was just designed to be a clapback to the haters, talking about the destructive nature of social media and shocking us with a s*icide that seemed to come out of nowhere to show that 'words hurt guys'. I wasn't particularly mad at that, but the rating thing at the end really made the game feel like it was made to fulfil an agenda, rather than out of passion or a desire to give players and enjoyable experience.


You wouldn't know it from my comment so far but I do love this creator and their games and appreciate all their hardwork, Error 143 was a masterpiece of a game and Going Live was so well made - the song was incredible and had my jaw open! I just didn't love this. At all. I would've been so supportive if there was a big 'guys please please leave a rating' at the end, or even if the creator said point blank 'ill release the happy ending if you get this to 5k ratings' but to make it a part of the game itself, forcing a narrative that doesn't quite fit with the story you were telling? And to boast 3 ending when one of them doesn't even exist yet? It just feel disingenuous and kind of like spitting on genuine fans.

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Elias Florence193 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the perspective. I haven't played Error 143, and I wasn't aware that the creator was being hated on because of it. Had I known, I would have tempered my language a bit and made it clear that I'm merely questioning this one particular writing choice in this one particular game, not making assumptions about the creator's character. Ultimately, though, I think many people, including those who probably don't have a strong opinion about the creator either way, feel the same way about the "true" ending.

You made a really good point about how the creator incorporated this into the narrative itself. I know some fanfic writers release bonus chapters if they received enough likes/comments/whatever, which still seems somewhat unnecessary to me, but I agree that I (and probably most) won't have a major problem with it. Ultimately, it's about whether the narrative is complete and is not being held hostage for reasons outside the story itself.

Just piggybacking on your comment a little more: I hope the creator doesn't take these comments personally and can eventually reach a place where they no longer feel the need to do such things in their own passion project. The game is truly one of the best in terms of art, music, and voice acting, all of which are still directed by the creator. Exploring themes that are relevant to a creator's experience often results in profound and moving work. I'd still be willing to check out the creator's future works once they've reached a better headspace.

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Qu1nni193 days ago (1 edit) (+3)

I don't have an issue with people creating for likes, and i'm the biggest advocate for the idea that creating for money/ratings doesn't make you less respectable than people who create for passion alone. I myself adore writing in general, but as a ff author am very transparent with my readers that I post for validation and would love a comment lmao! I will never criticise wanting reviews, however the writer in me can never defend sacrificing your narrative for the sake of ratings.


Nothing else to add in particular other than i completely agree with you!! Will still check out and support future works, but it was a shame how this ended, especially since it had such a high quality start </3

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svpersonico193 days ago(+1)

wait, the creator got hated on for error 143? i tried looking it up, but i dont see any hate anywhere.. i thought error 143 was a highly loved game as well as micah yujin? i dont see anything wrong w it?

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Qu1nni193 days ago

It was the stupidest thing ever but it was quite prominent, and people said the game was good but the creator was a bad person (which was like huhhh??). People were saying she was fetishising black men (which, from a black girl, was SUCH a reach i was flabbergasted) and then there was something about Michah's va being involved in a somewhat sketchy game previously. All of it really had me wondering if people were being fr bc theres no way thats it, but they were and a lot of people dislike her.

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svpersonico192 days ago(+2)

ahh, im not too involved with error 143 so yeah thats probably why i didnt see anything despite it being priminent. and DUDE, THATS INSANE?? never seen jenny in any controversies and saying shes fetishising black men is absolutely insane too? 😭😭 why does his race matter at all? like, how is she fetishising if it doesnt even matter what his race is? whatever race he is, hes still micah yujin and the game will still go on.. and that second thing ab the va has nothinggg to do with jenny too. i wonder why they hated for absolutely any reason they can think of,, i mean it is true people find a reason to hate on everything, but on a random indie game? that completely eliminates the main principles of the indie community.

anyway, thank you for telling me!

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