Post by Rizzington in Divine Dawn comments

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I love this game so much, but I gotta say it feels really weird everytime it uses the word "teenager" to describe any of the characters. It'd be way less off-putting to just say something along the lines of "young adult," "young woman," or "young man" in the protagonist's case. It's not the worst thing in the world, but it does just feel a little uncomfortable whenever it happens.

I'd also love to see more consistent art for the lewd scenes. So far, they've had such good descriptions but so few actually have art (which I know will come with time so I'm not too worried about that), but some of the ones that do have art, especially with Sarah, don't really match the design of the character's sprite very well or are just a little off in some way.

Overall though, this is one of my favorite games on itch.io and I'm very excited to see where it goes

Cryswar3 days ago(+1)

Most of the main few start off solidly in teenager range in terms of both age and maturity, but I agree that they develop enough, especially MC, that teenager applies to him less and less as the story goes. Or do you mean that 'teenager' brings connotations of characters being younger?

The one Sarah paizuri art was the first CG I ever got for the game, before she had canon art, and will get replaced eventually. For the rest... idk. this game doesn't really make much money, certainly not enough to kidnap one artist and get perfectly consistent art from one guy forever. I'll keep trying to get more high quality CGs, but there isn't really an easy solution to making sure they're all the same style.

Sarah's non-paizuri CGs represent her better than her sprite does though, and I'll die on that hill, lol.

Glad you're enjoying the game in general though!

Rizzington3 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

I was more so talking about the connotations of the characters being younger, especially in a game like this. Again, it's just a matter of word choice so I don't think it's a huge deal, and I understand what you were going for, I just think there are better ways to bring attention to their inexperience.

As for the CGs, I'm truly sorry this game doesn't make good money since I really do love it and think you're doing a great job. I may just really like Sarah's regular sprite, but at the end of the day it's your game and if you think the CGs are better representations of her then don't let me stop you lol

Also I'm sorry if I sound nitpicky at all, I really do love this game and don't have many issues aside from these small things. I also really appreciate that you gave such a direct response so quickly, I always love when devs are that interactive.

Anyways man, keep doing what you're doing, I hope this game goes far and once again I'm very excited to see where it goes!

Cryswar1 day ago(+1)

Fair enough on the teenager thing. As MC has matured I've been using it less, but just to confirm, everyone in the party is 18+ and that will never change. I just wanted more of a coming-of-age and maturation theme, going from kind of a dumb/idealistic teenager to a real hero who has gone through the trials and tribulations needed to burn away their past and forge them into someone better than they were.

I'm glad you like Sarah's sprite, I just have mixed feelings about some aspects of it since I didn't quite get what I asked for lol. Stuff like her fellatio/missionary CGs make me happy since they more accurately represent her design. The overall difference isn't large, granted, but it's hard not to notice that stuff after years of working with her.

No need to apologize, I appreciate honest feedback and am happy to talk about the game. I just try to be completely honest (but not a dick) discussing this stuff. I really am glad you're enjoying the game and I'll keep at it, unless anything awful happens we're still gunning for another update in late April to follow up the last giant one!