Hey, just played it :)
Some feedback, because I really want to see this game continue!
- The art is, although very inconsistent, quite good! Very Akabur-esque. I'm sure it's on your list of things to improve though.
- The NPC's and interactable environments are great too. That said, there sometimes doesn't seem to be a way to go back the way you came from, and the environment is sometimes a bit weird to interact with. E.G just the curtains of a path can be interacted with rather than the whole doorway.
- The dating minigame is... bad. It needs a lot more transparency. It has a good base... maybe... but it really feels like a mostly random thing that can sometimes make perfect sense, or no sense at all.
- The start of the game is verrrrryy long and doesn't really seem necessary for the most part. Rather than dump a whole heap of story on your player at once, only give us what is really necessary and then have us play through plot points. The setting doesn't need anywhere near as much set up as you've got here.
- Some of the layering is a bit wonky at times. Nothing major, but something that will need polish at some point.
- I actually liked the shooting minigame. It's super laggy, but I like the idea of it being difficult and maybe being made easier with upgrades that can be earned through the shooting mini game. Maybe make a gun-specific shop with upgrades that can be purchased with "dog tags" which are earned from shooting enemies?
Overall, this is really a great start! I'm super keen to see how you develop it :)
Thank you very much for the rating and in-depth feedback, it helps a lot!
I have already reworked a lot of the full screen CG's to have much better art, aside from that do you have some specific pieces or characters you disliked the looks of?
I'll try to improve navigation, thanks!, also the dating mini-game is getting completely redesigned for the next update: https://www.patreon.com/OverworkedPeonGames/posts/post-release-158961056
if by layering you mean the character placement in the sandbox, I've fixed all placements to not hider or hinder view, sandbox should feel much better!
Next update will have 3 new guns for the shooter with their own mods!
Thanks again!