Heyy Cupkisu! Just played the demo fully and tried to pay attention to everything. First thing i wanna say is this game definitely has a lot of potential and i really like how it exceeded everyone expectations.
IF U WANNA RELEASE IT IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE: IM ITALIAN, IF U NEED A TRANSLATOR I CAN DO IT FOR FREE ( just for the love of the game, u can reach me on discord: panda_nb)
Possible SPOILERS ahead!!
The game reminded me of Omori, Ao oni, mad father, a lil bit of danganronpa and Ace Attorney (with the whole debate thing). My favorite part is indeed the debates, so i would suggest to focus on the interface and mechanics of those.
Here are some things i noticed that i would change:
- WASD: i would make it possible to move around with wasd keys. Many players are used to that by now so it feels a bit odd moving with the directional keys.
- Z AND X: i would switch Z -> e, X -> q (for similar reasons i said above in WASD).
- MAP: i would add a faster button to check maps (TAB or M). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN MY OPINION, because people dont wanna sit through opening the inventory then go to select the map and then forgetting and having to open again to check (i personally struggle with this kind of stuff).
- INVENTORY: i would make so that players can use the mouse to interact with the inventory. It would just result more natural to be able to move the mouse around and click the items.
- CHOICES SELECTION: i would make so that players can use the mouse to interact with the dialogue choices selection (completely optional but would be nice)
- OPTION SECTION: i would add a volume regulator (SFX, BGM, MASTER VOLUME, etc)
Regardless possible bags or overlooked things:
- SOME of the items dont display any dialogue. If your goal was to add a description to anything the player is trying to interact (and i think that is what you are trying to do) then i would recommend a recheck of the items, especially in the pool section, male bathroom and those other rooms around the pool.
- LOADING SAVE SECTION from the menu at the start doesn't allow me to go back to the main menu. So basically once i get in the interface i cant go back i can only choose the savings.
- In the section basically at the start where it asks if u wanna open the door, if u go back out into the corridor and then enter again the room and go to the same door it will display the same dialogue again even tho we already experienced it(?) idk if that is on purpose but it felt odd.
OK THATS IT FOR NOW!! LOVELY GAME AND PLEASE CONSIDER CONTACTING ME FOR ANYTHING!