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thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed comment!🥺

i wont go through every point because a lot of it simply comes down to personal preference and i respect that shift 3 wasnt as enjoyable for you as the first two. i can definitely understand feeling like it was too slow or that there wasnt enough action and ill keep that in mind for shift 3.5 and Shift 4 and try to balance the slower parts with more tension and action.

BUT i absolutely have to address the "written by ai" part because NO i wrote everything myself. xD im actually sorry that the writing felt worse or less human to you but ive been actively improving my writing since i made those first shifts. shift 3 has a lot more dialogue and slower conversations and ive realized that this is actually the kind of writing i really enjoy doing now, so thats something im probably going to stick with. (sorry lol) xD

as for Biker Boy hes actually NOT illiterate! you probably missed some scenes because some of the information about him is hidden behind optional interactions so its completely okay. and yes, he was in the army, but the army isnt what "made" him the way he is. theres a lot more to his childhood and teenage years that i havent revealed yet. some of it has only been implied through subtext so far so youve really only seen a very small part of his past.

and regarding the alternative backstory you suggested where he was kidnapped as a child and raised by evil ppl to be an assassin… idk if you were being sarcastic but if you werent i personally WOULDNT go in that direction. it just sounds a little too anime-like for me... xD

but i genuinely appreciate the feedback about the pacing and lack of action. ill try to take that into account going forward without completely abandoning the slow burn style that i personally enjoy. :3

thank you again for playing the game and making a video about it!🥺

secretdoorgaming1 day ago (1 edit)

Thank you for taking to the time to comment also and not be mad or upset. :) I really appreciate that you are open minded.

It was difficult to find what to do next in Shift 3 I just felt like I was wandering aimlessly without any direction.

It's your baby so of course do what makes you happy and how you want it to be, it's your creation, :) but I hope you keep an open mind that with yandere games you don't want too slow of a burn. I have played many and most fail because there is not enough of yandere elements and too much bantering back and forth that is just filler and may not be interesting or based around the psychotic obsessive elements that these types of games want to subject the reader. Most people watching youtube videos or playing visual narrative games if bored within a few minutes usually drop it.

But like I said your game is one of the better ones and I thoroughly enjoyed shift 1 and 2. It's got a lot of unique elements and new ideas which is awesome and the story is really interesting.

As for commenting on the AI part I apologize, I felt like there were certain parts that sounded AI because they just kept on rambling and repeating certain subjects which AI tends to do it also forgets often what it just said and I found that in certain aspects of the writing.

It also said in Shift 2 I believe when he was driving her home that he couldn't read or write if you go back, you can see that part when he asks for her number.

But please take this as a grain of salt you are doing a great job, and I am grateful for artists like you creating fantastic stories and games for us to enjoy it takes a lot of work I know for a fact being a writer and digital artist in my past.

Also, my background story that I made was not based on anime or being sarcastic many movies and stories have that kind of background not just anime you can see that kind of story in Korean movies or spy movies from Hollywood. Even like a military operative or marine where they do go through like torturous experiences to get tougher and shape their mind to be stronger than any civilian.

In conclusion I can't wait to play the continuing saga of your game, and I think you have a real talent to make games that I would be happy to pay for, and I mean that. :)

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