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Fisher5 days ago(+1)

In case it is edited, here is NxT Maru's original reply in full:


Why did the host remove my games when I followed all the rules and uploaded 3 games, there was nothing in the game that I couldn't upload more than one and all of them had mixed media and queer themes and no ai content,  so this is very unfair to me. please let me compete.  At least leave me with one game 

I have used real background in Do U Dream and let's talk about queer angle that I have not specified the gender of the protagonist because I have shown the relationship between human and robot and not gender.

I have used real background in Behind the Smile and talk about the queer angle, the gender of the protagonist is male and the other character is also male but is a cross dresser, there is talk of a slight gender change in him but at the end he is a male.

Yes, I admit that in my game Let's Talk Until Dawn, I didn't portray queer relation in it, but I did use mixed media in it, but I made this game for some other jam, so I thought I should submit it to that jam too, sorry about that

And I made 'Behind the Smile' and 'Do U Dream' during the jam's timeframe, but 'Let's Talk Until Dawn' was made for my other jam, which I have submitted to you again. Any issue should be with the one  game, not all.

 For my third game, 'Let's Talk Until Dawn', no problem if you had removed it—I would have understood and accepted it as my mistake—but you also removed my other games. That is unfair

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NxT Maru5 days ago

Thank you for taking the time to explain your concerns. I understand that, as hosts and judges, you need to make sure submissions follow the rules, and I respect that.

I would like to clarify a few things, though.

Regarding my previous jam submissions, I understand your concerns about whether my games fit the requirements. I did not intend to disrespect any jam's rules or submit games knowing that they were outside the requirements. If I misunderstood a jam's theme or interpretation, that was a mistake on my part, not an attempt to disregard the rules.

Regarding Behind the Smile, I understand the distinction you are making about the character being a trans woman rather than a male crossdresser. If I used the wrong terminology, I acknowledge that and will correct it. The game itself is intended to portray her as a trans woman.

Regarding the AI-art suspicion, I want to be clear that the artwork was not AI-generated. I understand why you may have concerns based on the appearance of the art, but I would appreciate it if this could be treated as a concern rather than an established fact. I can provide work-in-progress material or other evidence of the artwork's creation if that would help clarify this.

As for Do U Dream?, I understand your interpretation that the game is not explicitly queer enough for the jam. My intention was to explore a relationship between a human protagonist and Eva, a robot whose identity and understanding of herself develop throughout the story. The protagonist's gender is intentionally left unspecified, allowing the relationship to be interpreted by the player rather than defining the protagonist's gender myself. I understand that this may not meet your interpretation of an explicitly queer game, but the intention was not to submit something unrelated to the theme.

Ultimately, I respect your decision as the hosts and judges regarding whether the game meets the jam's requirements. I just wanted to clarify my intentions and the points that I believe may have been misunderstood.

Thank you for hearing me out.

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