Hi @shirokoi , what's up? I want to discuss some things concerning your baby, your main attraction, Repeat. I, don't care too much about a slight updates on a story or some sprites you add time to time, but... Shiro, can I ask about the original/old 2020 version of Repeat still be available to go through without a current overhaul of changed dialogue, extra CGs, new character sprites, maybe something else. I don't like the updates you bring slowly in these past months. Maybe for some like Owen and Sam it works, but for Sissel, Phillip and dear God Jinny it DOESN'T, AT ALL. They lost their old caricature looks, which seem odd sometimes, but they make those characters distinct, unique, approachable and cute (Sissel, our sweetie pie). And I actually very fond of dialogue with koala jokes and other hilarious stuff - this is one of a few things that made me intrigued and get into continue reading your game. I like some additions of a new expressions of mains here and there with mix of your old take on character design and semi-current one you use nowadays for art works of various genre, but that's it - bits of new sprites. Do you think, can a continuing Sissel's, Owen's and maybe Phillip's paths updates be workable with a 2020 version of Repeat ( I don't know the actual name of it, sorry 😅)?
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No, I will not be maintaining the sprites where all the characters still looked like children. Maintaining 2 sets of sprites will also become a nightmare now that there are more new sprite expressions than old ones. There were some old sprites expressions (especially on Owen) that I actively avoided using because the art was so off-model. I spent months overhauling the 200+ sprites of Repeat and I will not drop them simply because a handful of people dislike the change.
And if you actually played through the game, you would know that half the koala jokes are still in there. Please actually give the changes an honest chance instead of dismissing them outright. You have no idea how demoralizing it is to work months on the overhaul only to be spammed with messages like these. I have half the mind to just drop Repeat and go back to working on Temptation's Ballad on my worst days.