Hey. I'm ChellayTiger. I've been making erotic gay visual novels since 2021. I heard about your game around that time and it looked interesting and I was looking forward to it. Time passed, and the radio silence made me think it was a scam like many others, which disappointed me. Now that I know more about the situation, I have a few things I want to say.
First, I'm glad the game is now completed and out. I wouldn't say I'm ecstatic because well the art isn't to my liking and Deniz is the only one I'm kind of attracted to, but that's beside the point. I wanted more gay dating sims that featured more than just pretty boys and young adult characters, so I'm glad that this game is released. I do love the interface and I think the story could head into interesting places, so here's hoping it was worth the wait. Definitely one of the more ambitious games for better or for worse. I know how hard it is to make such a large visual novel having made one and working on a couple more.
I do feel sorry for your unfortunate circumstances and hindsight does make things a bit more obvious. However, I do think you should have at least communicated what was going on. Anxiety is a bitch to deal with, but I think working on dealing with it would be important to deal with as you had something really important to do, which was updating your audience.
I also think you should have planned the project better. Overscoping and poor project management are things you really should avoid in the future and at the very least, you guys have learned that much. There was nothing wrong with cutting down the scope in order to get out a product faster, sometimes it's necessary and the fans are accepting of that.
Ultimately, I'm glad you guys completed the project and that you learned how to amend your mistakes next time. As long as you communicate with your fans, they will be understanding. I would know making erotic gay VNs for over a year. Hope things look bright for your future!