Thought I was dreaming when I was checking my email last night as I was going to bed and saw you've posted a House for Alesa 3. Totally forgot, checked this morning, and it's real!!! I can't wait to play.
I just finished it :) I think I got all the endings as well.
Anyway, it was a great game, I loved the story as usual. I liked the true ending because it's flexible, too.
I do have some feedback though. I liked the other two games more, this one was a bit annoying for a few reasons.
1. The voice acting was ... not great(mostly the female characters; the guys did great!) and I am trying to say this in the nicest way but I don't know how to without lying. They were not horrible, don't get me wrong!! It took a little bit to get used to, though, since I like to read them myself. The voices in general were a little bit off putting though, plus the acting skills, as some of them sounded like they were just reading off paper and got the emotions wrong. Plus I didn't expect Alesa to sound like a child lol. Is there a way to turn those off? I prefer just reading it myself. I left them on, though. (No offense if any of the voice actors are reading this, I really don't mean to hurt anyone).
2. The puzzles and stuff were more fun, longer and confusing in the 2nd game which I liked. This one felt a lot easier!
3. The cake dance at the end of each fight... was a bit extra. And it's not able to be skipped so it's a bit annoying.
I think those are my only 3 complaints. Wouldn't mind the voices if I could turn them off (if I am able to, it's not very clear in the settings).
Anyway, keep up the good work!!! If you make a 4th game I will definitely play <3 Again, sorry if I offended anyone!!!
Edit: Adding more things I liked!
-The music and ambience was great
-The dog and cat companions were adorable (I used both)
-All the ending were so funny/great
-I think you had some characters from other games of yours (besides this trilogy)??? I wasn't 100 percent sure because I didn't finish a lot of them yet.
-"Your ass is hairy too?"
-The story (as mentioned above)
It's okay, you're being respectul and honest.
Most of the cast was new to voice acting, they wanted to do it for fun and for getting experience. Some of the voices were modified; for example, the pitch of Alesa's voice was increased, since she's supposed to sound more high pitched. At first, I was going to include an option to turn them off, but I decided against it, since the VAs worked hard and they deserved to be heard. I understand that some people would prefer no voice acting at all, and I might consider adding a no VA option in the future, but at the moment I'll leave the game the way it was envisioned.
I guess the puzzles and overall difficulty are pretty subjective and the experiences are very different. Some people hated the puzzles in the 2nd one but liked these ones, and some considered this game harder.
I understand some people will find the victory dance annoying, while others might love it. It was actually a last minute addition that I really love so I would never consider removing it.
Nevertheless, I appreciate your feedback and honesty!
Personally, I'm proud of the VAs, they did their best, even if some of them had no experience in VA at all, we all worked for months and I'm very happy with their work, and they were really happy to be part of this
This was a perfect ending for a final game of the series for sure.
Oh, no! I hope you find your future passions. I really like your games (not just the Alesa series!) but burnout is definitely understandable. I wish you the best! I will still have notifications on in case you create new games in the future, though ~
Aww yea, that is fair and true. If you put no voice acting as an option, then people might not see their hard work. I understand that they are new and doing it for fun, too. Thank you for taking my feedback well, but I hope if the VAs see, they will not be offended <3 I am glad they got to voice act and get some experience!
As for the puzzles, yea true, that was more of a personal opinion but I still found the puzzles fun.
And of course! You never have to remove something if you don't want to remove it, if you like the victory dance that's fine! I am glad you do. You and everyone did a great job on this game overall, though!