This game is amazing. I prefer the vn version a lot more. I don't mean to intrude but I'd like it if you could possibly get back to this version and finish it after you're done with the IF version. Whenever you can of course. It's just such a pity that it's only going to be finished on one type. Well, either way the story writing is genius.
Thank you! <3 I get what you mean, and honestly I'd love to one day add the IF's script to the VN, but it's simply not possible right now. The key idea of extending Perfumare as a text-only project was meant to allow me to add more content without having to worry about including all the art assets that, while are fun to do, take a lot of my time and energy (not to mention coding them all into the game, too). From the start, the VN was made to only be a short trailer of sorts, but if I have the chance and more free time in the future to get back to it, I'll think about it more seriously. Or more likely, I'll consider adding some art assets to the IF version, to make it more VN-like, but that's only after I am done with the base game.
This one (the VN) is meant to be a stand-alone, so it can be considered a demo to the IF version. Both versions follow the same potline, but I’m adding and expanding scenes and content so as to, hopefully, make the longer version fun and 'new' to read as well.
Personally, I’d recommend playing this one first, if only because the VN is finished.