Hey!
I havent played this as of yet, but i did play Mist in its different iterations. I saw the changes, and i liked them.
Im not a game creator. I rarely give reviews. How can i criticize something, i myself cannot do?
And thets something you need to keep in mind. The critics and haters are not game developers themselves. They have no idea the time or effort it takes to do what you do.
If they dont like the kinks you put in it, they can make their own game, with whatever kinks they want. Otherwise, its ultimately not their choice. Its the creators. If you put up a poll asking what kink would you like to see added, and gave us a choice, and we disagreed with the final decision, ok, fine. Maybe we get to complain then.
But still. Its YOUR game. Make it the way you want it to be. Ill play it. Because you did such a good job with Mist. Because its noticeable you care a lot about your games.
Because even though I didnt like the ending to Mist, I still consider it one of my favorite games. It's ok that it wasn't my favorite ending. That doesn't matter. It was a great game, and I'll play it again, once it's not as fresh in my memory haha.
Keep doing what you're doing. It's going to be great. There might be bumps along the way, but every trip has them.