I have been following the project since the first demo test and, like others, I had high expectations for STV. However, the overall gameplay experience feels somewhat strange.
- The characters' facial expressions change in a peculiar way (especially the MC), which is very distracting. With Jane always appears in the center of the screen this is really hard to ignore. Also this layout seems like characters are talking but not looking at each other, as if they are looking straight at me. (The art is great but I believe there is a better way to use it...!!!
- The animated scenes lead to slow and unnecessary transitions, which can be frustrating when trying to progress the story (you have to wait for the transition to finish to see the next line, normally it takes a few seconds for each transition).
- The animated background changes IS very odd, sometimes you will see with characters standing still on the screen while the background art zooms and moves...or characters move on a different way compare to the BG moves (It's really hard to explain)
- There are too many unrelated jokes that don't seem to fit the characters' personalities. As a result, it's challenging to tell the personalities of the MC, the duke, and other LIs... or maybe this is just my problem. (also I am kidda lost in the story...)
- WHY DO WE NEED TO FIGHT FURNITURES IN THIS GAME
I encountered these issues during the beta testing stage and I managed to provide these feedbacks, but it seems the team has not made any changes to improve the game... I tried to play it again yesterday, but can't make through the first hour.
Hope STV will be better in future.