For real. What's even worse is that he must have initially planned to complete it, due to the actual work being done, then just decided "I can't handle this" and dipped - wasting both his own efforts and our funds simultaneously.
The frustrating part about these events is how they take advantage of people's trust and genuine support - both emotionally and financially. The bank this game would have made, too..
Honestly, I cannot agree enough with this! Many devs seem to believe the existing insert-faceless-hentai-protagonist works well enough, but..it ultimately feels hollow.
There are a few VNs out there that give our player character a real personality and interests. When they do, it feels much more intriguing overall. An example would be Kaoru or "Producer-san" from Shining Song Starnova - this MC, apart from actually having eyes and a non-standard hair colour, has his own story filled with hobbies, dreams, regrets and very strong opinions!
This was my first experience with a VN protagonist that felt properly "alive" and fleshed out. The proof of concept being in essence: as long as you make your player character a relatively sane individual with a good heart, they can and will receive the audience relatability that the developers crave, regardless of their hobbies, interests, opinions and, within reason, appearance.
