I appreciate you wrote this. I think the message is supposed to be “make games for yourself and not the hypothetical of others”, which I agree with, but the reality is that a lot of us try and recoup our losses. If I had infinite time and money I’d make a game for myself first and exclusively, but I need to make a game for myself and others to try and recoup the thousands I’ll spend.
Still, I appreciate the sentiment and I appreciate your write-up. Thank you.
I would like a guide similar to your “What is a visual novel?” article on how to tell if a visual novel is a parody visual novel! I would like the Stella definitive guide to parody VNs, please 🙏!
This was ADORABLE! The art was so pretty and the writing was so damn cute. I really appreciated the scene where she put on the dress for the first time—it was PRECIOUS. Also, the visual glitching effect for her deadname was really cool!
This game was ADORABLE! The room customization mechanic was so cute (I made a beige room with a single pumpkin and nothing else). I really dislike clowns, generally, so it surprised me when I found myself super endeared to Cherise.
I really liked Mari’s design, too (she’s chubby and ADORABLE!) and how she wanted to overwork herself and help others instead of focusing on herself.
Overall, it was a lovely VN and I really enjoyed it.
I am very glad you enjoyed! I wanted both characters to have a bit of an arc, as I didn’t think it was fair that only Reese got to have the character development!
This is absolutely incredible! I was laughing so hard and I just played for a bit and lost. I’ll 1000% have to return but I am not very good at… legally distinct pill game… so I will have to improve my skills! But this is amazing that you did the art and music and code all by yourself and I was giggling throughout!
Well, I’d say that I got the one where she died, but that seemed to be most of them. She died by running into the wall, she died another way and had a lap pillow, and…. also I refused to kiss the hot woman on my last playthrough, which was very disappointing (expectedly).
I was extremely enthralled and invested when the twist started to reveal itself. It was EXTREMELY well-done and well-placed. The writing was phenomenal and the ending made me tear up.
Excellent concept and fantastic execution. I greatly appreciated the happy ending. Five stars.
Firstly, I really really enjoyed it! I thought Annet and Gwen were adorable, and I wish there had been a CG of them kissing at the end because that would have been super cute! (But like, time constraints and such — I totally get it)
I liked how you recorded multiple different variants of “no” and giggles and such. It varied the voices even if there wasn’t that much voice acting.
I kind of wish Gwen killed Annet. I know, it would have been cliche, but it would have been more romantic to me rather than everything turning out all hunky-dory. Especially the part where the FBI agent was misleading the protagonist seemed a bit contrived (even if this was lampshaded by explictly saying it sounded like a TV show).
I liked the phone cursor, and how the characters sat down by having a table in front of them and a chair behind them. It really sold the whole deal.
The point and click bit at the beginning was really cool, and I’m glad you added an option for dumb people (like me) to skip it.
It was really hot how I couldn’t see Gwen until a bit into the game but could hear her. Left me wanting.
As someone who worked in a customer service job, I wish I had encountered a hot murder curse avatar. That would have been SO much better.
Overall, I greatly enjoyed it. Thanks for making this game!
Awww, thank you! This comment was an absolute treat to read, and I’m elated that you liked Pepsiman! I… did way more research than necessary for Pepsiman.
Genuinely impressed that someone got all of the references! I feel honored, and I agree - snails ARE the devil!
He’s 26 or older. His story takes place after the events of the Pajama Sam video.
I can’t really say definitely which one he is beyond that, as Sam being in the same universe as a Professor DougDoug and a fictional Rosa doesn’t particularly make sense. These are characters that had their stories play out as they were shown on stream, but after those events, their lives diverged.
Thank you so much! We greatly appreciate your support.
The website address is DougDougsBasement.org. I’ve added that to the bottom of the Itch page, since it automatically redirects here when you enter that! Thank you!
Thank you so much! Your comment means a lot, especially on the writing! (I was the writer!)
We used a tool called Naninovel along with Text Animator. Text animator did the text wiggling and shaking and such! I highly recommend both tools — they’re excellent!
