Would you consider adding steam achievement to this ?
Zakaries
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Your game looks interesting, I've followed you so I don't forget about you. I have downloaded and played for about 10minutes or so.
The game is visually stunning with the artstyle but I have a question about Generative AI usage, I don't see any warnings in the description but it's being utilised for the backgrounds and stuff. I'm not saying this to cause offence but I think it needs to be mentioned.
I get that you're passionate about your work but making a point in your description about how different this is - when in actuality a lot of VN's have choice driven and dynamic stories that remember past interactions. I can tell from what you've written you're quite ambitious but I will say the setting of the story is pretty unique. You're different in that sense rather than how your game operates.
With you mentioning sexual content, does that mean there will be NSFW/Adult content in the future? also, are you considering adding your game to Steam in the future,
The world is not ending over 8 dislikes. Plus you commented a day after I posted it. If it makes you feel better piggybacking off that, then good for you. Don't know what to tell ya.
I don't need your encouragements nor self insertion to tell me what I am the target audience of and what I should go and enjoy.
You have yourself a good day now too.
I think people have it twisted, that asking is a bad thing - which it isn't. It's not taking anything away from them and it's not making it any less for them. Like you said, it's important for you to see yourself represented. This is a fictional scenario people may want to headcanon and immerse themselves in, myself included. It shouldn't matter to anyone but me how I see myself as the MC - regardless if it's a female lead or not.
It's totally fine about the backgrounds, understandable about development times and costs.
Steam release is exciting to hear though.
Thanks for replying
"Unless the creator wants to add them."
Which is why I was asking. It doesn't hurt anybody to ask, except you and your feelings. Getting annoyed over something that has nothing to do with you is completely asinine. It's not disrespectful to ask any sort of question? I wasn't asking maliciously. Sorry you're annoyed I guess?
And yes, people do ask for pronouns/custom MC in BL games. It actually happens in a lot of visual novels - it's not specific to otomes.
I just played your demo and I have some questions!
Do you think you'll be able to add pronouns to the MC - considering we're not really "shown" and the name is already custom.
There's a huge line gap in the UI when there's dialogue, personally just me but I found it distracting.
The background art and key images are very different to the sprite models, are you planning on changing to something a little more cohesive. They look like real images of real places/items just blurred.
And lastly are you thinking of adding the game to steam, with achievements, in the future? even if you just added the paid NSFW version - I'd buy it there!
Okay, that makes your issue a little more understandable.
I know you as the developer are the one dealing with said issue and I am hoping it is sorted for you. But when I read the announcement post, after you had taken down the game, I just thought it was pre-emptive decision considering it sounds like a simpler issue on paper. I don't see why Steam would not accept it - you'd be quite the anomaly if that were the case.
The only reason I said it was anti-consumer was because if anybody wants your game, they have to come here. I'm the kind of person to ask developers to add their games from Itch to Steam. I didn't say anti to insult you and make it seem like your rights are less. I just said it because I want your game and I want to buy your game - just not here. In Europe it costs more to buy here.
I already have enough wonderfully made VN's to play in my collection and I would much rather play your game than not. That's why I'm kicking my feet because you yourself don't even know if it's ever going to come back. Like what happens then?
I just saw you removed the game from Steam - I had the game wishlisted around the time you released and I would've purchased the game on there if I knew it was going to be removed. Seems like a bizarre situation that's easily fixable.
You didn't need to remove it because your funds would have been held until your tax was fixed. I'm kindly asking you to consider returning it. It's very anti-consumer to sway people to come here, to Itch and to Patreon, considering this is not accessible for everyone and costs extra VAT (especially for Europeans)
Ease of access and achievements are a big incentive.
Plus, Itch is US based and charges us Europeans VAT on top of the selling price, instead of it already being included in the price. In Europe we don't pay VAT afterwards. So it's more expensive to buy games on Itch in Europe for no reason whatsoever.
An example would be if I were to buy a game on Steam for $32, it would cost me only $32 because tax is included. If I were to buy the same game with the same price on Itch - it would actually cost $39/$40.
Understandable, I'm not one of those asking. I'd just thought I'd say it's not the same as your comparison, plus it's not uncommon to offer a Steam key on top of your itch purchase.
It also doesn't cost any money to host your game - itch is free to use and steam charges a $100 listing fee, which you do get back after $1,000 in sales.