EP3 Mechanic Poll

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TurkVanGogh Gamez

Thank you Mark!

Lewdlab

Thank you Regalis!

Lewdlab

In Episode 2 where you can go to different parts of the house and you have to get into Tracy's room and send Marcus some info. That part.

Lewdlab

What do you mean by this minigame? I don't even think that I have seen it at all?

New to game and a patron. I'm impressed with the development of game so far. Looking forward to game progression as it develops. The minigame was a nice and "short" deviation from game. Great job!

Thank you everyone for the feedback! I think I'll go more in-depth on this topic in Monday's Dev Update from a game-design standpoint. BTW: I don't intend to create a grinding game. I don't want to make the game hard either. No worries :)

Lewdlab

Yes, the point-and-click style minigame

Lewdlab

Thank you guys! It's always good to read comments and fun to interact with the community. Creators like myself or similar 'personalities' should always take some time to interact, I think it's good for both sides :) And my hands still hurt, my desk is way too high and due to this I typed with my wrist at a bad angle. It's better now, I use my phone to post comments, it's a bit easier like this:)

Lewdlab

Yes, that was the goal, to get you thinking. To ask yourself some questions. And the party setting is great for this as you said, with some added functionality it can be even more than just interacting with objects.

Lewdlab

I got stuck in the dodgy version, however I was enjoying the exploration and finding out stuff that I reckoned was going to be helpful in future scenarios. Is it? Then I got stuck in some sort of weird vortex, played several times and eventually managed to crack an escape to the Library. Then made the mistake of trying to save. I have started the game over again with version "c" I hope the game will bring me to the end of construction. Thanks, I'm enjoying the concept, and thanks for your very imaginative concept and well constructed artwork. Please keep up the entertaining work.

Nimrodlepord

I second this; Sin is a consummate professional. Hopefully your hands haven't suffered too much ;(

McFly

It seems most agree that this mechanic has its place in the game. Thanks for the support ;)

McFly

I like it so long as it doesn't fall into the pattern some games fall into where it's trial and error by just repeating actions at different times of the day to see what happens. It needs to be engaging.

Derp McDerp

What minigame? The exploration?

greengecko

I agree with McFly. With such a nice mini game, you can gain so much more depth with your story, wich otherwise would have been packed in plain "dull" text with the addation of the problem of when to tell such things. Plus it feels more like a game instead of a graohic novel.

Not related but I wanted to say that I really like the way you're responding to pretty much every comments we post, that's a really nice behaviour. By the way, how are your fingers? do they still hurt?

I'm sticking to my guns and saying this is a must, as long as it doesn't set you back time wise. So much can be gained by including this mechanic. From going out on the patio to exploring Tracy's room, that set up so much and got a lot of wheels turning. The cigs, scrolls, wine glasses, Tracy's computer, it gets you thinking how is this all connected? Not to mention the mental stimulation is a nice compliment to all the visual eye candy. All this without interacting with a single other character, that's powerful. I don't think this was ever meant to increase difficulty, this isn't an Uncharted puzzle. Also, with the party coming next episode, what better time to expand upon this than now? Parties are usually chaotic, shit laying everywhere. We are going to be in a new environment..... this setting is aching for this mechanic.

McFly

Sorry for the errors in the Text, i Wright with the tabe with austrian corector.

maikelblack

I am with dutch Pete folling your way oft tell them story and do it what you think is the best for all of us. Minigames are nice but in very Match games she are to heavy or really not nesecitan for the gameplay. Greetings Maikel

maikelblack

I don't mind minigames as long as they don't make the game too hard/annoying.

Sural Argonus

Mini games are great if they are done with an additive purpose, like the one you did: you evolve the story by introducing new pieces of the overall puzzle when he is looking (two win glasses, cigarette...). It is interesting and advances the story. If you are only doing a mini-game to make the game harder, then not.

DriftWood

Yeah I didn't like grinding either when I used to play games, I don't wanna make you guys suffer :P

Lewdlab

I liked the minigame. The more interaction the better.

DeMello

Just do not make the same mistake as Dark Silver by abandoning your original plot and turning the game into a boring grind

Zootographer

Your graphics and story are great. Just do what you want. I'm sure it will be good

Zootographer

Fun fact : the expression "alternate outfit" makes me think of the small DLCs of The Witcher 3 with the AMAZING female characters that were Triss, Yennefer and Ciri. Makes your game even better to link it with that Game Of The CENTURY that was TW3 :3

I think it was great, because your story-telling is good and makes all the info funny and interesting, but it could be better if you enable actions with characters, like talking and solving problems or just scenes that could be repeated, maybe changed depending on some parameters (like a scene including 2 versions depending of mom's lust for example, or tracy's trust, or whatever) because it would make it even more interacting. It's my point of view, but I wanted to share it anyway. (BTW, when will you do the discord channel and will we have to be 40$ patreons to vote for the first alternate outfit?)