I need your opinion!
Added 2020-01-02 05:15:53 +0000 UTCHey, guys. I hope the new year treats you well so far. Here's a new Melinda's sprite to catch your attention.
I have a question for you and I really hope to hear your opinion. Mild spoilers ahead:
As Blake gets more comfortable in his new home, this new home tries to influence him as well. There's a non-optional scene where you have to tell Melinda about… something. Something very intimate. And you have two options: to tell her the truth or try to lie. Now, the immediate results are the same, but it will have some conequences later. I put a lot of effort into this scene, writing six completely unique dialogues for every type of Blake's personality that you can develop so far. However, my issue is that both options for «tell the truth» route are pretty tragic, and even sad. This or course is done to give this whole situation some depth, and Melinda's reaction is supposed to portrait her as a cold-hearted villain, but I do have some second thoughts about the tone overall. Do I need to punch Blake down that much? I've heard some complaints about the humorous aspect of the story, and how it blends together with the serious predicament, and I'm really curious what do you think about that. Are you satisfied with the tone so far? Do I need to make any adjustments? Thanks in advance.
Comments
I do agree with everything you said, but in this particular situation it's less about giving an influence and more «please confirm that I did the right thing». You see, somewhere around halfway through the development of 0.2 I've noticed that it leans heavily gay. Like, really really gay. I personally prefer Blake being a bottom bitch (otherwise I wouldn't include this in the game!), but that goes against my promises to provide equal content for femdom and maledom lovers. So I had to change some stuff, add something now and then, and as a result some parts turned into narrative catastrophe. Not for Blake, but for the player. So now I'm softening sharp corners and improving things and, well, thinking aloud. Even if I won't implement the ideas my players might give, I still appreciate the feedback. It means you're engaged!
Yeda Games
2020-01-02 19:25:31 +0000 UTCYour game - your vision. I personally think it's a bad idea to give the community too much of an influence onto the kind of content you include in your game. It might completely derail the original vision and end up satisfying none of the members of the fanbase. Moreover, this is a forced feminization game and not some moege - dark stuff happening is not only expected but also anticipated. The character should suffer in order to grow, before everything gets better... or worse. So I say, if you feel a need to punch Blake, punch and don't hold back :-)
beliar
2020-01-02 19:13:10 +0000 UTCSounds good to me.
Dukem
2020-01-02 08:08:58 +0000 UTC
