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they still love me's itch.io pageLink to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dpTq1y_QyK0LzkHRx4wmuhaa6Bl9Su--I7FSbzja7kw/edit?usp=sharing
Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes
Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes
Summarise your game!
“they still love me” is a single-player visual novel created in Ren'Py about a child of divorce. As the child, the player must determine whether to side with one parent over the other or forge their own path.
Please explain how your game fits the theme:
Theme: In the story, the parents weaponize the player against each other. The player has to decide if they want to be a tool or not - and it will affect their life one way or another.
There is a content warning for emotional abuse.
Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
Particularly the story and characters, but I appreciate you taking the time to play!
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Hey just a heads up when you attempt to go into the gallery it crashes the game on Google Chrome.
i’ll take a look into that, thanks for letting me know!
This game stood out to me greatly when I first saw this way back when. I commend you for trying your best in creating something so personal! I've been there before and it can totally be very draining to make something based off that experience. I also applaud you for being very open about how it affects you.
In terms of the theme, I can see how story wise it really fits in, both in terms of what's in the game and what isn't. The dialogue choices were hard to pick through, in a good way, because damn does it seem like there really isn't anything to say in such a hopeless feeling situation, which I think was what you were going for!
If you ever do continue this I hope you can find a good balance of using your personal experience as part of a story while combining it with other aspects of story telling that you personally like. Great prototype! Genuinely excited to potentially see more of this idea/similar ones.
Thank you for the feedback and kind words.
It definitely took more out of me than I expected, but I don’t regret doing it. If I can overcome that hurdle, I might return to it one day.
I appreciate your time! :)
GDD makes me jealous. Good work!
Sound is a bit loud.
Never been a fan of visual novels, but this does show some good polish in the prototype.
Thanks for playing, and letting me know about the sound. the GUI has been updated, so you should be able to adjust the sound more easily now.
Wow, that's some creative theme implementation! Love it!
thank you! :)