Well, I guess I just found my new guilty pleasure! I spent the last few days with this game and I can honestly say it grew on me. I was a bit disappointed that you don't get many more choices in general, but I did get attached to Robin and her crazy drama. In my current playthrough the ending is a bit sad, Dallas left Robin to do her thing and never heard back from him for several years after all they went through :(
I sincerely hope you continue it or release the ending as text so we can have a bit of closure!
The band management system is well done though I do wish there was more to it. For a free game though, that you did as a hobby I would honestly say it is very well done. In some aspects, you managed to do what other music themed games (like AAA game rocksmith for example) should have done as well: have an engaging story and characters.
I think the best revision of this game would be
- same story development and characters
- gameplay and engine similar to games from Telltale
- random events in band management as the band evolves
- some kind of gimmick during concerts such as playing a real guitar, bass, singing along with the tune, etc
- it's own soundtrack (I realize you wanted to cover as many genres as possible but there are a few styles that most metalheads / rock fans agree are good!)
I would buy that in a heartbeat, even for 30-40$.