Beautiful sprites! I also liked the music very much.
My pet peeve is head patting / hair ruffling. To me it feels a bit condescending, so when the LIs do it to MC it feels like they're treating her like a child. 😅 Touching her cheek/chin/shoulder or swiping back a lock of her hair would feel more equal, imo. But that might just be me. Other than that, I enjoyed the dialogue and banter, especially when they tease Seir for his funny comments. 💜
To help out with the bugs, I kept notes while playing Orias's route. It got quite long, so I made a doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1na-bh-a6X0i7zrkMDp-de6n1zQYr2-dNHjgM5TeJE_Y/...
You have a great game brewing. Good luck with the development! 🙌
Thank you very kindly. Ahh in re: to headpats, I tend to receive them often from people I know, haha, so it was intended more so like that (and she will do it to them in return too hehe, once they're in patting height). No worries! Oh bless, we've been collecting all bug reports for patches, organized like this is such a treat.
Thank you again! Now that we have a hot minute to iron things out, hoping to patch stuff as best we can.
Okay so the three of us are supposed to be devs--do you really think anything comes out of telling another dev to their face about their passion project that YOU don't like a little aspect of it?
I'm not saying every single comment must be roses and sunshine but this is personal preference and not anything useful.
I don't like it when characters call each other "babe." But I'm not going to tell an author hey loved the writing but man I really just can't stand all the babe talk. Who cares about my opinion because that's THEIR work. If you don't like it, tell a friend in DMs or someone who cares.
I am very sorry if I have offended anyone with my comment, it wasn't my intention. I liked the story a lot, it was just a thing that bothered me, and I wasn't sure if it was something that others would have trouble with, so I wanted to mention it. I originally hesitated to post about it, and I realize I shouldn't have. Sorry.
Thank you for understanding, I'm sorry about being so tilted in my first response too. I've gotten the same comment before and it's just really upsetting to have someone criticize a personal preference in your own passion project. We're making these projects to please ourselves and express and explore what we want to, so thank you again for seeing that side.
I'm sorry for making you feel that way, but from the position of a dev, it's exhausting dealing with entitled people. Indie devs from all areas often receive rude comments from people who think they can guilt or bully devs into making what they want.
The person in this post and I already apologized to each other. However in the future if another person shows a lack of respect/consideration, I want to continue to convey how I feel about this stressful position without having to do fake customer service pleasantries to someone who was rude to me first.
You say learn decorum, but consider that the dev isn't in a position to stand up for themselves (customer service pleasantries) but as their close friend, the least I can do is stick up for them and say what a good chunk of devs are thinking. If I was in her position, I wouldn't be able to "clap back" either. But imagine you see your friend being treated awfully at their customer service job. That's how I feel about this and I always will.
You might leave this reply still thinking, "Well, you still didn't have to be so rude/aggressive," and that's fine, it just means you can't understand my perspective. It's fine if you want to blame me, but I have absolutely nothing to do with Salvus Aries, so direct your distaste to me instead of this project. It makes less sense to me that you'd say you regret supporting the project and then compliment the actual dev for their reply.
Hey Ebbasuke, just wanted to chime in and say that having head patting/ hair ruffling as a pet peeve is totally valid! I absolutely hate it when someone touches my hair/ head without consent.
Sharing feedback about your experience is actually really helpful for developers (of any kind). It allows them to understand user preferences and improve the product for everyone.
And kudos to rosemilkstudio for taking the time to respond to your feedback with a respectful explanation. That kind of open communication is awesome! 👏☺️