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Studio Boreli1 year ago(+2)

Hi!

To be upfront, I'm not your target audience, so I didn't play enough to really rate the gameplay/the mystery. That being said, as a fellow dev, there are things that I can review without playing the full game :)

I really liked your UI, the menus were well thought off, the navigation was intuitive and it worked without any issues.

The audio was pleasant, the SFX well placed and diverse. It fitted well with the scenes.

It might be just a personal taste, but I found that the backgrounds didn't fit the characters well. I think using real images with a filter could have worked with characters with a different art style, but I think anime backgrounds would been better here.

I liked the writing, it can be hard to write dialogue and set an ambience, but you did it well.

Thanks for your submission and good luck with your game!

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Improb1 year ago(+3)

Thanks for the comment. Any criticism is welcomed.

Yes, I do have an issue with the backgrounds as well. I have played around a lot with the colors, and it is somewhat hard to figure out what changes would not ruin the scene. Regardless, one of the reasons why I ended up using real life backgrounds is that many notable visual novels which started on a low budget did as well, such as Higurashi and Tsukihime, and even though they don't blend with the characters that much, the variety of real life images one can use helps set the mood better and more accurately than drawing and reusing the same anime background assets for multiple locations. Where can I search for several anime backgrounds of an early 20th century hospital? There aren't much options unless I'm willing to break the bank now. And using real life background images can help illustrators gain an accurate idea of the scene if I am to use anime backgrounds in the future. Anyway, that was my thought process.

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Altabestudio1 year ago (2 edits)

Have you tried fotosketcher? That's one filter I will consider with your photo background. You can layer the effects on the more shape retaining filters and come out with something that feels more anime.  I recommend their watercolor filter for your project. 

https://fotosketcher.com/

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