Wow can't believe I have to pick a romantic interest from those 4 insufferable characters. One has anger issues, another flirts with anything that moves, then there's the pompous rich kid and a super annoying rabbit. I honestly want nothing to do with any of them. You should have an option to stay on your own
What do you mean "have to" Just don't play. And if you aren't into the characters go read a different novel or something, leaving a negative comment doesn't really encourage them to try their best and release this game. As much as I do like your idea of staying on your own, it contradicts itself as this is a romance VN so there wouldn't be any real point in playing if there were paths that lead to nothing. Not hard countering your opinion but just giving some criticism.
Don't worry I already deleted the game. I see no point in pursuing romance with irredeemably broken characters. I did however complete the creator's survey at the end of the game, hopefully it will steer the creators in a favorable way for those that do love it and bring a greater amount of followers in turn. I posted my comment before doing so unfortunately as it sometimes the only way to connect with the creators.
I'm glad that you gave them some feedback to how they could put the game out towards an audience with your similar interests but I still don't understand how the characters are irredeemable and broken, they're just characters in a VN and relatively common ones too. And I have to agree that contacting the game dev's and creators through itch isn't a bad idea, but they do have a twitter page and the dev's themselves have their own separate pages too. If you do really feel the need to reach out to them Id start with their Twitter page linked in the games description on this page.
Totally understandable, I get the no Twitter or Instagram thing as I am also a person who either doesn't check it often enough to really have the need to use it, or just don't like some of the toxicity it can cause in daily life. As well as the dating the types thing, it would be hard to play a game with the same types of characters you had dated previously but I don't think that's really the games fault for picking them as they're pretty common characteristics in these Visual Novels and are more desirable making the game have more of a hook on the people who do want those qualities.
In fact, this video game is a VN of navigation through altering the plot with choices you make, of course it has a strong component in dating and romance but it is more than just a dating simulator, right?
Also, I think it wouldn't be bad to include the no-dates route for those who are asexual or straight but liked the concept, plot, or character, and just want to make them friends, I'am not one for that but I can understand. It could be used to see what the characters do if you don't go with any of them. For example, maybe Jude and Quinn will get back together if you don't intervene to give that rabbit something better (although it's possible that Jude actually needs Quinn to not be so alone or something).
Annoying rabbit?!
I agree with you about the muscle guy with anger problems (although I have heard that on his route you discover that he is that "hard on the outside but soft on the inside" type, but I have not verified it because I am simply not attracted to him), but what is wrong with you?! The rabbit is super fun, the only thing I didn't like about him is that after flirting with me I found out that he had some story with the muscular guy and tries to convince us to give that guy a chance. Aside from that, the most annoying character by far is the pink panda, the one who has zero respect for your privacy and is super insistent... but she's not a romantic interest. The rich guy seems like a responsible and nice guy... but too boring for me, and the flirter cat seems a bit desperate and rather makes me feel sorry for him. But they're all rather nice people.
hi i read you comment string and i get / and agree might i add with most of you statements(fr the wolfs annoying ) (tho i am worried about you if you had that many bad experience dating truly hope your doing better) but the point is that the characters have major flaws that will be explored and hopefully fixed in the story, this is not irl and thankfully thay can change tho this just might be me personally i like seeing train wreck character change in a story
I'm still on my first playthru (going for Quinn) and honestly, if it's a story about how your choices change people's life for the better, I would love it. I love the idea of helping people's lives irl and in-game would be appealing too. I also found them diverse and somewhat realistic (with a healthy point of fiction to make it enjoyable) and I loved all of them (some more than others, but they're all good).
I think their characters are fun and interesting, and I love the game so far.