The constant motion and visual overload made it a little tough to look at.
Noted.
I know RPG Maker, and I know you can't really interact with events unless you're facing them and you're in a certain position when using non-gridded movement.
You should be able to interact with objects in the game without facing them. The tracking is still off, I understand. And will see to improving it.
Finally, at the end, the story about the girlfriend
The driver, you mean?
had three different message boxes each not refreshing when a message was sent. That was EXTREMELY hard to follow.
This is noted.
I think you did a good job differentiating between your main characters
This is good to hear. Thank you!
you ought to include some purposeful flaws for your characters, so that they actually ARE human.
Noted.
You might want to stop, using commas in the way I just did in this sentence (to show you an example).
Ahahahahaha. XD
I'll consider it.
but I don't see making a game-
I made a post, and hence a promise. That I would communicate through games, instead of through posts or videos. And this game is a result of that. Of informing the gamers who follow me.
-with your name (and I assume your appearance)
The self-insert along with that makes this a little eerie.
Almost all my games are like this. Including False Awakening where the protagonists repeatedly kills himself inside his dreams. (To better inform you of the sort of games I make.)
from what I assume is Discord chats, message board postings, 4chan replies
Discord & reddit.
murders your faceless bullies on-screen
as you talk to them/kill them
I know you represented slicing them up with the katana as "banning them" but that was not banning. That was killing.
This sounds like what you read prior to playing this game, influenced you. As you are using the exact wording the 'faceless bullies' described this game with.
I completely reject and disagree with this. However, you are free to believe it.
but you've put yourself in a worse spot after making this game.
I disagree.
I know you wanted to clap back at the haters and "win,"
Nop. The game doesn't succeed at doing those things, because that was never the goal.
This game was just to inform my followers of some stuff. And when I saw their let's plays. I understood they got the message.
Nothing stops you from unplugging and living your normal life.
I wouldn't make another revenge fantasy like this, were I you.
There are dialogues in the game, that tell you they have been attempting on getting all of my games here, taken down. (This is all before the existence of this game.) Apart from many other things they did, and were successful at some. Which are described in their dialogue.
For you, those may be simply words. For me, they were actions. I know and read their exact methods. The illegal and immoral things they were doing to get my games taken down.
And so I have zero shame for making this game. And informing the players through this, that this 'could' happen. (Just one example.)
I also needed to inform the players about all this. So when they throw my name around (in a positive light), they expect backlash. (Again, this is before the existence of this game.)
This game didn't change anything (I believe), except direct the focus of people from me, to this game. As a game dev, this is great for me and my games.
And so I'm super proud of it. Will keep shoving this game in front of people.
And will do it again if I find it necessary. (I don't see as a big deal, at all. So I'll do it even if it isn't necessary. XD )
Not only was it tough to follow, but implying that real people did, would, or should
This is the exact talking point, of the people this game exposes.
This game has no 'real' person. Almost all the real-dialogues, have been edited, mixed from a bunch of people (into a single NPC), pooled together, put in a different context. With multiple NPCs including dialogues from 1 individual.
And so, no. No one here is real.
A lot of the things said, are absolutely real. The people who actually said them, took real action too. But the people in the game, aren't real. As they are presented as a collective. An amalgamation.
Not only was it tough to follow, but implying that real people did, would, or should kill themselves over this specific sequence of events is a little rough.
While I disagree with your interpretation. Even if we assume it to be true...
They repeatedly told me to kill myself. (Presented in the game.)
Said, that even violence is okay against me, because it's just 'self defense'. (Presented in the game.)
And you have a problem, when I flip the table on them.
I don't find you to be genuine here.
Or you expect me to be docile, as to just keep taking beatings. Which I find abusive.
It just made me want to tell you it's okay to let shit like this go.
The third ending, is about letting go.
It's important to highlight, that the 'hate' is what I let go.
If they go around and bother people who say they like my work. And then I take measure to inform my followers about what to expect. THAT, is my duty towards my followers. And not something to let go, or ignore.
The hate? I let go. As portrayed in the third ending.
in making this, you've displayed some genuine talent here buried under all of the issues I described above. Your optimism is extremely admirable, dude, and I wish you all the best.
Ah~ thank you. Thank you thank you. (╥﹏╥)
I don't usually put this detailed of a response, or counter. However, your response highlighted some false narratives about me, outside of the game. So I decided to address them up. Thank you for this opportunity.
And thank you so much for playing this game, and for writing this review.