WEEP THIS IS INCREDIBLY KIND???? What a sweet and heartfelt reply... 😭💕 I am really so lucky and grateful to have people who love the game and chars so much. LOL I AM FEELING JUST AS EMOTIONAL AND SAD ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF THE GAME ENDING TBH. It's a very strange feeling. Like I'm ecstatic to finally be able to get the end of the story out there but at the same time already dreading thinking about the game being "over." I suppose this is why I already know I'll probably dive into the remaster once I'm finished. But even that won't be the same as working on new content for the game, it'll just be giving it further polish and shine. And then ofc I hope to do more side games in the future but I don't know yet what those might be and side games also are not the same feeling as the main game itself. So no matter what, just filled with a lot of conflicting feelings. I think the thing I'm looking forward to the most though is to just have that constantly looming pressure of finish the game finish the game gone because I will have actually finished the game LOL
I'm glad you like the idea behind the choice! I think perhaps it won't be that difficult to unlock all the endings. I don't actually want it to be "difficult" to do so, more that I just hope that players will put thought(?) maybe into how they approach the choices so they can see more into each character leading into their ending. So tbh I think if you are just actively thinking about the choices and what you think will give you more insight into that character/bring Iggy closer to that character, then I think you'd have zero problem unlocking their ending. And ofc there are a few choices that have you pick a certain character over the others, too. At least from feedback I've gotten from people/betas, I think the easiest to get without really thinking actively about choices is Genzou's while the hardest is Gidget's (not that it's actually "hardest" but just that I think that more ppl might need to replay specifically with Gidget in mind to get their ending perhaps). At any rate, I hope it won't be stressful or difficult for people overall. Also now that I've added the ability to skip cutscenes and credits it will hopefully make it much faster for ppl if they want to go back through and experiment with choices.
Sob your words are very kind, thank you very much 💕 It's true I'm making this for free but even with that I still feel like I owe it to everyone who's supported me and enjoyed the game to not take 50 bajillion years and also to end the game in a hopefully satisfying way. Hence, the pressure LKDJAFD Mostly I'm worried that no matter how I end this game there will be someone dissatisfied because everyone probably has such different expectations for how it'll go by this point. So I really can only try to do it the best I can and follow my own vision. BUT I JUST DON'T WANNA LET ANYONE DOWN LAKDJFAD Weep I'm glad I can be an inspiration though. I really love making games and using games in general to tell my stories, so it would make me really happy if others find some inspiration and motivation in seeing my games to want to make their own!! I am not one of those wild success stories by any means and am constantly struggling but still just trying to chug away, so I hope some of that can help others stick by their own dreams and visions too no matter what kinds of struggles they may also face. It's a lot of work and time and dedication to make a game and a lot of game devs go through that only to be met at the end with crickets and it's really heartbreaking. And I've faced a lot of that too, especially in my first year. But I hope that others who want to tell their stories don't get deterred and can keep pushing even through those harder times to get their stories out there no matter what.
AT ANY RATE, CLEARLY I'M RAMBLING HERE. But. This was such a sweet comment and I'm really so touched that this game has meant so much to you! And I really appreciate all your support and love for the chars so much!! Thank you for taking the time to write all this up, it really means a lot! 💕