I laughed twice at your comment, first because the “Roger Ebert of AVNs” joke was funny but i didn’t get the relevance tho. Look, you don’t understand i called it “fake” because you praised the game without playing it. You said “i applaud you for putting so much effort into crafting your story.” but before that you also said “as of yet have not tried your game” indicating you hadn’t played it. Dude, how can you praise the story if you haven’t played it? That’s what i was talking about, i don’t get why you’re so defensive on that. Maybe if you play, you won’t like it how do you even talk about it?
You’re right, making a game involves a lot of work. I agree with that but the “you likely got the game for free and still write a novel to complain about it?” part is nonsense because do i need to pay to criticize? LMAO “i find it far more helpful to be positive, supportive and encouraging to the developer(s)” yeah that’s your view, your opinion. I pointed out that i didn’t like the slow pace and lack of adult content. If someone reading my comment feels the same, they’ll know before playing. “bash them” does it look like i bashed the dev from there?
“that’s just personal complaining.” you think it’s personal complaining. I dropped a feedback because i didn’t find what i was expecting in the game. We aren’t robots or AI; people will criticize if a game, movie, or any media doesn’t meet their expectations. People do this all the time maybe in your utopian Alice Wonderland 1984 world, people critique differently, but welcome to the real world, this is how it works here. We are all free to cricitize and you are free to like it or not. But i agree on constructive criticism as i believe mine was in that category.
“that could have been summarized into something to the effect of ‘played the game, it was okay but feel improvements could be made.’” dude, that’s not what i wanted to say why are you forcing me to be positive? What’s with this toxic positivity? Do you live in the American dream? What kind of mindset is that, simply i didn’t like the game. I think the slow pacing and lack of adult content were overkill, and since it’s presented as an AVN, i criticized it accordingly. You’re setting conditions like “you can only comment if you praise the developer or keep it short.” dude, this isn’t anyone’s private site. As long as i’m respectful, i can critique however i want. I agree with constructive criticism, and i think my feedback was constructive. You might not understand or agree, but i don’t yap about your views or the game at all. If you read carefully, you’ll see i try to empathize and understand your perspective.
“the storytelling is just as important to get the players invested in it.” okay dude, that’s what i’m saying too. put in some adult content while also focusing on character development and advancing the story. That’s the essence of an AVN. “i personally don’t care about AC at all.” dude, stop fooling yourself. Then why not go play regular VN? Why are you in the Erotic Adult section? We’re here for the pleasure combined with good story and stuff. “i’m looking for other things” yeah, me too, but AC is needed, that’s why we play AVNs. AVNs and VNs are different for that reason. That’s why this is AVN and that’s VN.
“yes i am a developer. not of AC games no, but a developer nonetheless.” i don’t mean to be rude, but i didn’t ask if you’re a developer or not. “the part ‘it doesn’t excite our brains properly’ made me laugh. that’s funny… and kinda weird.” if you find that weird, what are you doing with an AVN game tagged with “adult,” “erotic,” “fantasy,” “nsfw,” and “violent”? Are you looking for existential material to write a literature book on? I find that pretty weird and funny as well. If you, as a game developer, can comment on someone else’s comment to say “keep it short, don’t talk too long, talk positive or don’t talk at all” then i think you’ll probably close the comments section on your own games. You’re thinking very wrongly, have a very closed and utopian mindset.