One question cause Im really curious. Is it going to be the same heroine and will it continue where it ended with the true ending or not? Wish you the best with the game development!
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You did a pretty good job considering degraman is your first game. The internet is the devils playground and it provides people the freedom to express themselves however they like and that includes harsh criticism and plenty of hypocricy. You shouldn't be too hard on yourself when no one started perfect but you improve and recognize the mistakes after each project. I agree with some of the opinions about the mechanical and writing aspect but there also certain opinions that are extremely subjective and wouldn't neccesary improve the game but only satisfy a small minority. Take inspirations from games with similar vibes and check its reviews to pinpoint what you could of done better and perhaps change its mechanics if it needs to. It's also good to keep in mind that these people are comparing your game with games from big companies so that's another reason to not be worried too much about the harsh criticism. Apart from that, I wish you the best because creative minds don't deserve to be trampled in such ways.
Ugh this is going to be kind of a childish rant but are light hearted vanilla "dating" games they only type of games we as women can enjoy? Men have a WIDE range of different fetishes and what not in their games and no one calls them out on it, no one makes commentary videos and articles on how problematic is is, it's just normalized and seen as simply exploring ones fantasy in a safe environment. There are dark otome games that are popular in the community but if the developers DARE to experiment with more "rique" mature content they are automatically crucified.
Women have no problem consuming yaoi content with VERY unbalanced dynamics but the moment it sways the hetero direction "itS prOblMaTic", "yOu aRe gLoriFyinG aBusE", "tHis iS triGgErinG", I guess it's because it hits too close at home?I get where its coming from and the criticism shouldn't be automatically dismissed but it's getting so ridiculous and hypocritical since it's only the female oriented games that get downright trashed, as if women don't have ANY "foul" fantasies we want to explore in a VIRTUAL and SAFE enviroment.
I have seen that you toned down some of the darker content from the demo and I know it's for marketing reasons but I can't imagine you guys heading with that route later on without people going full woke on you. It's honestly a shame cause I don't personally mind inappropriate and offensive content in games geared to women (hell I prefer it lol) but If I don't like it I will simply NOT play it because I acknowledge that it doesn't appeal to my fantasies but it will for someone else.
Best luck on the development of the game, I will support you guys regardless but it's sad that we have to limit this genre so much because it "tRIgGerS" some people.