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Well, most clichés have become cliché because they work and people like them in the first place. The real problem isn't that they're derivative or overused, but that they get used in lazy, oversimplified ways. So, many common VN tropes can be done well, I think. It's just a matter of applying some i...

Any opinions about a bad end and a good end mixed into one? How about the only ending available at first is the bad end unless MC made a decision that would lead to a good end attached afterwards? Deaths are going to be involved, but any opinions about having an ending crafted after a different sma...

As a player, I don't think I would trust a small indie developer to actually finish the second half of the game, and I probably wouldn't even download the first half unless it looked ridiculously, irresistibly awesome and worth playing as a game in itself, because I hate being left hanging. So it's ...

I still feel I should answer your last question, though, so I'll just do that, and then no more. I promise. :wink: So then should I rewrite the summary clearly stating that the visual novel is purely an alternate history of early 19th century France? If the summary simply stated that the visual nove...

Now, I'm wondering whether or not any of you guys could post your opinions of any details you guys are willing to overlook. I'm not saying I'm going to drastically alter the known events during the Napoleonic era and say," Haha! I did this and none of you can do anything about it!". I know I've bee...

Er, why on earth would anyone want to travel back in time and prevent Caesar from being assassinated, thus messing with the course of history in a rather profound and, dare I say, irresponsible way? Unless they were a rabid fan of the Divine Comedy or something? Also, the real Caesar, Brutus and Mar...

I should have elaborated more on the story, I guess... I did have a reason (even though it might be unbelievable) for Claire to join the army because of a favor. Scratching the surface, Claire's father saved the British field marshal during the 1st Coalition (This is what I have now, I might end up...

I don't think the story and setting resemble Fallout enough to warrant changing anything, at least as far as I can tell from the summary. Post-apocalyptic settings with ruined cities, vagabonds and legends appear in many different works, and the Wild West/fantasy elements would surely make it rather...

Well, this turned into a rather long critique. It's only this long and detailed because I really like the looks of this project, and critique is how I show I care. :wink: Sorry if I come across as someone who sweat over every single detail. I actually have another account made at another visual nove...

Played the demo. It's a nice light, cute story so far, although nothing unexpected for anyone who's read more than a couple of shoujo manga. The character art is adorable. (I liked Lucan's old sprite (the one in the first post) a little better, actually, since in the demo's sprite it kind of looks l...

Haha, this is so old...wow, okay, I've always intended to come back and finish it. I actually started rewriting it a few weeks ago (not that I had much to begin with) and I have several scenes that I've planned out. Anyway, I won't make any promises about dates, because that failed last time and th...

Sounds like a fun and quirky game - I think that having just two characters is perfectly fine, in fact, it's probably better that way since you say you're almost done, and putting in more characters would be more work and complication. Having both a girl and boy should mean that there's something fo...

I hope this is still being worked on! It's one of the projects I've been most looking forward to...

The way you describe it, I don't think you're in danger of mortally offending female players so much as of making them simply lose interest in the game. Personally, I would think: a) "hmm, I guess the author's trying to set this character up as a massive jerkwad," and b) "why am I supposed to want t...

"True" endings seem to be a bit tricky. On the one hand, having a "true" ending can be a way to create continuity between games, or to show the player several different facets of the story through other endings and then pull them all together in a nice big reveal. On the other, a single "true" (read...