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by applegirl
Sun May 13, 2012 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

You know, even if I think the final product isn't the most polished, it all comes down to one thing: Do I think this group has potential? In any degree, be it story or art. If this group has some kind of potential, I'll be willing to think of my payment for a less than perfect game as a sort of inve...
by applegirl
Sun May 13, 2012 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

:?: I always thought the VNs were appropriately priced. Considering all the work that goes into it, I'll gladly pay 20+ dollars for a quality VN and have done so repeatedly in the past. Yeah, there were a few commercial games that I didn't buy because of their price tag, but that was because they bl...
by applegirl
Sat May 12, 2012 7:55 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Visual Novel Let's Plays
Replies: 45
Views: 7619

Re: Visual Novel Let's Plays

I love reading or watching "Let's Plays" of visual novels. Usually very funny and helps me figure out which visual novels are worth buying and which ones are worth skipping. Considering how very, very little advertising VNs usually get, I can't picture "Let's Play" doing more tha...
by applegirl
Sat May 12, 2012 7:30 pm
Forum: Completed Games
Topic: Loren Amazon Princess [RPG, all combos]
Replies: 75
Views: 32389

Re: Loren Amazon Princess [RPG, all combos]

Great game. Best Winter wolves games I've ever played, which is something special :) Love the writing and epic storyline, love the deep and strategic gameplay. Definitely worth every cent. Have to mention, I did like the theme song but I don't think it really fits this VN. It is catchy and Cristina ...
by applegirl
Wed May 09, 2012 2:32 pm
Forum: Completed Games
Topic: Eternal Grace Episode 1 - A VN Like Action RPG (Commercial)
Replies: 11
Views: 5454

Re: Eternal Grace Episode 1 - A VN Like Action RPG (Commerci

Pity...I was interested but then I saw that there was no compatibility for Windows 64 bit :/.
by applegirl
Fri May 04, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Memoirs of an Angel: Legends [GxB] [Fantasy RPG]
Replies: 99
Views: 71154

Re: Memoirs of an Angel [GxB] [Fantasy RPG]

Have to chime in, it is definitely commercial worthy in my eyes. Demo was very impressive and I must say--you do amazing work. Can't wait for the next update :)
by applegirl
Thu May 03, 2012 10:14 pm
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Long Live The Queen (sim)
Replies: 67
Views: 14473

Re: Long Live The Queen (sim)

Oh...so pretty. I know what I'm getting the moment it comes out :)

Any chance you have a ETA?
by applegirl
Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:32 am
Forum: Other Story-based Games
Topic: Analogue: A Hate Story
Replies: 45
Views: 10089

Re: Analogue: A Hate Story

Really? I always thought that Planet Stronghold or Loren RPG would be great on Steam (or even Bionic Heart).
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:24 pm
Forum: Demos & Beta Testing
Topic: Loren Amazon Princess beta demo [RPG, all combos]
Replies: 59
Views: 13699

Re: Loren Amazon Princess beta demo [RPG, all combos]

Hey, good luck Jack :) I'm really rooting for this one to knock it out of the park. Definitely deserves a lot of credit for having excellent gameplay/art/writing/story. EDIT: Also, love the change to the end game battle :D Awesome surprise and was a lot of fun to play. Got nailed by a lot of jealous...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

Actually, I highly doubt that was a troll. Trolling is meant to flame arguments and on that pirate site, that means basically 99.9 percent of the postings were trolls (ie, thanking for the uploader for the free game). Unless those 5 sites I used as reference examples in my paper had a huge amount of...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

Ok, I'm not sure how a quote like "lulz, i dtn have to buy this now!! thx bro" could not be interpreted as not being a lost sale from the same guy who admitted to buying an earlier game from the same company. I didn't post my whole paper because it was 17 pages long, single spaced. Anyways...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

DRM generally isn't effective, either way, and generally just punishes the paying customer. I can and will fault his logic, because regardless of his intent that's probably the sole effect of what he did. I get lots of emails from REAL CUSTOMERS saying how happy they are about my new "DRM"...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:29 pm
Forum: Other Story-based Games
Topic: Analogue: A Hate Story
Replies: 45
Views: 10089

Re: Analogue: A Hate Story

Yup, very strong throw back to Digital. I read Steam was looking specifically to add visual novels (!) and approached C. Love. Amazing, her hard work really paid off. I really hope this open the doors for a lot of commercial groups. I'd love to see WW, HG, SV, Z, or DC on there :) It even popped up ...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

Actually, I do see concrete proof . I was writing a paper on video games and piracy for a class in the past in college and once searched a few pirate sites to see the comments of various "users": Here's a section of my paper: After this certain game was uploaded for free, a user on the com...
by applegirl
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?
Replies: 86
Views: 10760

Re: Why Are Dating Sims/VNs for the iOS so expensive?

I have a lot of friends who pirate "unknown games" because they can . They can afford it and want to play it, but the temptation of a free game is too much. So I suppose that is my basis in believing piracy affects smaller games. The above articles in my previous post also cites statistics...