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by Limabaen
Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:11 am
Forum: Personal Art Threads
Topic: Needing tips & feedback on how to improve this character
Replies: 12
Views: 2244

Re: Needing tips & feedback on how to improve this character

Good job with your latest sketches! I think it's a great improvement over your first ones. In terms of improvement, here are my tips: Consider making him turn away to the side even more to make him look more shy, because currently he's still facing it quite boldly front-on. I would also suggest push...
by Limabaen
Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:03 am
Forum: Completed Games
Topic: Cinderella Phenomenon [GxB/Free]
Replies: 66
Views: 40572

Re: Cinderella Phenomenon [GxB/Free]

I just finished playing Rod's route (I'm going by the recommended order), and I have to say I am very impressed! When I played the demos I had some concerns (which I believe I expressed in the wip thread for the project), so I went into the full game quite cautiously. Luckily, all my worries were al...
by Limabaen
Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:59 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Golden Hour [GxB][Romance][School Life][Mobile]: KICKSTARTER LAST 3 DAYS!
Replies: 53
Views: 16085

Re: Golden Hour [GxB] [Romance] [High School] [Mobile]

Wow, the art and logo are absolutely gorgeous! Will this be a game where you have to buy the routes separately, or will it have some form of "hourglass" like currency? Answers to your questions: 1. Does the premise pique your interest? Is the setting/setup fresh and engaging as an iteratio...
by Limabaen
Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:19 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Music, Sound, and Movies
Topic: May I have honest critique of this song?
Replies: 12
Views: 1989

Re: May I have honest critique of this song?

Some thoughts while listening (unfortunately I can't give any technical advice because I'm not a musician): - I feel like it doesn't really...go anywhere? Like it just starts, there's no build up and then it quickly ends. - It seems kind of suited to an action/cyber vn. The piece sounds rather urgen...
by Limabaen
Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:59 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Route Choices: Free Will vs. Force
Replies: 12
Views: 3633

Re: Route Choices: Free Will vs. Force

For me, it depends on the story. For example, if your vn is exclusively romance focused slice of life, then obviously its about exploring character personalities in relation to the choices you make, and thus it's more important that the route is an organic result. But if you write a say, an office v...
by Limabaen
Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Art
Topic: Games with mixed art
Replies: 18
Views: 4448

Re: Games with mixed art

For me, consistency > quality. I'd MUCH rather have consistent, lower quality artwork than varied high quality art. It's one of the main reasons I haven't downloaded Fire Emblem Heroes. In fact, I'd even prefer no artwork to varying spritework, though I can tolerate *slight* differences in backgroun...
by Limabaen
Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:28 pm
Forum: I am an Artist
Topic: ⍟Flexible Artist - Miamelly!
Replies: 11
Views: 3190

Re: ⍟Flexible Artist - Miamelly!

Seeing as this is a forum for visual novels, do you have any samples of sprite packs and the like? I think it would be helpful if you provided a base price + pose/outfit/expression for those because generally people browse these forums for assets rather than illustrations.
by Limabaen
Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: [CANCELLED] Amartia Seven [ gxb ][ fantasy ]
Replies: 32
Views: 5498

Re: Amartia Seven [ gxb ][ fantasy ]

i) I'm not super into dark vns, but the plot seems interesting! Creepy doll stories are fascinating to me for some reason, though the integration of the seven deadly sins is a little cliche. ii) It's fine to leave several story threads up in the air, but I wouldn't want important things to be left u...
by Limabaen
Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:08 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Art
Topic: Advice: How to do anime art well?
Replies: 13
Views: 3403

Re: Advice: How to do anime art well?

As you probably already know, the "anime and manga" style varies greatly between mediums and genres. Obviously, the art style for a ghibli film is very different from a shounen anime or B-grade eroge so asking for particular details to draw "anime" is casting the net quite wide i...
by Limabaen
Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:02 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Critique Wanted
Replies: 7
Views: 1192

Re: Critique Wanted

BEWARE HUGE POST AHEAD I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm not a writer. The critique below is representative of my impressions as a reader, so take it with a grain of salt. Without further ado, here are some things I noticed could do with some improvement. Tense Your writing suffers from ...
by Limabaen
Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Silent Voices [Psychological][Romance][Sci-fi][Kickstarter]
Replies: 62
Views: 13972

Re: Silent Voices [GxB][Psychological][Romance]

1. Does the premise interest you? Yes, the premise does interest me. I like the world you've described. In particular I'm curious about the different countries, because I love me some world building :D Also, the fact that Emmeline isn't the protagonist made me laugh. I like how you set up the expec...
by Limabaen
Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:33 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Kokorogawari [GxB Drama] [CHAP 1+2 DEMO] [STEAM GREENLIGHT]
Replies: 37
Views: 11184

Re: Kokorogawari [CHAP 1 DEMO UP!] [GxB Drama] [KICKSTARTER]

I finally got around to playing the demo of this today. I saw some feedback in this thread about it which wasn't so positive, so I was a little wary about it, but I was pleasantly surprised. I think what stood out to me most was Asami. Her dislike of romance reminded me of myself a bit haha i don't ...
by Limabaen
Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:57 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Games with a canon love interest
Replies: 8
Views: 1390

Games with a canon love interest

How do you feel about games where there is a clear main love interest? I don't mean games where there is only one main romance path with branching "flings", but games where the routes are technically equal yet one guy/girl's route is advertised as the canon one and/or one character receive...
by Limabaen
Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: Personal Art Threads
Topic: Requesting art critique
Replies: 6
Views: 1111

Re: Requesting art critique

http://i.imgur.com/iUjKiQ0.png I had time so I redlined the red haired boy. Now, I'm not too good with backgrounds but I think you've decreased the size of the doors too rapidly, because I don't think any corridor would be long enough to warrant the end being so close to the vanishing point. Observ...
by Limabaen
Sat Nov 05, 2016 2:56 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Average playtime in a single seating
Replies: 22
Views: 3448

Re: Average playtime in a single seating

If I find a vn that I enjoy, I won't stop reading it until I'm done. So everything else gets pushed to one side for 10 hour binge reading sessions (including homework, whoops). If the vn is too long, I like to be able to finish one whole route and wait for new days to start reading new routes. On th...