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#61 Post by Lyyli »

Downloading! :3 I'll let you know of I find any errors.
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#62 Post by Kikaharu »

I like the game so far the one thing i dont like though is the music right now. i mean its fine sometimes but to listen to it for along time it starts to be annoying. but some of its good if it wasnt as long as it was in some parts.

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#63 Post by khfan12 »

15385bic wrote: OK - and here's our demo~ (a few days early but we're both pretty busy over the next few days so better safe than sorry)
At least we now now how long it takes to do emotes >_>' - full version will hopefully be released by the end of the year...We are technically 2/3 story done so we should make it... hopefully >_>
I played the demo! :D
'm not quite sure what you'd want me to review on, so I'll just put my thoughts here!

-First off, I got a kick out of the MC and her best friend and the beginning. c:
-I like how dramatic Eric is. He had me laughing a good amount of the demo xD
-I loved the witty banter that The Count and The Mummy had. They had me laughing as well.
-I liked the Menu art; was very cute.
-I found the music kind of catchy.

-I have a HUGE crush on Mr. Wolf. He is just so...so....ASDFGHJKL. I was literally squealing over how cute I found him.
He is my favorite character now, other than the MC.
Expect fanart involving him from me in the future.

All in all, I really liked the demo. There were a few spelling mistakes here and there, but they were barely noticeable.

Looking forward to the full thing~! <3
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#64 Post by 15385bic »

Lyyli wrote:Downloading! :3 I'll let you know of I find any errors.
there'd prob be lots ^^" but yes! thanks!
Kikaharu wrote:I like the game so far the one thing i dont like though is the music right now. i mean its fine sometimes but to listen to it for along time it starts to be annoying. but some of its good if it wasnt as long as it was in some parts.
guess we can try adding more music - but free <-- hard to find ^^'

khfan12 wrote: All in all, I really liked the demo. There were a few spelling mistakes here and there, but they were barely noticeable.
Looking forward to the full thing~! <3
yay! glad you like it! and if you could...can u list those spelling mistakes? in which scene? <-- pretty bad at spell checking own stuff >_>'


MAC - http://www.mediafire.com/download/0e1x1 ... .1-mac.zip
WIN -http://www.mediafire.com/download/xc309 ... .1-win.zip
LINUX - http://www.mediafire.com/download/mxvaq ... ux.tar.bz2

Halloween Otome Demo version 1.1 is now available. It's mainly a bugfix release.Windows Version
Linux Version
Mac Version
We have added a poll to our tumblr page to try and see which characters are the most popular.
Thanks to everyone who played the game and especially to those that helped spread the word and provided feedback.
Special thanks to otomesweetheart who reviewed the demo here.

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Playing the demo and having fun right now >w<
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15385bic wrote:yay! glad you like it! and if you could...can u list those spelling mistakes? in which scene? <-- pretty bad at spell checking own stuff >_>'
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#67 Post by Starshine »

I will try this game demo out right now... it's nearly Halloween! (Downloading)
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#68 Post by pickle131 »

I'm really enjoying this so far. Also I felt the need to take a break and mention that I also think Mr. Wolf is the most adorable thing ever I can't even ;_;
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#69 Post by Starshine »

Well when i first extracted the game and loaded it i saw a logo appear on the screen which surprised me, because i didn't know Ren'py games could have logo's before the title screen.
The most interesting part of the start of the game was the choice to name your first name and second, which is a must have for all ren'py games. (It makes the player feel like they are playing themselfs)
The story was nice and the music was cute and really suited the scenes. I liked how you could click the little skill book in the corner and check out all the characters biographys and i knew that Mr Bandages was destined to be a male model haha! The game makes you feel like you actually are "Miss Archer" because she has no information on her. The demo went on for quite some time and there are so much choices. I liked how sometimes the characters would turn to Chibi's in some scenes.
You then got to decide which character choice you would choose and i just kept choosing the wolf cause he was the one i liked most out of all the three male characters.
The only problem i had when playing was when i clicked the spacebar to go forward sometimes it would go keep going into auto mode and going too fast so i didn't have time to read the writing. And the puzzel didn't seem to work for me... i think i was doing it wrong so i had to skip it but it finally worked on the Maze Game when Miss Archer was stuck in the maze and you had to move her head around to get her out.


Questions?
1. Are you going to make a custom icon for the game or is it still going to use Elaine or Elieen the Ren'py mascot?
2. What was the name of that modern music that played on the menu screen?
3. Is this game going to be released on the 31st of October?

Other stuff:
I played the game for quite some time and then quit but the game was like "Please don't leave me!" which i thought was adorable!
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#70 Post by Hazel-Bun »

Downloading as I type >V<! Mummy man, here I come!
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#71 Post by Minari Cipher »

Played the demo and I enjoyed it very much, :D the MC's photo is very cute in the Skills Profile Book.

The music is right for the atmosphere and like khfan12 said its very catchy, about the piano playing I sort of didn't hear it, it kind of blends with the BGM. I suggest that you make the piano playing louder than the BGM (but better if you ask someone who is expert/has an experience with music cause sometimes I make a lousy suggestion =3). There were some typos, but I'm sure the others pointed it out.

Over all it was a great game demo, consider me as one of the people looking forward for the whole game. :D
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Alera wrote:Playing the demo and having fun right now >w<
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yay~
pickle131 wrote:I'm really enjoying this so far. Also I felt the need to take a break and mention that I also think Mr. Wolf is the most adorable thing ever I can't even ;_;
and here i was worried that he was overshadowed by the other two >_> - he's so far the most popular
Starshine wrote: The only problem i had when playing was when i clicked the spacebar to go forward sometimes it would go keep going into auto mode and going too fast so i didn't have time to read the writing. And the puzzel didn't seem to work for me... i think i was doing it wrong so i had to skip it but it finally worked on the Maze Game when Miss Archer was stuck in the maze and you had to move her head around to get her out.

Questions?
1. Are you going to make a custom icon for the game or is it still going to use Elaine or Elieen the Ren'py mascot?
2. What was the name of that modern music that played on the menu screen?
3. Is this game going to be released on the 31st of October?
with skip - you can change the settings in the preferences <-- so that it only skips wat u read already etc. or slow down auto read.
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1) not sure <--im not the programmer
2)modern music is "a shot in the dark" by tyler thompson
you can find more of his stuff here https://soundcloud.com/tyler-thompson-audio
3)nope - seems like we cant do simple ad it turned out longer than expected ^^" prob wil be out before the end of the year though...
Hazel-Bun wrote:Downloading as I type >V<! Mummy man, here I come!
finally some love for my bandages XD
D`Angel18 wrote: The music is right for the atmosphere and like khfan12 said its very catchy, about the piano playing I sort of didn't hear it, it kind of blends with the BGM. I suggest that you make the piano playing louder than the BGM (but better if you ask someone who is expert/has an experience with music cause sometimes I make a lousy suggestion =3). There were some typos, but I'm sure the others pointed it out.
Over all it was a great game demo, consider me as one of the people looking forward for the whole game. :D
piano playing? O_O...
its ok - me and corynth are both music amateurs OT <-- butchered Tyler's great songs >_>'
People just tell us we have typos, they haven't said which ones specifically QAQ! (so make a list and we will appreciate it very much!)

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#73 Post by AntiquedFae »

Gasp! Halloween theme!?! -LOVETACKLE-

...I'll be sure to let you know what I think when I'm done the demo. ^^; Also which character is my favorite! So far, I am thinking it will be Mister Wolf. Shy boy looking uncomfortable in werewolf costume wearing a golden belt with built-in apron-covering? Works for me!

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#74 Post by AntiquedFae »

I just played it. I love it. Completely. I need this is my life. Have I said that I love it yet? XD If no one has told you what typos specifically yet then I would be happy to go back through it and make a list of them!

And I love Mr. Wolf! He is so adorable! Yay for shy characters~ I also like The Count much more than I expected I would! Surprisingly, even Mr. Bandages started to grow on me towards the end. Though I have loved Egypt, burial rituals and therefore, mummies ever since before I could read, so I get very excited whenever I find mummies in any sort of story. They just don't seem to be that popular anymore. :/

At first I wasn't completely certain about this since I don't usually go for full-on otome, but I completely LOVE it! I am so excited for it to be completed! So far it looks awesome! Best of wishes with the rest of the journey! I will be watching~
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#75 Post by Minari Cipher »

Hi~! 15385bic, here are the list errr.... screenshots of some typos I found on the demo, the screenshots was taken from my first play through of the game, so I might miss some other typos :oops:. (I have this weird habit of taking a screenshot if I saw some grammar mistake/typos or something) X3
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"realised" should be "realized"
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It should be "...type of food in a fancy event..."
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It should be "...little kid playing a dress up."
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The word "mansion" is missing an "i"
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"socialise" should be "socialize"
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I'm not sure if this is a typo. When the count calls Mr. Bandages is he being sarcastic? If he is, then it's not a typo. If not, it's a typo. :3
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"apologise" should be "apologize"
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"... on a chair and his hand reaching..."

The "piano playing" I mean when Erik make his announcements.
I also notice that the personal titles has no period, is that intentional?
Well, that is all. :D
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