Bouki wrote:Well BxB isn't my favorite kind of pairing but I just can't resist a game which introduces characters with comics D: Thank you for presenting characters with such an original idea, I had fun reading them! Actually this will be my first BxB game, my body is ready (...I guess?) And woah, this is your first game? Your art, logo and GUI seems pretty professional. I love how you used such bright colors, your game looks really lively and it certainly made a good first impression on me. I liked your art style too, it has ligh-hearted and lively feel. I'm sure your projects in the future (if you want to make more of course, haha) will be awesome if this is how your first looks like ^^ Another thing, I checked your twitter for updates and wow, you're just 19?... (Sorry if that last sentence sounded a little stalker-ish, haha. I am harmless, I swear!) People this talented and this young makes me sad. I am really amazed, though!
Oh, gosh. I just read your post and - thank you!! Thank you so, so much! I'm so happy right now, heheh. Thank you so much for taking the time to write all of that. It makes all of this worth every hour I spend on it. You didn't write anything silly at all - I really hope you enjoy this as your first BxB game, especially since you've been sweet enough to write so much nice stuff to me! If it's any consolation, I'll actually be turning 20 in December, and I did study a little bit of graphic design for two years in high-school (where I also interviewed a game company) so all of that came in handy for this project. I'm definitely planning to make more games in the future - I hope you'll be there to support them too, if this one is to your liking!
Your game has quite a lot of characters and you're making so many outfits for all of them. It must be a lot of work! Seems like you're making good progress though. I didn't think you could update so much every week. Maybe you can release this in a ''pay what you want'' platform? I think most of us here are broke students (sadly) but I would like to throw some dollars if I have some extra money by the time you release this. (Dunno, seems like noone really pays for PWYW though. It might be a bad idea) I don't think it counts as much as paying, but either way I would like to thank you in advance for spending this much time for creating something ^^
Ah, putting the game up as a PWYW is something I have considered, but I probably won't do...well, as long as no one feels like they're obligated to pay anything, then I'm sure there's no harm in it. But I am thinking about a mini-online shop for the game where I can just sell some prints or maybe an artbook/databook with info and images that won't be in the game, for anyone who wants to support the game financially! Either way, I always intended this game to be free for everyone to enjoy, but I am super, super grateful that you even want to throw a couple bucks my way. Like I said, it makes all of this worth it.
About characters, my favorite would be Ethon. 'Cause, you know, FRECKLES. I can't tell you how happy I am to see a character with freckles. Other characters are good too but... he even said ''ain't'' and ''ya'' and teased Lyall D: Arthur's way of talking about other characters made me laugh too, I'm sure it would be fun to interact with him. I liked Lyall too, mainly because his blushing face looks adorable. Talking about adorable, Crevan's laughing face is the embodiment of that. (was that smooth?
) Anyways, I guess I'll just say I liked every character, but if I have to pick one of them, my heart truly belongs to Ethon and his freckled face. Only one I didn't care that much about is Lev I guess. (sorry Lev, but I only hit on my students) On a side note, I liked our Main Character too. He got me with that last ''Oh boy''. His face is what I imagined Snape to be in his Hogwarts years, only... you know, much more handsome. I think it's because of the long black hair. But I'm probably the only one who thinks he looks like Snape, haha. Anyways, I was curious about how our MC would turn out, because I think in a teacher/student love story a poorly-written teacher character would make the story all cheesy. But I believe yours will be all good ^^ I love how you added new characters, I think it's nice to have some additional characters to add a little depth to the story. I especially liked Silvia, I look forward to competing with her for boys' love. Bring it on, Silvia!
This was really fun to read, but I guess that's normal because everyone likes to know what people think about their characters. Actually, I think if you used that line on Crevan, he'd be totally over the moon with joy, hahah. I'm really flattered that Ethon and Lyall are so popular; it's like they're the poster-boys for
Hell's Colosseum! I'm actually really excited to see how people react to their relationships with each other (I think there'll be some fun surprises). Hopefully our MC isn't too cheesy at all - I have to warn you, my sense of humour is AWFUL, heh.
For your questions:
1- I would ask Vasco why his face is covered. But I don't think you will answer that, it will probably be in the game right? Same with Ethon's hair color. I guess I have to wait until the game is released.
2- I... might have taken a shine to Ethon.
Sorry, I kind of lost control when I started and ended up writing pretty silly things ^^'' But you got me interested even though this game is BxB, and I look forward to seeing more of it. Best of luck with your project!
PS: Just filled out the survey and... Damn, seriously, Arthur needs some love.
Thank you for answering the questions! Why Vasco's face is covered will definitely be in the game, so you're right, I can't answer that (yes, just like Ethon's hair colour, hahah). Even though Arthur's not all that popular, I hope those who try out his route will enjoy it. Everyone has their preferences so I'm not too torn up about it. I'll just try and make him as interesting as I can without deviating too much from his character.
Again, thank you so much for your feedback (and for filling out the survey). You're very sweet and encouraging; I hope you enjoy the next update. Have a rockin' week!