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by Blane Doyle » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:58 pm
Ok, out of pure curiosity I decided to download this demo. I don't know any other reason why, since I don't like downloading demos for unfinished games due to worry that I will love it but never get the final version. I have been playing it for... about 20 minutes and... You know, I am actually enjoying this more than I thought I would.
Since I HAVEN'T finished it yet, here's some initial feedback:
Negative:
1) This demo may be too long. I always feel a demo should only give a taste of a game, and since you say this is HALF the game... that may be too much. If it was the same length but the full game was 4-5 times longer, than I would have no feedback here.
2) The main menu/title page is... awkward to look at I guess? It doesn't fit the rest of the game properly, to me.
3) The long pause between clicking New Game and the game actually starting... Not my cup of tea. A short animation is ok, but it was between 40-50 seconds for the game to actually start, and during the black screen I thought it froze. This is all personal taste, but I find any wait looking at a black screen longer than a couple seconds just a bit much.
Positive:
1) The music is very nice to listen to. It was the first thing I noticed and I just LOVED it for some reason. I actually stopped playing for a minute to listen to the first track of the game itself.
2) I can tell the art is heavily inspired by the work of 07th Expansion games, but at the same time it looks much nicer. I often joke about how I would use the graphics patches for Umineko and Higurashi, but I actually like the art in them. This is like... Umineko upgraded. I like it!
3) 3 versions of a text box automatically makes me happy. I don't know why, but I ADORE that.
That's it so far. Once I can play the demo through completion I'll give you more detailed feedback. I think it may be more positive than negative.
