NTC3'S PROFILE

Looks cool, but the response doesn't seem especially enthusiastic around here. As much as I like the art and the overall tone, I think going commercial is premature at this point, especially since you hope to get crowdfunded first. Unfortunately, 4k downloads doesn't really translate into a lot of backers, and the impressive review numbers are an RMN-only thing.

I don't want to sound too discouraging, but it's definitely better to be aware of one's prospects now, and the reality of crowdfunding in general and Kickstarter in particular is that it's fundamentally conservative. Pretty much all the game backing goes to a) the people who worked on something that was popular/recognised or b) people who are trying to revive something that was quite popular/recognised in its day. Even the all-new exceptions, like Dex and FTL, succeed because they identify a void that plenty of people want to see filled, be it the desire for space roguelike before the genre's revival, or the concept of marrying a Metroidvania with dialogue-driven Cyberpunk RPG.

If your project doesn't fit into those three at first glance, then Kickstarter is a terrible way to enter commercial game world. We even have an example, with OMNIS: The Erias Line: very well-received on here, but utterly out of its depth on Kickstarter. To be fair, there are plenty of things that could've been done better with that campaign (to my mind, at least), but I don't think any of them could've pushed the project over the finishing line; the shortfall is just too much. In the same vein, people are unlikely to be very enthusiastic about backing a 2-4 hour game.

In all, there's a time and a place for going commercial, and for LAW, I don't think that time is now. It just has to become more prominent of a setting first. As difficult as it might feel, keeping the Lavie trilogy freeware, then going commercial with the next entry/project is probably one of the better ways to proceed.

Interesting system. The idea of SP factoring into one's defence in particular is certainly something I don't recall seeing before. It makes sense for sure (you have more energy to dodge and such when you are not tired). One problem I can see with it, though, is that it could just encourage the player to attack normally for most of the battle to keep their SP (and, consequently, defence, high) before finishing enemies off with the most powerful skill on the last turn, and do that for every battle.

Oh, that's reassuring. Like the confused look of Razor Dog just before it blows up as well!

Awesome! Can't speak for the whole game yet, but this image is almost "objectively perfect"! I guess it's kind of weird how the toaster itself seems to float in mid-air, if you look at it closely, but everything else is pretty cool.

Well, Ive always considered character level as the reflection of character's battle experience, rather than ability per se. Arbitrary as it might be, I always feel more immersed in the game when a character that is supposed to be a veteran with years of experience begins at level 3/5/7 etc., rather than normally.