EMMYCH'S PROFILE

I'm super hype about the expanded version, tbh! And I'm also really hype you had content warnings? Since YIKES is it ever not common enough to get content warnings.

I DUNNO, like... this was a Cool Game and I really appreciated what was done with it? Like (Buncha spoilers, specifically Erwin endings)


Anyways yes I can tell this is yet another game I'll chill out with and periodically think about and huff huff huff thanks for making such a cool thing. ;__; <3 I look forward to whatever you do with this, and also future stuff you folks do in general!

I FINALLY PLAYED THIS AND HOLY SHIT IT WAS SO FRICKIN GOOD <3333333

i just... really messed up parties with hella interpersonal issues... good shit good shit that's some good shit right there right there riGHT THERE
ALSO THE FACT MOST OF THEM ARE JUST AWFUL PEOPLE????? I love that, i love terrible people games, i love them this is great

good game real good game nice game brb having emOTIONS

EDIT: And then I got all the endings! Augh... augh...... ;____;
I'm really impressed at how many AUs you guys got outta one concept, here? Since YEESH that was a lot of ways that same story of Party Processing Grief could go. Augh, what a neat game. I really dug it. ;__; <3

AW YEAH PENTA LIFE IS EXCITING AND GOOD!!!

i'm hype that I get to come home and hang out with U, MY COOL FRIEND WHOM I LOVE <3

author=Liberty
unless you think they'd appreciate it (say, if you get a fan and they have a certain 'ship they like and you make a small game based on that ship, or if you know they reallllllly like a certain character and you make a game where they can date them)


You can always ask me if you don't have any good ideas and I can do some snooping on your behalf. PM, though.

I think the only way this would work is if I got Sooz as my secret santa and made a Free Spirits dating sim, sO...

but okay okay okay, I look foward to whomever I get so I can do somethin' cool for them. ;w;

author=unity
Wow! Thank you so much for such an in-depth, personal look at the game. This was a joy to read, and I'm so glad I could evoke such feelings, even if all of them weren't positive.

Aw this is good to hear! I was a little nervous posting this, since I defs didn't wanna seem discouraging or anything @__@

author=unity
As for the RPG Fatigue, I am very much an RPG content nut who delights in massive dungeons and legions of baddies, and I went overboard. Some people elsewhere compared my dungeons to Mt. Moon of Pokemon infamy which is not a comparison I want (the frustration of constant battles and getting lost are not qualities I want to be remembered for ^^;;;). But I think the real takeaway is what you said about the breathers in between. People want plot, and I put multiple dungeons in-between significant plot points on multiple occasions. My reasoning for doing so sounded good in my head, what with adding to the size of the world and such, but at the end of the day, if it doesn't equal enjoyment for the player, then there's something wrong. I'll try hard not to make that mistake again.

Hey, it's something to keep in mind! Defs take my perception with a grain of salt, though, since my personal taste is faster paced games and gameplay more focused on puzzling your way through something. Evidently other folks have found the way LA is built to be appealing and fun, and I definitely had my own fun with it! At the end of the day, I say make a game you'd wanna play, and if other folks like it, that's excellent.

author=unity
I'm super-glad you liked the Chisa-Merel romance! Both of the romances in the game are really near and dear to my heart, as I put a lot of love into the characters and I'm so glad it shows. I feel that the best relationships are ones where the couple meets in the middle, and I wanted to show that Chisa slowly got closer and closer to Merel as she let her into her heart, and I am pleased as punch that it comes across. ^________^

The whole co-dependency troubles with the other relationship was one I was also worried about. I didn't want it to look like Karuna was just proping her up, or sweeping her problems under a rug. Glad to see it made the right impression! :DDDDDDDDDDD

yOU JUST DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THE ROMANCES OKAY i'm so pleased???? it was so refreshing and wonderful to see, and negl it's one of the main reasons I was determined to see this game through to the end, even when things got a little rough for me. I was super invested in your characters, and that goes a very long way ;___; <3

author=unity
About the topic of tone, I am completely guilty. I am terrible at managing tone. The NPC murders and atrocities are also because, after the initial demo, I had more than one person tell me "Hey, Darkloft isn't all that evil or threatening. She hasn't even done anything terrible!" And instead of responding with "Well, it's a Dragon Quest-like scenario and Darkloft's evil is a looming threat" I instead decided that I needed to escalate Darkloft's evil deeds.

Granted, the potion-factory was always meant to be destroyed and Springsmouth was supposed to be living in fear of fishmen-invaders, but I added in the NPC deaths to add more punch to the situation, and I did so carelessly. This took a a game that was already tonally weird with the silly dialog and goofy item descriptions and made it jump of the tonal deep-end. I want to thank you for pointing this out, because I really didn't realize the actual extent of the damage I did.

It's certainly something you have to take on a case by case basis, since, hey, sometimes invoking death IS a solid narrative move. Again, my personal preference is to shy away and keep the tone a little lighter, but this isn't how everyone has to write! I think you've got the insight to work towards figuring out exactly the kind of tone you want in future projects, and I'd be more than willing to talk tone if you felt like running things by me at any point! ;w;

author=unity
As to the topic of lesbian fiction, I see plenty of this same thing all the time, where it's all about the sex and the hotness. And, even though I don't want to admit it, I actually have older stories that totally emulate those sorts of stories, with plenty of raunchy stuff interspersed with the lovey-dovey stuff. >.>;;

But I realized that what really melts my heart and makes me feel good inside is the relationships, and showing those to be of an explicit nature foremost... well, it isn't necessary and it can be very distracting. I realized that just because all the lesbian fiction I found had something, didn't mean it was a requirement or that it needed to be in stories like that. I'm very proud that, even though I have a ton of growing to do as a writer, I was able to make a game that stands on its own as a piece of lesbian fiction without the usual sexual exploitation. And it really makes my day that the game spoke to you in a way that other media generally does not! ^__________^

L-LOOK MAN I'M JUST AS GUILTY OKAY OTL A little raunchy stuff now and again can be super fun. >___>; *hides folder of steamy fic about own characters*

But yeah, you did a really great job here. Again, LA was very refreshing! Thanks a bunch for writing this story, basically, since yeah it... it was really great ;___; <3

author=unity
I am kicking myself over Lynette, because, yeah, I could have used her so much better. She very much became just an antagonator to the others when I wanted her to feel like more. I don't really have much more to add other than I'd like to do that game starring her in the future, where she has her big character arc, falls in love, and becomes a much more rounded character.

i mEAN I'D BE INTO THAT GAME A WHOLE LOT IF YOU MADE IT <3 <3 <3
Since yes I defs still think she's a good character and you could do a lot of really neat stuff with her! I'd be super interested in seeing how she grew, too, since MAN that'd be interesting to play! <3333

Thank you again very much for this review! This kind of honest and heartfelt overview is just the sort of thing I need, and I have a ton of things to think about now, and a lot of ideas on how to improve on games in the future. Thank you soooooo much, emmych! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

ANY TIIIIME i'm glad it was helpful! I'm looking forward to your future projects, like for realsies and for true! ;w; <3