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Hey folks!


Lately I have been doing some reflecting on things, and I figured I'd start a post for some open discussion involving the topic.


Mostly about the direction of my content over the past few months. I realize I have been overly focused on the game side of things, and I wanted to ask people's opinions on that. Are you liking the general direction of my Miku game. Should I relegate games to a secondary focus and shift my primary focus back to animation?


It's always tough balancing different types of content, because time is obviously limited and I am only a single person. I know my core fanbase are mostly here for animations, and I don't wish to alienate them too much.. Frankly the Miku game has grown way more complicated than my original plan. Which was a more episodic approach. Each release self-contained, like the old Flash mini-games but with Unity instead. "Feature creep" really got the better of me. I definitely want to finish it! I just need to know how I should prioritize it.


As for the animation side of things. Starting with my Hina model I want to try and shift my style a bit closer to my old more cartoony look. I feel like my current style works well for some characters (Rebecca, Miku), but I think it looks awful for others (Frieren). So I want to balance it out a bit.


Well, I don’t want to ramble on too much, but I’d love to hear what you think. Go ahead and leave some feedback if you want.


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みなさん、こんにちは!


最近ちょっと色々と振り返って考えることがあって、このテーマについてオープンに話し合える投稿をしてみようと思いました。


主にここ数ヶ月の自分のコンテンツの方向性についてです。ゲームに偏りすぎていたかなと感じていて、そのことについてみんなの意見を聞きたいです。みんなは僕のミクのゲームの方向性を楽しんでくれているでしょうか? それともゲームはサブ的な位置づけにして、メインはまたアニメーションに戻した方がいいでしょうか?


いろんな種類のコンテンツをバランスよく作るのはいつも難しいです。時間は限られているし、自分ひとりでやっているからです。コアなファンのみんなは基本的にアニメーションを期待してくれているのはわかっていますし、あまり疎遠にさせたくはありません。正直なところ、ミクのゲームは当初の予定よりもはるかに複雑になってしまいました。本当はもっとエピソード形式で、それぞれ独立したリリースにしたかったんです。昔のFlashのミニゲームみたいな感じで、Unity版というイメージでした。でも「機能の追加欲」がどんどん膨らんでしまって…。もちろん完成させたい気持ちは強いです! ただ、どのくらい優先するべきかを見極めたいんです。


アニメーションの方に関しては、ヒナのモデルから自分のスタイルをちょっと昔のカートゥーンっぽい雰囲気に戻してみたいと思っています。今のスタイルは一部のキャラ(レベッカやミク)には合うと思うんですが、別のキャラ(フリーレンなど)には正直あまり合わないと感じています。そのあたりのバランスを取っていきたいですね。


あんまり長々と書いてもあれなので、このへんで。ぜひみんなの意見を聞かせてもらえたら嬉しいです!気軽にフィードバックしてくださいね。

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Bloode

I definitely prefer the older look in general as the newer look is a bit too.. plastic? The game is think would be more interesting with more of a showcase in general but i definitely prefer the animations.

Zeroabalonie

I've definitely started following because of the animations and I personally have never been a fan of adult games (weird I know).

Animono5

i startet watching because of the animation but i really want the game be good and finished. I like the game so far pretty damn good job on that.

Mantis-X

Thank you for the feedback! I am glad that you are enjoying the game so far.

t-9800

If I could get the game for free, I'd be really looking forward to seeing it finished. Just finish the game first; it's already halfway done, after all. Don't give up halfway. Afterward, I hope you can focus on the animation.

Ren

Given the scope of the game, you're already miles ahead of other animators that make the choice to create a game. Trust me, some have been in dev for YEARS with only a bit of content. I personally dont know where its at but if its halfway like another commenter said, then push for that finish.

nad

Hello! I’ve been following you for a long time and I’ve always loved the animations. I tried the game too, but personally I prefer the animations.

Smol VR

Yea feature creep can be rough. I'm exited with what your doing on the gaming side though and would look forward to things creeping as far as you want to take them.

Horsen

I like games because I can get any angle I want, but I don't care about all of the interactivity. Some predefined pose variations, speed adjustment and cum in/out is all I think is really necessary. I think the rest just adds to much complexity and ends up looking really janky anyway.

Mantis-X

I don't intend on giving up! I definitely plan on finishing the game. I am going to try and budget my time more wisely.

Mantis-X

I think halfway is a fair assessment. Almost all of the groundwork has been laid now. Most of the remaining work are the sex scenes.

Mantis-X

Yea it's always a tough choice having to pull back on some new cool feature you want to try out. Especially when people are asking for it.

Mantis-X

and it is good to hear I am making good progress, comparatively speaking!

Mantis-X

Fair points all around! Just enough variation so it doesn't feel entirely robotic.

saintwalker

I really like the game, and I was originally a fan for animation of course. But I really liked your old Patoots game as well. I hold the animations and the game updates in equal measure for you.

Koneko Toujou

Hello Mantis-X! I would like to add my comments. First, can we get a website for you works? like the old days when you would post updates on your website and share all your renders and videos on it? Second, the only game I am really interested are the two (2) fate illya games, Fate Immote and Fate Illya RPG. I would like a continuation of both and more NSFW naughty stuff in them >:3 Third, PLEASE MORE KURO!!! she is my favorite, renders, videos or anything with Kuro I would be happy. Thank you,

SarcTruthSerum

Honestly I like both the game and the animations. I originally started following for the animations but the game is really good too. You're a heck of an artist and I have always been a proponent of artists should make what they want. I think that perhaps some of the features in the game are a little bit too involved but overall I enjoy it regardless. Sometimes it's fun to make sometime just for the sake of making it. In terms of actually released features, I would consider what people really want out of the game and tone it down a little bit for the extra stuff that maybe you added just to see if you could or to try to please everybody by providing everything. Positions and expressions over customizations, in my opinion. I like resizing of Miku and clothing options but the individual positions of the stamps and whatnot get a little overwhelming. even though it's kind of fun to play with I think I'd enjoy the game just as much without it.

Mantis-X

Prisma Illya for days! Websites are a pretty big undertaking, but probably a good idea eventually. I have hung onto my domain name for future use too!

Mantis-X

Thank you very much, and thank you for your feedback! I do think I jumped the gun with some of the extra fluff. In hindsight I probably should have held off on those until more sex scenes were available. It has been a learning experience for sure!