Reviews, next steps, new things - (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

Greetings 48 hours post the launch of episode 2.0. I hope many of you enjoyed what we've crafted and introduced into the game, gauging from the huge number of supporters who joined us on Patreon - it's truly heartening and I am immensely grateful for your trust and support. It holds significant value for me. Conversely, there have been numerous negative or ambivalent opinions. I'm sharing some of them below as I wish to discuss certain points with you (naturally, there were a handful of positive ones, though regrettably somewhat overshadowed). Hence:

Certainly not the best approach overall, but I take every opinion to heart. Yesterday, I spent a long time pondering whether we are doing something wrong, heading in the wrong direction, or if we should change or add something, etc. Personally, I came to a few conclusions.

- The first one is the fact that the game is based on a specific genre and additionally contains sandbox elements - many people are against this type of game and vehemently oppose such productions. Games with elements of blackmail and corruption also have many opponents (not to mention NTR), so no matter what we do, we cannot create a game for everyone and for every taste/kink. Initially, I thought that people who don't like it simply overlook this production - after all, if someone doesn't like alternative rock, they just don't listen to it, right? - nothing could be further from the truth. It turns out that people will deliberately come just to criticize it, and the sooner I realize that, the less I will worry about it.

- Another thing I realized and decided to put into action is taking a step back (a small one) and adding a few things to the game. Initially, I was inclined towards creating an adult game where Riley simply succumbs to corruption whether we want it or not. However, I see that many people (and here we're not strictly talking about haters) would also like to have a greater influence on Riley's fate. I have come to the conclusion that we can dedicate some extra time and effort to make this possible. If Riley doesn't believe in the dean's blackmail? Let them do something about it and face the consequences. As I mentioned earlier, from now on, in future scenes, there will be a greater impact on the storyline, but we'll also try to improve earlier ones so that the player has more influence on Riley's decisions.

I would like you to also write your conclusions in the comments - not scenes you would like to see in the future or in what role to place Riley, but rather what you really liked in the game and things that didn't suit your taste and should be improved. What surprised you positively and what made you grimace on face. As I mentioned, I was concerned about these reviews yesterday, but many of them are disconnected from reality, and the ones I should pay attention to are here, on Patreon. So, if you could take a moment and write what would be nice to add to the game, change, or enable.

... and by the way, add the game to your Steam wishlist if you haven't already done so :)