Ah I see, now that you've explained how the dead dad trope works with the gameplay/fantasy that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the recommendations, hopefully I'll have time to check some of those out soon.
I see, to be fair I'm relatively new to VNs so I suppose I was talking out of my hat a bit. Of the few I've played the 2 you mention are among them so I am likely suffering from selection bias. On that note, do you have any dead father VN's to suggest as I'm working though some father issues...
That is a great little detail isn't it? there is obviously a lot of care put into this VN, which makes the dialogue all the more jarring imo. Such an odd mix, but where it excels it really really excels.
ha, yeah it's such a classic setup. before I discovered VN's I used to read erotic stories/novellas so the dead mom setup was already old hat to me. I agree though when it comes right down to it so much of the story in any media is more or less the same framework we've seen a million times. it...
Well, what can I say about this VN?
The Good: I was drawn in by the renders, which look great in my opinion and I'm a real sucker for effects like film grain or chromatic aberration and the like. The model quality and the full scale animations really blew me away even though they tended to be...
Yeah, I like some of the psychological parts of the dark path that I've seen, playing on insecurities and whatnot. I was also surprised and didn't love by a particularly brutal scene in the dark path as I figured it would mostly be emotional torment, undermining self esteem, and playing the...
I'm excited for the prospect of at least creating some contempt, depression ,anger etc within some of these characters. I find that sort of thing really engaging because my grandmother used to beat me with willow reeds. My favorite VN so far in my travels is Malignant in part because you can be...
I actually forgot how much I enjoyed this one until I restarted it after the latest update. I haven't played through all of the paths, but what I have done is pretty solid as far as alternate dialogue and scenes. The render quality is pretty solid although the animations or lack thereof can be...
This is a legitimate work of art. Even with all the limitations of the medium I'd put it on par with any other work of art that has really challenged and affected me...all while not feeling the slightest bit self serious. I think you are really actually genuinely talented. Thank you