Hey, hello once again! First of all, I’m sorry for the late reply. Sometimes itch.io only tells me that I have new comments and sends me directly to the most recent one. At least, I still haven’t figured out how to tell when someone has replied directly to one of my older messages. Sorry about that!
I tried to fix the game as quickly as possible. Version 0.1.5 has been available for a while now, and I didn’t want to leave the game broken.
This also answers another question you mentioned about when 0.2 will be released. I’ve made it clear that I don’t want anyone to support me while expecting 0.2 to arrive soon. I don’t want to create that expectation because it will probably take me quite a while. I doubt it’ll take another two years hahaha, but it will most likely take several months.
And yes, I’m still dealing with that damn flu. My family keeps telling me to go to the hospital and get checked out, but I’ve been putting it off because I really can’t bring myself to go. I also wanted to take a proper vacation. I didn’t just spend two years working hard on the game. I was also working on several other projects at the same time so that I could eventually support myself while staying at home. I’m exhausted, and I also have a personal life that needs my attention.
That’s why I can’t say when 0.2 will be released. But honestly, I’m already dying to start working on it. Although just thinking about handling all the sound effects again is giving me a panic attack hahaha. That part alone took me about three months, mostly because of how exhausting it became. Many of the sounds weren’t simply downloaded and dropped into the game. I had to edit them, create some from scratch, mix them, adjust them, and do all kinds of other work.
I’ve gone off topic again, damn it. Why does this always happen to me? Hahaha.
Realm Invader is already on my list of games to play. I’ve heard a lot about it within my Hispanic community. I think I may have even tried it before. If it’s the game where the developer appears as a chad version of himself, then yes, I know which one it is hahaha. That’s exactly my kind of humor. I love stuff like that!
Although I think I only played the introduction. If I remember correctly, money suddenly started raining from the sky or something like that, and that was where I stopped.
And yes, my game is obviously built around who I am and what I’m like. In many ways, it’s also a gift to the Hispanic community that has already known me for more than three years.
There are naturally many references that not everyone will recognize. Unfortunately, some of them may also be lost in other languages because I originally created them in Spanish.
I quoted Kubo mainly because his response to critics felt absolutely devastating, and I agree with the core of what he said. I’ve never read or watched Bleach. I know it’s one of the original Big Three, and it’s still on my list, but when I first heard what Kubo said, I thought, “Damn, what an absolute chad.”
It’s unusual to see a Japanese creator respond so directly because they often appear very reserved, careful, considerate, and respectful. I think his message was valid, although you can definitely feel some anger behind it. It probably hurt a lot of people. It even hurt me, and I’ve never criticized the man hahaha.
I’ve gone off topic again!
Regarding Honey Select 2, many LIs are personally modeled and customized by their developers. However, many other characters are shared creations or recreations from existing franchises. Most of us use many of the same publicly available assets, although private commissions also exist. At least, that’s how it works in my case.
I completely understand what you mean about tsunderes. Nino from The Quintessential Quintuplets is one of my favorite characters. I thought she had excellent character development, although Miku still should have won hahaha.
Here’s a hint for the puzzles: hidden among roughly 2,000 renders, there are around six containing mathematical puzzles. Solving the equations gives you two digits from each one. Then you arrange the results correctly to create a four-digit code.
I think I just confused myself while explaining it hahaha. The system was designed so that whoever discovers the codes can share them with others if they want. I won’t give away any codes that unlock non-canon animations, but I’ll give you this one for free: 4444
Honestly, I never expected people to like the itch.io page or my other website this much. I created them that way simply because I enjoyed doing it and thought the presentation added something special. I never imagined I would receive so many positive comments about them.
I understand that the presentation may create extremely high expectations and that some people might react with “WTF?” once they actually play the game and discover how chaotic it is. But it is what it is hahaha.
I didn’t receive direct help with the German translation, but its quality should be around the same level as the English translation, or perhaps slightly below it. For example, someone told me that the Portuguese version contained a few errors but was generally very good, so I believe the German version should also be decent.
I also believe I’ll continue refining my skills and improving the things that need work over time. Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment, and once again, I’m sorry for taking so long to reply.
Thank you for your kind words and for giving me some of your time. Have a wonderful day