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Actually I play visual novels to relax. Both ideas sound quite exhausting to me. Idk if you know "Our life"? It's a real nice VN on Steam you can play for free and the option to send messages to your boyfriend (you pick an answer from a list of diffrent options) was real funny and a cute way to get to know each other better. As in like a mini game. But I wouldn't play a game that's only built around messaging so I'd wanted to answer "neither". As you pointed out in Caines route already the Internet/Media is a real difficult way to get to know anybody for real. Because you can easily hide behind an avatar or troll your way through the online games. I really hope you'll reconsider and stick to what you're doing great - writing visual novels with interesting characters and good, solid plot.

Angelina H.

Please 🙏 These are amazing!! I hope tailor tales goes on longer.

Doctorballin

So far, Tailor Tales can be kept going indefinitely! It's a compilation of stories after all. Eeyok is the 7th route, but there's nothing that says it should stop there; there can be an 8th route as well.

Celianna

You know here I thought, what am I gonna do when i run out of Tailor Tales when it's all done, but now I can have Star lust lmao, and you know I played Persona 3 once , and dungeon boyfriend and I really enjoyed those, so if it ends up being like those games I AM IN LOVE <3 :)

Samu Chan

I've already fallen in love with tailor tales, I think genuinely anything you make will be so amazing! I look forward to this future project of yours! &lt;3

Ah yes, I loved .Hack (actually I think I forgot there were games — I read/watched a few of the series as a teen) and have been wishing for an otome set in a similar scenario! :) I think there are one or two out but either not localized or not very well done. Boyfriend Dungeon has sold/reviewed pretty well, but I think fails to super satisfy people who love otome style games or people who are into RPGs, which is pretty common when you split genres like that. Definitely a good one to check out if you decide to go this route! I think the problem is if it feels like something is getting in the way of the player experience, is it worth doing (I think about this a lot when working through user experience problems in the games I develop)? It might be cool to come up with a way to -simulate- the player having gone off on an RPG quest without actually having them do so. One thing that comes to mind (totally not relevant since it would be time based, which is a whole different kind of game!) is a system like Mystic Messenger where you can see your little hero icon slowly go from the beginning of a dungeon to the end of one over the course of X real time and they can pick up item/have mini encounters along the way in a passive fashion. Sorry for the ramble, it’s much more fun thinking of -other people’s games- than the one I’ve been debugging for the last several months! :) — Ah a random other RPG reference, DragonAge Inquisition does an -amazing- job of developing character relationships while you’re out and about questing. They have a series of conversations that slowly progress depending on the party members you bring out (so if you bring A and B out with you regularly you can see them starting to fall for each other). Very cool stuff if you haven’t seen it.

Your new idea sounds exciting and ambitious! Ultimately you should do what you believe is feasible and enjoyable to create

I've honestly been looking for more of the first option, but the second option sounds just as speaking! I can't wait to see what you do luv!

Lyn

one of the many reasons why i've enjoyed aiden's route thus far is the rpg elements. it adds such a rich layer to the game play and if it's anything remotely like that i will be very happy.

DarlaBubbles

i looove mystic Messenger (also from cheritz) i think it needs to have some story, the second option gives that

Anna Bia

Of course, it'll have two elements, but it's just on par with many other RPG games with dating elements. Except my focus would be the relationships, and the dungeon crawling would be reduced to a minimum/quick endeavor so that it wouldn't annoy the player, and it wouldn't be too much for me to code. I haven't played Boyfriend Dungeon but have heard of it! The concept would be similar, though the focus would definitely be on developing a relationship with your party and progressing the story which influences the fake game. Ever heard of the series .Hack? Huge fan of it when I was in my teens. That's definitely where I'm drawing inspiration from. You would go through dungeons with party members and when you'd log out, you could manage your PC and e-mail your party members or read the forums. I quite enjoyed this part of the game!

Celianna

Game dev here, so possibly overthinking it, but just my two cents :) Have you checked out possible references like Boyfriend Dungeon? Developing a game with two genres often means one element is notably dissatisfying or the end product is dissatisfying or not cohesive. Developing a game with heavy narrative elements + a satisfying mechanic is really tough -- it's basically twice the work. Ultimately, though, I think it comes down to what interests you?

I still love the original concept but I have to admit the new one intrigued me a bit more!

Saryna Thacker

That honestly sounds amazing!

Heaven Tea