Re: Alpha's Adventures [Yuri]
My condolences.
So, will you still play this when it comes out? Cuz if not, you'll invalidates your own claim of being a biggest Yuri fan by dismissing this Yuri-centric game just because the artstyle is not catering to your taste.
How does he "invalidate" his own claim about being one of the biggest Yuri fans if he doesn't like a game? So, if I don't like the direction of a mind control/monstergirl game, I can't claim to be a fan of those genres? That's a pretty bigoted view.
I know its not to everyone's tastes, but I'm a big fan of purity myself so its nice to see that I'm not alone in preferring it!
The h-game scene is too over-saturated with it. Then again, the recent poll on what kind of protagonist most of you "degenerates" prefer showed female being over-represented and male being nearly a minority, so I wonder about this place...
You're entitled to your own view in regards to the art style, but I would like to refute some of your other claims.
"Chinese knockoff of Korra"
I created Alpha back in 2012, years before Korra even aired. I've never watched the show, so any similarities between the two is pure coincidence.
This just reminds me of that person who claimed they created the Axel character before Kingdom Hearts II introduced him. Anyone who doesn't immediately say "um, gonna take that with a grain of salt" and view your position with some skepticism probably isn't thinking too critically.
"programmed with the personality of Rance"
When designing Alpha, my aim was to create a strong headed and confident female lead. However a character is nothing without flaws, so I wanted to make her downfall her own arrogance and lack of morals.
Being "strong-headed and confident" doesn't mean you lack morals or are overtly arrogant to the point of making stupid mistakes and then ending up fubered for it. Being "confident" is about self-assurance that what you say/do is correct or, at the very least, you can stand behind it. "Strong-headed" means you're reluctant to change your ways even if it does cause problems for others. Neither negates the possibility that you'll mess up; but, at the very least, some possessing these qualities is likely to reflect and approach things differently.
I don't know much about the Rance character (the series never interested me), but I've heard about the character and seen enough of him to know he's an intolerable cunt for the most part with few redeeming qualities and your character sounds similar, but you also sound as though you want her to be punished for those qualities. Neat, but arrogance=/=confident. It's often a front for someone with low self-worth or living on the delusion that they're the greatest piece of ass in the world.
So while I can see why those qualities would remind you of a "female Rance", a carbon copy is not what I intend for this character.
I haven't played your game, can't say whether she's a bitch or relatable character, and I think it's a bit silly for someone who *probably* hasn't played it to toss accusations.
That said, he probably knows more about the Rance series than I do and can comment on the similarities more than I can. You could just say "I drew inspiration from the Rance character, please tell me if it's a bad thing and if so, how can I improve on it?" You don't
have to do anything he suggests, but it shows you're at least open to an opinion on something you might not agree with.
She has her own struggles and vulnerabilities, which is something you'll get to see for yourself in the demo if you ever decide to give it a chance rather than completely writing this project off at first glance.
I don't like this mentality. Saying "T-try the demo before you judge..!" tells me the person making that statement doesn't have an actual argument. He doesn't like the art-style(I'm personally reminded of any number of generic western developers, so I'll give it a pass for that and a few other reasons) and telling him to subject himself to an unpleasant experience to appease you is fairly shallow and immature. Is he denying himself the opportunity to bring up more points of contention about the game? Sure. Does that invalidate his current criticisms? Not really.
and really, he's asking for it.
