A Question for the Kickstarter


Hello ^^

Now that our demo's been out for a week and people have had a chance to play, I was hoping to get some feedback in preparation for our Kickstarter in November :D

We wanted to share some of our ideas for rewards and stretch goals, but also more importantly, hear what you guys would want to see!

Let's start with stretch goals!

Rather than guessing at what people want, and having a set order to the stretch goals, the current plan is to allow people to vote on the order that these goals are added in. The price next to the goal is the amount we would need to raise above the base Kickstarter to be able to add it to the game. There are still some things we want to keep as a surprise for the Kickstarter, ;) , but here are some of the stretch goals that we have planned out thus far:

Matchmaker/Polyamourous DLC:
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Want to be in a polyamourous relationship with two of the characters instead of doing solo routes? Or perhaps you want to see their romance play out from the side? With this stretch goal, we'd be able to add in routes to allow this :)

Depending on the amount extra, we'd be able to make these either short or full length routes.

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More Endings/Joke Endings:

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We want to be able to add in a whole host of comedic endings, or even some extra serious ones. To make these endings as good as they could be, with proper ending art, we'd need some extra funding ^^. Want an ending where you become a superhero, or, perhaps a super villain ;)? A solo route ending? Then this stretch goal is what you want.
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Partially Voiced:

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Want to hear what each of the characters sound like? Hear the most important words aloud, as well as just reading them? For this amount we can have the game partially voiced, and those special moments will be that little bit more immersive :).
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More Locations and Outfits:

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Want to take a fun trip to the beach with the cast? Perhaps see them all in Halloween costumes, or formal clothes? This tier would allow us to add more fun locations and location specific outfits, that otherwise wouldn't make the cut for the base game.

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Chibi Illustrations:

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I want to be able to add cute chibi illustrations to comedic moments of the game, like the one of Tommy falling asleep ^^. This is costly however, and I didn't want to add it in to the base Kickstarter cost. This tier would allow us to add in these little extra touches, that I think would make the game more fun.

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More CG's per route:

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A pretty simple tier. With this extra money, I'd be able to add in two more CG's to every route.

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Extra routes:

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Last but not least, we have some extra routes as a potential goal. Who are these people? Find out in the run-up to the Kickstarter.

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Now to turn it over to you guys. What do you think of these goals? Are there any we've missed that you'd like to see? Let us know! :D

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As I already said, the poly routes would be the most important for me. Beyond that, I think the extra outfits would be my next choice; it would be nice to see the boys in swimsuits, formal outfits, and Halloween costumes (can we know what they'd be wearing yet, or is it too early to say?) Also, I do like the cute chibis a lot.

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Thank you for letting us know which ones are most important to you right now :D 

I'm not 100% set on what the costumes would be yet, but I know swimsuits would definitely be one. Formal clothes might make it into the base game, in which case we'd go for something else so that this tier still gives plenty extra :) 

I'm glad you like the Chibi's :D

We commissioned all the art for this game, which is our main expense that we're raising money for. I really love all the work the artists have done for us :) Make sure to check out the credits and maybe check out some of their profiles/gigs (usually on Fiverr, where we found everyone thus far) ^^. 

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I'd have written my own comment, but I pretty much agree with everything ParrotWatcher said :P I especially really like Tommy and Ellis together!

(And those definitely sound like fun outfit ideas ;P )

Well, I'm also curious if I'd like any of the additional characters or not, but that's hard to say before I know about them, while I definitely know I'd be into Tommellis. (Ellmmy?)

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Haha, I'm pretty sure I know what the first stretch goal voted on will be then :) .  

I'll make sure to lay out which Polyamourous routes are available before I open the vote, but Tommy and Ellis is definitely one of them ^^.

I'm also going to make sure to reveal the additional characters before the vote opens, so people can go in with full knowledge :).

Haha, I'm not sure what their ship name would be xD. Ellmmy is cute though :D

Thank you for playing, and for adding your thoughts :)

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These all sound great but personally I'd be most interested in polyamorous/matchmaker routes

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Thank you for letting us know :D

That definitely seems to be the popular choice. Our original testers were vastly in support of it as well haha.

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If it isn't included I'm never gonna be able to choose between Tommy and Ellis 😭