Wow what a great update. It’s nice to finally go to Nordenhaven after bypassing it earlier in the story. Helps with world building andhelps make the universe not feel linear for the sake of the plot.
I found two spelling/grammar errors to share and then I’ll give my thoughts on the update.
Update thoughts: The new face sprites are so charming and endearing! I love how personified and expressive they are! Great work, @clinko_clinko! I’ll miss the previous sprites though, they have a nice classic feel to them. I do echo the idea of what was mentioned previously about being able to swap between the two. I have no idea if there’s anyway to code it in rpg maker but a toggle option for either the classic or new sprites would be nice. If that wasn’t possible, the simplest work around would be a two different game versions, one with classic face sprites and one with new but I can’t imagine that’d be very fun to do from a developer standpoint.
I like how the chest in Nordenhaven is taunting me just like the one in the slums last upate, except this time I have no idea how to reach this one. I loved the build up to it only for it to be empty last chapter. Obviously the chest here being unobtainable could be another layered joke of this and if so that’s even more funny.
Okay story discussion and spoiler time!: First off I have to comment on how funny the sword is. I love how only Pro can hear it, as it creates so much comedy on that premise alone and how angry Pro gets over it suggesting to kill Heidi was both funny and sweet.
Clara and Pro bonding a lot of this chapter was really nice. Last chapter they seemed like two rivals always teasing each other over the slightest mess up but now they let up a little and it looks like they trust and respect each other, it’s really nice. The jabs are great comedy though,definitely want them to stay.
You did a great job humanizing ETV. No really, last update it really left a grim tone and a worry about Emmie and the demon inside her. “Will we be able to save Emmie?” “How evil is the demon inside her?” Then we get this update. Esse is a really fun character. Much like the cast thought, I also thought ETV was a male. It seems a little dumb on me in retrospect fetish wise but I digress. It’s great how she takes over and is the “big boss” of this area. It proved how she’s pretty intelligent and isn’t naive. The forced loss is a good touch and Pro not attacking is perfect story integration. I do like force feeding as a fetish too so I approve of the real boss fight. I love how she seems to really be into books it adds personality besides “hungrylol”. Is she secretly just a snooty stuck up hungry librarian girl all along? It was adorable when she healed the group when the group reported to her. Those slime fights were a little tough but I think the shark was the hardest of the bunch.
This one is speculation-y but still derived in story details.I know there’s the implied vore comment she made about eating Pro and Clara. Not sure if that was just an empty threat to advance the story or foreshadowing with her being the vore fetish character or something but just an observation I made. I am thinking she’ll end up being the fourth party member of the group once she gets a new body? Pro the tank, Clara the debuffer/jack of all trades, Emmie the cleric, Esse being the- well… much of Emmie’s magic is based around ETV I think if I remember right. Maybe the separation isn’t 100% a success and Emmie retains some magic powers and is “cursed” with a super digestive body so she can’t get fat? Then Esse is just more of a nuclear powerhouse caster? Would be funny if Emmie somehow steals her digestive powers and Esse wouldn’t have infinite stomach compacity in the new body. Looking forward to the Ice popsicle thing event scene in the old lab. A lot of this is just rambling speculation but hopefully people reading this like it lol.
Recommendations/requests/Misc./etc: Looking forward to the Emmie Ellie retellings of the candy store event. I assume there’d be branching art/result depending on the final choice. I hope there’s another event retelling of the Mochi restaurant event too. These two sorta feel like a given based on past events you’ve implimented but the more request thing is the following.
I’d love to see a flash back scene of when Clara was 18 and visited the candy store for the first time. It’d be really cool to see a less strict and more softer Clara, in more ways than one. Having a past Clara would help flesh out her character more too. I’d imagine chubby Clara would act a lot differently than law and order abiding Clara. I was labeling this as a request because obviously I don’t know what you have in mind but it seems a little out of the way. I know that this can come off as redundant cause we semi experienced it with Emmie and Clara in the present but I really like the idea of seeing the previous event as a flash back for the multitude of reasons provided. I think it’d really help scratch the WG itch that some players were looking to get out of her as well without further complicating scenes. Maybe it could happen in a dream where Clara re-experiences it or something? It could come up as a result of her being disappointed Emmie ate so much in the present event so we as players experience her original outing to the candy store?
Alright all my suggestions and ramblings aside, man it’s a little bittersweet recognizing that we’re in .9 version territory. It made me recognize we’re nearing the end. (I know that 1.0 doesn’t always imply a finished or concluded product but that was how I was interpreting this.) As players we always want content and sadly content isn’t always infinite. I’ve certainly loved playing this game. I’m not really sure how to conclude my thoughts without awkwardly extending my post further so I’m just going to cut it with a sudden, thank you @Nerds.
