Oh MAN, what an incredible first build. Being compared to Echo and lauded around as 'Echo 2' is unavoidable given it follows the same setup as "childhood friends return their town that holds dark secrets and things go wrong" but like, so far, this really stands on it's own. I NEED more of this and can't wait to find more abt the plot, the characters and also what the fuck happened in the past.
A few grammar errors, but not enough to take me out of it. Only major complaint from me is that the UI needs a button to hide the UI so I can take screenshots of the beautiful cgs when they show up :)
Glad you're liking it so far! Sorry about the grammar errors. The reason there isn't a hide button on mobile right now is mainly just that it's the first build and I wasn't sure where to put it on the UI. I'll try to have it added (as well as a CG gallery) by the second or third build.
There aren't going to be any sex scenes, but it's labeled 18+ for some of the content in it. Sexual themes will be in the game, but no sex scenes between the characters.
The sprites look so good I mistakenly expected the Burrows/TSR level of quality. Alas, the sprites rarely move, barely have any variations, and cycle through them so rarely you're basically looking at static images most of the time. These days even the one-shots made for a contest in a week at least wiggle the sprites a little.
Also the antagonist's writing - the speech, the behavior, - is exactly the same as the rest of the slasher movie cast of high-schoolers. It kills the tension quite a bit. The rest of it is killed by the fact the scene is played completely straight. He literally tells you he is a supernatural entity haunting your dreams and he looks like one, no ambiguity. Receiving straight answers so soon in a mystery story feels unearned and falls flat.
Oh, and I'd love to hear what you have to say about the elephant in the room - why are you making a 'Not-Echo' VN in the first place? The comparisons were inevitable, but you made it too easy. Unless you're planning to subvert it in a smart way, the label might stick forever.
We'll be updating the sprites in future updates. It was done like this for monetary reasons since sprites are expensive. Sorry to hear you don't like the antagonist's writing. We'll try to improve it in future updates. Silverstone's conception was mostly inspired by Higurashi, Silent Hill, and Uzumaki. I didn't read Echo until a while later. We knew we'd still get Echo comparisons, though, so we've accepted that.
On the contrary because I cannot believe how unfathomably venomous this comment is in certain sentences, please do refer to the fact that this VN literally released a day ago and will be receiving updates that may medicate your "criticisms" (needlessly toxic wording!) in the future.
Give it the time to receive music and more sprites. Give it the time to grow past a "Not-Echo VN." Give it the time to find its footing and rewrite if needed.
Build One VNs are demos. This comment is like playing Minecraft on May 18th, 2009, and complaining there's nothing to do.
A group of friends return to a half-abandoned childhood town where weird shit happens. Sounds familiar ๐ค Good game with a lot of potential. Although this game needs more CGs ๐
A really strong start, amazing atmosphere, great characters. I was honestly was surprised at how long and dense the first build was, if you had told me that this was on it's second or third build with the amount of story there is to chew on, I'd believe you.
Definitely need to give this a reread, and definitely got to let others know about it.
A spooky lighthouse, a surprisingly charismatic nightmare, and a cute hyena missing some rather important memories lay the groundwork for a promising horror story. Definitely one to watch, congrats to the team on the first build!
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Oh MAN, what an incredible first build. Being compared to Echo and lauded around as 'Echo 2' is unavoidable given it follows the same setup as "childhood friends return their town that holds dark secrets and things go wrong" but like, so far, this really stands on it's own. I NEED more of this and can't wait to find more abt the plot, the characters and also what the fuck happened in the past.
A few grammar errors, but not enough to take me out of it. Only major complaint from me is that the UI needs a button to hide the UI so I can take screenshots of the beautiful cgs when they show up :)
Glad you're liking it so far! Sorry about the grammar errors. The reason there isn't a hide button on mobile right now is mainly just that it's the first build and I wasn't sure where to put it on the UI. I'll try to have it added (as well as a CG gallery) by the second or third build.
Is this 18+ NSFW?
There aren't going to be any sex scenes, but it's labeled 18+ for some of the content in it. Sexual themes will be in the game, but no sex scenes between the characters.
The sprites look so good I mistakenly expected the Burrows/TSR level of quality. Alas, the sprites rarely move, barely have any variations, and cycle through them so rarely you're basically looking at static images most of the time. These days even the one-shots made for a contest in a week at least wiggle the sprites a little.
Also the antagonist's writing - the speech, the behavior, - is exactly the same as the rest of the slasher movie cast of high-schoolers. It kills the tension quite a bit. The rest of it is killed by the fact the scene is played completely straight. He literally tells you he is a supernatural entity haunting your dreams and he looks like one, no ambiguity. Receiving straight answers so soon in a mystery story feels unearned and falls flat.
Oh, and I'd love to hear what you have to say about the elephant in the room - why are you making a 'Not-Echo' VN in the first place? The comparisons were inevitable, but you made it too easy. Unless you're planning to subvert it in a smart way, the label might stick forever.
We'll be updating the sprites in future updates. It was done like this for monetary reasons since sprites are expensive. Sorry to hear you don't like the antagonist's writing. We'll try to improve it in future updates. Silverstone's conception was mostly inspired by Higurashi, Silent Hill, and Uzumaki. I didn't read Echo until a while later. We knew we'd still get Echo comparisons, though, so we've accepted that.
On the contrary because I cannot believe how unfathomably venomous this comment is in certain sentences, please do refer to the fact that this VN literally released a day ago and will be receiving updates that may medicate your "criticisms" (needlessly toxic wording!) in the future.
Give it the time to receive music and more sprites. Give it the time to grow past a "Not-Echo VN." Give it the time to find its footing and rewrite if needed.
Build One VNs are demos. This comment is like playing Minecraft on May 18th, 2009, and complaining there's nothing to do.
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Surprisingly long for a first build. Wonderful cast of characters. Jake is my favorite character right now. ๐ฆ Can't wait to read more.
A group of friends return to a half-abandoned childhood town where weird shit happens. Sounds familiar ๐ค
Good game with a lot of potential. Although this game needs more CGs ๐
Fantastic first build so far!
Cannot wait to see what happens next!
Wow this is really good so far, really cant wait to see this story go on
A really strong start, amazing atmosphere, great characters. I was honestly was surprised at how long and dense the first build was, if you had told me that this was on it's second or third build with the amount of story there is to chew on, I'd believe you.
Definitely need to give this a reread, and definitely got to let others know about it.
I look forward to your future work ๐
A spooky lighthouse, a surprisingly charismatic nightmare, and a cute hyena missing some rather important memories lay the groundwork for a promising horror story. Definitely one to watch, congrats to the team on the first build!
Really good I love it so far I really hope the raccoon is bisexual keep up the good work brick brick and the rest of the team
He's pan! Thanks for the support!
Oooh new Vn i consider to read this.. Hhe
Q:
We change the MC name?
The main character name is changeable, no. I hope you read regardless!
One of the first FVNs of the year! Congrats on the first build!
Thank you so much! I hope you look forward to the future builds! ๐