I don’t understand this story…
Explanation please? Someone?
Which part don’t you understand?
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Umm, it says I have to go to other books to solve another one and the only one I can complete so far is Dragons and devices. I really don’t understand that really…
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You can only enter one book, or can you only complete one book? (It should be possible to complete all of them from the getgo, as long as you pick the options that match your main stat.)
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I can enter all of them just fine, but I can’t complete them because either I die and go to the main ways or something happens and it says “looks like you need to go to another book to complete this one” or something like that, I’ll do another run through and go from there though coz I really don’t want to chirp a song which isn’t actually true to the lines (i don’t want to say something that’s wrong) so yeah…
There are plenty of ways to die in each book, but you should be able to go through them in every order imaginable (as long as you make the right choices). Some are a bit more difficult than others.
@moonwalkerdragon just choose a choice that corresponds with your high stats. For example if body is your highest stats, use brute force options to successfully finish a book.
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Ok, got it guys I got through the book!!!
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Thanks for the feedback. My plan was to see who people liked in my detective chapter, then turn them into ROs.
As for females, I could see people liking Vivian or Elizabeth, or possibly the waitress from the beginning of the story, if they found out more about her; my own favorite guy is Wexley, but well, I’m weird.
Anyway - one Cecil romance coming up.
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Yay, a boyfriend that pretty and witty is my mc’s dream come true and of course my mc likes the guy’s style and flair too. 
I must say out of all the chapters I liked your detective one best, but then I’m a sucker for Sherlock Holmes esque detectives in particular and eccentric geniuses in general, so being cast as the eccentric genius detective would naturally be something my mc likes.
Of course I was also a bit frustrated that my mc couldn’t ask Cecil some question in private, if you know what I mean. 
I don’t think it’s weird, we all like different things (and guys), but in this game my mc is a strength and intelligence based guy, so someone witty and charismatic would best complement him and Cecil neatly fits that bill.
The other thing is that for me Wexley is again too similar to both Lorenzo and my mc here.
Again Cecil best complements my mc here as a lover and potential husband (and if we get a shot at our dream job, which in my mc’s case would be model and actor in the epilogue, I could easily see him becoming his agent too once he’s brought up to speed with our modern world.)
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@adrao
I’ve only read one book so far but I noticed some Low tier errors:
D’Anjou Mansion
The driver bids you good-night, after telling you that he will pick you up tomorrow morning at 1pm to drive you to the ferry terminal.
—— 1pm is noon
Buy a beautiful metallic place for 2000 pesos
—— Plate
Spray him with your mosquito repellent
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Attack him with your torch
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Trying to defend itself the vampire strikes the spear in desperation, breaking it into two pieces, while foam starts to spurt from her mouth. Seconds later his skin starts to turn grey, and shortly after disintegrates into a pile of dust. Your spear is now broken, but you suppose you still have a good stake that can be used to kill any other vampires.
—— ms. is not Him
pssssst… I feel like there’s a potential option of romancing that vamp in the coffin if you can romance the girl who works for the vamp. ;D
maybe it might be better in stats page to take note of which stories you’ve been to / which macguffin you’ve obtained as a record keeper?
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Another minor update is up, with more achievements, and IIRC some romance bits for @adrao’s characters added to the main story.
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@Abe Thanks, just corrected those, they should be in the next updated version (basically made those items cheaper and removed the but that caused the Ms. reference).
@Feather thanks, also corrected those (I actually found quite a number of bugs thanks to your comment)
;D
@Inessy yes, basically I think its not really worth the additional coding and story, as it does seem a bit forced and would have to re-write a lot of the story.
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Hello~!
I loved the idea behind the whole story- traveling to a different dimension/into a book would be a dream come true!
So far, I’ve only completed Sashira’s story, College Daze, and The Mansion of D’Anjou, Dragons and Devices, and Danger of the Deep.
Here’s (what I hope is) high level feedback:
The transitions between the books were fine; I was able to understand that I had or had not successfully completed a book, and that finding macguffins helped me make progress with contacting Uncle Irwin.
Overall, the pacing of the game was just right, seeing as there are seven “books” to go through, and any shorter stories (Sashira’s mystery, for example) can be made up for by the slightly longer stories like Dragons and Devices.
I would’ve liked to see more choices in Dragons and Devices that mattered and influenced the plot. I felt like most times, I was only choosing what question to ask, what object to look at, or what thought I was thinking. An example would be when Lorenzo/Gianna and I arrive at the wastes, and one of the few choices I make there is whether to make an observation on the metal sticking up from the ground, the lights in the mountains, and one other thing I can’t remember. It’s not as if there were no choices that influenced the plot though. I completed the book successfully on my first try, so I didn’t get to any scenes where I would’ve been thrown out of the book (I’m sure there are some of those), and of course there’s the scene where you fight the lava golem. But when comparing the amount of text to the number of places where you make choices, the number of choices that really matter is a bit lacking.
I liked that The Danger of the Deep was evenly paced, starting out with a moving event and keeping the action going throughout. Sashira’s Story could be considered slow for those who don’t have the patience to collect clues, but as the sense of intrigue surrounding the mystery and the characters was maintained, I kept on through the story.
The pacing in College Daze is definitely fast. (explained below)
About the plot:…Yes, it is definitely interesting! I had one problem that almost deterred me from continuing to play, though. I started with Sashira’s Story and understood the general gist of how the game was to work. I would jump into a book, complete the plot, return to the real world with a prize or macguffin from doing so successfully, then hop into another book, rinse and repeat. The problem I had was when I jumped into College Daze. I’d just solved a mystery, and suddenly in the next book I’m in a college dorm in Australia with a crazy scientist roomate, junk and maggots in the fridge, dead kangaroos, and I find a dead body in the forest… Needless to say, my brain was exploding and I was reading with a sense of “what is happening…” 
But maybe the author’s intent was to suddenly drop you in a drastic new story. I was just extremely distressed that I had no sort of backstory or explanation to the plot…
Another point I noticed between the stories was that in some books you do realize that you’re in a book before sinking into your character, while in other stories, such as Dragons and Devices, you’re fully aware that you’re in a book and can even tell the main protagonist about it. It made sense for the MC to at first be confused about entering a book, and maybe after completing a book or two they’re used to it, but the circumstances where the MC was either confused, or not confused; or at first self aware of the situation and then simply becomes a character were inconsistent. I realize the MC’s reaction as you go along would be hard to code >.< those were just my thoughts.
About the characters:… Seeing as the “books” are relatively short, it was hard to really get to know any one character. Especially in The Mansion of D’Anjou and Sashira’s Story where the MC is on a mainly business relationship with the characters. That being said, it was a little hard for me to become attached to a character enough to consider them an RO.
Low level feedback:
I spotted typos scattered here and there, as well as sentences that were accidentally missing a word, and some inconsistent subject-verb agreement. I’m really sorry, I don’t know how to add screenshots to a post, but if I did I can certainly go back and find the specific spots for you!
(I apologize if my feedback is convoluted in any way >_< and aaaaaah for how long it turned out to be 
)
Honestly though, I should really go through the game and finish all the stories! I love the concept and the overall plot, especially that plot twist that Uncle Irwin is actually a character from a book 
. I can’t imagine how much work it was to put this together, and I’d like to say thank you for sharing this fantastic story!!
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@Aerin There should be an icon like 
on the taskbar when you type your message (don’t know if it counts for all devices though. On my phone you first have to click on two downward facing ‘arrows’ to see it.)
A question for anyone who’s played the demo: should we make an attempt to make the different books the same length? As @Aerin mentioned, my story is one of the shortest; it will be a bit longer when I add the extra time to get to know possible ROs, but should I flesh it out more so it’s closer to the length of the other books?
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Well I loved your detective story short though it may have been so I’d probably love it even more if it were slightly longer.
And we also get to spend some actual time with that cutie Cecil now, right?
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Working on it. I’m probably going to elevate one of the women to RO status as well, to even things out… unless someone speaks up soon it’ll probably be Vivian, since I like writing her dialogue the best.
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Will the options be just Cecil and Vivianne? I like Wexley, but maybe you think it doesn’t fit his character? You’d know better than me ( obviously).
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Sashira herself likes him best too, I just like Cecil more and Wexley is too similar to the other soldier we can already romance for me. Besides Cecil is cute, artistic and a fashionable dandy, I just love fashionable gents. 
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