Hey there! Discovered this WIP yesterday, and obsessed as I am by angels and especially Lucifer, of course I had to play it!
Overall, it’s very interesting, though I’ll admit I have mixed feelings about a couple of details. I’m a bit sad that it isn’t possible to play a fully positive character, but well, since a “redemption path” seems possible, I’ll hold onto that for later. The other thing is a bit of a weird pet peeve of mine, but I don’t really like playing characters who have prior sexual experience - yes, I know, it’s weird - still wish we had the choice about that. Oh well.
That aside, I didn’t really keep track of typos, but I did notice a couple of errors here and there, so I’ll list these:
Missing "art":
Most of the “art” - as in, image based chapter titles and stat categories and so on - was missing. I don’t really know why, it was as if the images were broken. I’ve reloaded a couple of times but it didn’t load.
If you go and meet with Paloma:
At some point after the part with the cat, the text says “There aren’t many with their pride still intact in her work of line.”
Should be “line of work”.
If you select to greet Ara with a friendly hug:
I believe the text that appears comes from two different options (not only the friendly hug one):
Ara’s expression becomes even warmer as she looks at you.
“Yes, it truly is,” she says, her hands still intertwined with yours. Ara gives you one last squeeze before she pulls away.
“Lucifer, it’s good to see you,” the Seraph greets you, once she’s close enough. “Same old troublemaker, aren’t you?”
The part about still holding hands etc makes sense, but the next one implies she only comes near at that point. So either only the first of the two segments should appear, or the phrasing makes it a bit confusing, since Ara’s already near and already greeted Lucifer.
And, aside from these things, I also have a couple of questions about how some things work, if you don’t mind!
Guilt stat:
I’m often a bit confused by how and why this bar goes up, and that specific stat doesn’t seem to be explained in the original post, only the opposed ones.
Like for example, in early chapter 2, if you select hope as the thing that keeps Lucifer moving, why does the Guilt bar go up? It’s not the only instance, but eh.
Somber stat:
A bit of a similar issue, even if that stat WAS explained - I don’t really understand what makes it go up, considering most choices that made it move didn’t seem like they would, at least in my mind. And well, I don’t really know what would make it go down either, since most “positive thinking” choices I’ve made didn’t seem to make it move.
For example, when first talking to Lev, why do the options “Tell her you don’t know” and “Ask her why she helped you” make the “Somber” stat go up?
Good vs Evil?:
The game and the hints in the original post seem to be giving contradicting messages about that?
In the game, Lucifer considers he has to keep balance between grace and corruption and it’s explained why is it, even if it obviously hurts him. But in the hints, it’s said that mixed feelings are not good, and well, as it is, NO choice I made had added to the Corruption stat. And honestly, I do like it that way (as you probably deduced from my comment about redemption route ), but I don’t want to lock myself into a “loosing” path or something… And clearly, it doesn’t feel like a “Corruption doesn’t mean evil / Grace doesn’t mean good” situation.
Of course, the things the game says may not be necessarily true since it’s from Lucifer’s perspective, but I’d rather ask, just in case.
Grace and Corruption effects:
Are you planning to add (or maybe you already did) variables to the text depending on how high Lucifer’s Grace and/or Corruption are, or maybe which one is higher?
And do his wings get brighter and brighter if Grace grows and Corruption doesn’t? He probably doesn’t know if he doesn’t use his wings, but it would be nice if he has to, at some point.
About the photoshoot:
Just to be sure, selecting the option that says that sex is great but love is better, and then choosing NOT to spend time with any of the two people doesn’t lock me out of any romance related options later on? It looks a lot like one of these questions that serve to determine what gender the MC is attracted to, so again, I prefer to ask.
About Camus:
Could I get a more detailed description of him? The descriptions say that despite having grace, his age shows a bit but… how old DOES he look like? That’s pretty vague… And I just can’t get a clear picture of him in my mind because of that haha!
That being said, I really like the story, eh! The gripes I have are either minor or something related to the current situation and that may change in the future.
I really can’t wait to see Raphael appear though, considering he’ll certainly be the RO I’ll pursue, considering he’s the only male character among the avaible angels and demons (or well, demon). But well, he seems to be my type of character, so I don’t mind that much.