Mhin Enjoyer

Jay | 23 | she/they into way too much stuff idek

[estrogirlie]

call-out post for my 5 year old cousin:

i just caught her “playing pretend” with her hot wheels and simulating high speed car crashes. not only is this disrespectful to people who have died or been injured in a car crash, but it also likely indicates that she will go on to intentionally cause car crashes in the future. please everyone reach out to her friends, extended family, and possible future employers to let them know she’s an irredeemable monster and is contributing to real world harm!

[shanuraru]

the uhhh... the new outfits look really good

[notahorseindisguise]

the "came back wrong" trope except like... they didnt. like this mad scientists wife died, and so he studied necromancy, brought her back, and she came back and it all worked. like she came back exactly the same as she was before with literally no difference. but the scientist guy is like "oh no... what have i done.... shes Different now!!!! she came back Wrong!!!!" and shes just like. chilling. reading a book. cooking dinner. shes just so so normal but in the guys mind hes like "oh shes soooo weird" but shes just normal

[mysticorset]

Peer reviewed tags from @somanyofthekids

[notahorseindisguise]

NO its a JOKE and YOU DONT GET IT. ITS NOT THAT DEEP

[hiveswap]

While she was dead he put his memory of her on such a high pedestal that she could never live up to it alive

[midnight-revolucion]

alternatively‚ she came back perfectly fine but he thinks she came back wrong‚ because the tragic reality is that he never actually knew his wife

[notahorseindisguise]

im going INSANE thats MY POST.

[marlinspirkhall]

It's your post but the journey to posting it changed it to such a degree that even its closest intimacies are now foreign to you. Sorry dude.

[vereing]

vent post abt TS fans on reddit (ch 1 spoilers mentioned)

So obviously now that chapter 1 preview is out, there’s a bit more discussion about the content within it and people’s opinions on it. It’s allowed that people can have thoughts and feelings on it - ch 1 preview is a form of media that’s meant to be engaged with.

But what really has me stewing is the fact that some people on Reddit said they were going to email the developers and express their concerns. Some of the comments on patreon had a similar feeling or were overtly this way.

If you’re a fan of the game, I’d hope you want it to come out. And let’s just look at it practically - if the developers make 2-6% progress on writing each month, voice lines are fully recorded for some routes, and art is established for later on in the story, it’s just absolutely crazy to ask for or expect major overhauls of what we’ve seen in chapter 1. Visual novels are like trees anyway - altering chapter 1 in significant ways would send cascading edits throughout their entire work thus far, even to the point of impacting later CGs and re-recording voice lines. The devs have spent months editing and writing the chapters. I can say that ofc it’s reasonable there are changes that people might prefer or wish for - I think that’s natural for any game. But just because people want a change doesn’t mean it should be made or is practical for it to be made.

Also, a common critique is about the pacing. IMO, part of why the pacing might be faster is that literally the scope of the plot is a lot larger than plenty of other otome/amare games. The devs planned to have 5 chapters for each character. Think logically about the path each character is on.

Vere is escaping the Senobium at night through shadow form (?) and has been plotting how to leave the Senobium for like 100 years. Kuras is strong enough to raze the city to the ground and like, shatter heaven. Ais is being overtaken by a god (?) who may try and seize control over the city. Mhin’s been investigating the shroud and traveling through time(?). Leander’s being himself. LIKE. The game isn’t going to be a slow burn romance where it takes a long time to hold hands because things need to get moving to reach a satisfying conclusion on these plot points in only 5 chapters. The characters need to fall in love with mc, have a personally and possibly world shattering conflict, and then resolve it. We can’t waste time blushing while peering at each other from beneath our lashes.

ALSO, 4/5, possibly 5 out of 5 characters are fairly sexual people. Ais, Leander and Vere all go without saying. But even Mhin has hooked up with Leander for example, and Kuras has dated plenty in the past. MC is absolutely thrilled to have someone they can touch without fear of irrevocably damaging them - and they can touch plenty of the LIs. if we go canonically, it doesn’t make that much sense to me for the physicality of the relationship to lag behind that much. Maybe it’s not what YOU would do, but the Touchstarved devs have a vision for the MC and the game as a whole - and importantly, many constraints that they’re working under.

I don’t think the devs are faultless or something, but it’s like. 1) be realistic about what changes can be made at this point 2) understand that we have a much more narrow view of the characters and the plot 3) the devs are working very hard to create something that both fans would enjoy and represents their artistic vision, and it doesn’t feel that appreciated to me.

Sure, there are changes that I would make if I was an editor for the game. And I think that probably the devs should announce a second delay, because following the percentage progress, I don’t think they’re on track to release this this year unless things start progressing faster.

But like emailing the devs about your issues with the game and requesting specific changes just feels so entitled to me idk. Ppl reading this might say - “it’s not entitled, I paid money so they should create the product that I want.” ok, but it’s not a personalized, made-to-order meal. If you read a book or watch a movie and don’t like it, it’s inappropriate to go to the creator and demand they make changes until you approve, even though u bought the novel or paid a ticket.

Also there’s risk inherent to backing smth on kickstarter - the game not coming out at all, totally shifting in direction, etc. paying money there literally is just like “I want these creators to be able to attempt this idea.” IMO, if someone going to be very specific and nitpicky about execution, they’re not the type of person who should be backing things in advance. If they care that specifically about the end product, they should wait for it to actually exist and make sure it meets their various standards before spending anything. Unless you’re paying for the backing tiers where you are allowed to help shape the game, your money only entitles you to receive the product that is created.

[mlarayoukai-archive]

having your own money is fucking dangerous because the only person stopping me from buying whatever I want is myself. and myself has bad judgment sometimes

[gyrovagi]

the really annoying thing is that even when you're making something with your dick it still takes effort. like this thing is going to be soooo good and appealing to my personal tastes. once this stupid motherfucker finishes it

[scarabies-real]

Realizing the depression is not seasonal is like: Wow! What a beautiful flower! The birds are singing! I sure do love spring! I think I am fundamentally unlovable as a person.

[oneheadtoanother]

[shanuraru]

no place like home...

i got my hands on reis unfulfilled dream and remnant trace rooms and...ayugguhgshdg (sounds of me in great despair). this illust series isnt exactly related to those rooms but was inspired by them! good god nu carnivals writing really scratches a specific itch for me huh

[important-cat-pics]

[kikunai]

me

[redspringstudio]

Happy Birthday Mhin! Today you’ll find them fishing peacefully along the river, accompanied by their favourite companions - the stray kitties! 🐾 Sounds like a purrrr-fect celebration 🐈‍⬛🥳

[shanuraru]

Thank you for reading part 3! One more after this!!!

Part 1 Part 2

[maria-ruta]

i miss you, come baaackk

[shanuraru]

rei infiltrates the royal palace to do espionage

[kirkwail]

yes i have a thing for self-loathing fictional characters being loved and in the process learning to love themselves and no that does not imply anything about me personally as a person i swear

[blacktabbygames]

Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 is finally OUT!

Our vision was to make a game where your choices *actually* matter, instead of just being window dressing.

930,000 branching words later, no two runs should ever feel the same. If Slay the Princess has no wrong decisions, Scarlet Hollow has no right ones.