can you also share what Dmitry is saying? some of us are very interested in hear what he says
Sure :) ngl it was really difficult not to get distracted by his sexy voice lol. so thank you for giving me a reason to listen to his part again :D
As for the reasons why GC was shortened, he didn't really say anything specific. He said that the book is also experimental, so people assume it was one of the reasons (as well as ratings) but 🤷
He defended Vlad (the owner of RC) by saying that "when Vlad saw the fandom's reaction he texted Dmitry a couple of hours later and asked if he (Dmitry) liked the reaction, "are you happy with the result, that there are so many fans of GC"". Dmitry said that Vlad supported the book throughout the whole way, he's a great person and he's jealous of his working efficiency.
Dmitry said that since the book is modular, it would have been fine to shorten it to two seasons bur now with three seasons he'll be able to tell everything he planned. "Perhaps someday it will be possible to make the forth season but who knows, we'll see". For now the story is about to have 3 seasons.
(about the fact that people used the phrases from GC (like "Gladiators will fight for you") in their campaigns for the book to get the 3rd season): "This is cool that some thoughts from the book find their reflections in people's lives. And the fact that the fandom showed such unity is so cool; it means that we are all growing, and the values and principles that we try to put in our stories, are working and this is cool"
When being asked if he could go back and change anything, what would he change, he said since he is a novice in visual novels, of course, he would've done some things differently if he had more experience. For example, in the first chapter he sometimes described what was going on in the background art and now he wouldn't do it (cause it's a game not a book).
He likes that the story pushes people to make art (visual art, fanfiction, etc) :D
He was also pleasantly surprised by the fandom's reactions about GC being shortened, and said that we all are very cool.
In the end he said that "computer games and mobile games are a mix of business and art. We, writers, make art and the executives have to make sure that the company works in long-term to create that art. So I'd like to say that some things (decisions about shortening the books) do not happen just like that". Dmitry again said that Vlad is a great person and it offends him when people blame Vlad for everything. He is a very sympathetic and understanding person.