Stories that left you disappointed for a reason

[Sokrates]

I get that having Kofi to support yourself or buying a new equipment, but putting Kofi to add content to your own story?? Not even a side story but the thing that is fudementally needed for the main story.

Like I still cant get over how adding 'pronoun' is even in a goal list. What in a god name of EA marketing it is. View attachment 22977

Well now that's interesting. I guess I'm going to quit my job and become an IF writer on Tumblr to fund my "needs".

Edit: Lol. It even reached 10%. Well, as long as the fools exist, they are going to be exploited.

Edit 2:I can't believe people are willing to pay for this.

 

[seneya]

lolwut... :')
Also, like, how good of a laptop do you even need to make a text-based IF? Idk man

 

[SasariRomanii]

Ah, guitarist that speaks for itself. If I had to guess, the singer is some idealized RO who gets all the love and fame in history and is the author's favourite.

To hell with such IFs.

The overall vibe is like that, yes.

Just saw an ask on the Tumblr about who write the songs for the band and the answer was a bit confusing as she said "story wise it's the singer/leader, game wise it's still undecided" or something like that.

It seems this one is another case of author already having a story build up (perhaps around the singer and leader of the band) but then decided to turn it into an IF and insert the MC last minute. I hope I'm wrong cause I really want this IF to be good and entertaining.

Why oh why can't IF these IF writers put as much love to the MC as they do to the other characters? Such a mystery.

 

[SasariRomanii]

lolwut... :')
Also, like, how good of a laptop do you even need to make a text-based IF? Idk man

A mediocre laptop is enough, the problem comes when they focus too much on aesthetics and creating some atmospheric bullshit like adding sound effects or animated texts. Things that are not only unnecessary but also detracts from the meat of the matter that is their writing.

 

[seneya]

A mediocre laptop is enough, the problem comes when they focus too much on aesthetics

Eh, it was a rhetorical question, mostly. I coded literally off my phone, but that was with ChoiceScript, I guess Twine would be different.

 

[God]

Eh, it was a rhetorical question, mostly. I coded literally off my phone, but that was with ChoiceScript, I guess Twine would be different.

Kinda, but it’s doable. My friend started a twine IF on his phone and got pretty far this was like 2022? Or 23 so it was possible

 

[purplemirror]

Just played The Porthecrawl Witness, and never did I think I’d want to physically hurt a romance option this much... When Talbot threw the important item—something the MC risked so much to get, and that might literally save lives—into the flames?? Dude. The author did such a good job making me want to punch someone through the screen.

If you want them to be nice or even just polite to you, you have to suck up to them. And if you don’t? On certain paths, they can literally try to murder the MC?? I usually enjoy a good rivals-to-lovers angst, but this is just rival. Like, I did not sign up to be punished for not sucking up to an adult baby with anger issues who pretends to be sexy and mysterious by... not communicating like a normal adult and acting like a maniac.

I’m so pissed off about this character I honestly can’t keep reading.

And being the MC in this story feels so futile. You know nothing—even though you're a journalist AND a member of a secret society. You investigate through eight chapters, and somehow your progress in saving your own town and solving the mystery is barely one step past the starting line. Meanwhile, the RO—who honestly feels more like the real investigator in a CoC or DnD game—shares nothing with you. Like... thanks, I guess? Now I know how to roleplay a pissed-off NPC

Anyway, I’m just gonna pack my bags and drive off with my aunt and my lovely friend Faye. Farewell!