Agent Ava

Rain Feedback & suggestions before big update:

- The camera wobbling back and forth while driving the car wasn't needed. Unless she was just in an accident... or drunk. Maybe a cinematic camera view like something from GTA. I get what you were going for but I didn't feel it was the greatest execution. Sorry. Better than Nothing though. Maybe the whole car trip should play more like a cinematic from third person, cut to 1st person inside the car. Watch the falling rain go by and hit the car windshield. Hear it Pitter pat, pitter pat. Get that kind of trance going you know. The one people kind of get in when it rains... Then boom! car accident ahead. Time to get to work. Now I feel that would add to the intro. Again this is feedback for an outdated intro. I have no idea what you changed it to or if you changed it or whether it's even still in the game or not. 

- I did kind of like the intro of driving up to the site during the rain and getting equipment out of the trunk though before entering. It's a nice approach. A good start to an opening cinematic. Reminded me of what Sam and Deen do in Supernatural before taking out a monster nest... granted that's a tv series and not a game though for comparison. But hey, sometimes the most important step is being prepared for the journey ahead. "There can be no end without a  beginning."

- In one of the earlier comments a player stated that they felt the enemies were too tanky. I also feel enemies were too tanky for the pistol in that version.  However you have already responded to that by stating that the version isn't worth playing as it is extremely outdated.

"Headshots doing extra damage is always a good feature in almost any game. Not sure if that plays a part though in this game. Seems like it did. I am a fan of the way Resident Evil handles it's zombies, with them being more or less, killed in 1-4 headshots. Yet they are sneaky enough and usually only make a sound when they are about to lunge/ grab the player sometimes scaring the daylights out of them in the process." 

- Hitboxes seemed pretty good but it's hard to tell without actually being able to see them... I will say when they put their arms up it made it seem like even though the player aimed between the arms the bullet would still get blocked which doesn't make sense if the player has a sharp eye and good aim. A lucky bullet is like a critical hit after all and should still do full damage when a enemy is guarding.

- On average it took me 2-3 clips of ammo to kill just one of your insane asylum creations . "That's a complement on their design btw."

- Pistols in most games are usually weak and there is almost always a notable difference in difficulty with better guns once the player obtains them.  I imagine Fui's Forest would have felt the same exact way had she not had access to an automatic weapon from the start. The enemies being too tanky and all... 

- Fui's forest felt like target practice due to the slow moving creatures and open space which made it relaxing. Which I like in that game by the way. It fit's. Rain on the other hand is more on the tense side (which I feel it should be given the environment) since it's close quarters with demonic creatures, and basically one hit player deaths. But a "little" more player health wouldn't hurt Rain at all... 3 hit kill would be better. Or a system where she can get infected and needs to find a cure if the player is hit at all could add suspense. Maybe even add a timer when she does get hit until infection with the 3 hit player death system. Just an idea. The end battle started to feel repetitive between running around in a circle rounding them up. Taking a few shots and then running again until you could get enough space between them and Rain to turn around and take another shot or two. This running around avoiding them turn shooting just seemed to drag on too long to the point it wasn't tense anymore but a normal procedure. That kind of got boring & stupid eventually to put it bluntly.

- Faceless creatures tend to be creepy. So that's good. I'm glad this game doesn't get gore mixed up with horror. This is a common mistake made by many these days. Gore is being ridiculously overused. If gore is anything it's just gross/ disgusting, but not creepy, or scary unless it's used absolutely right. Such as a bloodstreak leading into a room where you watched someone just get dragged away by something you didn't quite see or understand what the hell it was. Only if blood is used right is it creepy/ scary... Therefor gore is almost never scary or unnerving anymore due to kids getting used to it early from violent games. Good thing you don't have that problem eh. Just remember, this is an adult game, not a kid game. Adults are more difficult to scare than kids... well, usually. 

- You definitely designed enemies with a lot of health though, both in Rain and Fui's Forest. It seems to be a pattern. However, I am thankful they are nothing like the "bullet sponges" from other games... I'm on the side where bullet sponges don't make much sense and they are stupid overpowered because of it. A few examples of a "bullet sponge" that comes to mind: Nemesis from Resident Evil although he's supposed to be, Just about any 20min fight monster in Monster Hunter. Just a huuuge health bar to put it simply. Anything relatable... Most boss fights probably shouldn't last more than 10-15min... that's more of an opinion though than a fact. Although, I have to admit, some of the boss fights from Devil May Cry as bullet spongy as they were are actually pretty damn fun. Sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than pumping a vicious monster full of holes and coming out on top. Only if there is an apt reward for it though. It must have purpose.

"Personally I don't tend to like tanky enemies in games. However I make exceptions for bosses as they wouldn't be bosses without a little tankyness."

- Every enemy in the game felt like a mini boss. "Challenging to kill, but possible with determination to do so." So if that's what you were going for you certainly achieved it. 

- The rain makes soo much sense given the name of the game. It just fits.  - "Can't Rain all the time" Just like that quote fit the moment in "The Crow." The movie. Again this is something I know for a fact you got right. 

- I did not feel the environment was too dark but I also wasn't able to play at full quality with shadows enabled either without my pc fps dropping to hell and the game being unplayable so I can't really give you any accurate feedback on this one... 

- Given the nature of the game I feel as if it should be kind of dark... It adds fear for some. Isn't that good. Isn't this game supposed to be a bit tense, suspenseful, fearful/ horror genre?... 

- The ammo was definitely tightly balanced at first with just enough to get you by the 1st encounter.  Especially if you missed a few.  Really tight if you did not pick up the ammo from the cabins to the right upon entering the... where was she?. Cemetery?. Village?. The game didn't really explain where she was or why. 

-Which reminds me. Rain Needed a story/ back story & intro. Who is she, where is she, why. What are those... things (this is better left unknown until later in the game to add suspense.) Not knowing is also scary too sometimes... but I still feel a purpose what the player was doing there in the 1st place would be a very good idea. There wasn't much of anything like that in the demo I played. It just left it all up to the players imagination. 

- I was able to clear the final encounter with 200 or so bullets left over so that gives the player a lot to  work with. Even if they miss. A machine gun usually solves an over abundance ammunition problem due to a lack a trigger discipline when given a fully automatic. It's when the player has spare ammo after using one where they should be pretty much out of ammo after that there is a balancing problem... 

- Noticed that the game was cheese-able by simply crouching down and staying that way. The monsters would simply not be able to hit Rain because they would swing over her head. Hilariously I don't think I'd be able to beat the church battle at the end without doing so though as I kept getting impatient with the running around after beating it the 1st time...

- There was a open door in the back of the house where you get the 1st encounter that was completely open. Easily allowing the player to get outside the map  and just run to the back door of the church to beat the demo without encountering a single enemy.  I imagine this has long since been fixed in the new version.

- As far as sound goes the monsters scream was over used/ needs more slight variations. It doesn't make sense to hear it though unless something is around unless it is faded into the distance of the direction of one. Just keep in mind  some people with attuned hearing like to identify what something is by the sound of the "noises" it makes once they understand what they sound like. Everything else more or less went unnoticed by me so I can't really say. 

- Some sound effect  ideas if they aren't already a thing: Maybe add the sound of wood creaking when near buildings or trees. Leafs blowing in the wind. The wind itself... Doors creaking open when opening doors. Especially the gates. The sound of rain was convincing enough. The sound of walking on glass when walking in a building near a broken window.

- The Controls: Camera movement with the mouse was good although could use a setting to be more responsive. Movement with wasd is pretty standard so good. Reload with R is good. Crouch with C is sensible. At most add a keymapping setting for anyone that wishes for different customizable controls if it isn't already a thing. 

- Adult content: Compared to Fui's forest I did not like at all that the camera was fixed in Rain and that it was not controllable. Her legs flopping up and down off to the sides from POV view in which you couldn't really see much of anything or what was actually happening was silly and just... well... bad. If the animation was let played until the end she kind of just lays there like she's a dead doll and there was really no happy ending. So, here are some base suggestions if you haven't done so already because its so obvious: 

- Make the adult camera controllable and not fixed so the player can see more/ get the best viewing angle according to the player.

- Make the creature body see through so it doesn't take up the entire screen when viewing the girl close up.

- Maybe make options to make the genitals of the creature see through as well...

- Make a finish/ multiple finishes & positions to sex scenes. Doggystyle, spooning, cumshot, creampie (pref.), facial, whatever just give it a ending. No one likes to talk about this stuff, but for an adult game it had a severe lack of adult content.  Fui's forest also needs finishes for its adult scenes... a girls not satisfied unless she's had an orgasm.

- As far as adult content goes the game wasn't worth it at all compared to it's rivals until it gets updated unless you're just in it for a laugh. I imagine this has already been drastically improved though in the future versions.

- For a third person shooter though it was entertaining to say the least for a very brief period. Reminiscent of resident evil and that's the way to go if aiming for that direction. The demo was very short after all. Drive up, get out, get equipment out of the trunk, go in, go left to house, open chest to get key to gate, kill creature on the way out, open gate, go in church, kill all creatures, Win. Get sent to patron against will XD. 

- As for Rain's character design, I liked it. I also saw before the newer version crashed on my laptop that you had implemented some minor character customization. Didn't really get to see what it was but I will say this: Nice move. I approve of that. Hair color, eye color, skin color, cloths choices, gun choices, breast size, butt size, nipple size, Hair styles, & weight are all good features to have in any adult game. People do love to be able to change their appearance at any given time after all. But if you want Rain to look a certain way don't let players change certain features... 

- Other than all that, That's it, that's "everything" I can think of from playing such a short demo off the top of my head. What I thought of Rain in it's entirety. I know, I said a lot and I apologize for too much information & being bluntfully truthful and forward at times but I believe the straightforward truth is the best way to take out the guess work. The quickest way to get to the point and get things done right. I also apologize for going astray here and there and having a strong opinion on other things. This will probably be my last feedback for a while for these games though so I wanted to be thorough. I hope there is something that you could use here to improve the overall experience for just about everyone. Not everyone likes the same things after all. That's what makes us all unique. words to live by, words to live by... If anything this feedback and it's suggestions are just to help spark ideas and keep the imagination train rolling. "Hope there is something here to spark the imagination, & ignite the fuel for your ideas. For imagination lies the foundation to create. To create is to bring the imagination into reality." "So unleash your creativity." and hopefully, share it with us all when you're done that are like minded. And then you will hopefully truly get everything that you've earned in earnest. You're on your way... Good luck.

I just want to wrap this up by saying thank you to the dev for responding to little ol' me. I know little to nothing of game development or game programming. Even after playing games over 20 years. After all that time I have to have some knowledge about them that's meaningful. So I share what I can. I do not consider myself anywhere near their level when it comes down to game engineering or development. For that you have my awe and admiration. Even with just the simple games. It really means a lot to me when the developer/ dev teams themselves reply's to/ sends a message instead of some stupid automated messaging machine to the players. How ever do you find the time of day to appeal to many is beyond me. 

"It seems the more time we spend with tech, the less time we actually have for each other as human beings..." and so, thank you for being human.