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Life simulation game in a fantasy world: http://www.winterwolves.com/spiritedheart.htm
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Faure
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Tried the demo, which on sight looked like an amusing and original variant of Positech's Kudos. Colorful screens, and nice drawings. Easy to peruse choices; good menus. Good music.

My suggestion? For what little it's worth, I think you should add more depth to the product. Right now, it's just a matter of taking jobs, building up stats, resting, meeting and marrying a guy. I know: that's what the game is about. :D But I think it's kind of bare at the moment, and requires more options. Your character can go to the marketplace--but can't buy anything, either to raise stats upon use, or to visibly occupy the house she lives in. She never gets "tools of the trade" for any job she has, such as a weapon--which would be handy with those thieves. She never develops friendships she can maintain, or you can see. Banters with the guys seem almost random; you never know where the choice offered will lead, negatively or positively.

Please don't take these comments as disparaging. My wife and I have both played and enjoyed Magic Stones, and I commented extensively in that forum. I think this game has possibilities, and I'm just verbalizing some of these. If they don't match what you want, you're the boss: it's your time, money, and game. And I wish you the best with it. :)
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Don't worry, I appreciate any constructive criticism. I agree, the game can be expanded. Right now is doing very well, so while I'll do a deluxe version in few months, I won't probably change much the main gameplay itself. Let's say it targets a different market than Kudos & Co.
But probably will do similar life-sim games in future targeted to a different public, more mature. For example, I'd like to do one which also has combat / fights :)
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Sounds a little like the Princessmaker titles: develop a young girl through work, rest, learning, and play, with some professions she can take allowing her to enter a fairly primitive but fun dungeon. I think there were 50 different endings to the last game in the series.
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Yes PM was clearly an inspiration in making this game :)
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