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This would probably have been a really great game! You obviously put a considerable amount of work into it, especially given the quality of the art and the fact that it's fully voiced.

Realistically, I can't judge it as a game as it stands, since it lacks any sort of narrative arc and won't be completed. An actual notice in the description that it's just the prologue to an incomplete game would probably have made me a little more sympathetic- waiting until the end was just annoying.

As someone who's really enjoyed the Submachine series, I was a bit skeptical when someone mentioned that this game was equally enjoyable and thematically similar. I was surprised (pleasantly!) to find that, despite the parallels, "Abandoned" isn't just a Submachine clone. It took me some time to find everything (for some reason, probably because of the different mechanic used to find them, the binoculars were particularly tricky), but I managed it in the end. My only criticism echoes that of several others: the English translation was rough in places. It wasn't horrible, however, and it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the game. Well done, and I look forward to your next work!

(I did experience what might be a glitch- the series of four switches in the train observation room couldn't be moved after my first (wrong) attempt. I needed to exit to the menu and start again, at which point they reset.)

The interface is clumsy and unintuitive; it's difficult to move things between inventories, and there should probably be some sort of in-game prompts or feedback to let players know if and why an action didn't work. Alternatively, listing the instructions in the "Author Comments" field would make that information more accessible to players, since currently it can only be viewed before starting the game. It would also help to have some sort of link between the game's description and its mechanics, or some sort of goal to work towards. There's also no real indication what the upgrades do for you, and purchasing the inventory upgrades doesn't seem to cost anything, despite having a listed price of $1000. A save option, a menu button, and the option to turn off sound would all be lovely features to make the game more user-friendly, as well! Coding and programming aren't easy, so I respect your efforts immensely, but this one definitely needs some polishing. Good luck!

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You did a great job achieving a sense of depth, your color choices were solid for the subject, and I especially like the definition and sculpting of the features- particularly the area around the eyes. The only improvements I could suggest would be making the bolts in the neck more similar in size/shape, and being a little more detailed with the deformation of the forehead- that part looks partially complete, and while it's not aesthetically unpleasant as-is, a bit more definition regarding how/why the forehead is shaped this way would add to the story. Overall, very well done!

afiboy69 responds:

Hey thanks for the great feed back! this rlly helped =)

Desire demon?

Very nice, if unpolished. I love the colors and the angle of the head, but she seems to be missing hands, and the curve of her hip/thigh is a little awkward. It looks very much like a desire demon from Dragon Age... being a DA addict, I've been seeing a lot of them. :P (Not necessarily a bad thing, on either count! Heh.)

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