Thank you for playing. You make some good points, and I will say, regarding the ending...Enthalpy wrote:I played through the case.
Spoiler : :I can't say I liked this case. The biggest problem showed up before the game even started.
I thought I was playing Shattered Glass, but then you give us an Umineko character talking with the narrator (who is an actual character now) about another game, with apparent awareness that they are both game characters. It's quite jarring.Script wrote:Dlanor: What are you doing HERE?
Dlanor: This is the wrong COMPETITION. You're supposed to be in... Hmm?
Dlanor: My mouth actually moves in this GAMEBOARD... This is NEW.
Dlanor: Anyway, you are needed in Turnabout of the Golden WITCH. Why are you HERE?
Dlanor: You aren't even featured as a character on this GAMEBOARD...
Narrator: I know, but Shattered Glass used to be introduced with red text...
Narrator: It caused some confusion, so my narrator voice was needed. I'll get back with you as soon as I can.
Dlanor: Very well, see that you DO.
Narrator: Actually, now that I think of it, I could use your help with something...
Narrator: If I could have a word with you as soon as I'm done here?
Dlanor: Hmm... I suppose the other gameboard isn't going anywhere without US...
Dlanor: Just make it quick, PLEASE.
Narrator: Incidentally, if you didn't see her mouth moving, that's one of the reasons you need Firefox.
Then we get into the actual gameplay, the alternate universe part is a repeat of 2-1. The interesting part, with added flashbacks and the "reliving past," is decidedly more supernatural, and it becomes explicitly so at the end. All this leaves me confused as to what kind of game this is and what it has to do with your Shattered Glass and Golden Witch series.
Spoiler : Spoilers for the ending, minor spoilers for future cases :
Igor and Dlanor serve more as a framing device than anything else. At this point in time, I don't plan for the roles they play in Trial by Fire to really go beyond that. As for the connection to the Golden Witch series, I can't really divulge more at this time.
Spoiler : :
I'm well aware that as it stands, the game is lacking. Due to being a sequel to an unfinished series, there's background information you're missing out on, and due to being a teaser for a larger story up ahead, there's not much to say currently until you know what the payoff is going to be. Unfortunately, no amount of rewrites to this case will change that, so until I finish writing the other cases, this case isn't going to amount to much in the broad scheme of things, which, for example, is why I'm holding off on requesting a QA until said cases are finished.