we're starting to see revisionism on tumblr's response to dream daddy, which is funny because there was genuinely a contingent of gays who disliked it a lot from the beginning, but they were mostly the vn gays
I don't count people who just hated game grumps because that was more of a preexisting grudge seeping in. it's the romance and principle of it all
the reason I clarify this isn't because I'm going to bat for it. I think it's a cynical game, made cynically, and designed specifically to be popular on tumblr
the issue with implying everyone hated it out of the gates is that it's gonna create a backlash where people start fighting in its corner again. you've gotta explain the specific and real issues that made so many people actually dislike it in a way that's more helpful than "it sucked"
it's handy that the devs did a whole conference talk that explains what's so cynical about it better than I could ever hope to
dream daddy wasn't bad for misunderstanding what tumblr wanted, but for understanding exactly what it wanted and using that to create a minimum-risk-maximum-reward cashout. one that informed the industry and is likely directly responsible for the wave of safe "dating sims" we saw immediately after
Holy shit this talk is incredible. It's basically a step-by-step guide on how to sand off all the sharp edges of your art and create something tailor-made for fandoms out of the box. All fluff, no substance.
















