✨Ari✨

Now that all artists have received their gifts. I can finally post these!

I made these for the Dokomi. Lilia and Malleus stickers to give out to cosplayers and the 2 prints and one sticker specifically for artists that I love.

Especially in times of AI I think that it is important to support the artists that we appreciate/look up to. I thought the concept of a "reversed stamp rally" was a cool idea to do that.

The Leovil print was for @rakiah

The little Ace was for ayumisaurus

And the Leona was for @yumenari

DOKOMI ⭐️ TWST Stamp Rally

We're back everyone! 👀 New Rally for the Dokomi! Feel free to join to get exclusive prizes! ✨

This year again, I'm the bonus prize for the braves who will come to the Hall 5! 😘

☆ How to play ☆

+ Get a stampcard at any participating table.

+ Collect Stickers by making a minimum purchase of 7€ at each participating artist table.

+ After collecting the 7 stickers in Hall 1 & Hall 3 bring back the stampcard to booth 3E35 to redeem the prize!

☆ BONUS ☆

Collect the premium stamp at booth 5P15 in Hall 5 (18+) for an additional standee!

“I have loved you in every life. My very being knows your name.”

🌙💫 It’s our 6th Anniversary 💫🌙

So obviously now that chapter 1 preview is out, there’s a bit more discussion about the content within it and people’s opinions on it. It’s allowed that people can have thoughts and feelings on it - ch 1 preview is a form of media that’s meant to be engaged with.

But what really has me stewing is the fact that some people on Reddit said they were going to email the developers and express their concerns. Some of the comments on patreon had a similar feeling or were overtly this way.

If you’re a fan of the game, I’d hope you want it to come out. And let’s just look at it practically - if the developers make 2-6% progress on writing each month, voice lines are fully recorded for some routes, and art is established for later on in the story, it’s just absolutely crazy to ask for or expect major overhauls of what we’ve seen in chapter 1. Visual novels are like trees anyway - altering chapter 1 in significant ways would send cascading edits throughout their entire work thus far, even to the point of impacting later CGs and re-recording voice lines. The devs have spent months editing and writing the chapters. I can say that ofc it’s reasonable there are changes that people might prefer or wish for - I think that’s natural for any game. But just because people want a change doesn’t mean it should be made or is practical for it to be made.

Also, a common critique is about the pacing. IMO, part of why the pacing might be faster is that literally the scope of the plot is a lot larger than plenty of other otome/amare games. The devs planned to have 5 chapters for each character. Think logically about the path each character is on.

Vere is escaping the Senobium at night through shadow form (?) and has been plotting how to leave the Senobium for like 100 years. Kuras is strong enough to raze the city to the ground and like, shatter heaven. Ais is being overtaken by a god (?) who may try and seize control over the city. Mhin’s been investigating the shroud and traveling through time(?). Leander’s being himself. LIKE. The game isn’t going to be a slow burn romance where it takes a long time to hold hands because things need to get moving to reach a satisfying conclusion on these plot points in only 5 chapters. The characters need to fall in love with mc, have a personally and possibly world shattering conflict, and then resolve it. We can’t waste time blushing while peering at each other from beneath our lashes.

ALSO, 4/5, possibly 5 out of 5 characters are fairly sexual people. Ais, Leander and Vere all go without saying. But even Mhin has hooked up with Leander for example, and Kuras has dated plenty in the past. MC is absolutely thrilled to have someone they can touch without fear of irrevocably damaging them - and they can touch plenty of the LIs. if we go canonically, it doesn’t make that much sense to me for the physicality of the relationship to lag behind that much. Maybe it’s not what YOU would do, but the Touchstarved devs have a vision for the MC and the game as a whole - and importantly, many constraints that they’re working under.

I don’t think the devs are faultless or something, but it’s like. 1) be realistic about what changes can be made at this point 2) understand that we have a much more narrow view of the characters and the plot 3) the devs are working very hard to create something that both fans would enjoy and represents their artistic vision, and it doesn’t feel that appreciated to me.

Sure, there are changes that I would make if I was an editor for the game. And I think that probably the devs should announce a second delay, because following the percentage progress, I don’t think they’re on track to release this this year unless things start progressing faster.

But like emailing the devs about your issues with the game and requesting specific changes just feels so entitled to me idk. Ppl reading this might say - “it’s not entitled, I paid money so they should create the product that I want.” ok, but it’s not a personalized, made-to-order meal. If you read a book or watch a movie and don’t like it, it’s inappropriate to go to the creator and demand they make changes until you approve, even though u bought the novel or paid a ticket.

TOUCHSTARVED's Chapter 1 Preview is available on Patreon NOW! 🥳 🔒 Unlock access by subscribing for $1/mo ⭐️ CH1 costs $2.99 USD (one-time purchase)   Access TOUCHSTARVED Chapter 1 Today! ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/posts/156317717

— how they react when your in-game relationship with them kinda flops

note: riddle, leona, and azul for now! might make more of this depending on how well it goes!!

— RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS

The day you asked him if you could put him in your game, he insisted that you should make it as accurate as possible so it resembles him the best. At some point, during the personality segment of the customization, he had asked you if he could handle it instead. So, to some degree, he is very much confident that the mii is most like him.

What he wasn't expecting was for his mii to fall in love with another person at first sight! When you told him that you let his mii-self pursue someone else, the first reaction he had was to grab you by the shoulders to exclaim, "why would you think of doing that!?"

You had to insist that it's just a game and you're just having fun, also reminding him that it's not a reflection of your real relationship with him. Knowing Riddle, however, he's probably still very much bothered by the fact there's a (virtual) universe out there in which he's not together with you.

— LEONA KINGSCHOLAR

He wasn't very active with the creation process of his mii and pretty much let you handle it after he gave you the go signal. He only saw his mii-self after you finished and he could only chuckle when he saw how you made it resemble him so much.

He's not really familiar with the mechanics of the game and only really listens to what you tell him. So when you mentioned that his mii-self been repeatedly turning your mii's love confession down, the only thing that came out of his mouth was "delete that guy."

He's irritated that his mii-self would do that and insists that you should scrap the guy to make a new one, which you found sort of hilarious, seeing how seriously he was taking it. This time, he says he's going to be the one to personally facilitate the creation of a more "accurate" mii who will most definitely not reject you.

— AZUL ASHENGROTTO

Azul actually asked if he handle everything the moment you asked him. From his appearance to personality, everything was customized by him so he could ensure that his depiction wouldn't be inaccurate by any means. He prides himself in using the paintbrush feature (and ignores how it breaks the law of physics).

He was moderately interested in how his mii was doing in your island. When you suddenly mentioned that his mii was in a one-sided love with your mii, Azul was a little pressed. He went off on a tangent about how it was off-character, repeatedly assuring that "it's just a game! It doesn't reflect real life!"

I will also close my shop on the 28th to prepare for my cons next month, so if you want something now's the moment! 📆