Build 1.5
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Hey folks!
Calvin here from the Cleaved team, this is just a quick announcement from myself to let you all know that we've posted the new and improved version of the first Build of Cleaved.
The feedback we've had so far has been a massive help in showing us what we need to work on in order to improve the overall quality and has helped bolster the confidence we have some new decisions being taken with regard to the future of Cleaved's narrative.
We hope you enjoy this newly patched version!
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Cleaved
Go against the laws of reality, pave your own path to the future.
Status | In development |
Author | Funky Dog Studios |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Dark Fantasy, Furry, Gay, LGBTQIA, Romance, Steampunk |
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I wanted to share my review here, in case anyone wants to add to or contest any of my points. I finished Build 1.5 last night, and I was pleasantly surprised by all the improvements compared to Build 1. There are a lot of positives with the rewrites, but also quite a few negatives, the latter of which I wanted to explore in detail in case they can help with your future updates. SPOILERS AHEAD.
For the positives: overall, the story has definitely leveled up a notch since the first build. Character interactions feel more natural, the motivations behind each character's actions are a lot clearer, and the MC's personality and background feel a lot more defined, and a lot less annoying, than they used to be. Skjold's route in particular, which I hadn't tried in my first playthrough of the game, feels very promising to me despite the rocky start, and it sets up Calder's appearance toward the end of the build much better than Fraisier's did. Overall, Skjold's route intrigued me enough to make me feel like continuing the novel come next update, and speak positively of the new Build to anyone interested in trying it out.
However, there are still some negatives worth mentioning. Here are the four main issues I find with the novel as is:
I sincerely apologize if the above critiques feel harsh, but I felt it important not to mince my words and go in as much detail as possible for the sake of the novel. While it might seem like I have a negative opinion of the novel so far, I really was pleasantly surprised by all the improvements over the original upload, and I'm genuinely looking forward to the next chapter in the MC's tale. All I wanted was to draw attention to some problems which, in the long run, might dissuade new readers from trying out your game, or hamper their enjoyment with the story and the writing. Regardless, I wish the Cleaved team good luck in their efforts, and eagerly await their next update.
The part where Frasier throws the remains of an apple at a guard chasing them is honestly one of the most confusing things I've ever read. Couldn't that possibly be told in a simpler way? I feel like it should just be one sentence instead of 3 blocks of text.
damn, this update has a lot more typos and other misc errors compared to the last one
also I don’t really remember what the parts that seem to have changed where like in the last update, so even knowing which ones those are doesn’t really tell me much. can anyone that recognised them give me a small rundown pls?
This update actually acknowledged like, nearly every major problem I had with the first build and it's a lot more tasteful now, defs looking forward to things if you keep this tone consistent!
I am curious to know what sorts of improvement they made? The 'patch notes' are pretty bare.
if you went through the first build just boot up the new one from scratch and press skip, it'll stop at every new changed text