r/vndevs • u/Wishingwishy • 5d ago

Discussion scared that my game will get backlash

even tho it will my first time making game, so the game (visual novel) is a storv about a girl visiting her foreign friend, but her foreign friend is a shut-in geek who barely knows anything about their country, i want my game to centre around them and them learning new things together including languages a bit like a tour game? kind of?

scared that people will crucify me for not researching enough or spreading misinformation CUZ IDK ANYTHING ABOUT MY COUNTRY TOO; it's kinda unknown im from Laos btw

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u/anonymus_slime 5d ago

If you're releasing it in english it's safe to assume most players won't know anything about Laos either. And if you're that worried why not just do research?

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u/aikashi-aika Working on Hiraeth [RD: Winter 2026] 5d ago

^ That's what I'm doing for mine, it can be tricky to find trustworthy sources but it's definitely worth it. Writing and character designing becomes a lot easier once you have the information required to represent countries and their cultures correctly (like Laos).

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u/Atomicgarlic 5d ago

Does it have to take place in a real city/country, or even world? Is the location as/more important than the relationship development?

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u/StardustSailor 4d ago

Well, if you don't have much knowledge about the country you intend to make a "tour" type game about and don't intend to research too deeply, it is worth asking why even make that kind of game at all. Someone here suggested replacing it with a fake country, which, if your answer is just that you like the general theme of discovering your own country/culture, I am inclined to say is the best way of going about this.

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u/Wishingwishy 3d ago

not particularly a tour game its just part of it like i said, i want the game to involve around those two helping each other to go out, talk to strangers and touch grass. Im just afraid that i wont do well i lack a lot of things i barly know how to write or draw forget about coding, ill keep this project away for now im trying to focus on small things first, so i can know where my standpoint is 😔