I’ve got a new build with some bug fixes and some new content! Scroll down below this chilling illustration by TheJennyPill to read a list of everything that is new in this build.
- Attempted to fix bug that would cause black lines to come out of Yandere-chan’s head at school, depending on what hairstyle she was using.
- Fixed bug that would cause any kidnapped mind-broken student brought to school to spawn as a flaming Musume-chan.
- Attempted to fix bug that would cause a mind-slave to return to normal after being splashed with liquid.
- Optimized some code on Yandere-chan and female students in an attempt to improve the framerate a little.
- Reduced the game’s file size by about 60 megabytes by compressing certain needlessly-large files.
- Added a placeholder sound effect for the katana.
- Added three new accessories for Yandere-chan.
- Added three new hairstyles for Senpai-kun.
- Added two new hairstyles for Yandere-chan.
- Added a new weapon to the game – an axe.
Additional Thoughts Regarding Yesterday’s Proposal
Yesterday, I proposed the idea of a grid-based inventory system that is presented to the player as the protagonist opening up her skirt to expose weapons and items hidden inside of her skirt – and also expose her panties. I was not certain whether or not this kind of presentation would be considered distasteful, so I decided to poll the fanbase about it. Here are the results of that poll:
About half of the fanbase would be fine with the skirt concept if the panties were tastefully covered up. About a third of the fanbase thinks that the skirt concept is a bad idea. About a fifth of the fanbase is perfectly okay with the skirt concept.
I’ve been reading all of the feedback that people have been sharing regarding this feature. After thinking about it all day long, I’ve developed a rather firm opinion about the subject…
At this point in time, it’s probably not too presumptuous to say that Yandere Simulator has gotten a lot of attention. But, why? What caused so many people to notice Yandere Simulator? I’ll tell you what causes a game to not be noticed: being bland, and being safe.
A “bland” game is a game that doesn’t do anything unique to set it apart from other video games. A “safe” game is a game that avoids doing anything that might offend or alienate anyone.
An example of a bland game would be “You are a soldier, and you must shoot other soldiers.” An example of a weird game would be “You are a Japanese high school student, and you must murder other high school students.” An example of a safe inventory system would be “a grid inside of a backpack”. An example of a risky inventory system would be “a grid inside of a girl’s skirt.”
When you try to play it safe – when you try to avoid offending people – when you avoid taking risks – you wind up with something flavorless, colorless, odorless…something bland. Yandere Simulator would never have gotten anywhere near the amount of attention it has currently received if I always went with the least-risky, least-weird, least-offensive options. Instead, my game design philosophy has basically been to always do risky, weird, and even offensive things.
If I had allowed you to vote on whether or not I should include panty shots – or bullying – or suicide – or torture – or the implication of domestic abuse – I wonder if those features would have been rejected? Instead of staying away from weird and risky material, I implemented everything that seemed appropriate for a psychopath to do, regardless of how “offensive” it might be. As a result, Yandere Simulator’s unique identity – and popularity – come from the fact that it has a bunch of weird, risky, borderline-offensive things in it.
Yandere Simulator’s popularity is due to the fact that it doesn’t do the “sensible” thing for a video game to do; it doesn’t do the “normal” thing for a video game to do. Boost your stats by wearing different panties! Become seductive by reading erotic manga! Take off your clothing in the locker room and run around naked! If Yandere Simulator didn’t have features like this, it would be bland, and that means it would be boring.
You’re not interested in Yandere Simulator because it’s a bland, boring, inoffensive, derivative, safe game. You’re interested in Yandere Simulator because – in most ways – it’s unlike other games out there. Am I right? And it’s unlike other games out there because, instead of doing normal things – like putting an inventory in a backpack – I do weird things – like putting an inventory in a girl’s skirt.
Here’s what I’m getting at: Yandere Simulator isn’t the type of game that would have a bland, boring, uninspired inventory system that looks like it could be found in any other game. Yandere Sim is the type of game that would have a unique inventory system you’d never find anywhere else; an inventory system that, yeah, might offend or alienate someone, but that’s exactly what gives the game its personality.
If you haven’t figure it out yet, I’m strongly advocating for the skirt-based inventory system that I proposed yesterday. It’s the sort of game design decision that only an insane person would make – and that’s exactly what got Yandere Simulator this far in the first place. As you can tell by scrolling up and looking at TheJennyPill’s artwork at the top of this blog post, Yandere Simulator really isn’t a soft, fluffy, family-friendly game in the first place.
With that said, I can’t deny the fact that 33% the game’s fanbase rejects the concept. So, I’d like to make a compromise:
Within the game’s Settings menu, I’ll give you the option to display the protagonist as a silhouette on the inventory screen:
This way, anyone who thinks it’s distasteful won’t ever have to see it. I’ll also give the player the option of censoring panties, increasing the size of the steam clouds around nude girls, etc. I’ll let the player customize their experience so that they don’t have to experience the horror of seeing something offensive.
With this new information in mind, please vote on this poll to let me know how you feel about the idea:
EDIT: Here is a screenshot of the results of the poll on June 24th 2016:
YandereDev, YandereDev! Wouldn’t it be weird if Yandere-chan was constantly opening up her skirt everywhere?
Midori, you baka! Obviously, Yandere-chan wouldn’t actually be opening up her skirt in reality. The inventory view would be for the player only.
But, YandereDev, YandereDev! What happens when Yandere-chan is wearing pants? What happens when Yandere-chan is naked? What happens if the player chooses to make the protagonist a male?
…uh…enough questions, Midori! I need to get back to writing code for the game!
…aw…oooookaaaaay…
Yandere Simulator Development Blog 
Personally (and only personally), I like the idea about the skirt. In regards to the panties being seen thing, This is a school girl we are talking about. I’m curious to see how YanDev deals with it and have a lot of confidence in him.
The comments on here have been honest and that’s a good thing. Go us! 🙂
Yay! *cheers us*
I like the Panties Idea too. It’s just a video game. it’s not sexualizing anything. it’s FREAKING UNDERWEAR
Dear yandere dev it is my belief that if you ”cencor” the panties with the item displayed is the best idea because it would be offensive not to censor it but also i have a contrasting thought which is the following: how will yandere chan be able to ”open her skirt” when she has changed to the gym uniform or the swimsuit?
That basically fits into the “But, YandereDev, YandereDev! What happens when Yandere-chan is wearing pants? What happens when Yandere-chan is naked? What happens if the player chooses to make the protagonist a male?” question in which YandereDev said “…uh…enough questions, Midori! I need to get back to writing code for the game!”
@Mineanator625 that’s exactly what I was going to say, almost word for word.
@Aris Petridis Like he said, it’s not like she’s ACTUALLY opening up her skirt in reality. It’s just a background for the inventory, so it shouldn’t matter what she’s actually wearing at the time you access inventory.
THE SKIRT IS A METAPHOR
@Vuiora Ekimae, it does matter what she’s wearing at the time you access the inventory no matter what the inventory looks like. I’m assuming when the game is complete that Yandere-chan will place her items in a place that can be seen in the overworld as you move around and the inventory, like a bag. If the inventory is going to be modeled after a skirt then I’d expect Yandere-chan to actually be hiding her items in her skirt. If it’s modeled after a skirt but Yandere-chan can access items via the Skirt Inventory while naked or in a swimsuit then where are the items really? Would she lose them after changing clothes? No matter what the inventory looks like I’d still like to know where Yandere-chan is getting her items from, although it’s not really the most important thing.
I still love the panties idea and will probably be one of the players that never censor it. I think it’s a very unique idea, and all the stuff YanDev talked about made me think about Saints Row. I’ve started playing SR again recently and all YanDev’s talk about ‘bland’, ‘safe’, ‘unique’, ‘weird’ just make me think about how Saints Row is completely unique and weird. Saints Row is by far a non-bland, non-safe game and I don’t think YanSim should or can reach that extent considering this is a high school setting (lol) but I think all the points YanDev made are perfect and I’m glad the skirtventory is staying. I remember reading the comments and seeing so many suggestions for a bookbag/backpack, which just seems… normal and boring. Anyway, I’ll stop there. As always, thank YOU for continuing the development of Yandere Simulator.
Agreed.
Yandere-Chan wouldn’t be able to move very well if she had sharp metal objects around her thighs, and the sharp objects would cut her, causing her to bleed, drawing attention. That is why I think it would be a bad idea. If you’re going to do it, I know you don’t want suggestions, so I haven’t stated my ideas, but I think there should be straps or pockets so they’re not floating “because magic,” going against the laws of physics.
Ha, says you… There have been tales of SIlat martial artists wearing sais inside their pants… Waiting for the poor muay thai-training sap to take a swing at their legs. But for real tho, I really like the idea of having them secured. I feel like it fits her character, being strapped with concealed weapons.
*coff* Yan-Chan isn’t a SlIat martial artist.
I’m personally in favor of the middle option (open skirt inventory with item description where the panties would be), not because of the fact that it would avoid offending people, but rather that it would be a sort of situation where you would be “breaking the rules” without actually breaking the rules. I think it would lend a sort of endearing quality to the mechanic–a sort of playful skirting (pun intended) of the line of good taste that would be more in the spirit of the game overall. Plus, one could also imagine it as a playful jab at the player, to the tune of: “Oh? You were expecting to see panties? T-too bad! It’s just an inventory screen!”
Maybe in the settings where you can make Yan-Chan a silhouette you can enable a tool tip which would have the item description in the middle.
Ehh, still don’t think it’s a good system. It just feels like your only real reason for keeping it is because you want to be ‘unique’ and ‘intresting’. But there’s a fine line between a shitty idea and an ‘unique’ idea. The idea may be ‘unique’ but there may be a reason why it’s so unique. This wont really affect my love for yandere simulator as I’ll keep playing it was long as it’s core is still a stealth game. But I don’t think this is the way you wanna go.
How is displaying the panty a shitty idea? This game is not for kids in the first place anyway. If they (kids and adults alike) are going to be offended, then they can just leave the game.
Nobody was talking about displaying the panty, he was talking about the system as a whole.
I love the idea~ I find it to be very creative and fun!
I personally like the look of the silhouette idea for the inventory screen a lot better than the visible model. Not necessarily for any censorship reasons, but because it draws your eye immediately to the skirt panels and the equipment in them, which is the point of the screen in the first place. It just looks better from a visual standpoint to me.
This might be a suggestion too far, but now that the focus is more on the items equipped and ready at hand, you can probably also now pop out the panty model too as a ‘this is what you have equipped today’ reminder, like looking at a character’s armor. Also the idea of EVERYTHING but the panties being censored is kinda hilarious to me
Wouldn’t it make more sense for the inventory to be in her school bag? It was mentioned that all students will carry bags after all.
Her bags could easily be rumaged through, making it easier for her to be caught for crimes. Unlike if it was in her skirt, whereas it’d be seen as harrassment if someone tried to check her skirt. If we wanna look at it on a more realistic level, hm?
The question is, who would rummage through her bag? The police? That’s why you’re supposed to dispose of any weapons with your finger prints before the police arrive. He did say that yandere-chan drops all her weapons at the end of the day. Also, a teacher may not be willing to pat her down, but the police will. I get that it’s a game and it doesn’t have to be realistic, but there’s really no reason that she can’t use her bag. Just my opinion though.
You don’t have to harass a girl to see if she weapons in her damn skirt. If it were on “a more realistic level” the fucking weapons would be poking out her damn skirt. And it’s not seen as harassment to pat someone down to see if they have weapons. If we were on “a more realistic level”, she would dispose of all of her weapons to make sure she doesn’t get caught or be seen as suspicious.
I think that instead of using a method of opening her skirt, Yandere-chan can just stand there and a grids pops up in front of skirt like its showing the contents and plus YanDev doesnt have to worry about adding any new animations. This is just my personal opinion and i think thats its easier than all of this.
Oh, I really like this silhouette idea so much!! Although, I did really like the item descriptions too. ^^
Personally, I think a backpack would be too strange in the setting this occurs in. Let alone inconvenient.
Also, I think people need to stop taking it so literally. Devpai said-so himself that it is an imaginary item system for the player, therefore, there wouldn’t be an issue of the weapons hitting her legs.
Regardless, I’m excited to see what Devpai does with the inventory! (◦`꒳´◦)
Very well said, not sure why everyone is taking it to the realistic level…?
I know right? Yanderedev stated multiple times this game is meant to take place in anime life, not real life.
But he also decided to not put guns in school, because that’s unrealistic, Musume is traumatized forever after you torture her, because that’s realistic, panty shits have plausible explanation, to make them more realistic feature… Then why YandereDev should suddenly decide to completely ignore realism and add feature that’s has only uniqueness and shock value in it’s favor?
*panty shots. Okay, that’s a funny typo xD
Perfect. I didn’t have a problem with the panties showing, but for the sake of being able to upload to popular sites with no protest, silhouetting was really the right way to go. I also thought it felt a little try-hard. There are a lot of risque elements to this game. Dev is at the point where if he adds too many more, it stops being cool and starts to detract from the quality of the game, being fanservice-y and “PLAY MY GAEM I SHOW U PANTEHS”-ish.
I also think the idea of carrying her stuff in her school bag would be silly. Students in Japanese schools leave their bags in their classrooms. It would be weird to have your bag with you all the time. I don’t know about my fellow Americans, but in all the public schools I went to, we had to keep our backpacks in our lockers. If a peer had their backpack with them all the time, wouldn’t it be kind of weird?
I know! We said that!!!!
Does this mean you’re scrapping your new idea for a uniform? You can’t really unwrap a skirt on the model that you’ve presented for a uniform
highly doubt yandev is gonna look at this, but oh well
it’s also possible to use a bra inventory imo, it’s more normal, but it’s also still risky
lots of girl keep their stuff in their bra
in fact, in my bra, i keep my cell phone+charger, my wallet, my 3ds, a small fold out knife, a compact mirror, hair ties, my glasses, reading material like a small book/magazine/manga, and a comb
it also solves the problem of, “what if she’s in a swimsuit/gym clothes” and “what if the PC is male?”
cause anyone can have pockets on the inside of their shirts
it’s also amazing what you can actually fit in a bra, albeit you can’t fit something like a katana, but bras are magic satchels
you can make it like a POV perspective inventory, and cycle through the items
not to mention you can equip different bras for more or less inventory size, which changes the size of yandere chan’s bust in-game, and have characters with perverted personalities become interested in her, and even grope her, if her bust appears too large, which could get her in trouble, if she has weapons in there, and lets him get away, or it happens in front of other people, which creates a situation in where yandere chan has to improvise, does she chase the pervert down, does she get rid of all her weapons, if her reputation is high enough, she can yell for help from other students maybe, and if it’s too low, maybe the students will ignore her, or even help the pervert
but going back on track, to access larger weapons, you could access a secondary inventory, where she just takes off her shirt, and a larger weapon or 2, like the katana, can be attached to the inside of the back of the shirt
i’m perfectly fine with the skirt inventory, but i think a bra inventory accomplishes the same thing as a skirt inventory, while being more realistic, and can add new depth to game mechanics
I really like the ideas on the new inventory system, and support the idea of censorship of panties. But I started thinking about this question of Midori-chan. Indeed, many players (like me) use skins to customize Yandere -chan, and the skin using a pair of pants , not a skirt? I know you will have a great idea about it, Devpai, keep us informed! I would also like post something about adding a playable version of the male protagonist (one Yandere-kun, perhaps?) I think it would be a “bam!” and both in the game! A “bam ” positive, of course. It also would bring enough attention to YanSim, and I particularly love to play with a Yandere -kun! I hope you read this message, and you think about these ideas; thanks Devpai!
Let’s be real here. This i a game, it doesn’t need to be as realistic as everyone wants it to be. The people who don’t seem to agree with the skirt concept, their reasoning is something like the protagonist would be uncomfortable with knives piercing her skin, or it’d be noisy, or it’s weird. This is a game, it’s not totally realistic, its just an item holder. They seem to be fine with somehow Yanderechan having invisable pockets for the set inventory in the debug builds? So how does that make sense at all? If you aren’t already, I’d ignore the people who are trying to make yur game realistic YandereDev. And as for the people who find it offensive to look at underwear? They’re probably a child who shouldn’t be playing a murderous game anyway. This game wasn’t created for your kids. It was made to be about a high school yandere, there’s nothing offensive about the panties, especially for females I’m surprised they’re taking offense for something they clearly see everyday. But back to my main point, this inventory system shouldn’t be realistic, It’s not realistic that Kokona hs pinkish purple hair, is it? That Midori has green hair? Not at all! So why make the rest of the game something that’s clearly pointless. No game is realistic. And a realistic game is a bland game.
The grid looks rather small, I hope we’ll be able to use the lockers one day. I don’t want to drop my phone to fit an big ass axe in my skirt
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Wait wait wait wait wait. hold up. So we can make the protagonist male? Yes? please..
Maybe if the game has enough money after the kickstarter.
Honestly I think this is a ridiculous idea that’s going to alienate a lot of new players. Already I know plenty of people who are immediately turned off from the game with the ability to change your panties and take panty shots. These aspects of gameplay are leer-y enough as is but are also a pretty clever way of integrating video game staples of skill-boosting armour and currency into this world. Having the protagonist expose herself to the camera literally only for the player’s ‘benefit’ everytime you want to access your inventory is just a step too far. The difference here is you literally can’t justify it as a game construct; your blog post ending in a dismissive “uh, enough questions!” shows that you KNOW it’s totally unjustifiable.
This mechanic fails to solve the issue of Yan-chan seemingly grabbing her weapons out of thin air with the current inventory system because this skirt system makes even less sense. Grabbing inventory items out of thin air has been used in plenty of games and never breaks the player’s immersion. With the skirt however, these comments are full of people bringing up issues such as the noise and weight of the items, the impracticality and time wasting of opening a brand new screen in the middle of a stealth section, the fact that Yan-chan will be in plenty of outfits without a skirt throughout the game, etc. All these comments show that the player’s immersion is absolutely being broken by this clunky mechanic.
I could buy it a bit more if the grid system came up overlaid over the main play screen and when you select an item, Yan-chan pulls the item from her skirt, stockings, shoes, bra or hair possibly depending on where it had been placed. Different outfits could limit or increase the amount of room Yan-chan has to store items. This would fit in line with the game logic of how a schoolgirl could sneak these items across school without breaking the player’s suspension of disbelief to have Yan-chan carrying an entire toolbox in her skirt. It would also make selecting an item much faster and keep whatever time pressure the player is under rather than taking a break to go to a brand new screen.
You mention that Yandere Simulator stands out because it goes for weird and risky gameplay. I agree! A lot of the features already present in the game are very clever and totally suit the setting. However this inventory system sticks out like a sore thumb because it’s simply not clever or thought out and just raises a million more issues than it resolves. This mechanic feels like it belongs in a cheap hentai game that just throws in voyeurism and exhibition in every mechanic for the hell of it because that’s what the game expects its audience wants to see. Therefore this inventory doesn’t feel new or risky or unique, it just feels like it belongs in one of those carbon copy hentai schoolgirl games and you have said in the past that this is the kind of tone you are trying to avoid.. For such a basic and necessary game mechanic as the player’s inventory, this feels like a very cheap cop-out that seriously lowers the tone and expectations of the game. I’ve had trouble in the past trying to justify my interest in this game for other lewd elements present but they have always made sense in context. This mechanic however is totally unjustifiable as you even admit in this blog post! It feels like you are willingly sacrificing respect for your own game and characters just for a lewd gag that doesn’t make any sense, and so I will find it difficult in the future to have respect for this game in return. I seriously hope you will reconsider.
again, some people are taking it way too realistically …
We’re not taking it “too realistically”, we’re telling yanderedev how it doesn’t fit in with the game. He asked for opinions in the first place after all, and he’s said beforehand about the Yakuza mess that he appreciates that the fanbase takes Yan Sim seriously and wants to see it be taken seriously by new fans. We’re being honest in saying this inventory system gives off a totally different tone to the game and it’d be hard to not see as a bit of fanservice in an ecchi game. After yanderedev was so open to the fanbase’s opinions on the Yakuza thing, it’s really disheartening to see him totally wave off our concerns now as just being oversensitive SJWs or whatever when that’s not the main issue here. Yanderedev appreciated fans taking the game seriously in the past, I don’t understand why we’re not meant to take it just as seriously now and just accept that this lewd bit of fanservice is meant to be something we all apparently should want to see in this game.
yandev shot down the idea of LGBTQ students based on realism– why not hold him to that standard?
This ^^^^
This is a fucking stupid idea. He even asked for fucking feedback and is a pissbaby when he gets that feedback he asked for. What an idiot
Yeah, a lot of people suggested the idea of Yan-chan storing items in her clothes, not just in hair skirt, and I really like it. The school bag option does make more sense too, but for me it isn’t as appealling as this concept.
Everyone’s taking this in such a realistic way. Having this sort of inventory is edgy, old, and unique. Carrying a backpack is boring and common. Plus, if the police search through the backpack and you forget to get rid of evidence it’s game over. They can’t search through your skirt without a note of authority or they’ll be charged with sexual harassment. Plus if you’re so butt hurt about seeing panties then I wouldn’t play this game because you see panties quite often…
They could easily pat you down, which is perfectly legal. Considering the thin material skirts are made for, you could probably see the bulge of a knife or screwdriver like a sore thumb. You do not have to fondle a schoolgirls butt in order to check her skirt. smh
This game is basically an anime version of Hatred.
I enjoy both sides of the argument, and would like to just interject something. I’ve no quarrels with this being lost in the streams of comments.
Why have something weird, or quirky, when you could have something inspired? Being different just for the sake of it doesn’t leave as big of an impression as you’re hoping for unless it’s polished to set the standard. Especially when it’s presented in a way that a minority of your fans support it in its current state. I understand the frustration that’s present when you’re being asked to redesign something you feel would be interesting, however, I feel as if you’ve had a shaky grasp on what you’ve tried to present.
You’ve stated that at it’s core, this saccharine-styled game is at it’s core a horror game, in which the protagonist is a terrible person. As such, the stark horrors that you’ve introduced in the same area as an innocently themed parody is beautiful, and goes with the archetype you aim for. Political correctness isn’t the issue, I believe. And rather than using it as a shield, I believe you should refine your points, and polish your presentation so that you don’t come off as condescending to your fans, who in the end, will have to assist in funding this project, and even currently aid you in the creations of assets. We’re your investors, fans, ball-and-chain, however you want to view it.
Thirty-three percent rejected it, forty-five percent wanted it censored. These are the opinions that you asked for, and I can’t quite defend you because this wasn’t a bashing. Pick what represents your intended theme wisely, think carefully about your points, and I’m certain you’ll grow as a developer.
Yandere dev always improving the game, I liked the idea but would be better inventory hitman style because it does not fit many weapons in RE4
Well I didn’t read everything since my eyes hurt (almost 2AM here) but I think you should make it like RUST. Add a option to censor certain things in the game, Make a YouTuber censorship option (censors nudity with bigger steam clouds, any copyright music…) , My parents are home and can see me playing (censors nudity, the inventory… but not the music) and “Pff I played GTA V and killed hookers, this will not offend me” option where there is no censorship. (by no censorship i don’t mean show full nudity so pedophiles and hentai fans can jack off to the game ).
Steam allows RUST to show full nudity, I think they will allow you to show panties. And rust is allowed on twitch without censorship.
We (YandereSim fans) can get Yandere Sim unbaned from twitch with the power of #
I’m pretty sure the fact that he’s even proposing this idea means he’s scrapped the idea of a male protagonist.
I think that if he does create a male protagonist, he will just have to come up with another inventory scheme, since I really doubt Yandere-kun is going to be wearing panties and a skirt to school lol
Yandere-Kun Would Hide All His Weapons In His Jacket
Wait! What? What was that thing Midori said at the end? Is making the main character a male an option now?
It might be if the game ends up with enough budget.
God, please no
@Erik. Wouldn’t surprise me that a fan of yanderedev is a homophobe.
Basically what shadowslayer205 said, and we’re talking about realism in a game now?
this is fucking stupid
Agreed. I mean, forgetting all the logical problems with the whole skirt thing, and the whole “I want feedback! JK I’m doing what I want and not even going to mention the concerns about it being unrealistic” Opening up her skirt looks fucking stupid. Its like a joke. At this point you might as well keep in the easter eggs.
I really don’t have a problem with the skirt inventory censorship wise: but IT LITERALLY DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. It completely destroys any sense of disbelief: I’m sure any girl can confirm: there is no way that would be comfortable, look natural, or be practical.
Yanderedev can argue “Well she doesn’t *really* open her skirt in the way they do so NPCs wouldn’t see it (uh…what?) but she at the least would have to be shoving her hand down her skirt to grab the weapons then. Then there’s the fact that a flowing skirt like that would make it obvious that there’s something sewn to the other side. It also just seems like he’s trying wayyy too hard to make it edgy and cool; yes, boring and usual games do not get so much attention; but does Yanderedev really think having a non-sexual (and completely needless and stupid) inventory system is going to ruin a game?
Plenty of commentators on the last post mentioned a few realistic and also creative ideas; hiding things throughout her body (pockets, socks, bra) wearing toolbelts/corset with pockets under her shirt. Not to mention, its a school, there are plenty of places to hide things; in lockers, desks, bags, etc, that would be realistic and could be used in new and creative ways.
The reason this is getting more backlash than other things is because its needless. The panties giving upgrades makes sense; its a school uniform so there’s probably not much room for adding things that would give bonuses (plus it limits the player to chosing one, where as if it was accessories like jewelry they could argue that they should be able to pile things on) getting ideas from reading manga (or any other type of media) makes sense because real people get ideas. Panty shots are currency, and its implied that info chan has some use for them, even if it is probably really disgusting and dirty.
There is no reason why Yan-chan would open up her shirt to hide things in it.
It sounds to me like Yanderedev just really wanted to use this feature, knew it would cause controversy, and asked the community to give him feedback as a form of validation; not a huge majority agreed with the concept, so now he’s basically going “screw this I know what I’m doing” and ignoring all the valid points people brought up – and he must *know* they’re valid, since Midori brought them up and he didn’t have an answer for them.
In the end its his game, but he shouldn’t say he wants feedback if he’s just going to disregard it.
Exactly, this is fucking stupid. It’d be so much better if she hid it in her sock or a bag or SOMETHING that wasn’t her DAMN SKIRT. She’s gonna get a fucking knife impaled in her uterus.
What is it about “video game inventory system” that people don’t get? Do you ever see Leon actually carrying around his attache case in RE4? Do you complain about the massive amount of games where characters materialize things out of thin air and can fit bazookas into their imaginary inventories? Yandere-chan isn’t stopping to open up her skirt in the middle of the street, just like how Leon isn’t stopping in the middle of a fight to open up his attache case and sort through it. It’s GUI.
I agree that there are better ideas–the “what if she’s wearing pants or naked” thing especially doesn’t work with the skirt system. But realism is a moot point, especially if you’re going to say in the same post that changing panties to make pools of blood smaller makes even an iota of sense. It’s ridiculous that people are even using realism and inappropriateness as an argument in a game where you murder girls in cold blood, drive them to suicide, burn them alive, saw off their limbs, and change your fucking underwear to aid those actions. Yes, realism is great, but there are times when we can, should, and /do/ suspend it, and an inventory is the place to do so.
About disregarding feedback: he did make a compromise. 67% isn’t a small number. He technically went with the most voted option and censored the panties. Just because he didn’t choose to cater to the minority it doesn’t mean he ignored everything everyone’s ever said. While I also found the “screw it” attitude off-putting at first, his post makes sense–I’m willing to bet that every single feature we have and love today would have been rejected, just because everyone would be complaining about immorality…in a game where the point is to kill and exploit people. We all know that we /are/ playing his game because he wasn’t scared to put some hardcore shit in it–calling it edgy and trying too hard when all it’s doing is continuing on with what made it so popular is just hypocritical.
Realism is not a moot point: in any type of fiction, there is a suspension of disbelief. Do panties really make blood stronger? No, of course not. Its a bonus that is given to a piece of clothing, something that happens in a lot of games. This just goes too far though; there are multiple reasons why it is impossible, everything I said and the simple fact that she would fucking kill herself whenever she crouches down or does that “tripping and falling” animation. Its too much and too stupid. It’s easy to write off “she has magical panties” its not easy to accept “laws of physics just don’t apply to this game.”
There is also the animation of Yan-chan opening up her skirt: you don’t *see* characters in games opening up their bags and stuff, so its easier to ignore where they’re hiding that stuff. And people *do* comment on things like that in a lot of games as jokes. For example, I remember a while back a lot of memes and stuff from Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess where Link has that giant metal ball thing he can barely carry around, then all of a sudden it disappears into his pocket and is weightless. People do notice stupid shit like that, but this idea is way more in your face.
Yanderedev is also constantly going on about how he wants the game to be taken seriously. I laughed when I first saw the animation of Yan-chan opening up her skirt. It’s like something I’d expect in a parody of a video game.
And a *lot* of this game has been designed to be realistic. Hence why you have to go through hoops to commit a murder without being caught, and destroy evidence so you don’t get caught afterwards, and supposedly its only going to get harder to do so as the game gets completed. This also adds another layer: the police would probably do a pat-down for weapons if they expected someone might have weapons. If Yan-chan had her stuff in a bag, she could ditch the bag somewhere; you can’t just ditch your skirt and walk around like everything is normal.
The problem with him “not catering” to everyone is he specifically asked for feedback. People gave feedback, and I don’t fault him for ignoring the “its not okay to show panties”, but he completely disregarded all the logical errors in it, and all the ways to improve it based on what people who care a lot about this game said. His reasoning doesn’t make any sense either. People like Yandere Sim because the *gameplay* is different, because the *story* is different, because the *environment* is different. No one is going to say “Yeah, Yandere Sim seemed boring and stupid, but then I realized the girl opens her skirt up for an inventory system and I realized it was completely original and such an interesting game.”
And, yes, he clearly *did* do it to be different and edgy, he basically said that in his explanations, because being boring doesn’t sell games.
i don’t give a fuck if the games loses its “uniqueness” if you added some other type of inventory system, this is just fucking stupid. what if yandere-chan falls? what’s keeping the weapons from falling on the floor? this makes no fucking sense. it would’ve been better if she hid the fucking weapons in her bag or something, not this stupid shit.
Calm down.
get your love live ass out of here. no one was asking you to talk.
the game can still be unique and interesting without resorting to shoving knives down our skirts, agreed
I like how your classifying this as stupid shit but you probably wouldnt have a better idea anyway so for you to say how fucking dumb it is and being so damn discouraging…
COME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA???
@Jani Meinaur, “it would’ve been better if she hid the fucking weapons in her bag or something” <– Better idea
https://i.gyazo.com/2941c41d1db0a07ec5d23d7e0868c62d.png.
Drop your edgy fucking attitude. You the same hoe who wants to throw shit at this blog post, but then you turn off your reply button.
Big fat pussy.
The replies turn off after the third post.
Big fat pussy.
In regards to your proposal, I agree with it. The idea sticks with what you want for the game, while tending to those who are uncomfortable with seeing panties or anything of that sort. And about maybe the change of outfits thing that Midori brought up, perhaps each outfit could have a different size inventory. The main uniform could do the skirt thing, the gym could be slightly smaller, and being naked wouldn’t have any real inventory space. The person would have to carry the weapon or whatever it is they want to carry. I understand my comment could get lost, but I would rather suggest this way rather than send an email. I know how busy you are and I don’t want to waste your time.
I think the other idea, of showing the item was better. And/or maybe the “censored” version should be the only one =X
On the most part, I personally agree with the decision for the adjustable censorship settings to balance the game’s “offensiveness.” In fact, I wish Google+ was working when it was originally proposed so I could made my similar suggestion and pretend that you listened to me… Y-yandere-Dev, Yandere-Dev. The modified image representing the censored version looks like it’ll work, but I feel that there should be at least some way to know what panties the player chose to wear that day, as the benefit granted on which one they chose is a major game mechanic, given they may forget what their wearing. That was my take on the panties being dead center, to be a way to display what panties are currently in effect, possibly with a highlight to state the effects. My opinion is a blackened Yan-chan with the panties still colored being a more optimal censorship, but that may also be one of the settings itself between fully blackened and fully colored. In response to the idea this system would involve flashing all other nearby students, it should be remembered that this is inspired by the RE4 system, where the inventory is a large gun case that, when open, freezes all time outside of browsing the inventory and does not put the player in a hairy situation when browsing through in a heated environment. Regarding if Yan-chan would be wearing pants, which I doubt will be the case the large majority of the time, or if Yan-chan is naked, I did think of a question: If Yan-chan is naked, will she still inherit the bonus of the selected panties chosen that morning? That’s all I have to say on this matter.
I know you want a special inventory, but skirts don’t work like that. As a girl I can tell you 100% of my skirts and my friend’s skirts don’t have flies. Plus Yan-chan would end up with ovary kebab if she moves a bit. Personally, I think she should hide things in her top (since that may have a zip, but still is unrealistic) or a cardigan.
I feel like if you change out of your uniform, you should lose a bunch of inventory space. So if your in your gym uniform you can only have a single 3×4 grind in your shirt, but if you’re in a swim suit or naked you can’t conceal anything.
I don’t care about whether we see panties or not, what I don’t like is how it completely shits on logic everywhere in the game, like why the fuck would a schoolgirl carry her phone around in a skirt if it would be perfectly acceptable for her to carry it around in any other pocket or small bag (especially for uniforms who have an actual jacket option), giving how much you have to carry your phone around it would be dumb to leave it behind so the game is basically forcing you into giving up space just because.
Also all the stuff he said when you’re naked or a boy, and ALSO the fact that skirts have now been confirmed to be “open up” kind of skirts. So does this mean I can open my skirt up to display my inventory but I CAN’T force the skirts of other girls open in order to take a pantyshot? I have to forcefully crawl under them? And what if I want to crouch or something, doesn’t that mean I can accidentally stab myself with something? Can we REALLY just slip all the previous questions under the rug with a simple “shut up it’s a game it doesn’t have to make sense” when the game itself constantly asks us to use logic, common sense, and roundabout killing methods because if we don’t, we might be spotted by something as methodically calculated as a bloody footprint? Should I accept such a simpleton explanation of an inventory system on a game that captivated me for being somewhat well thought-out and complex?
I call bullshit, how come yanderedev takes so much time to gift us with a somewhat credible police investigation system if then he’s just gonna ditch everything and implement something completely ilogical that beats all the rules of his own in-game world just for the sake of being unique and special. I like the game because it forced you to THINK a way of getting what you wanted whether you used biolence or not, not because you could just bullshit your way around the explanation with a simple “lol it’s a game”.
I’m kinda dissapointed with this inventory system. It’s not the censorship, it’s how poorly thought out this seems to be in contrast with the rest of the game. There’s no -logical reason- for this system to EXIST. The school uniform shouldn’t allow it because it shits on the panty currency logic / school uniform dress code model, the phone shouldn’t allow it because no one keeps their phone inside the skirt, the fact that there are uniforms available with pockets shouldn’t allow it, the fact that there’s gonna exist a 1980s mode with stricter school rules (therefore, I HOPE, an even stricter dress code with longer skirts) shouldn’t allow it, the fact that gravity exists and that yandere chan falling is implemented shouldn’t allow it, the fact that yandere chan knows just how dangerous her shit is to keep it near her nude skin all the time shouldn’t allow it… heck, I even once watched an anime where a girl chose to keep several replacement phone batteries -inside- her school shirt (NOT THE SKIRT) like motherfucking cellphone rambo and it was funny and original and logical, because the shirts were button ups. Also the cellphone batteries were close to her reach and censorship was applied with just a bra. But no, skirts just ’cause it’s cool.
I’m a bit dissapointed that everyone’s problem seems to be the censorship and not the fact that according to the game lore itself it’s kinda completely illogical, it’s like everyone is just ignoring because yes. I personally don’t care about censorship, I care about this being a HUGE dent in the universe itself inside the game, the kind of dents that kind of take you out of the world and return you to reality where you’re just a random dude playing a game. And fantasy is supposed to drag you inside its own world and its own logic.
“Because yes” is never ever ever ever a good idea when it comes to telling stories and relating stuff, it drives your public away from the belivable fantasy and kinda reminds them that yes, reality exists and in reality your game is just a game. It pushes them away from your world and once they’re out, it’s hard to lure them in again.
There, I ranted. I needed to take all my frustration out. I really like this game and if he chooses to keep going forward in that direction then fine, but then I don’t think I’ll be as enthusiastic about it as I was before. And that’s also ok because then I’m sure other people will pick it up and play it, I just won’t care.
But then again, that’s what happens with games.
Yesterday I made a comment about this inventory system being too goofy, but after remembering this is the same game that uses panty shots as a form of currency, I’m definitely OK with it.
I absolutely love this idea! It’s super clever, reasonable, and (kind of) realistic. However, regardless of how good of an idea it is, Yandere Sim could be at even greater risk than before. Whether or not it’s censored, it’s still a girl opening up her skirt. I admire your confidence, but be careful!
I’ve been thinking about the male protagonist wouldn’t it work to open up shirt/blazer instead? it’s the same animation but slightly customised, I trust YandereDev will come up with another idea.
i don’t really like that idea, because of the blazer thing is an option, why doesn’t yandere-chan just do that too? in order for it to actually feel equal, male!yandere better be pulling knives out of his crotch/asscrack.
I’m a teenage girl and I’m not offended in the slightest. They’re probably better way to have an inventory though, but i actually kinda like it
I don’t need it to be removed, per say, but an option a bit different than “If you want a silhouette” because, that on its own, is not that much of a difference.
Perhaps, instead, you could do something like zombie games do in regards to how much blood the viewer can handle. The Player could say “I don’t want the skirt inventory” and, when you check your inventory, you get taken to the heart screen and a blanket/surface is presented with the same amount of space that would be on the skirt.
Also, can we talk about the amount of space? How will that be dictated, seeing as there isn’t much to begin with? That’s fourty blocks, right? Average weapon is four, and there isn’t space long enough to conceal a large weapon, hence why you have to carry them around.
But, you could store a circular saw in that space. I mean, if nothing else was taking up space on the once side. If the circular saw fits, then does that mean you can carry an answer sheet in there? Is it really fair to say that an answer sheet should take up as much room as a circular saw?
I love Resident Evil, but you never had to carry around items like an answer sheet. It was a case where you stored large weapons, canisters, and other three dimensional items that really couldn’t be transported otherwise, so I’m interested in seeing how that plays out.
I really do like the puzzle-like mechanics but, without a bigger inventory space, it will probably get pretty useless fast.
I honestly don’t care about the goofiness or realism of the game. I like it because it’s anime and anime has a weird habit of pulling shit outta nowhere. The skirt idea is fine. It keeps players from carrying around too much at once, forcing them to strategize. So go for it.
What I’m more concerned about is the low key mention of Yandere-Kun…
I really like this new idea of the silhouette, because keeping the inventory as the open skirt is totally unique (And thanks for talking about how Yandere Simulator got so popular, it helped me see from your perspective,) and with the silhouette OPTION it means that Youtubers can use this without any editing hassle as well, but the game will still have that nice flair of individuality since it’ll still have the stand out inventory as well. Great Thinking Yandere Dev! You really are incredible.
Wouldn’t that make her skirt really heavy and prone to falling off?
i respect yanderedev and love yansim, but like. showing a high school girl exposing her panties on a semi-regular basis? innovative, boundary breaking, and interesting. but adding more LGBTQ students? immersion-breaking, unrealistic, no way. #DevLogicIsWack
Why bother asking for feedback if you won’t actually listen?
I’m not even mad about the panties or whatever, I just think the concept is kinda bland itself and trying too hard to be edgy. Yandere-chan is going to have punctured bits, and she’ll hardly be able to move. I don’t care if games don’t have to be realistic, I just have a problem with Yanderedev’s dismissal because I respect him greatly as a game designer.
agreed– you nailed it.
67% of people were ok with the idea, if thats not listening to your audience then what is?
Because more than a third of his fanbase said they didn’t like the idea and many people think it’s unrealistic. Him saying we’re just easily offended was rude because most of us weren’t upset about the panties, but the fact that it was just a grab at being edgy. I love yandere dev and all the things he does, but it was very dismissive. If he wants to have a skirt based inventory I will still play the game, and I probably won’t even censor it, but he’s really alienating a good portion of his audience. And, if you see the poll, over 3,000 people said they didn’t like it, and the majority said it should be censored at the very least. His response was just very… condescending.
I just can’t see what’s the offensive part with showing PANTIES, it’s not anything from other world. is something that women wear all the time, it’s really normal and no one should have a problem with this. People always watch worst things anyways, c’mon.
I love the idea of the panties, and i’ll keep saying it… I think the skirt inventory should be obtained in the Sew Room, or even other things, you can a do A LOT in a Sew Room, especially with Japanese School Uniforms (I did try to make that skirt inventory in real life in a Swe Room, it actually worked and i really like it) So, i don’t know, also… i love the idea of making a boy student, so, will he use a skirt or just a jacket? hey, im just asking~ Also, don’t worry about those stupid SJW, they’re just crap that don’t realize that some humans are superior to others in a lot of ways, thanks for reading (also, im the one that A LOT OF TIME send you some panty desings made on a notebook on mail x3)
“they’re just crap that don’t realize that some humans are superior to others in a lot of ways” yikes
hey, it’s true, even if you don’t like it :j
Not all attention is good attention, Dev. Think about your future.
All yall people are talking about how yanderedev dismissed us and waved us off like we are nothing
But you guys gotta notice we were also the ones who dismissed an innocent idea of having a beat em up system in YanSim because it wasn’t “anime schoolgirl like” and so “unrealistic”
So basically what he’s saying imo is that not everything in the game is gonna be real enough
Sometimes things may be bizarre and shit
But that’s mainly how the game is sooo wyd???
Yall fine with suicide, torture and crazy fuckery
but when it comes to something that is minor risky
All you people got something to say?
Yall need to let the man do his job
Sometimes he probably should ignore us, but only sometimes
And lol??? some of yall saying that you aint gonna be so enthusiastic because of this small feature?
Well grow a backbone and take what is coming because not everything will be up to YOUR standards
Knowing you have no ownership/contribution to the game anyways loool
He probably don’t need y’all anyway….