You're all wondering why Aaron is not responding in this topic. Maybe he's tired of reading what people have to say, maybe he's tired of seeing people try to tell him what to do? Maybe, like everything else that is come out for the blind community, you guys are being completely disrespectful, as usual?
The game was just released, in July. That was last month. Even if Aaron was planning on making a seaqual, or an expantion pack, don't you think the man deserves a break? He spent nearly over a year making Manmon, and all you guys want is more. It takes a lot of work for a developer to make a game, and no one ever thinks of that. All everyone thinks of is how they want more, and more, and what? Yes, more.
There are some respectful people on this forum, very few. I give you guys all the props I can for being respectful, and thoes who enjoy the game as is, you're awesome. To the ones that can't enjoy the game as is, and need more, need seaquals, and doesn't respect Aaron and the way he feels/ or doesn't even begin to think about how your comments can be affecting Aaron . . . . Just please give the guy a break. If he wants to make a seaqual he will, but give him a break. He needs time to recover from what he's done. Manamon was a big project, and quite frankly it's the best Audio game I've played in quite some time. That's just my oppinion though, go ahead and spit on it... lol That's what I'm expecting.

StaindAddict, SLJ, I resent the hell out of what you're saying. I urge you to set me straight if I've misread your message, but to me at least, it sounds like you're basically saying "shut up and deal with it. To do anything else is disrespectful". You seem to imply that the only people who respect this game or the developer are those who are willing to take it as is. That's ludicrous, there's no two ways about it.

At multiple times in this thread I have said that I respect both the developer and the game itself for different reasons. That was true then, and it's true now. When audio game creation doesn't pay for itself (which is to say, you will spend more man-hours making a game than you'll earn trying to sel that game), a large project is due some props at the very least for having been completed. I haven't lost track of that. I haven't lost track, either, of the fact that doing such a large bunch of work is often draining, and often means the developer just wants to go do something else for awhile. There's nothing wrong with this.

HOWEVER:

1. This doesn't mean that the problems with the game don't exist
2. It doesn't mean that pointing out those problems means I, or anyone else, is disrespecting people; it's all in the tone and the message, the act itself is not disrespectful
3. It doesn't mean that it's my fault, or anyone else's fault, if Aaron doesn't want to come in here and see the hundred pages of feedback about his game; that's Aaron's business, nobody else's, and I refuse to be blamed for it

Can I say that I've always been totally gentle and kind? No, I can't say that. I've endeavoured not to be rude, but I'm told I have a fairly abrasive aspect when I'm being critical, and it's not personal. I have tried to be thorough above all else, because it is my firm belief that the only way for any developer to learn from his mistakes is to have some of those mistakes, where appropriate, explained to him by some of his player base. Again, this doesn't mean I'm being disrespectful. It is my right as a player to speak up about issues I find. It is my right, as both a player and a forum member, to voice my opinions, findings and questions about a game I enjoy (or, as the case has been in the past, a game I do not enjoy).

I would love to see a sequel one day, but that might be a pretty big project and I don't expect it anytime soon. What I'd love to see more are game balance tweaks, and I know that wouldn't be nearly such a big load of work, so I'm sort of hoping that Aaron decides to take some of the suggestions (from here and elsewhere) in stride in order to improve his game.

To demand would be disrespectful. To ask, though, is well within my rights. I ask. I do not demand.

I do think it needs to be said, however, that as paying customers who have now essentially given up some of their money to a project, we should not be cowed into being quiet. The only way some goofs are going to be made better in future VG-Storm titles is by learning from the player base. If Aaron wants to go on making gamss that people snap up, especially at forty-dollar price tags, he may have to step up his game, so to speak, lest his player base shrink. This goes double for game support. I am fairly patient, but it is pretty easy to scare off players when obvious imbalances or bugs exist and when a forty-dollar price tag does not guarantee professional support.
When we are asked to pay a certain amount for a game, we come to expect a certain level of quality, PR, support and the like from that game. If we don't get it, it leaves a slightly bitter taste, and brings forth all kinds of doubts, most of which have been voiced here by various people.

Manamon is a game I enjoy quite a bit, despite many issues that bother me. I can and will be patient, in the hopes that some of those issues will get resolved. If enough of those problems are ignored in subsequent weeks and months, I will simply know, for myself at least, that a VG-Storm title with a given price tag may not be worth paying for, and I will thereafter wait and not jump the gun on new products. I will wait for the opinions and findings of other players to come first, so that I know what I'm getting myself into. Unfortunately, Manamon has done for me what PsychoStrike did for a lot of people before me. It has made me kind of wary, because some of the trends I see are just too troubling to ignore.

With all that said, all that out of the way, it doesn't mean I can't like the game for what it is. It doesn't mean I'm disrespecting anyone. It doesn't mean I'm demanding anything. And I'm probably one of the more vocally extreme people in this shread, so get the hell off my back.

I think I heard about BGT not supporting Windows XP, so you may have to update your system. I may be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure that's the problem.

At stained addict, people are untitled to their oppinions. While jayde has a way of expressing himself that you may not agree with, he is not crossing any lines. For the record, i saw your email to dark about this topic, and as a mod, i'm taking your concerns seriously. The bottom line is, people want this game to keep getting updates and support, and i'm one of them. I think that if a developer can't take criticism then they shouldn't be developing for anyone but themselves. Aaron probably doesn't respond to the topic because he is taking a bird's eye view of the topic to possibly find direction in how he wishes to proceed with development.

StaindAddict seems to have jumped the gun a bit, I think. Maybe you aren't familiar with what real bitching looks like. Read the first few pages of this thread, where people are talking about how Aaron simply ripped off of pokemon and tried to call it an original game. He did nothing of the kind, as far as I can tell. You'll also find people bitching about the price of the game. Luckily, this drivel is buried deep beneath the other chatter, which is as it should be. The criticism of the game from the people who have played it all the way through seems legitimate. The storyline has some holes in it. Big ones. Some of it seems hastily put together. That's neither a knock on Aaron nor a general complaint about how much the game sucks. It's a fact. There are scenes in which the writer seems confused about how old the characters are supposed to be. No preteen would dare to have a discussion with a grown man about how he and his wife are stigmatizing their daughter for the decisions she's making. No preteen would even be of that mindset. It is a stretch, to say the least. There are other examples but they've been posted elsewhere. There are spelling and grammar errors throughout the game. Big ones. Of these there are many examples: "she stepped back a step", "a burst of energy bursts", "goodbbye", "sculded", and many, many more. This doesn't make it the worst game ever produced; it means there are spelling and grammar errors in the game. This is not an opinion, it's a fact that people have pointed out. This game has a lot of potential; a lot of opportunity for the story to be expanded on. To see it go by the wayside would be tragic. But ultimately whether or not anything happens to the game is his choice. I haven't seen anyone demanding anything, but rather stating their opinion.

So, erm, not sure how I'm going to fight irroadium with dramegon, or really anything with dragon type. He just uses magic dragon and that's that. You must have gotten really lucky to be using draco breaker at the end of the fight. Alternatively I could just bring a bunch of revives and keep bringing it back until he runs out of dragon attacks

I don't know where the notion that making suggestions and expressing opinions is disrespectful came from, but it's very misguided. As a paying customer as well as a person living in a world with free speech, I have the right to make suggestions, share what I think is good and not so good, about the things I buy. It doesn't mean I dislike the developer or the game as a whole. In fact, if I don't like something at all or don't respect the developer, I wouldn't spend time giving in-depth feedback and suggestions. I certainly don't expect my posts to be taken as demands, or for everyone to agree with me, or for Aaron to be reading this topic24/7 and responding to everything. All I ask is that my suggestions be read with an open mind, if they are and they're still disagreed with, that's cool. I'll find the game a bit less enjoyable without my suggestions, but I'm one person. When I emailed Aaron, I made sure to convey that I'm not trying to attack him and that I did enjoy the game and appreciate the work he put into it. He's probably dealing with a lot of feedback, positive, negative, and nasty, and yeah he did just finish a huge project. So I can't blame him for stepping back for now.

Jayde, whenever you want to borrow Peggisen, either say something here or drop me a PM, I'll be home after 4PM today and tomorrow so can arrange to do that any time then.

jade when i've been to the village and go back in to the tunnel, where please, do i go? when i see the ladder the sign near it states the hole by it goes deeper in to the tunneling system. when i find the ladder it takes me up to the skeyen path where i was originally amfushed! now, i cannot find any other tamers near the ladder. when i go back up to the path no tamers are insight. what please, do i have to do? your guide i have not read all the way through out wish to expore og my own, though what a great piece of writing i must say! to everyone else who has not dipped in to the guide, it is well worth a look. the guide though states i go south past that peyen path ladder hope you can help

oh ok, i thought i had to go past the ladder that takes me back to skeyen path but following those instructions are not getting me anywhere, sure i'll work it out eventually but just got confused as just see the 2 ladders; one back to hansha village and one up to the path, but assume, as the sign states, i am looking for the path that leads further in to the tunnel.

hi all i am now past where was stuck, but one last question from me; how i find out what type of creature i am fighting? either as a foe or in battle so can put the best of my team to work? thank you

Just got home, but I see you managed without Peggisen, nicely done.