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It's over... but far from it. C'est fini... mais pas vraiment.

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  Let's be honest: we were expecting more from our Kickstarter campaign. Behind this gentle euphemism, however, there are good things: today, more than 8000 players have downloaded the demo on Steam and nearly 400 of them have already wishlisted Profiler Files – New Orleans . Every day, more of you are discovering our project and sharing your feedback with us. We will obviously reconsider our approach to the game, as it appears from this data that while you like the game's concept, the Japanese visual novel aesthetic might not be the most suitable. We will take the time to reflect and revise our project. This campaign is a failure, but it does not mark the end of the road for Profiler Files – New Orleans . Stay tuned on Steam, as it is highly likely that the game will continue its journey there and evolve – especially through early access. A big thank you to averyone who supported us. We'll see you soon, promised. David and the Land Creations team. Soyons honnĂȘtes : ...

Profiler Files - New Orleans and the Principle of Uncertainty / Profiler Files - New Orleans et le principe d'incertitude

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Hi! This is David, the designer of Profiler Files – New Orleans . I'm taking advantage of being just a few days away from the release of the playable demo on Steam and the launch of our Kickstarter campaign to tell you a bit about our "philosophy" in the game – what I call our "principle of uncertainty." In many games, choices are guided, and often, after several clues and dialogues, you can guess what might be the "right" choices and the "wrong" choices. We didn't want anything like that for Profiler Files – New Orleans . In a sense, we wanted to reflect the real world, in that every choice and decision can have consequences, but in any case, life goes on... and we never have absolute certainty.  It's the same in Profiler Files – New Orleans : there is no "game over," no bad choice that leads to a dead end (or at least not before the very end of the game). Whatever the outcome of an episode, the game continues. But, of co...