History YMMV / Subverse

* CommonKnowledge: Pandora’s scenes are just cheaply-animated looped .GIFS!! …except they aren’t, they’re actually animations rendered in real-time (you can even slightly move the camera!). The reason why they look like that it’s because making them with in-game graphics is way more cost-effective than making them in high-quality cinematics, which wouldn’t be practical considering there’s going to be a LOT of Pandora scenes (more than a 100 if we’re going by Ela’s update having more than 50, all distributed with all 4 waifus so far) and they’re not supposed to be long and complex, considering that the whole point of Pandora is to make your own set for… uh, [[ADateWithRosiePalms your viewing pleasure.]]

** The reaction to Subverse's early access release in particular has caused a moderate amount of divisiveness as well. The main points of contention being the [[FakeLongevity repetitiveness]] of both the SHMUP and turn-based combat systems with the later being [[FakeBalance highly unbalanced]], the well-worn juvenile humor that overtakes the plot and character interactions, and the surprisingly sparse amount of actual adult content with the existing H-scenes being nothing more than 3-5 second looped animations you need to purchase via an in-game viewer gallery with grind-centric tokens called "Pooter Points". While continued supporters of Subverse are willing to give FOW Interactive a pass due to the game still being in early access, the detractors have regularly voiced their disappointment about the mediocre state of the game after 2 years worth of development time on a 2 million dollar budget.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: A rare example of this happening BEFORE the product was actually released. DEMI was originally going to be a minor NPC, but fans backing the game on Kickstarter loved her SO MUCH because of her appealing design and Bordeaux Black’s seductively monotone voice acting that she was promoted to a major character, including being one of the waifus you can have sex with (although you can’t take her into battle, so her original, more passive role is still somewhat intact. As a compromise, she still levels up along with the waifus who can fight). She’s even the main character shown on [[https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/032/539/571/large/dzung-phung-dinh-mainimage.jpg?1606754287 the game’s most prominent promotional poster]], effectively making her the game’s official mascot!

** The reaction to Subverse's early access release in particular has caused a moderate amount of divisiveness as well. The main points of contention being the poor implementation of both the SHMUP and turn-based combat systems, the well-worn juvenile humor that overtakes the plot and character interactions, and the surprisingly sparse amount of actual adult content with the existing H-scenes being nothing more than 3-5 second looped video clips. While continued supporters of Subverse are willing to give FOW Interactive a pass due to the game still being in early access, the detractors have regularly voiced their disappointment about the mediocre state of the game after 2 years worth of development time on a 2 million dollar budget.