Hello everyone, this is Houkuko.
First of all, thank you very much to everyone who played the demo of The Prime Minister's Crest: Path to Power during Steam Next Fest. As an independent developer, receiving feedback from the community, reviews, and discussion boards means a great deal to me. Whether it was bug reports, UI suggestions, or comments about the game’s content and system experience, your feedback has helped me better understand which parts of the current demo need improvement.
In order to respond to this feedback as quickly as possible, I have prepared a demo update focused mainly on improving the basic gameplay experience. This update is not the final round of adjustments, but rather the first round of fixes and improvements for issues that have been frequently mentioned so far.
Additions and Improvements
Added full-screen display support.
Added a skip function for previously read text, allowing already-read lines to be skipped more smoothly.
Added an unread text notification to help players distinguish between read and unread content.
Made initial improvements to the game guidance, especially in sections where players were unsure how to proceed.
Improved the landscape display of the newspaper interface, making news content easier to read.
Improved parts of the UI display and overall usability.
Fixes
Fixed text display stuttering in some scenes.
Fixed an issue where some choices did not respond or trigger correctly.
Fixed an issue where the dialogue phase could become stuck in certain situations.
Revised some Japanese text, including wording, typos, and unnatural translations.
Fixed some windowed mode display issues, including incomplete layouts and abnormal positioning.
Fixed an issue where some English choice text was not fully displayed.
Future Plans
I will continue improving the game based on player feedback, including game guidance, UI, map interactivity, the presentation of choices and branching, and text pacing.
Thank you again for your support and feedback. The demo is still an early version in development, and I will continue improving the experience and adding more content in future updates.