The problem with these projects is that the devs don't actually understand the fundamental flaws with Yandere Sim (aside from the dev himself obviously). Take this vid from DrApeis who is making the Love Sick knock off.
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The video is titled 'Gameplay Janks' but it doesn't actually address any base gameplay. Rather, it nitpicks randoms bullshit like "why does the gardening club water the same flowers multiple times!", as if these tiny details actually affect the broader game meaningfully. This isn't to say none of DrApeis's critiques are valid, many of them are, for example, he points out poor path finding and robotic NPCs in an earlier vid. However, Yandere Sim is a retarded anime game which isn't taken that seriously. Consequently, a cringey story, minor inconsistencies, and nitpics are totally irrelevant to the broader experience. What matters is gameplay; how fun it is, and Yandere Sim struggles to be fun.
The biggest problem stopping Yandere Sim from being fun (besides the dev, obviously) is the gameplay of murdering someone. The stealth mechanics are okay, but the environment clashes with that stealth constantly. For example, the hallways are small, restrictive, and give very little room for actual stealth. The roof is probably the best area in this regard. Additionally, every murder plays out similarly (clean up blood, get new uniform from locker room, carry body and weapon to furnace), to the extent where you are (literally) filling out a checklist. The repetition mixed with poor stealth makes murder feel frustrating and tedious rather than fun and challenging.
This segways into the second biggest problem which is... every other killing method. While murder is tedious, there is actually depth. The player has to plan shit out and there is actually a bit of emergent gameplay. Every other killing method is scripted trash. The player buys a scheme from info and follows a checklist. That's it. Literally no depth at all. The larger killing methods like matchmaking, rival specific eliminations, and making senpai hate the rival, are also tedious and boring because of the third biggest problem.
Yandere Sim's world sucks. Visually, it's bland. Gameplay wise, there isn't much to do other than walk around. Students are boring to interact with. There is very little emergent gameplay. The RPG elements are so underdeveloped they might as well not exist. Overall, the game's environment just feels... empty. Despite being small as shit it feels like all that space is wasted.
Anyway, autistic rant over. None of the Yandere Sim knockoffs I've seen actually address any of those issues, which is pretty disappointing. My advice would be to make your OWN game. Change up murder mechanics, spice up stealth, abandon some mechanics (like photos and sanity) and replace them with your own. Make your game more than just a superior knock off, make it
distinct.
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