Why Early Access?
"Pardon Me?" is a unique casual game focused on micro-managing customer service interactions. The current version primarily features text-based customer dialogue that triggers based on specific conditions and branching scenarios.
To maximize immersion, we are seriously considering adding actual customer voiceovers. During the Early Access period, we want to carefully monitor player feedback and reactions. Based on the results, we plan to fully overhaul the audio by introducing either professional voice acting or high-quality AI voice systems. We are launching in Early Access to review and validate the game's direction together with our community.
Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
We estimate the Early Access period to last approximately 12 to 18 months.
How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?
The full version will feature the following core features and content:
Full Voice Support: We will add vivid voiceovers to customer dialogue to enhance immersion.
First-Person Special Segments: Expanding beyond the core widget-style UI, we will introduce special first-person perspective segments during specific events or situations for a deeper sense of presence.
Balance & QoL Improvements: We will balance overall gameplay and enhance quality-of-life (QoL) features based on data collected during Early Access.
What is the current state of the Early Access version?
The current Early Access version features the game's defining core mechanic: a customer service system utilizing STT (Speech-to-Text) technology. Players can directly experience this unique voice-recognition-based gameplay through a single-monitor customer service interface.
The current build is in an early demo stage designed to test and validate this core mechanic and concept. We plan to rapidly expand the content volume and overall polish during the Early Access period based on player feedback.
Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?
The price is expected to increase upon the official release at the end of Early Access.
How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?
We will actively monitor our support email to gather player feedback.
Beyond quickly fixing bugs and functional inconveniences, we plan to review even more diverse customer service complaints and suggestions from our players to implement them into development. We look forward to communicating closely with our community to elevate the game's quality together.
Will I have access to the product during the entire Early Access phase?
Yes, you will have access to the game throughout the entire Early Access period and will continue to have access to the full version upon its official release.