All this to say I'm feeling pretty mixed about these news. I just hope whoever was involved in the project will be okay, and I hope that KH4 won't be too negatively impacted by this.

It'd be great if they repurposed the scrapped story into a proper game, but I think that's just naively optimistic.

Personally speaking, despite having been a Kingdom Hearts fan since I was a wee lad, I didn't see myself playing (let alone spending money on) Missing Link. I would've just watched the cutscenes for the story updates on Youtube, like I did for Union Cross. I think most fans would've done the same.

This game was competing against not only Hoyo's behemoths, but also against Hoyo's own competitors such as Nikki, WuWa, or NtE. Then there's LaDS, P5X which is going global soon, and all other profitable gachas that preceded them.

Ntm Square doesn't have a good track record with their mobile games.

I do lament the loss of the story content, though, and I can't imagine a situation where this won't negatively impact KH4, so all in all these aren't good news.

But, to be honest, seeing the quality and array of products in the gacha market currently, I don't think ML would've lasted long anyway.

I understand that visibility isn't always the problem, of course. If my art sucks then, well, it's to be expected. Really apalled that this was a massive failure, though. Makes it harder to find the motivation to pick up the pen any time soon.

Hey! So sorry for the late reply, but thank you so much! I posted this one somewhere else too and the comments I got were really confused about what I was trying to do here, so I started fearing that I may have conveyed it poorly. So... I'm really glad to see someone got it 🥹 Thanks so much again!

Ohhh, no wonder then! That's definitely tough, especially if you're like me and get easily held back by a lack of inspiration or motivation whenever you need it most 🥲 Regardless, I wish you the best of luck! 🥹🤍

--- there're other factors like skill level, or letting loose, not caring that much about the finer details, etc. All in all I wouldn't worry too much about your drawing speed bc each artist works at their own pace. Best to focus on enjoying the process, and if being faster'll help then that's cool!

--- look of it as much. But from personal experience I can say that drawing consistently helps a lot. I took a long hiatus bc of burnout and other issues and now I rarely draw and that has significantly tanked my drawing speed, lol. So I think it's all about getting used to your process. And ofc ---

Believe it or not, I'm not the best person to ask about this bc when I actually sit down to do a normal illustration it takes me several days to finish. This one I'd say was an isolated case since I had a clear idea in mind and it wasn't meant to be refined, so I didn't care about the final ---

Thank you! You as well, actually! Being an animator is incredible and something I've always admired. So I wish you good luck on your art journey as well! 🤍

And no, omg! You don't come off as strange at all! I understand how you feel, but I often am too awkward to reach out, which is why I can seriously appreciate you doing so. 🥲💞 I'm happy to have you around!

-- decided that I didn't want to give up on such a precious hobby and that, even if my contribution is small, we need human artists more than ever, so every little bit counts. I hope the tech companies realize that sooner rather than later. 🥹

I really hope so too...! I've heard a big pushback from artists is expected, and I would've been skeptical a few months ago but seeing the response to the AI Ghibli trend I started to have a little more hope. I was a little hesitant to post my art a while back because of it, too, but ultimately I --

All the more reason to appreciate you reaching out 🥹 Thank you! fwiw it's not too serious. Just overwhelmed by the current online climate wrt AI, and seeing a lot of ppl being outright evil to the VAs on strike that voice for my current hyperfix. Trying to get my mind off of things as best as I can.

For real! This is pretty rough compared to what I usually do, so I'm really glad you like it! 🙏💞

Thank you so much!! 🥹💞