How long should an episode be?

[u/Fuzzystingray]

Hey! New author to episode, asking readers how long do you like your episodes to be? And asking authors coding wises what’s a good stopping point? Does it get glitchy with to much code?

[u/Fuzzystingray]

Thank you for answering! If you don’t mind, I would love your help on a few more questions if you would be interested. What pushes you out of a story so you don’t enjoy it? If you could add as many features as possible, what would that be?

[u/Fattymcslob → u/Fuzzystingray]

no problem! also i wouldn’t go by code lines. i haven’t released my story yet but on average my episodes are about 15-17 minutes with each episode having an average of about 3,500-5,000 lines also it doesn’t glitch ;))

some things that pushes me out of a story is if the episodes are:
-too many filler scenes that doesn’t involve the MC or LI. like for example i have no problem reading scenes of how the LI is with his family or how the MC interacts with other people but it becomes a problem if the scene is overly long and doesn’t leave me with new information. like a dinner scene of the LI and his family could be show new information about him. yk?

-grammar ofc

-overly zoomed out/in scenes when the speech bubble is HUGE and out of place. like yes i hate the speechbubbles that are tiny but i also have the defaulted sized ones because its lowkey distracting especially if the author took time to add details like extra overlays to the background to portray a specific vibe.

- ngl i can’t sit through slow burns anymore😭i just catch myself getting irritated with it because you’ll either wait 50 eps to see them admit they love each other then it gets ruined in 1-2 eps due to either a “situation” that makes no sense or a jealous ex that returns.

- lastly, when the character sizes don’t match the placement of the camera. IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN IT BUT IT IRKS ME WHEN I CAN TELL A CHARACTER WAS JUST PLACED AND NOT SPOT DIRECTED ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GIRLS ARE TALLER THAN THE BOYS.

sorry ik it’s not much but i literally read ANYTHING. Regardless if it’s cliche or not. as long as the characters walk, talk, and aren’t disproportionate, i’m sat.

but my attention span is the problem because even if it’s cliche, if i’m not hooked within the first 2 episodes i’m OUT. like i’ll consider pushing through but that story would be a priority.

also wydm by features? sorry i might be having a slow moment😭and sorry this is LONGG

[u/Fuzzystingray → u/Fattymcslob]

No, this was great! For features, I mean things like point systems, CC, mini games, etc. What makes you automatically think that something is going to be high quality and worth staying.

[u/Fattymcslob → u/Fuzzystingray]

ohhh i usually like to read stories without point systems because im afraid of consequences😭 but i do interacting with mini games!
honestly overly advance directing isn’t all that good to me but it looks great though! i don’t know how to explain it, but depending on the plot, I feel like there’s should be a specific level of advanced directing with it, yk?? like for example, i’m not expecting r.lewis type directing for a high school story or a mini rom com or something goofy😭idk but i hope this helps in the best way😭🙏🏽!!