We live in a complicated world. Perhaps you could use an additional PR/secretarial manager that can make sure communication never breaks down like Kotaku claimed, or/and can act as an intermediary to employee concerns, for those who won't tell the boss what they want to say to his face? As long as you have some way of not letting things get out of hand again and you can trust and lean on them to keep you informed but not overwhelmed.



Anyway, if you are trying to better yourself Tyrone, then strive to ask forgiveness not of the community, but for those who were offended enough to bring about an article. Whether they accept your peace offering... all you can do is make an effort, and hope people will be able to move on. (I know you made it public, but it really should be one to one.)



We're just human, and if you really love indie games as much as I would like to believe, then strive to make as many developer's dreams come true as you can.



...But as a fan of Cave Story, I would love to see another Pixel game. (Wait he's working on a new one? Nice!!) Oh and how about a love letter to Cave Story modding? Most people won't go out of their way to search out mods and see what fans have made... With big games like Skyrim, I always thought it was a waste that all the modders work is rarely officially recognized when there are some real gems and plenty of additional fun content; it could be used to create a great compilation collection of fan mods to celebrate years of the game and the community around it.



And with CS - All of the years of modding summed up in a collection of modder approved and credited mods from the English and Japanese Cave Story communities? Or perhaps even just showcasing some mods that you like with safe links to download them, could be an easy win-win, raising awareness of the modding community's achievements in general, solidifying how Cave Story keeps people coming back; and getting people talking about Cave Story even if they have beaten it and moved on.



Hm... Perhaps you could update Cave Story+ PC with help from the fans? Add extra challenges or other mods to a classic game and win points with the community? We already know how to add extra mods to CS+ unofficially for PC, so having someone prepare this wouldn't be much work, besides testing I imagine. Just brainstorming. (PS: Would love to play online co-op on the PC... Great work with the Switch though!)



Well in any case, if you're earnest, then I wish you the best.