- Apr 24, 2020
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Remember, I was posting in the context of people who take immersion to an unhealthy level. Some people here take the stories far to personally, IMHO.Slight disagreement here. I mean, technically you are correct of course. But while some people read an AVN/play an adult game like they would read a book or watch a movie, i. e. as an outsider watching the action, even if it is told from the protagonist's view, some like to put themselves into the shoes of the protagonist and emphasize with him enough so that what is done to MC is done to me. Well, in a manner of speaking, when MC gets shot I don't start bleeding, so yeah, it is a difference and it is fiction, and similar things happen in other fictional stories where we get unhappy and have to roll with it or stop leaving (the most beloved character turns traitor or stuff). But in as far as such a fictional story goes, MC "is" me then.
Definitely the wording landed like a veiled threat.Glad I'm not the only one who thought the phrasing and tone was slightly off. And I know I'm preaching to the choir at this point, but it's evident I wasn't implying that Zanith was being menaced directly - that would be absurd, unless you believe Videodrome is real. However, any variation of "watch out, if you go this way you will alienate your patrons and lose your revenue" isn't much better, in my opinion.
For the sake of discussion, I'll also add that as far as I know at this point of the development none of the girls have ever made any claim of exclusivity, either between them and the MC or each other - unless I've missed some dialogue. In general, AHITR has a very laid back tone, and jealousy is overall kept to a minimum - at least in the game. That's why, given the premise, I find odd people could ever sound the betrayal alarm at the mere thought of the girls doing some "experimentation" with each other.