I left for a few hours while I tried to recover some of what was once a good sense of humour, plus there's that matter of RL. As I believe that the Dev is now catering to a specific set of tastes, I wondered if it wouldn't be better to forget that once I was, (almost...as an old cynic), convinced by the mission statement in the AWAM Patreon blurb, nearly three years ago & rather just finally accept that this is not going to become the gameworld equivalent of 'the great 21st Century erotic novel.' I've been wrong in defending this story. I've voluntarily misled myself in setting down various thoughts on this thread & hoping they might have some influence in keeping the story "realistic." I now freely admit that I've been coming at this from an incorrect perspective, especially in my repeated claims & blinkered idea that it was something other than yet another porn game. It comes from over-thinking things & it is in fact just another incest-based porn game, albeit with some differences from the usual standard fap fodder. First, there's the quality of the renders, which are excellent, no question. Then, there's the characters, who are more interesting than the average 1- & 2-dimensional pixel people found in many games. Also, there's the slow motion approach, by which I mean that a lot will happen, (& has happened) but that it will possibly take the best part of 10-15 years. I can state that I no longer have any issues with that situation.
It should have been obvious to me, as a one-time reader of classical porn novels/novellas/short stories & having once had access to such material from the 18th century onwards, that my expectations were far too high. It strictly speaking, wasn't fair of me to expect this game/VN to live up to it's own hype. Don't misunderstand me, I don't regret setting down ideas, debating sundry points, or believing that this game was something that it isn't. Nobody was twisting my arm. I could almost say that I enjoyed it while it lasted & some of the time, I did enjoy it. Then again, I wasn't paying anything, which now I'm even more pleased about!
I was, perhaps, a trifle arrogant in assuming that I could make some sort of indirect contribution to the game's progress & connection with reality, albeit in a fictional setting. Maybe I should have had more faith in the Dev. & his knowledge of what the public wants. AWAM's core audience wants big tits, apparently, big enough to give a second's forewarning of their owner coming round the corner. Even though breasts are composed of exactly the type of fat that an active, sporty, jogger, swimmer, career woman about town, who teaches games would lose. NO!!, 36D would never be enough, you might even classify that size as the top end of "medium." It's almost sacreligious...I see that now. Thank you L&P for showing me the error of my ways. "Mea Culpa." It's no matter if they fluctuate over the days & weeks, just as long as the trend is "bigger," because "bigger is better" & it has nothing to do with any subconscious memory of the warmth & security provided by "Mom's" mammaries. I'm sure that all your fans are adults who have outgrown their mothers, which leads neatly into the matter of that young rascal, Dylan, ah....stuff it. I won't "even go there." Wait.....What...Hey, "look at the knockers on that, watch those puppies jiggle, you don't get many of them to the pound/kilo/whatever!" Last time I said anything like that was standing in a gang on a street corner over 50 years ago....then I grew up.
So, lets be positive, let's think more like a 15 year old who hasn't actually made love to anyone but himself. As Aiden & his tasks have been, or seem likely to be downgraded, there's no harm in suggesting a few things for tasks 4-8, (the 'missing' tasks) that his youthful enthusiasm might conjure forth.
Task 4. Get a tattoo. This would be a picture of Aiden fucking Sophia from behind. She should get it on her arse & the protagonists must be recognisable, especially Sophia who has to have an "ahegao" face,. You know a cross between Edvard Munch's "The Scream" & The Rolling Stones logo. Also, the cross-eyes are essential. Aiden will pay with money borrowed from his uncle. How Sophia explains it to Liam, is her problem.
Task 5. Get a tongue piercing of the type that consists of a metal ball. This will be useful for Aiden later. Also get 3 piercings & rings in the top of each ear. No particular reason but will disfigure Sophia further so that she looks younger. Stupid but young.
Task 6.Get nipples pierced ready to receive rings. Again, Aiden will pay etc., etc.
Task 7. Get clitoris pierced ready for a ring. This does nothing to enhance sexual pleasure but helps to confirm Aiden's ownership. Maybe the ring should be engraved with something appropriate. I know, "Aiden's little cumslut."
Task8. Get a breast enlargement. 40DD+ is not big enough. It's a huge expense but remember "bigger is better." Recovery time will be about 3 months.
Hang on, '3 months,' that sounds familiar.....
