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BTW It could a nice idea imo for the MC to get dommed also by the girl(s) who is(are) other participant(s), not only by the Queens. Could make for an interesting dynamic.
I understand your point about the exposition and pacing. For the first update, I aimed to throw players straight into the spicy scenes, hoping to show what my game will contain as early as I can and let the world-building unfold gradually through exposition and flashbacks as we advance further. I've noticed that some visual novels, especially NSFW ones, lose player engagement if they take too long to get to the more enticing parts of the story, which can hurt early support.After playing the game for a short while (no doubt I haven't seen everything), I wanted to share my initial impressions about the story:
Firstly, I think there's too much exposition upfront. While it's good that the story shows rather than tells, the sheer amount of setup feels overwhelming. The intro could be paced out more effectively, using additional methods of introducing background information instead of constant cuts between scenes and characters. We don't have to know everything from the get go as long as we have enough to pique our interest.
If the queens are the main focus of the plot, it's good to have their introductions be memorable and impactful. Again, I think it's alright if we aren't introduced to them right away.
Like my first point, we have too many characters. Perhaps a bit more interaction between the MC and some of the participants would flesh them out more. This could also help with introducing background information. Depending on your narrative goals, humanizing the competitors could add depth to the story, making MC’s decisions more challenging (good vs. evil) as the stakes are high and only one person can win.
It's crucial that we understand MC's goals early on as this will allow us to become emotionally invested in the story. Maybe it's too early to judge, but I didn't care about MC's decisions since I didn't know why he was there and what was at stake.
It's important that the rules of the game/show are fleshed out from the start and are not modified later.
The game looks promising. Best of luck with your project!
I understand that it's difficult to decide what to include in the first release and what to save for later, particularly when you have a unique and/or rich world. Finding the right balance isn't easy.I understand your point about the exposition and pacing. For the first update, I aimed to throw players straight into the spicy scenes, hoping to show what my game will contain as early as I can and let the world-building unfold gradually through exposition and flashbacks as we advance further. I've noticed that some visual novels, especially NSFW ones, lose player engagement if they take too long to get to the more enticing parts of the story, which can hurt early support.
However, your feedback on character development and introducing the MC's goals sooner makes a lot of sense... Thanks for playing!
Do you have the whole story planned out in your head?
I guess the releases will alternate, one focusing on the dom path and the next on the sub path.
Are you on my Discord? I want to adress that hopefully for v0.3 but I might need someone with a low-end system to playtest it and make sure it's okay.I remember this game as an interesting reality show with sex games in v0.1, the only bad thing was the main menu which had a life of its own and slowed the game down to 10fps for those of us with a crappy dual core processor .
No, but if you want to in the future, you can send me a test build with just the menu here by private message and I'll tell you how it works.Are you on my Discord? I want to adress that hopefully for v0.3 but I might need someone with a low-end system to playtest it and make sure it's okay.
can you elaborate on fendom between other characters? Does this mean other men in the story? Lezdom? If either of those does it involve a LI and based on what you already said i assume its unavoidable?There is both a maledom and a femdom route! (That is, as long as you're comfortable with femdom between other characters.) The closest inspiration for me in this project has been Tess's Karlsson's Gambit VN. Please don't try to judge the book by its cover, I worked 8 months on this and released it for free to everyone, thanks!
This is solid writing advice in general. Just to add another perspective, this is a very weird edge case that meets all the conditions where I don't mind the exposition to be front loaded a bit.After playing the game for a short while (no doubt I haven't seen everything), I wanted to share my initial impressions about the story:
Firstly, I think there's too much exposition upfront. While it's good that the story shows rather than tells, the sheer amount of setup feels overwhelming. The intro could be paced out more effectively, using additional methods of introducing background information instead of constant cuts between scenes and characters. We don't have to know everything from the get go as long as we have enough to pique our interest.
If the queens are the main focus of the plot, it's good to have their introductions be memorable and impactful. Again, I think it's alright if we aren't introduced to them right away.
Like my first point, we have too many characters. Perhaps a bit more interaction between the MC and some of the participants would flesh them out more. This could also help with introducing background information. Depending on your narrative goals, humanizing the competitors could add depth to the story, making MC’s decisions more challenging (good vs. evil) as the stakes are high and only one person can win.
It's crucial that we understand MC's goals early on as this will allow us to become emotionally invested in the story. Maybe it's too early to judge, but I didn't care about MC's decisions since I didn't know why he was there and what was at stake.
It's important that the rules of the game/show are fleshed out from the start and are not modified later.
The game looks promising. Best of luck with your project!