A surprisingly good experience despite not having an intriguing plot, fantastic graphics, BGMs or fanciful sex scenes. Alwaysfan is a good example of what a developer can do as long as he stays focused, engaged and deliver updates with passion even if the “hardware” is average.
Story
The story starts off with nothing fancy - a down and out MC with his classmate facing money issues and unable to pay rent. They then setup an Onlyfans account to make money. What follows is an everyday story about their relationship and their interactions with the people they meet along the way.
There are two main story branches - one which is light hearted and romance driven and a darker one which appeals more to players with corruption kinks. Towards the end there’s a little conspiratorial plot, but it does not form the bulk of the game.
Game Mechanics
Standard AVN with choices which roughly leads to two branching story directions. This might not sound much, but the two stories are very distinct and you will get to enjoy two completely different experiences depending on the path you choose.
Background / Character Renders
The art renders are as typical as you can get for Illusion created games. The main LI, Emily, though is an albino which I believe no AVN has done before.
The rest of the LIs and background CGs are basically all stock assets with minor modifications. Credit must be given that there are a lot of different outfits presented for each LI during their photoshoots for Alwaysfan, so lots of eye candy if you are into that.
Character Development
Very nicely done. No matter which of the two paths you choose, Emily’s relationship development and/or corruption is convincingly portrayed without coming across as cringey.
The rest of the LIs like all AVNs will eventually offer themselves to the MC, but it's a natural result of interactions rather than them being yandere / tsundere with the MC. There are also a lot of other side characters as fellow Alwaysfan creators whom the MC and Emily will interact with even though not all will lead to sex.
Sex Scenes
Typical IIlusion templates with many animations from stock assets. I would say the quantity is plentiful while quality is average as expected.
BGM and Sound Effects
Generic music with many commonly found in other AVNs as well, but they match the story and mood nicely so I guess they compliment well.
Conclusion
Alwaysfan is a game that scores B- to B+ across different areas and on their own this would have been a mediocre game, but through a tight control on story pacing, lots of updates and engagement with fans, a sprinkling of creativity with utilization of tight resources and having all the different pieces synergize well with each other allows it to punch above its weight.
The end product is a mini marvel of an experience assembled from mostly generic resources available to all developers, yet very few can reach its height.
Story
The story starts off with nothing fancy - a down and out MC with his classmate facing money issues and unable to pay rent. They then setup an Onlyfans account to make money. What follows is an everyday story about their relationship and their interactions with the people they meet along the way.
There are two main story branches - one which is light hearted and romance driven and a darker one which appeals more to players with corruption kinks. Towards the end there’s a little conspiratorial plot, but it does not form the bulk of the game.
Game Mechanics
Standard AVN with choices which roughly leads to two branching story directions. This might not sound much, but the two stories are very distinct and you will get to enjoy two completely different experiences depending on the path you choose.
Background / Character Renders
The art renders are as typical as you can get for Illusion created games. The main LI, Emily, though is an albino which I believe no AVN has done before.
The rest of the LIs and background CGs are basically all stock assets with minor modifications. Credit must be given that there are a lot of different outfits presented for each LI during their photoshoots for Alwaysfan, so lots of eye candy if you are into that.
Character Development
Very nicely done. No matter which of the two paths you choose, Emily’s relationship development and/or corruption is convincingly portrayed without coming across as cringey.
The rest of the LIs like all AVNs will eventually offer themselves to the MC, but it's a natural result of interactions rather than them being yandere / tsundere with the MC. There are also a lot of other side characters as fellow Alwaysfan creators whom the MC and Emily will interact with even though not all will lead to sex.
Sex Scenes
Typical IIlusion templates with many animations from stock assets. I would say the quantity is plentiful while quality is average as expected.
BGM and Sound Effects
Generic music with many commonly found in other AVNs as well, but they match the story and mood nicely so I guess they compliment well.
Conclusion
Alwaysfan is a game that scores B- to B+ across different areas and on their own this would have been a mediocre game, but through a tight control on story pacing, lots of updates and engagement with fans, a sprinkling of creativity with utilization of tight resources and having all the different pieces synergize well with each other allows it to punch above its weight.
The end product is a mini marvel of an experience assembled from mostly generic resources available to all developers, yet very few can reach its height.