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So this is unusual for me, but I have an unusual idea and would like to hear some feedback.
As we've built this game, there has been a constant push back and forth between making Steph more wild or less wild. We've added choices where you can tell her to keep it in her pants or anything goes. My goal is to give every player the experience they want, and we can make the story work in a variety of ways.
There are scenes that need to be reworked where Steph is too wild and unpredictable. For example, the glass of water bit that comes up over and over. The game is designed to make you feel less and less secure about your relationship with Steph up to her reveal to build some tension. However, the glass of water bit goes too far. At the same time, I know there are players who find that bit and others like it fun and thrilling.
So here's what I'm thinking.
It would be really easy for me to put an option at the start of the game where you get to pick how you want your wife to behave. It would be a wild wife/ a subdued (responsive) wife simple either/or choice. And that choice basically defines the whole game world for you.
With wild, all the same content would be there and some of the stops and checks would come out.
With subdued, things like the glass of water bit would come out and the Friday night options would change from five to three (No Donny having his way with your wife, No Steph being mean to you and Gina). It would also change the foursome so everyone stays in the room. From there, she'd be more responsive and less unpredictable. Amber and Paul would still be there, though I'd change up the Paul scene a little too. The story would be the same in both worlds with all the same events.
As it is, there are choices where she is more wild or more subdued, but I don't feel that is working for some folks who want to play through multiple times. This would ensure that no matter what choices you make or how many times you play through, Steph is going to act within parameters that you set in the opening scene. Both versions will go the full length of the game, and they would have an equal number of scenes though one might have more to pick from.
So if you like this idea, give this post a thumbs up. If you hate it, give it a thumbs down. And of course, if you feel the desire to comment, go for it.
If we do this, it would be with update 1,10. Like I said, I'm not changing anything for 1.09, we're just working on adding new content.
I know I'm a bit weird in how I handle game development. Most people would do this sort of thing behind a paywall or in an echo chamber, but I want to see how my game survives in the "wild." So I want actual paying customers helping me with these choices, and I'm big enough to make my mistakes in public and take my licks for it. So I really do want to know what our players think. And I know how many people read these things, so lets see hundreds of votes this time.