Ok. I guess we won't agree on that. I seriously can't find F/SN over written at any part. I could maybe say so about Tsukihime but not F/SN. But isn't that a bias towards long VNs(books?)? You're saying Muv-Luv is ridiculous just because it's very long while it's known as one of the top tier sci-fi VNs. If you would said so after playing it I could understand that but putted like that it seems to be a bias. If you like more tight texts it's fine but I can't say it's a flaw if Tolkien likes background decriptions to the extreme even tho I don't really like them.
It just seems to me, when one VN has a word count that is larger than entire Science Fictions series, it worries me. It may be great, and there is likely a whole lot of good stuff in it, because people love it. I looked it up, and I guess the 1.8 million is for both games together or something? So it might not be that bad.
I think the bigger issue is that a story of this length is still following a basic plot structure of introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, but is doing so across a length that the story doesn't actually support. As I was saying, in 1 million words, the entire harry potter series, has seven different climaxes, FSN has like 3. And as for over written, a whole lot of the sequences at home could easily be cut in half, and the world building, while EXCELLENT, is also often redundant. Shiro's thoughts are often redundant as hell as well. Some of my favorite books needed a knife taken to them. A Dance with Dragons is a masterpiece of actual writing, but about 10 - 15 chapters could have been cut and/or condensed and the book would have been stronger for it. Many times long books are honestly indulgent, and the larger versions are often worse. Interview with a Vampire is a prime example of this.
Agree on that. GGGB might be enticing for females for sure. My point was that they are not at its aim. I wouldn't use Mass Effect example. Too many factors for male MC rather than female in this one. But I agree male MC in general is safer. I wouldn't say it's always better tho.
I agree that he will lose patrons. Only quality can tell but I wouldn't be surprised with more than half leaving him. But at this point I just can't say it will have anything to do with Glamour. It will have all to do with removing BB - game they supported for year. Real value of Glamour we can judge after a year of development imo.
I make no claims about better or worse. That is subjective outside of what will bring in the largest audience. I am just stating that the numbers show, that in general, men prefer games with male main characters. It's love to see a statistical breakdown on average Patreon earnings based on the gender of the main character, but I am guessing the average earnings on a game with a female MC will be significantly lower than one with a male MC. But to be fair I am just guessing.
What a times when purity has no value
You know how strong personality she probably had to refuse her handsome, intelligent, charming and loving brother? Respect her for that
Linking purity to virginity is always a little odd. Someone's not a better person because they never had sex, they are simply missing out on a huge part of what makes us human. Now they can decide to do so as a sacrifice for a greater ideal, or because they don't desire sex, but why would you say it's a great thing that someone never really got to experience life to its fullest?
