HTML Blue Swallow [v0.6.4] [Blue Swallow]

[vimmers]

how comes that we more and less start to select a name for the protagonist
but the game keep referring to Claire not the name we select ?
same goes for friend
i chose girl
but game says he

 

[JadeKitten]

What gangbang scene and how do you get it?

Edit: Nvm I went back and got it, but it was pretty disappointing. It's just one paragraph describing it and I think it's one guy at a time :/

 

[Nulldev]

What gangbang scene and how do you get it?

Edit: Nvm I went back and got it, but it was pretty disappointing. It's just one paragraph describing it and I think it's one guy at a time :/

Your average high school student is not a porn actor with acrobatic background to fold himself half to allow an another cock to enter.

 

[Evillin]

is there any incest?

 

[Samuel Hidayat]

is there any incest?

Yes, with the dad.

 

[korko]

pure tex?

 

[Sammie]

Okay, seriously, what the heck do I have to pick to get the dad scene? The worst part of this game is how utterly opaque the decisions are. I literally can't find a decision that would get me closer to that scene.

I love this game and how well it’s written so far. Sometimes I think I must be dumb because I can’t figure out what the choices mean. Like all the “popular” choices and most of the rebel ones. Actually all the clique choices now that I think about it.

some I get very rarely like the scarlet letter one for nerds. And also thinking that cat calls are a compliment. Which I’m not surewhat that means versus feeling wanted and important. Not understanding this makes it kind of hard to tell the story of my character during character creation.

 

[Taboo Lord]

I'm loving the Real McCoy reference in your changelog! Great song to run to!

 

[allenjohn]

I love this game and how well it’s written so far. Sometimes I think I must be dumb because I can’t figure out what the choices mean. Like all the “popular” choices and most of the rebel ones. Actually all the clique choices now that I think about it.

some I get very rarely like the scarlet letter one for nerds. And also thinking that cat calls are a compliment. Which I’m not surewhat that means versus feeling wanted and important. Not understanding this makes it kind of hard to tell the story of my character during character creation.

The real problem for me, I think, is how you end up losing access to certain events and scenarios for what feels like arbitrary reasons. With the example of the incest with the MC's dad I wanted my character to experience that with an abusive father, because I liked that version best, but apparently that's just not possible because the necessary events to trigger it only seem to fire with either a present and loving father or a stepfather. Choosing the options to make her father abusive seem to actually remove him from the game entirely as far as I can tell, which feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.

The only real way to play this game, due to the lack of a proper guide of walkthrough mod, is to just pick whatever choices appeal to you in the moment and play the hand you're given, but it feels pretty shitty to find out that you've been denied access to a scene or outcome that you really would've liked for your character due to a choice you made earlier in the game that honestly didn't NEED to affect your ability to get said outcome. My character's not allowed to take her dad to prom, what, because I didn't spend enough time at home or something? Feels kinda whack.

Maybe I'm entirely wrong and it's actually purely user error on my end or something, but regardless, I feel like the game is overly rigid with its flags. It feels like every choice I make effects my ability to do something else further down the line which then locks me out of potential content.

 

[AelphysTerra]

I think the crux of the matter is that the devs don't want us to "game" the, well, game by letting us "plan ahead" by seeing the numbers, which is why we have a black box design where trial and error gameplay is encouraged.

 

[Sammie]

I’m pretty ok with the black box design and different outcomes for different choices. I just wish I knew what some of the choices meant. Like if I’m trying to create a smart, confident free spirit, I don’t always know what choice would be the smart or confident one.

same if I’m trying to create an unlucky slut who happens to have a heart of gold. The girl who had nothing going for her and becomes the most unlikely hero, I can’t always tell which would be the in character choices so I can RP it correctly.

 

[riadhloch]

The player doesn't necessarily need to see the numbers, but the player should always feel that they have agency when it comes to their choices rather than outcomes seeming arbitrary or frustrating instead. A fun game should not be a trial and error chore for small, incremental rewards. Big rewards? Sure, some trial and error and repeat can be fun there (see: Dark Souls). But every little thing? That becomes tiresome. You end up with people clicking fast past content just to get back to a singular small decision rather than enjoying the journey or wanting to try different choices, especially if they feel punished.

 

[Inkheepurr]

Yes, with the dad.

Potentially granddad too, though it's not shown just one of the options for the list of guys she's slept with.

I do find her being disappointed by how her dad was in bed odd, if you chose all the options about him being great in bed earlier.

 

[johnyakuza1]

The sprites at the sidebar are SO good, wish it had more images or animations for all the sex scenes too. Purely text games get boring if I have to rely completely on my imagination for everything.

Good luck dev, I'll keep an eye out for this game!

 

[vicaddict]

Just wanted to leave a quick comment. I didn't know this game existed until now and boy, do I like it. Can't wait to see more.

 

[Jim Mann]

Is there actual "being a spy" stuff yet? Or is it all backstory building so far?

All backstory so far.

 

[CassieBare]

I’m pretty ok with the black box design and different outcomes for different choices. I just wish I knew what some of the choices meant. Like if I’m trying to create a smart, confident free spirit, I don’t always know what choice would be the smart or confident one.

same if I’m trying to create an unlucky slut who happens to have a heart of gold. The girl who had nothing going for her and becomes the most unlikely hero, I can’t always tell which would be the in character choices so I can RP it correctly.

This is good feedback. But only so far as I can throw it. I need specific examples of which choices are unclear so that I can improve them. Best place to put them? Our suggestion/bug channels on the Discord.

My goal is for the game to give the player agency without it being something that's just 'do whatever you want and have exactly the character/background you want'. But, I do want it to be a place where if you're trying for good-hearted or slutty, you should definitely know what choices those are.

Now, what choices might open up sluttiness or good-heartedness, initially those might be opaque because we all are a product of our environment and upbringing before we, ourselves, had agency. But you should be able to curate and nudge Claire towards that afterwards.

 

[Nulldev]

This is good feedback. But only so far as I can throw it. I need specific examples of which choices are unclear so that I can improve them. Best place to put them? Our suggestion/bug channels on the Discord.

My goal is for the game to give the player agency without it being something that's just 'do whatever you want and have exactly the character/background you want'. But, I do want it to be a place where if you're trying for good-hearted or slutty, you should definitely know what choices those are.

Now, what choices might open up sluttiness or good-heartedness, initially those might be opaque because we all are a product of our environment and upbringing before we, ourselves, had agency. But you should be able to curate and nudge Claire towards that afterwards.

Don't like discord so, i write here
Even at the start, the father mother sex position has influence on some points, and no way the player has knowledge about it. I selected what i like; I thought that just a flavour.

 

[D4n0w4r]

This is good feedback. But only so far as I can throw it. I need specific examples of which choices are unclear so that I can improve them. Best place to put them? Our suggestion/bug channels on the Discord.

My goal is for the game to give the player agency without it being something that's just 'do whatever you want and have exactly the character/background you want'. But, I do want it to be a place where if you're trying for good-hearted or slutty, you should definitely know what choices those are.

Now, what choices might open up sluttiness or good-heartedness, initially those might be opaque because we all are a product of our environment and upbringing before we, ourselves, had agency. But you should be able to curate and nudge Claire towards that afterwards.

Would it be that hard to add an option that just told you what stats/choices are needed for specific paths? You could call it an Immersive Mode toggle or something.

 

[Sammie]

This is good feedback. But only so far as I can throw it. I need specific examples of which choices are unclear so that I can improve them. Best place to put them? Our suggestion/bug channels on the Discord.

My goal is for the game to give the player agency without it being something that's just 'do whatever you want and have exactly the character/background you want'. But, I do want it to be a place where if you're trying for good-hearted or slutty, you should definitely know what choices those are.

Now, what choices might open up sluttiness or good-heartedness, initially those might be opaque because we all are a product of our environment and upbringing before we, ourselves, had agency. But you should be able to curate and nudge Claire towards that afterwards.

for specific examples I’ll use the high school clique options

for example if you pick “popular” it gives a number of options but it’s not clear from a story perspective what those mean. Same for “Rebel”. Maybe it’s just me, but they all sound rebellious but it’s hard to figure out what they mean. I had a similar problem with Nerd choices. Especially some of the ones I don’t see often like “scarlet letter”. I really couldn’t figure out what that one meant. Did it mean Claire was a school slut like in the movie “Easy A” or that she was a stereotypical nerd and treated like a geek? Two very different outcomes and Claires. I ended up going all the way to graduation to try to figure out the difference and to see if it changed some things and still couldn’t really tell.

An example of where this is done better is earlier in the game where you pick “fear,” “excitement,” and “confusion” and whether you love boys, teachers, learning, recess etc.

In that sequence the choice you make is followed by a paragraph that makes it clear what the choice you just made means.

hope that helps.