- Aug 22, 2020
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I'm asking why should I play this game? What about this game am I going to enjoy? Not even just now, but when it's finished?
The OP just shows a menu (and not a good menu*, to be honest). The description is barebones and lays out only the basic mechanics. It's not exactly enticing me in, is it?
As I explicitly said, a game derived from another game can do something of its own and be good in its own right. I even trust that this developer has some kind of vision for how this game will do that. But that's not being communicated at all.
If this prototype really is this barebones and lacking in substance....you know, you don't have to release it yet. You can wait until you have something actually worth playing. I don't mean waiting until you have a full-fledged complete game, but is there actually any content at all in this version? What is there to show me that this is worth my time or worth keeping an eye on? A rough prototype is absolutely a critical part of the development of the game, but that doesn't mean it makes a good first impression to show to the public and try to get them to play it (and give you money). If you really must put out a release this early, you'd better have - and show - a very strong vision for where it's going. This doesn't.
The developer's comment that story and writing basically doesn't matter for this game really doesn't fill me with confidence. Good writing is crucial for a text-based game, especially a text-based porn game. If the writing isn't good, it won't be sexy and then there's no point. Good writing is what allows you to connect to the characters and be aroused by their actions even when it's just words. Writing is what makes the game fun - without it I could get the same experience from a mildly advanced spreadsheet.
Anyway my posts in this thread now far exceed the content in the OP, and I suspect the quantity of content in the game itself, so it's probably time to unfollow.
*if you can't see that the layouts of those menus are directly copied from LT, regardless of whether that's for good or bad, you may be actually fucking blind
