VN Ren'Py City of Sin [Demo] [DoAdventures]

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DoAdventures

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Mystery is good, but context is key.
The player/reader doesn't need to know everything, but we need to know enough to follow along with what is happening.

Sometimes there are stories - like the Bourne Identity - where the character and reader are figuring out things together.
However, when the character knows things and the reader doesn't it's a bit rude - unless there's a reason that the reader shouldn't know (and then the reader should know why they shouldn't know - ex. the character is clearly established as not speaking to anyone about that, or lies to themself about it, or has memory loss or trauma that they don't really know themselves, etc.) There are many reasons why the audience avatar and player character shouldn't know things, but when they just don't know anything at all... well, that's not good.


Always be willing to turn the story around on yourself. If you were the reader/player/etc and didn't know all the things you know because you're writing it, what would you think (&/or think you know) from what made it to the final page/render. You don't want players to be in the dark, but on the other extreme you don't want to be like HBO's GoT and not give viewers what you expressly told them to expect.

Just my opinion, hopefully this is constructive criticism, ymmv, etc.
Thanks for the feedback! I absolutely agree that context is key, and I want to make sure players can follow along while still maintaining a sense of intrigue. The mystery surrounding Kate is intentional, but I don’t want it to feel like I’m withholding information unfairly.

Kate does have knowledge that the player doesn’t at the start, but I’m planning to reveal more details naturally as the story progresses. This demo was more of a proof of concept to gauge interest and establish tone rather than provide the full picture right away.

That said, I see your point about making sure players understand enough to stay engaged without feeling lost. I’ll be refining things to strike a better balance between mystery and clarity.

Thank you,
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DoAdventures

Let's begin the adventure
Game Developer
Aug 6, 2022
434
1,201
Any news about the next release - DoAdventures?
Not at the moment I'm afraid, I'm busy building an environment with around 20 - 25 G8 models in it. It is proving rather big, but theblow poly are just a bit shit. I've done a lot of other work though, so at the moment there are three different morning routines as you play through the game.

I'm planning to drop the game with a minimum of 4 game days to begin with and I'm trying something I haven't seen in any other game so far. If you have a look on my Discord under the City of Sin channel, you'll find some sneaky previews and what I'm working on.
 
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Not at the moment I'm afraid, I'm busy building an environment with around 20 - 25 G8 models in it. It is proving rather big, but theblow poly are just a bit shit. I've done a lot of other work though, so at the moment there are three different morning routines as you play through the game.

I'm planning to drop the game with a minimum of 4 game days to begin with and I'm trying something I haven't seen in any other game so far. If you have a look on my Discord under the City of Sin channel, you'll find some sneaky previews and what I'm working on.
What was your fans reaction to this game?

I personally thought it was very very promissing and the FMC looked really hot - especially if scenes like these would be in the game:
https://attachments.f95zone.to/2025/03/4704303_City_of_sin_promo.png
https://attachments.f95zone.to/2025/03/4704306_City_of_sin_promo4.png

Thank you for your hard work! (y)
 
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