Consensus for new game

[NeonSelf]

Same genre can be done in many ways. There is no shortage of harem games, yes, but there may be not a single one that matches your specific taste in girls, situations, relationships etc.

Visuals are secondary, HS is fine as long as it is capable of showing what you want to add in your game. Some of my favorite games were drawn by hand, and I keep replaying them once in a while.

But VN is what I filter out when looking for a game. If I have to replay the whole game to see a bit more content because of a few choices in the middle - thats annoying.

 

[JeffisZac]

Same genre can be done in many ways. There is no shortage of harem games, yes, but there may be not a single one that matches your specific taste in girls, situations, relationships etc.

Visuals are secondary, HS is fine as long as it is capable of showing what you want to add in your game. Some of my favorite games were drawn by hand, and I keep replaying them once in a while.

But VN is what I filter out when looking for a game. If I have to replay the whole game to see a bit more content because of a few choices in the middle - thats annoying.

When i first got the idea to even make a vn i did originally want to make it either from daz or even try drawing by hand, but as i quickly found out daz is expensive and drawing by hand would be a bit of a nightmare as i don't have any tablets or touch screen devices besides my phone that would make that an easier job. I figured HS would get the job done for now because i already have it installed and it quite literally does everything for me in terms of animation, backgrounds and all those things. As for the paths, i hadn't really though of doing anything to crazy since its my first project but it is good to know where people stand on having multiple branches.

 

[Doorknob22]

I'm sort of dabbling in HS2 wanting to create a VN for the first time. The way i would want to make it would be what i feel like is a sort of over saturated genre i.e. harem, incest and school setting. The general premise is you play as a generally average guy who is unsure of what he wants to do in his life. He has just finished high school and is going to university when he rediscovers his passion for basketball after not playing it for many years as he wanted to just focus on finishing school (even though he is actually incredibly smart and never had to try to get good grades).

It would ideally have 5 or 6 love interests including but not limited to an older and younger sister, a shy nerdy type, a cheerleader (again since you will be playing basketball) and a girl who starts off as just a regular classmate who eventually you become best friends and more. Still wondering about how i could add the mum as a LI without doing the cliche dads dead or disappears or runs off with some young secretary etc. etc.

I know these are probably the most popular tags so i'm more so asking would people want another generic game like that or would it just be washed into the background. I'm not necessary looking to do this for money but i wouldn't want to waste my time on something that no one would be interested in.

If you feel this is the AVN you want to write, and this is the story you want to tell, pay no attention to the question of whether it's overused or not. Creating an AVN is a long, lonely and often frustrating road, and the most important resource you'll have is your own drive to tell the story. So if you're passionate about creating this AVN and have the stamina and patience to go through with it, you'll have a much better chance of success then if you aim for something your heart is not into.

Good luck!

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

If you feel this is the AVN you want to write, and this is the story you want to tell, pay no attention to the question of whether it's overused or not. Creating an AVN is a long, lonely and often frustrating road, and the most important resource you'll have is your own drive to tell the story. So if you're passionate about creating this AVN and have the stamina and patience to go through with it, you'll have a much better chance of success then if you aim for something your heart is not into.

Good luck!

And, whatever you do, do NOT let players dictate content, no matter how loudly they whine and complain. Be upfront about what your game will include, and ignore people telling you "It'd be better if X was in".

 

[JeffisZac]

Figured i'd share the characters i've made so far. I'll let you guys try and figure out which character is which

 

[JeffisZac]

I should note this isn't final, theres still some issues i need to iron out with the mom. Just wanted to put out what i've come up with so far