Ren'Py Desert Stalker [v0.17.1.2 2024-12-30] [Zetan]

[Wolf Larsen]

But I would appreciate that the game be correctly represented and claims that it's going to end up like other games or that it's going to inevitably be ruined in some way or another, would carry more weight if they had some substance and weren't belied by the above mentioned percentages and a reputation for consistency that I believe ZetanDS has earned.

Only if you consider that a game with tons of sharing scenes (or watersport, whatever) is a "ruin". I didn't say that, nor did I make or implied personal judgments about the people that enjoy the kink X or Y.

I addressed specifically the people that dislike the sharing/netorase kink, and yes, the answers that I received didn't change my personal opinion that this game is not worth it to this type of people.

But respectfully, I do appreciate the honesty and the answers.

 

[Yngling]

I addressed specifically the people that dislike the sharing/netorase kink, and yes, the answers that I received didn't change my personal opinion that this game is not worth it to this type of people.

By that logic, this game is not appealing for NTR fans at all either. And, looking at it objectively, I strongly doubt it is appealing to them, really.

But the sexual liberation, including the acceptance of incest, on the other hand, is an integral part of the world building.
Without it, this would be a very different game.

 

[TM | Twisted Games]

that's a bit of a misrepresentation, when you consider you're talking about a grand total of 3-4 scenes in the entire game...
actually, not even that.. it's parts of scenes.. because every one of those scenes can also be played out without sharing... so it's not like you are losing out on a scene if you play it without the sharing. there's no actual loss of content, just loss of options you don't like anyway... much like you can enjoy Asha's scene in the intro and still get to play it even if you're not into watersports, or you can finish on Ain instead of Zahra in the massage scene, if you so choose.

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It's some of the best content, and adds to the spectacular world building of the game. Good on the dev team for not bowing to the dull and repetitive rhetoric of those who have convinced themselves that because a vocal minority share their opinion, they have some mandate to try and bully creatives into producing only specific kinds of content.

 

[FunFuntomes]

That reminds me: I'm petitioning for Zaton to retire that criminal from public use and take her in as a personal slave.

I am on the fence about adding more household slaves. One one hand, I like the idea of creating a real Ottoman Empire style harem for myself with plenty of concubines, but on the other hand, I don't really want this to turn into a full harem simulator with a villa that is packed full and overcrowded with defeated enemies and slaves. That would be a different kind of game than what we have now which is following the desert adventures of a Stalker and his down time at home. A bloated cast of characters can be difficult to handle and can quickly spiral out of control if a dev isn't careful.

I think a villa of this size is sufficient for the current family and a handful (perhaps half dozen) of slaves/servants but not too much more than that. I don't know. I haven't completely made up my mind on this point, but I am at least open to any possibilities that the dev team offer.

She could just remain a servant and only get maybe one or two more sex scenes for the entire game, but still stick around as a tertiary character. Even in an Ottoman harem, the sultan didn't sleep with every single girl—hell, he probably didn't even sleep with most of them. Although if anyone's capable of handling a huge harem properly, it's definitely the Desert Stalker team lol.

I believe she should be trained to be Ain's bodyguard, a fitting punishment and a chance to give her a better life.

 

[Cynicaladm]

But respectfully, I do appreciate the honesty and the answers.

Feedback is always appreciated even when we disagree with its content, as is conversation that doesn't devolve into name-calling or worse.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

By that logic, this game is not appealing for NTR fans at all either. And, looking at it objectively, I strongly doubt it is appealing to them, really.

But the sexual liberation, including the acceptance of incest, on the other hand, is an integral part of the world building.
Without it, this would be a very different game.

I'll add, as someone who does like NTR games, I do like what content we get here. Each scene is crafted so well that it's usually incredibly sexy no matter what your preferences are.

Regardless, and I think more importantly, I don't consider Desert Stalker just a porn game. This is a story about survival, the various factions and how they might all come together (or not), and what really draws me in is how it is influenced by Fallout and Mad Max. This has world building similar to Fallout, which I absolutely love. The last update where Z could read Ivy's log entries on the computer, each telling a pretty neat story...I loved that. I would love more story-telling like that.

Easily one of my favorite games where I look forward to each release, no matter what kinks are explored in that particular release.

 

[Voez1999]

The game's been out for years. Why are people having the same recycled argument about ntr still XD. Don't like it? Easy just play something else. Bitching here isn't gonna do anything. The dev has been consistent throughout the years and i hope he maintains the quality. Like damn a hell lot of the good scenes overshadow the sharing scene by a huge margin not to mention it is completely optional so what's there to bitch about?
Just turn it off you ain't losing anything lol.

 

[Trickstar]

The game's been out for years. Why are people having the same recycled argument about ntr still XD. Don't like it? Easy just play something else. Bitching here isn't gonna do anything. The dev has been consistent throughout the years and i hope he maintains the quality. Like damn a hell lot of the good scenes overshadow the sharing scene by a huge margin not to mention it is completely optional so what's there to bitch about?
Just turn it off you ain't losing anything lol.

Because the people who love to scream how ntr is the worst thing ever expect everything to cater to them. They are your typical incels that like to harass devs and brigade threads if a game has ntr or plans to have any. Instead of acting like actual adults and just not playing games they don't like they have to act like that and it's truly pathetic and sad.

 

[Kellermann]

You mean questionable like fucking your own daughters but not wanting to see them fuck other people? Weirdo.

Glass houses mate. I'll bet there is some "weird" shit in your porn game library.

I believe she should be trained to be Ain's bodyguard, a fitting punishment and a chance to give her a better life.

I could get on board with that, but I really want Shani to at least go on a few more desert missions. Ain clearly needs all kinds of close supervision.

 

[Nobles]

I only like NTR when its the MC comiting it, corrupting and stealing (hypercritical as it sounds, But its the same argument of love winning and hate loosing ), But people scream about that too <.<
But funny enough, I dont want to NTR the wife sister back, I want to humiliate them more by showing them both how much their rebellious daughter loves and moans with us ^_~ Having the wife sister watch as her daughter recieves her cream pie. More content towards this would be apricated ^_~

So far the sharing scenes in this game (as far as I have played) I have really liked. He has the right conditions. Feel the like the dev hits the nail on the head. It proves harem and sharing can work. That one when the MC can offer his daughter for a friendly guesture of reward/friendship? , but when he started getting carried away, she really told him off. Reminded him shes not his bitch, but a gesture from the alpha ^_~.

 

[Antera]

Do we know when will be steam release?

 

[Mfka5]

I feel like the devs are testing how far they can go with sharing. Like the Ain and Igor one, imagine if he got the main course, you could expect at least 10+ pages of speculation and fighting. Not to mention Zahra lmao

 

[Phase_01]

I just make a save, fap to the sharing scene, then go back to my "every girl is mc's girl" route, I'm sure the silent majority is pretty similar
Its so simple to just not look at the content, instead of arguing over having it vs not

 

[Yngling]

I feel like the devs are testing how far they can go with sharing. Like the Ain and Igor one, imagine if he got the main course, you could expect at least 10+ pages of speculation and fighting. Not to mention Zahra lmao

No, that wouldn't fit the game.

The MC shares (if the player choses so!) from a position of power, not from a position of weakness like in NTR.

For example, Ain clearly doesn't want to get shared, but does so because her father orders her.

It seems as if Zaton doesn't get anything sexual out of it either. But, the game lore does imply that alliances are important and friendship between more or less equal men can be cemented by sharing women. It's a political thing, not a sexual one.

Edit: a somewhat similar practice:

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[Voez1999]

See? Some of them cant even reply and just keeps spammings reacts pathetically
Because the solution is very simple, just turn it off and canonically it never happens. But for snowflaks just avoid it completely. Dev already has a vision in mind and he ain't gonna change anything just because a couple of feeloaders here are whining about it. It's completely optional and doesn't even force you to do it.

but damn I hope we'll be making progress with Pepper and Yuna soon. Dev has significantly improved with designs when he introduced them. Even Kitty is cute asf.

 

[The Senior Perv]

It's the first time I'm going to play this game and I find this discussion. I hate sharing or the ntr but it's completely optional and doesn't happen in the story canonically if you choose to (unlike some shitty games where you don't see it but the story takes it as happening lol). The only fear with this kind of game is that suddenly the dev decides that it's not optional and say something like: It was already in the game, don't complain. I remember that something like this has already happened in other games and it would be a kick to the balls of those who want it to be completely optional xD. It's always a risk in these types of games haha.

Then why even try to play DS if you are always going to fear that ¨sharing will become forced¨?

 

[Blackowl97]

Then why even try to play DS if you are always going to fear that ¨sharing will become forced¨?

Because from what I read from several reviews, the game has a good story and good porn, taking out the sharing scenes that I don't like (for me obviously). And on top of that, it's relatively long, which most games here aren't lol. And I'm done playing all the games I had saved .

 

[Paz]

The only fear with this kind of game is that suddenly the dev decides that it's not optional and say something like: It was already in the game, don't complain.

Contrary to what some people seem to think, we are not making this game to purposefully fuck with players for some weird reason.
We're not having secret meetings where we high-five each other because we managed to lure people into seeing something they don't like after a couple of years. There are better ways to spend our time.

Any kink in the game so far is optional. Hell, even sex itself is optional. You can pretty much go through the game without getting your dick wet once.
So thinking that this will change purely based on a "yeah, but what if..." reasoning is something we can't argue against in any meaningful fashion at this point.
People have been yelling "the sky is falling!" every week for a good while now (it's almost a tradition at this point), and yet the sky is stubbornly staying in its place.

 

[Kellermann]

Because from what I read from several reviews, the game has a good story and good porn, taking out the sharing scenes that I don't like (for me obviously). And on top of that, it's relatively long, which most games here aren't lol. And I'm done playing all the games I had saved .

I wouldn't worry about that. One of the key features of the game is precisely that it does give you options. The devs are not going to change that and arbitrarily do a 180. Like you, I also do not like sharing, but I have no worry about being forced to see it, just like I am not worried about them forcing watersports, gore, etc. Imho, this is the top game on F95 and these devs know it is best to capture both audiences instead of just one. If you haven't tried DS yet, then I highly recommend it.

 

[Antherak]

Because the solution is very simple, just turn it off and canonically it never happens.

As someone who isn't into all the sharing / raping / NTR tropes, having it optional is good enough for me, as i much prefer playing a good game skipping optional scenes than skipping it for a minor reason. Knowing it is hidden in the game will never be a big enough reason not to play and i even agree that some specific uses of those themes are some times justified. (Well not rape, but by some more easily offended peoples standards. For exemple, i will perfectly accept non exclusivity with prostitutes, side girls, etc) Having those scenes skippable are indeed a big bonus, but if not, that's what skip unseen text tab key is for.

The only thing i would change to make it better, for me, would be to be able to pick ALL the toggle options at the start of the game intro, where they ask you about gore. Choosing yes or no DOES impact on your own interpretation of the story as when the choice pop on your screen just before a scene, you KNOW those precise characters will be shared even though you will not see it. Having the choice at the game's start would do a better job obfuscating that aspect by keeping it "secret" which characters even have the option to participate.