Others E-Thots: A NTR Game Set in a 100% PC Interface [Ch. 2 v2.4] [Archipote]

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DicksInSpace

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Jul 8, 2017
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Thank you for this very detailed review! Once again, I completely understand the feeling that some people have towards the update. Some people, like you, prefer the "despot" part of the game, as you mentioned, and so an update that takes place completely elsewhere was sure to divide!

It's like I said last time, I think a new player will appreciate this update much more than those who waited four months to get it, since they'll have the change and the refresh of the context right in their playthrough game and will appreciate it as it was intended (I hope, at least!). Or even you later, if you do a playthrough again in a year and come across it again, with a bit of luck and the change of context, you might appreciate it more!

As for the scenes and the payoff, I understand too. From my point of view, these are the most ‘lewd’ scenes I've made, with a lot of cumplay in particular and explicit scenes/exhibitonnism, but indeed they are for most part distributed in a way other than a linear plot and that can be not your cup of tea.

In any case, to reassure those who were less pleased that we are leaving the desktop part, it will of course be back with the next update. I still hope that you will like 2.5 in general, and of course I repeat it again but it never hurts, all your feedback is important and taken into account
Didn't feel any lewder than what they were already doing in the café tbh
 
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LoveII

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Jun 18, 2018
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Writing this purely because you seem to be very open to honest feedback whether it's positive or negative and apologies in advance for the wall of text but I kind of want to get this out of the system. Very light spoilers ahead.
Some context: found out about this game a while ago, was planning on not playing it till Chap 3 but the temptation was too strong so I caved in early december hoping new version would come out soon.. terrible timing in hindsight haha. Decided to support for the first time today, very hyped for the update.

Now, having just finished it, and despite still thinking the game is incredibly solid (with the phone call scene being absolutely peak), I can't help but feel incredibly dissapointed. It honestly just feels like the update was so laser focused on the minigames and technical side of the game that it forgoes the porn part almost completely.
The result is essentially an hour of mostly playing an ok minigame, being constantly bothered by a new character constant yapping (ended up skipping dialogue at one point), while hoping to hit the jackpot and find a new big scene. It's literally all the update needs. What you get however are a handful of incredibly small scenes split between all the characters and they all lead nowhere. And then the one proper scene there is ends up being a delusion of a character. I initally even considered skipping some of them, hoping to reach the climax of the update.. but there is none. It just ends. No payoff. No progression. Techically everything here is mint and waaaay ahead of most other games. Insane minigame, setup, graphics, even extra costumes. But there is no actual content. So it all comes down crashing in a big pile of disappointement, like a fancy house with no foundations.
It stings having waited months for this, but I have no doubt it would also sting discovering the game in its entirety prior to the next update. You play up until the new update, everything is incredibly solid.. and then 2.5 cucks you just like that.

All in all, the update honestly feels like would have been better served as extra content, maybe for the game anniversary or something like that. Something small just to get more fun and unserious content out of the game. However it ends up being the most dev time consuming update so far and more importantly also committing the sin of killing the possibility of the anime convention having good spicy content.
Still having high hopes for the rest of the game (I still think overall it's excellent!) but man, what a clear miss.
 

QuiteQuiet

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Is thomas in the update?
No, unfortuantly. I hope he returns also. I can foresee some interesting development there that's closer to wholesome over predatory or exploitive (Lucas and Damian, respectfully).

so this update was more on the fun side of things than lewd ones?
More or less, yes.

While I can understand some disappointment, I found the update great overall. We got a first glimpse at how the girls act toward each other when Avar
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, and I was pleasantly surprised.
I agree that, with the update more or less following Morgane, having her scenes play out the way they did was an interesting design choice, and I'd love to hear Archipote's philosophy behind them.
The UI was crisp and well done, with the mechanics appearing to be stressful but not being so once you understood the flow of things. A few minor visual bugs exist, which I expect to be rectified before the public launch. I have a few other minor 'gripes' as well, such as some of the cards seem a bit too random of a drop, therefore taking a bit longer to collect them all.
I also agree that the end was kind of... There. Overall, this felt more like a 'beach' episode with no real plot beyond fan service, which is fine, so don't expect much plot development other than
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All in all, it's a solid update once you recognize what it is, and I'm defo looking forward to going back to Despot. A break from the computer interface every so often is not a bad thing. Remember that we're still playing the game as updates come out. It'll feel different once the game is completed, and we play it all the way through. We'll be glad for these breaks in the story and going on side adventures with the girls.
 
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