Nothing. The girls just change their hairstyles with different scenes - I quite like it. Dalia has had 3 hairstyles and there might be more in future updates.
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I agree to disagree in this case, I mean both Eternum and Bare Witness have great parts of the story and other that are weak, as always happen with every work of fiction when you can't always have the best in the flow of the entire story but I don't find one best respect to the other, but it's a matter of personal point of view, imho.
The difference between them it's the concept, they honestly are so different that, to me personally, it's even difficult to compare them, BW is not constructed as Eternum, not for the harem point of view, nor on the basic structure and that influence how the story and the characters are written.
In the case of Bare Witness MC he's forced to keep his dark secret from the others (and the girls) because he's the witness of a tragedy and he's somewhat forced to become an adult before the others ( giving what he endured he's somewhat older than appear), while Orion is a teenager that is pushed to live an incredible adventure all of a sudden, full of perils to face and with hints that he's somehow a hero of sort on an adventure ( even though some flashbacks are hinting that he's not a simple teenager).
The first is almost an already matured adult, the second not and he's acting like one while is slowly getting there.
But as I said it only my personal opinion, so while we see things differently I liked yours because you offered an interesting point of view.
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I don't know what to add to the recent fetish shenanigans going on in the last few days, when the game was clearly advertised and tagged as a harem game in the first place. I also see the appeal of an IC patch, but I wouldn't hold my breath until the game is close to completion. You could always do it yourself if you feel the need to.
So with Steam out of the picture, there is still the chance to make money out of NFTs. (I don't think they are still relevant)
All jokes aside, I'm really hyped for the new version and I would trade a lot of things with someone from the future to already play the finished version.
Because it fits her personality way more than hiding half of her face.
On another note. I'm really interested in the way he plans to include his extra help.
The patreon goal was reached around the v0.5 release but the same SubscribeStar goal sits at 77%.
I'm wondering when we will hear about his plans of expansion.
So with Steam out of the picture, there is still the chance to make money out of NFTs. (I don't think they are still relevant)
All jokes aside, I'm really hyped for the new version and I would trade a lot of things with someone from the future to already play the finished version.
I really hope he sticks to the ponytail hairstyle. (If the sneak peaks are to believe, he did)
Because it fits her personality way more than hiding half of her face.
On another note. I'm really interested in the way he plans to include his extra help.
The patreon goal was reached around the v0.5 release but the same SubscribeStar goal sits at 77%.
I'm wondering when we will hear about his plans of expansion.
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I think part of this is also having to understand that Eternum and OIAL are games with harem endings in mind, it's very noticeable that if you select one route and one route only, it's almost as if you're playing 1/6th of the entire game.
This is obviously different from more "realistic" games like Leap of Faith where monogamy is the way for majority of the girls and any polyamory is restricted to just 2 of the LIs.
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Thank you for your inside, I'am still planning to be a supporter of his work in the future.
Caribdis keep on rocking, you got this dude.
But I still wish the genereal audience would get a peak behind the curtain. (I'm in incognitomode in these shady sides of the Internet so I'm not even locked into my patreon account)
The post says someone has been hired to help with animations which is among the more time consuming aspects of the development work.
I recommend supporting if/when you can. It is a really well made game. It is a real shame this cannot be put on steam.
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I'm also of the opinion that missing some events if you're not on a girl's love path is a shame. Why bother giving a choice to refuse a girl then, just write a linear harem story.
Could work with not much work, a few dialogue changes and minus sex scenes. With Annie they could still go on the server as friends. You miss quite a big part with the alien invasion and other girls helping. Same with Dalia you miss her sport event
Could work with not much work, a few dialogue changes and minus sex scenes. With Annie they could still go on the server as friends. You miss quite a big part with the alien invasion and other girls helping. Same with Dalia you miss her sport event
Everything is like in life, I went to cut my hair unsuccessfully, here is a new hairstyle
I dont think we are in a position to comment on how much work it could be. The number of main girls is a LOT and the branching could go out of hand. Then there is also the way in which break ups happen. You can lose penny's path in a couple of ways - you can simply not do the photoshoot with her (in which case being friends makes sense) or you can be a piece of shit and go for Regina (in which case you break her heart). If it is the latter, she would want nothing to do with you. Dalia also has choices like this - you can lose her path by just not wanting to work out with her or you can lose it by telling her password in which case she loses trust in you and wants nothing to do with you. This adds another layer of branching. And I am sure there is a lot more I am not even thinking about. A game is more than just renders you also have dialogue/code which can be time consuming and having a messy codebase might even impact future updates.
This is first and foremost a harem game and I think the current approach is fine - it makes things clear to people playing what type of game it is. It also reduces complexity of maintaining a bunch of branches. And I am sure the developer has given some thought to this as well - the gameplay loop of this game is to reward players with story content if they make the right choices and I think that is totally fine. I dont see it as giving players the choice to refuse girls as much as rewarding players for making the right choices.
The game even explicitly says it in the intro - it is deliberately designed such that you are expected to roll back if you fucked up somewhere to keep a girl's path.
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This game has its own identity and if you want to play a single girl route this game is just not targeted towards players like you and there is nothing wrong with that. Having a strong identity is a part of what makes great games stand out. Pale Carnations which you have in your signature is another good example of this. You have the brothel, the carnations and the horrible stuff happening to them and so it is not a game for people who like wholesome vanilla games and that's totally fine. The brothel is a part of the game and if you dont like to see the nasty things that happen to the carnations then its just too bad but the game is not for you. I think of this game in a similar way - it is primarily a harem game and if you dont like harem then that's just too bad but the game should not change what it is just because of your tastes.
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I've agreed with everything you said except for that last part. While you are right to say that this is a harem-focused game, that doesn't mean it can't take criticism for its one-girl gameplay. The guy you quoted said that it'd be better if the Dev made little changes and while none of us can know how much work it would take, he is not wrong to say that. He just thought that feature would've made the game better and it would probably attract more players/more patrons. I'm not saying I agree with him since I'm fully interested in the harem path and nothing else so more branches would just mean waste of time for me, but I understand the point. You saying ''this isn't a game for you'' just lets everything off the hook for criticisms. You could literally say this about anything. America is bad for the free guns policy? Not a country for you! Putin is bad for the war? Not a country for you! This just cancels all criticisms and while it may seem good, it is actually bad for Cari because he can't see what players think and what might be done to improve the game.
No what I am saying is it looks to me like the developer has already put in some thought about this and has deliberately designed the game the way it is right now. If it was something that was not considered by the dev then sure this is a fair point/suggestion. But I think it has been considered by the dev but he has chosen to do things differently (just look at the intro pics I posted in my comment). It is a different type of gameplay loop where it is less about choosing the girls and more about rewarding players for making the right choice. And there is nothing wrong with that decision in my opinion. If it is a deliberate decision made by the dev and you still have a problem with it then I think the game is not for you.
As for criticism, I am all for it. This is a discussion forum and people should feel free to post their opinion and criticize as much as they want provided it is respectful. My post is just my 2 cents on that particular piece of criticism I am not trying to discourage it. Also let's please not bring politics into the conversation. No offense but I think the comparisons you have made are a bit silly - this is a porn game that is very different from serious issues irl. There is no need to talk about guns, the war in ukraine and other real world issues when discussing design choices in a porn game.
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You don't get it, it's all thanks to our dear President Michael Stabb. If all presidents were like him surely the gas and houses would be cheap for everyone.
This game just shows that on the next elections, you should vote for president on a guy who was conficted for stabbing someone and geting a life sentence, along with helping a random guy getting his harem and destroying a cult and killing all it's members.
We all are just waiting for that guy who appear. So yeah, in that sense yes, clearly it's realistic.
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Appropriate weapon for the update. Wonder if this was planned all along...
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