It's the "porn discount" in action. People won't play a decent VN or an RPGM game just because it's decent. It must have something to offer, something that sets it above the competition. But if it's a porn game, people will play everything that is below average or better.
Darn I seldom read about the discussions and I did not noticed what those hints pointing at when I finished 0.4
In this site where people are ready to crucify devs if they release a game with little to no fap material (the exception being if the renders are above average and/or the dev has a decent track record), then sure.
If by formulaic you mean writers who know when to use tropes they've used before to full effect, then yes.
I'm fairly certain there is more sexual content than that, unless you're only classifying sex scenes as 'penetration that involves harem members'? In which case, I am unsure, as I hadn't played Eternum until 0.5.
Well ofc he’s talking about a penetration involving harem members, first one was literally an prostitute and honestly I skipped that in every one of my gameplays. Just feels gross -not saying anything about people who like them, but c’mon, in a game? just watch porn instead- and kills my libido.
OIAL was pretty backloaded though, in that most of the actual penetration scenes started around 0.6 onwards (though penetration scenes started as early as 0.4 with Jasmine and followed up in 0.5 by Rebecca). To Caribdis' credit, he tried to mitigate the issue in Eternum by having optional penetration scenes with Side Girls in 0.1 to 0.3, but it's likely that penetration content for the Main Girls is going to be relegated to the latter chunk of the story again (with Nancy being the opening salvo in this update).
He might be onto it. He's also noticed how Luna's been smiling more often (also teasing her whenever the opportunity arises). Not to mention he's also stated what he'll do if the protagonist dares to break his beloved daughter's heart.
If you mean the lunch at the mountain, then I can't get that song from out of my head.Dang, I just replayed the lunch scene and now I want to see Desperado once again, Caribdis is a genius!!!
Yes I meant the lunch at Luna's Grandma and 'Pa and I agree with you, I'm sure Orion seen something similar if not worse, those tacos are a myth already!!
Very true. You have to manage your expectations and bear in mind that it IS a porn game, and as such most other shortcomings will be dealt with tolerantly and even affectionately if there are enough high quality lewd scenes. You're also right in that Eternum is definitely above average within the AVN genre. Still, it's not an original storyline even though the story has largely been well executed so far, and it's too easy to fall in the trap of quality dilution for the sake of easy gratification. The genre is relatively new as well, and the age of quality models is even newer. It behooves us who are going to be using the product to set up our expectations and ask that devs continue to improve the genre by demanding higher minimum standards and voting with our feet/wallets if they aren't being delivered. Of course, it's also necessary to distinguish between the true AVNs, which I don't really view as a "game" and the hybrids that have both story and gaming elements. Priorities will be different depending on which we're discussing. Everyone is demanding better porn, animations, voice acting etc, and they're getting it. Why shouldn't there also be better writing and game features?
Amen to the GRRM thing. He truly comes across as a self centered, self important man at times too. He repeatedly breaks promises and then tells everyone to fuck off if they don't like it. He goes off and does whatever project tickles his fancy without giving a thought to ASOIF and is addicted to fan conferences. He's having a grand time. It's been 10-11 since the last book and most authors could have written the entire series in that time. Of course we forgive him because the books are brilliant, but he still pisses us off. lol. I haven't forgiven David Gerrold either. He's even WORSE than GRRM, unbelievable as that is.
