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Just reached the latest update, what a ride.. Its one of the best AVN i ever read... hoping a dalia and alex 3some scene next update 
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Same, I only recently came upon this one (lit played at this version 0.8.5) and played it in one go. It was amazing! Cant wait for the next update. Waiting patiently!Just reached the latest update, what a ride.. Its one of the best AVN i ever read... hoping a dalia and alex 3some scene next update
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I get you on that. Calypso does "feel" kind of fake, but it is likely due to her trying to remain aloof as a highbrow aristocrat and hide her real emotions. She has very few moments of disclosure or deep conversations of friendship with anyone. We saw a bit of that with Alex as well until the MC got past her shell. I have no doubt after getting past Calypso's shell we will begin to see more of the real her. We know a little about her, just not enough to really get her deeper personality completely yet. So far as physical qualities... yeah, she does not strike me as being a prototypical elf (though that varies across culture and time as well).
Interesting thought; I might have to chew on it a bit. I don't recall feeling the same way about Alex, but then Alex didn't spend nearly as long in the "aloof" category.
I certainly don't dislike Calypso, but I just don't feel much of a connection there. But after her insight/revelation at the beginning of this update, maybe that will change.
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It probably doesn't help that Orion barely being able to get pass His "Princess of the Elves" and have more intimate conversation with Her and enjoying time together, add to the fact the game is 4-6 updates from ending, She feels like a side-dish at moments.
Edit,pd: don't take me wrong , i like Her character and the potential dynamic for a Aragorn-Arwen with Orion, but dunno if we're gonna have enough time for that with the story reaching mid-end phase
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This is another reason why I don't want to see a scene with Lorelei. I feel like starting unnecessary connections with some random elf at this point in the game is not worth our time when it could be spent better getting to know Calypso. I hope this next update focuses heavily on her (and her alone) so we can finally kickstart that romantic relationship instead of everything being so, as you put it, aloof.
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The big thing about Alex is that she comes off as an ice queen because her family is well known about town. As a Bardot, she's already high society. The big thing for her is to be understood as someone beyond the family name. The "aloof" was there, but Orion melted it.
For Calypso, she's a fish out of water since she was in the box. The point is that she's relying on Orion and the crew and adapting to them. The next update is about a reverse of that role and her part in the story. The connection was built over time and mainly it's about trying to fit in with people outside her own race.
I THINK the next update is going to show that connections to others defies connections based on merely being an elf. With the story tie in, and Orion having similar powers, there's a LOT that Calypso has actually done to help Orion such as saving him from the bullet wound and the protection in the bath.
I don't think Caribdis has the stones to kill off any girl either (or even the MC)*, but man I would respect the hell out of him if he did.Been bracing for it since the "sacrifice" talk with the Founder at the beginning of 0.5, which then got reinforced by the Syndicate Member in the Valley of Kings mentioning something about the death of Orion's loved ones. Either it's going to be some sort of fucked up vision in the future, or the girls die for realsies but then get revived thanks to Orion making the right choices in the end.
The thing is, a 'sacrifice' in a game hits very, very differently from a sacrifice in any other media.
In a film/novel/comic you are watching the MC go about his journey. In the game, you ARE the MC. His choices are yours, and thus it becomes very easy to make the player feel forced or railroaded. While a sacrifice ending can make sense and be rather authentic in other media, in a game many players often end up feeling unfulfilled (I personally believe this tendency to self insert is why so many players are so sensitive toward any sort of male competition in their games).
For instance, in the game Mass Effect 3 which- quality issues aside -had a notoriously downer ending, many players were immensely disappointed for the lack of a simple 'happy' ending. Contrast that with Game of Thrones, which had a similar lack of polish, but was also critiqued for the lack of protagonists death and/or causalities.
I'm not sure how to resolve this issue. Frankly the best way I've seen it done would be Dragon Age 1 and Fallout 3 WITH the expansion pack that modifies the game to allow player choice in their sacrifice scenes. Players must feel the weight of their choices, but also be given real, meaningful options either way.
*Of course, that may be out of the scope of the AVN genre. Let's be honest, porn is the Hallmark channel level depth in terms of character and story. Even stories with the potential for more depth, such as this one typically avoid it (as seen here in the latest episode, where there absolutely NO consequences for Orion's choices or actions).
I don't think any of the LI's will die or will be in danger for that matter as it would definitely not sit well with the majority of the audience(including me). You spend around 5-6 years playing this game, full engrossed with it and suddenly one of the LI's dying will definitely not be nice
But at the same time I feel that something might happen to Calypso in the future. In one of the cliffhangers for a future update we might see Calypso gravely injured or on the verge of death where Orion comes and saves her
But at the same time I feel that something might happen to Calypso in the future. In one of the cliffhangers for a future update we might see Calypso gravely injured or on the verge of death where Orion comes and saves her
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Yeah this makes sense. sacrifice here may not mean a life but sacrificing immortality/powers to be with your loved ones
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It's not even a choice, fight for them all.
Also, just the fact that you take 1 girl and sacrifice all others is kinda disturbing
That would be a really different ending for a porn game with a harem that is unattainable for the hero (except for Calypso). The hero can fuck all the girls in the virtual world, but in the real world other men make the girls' babies. NTR as the last, ultimate victim.
I think if that happens, this thread will explode and Cari will have no future as a game developer.
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I'm playing both extremes, the harem route (all of them) and the eunuch route (none). So far, I'm at the same end of EP 8 with both routes. The difference is drastic; in the eunuch route, I have much less content and some gaps, while in the harem route, I get to see everything. From the moment the haremspath variable is set, a lot of text changes. This is clearly visible in the code. Let the girls level up to 6 hearts, then the team spirit takes on a whole new dimension.
Regarding your point, NTR: why would he include that??? The girls love/like Orion too much.
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