VN Ren'Py Completed Fetish Locator [Week 3 v3.6.9] [ViNovella]

[The ArcKnight]

So I just finished the game as it is so far and had some thoughts.

Good things:
- Coherent story that comes together better then alot of VN's.
- Gorgeous renders of interesting looking characters.
- Interesting premise.

Bad:
- The entire game is full of fetishes that are either turn offs (Futa, Scat, Watersports, Cuckhold) and/or I have ZERO interest in (Femdom, footfetish).
- MC is spineless. Dont get me wrong, I HATE dudebro characters and "Alpha all day every day" types. I actually appreciate a slow build up of MC confidence but come on.. All the MC does is watch other people score and have it rubbed in his face! Hell even being woken up by his room mate's constant conquests and then trying to make those girls potential Love Interests to the MC? Maybe i'm just territorial but FUCK THAT!!! No sloppy seconds here! (which is a fucking shame as Daisy, Min, and Chloe's models are gorgeous but nope.)
- Most interesting character (Amber Rose) seems like she's being set up to be the closeted whore character, the one who turns out to be someone who will "Do anything for points" and its a fucking shame as a quiet character who has an adventurous nature but is inexperienced seems like she'd be the perfect paring for the MC. BUUUUT knowing the trajectory of the game so far... both her and Lydia will probably end up giving their virginities to the Roommate instead and only then will the MC get the confidence to ask them out... which is fucking gross.

So yeah, as a straight male, who has no interest in being cucked, futa'd, domme'd, pissed on, or scatted..... There was not alot for me to do in the game except for watching all the other characters get laid... PASS!!

Ways to improve the game:
I like the premise, I like the look of the female characters but honestly, alot of the story needs to change. Maybe i'm an asshole for having this opinion but I have no interest in Potential Love Interests for the MC who are just whoring there way through the male cast and just happened to land on the MC. It smacks of everything I hate about NTR but you dont even have the courtesy of a relationship. Nope, everyone's just a whore.

If that changes in the future, i'm absolutely down to try this game out again as there are ALOT of other fetishes that could be fun to experiment with (incest, stockings/pantyhose fetish, blinfolds, bdsm, ect, ect but until you clean up the story, have the MC take a more active roll, and stop having the female cast be unrepentant whore who are only interested in the MC as the "guy we havent fucked yet" then... nope. not worth the time.

 

[mommysboiii]

So I just finished the game as it is so far and had some thoughts.

Good things:
- Coherent story that comes together better then alot of VN's.
- Gorgeous renders of interesting looking characters.
- Interesting premise.

Bad:
- The entire game is full of fetishes that are either turn offs (Futa, Scat, Watersports, Cuckhold) and/or I have ZERO interest in (Femdom, footfetish).
- MC is spineless. Dont get me wrong, I HATE dudebro characters and "Alpha all day every day" types. I actually appreciate a slow build up of MC confidence but come on.. All the MC does is watch other people score and have it rubbed in his face! Hell even being woken up by his room mate's constant conquests and then trying to make those girls potential Love Interests to the MC? Maybe i'm just territorial but FUCK THAT!!! No sloppy seconds here! (which is a fucking shame as Daisy, Min, and Chloe's models are gorgeous but nope.)
- Most interesting character (Amber Rose) seems like she's being set up to be the closeted whore character, the one who turns out to be someone who will "Do anything for points" and its a fucking shame as a quiet character who has an adventurous nature but is inexperienced seems like she'd be the perfect paring for the MC. BUUUUT knowing the trajectory of the game so far... both her and Lydia will probably end up giving their virginities to the Roommate instead and only then will the MC get the confidence to ask them out... which is fucking gross.

So yeah, as a straight male, who has no interest in being cucked, futa'd, domme'd, pissed on, or scatted..... There was not alot for me to do in the game except for watching all the other characters get laid... PASS!!

Ways to improve the game:
I like the premise, I like the look of the female characters but honestly, alot of the story needs to change. Maybe i'm an asshole for having this opinion but I have no interest in Potential Love Interests for the MC who are just whoring there way through the male cast and just happened to land on the MC. It smacks of everything I hate about NTR but you dont even have the courtesy of a relationship. Nope, everyone's just a whore.

If that changes in the future, i'm absolutely down to try this game out again as there are ALOT of other fetishes that could be fun to experiment with (incest, stockings/pantyhose fetish, blinfolds, bdsm, ect, ect but until you clean up the story, have the MC take a more active roll, and stop having the female cast be unrepentant whore who are only interested in the MC as the "guy we havent fucked yet" then... nope. not worth the time.

First of all I like your critic because it is respectful. I can understand that everyone is different and likes other thinks but it sounds like that you are not into a lot of fetishes and that you looking/describe a other game.This platform has 1000 of games that you describe.It sounds like you want that this game is like being a dik, but than this game will cant be named fetish location and if this game focus on thousand path that everyone is happy(mc beaing a beta char,normal char,dom char....) than this game will be way too long.The problem that I have I am into a lot of fucked up shit that I would never ever do in real life but I also like beta Mc and competitor (that Lydia has a lot of guys that want her ) a lot.And their are almost no games that have a good story that are like this and the game you want exist so often on this platform.Sorry for my bad english.And also its more realistic if a lot of normal and bad guys want too sleep or trick a very hot or innocent girl(like Lydia or how is she called)l into sleeping with them(like Lydias best friend that seems like very evil)and in most games all hot girls only like you and all guys dont have interest in them?????its weird.

 

[SojuThree]

First of all I like your critic because it is respectful. I can understand that everyone is different and likes other thinks but it sounds like that you are not into a lot of fetishes and that you looking/describe a other game.This platform has 1000 of games that you describe.It sounds like you want that this game is like being a dik, but than this game will cant be named fetish location and if this game focus on thousand path that everyone is happy(mc beaing a beta char,normal char,dom char....) than this game will be way too long.The problem that I have I am into a lot of fucked up shit that I would never ever do in real life but I also like beta Mc and competitor (that Lydia has a lot of guys that want her ) a lot.And their are almost no games that have a good story that are like this and the game you want exist so often on this platform.Sorry for my bad english.And also its more realistic if a lot of normal and bad guys want too sleep or trick a very hot or innocent girl(like Lydia or how is she called)l into sleeping with them(like Lydias best friend that seems like very evil)and in most games all hot girls only like you and all guys dont have interest in them?????its weird.

There are 100s of games on here with very complicated branching paths. The idea that this game can't offer people the choices they're looking for because it would make the game too long is ridiculous. Every problem this game has could be solved with a competent writer.

Futa, scat, watersports, cuckholding, femdom, and footfetish are all minority fetishes in the fetish community. A couple of those aren't extreme minorities. But yes they are all minorities. It seems a little strange to focus on them. Kind of like the fetishes we're locating are the fetishes of the salty bear here.

I don't think anyone has a problem with this game just because it has ntr. But giving the MC no way to come out on top seems to be pushing people away. I guess. Really I have no idea what the MCs motives are or anyone's motives in this game. We're never given that information.

 

[mommysboiii]

There are 100s of games on here with very complicated branching paths. The idea that this game can't offer people the choices they're looking for because it would make the game too long is ridiculous. Every problem this game has could be solved with a competent writer.

Futa, scat, watersports, cuckholding, femdom, and footfetish are all minority fetishes in the fetish community. A couple of those aren't extreme minorities. But yes they are all minorities. It seems a little strange to focus on them. Kind of like the fetishes we're locating are the fetishes of the salty bear here.

I don't think anyone has a problem with this game just because it has ntr. But giving the MC no way to come out on top seems to be pushing people away. I guess. Really I have no idea what the MCs motives are or anyone's motives in this game. We're never given that information.

You cant be serious if the game has for example 3-5 different path(not some sentences changes like other VN)real different story line,cheracter development,cheracters react different too you..... This would take so long most VN on this site give you the illusion that you have a lot of path but you actually havent. For example I love being a dik the story is nice, the chars are nice,nice renders but the reason the dev dont give you so much options is that it would take so long too make Ntr,sharing ,asshole content, trans ,bdsm and 100 other fetishes and because his patreons would probablly outrage .But which fetishes should this game focus on? I dont like some fetishes too but I dont say pls remove them just let the people that like this thinks enjoy them because their are no other games with decent writing for this people if the dont like hentai stuff.I cant see how this story would work with a vanilla path or alpha path.You need other cheracters than and rewrite the whole story.I dont think if you just change some sentence you can have a vanilla path or a dom path.but if you like this games their are a lot of games that have this content for you.Maybe the dev can give you this scenes with other cheracters like the best male friend of lydia apologize and try getting her drunk or as revenge cums in her drink without her knowing hehe (sorry iam a siko but be aware that it is only fantasie and I would not do this thinks in real life) ,but than most guys would cry again because it is not the MC that does this things.And oh no my queen Lyida I want to marry her and nobody should touch her and so on... I just cant see how the main cheracter is the alpha male and honestly I like the way he is.And that this game focus and rare fetishes makes the game unique and good.

 

[mommysboiii]

And I dont have anything against you but I hope that the dev dont change the game into another vanilla haram incest game like all other games on this site.I really love this game.I just hope that we all respect each other because I see the one side that likes this thinks and the other side that laught omg beta haha facepalm.So lets just respect each other even if we like different things and act like adults.

 

[SojuThree]

You cant be serious if the game has for example 3-5 different path(not some sentences changes like other VN)real different story line,cheracter development,cheracters react different too you..... This would take so long most VN on this site give you the illusion that you have a lot of path but you actually havent.

I can be serious. Plenty of games here feature real storylines, character development, and characters reacting differently to the player. But this game has significant problems doing these very basic things. Which is why people don't like it. You're going to find complaints all over this thread and comparisons to other games doing things better.

But I didn't say anything about 3-5 different paths. That's not something you're going to find much of, nor am I really sure you would need 3-5 paths for a game like this. Literally 90% of fetish scene negotiations are just two questions: Dom or sub? Top or bottom? And usually those questions mean the same thing. You don't need branching paths, just optional content. Done. All of this can be done with a competent writer.

But which fetishes should this game focus on? I dont like some fetishes too but I dont say pls remove them

And no one's said that. They just don't want a game over screen for being into kinks that are different than salty bear. For some reason she seems to think she's entitled to force the audience to sit through her politics and her proclivities. Forgive me, but isn't the idea that you can tell someone they're wrong for what they're into called "kink shaming"?

This game should be focused on the fetishes its audience wants. What about that is difficult to grasp?

because their are no other games with decent writing for this people if the dont like hentai stuff.I cant see how this story would work with a vanilla path or alpha path.

"This people"? Who's this people? People into fetishes? I'm this people. Most of this people would not be interested in this game. And I can think of at least five games with writing better than this off the top of my head. Primal Instinct comes immediately to mind. But how this usually works in other games is that content is gatekept from the player until they hit a certain number of points. Often the list of stats the game is keeping track of is pretty extensive. So that's how it would work.

(sorry iam a siko but be aware that it is only fantasie and I would not do this thinks in real life)

You're not unique or special.

I just hope that we all respect each other because I see the one side that likes this thinks and the other side that laught omg beta haha facepalm.So lets just respect each other even if we like different things and act like adults.

Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of this hand wringing over "respect" on this thread. Here's the thing. These people are asking for money for their work. So instead of taking any criticism and improving their game they've started a Norman Boutin style feud with anyone who dares criticize its brilliance. They've brought this on themselves. You know, this is how people get internet famous. It feels like we're watching something really special happen here. It feels like we're watching this person come completely unglued.

The only thing I know is I cannot wait for the next update, and I need to be the very first person to download it.

 

[lexdoll]

I don't understand the hate/anger towards this game, if you are mostly vanilla in your sexual taste, this game isn't for you, if you are looking for some quick satisfaction or simply fap materials, you shouldn't touch the game either. This game clearly targets a niche group of people who enjoy abnormal stuffs.

There are tons of adult games out there that allow you to play a typical alpha male or a chick magnate every woman can't wait to take off their panties to bang, enjoy them to your heart's content.

 

[mommysboiii]

That is so true.And I dont get how you know if the dev is a girl? maybe the patreon name but we dont know and too be honest it dosent matter I dont care if a trans,male or female makes the game as long as its good.And I dont get why you always say feminism or how you can see which political attitude the dev has while you play the game.

 

[SojuThree]

I don't understand the hate/anger towards this game, if you are mostly vanilla in your sexual taste, this game isn't for you

And also if you're literally a fetish club veteran this game isn't for you either.

This game is for no one.

 

[SojuThree]

That is so true.And I dont get how you know if the dev is a girl?

After a while you get a sense for these things. They're either a woman or a transwoman, and I'm actually leaning towards transwoman.

too be honest it dosent matter I dont care if a trans,male or female makes the game as long as its good.

That is correct, even if I'm wrong it doesn't matter at all. I have no idea why we're talking about this right now. Unless you're about to accuse me of misgendering a man.

And I dont get why you always say feminism or how you can see which political attitude the dev has while you play the game.

Really? We covered all of that starting on page 21 of this conversation.

What I don't get is why you're so steadfastly defending the game when the only response I can give you is the response I've already given you:

If you like the game that's fine. Clearly it's not connecting with it's audience.

 

[mommysboiii]

you are so arrogant too speak fo every one??? you can only speak for yourself maybe realise that you dont life alone in this
world .

 

[mommysboiii]

but why are you here?? If you dont like the game it is 100% ok but if you dont like the game and write 100 post how bad the game is than its weird.So you are a troll that likes too trigger people or I have no idea why you are here makes no sense.

 

[The ArcKnight]

There are also PLENTY of different kinks out there to explore. I'm just confused as to why Scat/watersports/cuck are the ones this game chose to run with. What about knifeplay, ageplay, M/s, ect, ect, ect.

The premise of this game is to include a metric asston of fetishes and give you choices as to which ones you decide to play with and help you locate others who are into your fetish... a FETISH LOCATOR if you will. So, why put a few niche ones in there and force others to get a watersports game over screen if your not into THESE SPECIFIC ONES?!?! Really?

I'm not asking for an ALPHA AS FUCK MC, just the ability for us to make decisions and them to matter.
Prime example, the Femdom scene in the Dorm. You get to choose a "Fuck that, I'm the dominate one here" annnnnnnd NOTHING HAPPENS, like, sriously, no scene, no follow up, NOTHING. Same thing with the girl who tries to get you to blindfold Nora. You can try and turn the tables and you know what happens? YOU CLOSE THE PATH FOREVER. What the absolute shit?!?
I thought choice was suppose to matter? I thought this was about locating our fetishes? No choice, just sub males getting cucked by fucking Chads.

Seriously, fuck that. If this game is not about having a choice in what fetishes you want to have the MC (and by virtue the player) have and instead dictate which ones they are allowed, its not fetish locator, its the ballad of beta bill and the cuck queens.

I dont hate the game, its obviously unfinished and still in development. I wrote a review to help others decide if they want to play this game as to me, a game where you are mostly just a voyeur watching other characters having sex doesn't seem like it would be fun (spoilers, it wasnt) and I absolutely would of wanted to know that before i played. I want the game to get better and have more choices.

 

[SojuThree]

you are so arrogant too speak fo every one???

No. And you can't get out of what I said. Salty herself has pointed out that this thread is full of comments critical of the game. So she is well aware that she is not connecting to her audience. The likes on negative comments are clearly overwhelmingly higher than likes on positive comments. Negative reviews are beginning to appear on the thread and the game's star rating is starting to drop.

All of that speaks for itself, I'm just mentioning it.

Attacking me for mentioning it is silly.

but why are you here??

Because you've responded to me and I'm responding to the points you brought up. How is that not clear to you?

The problem seems to be that you want me to just accept the shear brilliance of any poorly thought out brain nugget you want to chuck at me without any kind of response. In that way you seem to be a lot like salty here. So at this point, I feel a little compelled to ask if you're part of the devteam too.

But otherwise the only response I have for you is the response that I am desperately and aggressively attempting to get you to understand:

If you like the game that's fine. Clearly it's not connecting with it's audience.

 

[lexdoll]

According to you, people either are extreme fetishest or vanilla who have interest in this whatsoever, thus your conclusion, the game is for no one okay, doesn't take long to get some hint of your comprehension of the whole matter, I am outta here.

 

[SojuThree]

According to you, people either are extreme fetishest or vanilla who have interest in this whatsoever, thus your conclusion, the game is for no one okay, doesn't take long to get some hint of your comprehension of the whole matter, I am outta here.

Well, flounce away then sweetie, but it's supposed to be a fetish game. So the idea that people from the fetish community wouldn't like it says that it's failed at that. The average player on here clearly hates it, even those with clear fetishes like KnightoftheWhiteSun, so it's not for them either. And players looking for a "vanilla" experience can't play it at all. So that's every kind of player.

But, you're right, I shouldn't say this game is for no one, because we all know exactly who it's for. This game is a format for salty bear to express her frustrations that most people don't share her sexual proclivities and politics. This game is for no one but her.

 

[-KC-]

First of all, stop taking runs at each other or I will give all offenders detention...

Now that I got that out of the way...
This game is just starting up and more content is coming and while you feel that decisions you previously made did fuck all, it is just not true. I know for a fact that certain upcoming scenes will or will not trigger based on previous decisions. From what I gather there are dom, sub & nice guy routes in this but it does take time to fit this stuff in... In the start the MC was inexperienced and as the game goes along it is opening him up to new experiences which will shape him into what he wants to be. It is up to you what fetishes if any he partakes of. Nobody is forcing you to be a doormat unless you choose to be one.

 

[The ArcKnight]

I do not represent the Fetish Locator game, nor the developer ViNovella, nor the entire dev team.
The thoughts I post here merely represent my own thoughts. I happen to be one of the writers on the game.
(I have to say this because of a Troll here who willfully ignores this.)

I'm glad so many people enjoy this game. I even appreciate the earnest criticism from the many who are on the fence about the game - I'm glad they're playing. I don't even mind the people who come here to complain about the things they hate. All of these things provide information that I find useful to read.
For example, I really enjoyed reading the detailed analysis recently posted by KnightoftheWhiteSun. There is some strong criticism there, but it's productive and informative.

What really bothers me are the posts that intentionally misrepresent the game. Attempting to correct them seems to just feed the Trolls, so now I'm choosing to ignore them. I'm not calling out anyone in particular here, but -in my opinion- there are a few posts that are bullshit.

Spoiler: That said, here are some of my thoughts

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Again, the above are just my personal thoughts. Hopefully, this post provides some insight and maybe answers some questions.

Having said all that, I'm going to try to go back to silently reading what (almost) everyone writes here.

I actually agree with the vast majority of the things that you have said here. It was rather succinct and well thought out.

My post/review is strongly worded because I had just finished the game and I had a rather visceral reaction to a lot of what I saw.

I downloaded the game because of the screenshots. I have a HUGE fetish for women in nylon/stockings/fishnet and seeing the sample renders with lots of lovely ladies toting my favorite fetish, and knowing this game was all about fetishes, it was an instant download for me.

I was kinda floored with what I got. I absolutely did not like seeing those interesting characters that caught my attention and pulled me into the game, were indeed engaged in all types of naughty fun.... with EVERYONE ELSE BUT ME! I assumed they were going to be love interests of the main character and boy was I unpleasantly surprised! And Truth be told, they are the potential love interests..... BUT, you literally have to watch them fucking a bunch of the other male characters first....

As someone who despises cheating, ntr, and cucking I had a VISCERAL reaction to this.

Like I said in my review, you don't necessarily have to make them all blushing virgins, (though virginity/defloration is absolutely a fetish, one of mine actually), but come on! Sure, this is a sex game, and some women just want casual sex as much as, if not more so, then most men but at least 3 of the 6 love interests are straight up fucking your roommate, one even right infront of you!!

Even the one who the MC gets the most action with, Daisy, (or Our Lady of Fishnet, as I like to think of her), is HEAVILY hinted to of JUST fucked your roommate earlier that day when she comes onto you. Later in the day she even talks about kneeling to you in the future if you choose to be the Dom in the femdom scene, which is awesome! Later, Daisy even ends up giving you a BJ at the party during the Min event. BUUUUT as much as I loved the look of Daisy, and the fun, flirty playfulness between her and the MC, it kinda grossed me out thinking that just earlier that day she was fucking your character's best friend... And like that, the magic was ruined and I instantly disliked the character because MC is obviously just another notch on the bedpost and means nothing.

I'd like to think a vast majority of people dont want to think about all the people there partner has slept with before them. I wanted to say no one wants to know, but I remembered cuck/ntr is absolutely a fetish. -shudders-.

That being said, yes, this game is very early and has ALOT of potential. I will end up playing it again after a few development cycles, once the Dom paths are added in. I really hope that Lindsey and Amber Rose end up not being turned into whoreish/easy characters who end up sleeping around. I hope they are saved for the MC as Amber obviously has a huge thing for the MC and Lindsey is warming up to him considerably.

As right now though, there isnt really much fetish wise that interests me. Plenty of room for more though, and I still hope that the development team keeps working on expanding the list of fetishes.

 

[RedPillBlues]

• I think that is the purpose of the Game Over screen if you don't get enough points (or the cheater's Game Over screen if you "earn" more points that are possible in the game.) If you aren't willing to explore fetishes and push boundaries - and keep in mind this is just my personal opinion - then what's the point? In many games "Game Over" indicates a lack of skill or is just there as a gameplay mechanic without purpose. In Fetish Locator the "Game Over" indicates the necessity for the Player to make a decision - do you want to try again, being more adventurous this time, or do you want to play something else? Maybe take a break, think about it, and come back later.
• Overall, I recommend playing the game with an open mind. There used to be a saying I heard a lot about a decade ago, but haven't heard much recently: "Your kink isn't my kink, and that's okay.

The irony of those two statements, pretty funny.

Really though the way the games set up in the beginning is probably the worst thing that could have been done for this game. If you didn't force the player to join the game late you wouldn't have all these issues with dom players and it would be much easier to mold the players world in either direction as there would be a fair start. The player could choose to use the app to form a harem, or choose to be a dirty cum eater. However with him coming in late, and all the girls already in everyone's bed, you've basically told people who don't like that to go fuck themselves (which would fine if the game wasn't built around having a lot of fetishes all of which are "optional") . You basically took away the away the ability for a large demographic to enjoy the game for nothing.

As a game based around exploring fetishes and ones you don't like being optional its a whopping failure and its all thanks to they arbitrary decision to make the MC come in late, and therefore forcing him to be the underdog while everyone else is king.

 

[BigBabs69]

Something just reminded me of Ernest...

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