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Out of every game on this site that I've played, this is the only game that I like enough that I feel the need to talk about it a bit. I'll start off by saying that even without the porn content, the game is full of references and dialogue that is simply enjoyable to go through. I came here looking for a specific type of content,(I don't need to say what type because it's already obvious) and instead of just fulfilling all of that content and moving on, I wanted to finish all of the neat little bits aswell. I wanted to find the secrets, get the unlockables, and finish all the quests, even if it didn't add anything onto what I was actually after. The art direction is new and refreshing, the setting is, well, I don't know a word for it aside from 'Corny' which would be a more negative way to say it, but I absolutely love the setting. Everything in the house feels, looks, and interacts as you'd imagine it.

The gameplay is the most enjoyable I've played yet. I enjoy going through new areas and looking for things to interact with, or trying to interact with old objects when I get a new item. Even if nothing happens 90% of the time, it is simply fun to try out all the different things. And while the travellingcould get monotonous before, the addition of the easy to access fast travel made the game a whole lot smoother when you were going through quests, speaking of which.

The quests in this game are genuinely fun and interesting. It's obvious that a lot of care and effort goes into making the quests equally unique and witty, with solutions being so incredibly simple that you need most of the time end up overthinking. Overall, I think that, aside from a few small things, the pacing of the game is phenomenal. It doesn't need to have a novels' book length, because the anticipation and tension is built up as you go downstairs and walk past Meredith sleeping in the couch, waiting for her dreaded work day to start. It makes you want to finish it, and by the time you do, it doesn't matter if there aren't atleast 40 lines of dialogue, because all of the buildup has already been completed through the use of environmental storytelling and subtle hints.

One of the only problems I have pacing wise with the game is that the Blowjob scene with Meredith is unlocked a bit too fast, but that's about it. I like how 'To the point' the game is, it makes it refreshing because I can just interact with the things around me and have those things tell the story for me rather than 1k word dialogue exchanges. I'd much rather actively do stuff for an hour, get a 2-5 minute dialogue, then get a scene, than sift through 1 hour of dialogue for a scene.

The final problem that I have with the pacing is that thighjob scene makes the sex scene feel so close, but when you actually go through the bonus scene, there are quite a few things that are yet to even be talked about in the main game. And this makes me worry about the possibility of the thighjob to sex gap is going to be rather large.

NOW, while I love going into detail about these things, I don't want to write a post that is too hard to digest. So now, I'll get to some suggestions.

1. Add more small interactive scenes that can call npcs to your location and cause a small exchange of words. Example: If you are decently far into Merediths story, when you enter the bathroom you might see her underwear on the floor. Your character think it a nice gesture to take it and put it in the laundry, but right as you grab it, Meredith enters, causing a small exchange of words, some slight teasing, and then she leaves again. This doesn't necessarily have to actually go anywhere, but small things like this can aid in building anticipation throughout.
2. Be careful with how much time you spend on side characters. While I understand that from a writers perspective, you might want to add side characters that allow you to make it easier to build up the main casts' plot, from a player perspective, too much time away from the main cast makes it much harder to keep interest, and due to the time gap between updates, the chance that an update misses the mark grows bigger. I didn't personally like Charlottes update that much because it added very little, and while it still advances the main cast story, I felt bummed out knowing I will likely have to wait a couple more months now until I get more content. (I don't dislike Charlottes' character, I think she's fucking great, I just didn't like the lack of things the update added)

That's all I have to say. I will say again, I love this game. It's such a treat amongst the sea of games on this site that are just the same visual novel style with endless text. Fun gameplay, amazing art direction and art in general, great theme and setting, great characters, story and pacing. I can't wait to see whatever you might choose to update next!
 
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JorogrArt

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next update?,i anxious a fuck
It will likely be a while, still.


One of the only problems I have pacing wise with the game is that the Blowjob scene with Meredith is unlocked a bit too fast, but that's about it. I like how 'To the point' the game is, it makes it refreshing because I can just interact with the things around me and have those things tell the story for me rather than 1k word dialogue exchanges. I'd much rather actively do stuff for an hour, get a 2-5 minute dialogue, then get a scene, than sift through 1 hour of dialogue for a scene.

The final problem that I have with the pacing is that thighjob scene makes the sex scene feel so close, but when you actually go through the bonus scene, there are quite a few things that are yet to even be talked about in the main game. And this makes me worry about the possibility of the thighjob to sex gap is going to be rather large.
I don't disagree with these. I view Meredith's story up until the BJ to be pretty good (aside from too much Sleep Until Morning to fire a cut scene around the Kissing arc). Once you hit the BJ scene though, things progress at warp speed and should be slowed down a little bit and we should get some insight into MC and Meredith's feelings for each other.

There are a couple of scenes that are out of place within the current story. The Shower scene is one, the Kitchen Kneeling BJ scene is another. Many of the MILFs in the game follow a pattern where they are reluctant to take their clothes off (in contrast to the younger ones). Convincing Meredith to take her top off takes a bit of work. It should be no different to have her bottom similarly gatekept. I wanted to have a scene where as part of MC's "homeschooling," Meredith teaches MC how to cunnilingus, thereby unlocking Kissing III. I still want to do this, but it needs to be inserted into the current story.

2. Be careful with how much time you spend on side characters. While I understand that from a writers perspective, you might want to add side characters that allow you to make it easier to build up the main casts' plot, from a player perspective, too much time away from the main cast makes it much harder to keep interest, and due to the time gap between updates, the chance that an update misses the mark grows bigger. I didn't personally like Charlottes update that much because it added very little, and while it still advances the main cast story, I felt bummed out knowing I will likely have to wait a couple more months now until I get more content. (I don't dislike Charlottes' character, I think she's fucking great, I just didn't like the lack of things the update added)
The last update wasn't my finest work, admittedly. When it comes to the character hierarchy, Meredith, Brooke, and Nicole are the only "main" characters that will have long stories. Every other character is a miniboss (Charlotte, Irene, Jasmine, Andrea), or a complete bonus character (Lucy/Esmeralda). Having other characters available helps the writing a little bit because it gives options, but any time I introduce a female character of any kind, the expectation from the player is that she is "on the menu."

That's all I have to say. I will say again, I love this game. It's such a treat amongst the sea of games on this site that are just the same visual novel style with endless text. Fun gameplay, amazing art direction and art in general, great theme and setting, great characters, story and pacing. I can't wait to see whatever you might choose to update next!
Thank you for the thoughtful and constructive post. It's posts like this that keep me going! :coffee:
 

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I am one of those who think that the Meredith story is very appropriate and progresses well. Corruption is progressing exactly as it should, neither too quickly nor too slowly. The only thing I regret is that the last update fell short of my expectations and I did not see any new Meredith content. But I think we will see good content in the next update. Maybe there will be another friction scene. It can then progress to anal, sex with a condom, and sex without a condom.
 

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Fun gameplay, amazing art direction and art in general, great theme and setting, great characters, story and pacing.
While I love the art and gameplay as well, I strongly believe that the success of any narrative experience is primarily dependent upon the writing. And so that's what really stands out to me and separates FOAK from the pack; that the art and gameplay are each also superlative really serves to maximize the impact of the writing.
 
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DanteRed

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I would like to offer a suggestion regarding the mom scenes. Like yourself and others, I felt that it takes a while until one gets to the kissing scene. From there to the handjob scene, I think the pacing is just right but after that, I too felt that the progress is way too fast.

My suggestion before getting to the kissing scene is to have some hug scenes between them, with the mom being thankful at first for the son's help and then just hugging him because she likes the sensation and the comfort he brings her. That spark before the kissing scene isn't there yet, of course, but this way, she feels more comfortable around him, thus her "practice girlfriend" idea also doesn't sound too bad to her.
 

JorogrArt

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Last content update was 31 days ago, so i wouldn't hold my breath before late november / december.

That is, if there are no helloween / christmas episodes planned...
No significant Halloween or Christmas updates this year. We'll see about Boxing Day, Yom Kippur, and President's Day... /s

what means spank bank time, taboo or sexy time?
I'm not 100% sure, but it seems you're referring to the Spank Bank Music option. Some people have complained about the default music that plays during sex scenes, so I provided the option to change it or turn it off entirely.

Back when computers with 33 mhz of CPU clockspeed was blazing.
Absolutely. My first computer I believe was a 4.77 Mhz 8088 processor with a 5 or 10 megabyte hard drive. ;)
 
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Need waiting next update? Will be some hot scenes with meredith??? I mean touch, grope, kiss at least in different places, maybe some extra stuff like spank her at morning. I think some pepper in their relationship it would't hurt. Or i step in wrong place where not even planned about it actions? God blees you Jorogr for that game.
 

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Really looking forward to any upcoming Brooke content. Nicole and Jasmine as well, but especially Brooke. The whole bickering older sister dynamic doesn't show up often enough in games, and it is fantastic here.
Nicole is expected to have her story started later this year. Brooke and Jasmine won't get anything significant until next year, probably. I have some improvements to Brooke's bonus scene I'd like to sneak in before the end of the year.

Need waiting next update? Will be some hot scenes with meredith??? I mean touch, grope, kiss at least in different places, maybe some extra stuff like spank her at morning. I think some pepper in their relationship it would't hurt. Or i step in wrong place where not even planned about it actions? God blees you Jorogr for that game.
The center piece of the next update will be a new Meredith Spank Bank scene, which I'm working on at the moment. MC will join Meredith on her bed for the first time and he can passively receive some motherly affection or he can be proactive and reciprocate, showing her how much she is desired. If MC plays his cards right, he can earn the ability to spend the night in Meredith's room.

I remember TYPING IN programs from a magazine because some computers didn't have external memories. in a computer club we wrote simple games on green-black monitors, and later on c64 which had a 1 Mhz processor.
Oh man, that unlocks so many memories (no pun intended), typing in Line Basic from a magazine. Some of them, you didn't know what was going to happen when you finished typing it in and actually ran the program.
 

sekondo

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i just started this game so im pretty much at the beginning
i cant do the tidy up objectives, i did the other two lists but whenever i try to clean up anything it says that i need to do it later am i missing sth or???
 
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