You realize that we cannot suggest "something say different" if we don't know what you are working on now.
It's internet, while we can, we don't do our homework before posting, even if it's only 2 clicks.
I'm looking to make a game way different to the project I'm currently working on, so my current game is irrelevant.
I rushed my past 2 games to the point the 1st got abandoned and the 2nd is getting more and more bad criticism with every release, so I want to put a lot of research into the next.
that, and a plot the builds tension (sexual or not) without blue balling for months. Actual progression would be nice, not necessarily in an RPG way but so that it actually feels like the game isn't homogeneous that both the plot and characters are not in the same state they were when the game starts as they are when it finishes, you know an actual story.
Yeah, the story is going to be the main focus of the next game, my current one relies on repeatable scenes which tents to drag as it's a sandbox(ish) game & I want the next to be a VN focusing more on story than doing the same shit over and over to see a tit.
Hey Ping! Two things I say we don't have enough of, Female Protagonists who aren't Retards in Lechertown and Futa. With the latter it doesn't even have to be a theme, just a character. I'm working on a Female Protag myself right now, but since I'm writing it it won't be something I get to really enjoy. So it would be nice to see more of us tackle the task of a good female protag.
I've never really though of a female protag in a game, I think mainly because the person playing it is a guy so I figured they'd wanna play as a guy, although, I think the reason I say that is because I don't think I've ever played or seen a game with a female protag, so really good idea actually, might have to put this to a poll with my patrons
good character build.
realistic/normal bodies .... sorry but if i see another game where its a combination of Lola Ferarri & Kardashian/minaj im gonna hurl ...
avoid grind and NTR/Cuck .grind could be ok as in learning a skill upto a point of a few repeats,but nothing like BB .
On a lot of games where there is even the slightest hint of NTR the forum becomes an fistfight of pro's and con's and guilty pleasures and talk about double standards.
as always on the mark
a good build up , add some romance.
or give people the chance to skip time/grind after a certain point is reached.
just my two cents.
I had a little NTR in my last game and people went nuts, lol, soon removed it in the next update, lol.
As for character build that'll for sure be a thing in it with plenty of flash backs to show who people are and where they're coming from.
They game will work in episodes rather than versions and it'll be a VN so I think per episode release I'll give the option to skip through the last episode, maybe do a "previously" thing like what you see in TV shows.
Gotta second this. A female protag that isn't a complete moron would be fantastic. Women like sex just as much as blokes do, you don't need to make her do dumb shit to get it.
Doesn't even need to be the protag, just women in general tend to be portrayed as complete drooling cum dumps in some games and that's about as attractive as watching Piers Morgan butt fuck Rosie O'Donnell.
"Piers Morgan butt fuck Rosie O'Donnell."....mmmm, such a nice thought....I mean, eww, gross, bro?
But nah, I like the idea of a female protag, I was thinking of a game from a narrators point of view, kinda like in a TV show where it follows multiple characters rather like just a single point of view.
I don't know your previous games, but for game to be successful, I would it's much more important to have a good well thought project rather than concentrate on giving people the fetishes they want. Otherwise you will end with yet another incest game with a creep protagonist as the single male in the universe.
that's why I posted this thread, getting the research in before starting it, I don't plan on starting the game for a good few months, but looking for ideas now so I have a hint on what people want and like.
I plan of getting at least the first 6-7 releases planned out before starting the game and want version 1 and 2 complete before releasing it so I'm ahead of myself.
Gonna take the time to plan the story, design the character, get to know the characters and such.
Incest game with love/romance and a lot of kissing to get started with, the sex can come later.
Above all a great story to go with great looking characters including the MC.
With pregnancy and carrying to term the love child.
My current game focuses on a love route or a domination route which I'm not really a fan of, I'm thinking removing the corruption/domination and just having a love/romance game.
Also, pregnancy will always be focused in my games as nobody seems to do it.
I think that's probably not possible.
Actually the games that I enjoy most are not the games which try to cram as many fetishes (or girls) in a game as possible... Tangled Up is a good example.
What I like in general:
1) good story
2) character depth
3) choice
What I don't like in general:
1) no choice
2) unclear choices (e.g. similar-looking dialogue options which turn out to have major impact later)
3) asshole MC's who have to rape / coerce / blackmail in order to get anywhere
Fetishes that most steer clear of:
- lesbian (not bisexual)
- male bisexuality
- femdom
A good lesbian mother/daughter romance would be cool, especially with daughter as MC.
I like the idea of a mother/daughter romance, but I'm thinking about not having a single MC, maybe make it like the cast of friends or the big bang theory where it doesn't follow and 1 person the entire episode, make it a multicast, multi-mc game.
I am going to double on non retarded female MC. There are ways to stretch some things so it's still in believable territory if it's needed without making character a pervert from the start. Curiosity is one of those things.
On the fetishes stuff... Weird question. Are you going to choose whatever is more popular? I wonder why such mindset. What if 99% of people want something you find disgusting? Will you work on something you don't like?
Here is an idea: list your own kinks and focus on things you like and enjoy.
Unless you are a big ass studio that can go with it, which isn't the case.
In my view, if you need to do forced kinks to please as many people as you can, I am more than skeptic.
Try asking different things: What people don't want to see, be it kinks or other stuff.
Though, looking at the posts, you are pretty much getting that.
I'd say the main focus of this thread isn't really to find what other's like, it's more to see what other's suggest but I like, if that makes sense.
I'm not really that much of a "kinky" guy I guess, so just looking for ideas on what everything is called, lol.
My main expectation is a game you wish to create. I hate when devs are trying to gather attention with fetishes they don't like. As for other things:
- no incest - it's hard to find something more unrealistic and silly. I know I can't expect realistic behaviours or plot in an incest game and it really kills my immersion. Not to say it's the most overused fetish we have.
- character development - slow realistic burn is the most enjoyable one.
- meaningful choices - well done branching is essential
- lot of characters but not too much to draw their emotions better. Female and male ofc as games without other males (and competitors) are usually just boring for me.
I do feel like incest is overused, but I feel that's because it's what people want, like I've seen plenty of games that don't have incest but look like they have fantastic visuals ( as I normally play for the visuals ) but I refuse to play them as it's not got what I'm looking for, which is incest.
I feel if I was to make a game with good visuals, incest & a really good plot/characters then it could be good.
I'd love to get my visuals on par with the industry giants like LewdLab or Gumdrop, once I do that and get the plot I'm looking for, that's when I'll get started on it, but not till I'm happy with what I'm doing.
What I like:
Lesbians (real lesbian games, not one lesbian scene in an otherwise straight game, no MFF threesomes, no performances for a male character, the focus of the game must be on the lesbian relations)
BDSM/domination
Milfs
Lingerie, high heels (ideally with the possibility for the player to dress the characters
character customisation (of course very few porn games that have it, and it's difficult to develop, but we are allowed to have dreams)
A powerful main character
cyberpunk, science-fiction or fantasy setting
What I don't like:
Male characters (A few male MC games are ok, but for me they still pale in comparison to lesbian games. As soon as there is a second male character involved in the sex scenes, it's a no-go for me.)
bimbos/stupid characters
shota/loli, too young characters
grind (with that I mean grind. I'm perfectly fine with a long story and rather slow pacing, but I don't want to play the same minigame 30 times to open some character's bra.
That being said, I seriously doubtly that such a thing as "game development on demand" as suggested by the initial question is possible. Even if the majority of the users name a certain fetish, it will be hard for the developer to put it into a game if he doesn't like it himself.
I'm really leaning towards doing a female orientated game, but would look into getting a lot of assistance with the writing as to how to make the females seem less "stupid", in my mind a non-stupid female would be a female with glasses, which is stupid within itself, lol.
I think as I'm not a smart person myself, would be hard to get a smart character down, however, I do have a female doctor friend and she's way smart, so may get some inspiration from her xD
As for sci-fi, I've always been interested in doing a game set in space with alien characters, but not sure I'd be able to pull it off.
Just a dumb thought but shouldnt you make a game with fetishes you actually like yourself? that way you will probably be more motivated and put more thought into the game. No matter what your fetishes are you will probably find people who share them and they will appreciate the extra care you will put into the game.
That's what I'm looking for, I'm not "in" with the terms of what some fetishes are and there are probably fetishes out there that I'm into but either don't know about them or it's been so long since I've seen them I've simply forgot about them
I think, a thread were everybody says what he likes and what doesn't like, is just fine. But I also think this is smalltalk rather than any suitable help in developing a game.
You got it spot on fella =]
So, I kinda find this to simply be an ignorant statement. Ping Panda already had been developing a game based. The problem, that I'm sure you'd know if you had played his game, is that the fetish he chose was incest. Now all know that patreon is purging incest. So maybe he's crowd sourcing a fetish to see if there's something he can do instead of incest.
Exactly, I'm testing the water and seeing what's the kids are into these days
so basically you are are saing he should have just said ''hey guys, what is the fetish that patreon supports that you are willing to pledge ?''.
I am going to stick with my previous comment if he creates a game with his own desires and puts the effort in it people will find away to support him.
I'm not looking for fetishes that's sole peruse is to gain patrons.
I'm simply trying to gather a list of what fetishes there are and see what I like and don't like.
For example, I would a NEVER thought about doing a female protag game, but I actually really like the idea and is something I'd be into. If it wasn't for this thread I'd have never thought of it =]
Single biggest I guess even fetish turn on for me, that is rarely ever used in any western VN I have ever played.
Audio. Doesn't even need to be voice, but some thought and effort put into ambiance at least.
I've been thinking a lot recently about adding voiced into a game, really don't think it would fit into my current game though but could possibly work in the next if I do it right.
do you by chance know any other games that have female vocals so I can get some thoughts/research on how it's done?
Also like the idea of ambiance in a game, would add a level of immersion to it.
Another thing I was thinking of doing is free-standing-animations...not sure if that's actually what it's called but sounds good xD
Basically when a character is stood infront of you, you can see them breathing, and tilting there head or a smile or frown ect, I think that could be pretty cool
