VN Ren'Py Hardenville [v0.2.4] [JoyFI Games]

[Trikus]

Right now, I've been getting some great suggestions for making improvements. I've come to realize that the "bartender" situation was a bit too close to NTR, which could make some folks uncomfortable with Natalie and Sandra. I never meant to distance those characters. Since it looks like many of you share these concerns, it's a good move to take a step back and make a few small adjustments.

These tweaks won't change my plans for the rest of the season. My goal is to ensure most players have a fantastic time with the game. However, I want to stress that I'll be sticking to my original storyline plans. I've got plenty of unique ideas up my sleeve to make this game stand out from other VNs.

Filip,
JoyFI Games

Hi Dev, please do not change your vision of the game for a bunch of boys pretending to be men. It is always obvious when a dev caves to peer pressure and changes their game. It can kill the passion you have for your story, and that will be clear in the writing. Also, changing it will not suddenly make all the complainers turn into Patreon subscribers. Make the game you want to make and if that means some crybabies on a pirate site don't like it, well boohoo for them.

 

[DarkAssassin]

Here is Gallery and Replay Unlocker for Hardenville
(Updated to v0.2.1, works in v0.2.2)
*(Code Requirement Removed)*

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[BaasB]

The young women in this visual novel are stunning in every conceivable manner, including the charming miss with freckles.


filiwonka
Careful with Wincest and Steam/Patreon

 

[AlexMpog]

Hey. Tried the game. Giving some feedback (only my personal perspective)

1) Renders are decent, and girls are beautiful, I dunno, it's a matter of taste guess, but I kinda like girls with freckles in this game.
2) Gloryhole scene, that's ouch, absolutely disgusting. If I wanted to see such scene I would go to the Brazzers website.
I mean, here I am trying to immerse my self in a game, MC's character and jada jada and then bamn...
Anyway, this scene is a huge turn off for me and minus 2 potential LIs in a game, meh.
3) I am not a big fan of FF content, and it is in a game (yeah yeah, tag is here), it's not optional so far. From what I have read in a thread most part of LIs are either Bi or Lesbian (if not all of them). Straight girl is as rare as unicorn)) I guess it's a trend nowadays, then why not add Male Gay as well? Joking, please don't do that)).
Well, if FF was optional in a future that would be great, it's bearable I guess if it's not.
I know it's said that guys mostly find two girls messing around to be hot, well, not all of us share those believes.


Good luck with a game, Dev. Peace.

 

[Trikus]

3) I am not a big fan of FF content, and it is in a game, and it's not optional so far. From what I have read in a thread most part of LIs are either Bi or Lesbian (if not all of them), I guess it's a trend nowadays, then why not add Male Gay as well? Joking, please don't do that)).
Well, if FF was optional in a future that would be great, I know it's said that guys mostly find two girls messing around to be hot, well, not all of us share those believes.

The game has a "lesbian" tag. If you don't like FF content, why download it? You punched yourself in the face then moaned to the developer who gave you advanced warning. This is the exact reason why those tags exist, so you can avoid stuff you don't like. Take responsibility for your own actions.

 

[depeche mode]

Hi Dev, please do not change your vision of the game for a bunch of boys pretending to be men. It is always obvious when a dev caves to peer pressure and changes their game. It can kill the passion you have for your story, and that will be clear in the writing. Also, changing it will not suddenly make all the complainers turn into Patreon subscribers. Make the game you want to make and if that means some crybabies on a pirate site don't like it, well boohoo for them.

dating my daughter fan sign, discard opinion

 

[xXwankerXx]

"Choice matter" yeah right

In most games they don't, so that's not exactly new or surprising. Also, this cringe ass, desperate-for-pussy, dumb MC is too Cece from LoF for my taste, so fuck him and his introverted bullshit.

The mc acts like a creep desperate to see a girl in the bathroom, one thing leads to another and she ends up sucking his dick but thinking at all times that it's someone else

Girlfriend material right there.... they go around sucking strangers' dicks (in this case it is the Mc obviously) and there's no way to avoid that

True lol. Hope she at least did a good job sucking him off, cuz selling us the "she may act like a slut, but technically, she's inexperienced and new to doing things sluts do" excuse won't cut it.

The cousin arrives and she also has no problem with sucking a dick, and it also seems like they are the bicurious types....

I really hate when the MC gets a lewd scene because the girls think he is someone else. Especially since they are listed as likely LI's.

Another bullshit trope to check off our list then. And the two bitches thought that was the bartender, so a certain word should be expected to be forced into the story, but only 'for the plot', ofc. Damn, at this point, I seriously wonder if devs do this intentionally or don't really give a shit about feedback and ppl's usual reaction to certain forced kinks, fetishes and tropes.

By the way, according to the answer that the dev gave me on Itch, it seems that this is going to be a Sandbox or at least a Point and Click style of game.

Sandbox and potential NTR in the next updates ?? Yay !! Let's start the bets on how soon the game will get abandoned.

 

[Deepthroatme]

Says you need to answer Millie before you can continue but no phone or way to do this

 

[WaltS]

Says you need to answer Millie before you can continue but no phone or way to do this

Click the phone (barely visible) in the lower right corner of the screen.

 

[JoyFI Games]

In most games they don't, so that's not exactly new or surprising. Also, this cringe ass, desperate-for-pussy, dumb MC is too Cece from LoF for my taste, so fuck him and his introverted bullshit.




True lol. Hope she at least did a good job sucking him off, cuz selling us the "she may act like a slut, but technically, she's inexperienced and new to doing things sluts do" excuse won't cut it.




Another bullshit trope to check off our list then. And the two bitches thought that was the bartender, so a certain word should be expected to be forced into the story, but only 'for the plot', ofc. Damn, at this point, I seriously wonder if devs do this intentionally or don't really give a shit about feedback and ppl's usual reaction to certain forced kinks, fetishes and tropes.



Sandbox and potential NTR in the next updates ?? Yay !! Let's start the bets on how soon the game will get abandoned.

As I've stated multiple times recently, the GH scene will be improved, and the bartender mentioning will be removed. I've said multiple times that there never will be NTR or sharing with another male.

I've also never mentioned sandbox:

"I draw a lot of inspiration from games like "Summer's Gone" and "Summer Heat," but my first introduction was "Echoes of Lust" back in the day.

All three, along with a few others, have been significant sources of inspiration for me. Additionally, I appreciate elements from "Fetish Locator" as well!"

"It won't be a game involving days of grinding or skipping multiple days to discover new content. I'm a big fan of the current state of "Summer Heat" in terms of gameplay."


On itch.io I responed with this:

"The Prologue serves as a starting point for you to become familiar with some of the key characters in Season 1. We are fully committed to making necessary changes based on your feedback. While we have a roadmap for the season, we're open to adjustments based on the feedback we receive.

In the upcoming release, Episode 1, you can look forward to traditional elements such as exploration, engaging in conversations with characters, collecting items, earning rewards, and much more. This release is expected in late December or early January."

 

[depeche mode]

dev you should take cues from away from home and shut up and dance (not the idiotic storyline with the friend or the crime drama obvs). top top games. good luck on your game

 

[xXwankerXx]

Yep, if MC is going to become a hero cock for many ladies...he should have a decent sized tool to work with.

Nah, big dicks aren't realistic. Didn't you hear that in most game threads with well-hung MC's ?? Only average and small ones are. I swear some ppl take fictional shit way to seriously and need to stop self-projecting so much.

Rest assured, I have no plans to abandon this project. In fact, I'm dedicated to completing Hardenville Season 1.

Rendering all the images in 4k takes some time and storage space, but it's worth it for the quality.

No offense, but the 2nd sentence cancels the first in most cases, cuz if you don't have at least a decent config for that 3090 and some money to spare for the project, you can't release updates as fast as you'd want to, and not releasing updates in a reasonable amount of time is one of the reasons why ppl won't rush to support your game. Not having enough money to cover the expenses and paying some bills will inevitably force you to abandon the project, and adding questionable, unavoidable content like the gloryhole BJ won't convince ppl the future is bright for your project.

That's only my (so far) pessimistic opinion on how things will play out based on what I saw and read, but obviously, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and wish you all the best bcz I think the game has potential. Otherwise, I wouldn't be bothering to post in this thread.

Oh look, a new incest game. Wadda odd surprise here.

NTR and fem.prot. games with 'quality' storytelling and looots of originality are just one or two tags away from you. Move on if you don't like this game, cuz nobody's forcing you to play it.

 

[X[]-[]X]

In most games they don't, so that's not exactly new or surprising. Also, this cringe ass, desperate-for-pussy, dumb MC is too Cece from LoF for my taste, so fuck him and his introverted bullshit.




True lol. Hope she at least did a good job sucking him off, cuz selling us the "she may act like a slut, but technically, she's inexperienced and new to doing things sluts do" excuse won't cut it.




Another bullshit trope to check off our list then. And the two bitches thought that was the bartender, so a certain word should be expected to be forced into the story, but only 'for the plot', ofc. Damn, at this point, I seriously wonder if devs do this intentionally or don't really give a shit about feedback and ppl's usual reaction to certain forced kinks, fetishes and tropes.



Sandbox and potential NTR in the next updates ?? Yay !! Let's start the bets on how soon the game will get abandoned.

do you despise introverts?
also since you didn't read through this thread properly, the developer said there will be no NTR and the bartender scene will be altered

 

[Trikus]

Here is Gallery and Replay Unlocker for Hardenville-v0.1.0
(Have to update every version)

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Was this necessary when the code for unlocking the gallery was on the original post?

 

[AlexMpog]

The game has a "lesbian" tag. If you don't like FF content, why download it? You punched yourself in the face then moaned to the developer who gave you advanced warning. This is the exact reason why those tags exist, so you can avoid stuff you don't like. Take responsibility for your own actions.

You right indeed. But it can be also optional or not, and since there is no further info in description in a game, I tried the game, and gave feedback just like Dev asked, wasn't trying to insult anybody or whatever you assume. I only noted that it's not optional. But I got your point, corrected post a bit.

 

[JoyFI Games]

By the way, guys, I originally had the current (0.1.0) "bartender fiasco" a bit mysterious.

As you can see in the image below, Sandra spots MC heading outside after ordering a new drink from the bartender, who is still at the bar:



However, as I've mentioned previously, the scene will be improved to avoid any mention of him, preventing any negative assumptions about Sandra. While she might be tough towards Ariel and some others, as you can observe in the Prologue, she does care about MC.

 

[DarkAssassin]

Was this necessary when the code for unlocking the gallery was on the original post?

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did I tell you to use this mod?
it's for the people who want easy way

 

[xXwankerXx]

I highly recommend MC using condoms in the upcoming sex-scenes.

Wait !! Back up for a sec. Condoms in porn games ?? Condoms ?? In fucking porn games ?? What kinda sorcery is this ?? Who'd want that shit in fiction too when they can make their MC blow his load in every pixelated slut he can ??

The problem is that you kill 2 potential Li’s in 1 scene...
Who wants two bitches ready to suck a stranger? And to drive the nail further you make them kiss with cum in the mouth like bitches in heat...
Even without including ntr etc , there are many ways to destroy a Li.

I second this. I understand the dev wants a slow burn type of build up with the LIs, but seeing two of them happy and willing to suck the bartender's dick through that glory hole, when one of them could've seen the MC and only pretended he was someone else for a quick taste of his dick, isn't exactly most players' definition of a woman worthy of being an LI. Waiting on the edited script to see how much things improve in that scene.

But dude, you are having her give a random stranger a blowjob, without rubber, and in a nasty portable bathroom, and she even gets joined by another chick who also thinks that is a good idea.
So I think "realism" or "doesnt fit" shouldnt really be a factor here since the scenario is already that farfetched no one would be looking for logic there.

Yeah, fiction is fiction for a reason. There should be a certain percentage of realism involved to make the story sound believable, but too much realism would make it boring, IMO. In our case, I don't think many guys would want anything serious with those two after hearing what they did in the bathroom with a complete stranger, who could've had all kinds of diseases and shit. Even sluts looking for some quick fun would be more careful than those two dumb bitches, so let's not get too much realism involved in fiction.

do you despise introverts?

Only those who think about suicide without giving a shit how much they hurt their parents, siblings and any other person who cares about them even a lil bit, just cuz they a bunch of shy, whiny bitches afraid of socializing and interacting with others. Basically, just ppl like dear, 'amazing' Cece from LoF, who I honestly fail to understand why anyone would like.

 

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[MrBenny]

Nah, big dicks aren't realistic. Didn't you hear that in most game threads with well-hung MC's ?? Only average and small ones are. I swear some ppl take fictional shit way to seriously and need to stop self-projecting so much.

Well, I mentioned it because (to me...and maybe others feel the same...) it's just not believable that an MC with a tiny dick, creates a harem. He's not rich, and he's just an average young looking guy...so having an MC with a decent package that is above average (Not forearm size), would be much more believable for a harem path story. Just saying...as the dev asked for feedback.

And, if I was self projecting... I'm larger than the MC, so I mention his size because I really can't relate to the story's set realism (the character asset used).