I really like Harem Hotel but I like to have bigger chunks when I play so I skip 1 or 2 updates before playing again. It is easier to wait for me, if I am not hyped after finishing current content.
But I always download the current versions even if I don’t play them. I want to be sure to have the newes version on my drive for the case that the game is taken down for any reason.
I always UnRen them to get a smal peek of the new content and see how much new content was added. That is just for a rough estimation and also because I can't help doing it.
At Runey: That you started putting the new content into separate folder helped a lot. Thanks.
As I see the direct content of the game I have a question for some time now. I know you did some trials to make animations as clips (.webm)
What was the result? I know you dropped it as there are only single pictures in the recent updates and no more clips. I would be interested why? I was expecting that a clip has a smaller files size compared to 34 single quality images. I see sometimes people complain about the game size and with 10GB it is a goliath for an VN. I have fast internet and a Mega account so it is not a problem for me, it is just that I am interested in why the experiment with .webm failed.
About the possible Steam release. I would like that a lot, but I am from Germany and steam blocks all shop sites for porn content “access is not allowed for you country”. We cant access them, as they do not block only the IP but a german account in general. Using a VPN does not help, so If we cant acces the shop page we cant add them to the steam library even if it is offered for free on steam. What does work is input a key directly to add it to the library. But I am not sure if that works for a game that is offered for free on steam. I am happy as it is now and Steam would only be a Bonus, but I wanted to mention this.
Wow there was a lot of discussion in the last few days about the start of the game and how it is now.
I do not want to reopen them, but I want to add how I experienced the game when I started it the first time and how I understood the game.
To start let me mention. I always hope for a game that has some decent story and also a good amount of animated Ero content. If after playing for some time the game does not meet that expectation I drop it. But that is what I hope for.
The last time I started HH new, is some time ago so this is how remember it:
There is a guy (The grandson we play) who got a letter from his grandfather he did not much have contact with. This grandfather spend his life to create and build a hotel.
Because this was so important for him he focus only about it, he neglected the rest of the family.
Now at his death bed he passes it on to his only remaining family the Player.
As this hotel is located on a
different continent that also is quite secluded from the rest of the world the Player is clueless at the start and needs to learn everything starting from meeting all the people for the first time and getting to know them, to the history of this continent and city close by.
That is quit common for a game to make it reasonable why everything is new to the player and is explained to him in the game.
Now I noticed many people complain that the story, character’s and focus of the game went and changed a lot compared to the beginning. And that this change is bad. But I personally do not see it like that.
For me these changes made sense and were done quite nicely by Runey.
For example when you meet someone for the first time in real life, it is common that the first expression is quite different from the person after you know him a longer time.
Many people try to give the best impression to someone they meet for the first time. They want to look proper and don’t start of with “Hey I am an exhibitionist and love to watch porn movies!”
They say in the beginning: “I love to read books and hear music”.
But after some time spend together knowing each other better its like “What you also love Hentai … awesome”. That’s character development. In case of Harem Hotel lets see Kali. At first, she is cold, then you are more like “Fuck friends”, she likes sex you like sex so both win. Later she opens more up to you and it is more than sex for her. From opening her legs to opening her heart. You get from her Sex, love and later together with it her troubles in live.
Same for Ashley. First when she does not know you she tries to keep you close with sex and BJ but later after you start knowing each other she opens up and you try to help her with her troubles because she is now important to you.
For me it looks like this is why people complain that “At the beginning HH was great with so much sex, but later the dev reduced the sex and focused on story”.
But the only thing reduced was the sex needed in the story driven parts, since there is still a lot of sex but it now it is on the side and optional as new repeatable content.
Also about the story part. Yes of course there was not so much stuff about religion and elve slavery at the beginning. That is because at the beginning the Player is new to the continent and knows nothing and why should he be interested in it from the start or at all. All that stuff is then brought by all the girls and started to get relevant for him with them. Religion came with Autem, it is part of her live and if you want to get involved with her, then you need to get involved with what is important for her. They are not prostitutes for the MC, but dear people he is listening to, not only fucking.
If someone started the game and was hoping for a simple sex simulator then I guess at the beginning they were getting what they were hoping for. Especially if you skipped text you had sex scene after sex scene really quick. But after some time when you get involved with the girls and they bring their lives and problems into your life, it changes a lot. In the story driven parts that are needed to progress there is much more text (and with that time needed) between ich porn scene.
Story relevant for progress has now a lot less sex. For example, the trip to the high elv island took a lot of time and you only had one sex animation with the Queen. The trip to the desert elvs took also some time but has no sex animations. We also have now required story parts like the stories with the land elv queen. A lot to read but no animation.
But there were a lot sex animations added each time. As I mentioned I check the new added content directly and there always are a lot of sex animations. You are just not forced to see them as they are added as side options like dungeons, outfits and so on. If you only progress the main stories you don’t see them. If you use a Mod it will only show you what you need to do to progress the game. It does not tell you that you can now invite XX into the dungeon.
If you then also have a girl you are not so interested into, lets use the android for example, you have to play her content to progress because all stories are connected. If you don’t like the “finding yourself” or that she acts like a child (because she is a child experience wise) there is even more delay between sex scenes from character’s you like because you cant skip that story.
I think that is why some people see it as changing focus and are unhappy.
For my part I like all the character’s and the game turned out to be a great mix of story and ero.
For me it is like a book where I always want to know what happens next but also has stimulating animated visuals.
For people who really only want to have the sex and as little text as possible I would suggest to try to use Honey Select directly. It is also offered here in the forum.
With that you can have sex with only girls you chose and positions you decided. You can also change the angle and view to your preference. This is really not for offence but only as suggestion for people who tont know it.
At the end I will confess as most people will not have read till here after this wall of text.
I am one of the people that voted for the ferries. I have no clue what ero content can be added here except licking the MCs dick, but that is why I voted for it. I want to see what Runey will come up with.
I want to be surprised.
