An option for bigger text box and text size. The game has grown really big, so it offers a ton of things to read and I really like that option in games with good story like this.
Okay, I understand.
There's not much to do early game, so if I decide to take Lin out on a date to the cafe, then I won't have enough money to buy Kali's hard drive, and have to wait for another day. Just a little bit of extra money would make everyone more comfortable in the beginning, rather than operating on tight budget, only getting just enough money.
That was actually the one time so far I've felt the game laid it on a bit too thick, but I also said nothing about it because, as you mentioned, it's entirely optional. The option to refuse was clearly there, I was just curious about it but it ended up going on for longer than I anticipated, which is my fault, not the game's.
That likely stems from the kink. There are, although rare, entire games devoted to slavery, the darker side of corruption and such things. Which is fine, I mean, each of us has to rely on whatever gets the ol' engine up and running. The problem arises when people with this kink hear or read about this game containing slavery, only to be disappointed by the fact it is more about telling a story than it is about RPing their fantasy, which leads to them leaving poor reviews.
No, I have not. But I suppose that this thing starts from the moment when half of the girls turn out to be half/quarter/octa-elves. Maria, Hana. Ashley!!! Who will be next, MC's grandpa? Note: I'm not complaining here. Lore details and exposition become necessary for explanation why girls end up in our
How many elves in the game, who are totally okay with their slavery? They just have nothing to say. In the same moment, liberty supportes have to talk a lot about their disagreement.
One austrian artist... Nevermind.
Its depends on kink. People who like domination or slavery kink don't like to be lectured about it .
The Lust mechanic. I think the actual content is great, but the mechanc is counter-intuitive. As it currently stands, if I use every possible opportunity to have sex with Lin, then she eventually gets frustrated that she acts out in a bratty manner, or Ashley jumps your bones after tying you up because she's been pushed to the edge. Why? In order to trigger the Lust events, you need to have had sex with the girls three time per Lust Level, so between Lust Event 2 and Lust Event 3, the player would have had sex with the girls three times. Why are they still pent up?
Have him visit/walk past some places that you originally introduced in some of the girls events. Walk past the exterior of the restaurant you take the girls to on their dates, for example (and think to yourself it looks like a very expensive establishment, so that when Kali first takes you there, the player has an idea of how seriously she's taking it). Or stop for a coffee at Hazel's Coffee Shop (it would be nice to have a friendly first interaction with Hazel, which is then soured if you take girls to the cafe for Exhibitionism events).
I've never felt that way, but I think I can answer the first part of the question, about it being "too preachy".
I concur about a readily available kitchen button, pausing or temporarily skipping autostart events could be gudd too...
Wrecked the bar, now he wants to clutter what's left of the lobby.
Tips for newer players on how to level the stats of the girls. Some are very specific and have to be stumbled on - Want Lin footjobs? you must ask her to wear her apron in the kitchen and only then will you get the option. Want titty wanked by Autumn? sure, visit her on specifically Sunday Morning in the shower and so on.
I don't see the game as lecturing you about the kink. I mean, there's a dungeon where you can take everyone but Autumn, and she's going there eventually. Even Vanessa, the loudest anti-slavery voice behind Nia, has a pretty serious interest in BDSM judging by her tan lines. The slave plot line really has no connection to kinks at all. There's no consensual non-consent or pet play or anything vaguely BDSM. The plot line is barely even sexual outside of that one bit with the contest/tournament. It's actual chattel slavery with most elves doing manual labor, not kinky sex slave stuff. If Runey really wanted to criticize the sex slave kink or lecture you about it, Lin almost certainly would have been raped as part of her backstory, Ms Ren would have been Ashley's father's sex slave who was sold for money or a 'newer model', and we would have seen some sort of slave brothel by now.
The connection isn't in the game, it's in the tags. People who see the slave tag, for example, expect to be the slaver, not to fight against said slavers. So, when the game says slavery is bad, they may see that as a kink lecture about how the kink is bad, not about how actual slavery is bad like the game is telling us. This is coming from someone who likes that kink myself and was drawn to this game because of that tag, one of my favorite game types is slave training, but my reaction to the game was positive despite the opposition of slavery instead of being the slaver.
Sorry if this is a repost, I ran into some issues, and can't see it, so thinking it didn't get posted...
We also had those pictures of Vanessa in that one event, with Android.
I can't wait for more of that with her.It would be nice to see some smaller interactions when running into the girls around the hotel that aren't either them just standing around or furiously masturbating. Some random day-to-day smaller interactions like a short conversation about food, weather, video games or similar. Maybe a passing peck on the cheek to/from someone just coming into or leaving the room you're in, small conversations between the girls and things like that.
A floorplan / map that shows the locations of the various girls with little head icons so we could tell at a glance where everyone is. Make it "clickable" to allow fast travel to the rooms for the ultimate in hotel navigation.
Runey doesn't need me defending him or explaining his actions, but from my point of view Harem Hotel has an amazing story and plot. Dude literally built a world, and it's honestly superior to a lot of what you'd call "professional" AAA games (although that's not as difficult as it used to be these days). He has obvious put a LOT of himself into the game, so it's perfectly understandable for him to defend it or justify things as much as possible if someone decides to shit all over his work. That kind of thing can feel pretty personal sometimes.
