RPGM Holdcraft Chronicles: Aki [Ch.9] [Seez]

[Zedas]

Does anyone have the 0.4.5 save?

Look at the previous page, I dropped it

 

[Missmiles]

While I don't hold as negative an opinion of the game as the one upstairs (or previous page, if applicable), but I will say this: this update was disappointing, in more ways than one.

As Chapter 5, this should at least have progressed her one stage of corruption. She's faced herself and understood where she sits in terms of desire and lust. The process of detaching from her husband has begun. It really should have been one full stage of corruption.

Instead, we get this...beginning of a chapter. Most of the effort seems to have gone into rendering that massive (spoiler) scene with multiple interactions, dialogue and animations. Credit where it's due, the scene was not bad...

Though, it was all wasted effort, if you ask me. I'd rather have a couple more personal scenes and the corruption to go with it because that's what makes the story (and game) good. And now there's 5.5 in between the next update. If Chapter 5 had been a proper chapter in the story, this side plot would be something to look forward to. Now it feels like we're getting this possibly non-canon filler after a cliffhanger that really shouldn't be one.

Disappointing update.

 

[Creator Seez]

It’s been a very surreal experience releasing a product to the public. Getting used to getting feedback from different sources has been very interesting. If you guys ever want to actually chat about the game come join us in the discord. Feedback there is generally better because it’s more conversational and misconceptions can be easier to avoid.

A lot of the feedback in here is just people not liking particular aspects. This is the first thing I have ever created and this game has always been intended as a learning experience for me to make better products in the future. I know that I can’t please everyone.

Honestly since I’m only able to work on this on my 2 days off a week from work, I’m quite happy with what I’ve managed to make. It’s kinda cool to be compared to other creators doing this full time. So, I’m just going to continue making my dumb little game, flaws and all, and enjoy doing it!

I appreciate the feedback regardless! Thank you all!

(This isn't a response to anyone in particular. I just wanted to share my experience a little bit.)

Side note: In the Discord I’ve started showing little teasers of the next game. It’s mostly just character designs and design document talk right now. I gotta finish Aki first before really diving into the next project. But if you are interested to see what the future plans are, come join us!

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Ch. 5.1

 

[Cholta]

This update, I have nothing to say, wow. Keep going like this.

 

[Yamakasi20]

wow, did not expect this game to be this good and hot. Great job, dev!

Saki stole the show for me.

 

[Joe87467]

Good job

 

[TotallyNotFappin]

I haven't played the recent updates yet, but I gotta agree on some things some people said about the FMC and the futa Gal she meets.

I like the first 3 chapters and the whole setup of corrupted by futa dick and stuff...
BUT those 2 gals give me green haired FMC from "The king of summer" vibes (If you know, you know):

-Wife is irredeemable cheater
-Futa is "trying to change her past ways", but fails miserably (If she even tried)


Still like the game tho', my suspension of disbelief is just very strained, it's not as bad (in the updates I've played) as the game I mentioned before... I could not continue playing that one, I hate her and every other lobotomy patient in that game

 

[comrade007]

Man some of you guys in here have some weird expectations. It's a PORN game about CHEATING. This stuff is written to hit a fetish. One that is incredibly unrealistic. Then people in here are surprised and disappointed that NTR characters in games cheat with loose shitty logic. Guys that's the whole point.

 

[icollectsouls]

Personally, I actually like the stuff involving Aki + Nichole (and the other girls), even with the way it's gone in recent chapters, but the newer content involving Jake just isn't doing it for me. (Gonna throw it in a spoiler box as a courtesy.)

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[jjnm]

This is the best game I have ever played, every part of it is great.

 

[Lucas_Alfred]

With this update recently in my opinion I give it a 7.5/10.
Because I got bored with the scenes of the futa girl with blue hair and especially the casino scenes.

I really love this game like ntr but there are scenes that I like and those that I don't like and I didn't like a few of those although I did like the beach scene
I really loved the previous version about the protagonist's family.

 

[FeLisk]

Amm
Did something happened after 3-rd chapter?
Some weird comments are here

 

[TotallyNotFappin]

Man some of you guys in here have some weird expectations. It's a PORN game about CHEATING. This stuff is written to hit a fetish. One that is incredibly unrealistic. Then people in here are surprised and disappointed that NTR characters in games cheat with loose shitty logic. Guys that's the whole point.

That's like telling me I should be happy with a Well-done steak dinner because I love steak.

I know these stories require suspension of disbelief and am willing to do so.
Just pointing out some things I've noticed.

Edit: started playing again from the guy turning into a shemale... I forgot this guy was the typical blind and oblivious NTR MC

 

[Creator Seez]

Amm
Did something happened after 3-rd chapter?
Some weird comments are here

It’s a few people expressing their dissatisfaction with how the story has gone. It has happened every update. Not much I can do about that. I’ve found that it is still worth looking at because there are comments that have a snippet of information that is useful. Nothing that would make me make major changes but people will take things differently than I thought they would and keeping that in mind can be helpful.

At the end of the day, it’s very much a vocal minority in here. For every 5-10 people that are grumpy about something I have about 150+ people signing up for free membership because they want more updates. For this update in particular I had a pretty decent jump in monetary support. So much so that I may move to doing this full time in the coming months.

People are far more likely to make negative comments than positive, especially in a forum setting. Just remember guys, it’s a porn game. Don’t take it too seriously. Thank you all for playing! If you come back that’s great! If not, I hope you find something to your tastes!

 

[Gabrielss]

It’s a few people expressing their dissatisfaction with how the story has gone. It has happened every update. Not much I can do about that. I’ve found that it is still worth looking at because there are comments that have a snippet of information that is useful. Nothing that would make me make major changes but people will take things differently than I thought they would and keeping that in mind can be helpful.

At the end of the day, it’s very much a vocal minority in here. For every 5-10 people that are grumpy about something I have about 150+ people signing up for free membership because they want more updates. For this update in particular I had a pretty decent jump in monetary support. So much so that I may move to doing this full time in the coming months.

People are far more likely to make negative comments than positive, especially in a forum setting. Just remember guys, it’s a porn game. Don’t take it too seriously. Thank you all for playing! If you come back that’s great! If not, I hope you find something to your tastes!

Don't worry brother, there will always be negative comments, but there will always be many more positive comments.

 

[TotallyNotFappin]

It’s a few people expressing their dissatisfaction with how the story has gone. It has happened every update. Not much I can do about that. I’ve found that it is still worth looking at because there are comments that have a snippet of information that is useful. Nothing that would make me make major changes but people will take things differently than I thought they would and keeping that in mind can be helpful.

At the end of the day, it’s very much a vocal minority in here. For every 5-10 people that are grumpy about something I have about 150+ people signing up for free membership because they want more updates. For this update in particular I had a pretty decent jump in monetary support. So much so that I may move to doing this full time in the coming months.

People are far more likely to make negative comments than positive, especially in a forum setting. Just remember guys, it’s a porn game. Don’t take it too seriously. Thank you all for playing! If you come back that’s great! If not, I hope you find something to your tastes!

I'll apologize for being grumpy and admit you're right about negative comments.

Let me say this: Keep going. The game is hot, I like it.
I just can't help myself and empathize/look to deeply into the characters. (I do this with every media)
I guess I like being a critic too much.

Thank you for making this game, I've wanted a good futa NTR game for a while and got too excited

 

[{Jeizaguretokanteishi01}]

It’s a few people expressing their dissatisfaction with how the story has gone. It has happened every update. Not much I can do about that. I’ve found that it is still worth looking at because there are comments that have a snippet of information that is useful. Nothing that would make me make major changes but people will take things differently than I thought they would and keeping that in mind can be helpful.

At the end of the day, it’s very much a vocal minority in here. For every 5-10 people that are grumpy about something I have about 150+ people signing up for free membership because they want more updates. For this update in particular I had a pretty decent jump in monetary support. So much so that I may move to doing this full time in the coming months.

People are far more likely to make negative comments than positive, especially in a forum setting. Just remember guys, it’s a porn game. Don’t take it too seriously. Thank you all for playing! If you come back that’s great! If not, I hope you find something to your tastes!

love the game please dont change anything keep up the great work

 

[Creator Seez]

I'll apologize for being grumpy and admit you're right about negative comments.

Let me say this: Keep going. The game is hot, I like it.
I just can't help myself and empathize/look to deeply into the characters. (I do this with every media)
I guess I like being a critic too much.

Thank you for making this game, I've wanted a good futa NTR game for a while and got too excited

Hey it’s no big deal. It’s nice that people want to look at the game with a critical eye. It means they care to some degree. But I’m really not writing this to be taken too seriously. It’s here to hit a couple fetishes for those who want it and to give me practice in game dev.

There are some very valid criticisms in here that I totally agree with. I’ll talk about two of them and give my reasoning for why things are the way they are.

• It’s not really a game/No choices/Linear/No mechanics
  • When I started I had no clue what I was doing. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible to make the update/chapter experience as good for the user as possible. So I wrote a simple linear story to get the job done. I understand the engine well enough now that I could go back and add mechanics and make it well enough. The problem is that my code was so shitty at the start that to make those changes it would be very very time consuming. So much so that I would basically have to remake it from scratch. That doesn’t even take into account the narrative changes that would be required. I don’t think anyone here actually wants to wait 5 months for me to rebuild everything with minimal differences and add no new content.
• Narrative is too sped up
  • Yeah that is totally fair. The main reason it is this way is because I’m really trying to keep this game small. My goal is to make two small games for learning purposes and then make a much larger project that utilizes everything I’ve learned. If I were to make this game pacing better the game would have to have at least 5 more chapters, probably more and that would make the game way too big.
  • The other side to this is that I think some people in here tend to forget that the vast majority of people are here for the porn. I’d bet money that more than half of the players read 20% of the dialogue tops and skim/skip the rest. So yeah all the scenes going forward are full of debauchery. This really shouldn’t be a surprise…

There are a lot of other comments I could address but many of those are based on assumptions/misconceptions or their personal preferences. It’s just not worth it to respond to those.

Just remember there is more to the story. We are only half way through after all. I hope everyone looks forward to more!

 

[Versace217]

Creator Seez
Just played your game for the first time and it is EXCELLENT! The pacing was good and the animation top-notch. The prologue shows that that Saki has a certain perverse nature to her and that becomes more apparent when her mother is introduced, so there really isn't any issue with the corruption aspect of it.

I do admit that I agree with one thing in this thread that could've been better: Jake's training. The transformation is great and it's in line with what Saki wishes and it's also a desire of Jake to have better proportion but consigning him to a future where he just "watches" Saki get fucked by Nichole while Elaina has him on a dildo is pretty "hot", but he should be allowed to explore his newfound sexuality, rather than having the Holdcrafts control him, I believe that would make the story and transformation more organic and erotic.

There are some things I recommend though:

1. Pausing the music at certain points. The most prominent example is after Nichole and Saki work on the garden and are relaxing on the bridge. If there had been a pause in regular music and instead had a light ambient music combined with the nature sounds, it would've made a VERY moving scene. Also missing from the nature sounds was the sound of the water flowing under the bridge. I'm pretty sure you can find DRM-free sound on Youtube for that.

2. Time advances should be made more apparent. Rather than saying "A few days later", you can add a clock in the top bar. It would work like: 14 June, 2022 when the even starts and then when you finish the event, the date changes to 17 June, 2022. The reason for this is because it became apparent that some MONTHS had passed after the initial meeting with the Holdcrafts. However you don't really get a grasp of the time changing just by saying "A few days later". This way you can also set a unified timeline for events and would also make things easier to show like pregnancy.

3. LET US PET THE CAT! (Seriously, I excepted it to say meow but then we just glide over it! My disappointment was abysmal!)

4. The game also needs more sex-sfx. I'm not sure if you've planned that for the future or not but adding those sfx makes a hell of a lot of difference. And I'm not just talking about the plap plap or suck suck sfx, but moaning and heavy breathing noises. The scene where Nichole reveals her identity to Saki, and then pushes her dick against her and then give her a dose of what's to come. God damn that was beyond hot! I literally re-loaded just to watch that scene again. Adding sfx to that would've been beyond erotic.

5. Events need to be triggered by timeline. What I mean is rather than opening all the current scenes at once, have scenes be shown in sequence. The example for this is when Saki, Jake, Nichole and Sarina are at the beach, the events are all open and you can view them in ANY sequence. But when you view Jake's POV, it becomes apparent that there is in fact a sequence. I know you want the game to be a sand-boxy "find the scenes" type of game, but for events like these there needs to be a sequence. Secondary "hidden" scenes can all be open in the map after a main event but the primary events need a sequence.

All in all this is game in my top ten and if "this" is your first project, then boy am I in awe of your future accomplishments. The only advice I can give you is this:
Even if you make developing these games as your primary SOI, you must never give in to the wants and demands of your subscribers. They subscribed to you BECAUSE of what YOU produced, not what they demanded you produce, so always keep true to your OWN desire.
Sorry to spring that sentimental talk on you, but I've seen too many promising devs fall victim to this so I just had to say it as your content is top-notch.

Good luck to you, and I'll be providing more feedback for future versions, and in case anything more comes to mind.