How did Summertime Saga get so huge/popular?

[BrokenDreams]

I know...I know good story,characters and gameplay make certain games stand out from others but come on...with the art style of SS(lets just say not everyone's cup of tea),it is currently trading blows with games like Milfy City,DMD etc.Is story in porn game that much of value to everybody?

NB:I like great stories in porn games but seeing this game overshadow the above mentioned games just confused me.Please forgive my ignorance.

 

[Joraell]

I know...I know good story,characters and gameplay make certain games stand out from others but come on...with the art style of SS(lets just say not everyone's cup of tea),it is currently trading blows with games like Milfy City,DMD etc.Is story in porn game that much of value to everybody?

NB:I like great stories in porn games but seeing this game overshadow the above mentioned games just confused me.Please forgive my ignorance.

I don't think it is the point. SS going to be real "freerun" game. You can go where you want and do here anything. Wich means player get feel of real free movement. It is like comparing Action games with strict movement like Call of duty that just faking free movement and games like for example Deus EX.

And big succes is not just the game, half of the succes is developer itself.

 

[BrokenDreams]

I don't think it is the point. SS going to be real "freerun" game. You can go where you want and do here anything. Wich means player get feel of real free movement. It is like comparing Action games with strict movement like Call of duty that just faking free movement and games like for example Deus EX.

And big succes is not just he game, half of the succes is developer itself.

I think characters and aesthetics is an essential part of adult games.I don't know...they are earning almost 50k a month through patreons while other big games are nowhere near that level of money.I feel very confused.This implies story and gameplay must be single greatest thing among all games here because I don't see many mention of summertime saga in character/art-animation appreciation thread.

 

[Joraell]

I think characters and aesthetics is an essential part of adult games.I don't know...they are earning almost 50k a month through patreons while other big games are nowhere near that level of money.I feel very confused.This implies story and gameplay must be single greatest thing among all games here because I don't see many mention of summertime saga in character/art-animation appreciation thread.

Just HYPE do thing too Some devs are really good at promoting their games, because on other side there are horible devs, wich games is buggy, ugly and mostly unplayable and they was have more patrons than Philly and others

 

[BrokenDreams]

Just HYPE do thing too Some devs are really good at promoting their games, because on other side there are horible devs, wich games is buggy, ugly and mostly unplayable and they was have more patrons than Philly and others

Milfy City has a demo version at gamcore.com(usually the first site that appears when one searches for adult games).I believe game developers should put a demo version of their games at online adult game playing sites.It will be a good way to promote one's game and gain patreons.

 

[anne O'nymous]

I think characters and aesthetics is an essential part of adult games.I don't know...they are earning almost 50k a month through patreons while other big games are nowhere near that level of money.I feel very confused.This implies story and gameplay must be single greatest thing among all games here because I don't see many mention of summertime saga in character/art-animation appreciation thread.

It don't works like this. Success come from a lot of factors and you can't just say that it's because of this or that.

There's the arts, which is effectively strange, but relatively pleasant for the eyes. I don't say that it's beautiful, but its look-like childish book side make it easy to deal with it for hours. This while there's 2D games with amazing art that become tiring with time and need that you make a pause after some times playing.
There's the free roaming side, like said @Joraell , which add something to the game. Plus the story, which is basic but interesting and well built, at default to be effectively well wrote.
Then on top of this you need to put the fact that the game have years of existence behind it, which obviously make it know from way more people. Plus the fact that it was one of the first of his kind, which give it a benefit in regard of the others. It's not the only not badly done free roaming 2D game available, there's also Lust and Power by example. But like it's the oldest, it's the first one that come to our mind when we have to name a game like this ; and so the one we name the more often, which imply the one that have the more mouth to mouth advertising.

It's all of this that made its success, not just one of these points.

 

[BrokenDreams]

It don't works like this. Success come from a lot of factors and you can't just say that it's because of this or that.

There's the arts, which is effectively strange, but relatively pleasant for the eyes. I don't say that it's beautiful, but its look-like childish book side make it easy to deal with it for hours. This while there's 2D games with amazing art that become tiring with time and need that you make a pause after some times playing.
There's the free roaming side, like said @Joraell , which add something to the game. Plus the story, which is basic but interesting and well built, at default to be effectively well wrote.
Then on top of this you need to put the fact that the game have years of existence behind it, which obviously make it know from way more people. Plus the fact that it was one of the first of his kind, which give it a benefit in regard of the others. It's not the only not badly done free roaming 2D game available, there's also Lust and Power by example. But like it's the oldest, it's the first one that come to our mind when we have to name a game like this ; and so the one we name the more often, which imply the one that have the more mouth to mouth advertising.

It's all of this that made its success, not just one of these points.

Understood....I just feel other games need more recognition(In pornhub SS videos have more views then any other porn games).Also F95zone is a hard site to find.Even when you are searching a game by its name,this site comes up way below other sites.

 

[obibobi]

1. AON makes a good point about art, although not exactly the best it is pleasant to look at. 3D if not modeled very well will leave you with a lingering uncanny valley feeling.

2. I wasn't around at the beginning but it was updating frequently when I was invested which is a big draw.

3. The dev is a competent writer which is rare.

4. Hit a lot of the fetish draws when you still could, big titty mother and sister

5. Keeps the community updated.

6. Professional layout, wiki, homepage.

7. Most of the girls had mammoth titties, don't fall for the titlet posters.

Edit: shit there's a new update after a year, won't be able to touch until the weekend but if it's just a rework of Jenny that's a flaming joke.

 

[freedom.call]

I'm feeling like an anomaly, I haven't even tried playing SS. I have read a few pages in the game thread to get a feel for it but there was too much going on ingame.

 

[BrokenDreams]

I'm feeling like an anomaly, I haven't even tried playing SS. I have read a few pages in the game thread to get a feel for it but there was too much going on ingame.

I know different people have different tastes but seeing overshadowing(Lolstomps) other games with that art style feels weird.

 

[freedom.call]

I know different people have different tastes but seeing overshadowing(Lolstomps) other games with that art style feels weird.

I have no idea what lolstomps are, sorry.

 

[redknight00]

It also gets some snowballing effect for being the top, it becomes the first game of many people and since it won't be abandoned and has a high production value, they stick with it instead of going for lesser known titles.

For the rest, it does a lot of things reasonably well, art is by far not the best, but also not the worst, writing is decent (but I only could get 15 mins in the game), it has good enough mechanics for its engine and genre, and fetishes are vanilla but with fervent following.

 

[DeMarcus16]

Is it still free for everyone? I have always believed this was a big reason for his success. Granted, it has to be worth playing in the first place, but ASKING for payment of a "hobby" venture, (which this appeared to be in the beginning), will immediately run off a much larger (paying) segment of an audience than people realize. (JM2CW)

 

[gamersglory]

One of the first major adult games on Patreon. Keeps going. At this point, though they make so much money them being on Patreon seems stupid as they could easily get there own credit card processing and save a ton of money in fees.

 

[BrokenDreams]

It also gets some snowballing effect for being the top, it becomes the first game of many people and since it won't be abandoned and has a high production value, they stick with it instead of going for lesser known titles.

For the rest, it does a lot of things reasonably well, art is by far not the best, but also not the worst, writing is decent (but I only could get 15 mins in the game), it has good enough mechanics for its engine and genre, and fetishes are vanilla but with fervent following.

Ok. But on a different note do you know why this site is given so lower priority in google search results even when searching a game by the name.People are missing out on a lot of good things.

 

[BrokenDreams]

I have no idea what lolstomps are, sorry.

It means SS hilariously outperforms other games in total players across different site,youtube/pornhub and most importantly Patreon.

 

[redknight00]

Ok. But on a different note do you know why this site is given so lower priority in google search results even when searching a game by the name.People are missing out on a lot of good things.

For SS I don't know, but they have a dozen official pages and they get priority, most games will show f95 on the first 3 results along with a permutation of svscomics, fap-nation and of course Patreon.

 

[freedom.call]

It means SS hilariously outperforms other games in total players across different site,youtube/pornhub and most importantly Patreon.

That would have been my second guess right after no idea.

 

[BrokenDreams]

For SS I don't know, but they have a dozen official pages and they get priority, most games will show f95 on the first 3 results along with a permutation of svscomics, fap-nation and of course Patreon.

I am talking about first time players who are searching for adult/sex games.Right now I searched Milfy city,Man of the house and Big brother,F95zone not on the first page with Fap-nation consistently coming on top.I even made a thread about this in Off-topic.
Edit:Tried a bunch of other games,still the same outcome.

 

[gamersglory]

Also at one point having a few F95 staff that have since left working for your game probably helps with promotion and market penetration too