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Yeah, this game was a rather nice read&play. It is so rare to find a game here that is not only a porn with plot and well-written (this happens often enough) but isn't also a standard cookie-cutter corruption story or something.
It is just nice to have a story with protagonist agency and mostly healthy attitude towards sex. Really refreshing.
It is just nice to have a story with protagonist agency and mostly healthy attitude towards sex. Really refreshing.
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What's funny, the game has grown by leaps and bounds. When it was first released, it weighed 18 mb. And now the "whole" 40 mb xD
Sure, most of the weight is still taken up by images, and their number is also growing. I guess by the end of the game there will be a solid +/- 500 mb. Well... it's still a long way to some 200 GB (hello BG3!
). On the other hand, no one will have problems with the game not being able to fit on the device (hello, BG3... ).
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I find it hilarious that for us, trying to find cute, happy stories with vanilla sex is the exception rather than the norm. This game with its hilarious snarky dialogue reminds me of I Roved Out In Search of Truth and Love and I love everything about that comic.
I'm pretty impressed by this game. I would normally detail why but I'm tired. Maybe if I remember tomorrow I will give my thoughts.
Another nice thing about this game is dialogue writing is also sensible. You can look at the most dialogue options presented to the player so far (I finished only one playthrough by now) and it would be something that a reasonable human being could say within a situation context. It is something that happens not so often even in big RPG titles nowadays.
Amazing game. One small question for the excellent dev. Do blondes exsist in this world? Do Ranalians have different colored hair?
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Yes, blonds exist. This is the Northerners. Their appearance is quite similar to Scandinavian. But they live far to the north, on an archipelago of large islands off the map. The only known northerner (and blond) in this latitude is Khull the White Tiger, the current Republic Archon of War.
In general, blondes can be found on the Solastica coast, further to the Ranala coast, then to the trading fortress-cities on the east coast of Nomadic World (these cities were founded by the Empire and eventually abandoned, but they survive nevertheless), and all the way to the archipelago of the northern peoples. As a rule, it's traders and sailors of their galleys. In the Republic itself, they are very rare. The local climate is too hot and humid. So the further south, the less common they are.
Hair of most Ranalians is varied between red and ginger. This is their peculiarity; most other peoples from the Nomadic World are light-skinned brunettes.
A fantastic game, great lore and good plot. I like that the protagonist is not an ultra-powerful warrior, just a normal girl without any special or magical abilities in a cruel world.
That the protagonist is an actress is great for me. In a way, Selene reminds me of Empress Theodora, who in her youth began working as an actress/prostitute traveling the late ancient world (being a mother during her travels) and rose to be the most powerful woman in the world.
A few questions, how highly regarded are actresses? In ancient times, despite the fact that their popularity could be very great, they were considered an inferior class in a certain way linked to prostitution. Even in ancient Rome, they were forbidden to marry a nobleman or have certain types of property. Are there similar limitations for Io and Selene in this world?
And does magic really exist in this world? And if so, which magic system do you prefer, hard or soft?
Great job, this is one of the best games on this site.
That the protagonist is an actress is great for me. In a way, Selene reminds me of Empress Theodora, who in her youth began working as an actress/prostitute traveling the late ancient world (being a mother during her travels) and rose to be the most powerful woman in the world.
A few questions, how highly regarded are actresses? In ancient times, despite the fact that their popularity could be very great, they were considered an inferior class in a certain way linked to prostitution. Even in ancient Rome, they were forbidden to marry a nobleman or have certain types of property. Are there similar limitations for Io and Selene in this world?
And does magic really exist in this world? And if so, which magic system do you prefer, hard or soft?
Great job, this is one of the best games on this site.
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About actresses. Yes, the attitude to them here is about the same as in ancient Rome. But there is no prohibition against marrying nobles. There is a different type of nobility here. If we speak about the first heir of any Great House, it's almost impossible. Everyone who is not formally the first heir can marry whoever they want, even if it's a freed slave.
A little more detail about this is in the Noble origin in 1.5 - do not drink, talk to Sargon, there will be an additional dialogue option, just about the system of inheritance of the Republic nobility.
And back to the general attitude towards actresses. Something like this:
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About the magic. I won't tell. You'll figure it out. When the time comes.
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But, what happen if the first heir die, and the second in the row is married with someone of a very lower social class?
Won't it make more sens that noble families tend to keep free the other potential heirs? Or married them with other powerful families to forge alliances?
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1. Nothing. There will be a loss of prestige; optionally, the unwanted partner of the new heir will be disposed of. Just because it is not legally forbidden does not mean that all nobles marry into the lower classes or freed slaves. This is rather theoretically possible. As a rule, not the first in line to inherit some Great House chooses a couple from a middle class (merchant and artisan families).
2. Great Houses do not own the lands of the Republic but govern them. Uniting domains, even through marriage, is forbidden. That's not feudalism.
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I think I miss the part about the Great House do not own the lands, and that uniting domains is forbidden.
But, apart of the land, I would have thought that noble families will still have interest to form alliance with others. To gain more political influence, more wealth, more military power...
And not necessary only within noble families. Marrying one of the heir with a very rich merchant family is a good way to increase one wealth. It was no uncommon to see such marriage. A prestigious but broken noble family wanting the money, and a merchant family wanting to enter the nobility.
It's remind me of something I read. Love marriage is a rather new concept. During the middle age and after, only serfs/poor married for love. As they have nothing (no land, wealth, social status) to share. So their children was free to marry who they want. In noble or merchant families, marriage was almost always arranged by interest.
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The laws of inheritance I found excessive when writing key memories of Noble Origin. The first memories there change depending on whether or not Selene is a Valatean. Even if she is an obvious bastard (non-Valatean ethnos), she is still considered a noblewoman since her mother is a noblewoman.
Also, her request (ahem, demand, really) for permission to marry Sanarion (that slave) was not insane. In a feudal society, this would have been forbidden in principle. Here, it is not formally forbidden, but in reality, she has to run away from home. This is the difference between written and unwritten laws.
To explain even better how it works. If Sanarion had married Selene instead of running off with her money, he would not have become a nobleman. Neither would their children. Selene would have retained her formal identity as a noble for the rest of her life. But without the recognition of her Great House Talar, that... wouldn't mean much. If both of her brothers died without heirs, even then, she would not be at the head of the house. She would need the permission of the Senate to become one. And the senators would rather find some distant cousin to fill that role (a man) than allow a woman to lead the Great House, especially if she's not a Valatean.
All in all, I've left a lot of exposition behind the scene. Otherwise, you would have fallen asleep reading walls of text, clarifying every little aspect not directly related to the current moment in the narration. But that doesn't mean that exposition isn't there. Just... everything has its time.
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Great game. Maybe introduce some more body customization which can also influence outcomes and introduce it into character profile.
I also noticed reference to "Sky Ring" that crosses the entire sky. Are you placing this setting on type of Ringworld?
I also noticed reference to "Sky Ring" that crosses the entire sky. Are you placing this setting on type of Ringworld?