Dude137

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Whenever this game pops up on F95zone, so too do two voices pop into my head: "Don't click on it, you idiot. You know there will be nothing." And the other voice says, "Well, but mayyyyyyyybe this time...."

That second hopeful voice is always wrong, and he withers a bit in my mind with each subsequent update. He's zombified, hobbled forward and forced to walk on a cane. But he won't die; he continues to persist, and likely will continue to exist, waiting for the waters of salvation that shall never come.

In various threads, I continually say something like "oh, this game is in my top 5 of worst cases of #fuckarounditis," but this game has taken the top spot. Why? Because where other developers seem to mean well but are just inexperienced or confused about what they need to focus on, and this inexperience is often made worse by lack of resources to develop consistently, Sad Crab is the opposite: they have resources, an extremely talented artist, and a perfect idea for a game, and they go nowhere not because of inexperience (no one could remain so aloof for so long that a boat needs a rudder and a sail) but because they are consciously taking advantage of the system.

There is no way that such a unique and promising game could have been conceived by ignorant minds. Or, if I'm wrong about that, and perhaps some blind squirrel managed to dream up this game and artwork but couldn't see the way forward, there's no way that the blind squirrel wouldn't have lucked out and finally found a way forward, by simply reaching out and feeling for the path. That is, even an imbecile dev would have learned by now, after so many years of development, how to develop one of these games properly, the psychology of sexual attraction, what customers are looking for, etc.--assuming that the dev is actually trying, of course.

You have to applaud them. They are living the dream of scammers who try out this business. And what is that dream? It probably goes something like this: come up with a basic framework of a great game, get people enamored with the glorious vision, and then do the absolute bare minimum of work, and live off the fools who let their hopes get the better of them and end up paying out money. If that original vision is promising enough, all the scammer has to do is keep shelling out a few empty promises here and there, a few shallow updates, to placate the fools and renew their hopes. And it works because that initial vision is so powerful and promising that the paying supporters remain blind to the obvious, that the devs are scamming them.

But, as scammers, they did their job well: that seed they planted, this game, has so much potential. The artwork is insanely good, and the story world seems so rich and alive, just as much as the literary world they are ripping off. When they came up with their snake oil, they at least made sure it was uniquely appetizing, one of a kind in appearance, a game that might have ended up having it all.
 
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Disappearer

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Ok why it always happen to slav developers xD Like 80% of games made by slav goes into development oblivion,rebuilds or forever fixing bugs( which btw the amount of times bugs has stopped me playing in total is like 0.00002% in all games so idk what they are fixing tbh). Is it just greed, or artist want whats their work worth and devs wont have it(cuz not gonna like most of games art is like 70% of what brings in people)?
 

uncommonsence

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But, as scammers, they did their job well: that seed they planted, this game, has so much potential. The artwork is insanely good, and the story world seems so rich and alive, just as much as the literary world they are ripping off. When they came up with their snake oil, they at least made sure it was uniquely appetizing, one of a kind in appearance, a game that might have ended up having it all.
there is nothing unique, especially rich or notably appetizing. Basic fanfiction you've already seen if you can read, basic gameplay you've already seen if you ever played games, decent art. Low standards, stupidity and manipulative marketing made this something notable.
 

varak

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there is nothing unique, especially rich or notably appetizing. Basic fanfiction you've already seen if you can read, basic gameplay you've already seen if you ever played games, decent art. Low standards, stupidity and manipulative marketing made this something notable.
Alright, if this game's art is "decent", I'd like for you to drop names of a few games with hand-drawn cartoon art that is better. And I'm serious, I'd love to play those games as apparently I haven't had a chance to come by them so far.
 

cat9876

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finally a developer who knows what he's doing. im so sick of these overzealous developers desperately trying to prove something with significant new content and finished story-lines every few months. who are they trying to impress? what the people really want is a small bug fix once a year or less, and not a lot of bugfixes, just a little, the bugs are what gives a game character. as far as new content, less is always more. so many other developers keep pandering to their customers by constantly trying to improve their games with junk like more scenes, character development, and completed stories/plots. not this developer though, they get it, and i just want to thank them for all their har..... modera......i just want to thank them for their bare minimal effort.
 

Avirexbro

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They are damn geniuses, so you have to be able to suck money out of idiots, this is a serious skill.
People wait for years for a fix or a scene with an elf cleaning lady and pay money)
 

Dude137

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there is nothing unique, especially rich or notably appetizing. Basic fanfiction you've already seen if you can read, basic gameplay you've already seen if you ever played games, decent art. Low standards, stupidity and manipulative marketing made this something notable.
Of course, you're entitled to your opinions on the quality of the work, but I'd say you're probably in the minority of people who thinks the game just sucks all around. The devs wouldn't be making $20K a month if people thought the art, gameplay, etc., were of low standards or had no potential. This sort of grift does not work by offering a crappy product.
 

Dude137

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Jan 20, 2019
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finally a developer who knows what he's doing. im so sick of these overzealous developers desperately trying to prove something with significant new content and finished story-lines every few months. who are they trying to impress? what the people really want is a small bug fix once a year or less, and not a lot of bugfixes, just a little, the bugs are what gives a game character. as far as new content, less is always more. so many other developers keep pandering to their customers by constantly trying to improve their games with junk like more scenes, character development, and completed stories/plots. not this developer though, they get it, and i just want to thank them for all their har..... modera......i just want to thank them for their bare minimal effort.
Lmaaaoooooooooo
 

UnoriginalUserName

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Of course, you're entitled to your opinions on the quality of the work, but I'd say you're probably in the minority of people who thinks the game just sucks all around. The devs wouldn't be making $20K a month if people thought the art, gameplay, etc., were of low standards. This sort of grift does not work by offering a crappy product.
I explained why that was (my own personal belief but it's not far fetched) in a post earlier and I was modded for my trouble.

For what it's worth the artwork is / was excellent. But it's not enough to explain things.
 
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cxx

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Every year or so i remember to check in on this game, and the changelog is always just bugfixes.

It's almost 10 years old and still not finished, what have they been doing all this time :unsure:
25-30k bucks per month before taxes etc and remaking game every couple months.
 

Aava

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Damn, almost a decade of development, and the devs are as decadent as always, I see. I cannot be bothered to play through the slog and unending grinding slop for a couple of scenes that I'm sure will leave me questioning "why did I waste my time", as the previous updates and years have taught me. So, instead of burning my eyelashes and scratching my retina, I kindly ask someone who has played the latest update to tell me what new sex scenes there are.

I appreciate any kind and horny soul to help me.
 
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