This game has had a tremendously long development period, with long periods of what seems to be creative frustration in between major releases. Bouts of perfectionist's dread and inter-collaborative issues seem to arise and subdue as the game is developed.
That being said, the reason I placed it as a good quality game as opposed to poor or great stands in the minor gameplay details. The art and environs are superb and full of life and referential set-pieces.
The teasing and hunt is what this game, I feel, had going for it when I started playing some updates ago. There really was no sexual content aside from mini-games at the time, and what was left over was a constant and increasingly lewd play style that shows the transition from genuine disgust to horny fooling around in explicit and gorgeous detail. I hate games that throw fifty nameless bitches at you and give each of them a sub-par, barely co-ordinated sex scene.
That's not to say things like Heroes Harem Guild, What A Legend, or Corrupted Kingdoms, the three excellent games which I argue directly compete with this one are handling anything poorly. They all have excellent pacing for their expected genre and idea. Their scenes are well co-ordinated and express some serious heat. It's not comparable in that light.
What I'm saying is that slowly corrupting these four girls is fun for me! Watching Daphne squirm after she gets tricked, or watching Hermione reluctantly show off her amazing tits really sells the trainer aspect of this game. Slowly getting them to dress sluttier for you, to want to be treated sexually and break down their professional and emotional barriers. This is the essence of this genre. This is why I play this game- a hard fought, sexually charged but ultimately rewarding victory.
The writing and story are long-winded, but the payoff at the end is having felt like you really pushed these girls over the edge and knocked them head over heels using magic and your sometimes clearly misguided words.
The sense of humor, art, and love for the source material and others are top notch. The absurdity of it all even had me giggling like a kid at some points.
were all wonderful little tidbits that I appreciated very much.
This all being said, the real life pace is also worrying to a degree. Some things, like the mentioned lewd scenes, which are a constantly requested addition, are released at a snail's pace because they won't release anything that they haven't run through a hundred times in search of errors or mistakes. The small team running it struggles to keep pace with their massive workload and often exhaustive taste in artistic detail.
Returning, and editing, and taking feedback, and returning, and animating, and debugging, and coding. Exhaustive, excellent, but time consuming emotional struggle. If given enough time and faith, this will turn out amazing, but first it just seems like they're cleaning out their closet until it's perfect.
I genuinely hope they succeed in their goal. I don't really have much else to say.