I kinda dropped the game when I needed to make Rapunzel drunk, I don't how much time I spent on this but for a game called Iris Quest, I was hoping for something more like Iris Quest: The Goblins' Curse.
Nope, the first demo (Goblins' Curse) from 2-3 years ago had much more to offer than the first chapter. You don't even play as Iris on the literally Iris quest chapter 1.
If you've waited this long, you might as well wait until they fold all the previously released demos into the main game.
Disagree. The Goblin curse had one boring game mechanics. The fact that we had to endure the gameplay over and over again for the sake of multiple endings made the game worse, not better. In the first Chapter, we have a few pictures, a small amount of well-written text, and a good mini-game. It's still not much, but it's more than the Goblin Curse gave you.
My memory can betray me but I remember actually having a game to play and not some pity minigames that have no need to be there at all. There was a roguelike dungeon design and there was even secrets behind the environment that could lead you to stuff like scissors that "unlocked" new outfits (or more like destroy the only one but in a sexy way
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I think you've got the Goblin Curse and the last year's demo mixed up in your memory. The inability to save progress is the only thing that was roguelike in the Curse. In General, it was a game of Ludo, but more boring and with one of the seven pictures at the end. The Rapunzel mini-game, unlike the Goblin Curse, didn't make me dislocate my jaw due to boredom. And you can save your progress while you play. Unlike the Goblin Curse, you don't have to start over.My memory can betray me but I remember actually having a game to play and not some pity minigames that have no need to be there at all. There was a roguelike dungeon design and there was even secrets behind the environment that could lead you to stuff like scissors that "unlocked" new outfits (or more like destroy the only one but in a sexy way
In this we have some exposition, it's nice to see some of the princess trainer story (but we already saw that), some fighting at the start with the overwatch chick that doesn't matter, than minigame to see rapunzel clothes ripped (filler). A battle with the Old Man and Iris's father that is skippable and another minigame about getting Rapunzel drunk that is pure right and error that I did not even bother to find out if there is actually a CG if you do it correctly. For what is worth, very little of Iris itself and too much filler for a "first chapter" release.
I see, I really wanted to see more in this chapter than what was shown. Especially with all the wait but it somehow worst than Akabur. Don't get me wrong, I love that lazy Russian but even when he fails he still delivers, Iris Quest is full of potential, soul and lovely art, but it's been nearly 3 years I think and we have nothing than "prototypes" showing "what could be".
I want to speak in defense of mini games. The game about the chase may well be used again. Now the game has two possible modifiers for the chosen path: lowering health and getting a bonus. It doesn't make sense to choose a path where both modifiers are present. This mechanics can be developed. For example, Aladdin runs through the Treasury from the lava flow. You can choose paths with treasures, then Aladdin gets money, but the lava catches up faster. Or you're chasing a thief in the market. You can take a shortcut: you need to pass a piece of the game with increased speed perfectly. As a reward, you will catch up with the thief before he throws the loot to his accomplices. If you make a mistake, you fail the mini-game.
Yes, they could definitely re-use the minigames and I would be 100% ok with that. At least it wouldn't go to waste all their work for just one scene. I don't know what is their goal, but if the combat is the main gameplay, minigames are extras and the game focus on the story (and lewds). They got something very valuable here, now they just need to keep their scope down and don't add illustrations to every little dialog.
