VN Is it possible to include too many h-scenes in a demo?

[Freeworlddev]

Hey everyone,

In a few months, I'll be releasing a demo for a free use themed VN with - as it currently stands - 13 sex scenes for the prologue. I could easily add more, given the setting.

Given that, is it considered good or bad practice to add lots of sex scenes (h-scenes) in an adult VN demo?

 

[anne O'nymous]

Given that, is it considered good or bad practice to add lots of sex scenes (h-scenes) in an adult VN demo?

It totally depend on the actual length of the demo, the intent of the VN and the public you target.

Personally, reading this I picture a fuck feast game, so I would pass because I'm on the half that care more about the story. But there's the other half, and I can also be wrong and your demo be few hours long.

 

[Freeworlddev]

It totally depend on the actual length of the demo, the intent of the VN and the public you target.

Personally, reading this I picture a fuck feast game, so I would pass because I'm on the half that care more about the story. But there's the other half, and I can also be wrong and your demo be few hours long.

We're trying to shoot for both - lots of sex with a solid story. In this case, interpersonal relationships and adjusting to a free use themed world.

Here's the synopsis I drafted up with my co-writer:

When scientists discovered a portal to a parallel universe, the world changed forever. At first glance, this other Earth seemed identical to ours—same cities, same technology, same people.

Except for one key difference… in this reality, sex is as casual and normal as breathing air.

We dubbed it the 'Freeuse World'.

Within months, scientists established stable portals between both worlds. Now, traveling between them is as simple as crossing any international border—just get your tourist visa and go. Universities launched exchange programs, businesses opened branches, and curious visitors began exploring in both directions.

Meet David, our protagonist and his best friend, Clara: two 18 year old transfer students arriving at Bacchus University in the scenic mountain town of Red Rock, Colorado.

In our world, Red Rock was just another sleepy American town. But this is the Freeuse World's version, where students casually fuck between (and during) classes and professors continue lecturing while students use them.

Will David and Clara successfully adapt to their new home, or will they flee at the first sight of a public blowbang?

 

[anne O'nymous]

We're trying to shoot for both - lots of sex with a solid story. In this case, interpersonal relationships and adjusting to a free use themed world.

So not really a story driven game.

I can be wrong, a synopsis not being its result, but it looks way more like a fuck feast with an excuse of story to links the scenes, and possibly offer some choices. Not that it's wrong by itself, as I said there's half of the adult gaming scene that seek for this, but it really don't feel like the story is important.

"A new disease appeared two years ago, and now the population is constantly on the verge of going insane due to a too high lust. The only cure so far is to let people have sex whenever and wherever they want.
Will David and Clara successfully adapt to this new life, or will they flee at the first sight of a public blowbang?"

"Following a spatial anomaly, our heroes, David and Clara, have been sent to a new world where everyone have sex whenever and wherever they want.
Will David and Clara successfully adapt to their new home, or will they flee at the first sight of a public blowbang?"

"The apocalypse happened 50 years ago, killing 99,999% of the population. Survivors regrouped in few cities, but 100,000 people is considered as too low for the humankind surviving. In order to counter this risk of extinction, authorities let people have sex whenever and wherever they want, with the hope that it will significantly increase birth rate and save humankind.
Will David and Clara successfully adapt to this life, of will they flee at the first sight of public blowbang?"

"With the pollution increase, fertility rate decreased more than significantly. Chance of impregnation is now below 1% even when having sex at the exact right moment. To avoid humankind extinction, authorities all around the world let people have sex whenever and wherever they want.
Will David and Clara successfully adapt to this life, of will they flee at the first sight of public blowbang?"

Four different contexts, five with your synopsis, and near to nothing that would change in your story, few background narration.


Now, I said it and will say it again, this doesn't mean that your game is a bad idea. It's just that, according to the synopsis you shown, it's not a story driven game, and not exactly a game with a story.

 

[Saerwen]

I agree with Anne, this is porn without plot. It's porn cliche of fucking and breeding plus pregnancy disguised as a story.

 

[MissCougar]

We're trying to shoot for both - lots of sex with a solid story. In this case, interpersonal relationships and adjusting to a free use themed world.

Here's the synopsis I drafted up with my co-writer:

When scientists discovered a portal to a parallel universe, the world changed forever. At first glance, this other Earth seemed identical to ours—same cities, same technology, same people.

Except for one key difference… in this reality, sex is as casual and normal as breathing air.

We dubbed it the 'Freeuse World'.

Within months, scientists established stable portals between both worlds. Now, traveling between them is as simple as crossing any international border—just get your tourist visa and go. Universities launched exchange programs, businesses opened branches, and curious visitors began exploring in both directions.

Meet David, our protagonist and his best friend, Clara: two 18 year old transfer students arriving at Bacchus University in the scenic mountain town of Red Rock, Colorado.

In our world, Red Rock was just another sleepy American town. But this is the Freeuse World's version, where students casually fuck between (and during) classes and professors continue lecturing while students use them.

Will David and Clara successfully adapt to their new home, or will they flee at the first sight of a public blowbang?

I'd say no, but usually there are caps on the sex scenes because it takes a long time to do them and most games cap out at like 20-30 overall.

It sounds like you are likely using something like AI or a 3D renderer for your scenes since you have so many, so I'd say the quality of your scenes is going to carry your game a lot. If they are substandard, having even 50 substandard scenes is not going to help you if you had 4 really good and quality/engaging scenes.

If it's more like a slide show of random sex fetishes strewn together, it may be less of a game than you are hoping for. I hope you are aiming for high quality and people love it, hopefully! The theme is not something that appeals to me, though.

 

[Goeffel]

I could see it becoming a problem in so far as some players maybe then expect another dozen sex scenes with every update - you deliver 6 or 8 and they will still be disappointed.

 

[kytee]

Yeah, your demo sets a precedent for what they're going to expect from you if you do episodic releases. You throw that many sex scenes in a demo of all releases, they're gonna expect at least as many every update from here on out.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

My thoughts are - VN stands for visual novel, not pron slideshow with captions. You need to balance in some of the Novel with the Visual.