VN Ren'Py Abandoned Mad World [Release 4.1.0 WIP] [Smoke Mob Games]

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Vasy

Vasy

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Sandbox? Well, shit. I really like this VN, but sandbox is an instant drop for me. I can't think of a single smut game where sandbox elements — no matter how limited or 'innovative' — have added anything but frustration and tedium.
 
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GregIsLove

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Vasy said:
Sandbox? Well, shit. I really like this VN, but sandbox is an instant drop for me. I can't think of a single smut game where sandbox elements — no matter how limited or 'innovative' — have added anything but frustration and tedium.
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I thought being a dik did it pretty well with the whole "free roam" thing but honestly that game requires so many playthroughs for the different paths even that shit got tedious after a while. I dont understand why people say to devs "oh you need to make the game more fun, add sandbox elements" If the story for the game is so boring that you need sandbox elements to spice it up then its probably not worth the investment in the first place... so adding a grind factor on top of that is just like a nail in a coffin.
This game excels in story and I think its as "fun and interesting" as it needs to be, we dont need mini games or tasks to keep us "entertained"(more like enraged) when the story is top notch.
 
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GregIsLove said:
I thought being a dik did it pretty well with the whole "free roam" thing but honestly that game requires so many playthroughs for the different paths even that shit got tedious after a while. I dont understand why people say to devs "oh you need to make the game more fun, add sandbox elements" If the story for the game is so boring that you need sandbox elements to spice it up then its probably not worth the investment in the first place... so adding a grind factor on top of that is just like a nail in a coffin.
This game excels in story and I think its as "fun and interesting" as it needs to be, we dont need mini games or tasks to keep us "entertained"(more like enraged) when the story is top notch.
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I have the same opinion on sandbox, but I don't call "free roam" sandbox. I'm ok with free roam, it's just the continuity of the story in another way with a bit more interactivity. What I hate is grinding points (money or relationship) and the day/night cycle with events only at specific times. And yeah the events feel disjointed.

Replaying badik is tedious but it's because the game is huge in content. And you can disable mini-games (not the free roams tho).
 
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Are you ready, hey
Are you ready for this?
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat, yeah

Another one bites the dust

Fucking sandbox, piss poor excuse of a feature.

The MC was getting nowhere with the LI's and now he has to play Whac-A-Mole to get points to redeem for handjobs, rinse and repeat 50 times to unlock a blowjob. What are the job openings for the bearer of one of the most powerful relics? Delivery boy, barista, porn set fluffer, pool boy?

:poop: :sick: :HideThePain:
 
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Oh god another sandbox.....

Games with sandbox mode can be atleast tolerable if implemented like BaDIK or Deluca Family. But most devs who put sandbox mode in their games make those games such a clusterfuck. A 100 things to click with no idea where to go, what to do, not even a basic quest system to tell players what to do. Wonder how it'll turn out in this game :unsure:
 
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I was patiently waiting for the update til the post of sandbox. Point and click I can deal with but sandbox is a nope from me dawg. So unless the sandbox or point and click is optional ima have to drop this. I actually liked this game alot til that post smh.
 
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Not real excited about this one going to sandbox. Kinda feels like a bait-and-switch changing it this far into the game, but I will try to remain optimistic. Hopefully, it won't turn into a game where you have to grind for points and money. Those games turn boring really quick and many end up having continuity errors in the dialog if you don't play everything in the correct order. I guess we can only hope for the best and see what happens. It will be a shame if it ends up ruining the game, because I am really liking the story so far.
 
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In order for this comment to mean anything, subjective terms like "average" would need to be defined.
What one person considers average may be above, or below, what someone else considers average.

I guess more importantly, if the game's not for you, why post to tell everyone? No-one gives a shit.
Your ill defined opinion is not important to anyone else. Why not just move along?
Would your ego not allow it?
 
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ARHunt

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Welp seems like the dev determined to add sandbox element to the game. Too bad, i really like the story. But to grinding just to get a piece of the story is mehh. Best of luck to the dev tho, just a bit sad to have to drop this game .
 
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stuffstuffstuff

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Sandbox + quest log system is better than ...... VN's where mc's hands and legs are restrained.
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Not for me. Either you get all the scenes in the same order anyway, in which case it's just VN with extra steps, or everything just gets whittled down to self contained stories that don't come together in any meaningful way because you can do them in any order and the overall story pretty much ceases to exist.
 
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Swinglow

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What a great game, not what I expected from the premise. Great story so far, unexpected depth. Was about to throw some money at it, but now I want to see how the whole sandbox thing turns out. Hope for the best, but like 1 in 10 sandbox games are good and usally it's despite being a sandbox not because of being a sandbox. Still hoping for the best.
 
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Alex5280

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Starting to get a little concerned that this one is going to get abandoned. The dev has been pretty quite for a while. Doesn't look like they have even posted on Patreon for almost 2 months.
 
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