Really impressive game, nice job! Well written, but not overwritten. Better than most games calling themselves visual novels in fact. Characters with actual personalities and backstories. The photos on here don't do the game art justice by the way. Looks way better in the actual game. The way the story progresses is believable and the 'interactions' with the characters fit them well. This is the biggest compliment I can give - the women actually act like women, not just some teenage fantasy of what men wish women were like. They actually have turn ons that women in the real world have. And this is the first time I've played a game like this where the creator understands that women can want to be treated one way during sex, but not all the damn time. It's a refreshing change from just ridiculous things like "Oh I'm not like most girls, I never really talk about myself, I'm really turned on by guys that play video games and don't respect me tee hee". In fact I feel like that stereotype gets turned on its head a little, without giving anything away. It feels lazy to me when games just arrange events so that women characters who "aren't that kind of girl" usually just end up "giving in" based on circumstances because secretly they wanted it all along despite being adamant they didn't at first . The mythical woman that is prepared to change their entire personality to fit what the man wants them to be. Always struck me as kind of lazy, and part of the whole "rape myth" thing in stories that I find super uncomfortable. I'd rather games just made it clear it was non-consensual. That grey area bothers me way more because it implies its okay. . It feels like you're actively trying to show that for what it is here. There's a point where the story kind of says "yeah, you're aware of how that would make a woman feel right? Are you sure that's what you want? ". It's fits in nicely with the MC being young and inexperienced. All you have at that point is what you see on TV, and hear from (equally inexperienced) friends that pretty much amounts to " just choose any woman and convince her to like you, even if you have to pretend to be something you're not". You end up acting like a real jerk sometimes, because you think it's how you're supposed to act. So for me anyway, the way the MC's character develops totally makes sense. Hopefully it gets people to question if that's really what they want, or how they would act IRL. I know the arguement is usually "but this is supposed to be a fantasy!". I dunno, personally i don't subscribe to the whole "man, I wish I was the sort of douchebag that treated women like garbage, then I would get all the ass I want!" fantasy.
It's clear to me that it was made by someone that doesn't take themselves too seriously, but respects their audience. Really impressed and looking forward to more. On that topic, I like the way you're doing updates so it's finished up to the point in the story you're up to, like chapters. No "content coming soon", which is really appreciated.
I know it sounds like I'm reviewing a novel here, but I figure since you clearly take this seriously I may as well show you the same courtesy.
Bit of constructive feedback: I noticed a couple of people complaining about the food grind. I think that's kind of unfair personally, as it's really only like that at the start, and it makes the payoff from finding better sources of food better anyway. A lot of it is solved by exploring, which is kind of what I expect from this kind of game. But I did get a bit frustrated at one point, because it felt like I'd done everything I could but couldn't progress. Eventually realised it was because I (trying to avoid spoilers here) got a better weapon, but didn't realise I needed to equip it. That might just be me being dense, I kind of just assumed I would use the new one automatically. Maybe you could add a "do you want to equip it now?" dialogue, or telegraph that you need to equip it before you can use it. It isn't obvious from the icons during battles that you're still using the old one. Also one of the weapons (think you know which one) I assumed I needed to find ammo for, didn't realise it was available straight away. Might even be worth making it clear that you can use it once per expedition. I assumed but I did wonder if I could only use it once, period. But those are minor criticisms and I got there in the end!
Please keep those updates coming!
It's clear to me that it was made by someone that doesn't take themselves too seriously, but respects their audience. Really impressed and looking forward to more. On that topic, I like the way you're doing updates so it's finished up to the point in the story you're up to, like chapters. No "content coming soon", which is really appreciated.
I know it sounds like I'm reviewing a novel here, but I figure since you clearly take this seriously I may as well show you the same courtesy.
Bit of constructive feedback: I noticed a couple of people complaining about the food grind. I think that's kind of unfair personally, as it's really only like that at the start, and it makes the payoff from finding better sources of food better anyway. A lot of it is solved by exploring, which is kind of what I expect from this kind of game. But I did get a bit frustrated at one point, because it felt like I'd done everything I could but couldn't progress. Eventually realised it was because I (trying to avoid spoilers here) got a better weapon, but didn't realise I needed to equip it. That might just be me being dense, I kind of just assumed I would use the new one automatically. Maybe you could add a "do you want to equip it now?" dialogue, or telegraph that you need to equip it before you can use it. It isn't obvious from the icons during battles that you're still using the old one. Also one of the weapons (think you know which one) I assumed I needed to find ammo for, didn't realise it was available straight away. Might even be worth making it clear that you can use it once per expedition. I assumed but I did wonder if I could only use it once, period. But those are minor criticisms and I got there in the end!
Please keep those updates coming!