The Rogue Trader

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This is a swell project, chum. I just finished reading "Farewell my lovely" for like the third time or so, and I know all the major works of Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett by rote and they take the spotlight among my sources of inspiration.
Sure, I know this isn't the same thing: I like my noir as sour as a rainy Monday and judging by your pictures your VN is all gaudy and colourful and maybe even funny. But I felt the lack of a decent porn parody of Marlowe for so much time that I won't care if this isn't the real deal.
 
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There was an HBO series back in the 80s Philip Marlowe, Private Eye that adapted the various novels as well. It starred Powers Boothe (Deadwood, Tombstone, The Avengers and many more).
 

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Hello!

Why not try playing this novel and then, disappointed or not, share your opinion with the audience by writing a review? :sneaky:
 

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Hello!

Why not try playing this novel and then, disappointed or not, share your opinion with the audience by writing a review? :sneaky:
I was waiting for it to get another couple of updates, but seeing that it's already at episode 2, I'll give it a ride in the weekend and report back.
 
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I was waiting for it to get another couple of updates, but seeing that it's already at episode 2, I'll give it a ride in the weekend and report back.
'Episode #3' already done and available for Patreons. ;)

There is one more news for those who are familiar with my previous games. I switched from DAZ to Honey to try something new and speed up my work. And now after some experience I think that I can make updates faster this was when I was working on Mysterious Erotic Theater.

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I have never had a shortage of short stories in my entries. Right now I have drafts for about seven of the next episodes. And also many scenarios were not implemented in my previous games.

My delays were mainly related to PC power and motivation.
 
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People i didn't understand why there is few sad reaction on this update?..

The story in the last episode give you sad feeling?.. or there is something else?

If you feel sad about episode plot i can reassure you, the smartest cat escaped from laboratory long time ago. And he feels pretty good. Nothing bad happened to him. :) Everyone who is familiar with my previous games knows this. :)
 

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One reason I can see for people leaving a sad reaction is that it is from disappointment. I already pointed out that "Marlowe Noir" carries a different feel than what is presented here. I know it's not Philip Marlowe, but the surname and "noir" carry a meaning. The first episode had some ways of making me think that it is a story that is a parody of film noir detectives. The second episode felt like it was going a different direction but gave me the idea that each episode was a different story, so the third one might go back to something like the first one. Then the third one comes out and it's a continuation of the story from episode 2 but doesn't really tie into that episode in any meaningful way and I really can't find a way to describe what I got from it but the best I can say is that the protagonist feels emotionless and I'm not sure there has really been any detective work done in either ep 2 or 3. I hope this little feedback can help you improve, but I really don't think this game even works as a parody of noir or hardboiled detective fiction.
 

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Another thing you can change is the paywalled chapter. Don't include that in the free version because some people get really upset with paywalls.
 
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deuxrayme thanks for the feedback! Sometimes I tell my stories chaotic, but not randomly or irrationally.

You correctly noted that at the moment there are two storylines in the novel: the first is connected with the Golden Cuckold Club, and the other with Hudsucker Industries. I plan to return to the first episode characters and their mission after a couple more updates.

I will also try to make episodes faster.

In episode #3, I just wanted to integrate my good old Cat character into the Nick Marlowe novella. And I think I did well. :) Not necessarily all episodes will be detective, this may be just an adventure or a little exploration mission.
 

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deppenjaeger, man, project description started with sentence 'in this kinetic novel'. So it's not appropriate to giving reviews like yours.

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