- Jan 7, 2022
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OK. Thanks for a clarified position.Not abandoned, and never will be!
Why have 8 girls? Because I wanted to tell 8 stories. Interestingly enough, the first draft had 6. But I elevated two other girls because I felt as though their stories and characters warranted further detail. I know some people are one-and-done with these games, but other like replaying them. Personally, I'm in the latter group. Thus, when making my own game, I figured replay value would be something worth having. For example, in chapter 2 there's gonna be two mutually exclusive scenes (non-sex). You can't get both in one playthrough. Why restrict content from the player? Because there's value in withholding information. There's value in having choice with impact. And, for me, there's value in offering the opportunity to replay a game.
As for the harem situation: I just don't want to. It doesn't make sense for the story. I'm aware what site I'm on, but this game is story first. Always has been, always will be, and I'm not compromising the story for the sake of catering to the masses. I'm more than happy leaving money on the table. If I was doing this for money, I would have a Patreon by now. If I was doing this for money, I wouldn't be putting as much effort into the game as I am. If I was doing this for money, I would have released another Chapter ages ago, with only a few hundred renders, and put it behind a paywall. Fuck that. I'm doing this shit my way. I'm not intending on pissing people off by not having a harem route, but the notion that there's no actual reason for it is absurd.
If it alienates a section of potential fans of the game, so be it. I've already alienated enough people by daring to write non-MC male characters in my game who have some semblance of personality. I'm not here to cater to people. I'm here to make a game, tell a story that I believe in. I don't care if a bunch of people don't play it, because ones who do are gonna have a great fucking time. nt l ch pt r s x.
I hope this doesn't come across as a personal attack in any way. Reading it back it feels like I'm angrier than I actually am. It's actually just a combination of frustration and passion. I'm frustrated because Chapter 2 has taken me fucking ages to do because I'm trying to do it right. That's the passion. Your opinion is obviously perfectly valid, and probably a much more common stance than the one I hold. But I'm making this game for me, to the best of my admittedly limited abililty. And I'm not gonna compromise for any reason. When this game is done, however long it takes, I want to look back at it knowing I did it exactly how I wanted to. And whoever wants to come along for the ride is more than welcome, and I hope that they enjoy the journey.
The ONLY, and I am sorry I have to insist, truly ONLY reason I choose to play Harem games is the cheating fuckery. You go and fuck a ton of chicks, cheating on all of them until the Dev comes and makes you choose just one. This gamification of cheating, fucks me out of my mind.
You wanna do it right? Then don't allow cheating. Don't let players try-before-you-buy. Make them choose before they even have a chance with them. If you do it like that, I don't need an Harem. I may even replay.
If instead, you choose to make it like so many have done before, let (encourage) the player fuck all the girls, then spring a choice on them, then, forget it, this is not a game I'm willing to play.
I'm not a puritan, I understand the attraction of cheating without consequences, the thrill of trying to not get caught, the sneaking and the lies and the pretending. If that is what you call Romance, I'm sorry, I'm fucking out. That's why I prefer a Harem, it is at least HONEST. Playing games like that with that much cheating, makes me feel dirty. While in an Harem, everything and everyone is along for it, it is a stupid distinction, but it is an important one.
So, OK, no Harem here, fine. Then how is this going to play out? Choose first, sex later, or, (as is customary in games like this) sex first choose later? If it is the first one, you earn my respect and I will play it, if it is the second, absolutely not, games like that are the reason Harems are my preferred choice.
It may look like I am demanding you change your game, no, I am not. I just asking for clarification, is this a cheating game or a Romance game? My definition of Romance doesn't include pursuing and bedding many women at the same time (unless, obviously, it is an Harem and everyone is OK with it).
Peace