NSFW games and the pitfalls I have noticed they fall into.

[Scroll k33p3r]

These are just my opinions mind you; I do not intend to attack any games I mention. If you like one of them, then you do you.
I have seen many smut comics and games over I'd say the course of seven to six years now, maybe a few more than that. During that time, I have come to realize that there is a lot of good smut media, though to my dismay a lot of it is held back by what I have come to call the common pitfalls of porn and hentai.
1. Writers getting obsessed with an aspect of their media to the point where they let the rest of it stagnate or do not attempt to improve it. Ravager comes to mind because while it has some merits, I do feel like the concept of being a dragon was lost among the other aspects of its narrative.
2. Development creep/bloat. Quite a few games can go in this category, even some of my favorites. Though TiTs is one I think many can agree on.
3. Overly horny protagonists with no redeeming qualities....I am looking at you Hentai games.
4. Sometimes a game feels like it just caters to the fetish of the dev or dev team which I think games like Slutcraft and Subverse have suffered the most from.
5. You can have both and story, but if a dev does not care to learn how to balance both then it can spell disaster. Not always mind you, writing has always been a balancing act, but it is one that is very risky.

There, five thoughts about NSFW games I have had. Would love to hear what people think in turn.

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

No, no, no. These threads are supposed to be nonsense! You can't be posting shit I agree with like #3!

 

[Wizard Hat Studios]

4. Sometimes a game feels like it just caters to the fetish of the dev or dev team which I think games like Slutcraft and Subverse have suffered the most from.

So? Would you rather have them cater to every opinion they read? I think it's better for game developers to create the game they love, instead of implementing things they dislike.

 

[MissCougar]

Kind of the quick in and out for video games. They can't really have a slow burn, and you can't drag your horny audience too long before they want to see some action.

Its threading the needle between developer kink, story that doesn't go too long without action, and characters dense enough to just smile and nod to wild sex scenes.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

No, no, no. These threads are supposed to be nonsense! You can't be posting shit I agree with like #3!

3. Overly horny protagonists with no redeeming qualities

Aren't you making a spiky half dragon? Or are the futa 'extras' considered a redeeming quality

These are just my opinions mind you; I do not intend to attack any games I mention. If you like one of them, then you do you.
There, five thoughts about NSFW games I have had. Would love to hear what people think in turn.

I think you can simplify the list down considerably to two main issues

1. Attempting to cater by a dev at the expense of a game. This can take a few forms such as over committing to a single aspect/fetish or shoehorning in a thousand things that make no sense because a patreon likes it.

2. Over extending games. When the concept is finished, move on, stop going and going and going....

Everything else I think is ok, as its down to personal tastes (I dont like VN for example but some people love them, and within that crowd theres the straight to lewd and slow burners for example).

 

[daibouken_]

So? Would you rather have them cater to every opinion they read? I think it's better for game developers to create the game they love, instead of implementing things they dislike.

+1

If there are multiple ideas and you are unsure which one to choose, it is best to listen to your own idea.

 

[Scroll k33p3r]

So? Would you rather have them cater to every opinion they read? I think it's better for game developers to create the game they love, instead of implementing things they dislike.

A very fair and true take, though I feel some devs then just pretend that they aren't making what they like to garner an audience. Like it isn't going to be what people expect, at least not pretend like you are making something else.
I admit this thread is a bit of a vent for gripes I have, but I feel like it is also a relevant discussion to be had. Ah, I just did the thing I criticized.

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

Aren't you making a spiky half dragon? Or are the futa 'extras' considered a redeeming quality

My futa MCs actually have personalities and traits, which makes #3 a double agree for me, because of the whole "futas are always turbo-horny" trope.

 

[Scroll k33p3r]

Aren't you making a spiky half dragon? Or are the futa 'extras' considered a redeeming quality



I think you can simplify the list down considerably to two main issues

1. Attempting to cater by a dev at the expense of a game. This can take a few forms such as over committing to a single aspect/fetish or shoehorning in a thousand things that make no sense because a patreon likes it.

2. Over extending games. When the concept is finished, move on, stop going and going and going....

Everything else I think is ok, as its down to personal tastes (I dont like VN for example but some people love them, and within that crowd theres the straight to lewd and slow burners for example).

No problems with girls with extra bits or making all the hybrids you possibly can. I just feel sick and tired of most bog standard hentai stories and scenarios. Like horny isekaid, broke guy with x fetish that cannot go a second without talking about sex is just not fun anymore.

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

I've seen games that could benefit greatly from taking some time off content creation to go back and rework the early game and dialogue (Shadows of Desire being a primo example, early-game dialogue is embarrassing in mostly-fixable ways). But it doesn't happen, because now the dev is locked into a model where they're expected to put out new scenes regularly.

 

[Nullx54]

These are just my opinions mind you; I do not intend to attack any games I mention. If you like one of them, then you do you.
I have seen many smut comics and games over I'd say the course of seven to six years now, maybe a few more than that. During that time, I have come to realize that there is a lot of good smut media, though to my dismay a lot of it is held back by what I have come to call the common pitfalls of porn and hentai.
1. Writers getting obsessed with an aspect of their media to the point where they let the rest of it stagnate or do not attempt to improve it. Ravager comes to mind because while it has some merits, I do feel like the concept of being a dragon was lost among the other aspects of its narrative.
2. Development creep/bloat. Quite a few games can go in this category, even some of my favorites. Though TiTs is one I think many can agree on.
3. Overly horny protagonists with no redeeming qualities....I am looking at you Hentai games.
4. Sometimes a game feels like it just caters to the fetish of the dev or dev team which I think games like Slutcraft and Subverse have suffered the most from.
5. You can have both and story, but if a dev does not care to learn how to balance both then it can spell disaster. Not always mind you, writing has always been a balancing act, but it is one that is very risky.

There, five thoughts about NSFW games I have had. Would love to hear what people think in turn.

My takes on your points.

1: That is something that does kill a game, instead of building up to another aspect to be added as a new feature in the next one they instead attempt to cram as much as they can in or overdevelop that single aspect.
2: Some that the dev need to chill with.
3: Don't mind those games so long as that is the main selling point, yeah sometimes it's better to have a nice guy or a dude that rarely fucks but has profund sex scenes rather than a Rance.
4: That isn't an issue so long as the fetish is something both the dev and the audience are united by. The issue with those kind of games is that the dev is showing them in the players face.
5: That is something I feel is the hardest but also the more rewarding aspects of a h-game. You got both on lock down and it will be a master piece, some games do well when they focus a little more on one rather than the other since the porn or the plot is good enough to carry the game but not to the point that you can take the dominant aspect out without damaging the other.

Another thing I've noticed is that a lot of game around the mid 10s to very early 20s were good and had a degree of care in making them. Now it feels like there is a lot of slup and bad games being pumped out just to earn a quick buck. Then there is the issue of milking devs that go strong at the start but then after a while slow down development just to milk their own content.

 

[Scroll k33p3r]

My futa MCs actually have personalities and traits, which makes #3 a double agree for me, because of the whole "futas are always turbo-horny" trope.

Oh don't get me started on that. It is one of the many reasons why I think some of the H-games (talking about stuff made by proper studios mostly to be honest) fail to hook me and are rated higher than they deserve to be for some inane reason. It's all tropes 24/7 and no character development at all.
I think we can all learn from devs who do their best to make good characters and I wish you the best with your endeavors.

 

[MissCougar]

For the futa thing, it's not my cup of tea, and I've been swindled by devs telling me their game is female protagonist which is my cup of tea only for her to grow a magic dick in like the second scene, or become futa, or always was futa.

I am not fond of those studios being a bit dishonest with the representation of their game. This is mostly Steam though, where I do buy stuff to support folks, especially if I like the game.