What's up? I'm Vanis the lead developer from Tentakero and I'm crawling out of the hentai dungeon to clear up some confusion regarding the game. A big part of it is our fault for not properly communicating with audiences but we're working on that. We really appreciate the comments about the art.
I went ahead and read through the thread and found a few things that were asked without a solid answer.
Is this male protag only?
No. We fully intend to continue what we did in the first game and allow players to play as Female as well. We went with a mix-and-match approach in this game so that players can give themselves tits while having a dick. This was done to appease those that requested the futa option as well.
The player gender feature isn't fully implemented yet but there will be variants in scenes like in the first game that reflect your choices. Players without a dick will be given the option of using a strap-on instead, and we're toying with the idea of allowing shapeshifting to give themselves temporary dicks if they're from the Conjuration Domain that specializes in that. Again, the player creation aspect of it is still not fully implemented and we intend to flesh that out later on when there are more scenes that warrant it. We had to prioritize more important mechanics like the save/load system recently and it's fallen a bit to the wayside.
Will this feature romance?
Romance will be minimal but will likely exist in game. We're currently designing the standing system for this game that determines how much a succubus likes the player. This system will gradually cause the succubi to open up about their backstories to the player and gradually make them more affectionate. At the moment, we are undecided just how far the romance aspect will go but we're not leaving it off the table since a lot of people dig the mushy feelings. (We've toyed with the idea of adding a small wedding scene for maxing out standing with a character but no promises there yet.)
Do I have to play the first game to enjoy this one?
Not exactly. The 4 new characters have stories that take place in the underworld and are detached from the events of the first game. (Though not completely isolated since some are a direct result of Mira's actions.)
You can play through the Succubus Throne stories without knowledge of the first game no problem. However, the game is also going to feature the Cafe Saga, which focuses on the original cast after a 2 year time skip. The Cafe Saga will contain more vanilla content and provide a look at each character's individual lives and what they've been up to. Many people wanted us to flesh them out more so we're doing so. It's also worth noting that we have a recap in place that will allow players to just play the Cafe Saga anyway and see the main events that happened in the first game.
Our intentions are to bring both casts together in a third game if we manage to succeed with this one.
Will Scenes be available for Succubi only?
The goal is to include both casts in Free Play mode, this means strapping Mira or Sophie onto the wooden horse if you wish. Since we're somewhat early in development, we plan on creating the scenes with a single character first, and then doing some update rounds where we go and add missing characters to the scenes.
Rhythm Game Issues
The rhythm mini-game was rough at first with some hitbox issues but they have been improved. We've also added a difficulty setting and the option to disable the character stripping cutscene if it ends up bothering players. Our intention for the Rhythm Mini-Game is to simply have it as a method for players to earn extra gold, but can be bypassed almost completely if Rhythm Games aren't your thing.
Resolution Issues
The game does not support displays that aren't 16:9 yet but are looking into doing so in the future. Ultrawides are confirmed to be broken.
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I'm sure I missed something but feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to answer everything but
Ivelog is giving us a hand with this kind of thing, so you can reach out to him if I'm MIA.
Apologies but our team is small and the core of development is being done by Dokucchi(Artist) and Myself. We're highly ambitious about this project and want to make it a huge successor to the first.