- Dec 31, 2018
- 5
- 12
It's beyond your control as a character, so yes, you could play the game as someone who doesn't initiate physical contact, knowing fully, (after the game railroads you into exploring your power over Rogue and Kitty,) the addictive nature of your ability. But to me the dialog system isn't really complex enough to make that fun.I would tend to disagree, considering the addiction is both a side effect of our power, and can be controlled to an extent through levels as well as giving resistance to each of the girls to make them less addicted. In terms of the withdrawal, sure it could be abusive depend on YOU and what you do to the gal. For me though I am complete gentleman and allow the ladies to do what they wish to do and what ever makes them comfortable.When dealing with addiction mechanics it's an abusive relationship, no matter how you look at it. It makes sense that they'd be more willing to touch and get touched when in a withdrawal, but not when thinking clearly, publicly or not.
I think the mood penalties could be rebalanced a bit, especially for repeated negative actions with the same girl.
An interesting option might be a failure condition, where you piss off a girl to the point of "This is ruining mine and other girls' lives... I'm gonna go speak to Prof. X about my addiction." Whereupon you could get:
- The girl's mood is significantly reduced toward you, addiction cured, or she's just removed from the game for "rehab".
- 3 strikes, then booted from the academy. Possibly a Bad End.
- Alternate route of joining Rogue's "old friends" in the brotherhood, and corrupting the girls away from the XMen via their addiction.
But, the weird thing to me is:
The first girl you meet, after finding out that you have super powers, wants to help you test them by touching you. She's hot, no real downside... Until she tells you: "MY super power is putting people in comas by touching them."
I need a dialogue option for "Let's not test the parachute by jumping out of the plane."