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Sigh, sorry to say - I am not a big fan of sandbox... and as soon as I see an "energystat" I am out.
But good luck anyway.
But good luck anyway.
It's all good, my friend. We all enjoy different experiences. Thanks for your well-wishes and for giving our game a try!Sigh, sorry to say - I am not a big fan of sandbox... and as soon as I see an "energystat" I am out.
But good luck anyway.
Perfect. Thanks for the contribution.I just want to say that the pdf file included the release as a walkthrough isn't a walkthrough, but a very loose guide.
Also, seeing money, mood, energy stats make my skin crawl. I can take a sandbox, but not a sims simulator that even brings more grind. In my experience, that serves nothing but to stretch out gameplay artificially to hide the lack of actual content.
I can definitely see your point about the pacing. I think what you have to try and keep in mind is that you're playing an e-game, here. If I were writing Secrets as a novel, I'd certainly adjust the pacing -- probably almost exactly in line with your concerns. Were I to do that, however...you can rest assured that I'd be inundated with comments like "I don't come to F95 to read fine literature, man. I'm here to get off." Worse, we'd probably get our fair share of "oh, cool...another developer moving their game along at a glacial pace so they can milk their Patreon supporters to the bone".The girls are cute but I'm not so sure about the writing. Relationships and pacing are moving blazingly fast. I mean, MC knows basically nothing about Norma or Alison(they went out for a few hours at best) yet he's already saying he feels a connection???? And the girls just say oh I guess its time to fuck? That's what happens when you are looking for a one night stand or casual sex, not someone who is supposed to be an actual love interest. Even with the corruption tag that doesn't make sense.
I can't say I agree with that completely. Love at first sight is real and happens. As for the long-term prospects of a relationship with such a basis...well, all I can ask is that you pay attention to the next chapter (if you're still with us). I don't want to give too much away here, but we do address that to some degree.His father married his mother days after them meeting and we are to believe that actually developed into a lasting relationship? What? That is calling for the highest levels of suspension of disbelief. For a game that supposedly takes pride in its "realistic and well composed scenarios" I do not see any of that going on.
I can see where you'd feel like that. What that scene was meant to convey was Alison just word-vomiting everything she knew to the MC, who she trusts to some degree, as she was basically on the edge of having a panic attack at the mention of his name. How she knows this and why...will be revealed. I'm sorry if that seems like a cop-out, but as you mention in your first set of comments, pacing is important and we just can't dump the whole story out there at once.Apparently, MC will have to deal with a shady producer guy who is after Alison because she somehow knows about all(How?) of his crimes...which are inclusive of extortion, murder, and molesting minors? That went from 0 to 100 real fast. If feels like there is no build up, no development.
Absolutely valid criticism. I'm sorry you felt left wanting on that note.I did not find this compelling at all. Of course the plot is indeed "possible" but its not plausible. The way its presented leaves much to be desired. It's not even like I'm not a fan of the content. It just happened way too quickly and the scenes started and ended abruptly.
Some might say " Yah bro its a porn game, what did you expect?". In response to that I'd say, ok sure there is a place for instant gratification but after reading the Gameplay Highlights in the dev notes, I was expecting to find a lot more than what I did, in terms of writing and plot development.
I didn't feel that you were "ragging on the game" by any means. I think you did a nice job of respectfully putting your criticism out there. Plus, as you mentioned -- we did ask for feedback. It's unrealistic to expect that all feedback will be positive! Besides, you learn far more from critical comments than praise.N.B. I know it might seems like I am ragging on the game, but the dev asked for feedback and I feel like it had to be said. It's early access right? So that means things are WIP and can be changed so if I'm gonna say anything now is the best time. I wont put this in the review section for this reason as well.
There are many examples of erotic VNs that have excellent pacing, believable plot and character development even when the worlds and setting are not grounded in reality. I would love to see this game develop to be one of them, but I just don't see it in this version.
I can agree that it is a bit of a damned if you do/don't situation. There are definitely examples where too much exposition is a detriment. That's where it becomes a "Show, not tell" situation. Also like you said some projects that seem to only exist to milk patrons. And some people are quick to write things off. I do see where you are coming from.Hey, Fazed!
So, yeah...you're not wrong. The pacing is definitely in "porno movie time". But in that respect, given the genre...it's kind of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" prospect for a developer. Hopefully, that makes some sense.
Oh no no, usually in these games I prefer to only see sex scenes that involve the MC. Catching one of the girls naked or masturbating is fine though. Thanks for the answer!
wait what? really?Do porn game developers take a class on how to make an overview that is both long and says absolutely nothing at the same time?
This one as the original thread is abandoned in favor of the new thread and reworked game the developer linked above. Scroll back a bit.Abandoned or further reconstruction needed?
I see now thanksThis one as the original thread is abandoned in favor of the new thread and reworked game the developer linked above. Scroll back a bit.