Haywire7

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I've given this a try a few times, and I have to say, I do really enjoy the art, and the added sfx are great too. Personally, in terms of narrative I can't say I'm too into it, as we get no control over the events, but I respect that it's the choice of the dev. Would've loved an MC cheater path only, or choices that avoid certain types of content (Alice with other guys), but I get that it's a kinetic novel so it can't really be helped. Good luck dev, maybe in the next game! (sidetone - Lilly was my favourite design)
 

Nerro

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I'm sorry you feel this way. I've been doing this for 7 months and have released 5 updates, each being substantially larger than the last. I do this in my spare time whenever I get home from work. This is by far the biggest update in any of the 2DCG games or AICG games in general with the amount of images and content in it. I worked countless hours and slept for an average of 3 hours a day to get this out for everyone.


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Yeah sorry about that, it just seemed odd to me it took 3 months, for what on paper is half a chapter, when 4 chapters were made in in like 4 months. It appears I was mistaken because this chapter is presumably much bigger than the other.

Still, I'm not one to usually play unfinished games so I will still wait for the full game. That is also why I hate devs who milk their project instead of getting it finished and why I'm a bit loose on the trigger for that sort of stuff because I've been burned quite a few times by now. I look forward to seeing this project finish and good luck (y)
 

Garethan

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I'm a bit confused about the summary.

It says that it's a Kinetic Novel and those don't have player choices. but at the same time we have the line "Will he stay the pure hearted soul that he is, or will he surrender himself to corruption?" in the summary.

Am I correct with my assumption that that line is only meant as a tease telling the player "Read the novel to find out!"
Or are there two paths?
 

AbyssGames

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Thanks. The art is stunning enough to tempt me but usual I like having the choice to either be a active good guy or a total asshole.
But sometimes it can be nice to just relax, sit back and be taken on a ride. I know the fact that there are no choices in the game are it's biggest downside, but just like a nice movie or a series, it can be nice to see how things unfold.
 

Garethan

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But sometimes it can be nice to just relax, sit back and be taken on a ride. I know the fact that there are no choices in the game are it's biggest downside, but just like a nice movie or a series, it can be nice to see how things unfold.
Very true. And judging by the pictures the MC is not going to be a saint. So that definitely sparks my interest.
It's just my personal preference when it comes to games or VNs.
 
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vampz

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But sometimes it can be nice to just relax, sit back and be taken on a ride. I know the fact that there are no choices in the game are it's biggest downside, but just like a nice movie or a series, it can be nice to see how things unfold.
I would actually disagree that the lack of choices is a negative for this game

If you were to add choices, it would either be small choices (basically alternate scene, like doggystyle vs missionary sex), which just add a bit more development time and really don't change the game at all, or major choices which actually change the direction of the game

Now, the issue with these major choices is twofold
First, it would add a lot of extra development time for the team (in a way that would probably take more and more time, the further the game progresses, because of how far apart each path would be), meaning either shorter updates (less content per path) or longer wait between updates
Second, and this is something that I think many people are missing, is that most people aren't going to play each different path in the game. they'll find the one they're interested in, and mostly play that
This means that even though you might release overall the same amount of content, the average player will see only the portion in the path they're playing, which would seem like they're getting less content

So overall, I don't think the lack of options is a negative impact on this game, and I wouldn't be worried about that if I were you
The team is doing amazing work, and telling the story that it wants to tell, with the original vision in mind
No need to have another long debate whether this game is Netori, NTR, NTS or some amalgamation of them
 

Milfu(k3r

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Don't get me wrong. I didn't meant that having no choices was a bad thing. It's just what I prefer and the summary left me wondering if I had missunderstood something.
That's what I got out of it too. It made it sound like MC has a choice to stay faithful to his GF and his GF can stay faithful too. But to me it seems like perhaps the main plot is just everyone fucks everyone.
 
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