Woodstock_1983
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100% agree. I like to have my women for me alone and no one else unless it's other females and I can join in sometimes lol.
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DeFuZe
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Just discovered this and it is a very promising game. It reminded me a lot of the Witcher lore especially the first game where the world is kinda bleak and oppressing and non-humans are being treated very badly. The visuals, renders, music and dialogue are very well made, you can see the dev put a lot of work and care into making this. I liked the characters especially Qinara and can't wait to see more of her. Wishlisted on Steam and will definitely grab a copy when it comes out. Good luck with the project. 
slick97
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I figured I may as well throw in my two cents without writing a full blown review - which is something I'm going to wait on until some of the RNG elements are fully implemented for the first act.
First off, Garou24, I'm thoroughly impressed with how you're handling branching paths by ensuring they still drive the main plot forward. I cannot express how important this skill is, as it allows you to avoid plotholes and retconning. You have a story where choices can change how some of the scenes play out, but you're never deviating from the plot (which is a huge pro in my book).
Secondly, I decided to pull back the curtain a bit after an initial playthrough just to see what's going on behind the scenes (so to speak)... and you're vastly underselling how many alterations occur just based on a few decisions. This next part contains spoilers, don't unblur the text unless you're okay with some of the magic being spoiled:
Thirdly - and I can't emphasize how great this is - is the fact that EVERY character seems to have been developed from a character sheet to fully flesh them out. While some are obviously important to the main plot (i.e. Quinara, MC, and Demerek/Branson), other supporting characters are capable of standing out on their own regardless of how they function in driving the plot forward. This is a fantastic example of someone who genuinely understands the workflow in creating a novel, and I just want to point that out for anyone who tries to claim the overall story is subpar.
I'm glad I noticed this gem in the latest updated section of the forums. I'm excited to see how the story and fanbase develop!
*Edit: fixed a wierd formatting issue with inline spoilers and lists
First off, Garou24, I'm thoroughly impressed with how you're handling branching paths by ensuring they still drive the main plot forward. I cannot express how important this skill is, as it allows you to avoid plotholes and retconning. You have a story where choices can change how some of the scenes play out, but you're never deviating from the plot (which is a huge pro in my book).
Secondly, I decided to pull back the curtain a bit after an initial playthrough just to see what's going on behind the scenes (so to speak)... and you're vastly underselling how many alterations occur just based on a few decisions. This next part contains spoilers, don't unblur the text unless you're okay with some of the magic being spoiled:
- The fact that the very first choice completely changes who your third companion in was mind blowing to me. Even more so in that said companion ALSO alters how future scenes play out (i.e. Raelynn's subplot).
- There seems to be 3 versions of Quinara you can experience:
- Indifference: You've mostly ignored her emotions and subtle hints of attraction.
- Friendly: You take notice of her opinions and generally treat her well without expressing a romantic interest.
- Attraction: You've shown both kindness and an interest in her more than just being a friend.
- Branson seems to have 2 versions you can experience (which also affects the flashback scenes a bit):
- Cruelty: He's an absolute psychopath that disregards anyone that isn't his sister.
- "Normal": He doesn't seem to have a wierd thing for his sister and mom.
- Additionally, there seems to be seems to be some persistent variables (which are might be missing the persistent prefix) that you won't notice unless you're on a subsequent playthrough. The only variable I could find as of the current version was whether you experienced the dream or not, which only seems to be there for QoL purposes (I might be wrong on that assumption).
Thirdly - and I can't emphasize how great this is - is the fact that EVERY character seems to have been developed from a character sheet to fully flesh them out. While some are obviously important to the main plot (i.e. Quinara, MC, and Demerek/Branson), other supporting characters are capable of standing out on their own regardless of how they function in driving the plot forward. This is a fantastic example of someone who genuinely understands the workflow in creating a novel, and I just want to point that out for anyone who tries to claim the overall story is subpar.
I'm glad I noticed this gem in the latest updated section of the forums. I'm excited to see how the story and fanbase develop!
*Edit: fixed a wierd formatting issue with inline spoilers and lists
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes there is a lot going on under the hood to create some branching, variation and hopefully meaningful rewards to the choices made. I do have character sheets for all the characters in the game. It helps to flesh them out and many side characters have large backstories and personality sections just like main characters. I find it is needed so I can make sure that I keep how characters react to situations consistent with their developing personalities.
I need one more play through then
I won the fight, need to lose it now lol
The Pointman
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Could just you know take the item from the merchant sharing thats for cucks.
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Looking through the comments, it appears the Dev is coy on having actual sex in the game? Cool beans if they just want to create a game with eye candy and story. Just curious if any sexy scenes will be included in the future. Sorry if this has been addressed already.
There will be sex scenes, but the game is a slow burn and focuses on the story first so it will take time to develop a relationship with the main love interests before jumping into a lewd scene. There will be options for more of a one night stand sort of scene with some side characters or in certain random encounters. I wanted the scenes with the handful of main characters to occur naturally and in certain parts of the story.
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Choosing to fight or not to fight leading to different paths is perfectly fine. However, TBH, I am not a fan of losing fight(s) on purpose to get scenes. It's a trope that is usually reserved for the Fem Protag "Broken Heroine" genre of adult games which are geared toward that outcome. For a male protag RPG, perhaps I've been too conditioned from years of regular gaming to play that way (I mean you don't go into a fight as Shepard, Revan, Geralt, Link etc. hoping to lose).
I guess what I'm not so subtly saying is, if one day you ever get the urge to streamline the paths to get releases out faster, I nominate the "lose to win" scenarios for the chop
. But, hey, it's your game. I can live with missing some path/scenes. It's kinda a big assumption that this proclaimed slow burn game would be in any way similar to pure hentai games.
Considering how the different paths work in the current version, I feel like trying to "get scenes" is not the intended way to play the game. Like e.g. there's nothing really gratifying about winning or losing the bar fight, but there's continuity to either outcome for immersion.
Abhai
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he is trolling...
p.s.
and for mod/uploader who might delete this answer as "off topic", do have an elementary decency to sign that report, so we can continue from there.
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Thanks for the response. It is a quality game with an interesting story. Just wanted to set my expectations. Slow burn is fine - I support two Devs already that have a slow burn going on. Keep to your vision - just know that the slower the burn the greater the expectation. When you finally get to that pivotal scene, make it great so the pay off is worthwhile. Otherwise, people will become disenchanted and abandon the game.
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can you put the pictures behind spoilers. It takes forever to scroll past
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What kind of blasphemy is this? Are you trying to start a holy war, because Quinara is the only goddess I worship!
I promise I'm just kidding, Kaela is actually quite hot
Abhai
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The rest of the photos are on the Discord since Patreon doesn't allow certain images to be public.