I was actually refering to you saying "it" instead of "her".
My original comment simply stated that as game devs grow older they often get less edgy in their writing. You can still be attracted to girls/women, but you might not be as willing to make a game where you corrupt an innocent schoolgirl into a slut. Which simply means that the final product is more vanilla. Akabur is the perfect example.
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hmmm. how about... all people are "it" until proven otherwise. something along that line.
ah ok i get it now. yeah, makes sense. with time passing and spent growing up (hopefully, lol), viewpoints change, and a once brilliant idea might start to look silly or boring, from a distance.
None of the talking in these games would work in real life, but it's okay as it's just a game and the point is to fulfill your fantasy of taking those women that are uncorruptible and corrupting them. I guess it's a power trip of some sort, but an arousing one that makes the sex fell hightrned. I'm not really into school girls. My favorites in this game are Ashley, April, and Lara, but I always liked Hermione from the Harry Potter movies (Emma Watson) and considering she's a strong feminist that's against this type of sexualization of women makes it fun.
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I marathoned akabur games and finished Star Channel again, after years since 2021 and right after WT just so I can see Hermione again, like I immediately downloaded and jumped on Star Channel 3 min after finishing Witch Trainer.
Been awhile, I dont enjoy the game as much as I did back then, at now a bit disappointed even realizing SC is just as rushed and unfinished as Queen Trainer is, having all 12 episodes on full display.
It would have been a good foreshadow on how Akabur latest game QT would turn out.
The episodic linear progression is a mistake and does nothing but interrupt your progession, cut the playthrough into disconnected chunks and just as shallow as Witch Trainer system where you're confined in a single room. It does nothing but hide the shallow and lack of contents and many of episodes are just fillers and others progress a single girl, I didnt care then but I hate it now.
Akabur did a good first impression with first 2 episodes, they are content packed, well made, well written, I have nothing but praise.
Jasmine is a classic, down to the non updated model, she is just as much as how I remember, and enjoy her in all games.
Ashelin, Akabur nailed her her introduction a big hit, to me at least. She was my least favorite then and expected her to stay that way. Ashelin even until now is unknown and new to me, I havent played any games nor porn with her in it. Also not my cup of tea. Now on my latest play through, Ashelin goes so well with Jasmin and together with her in my top 3 onjust episode 1 and 2 alone, even when their CGs together are somewhat mediocre on Jasmine parts.
Hermione, Akabur disrespected his best creation ever and was so lazy with her, he kinda just slapped her to the team and she just sticked, her route is clusterfuck messy mismatch of cutting room floor and nostalgia baits, even lacked "my personal witch" route from Witch Trainer, the route that I didnt appriciate back then. The best girl doesnt come from the best game, I didnt even like and her nor WT 9 years ago.
Now? I savor every moment with her from both games. It's not WT review but please let me say this just once:
Hermione is the One and Only and I regret not realizing that for so long.
Episode 3 and April caught me off guard as a sudden steep 90 degree south as I was thoroughly enjoy the last 2 episode. Maybe because I'm no longer a middle schooler that craved milk, because I remember that she was awesome. I think I changed, because April is a big character and to me Akabur's introduction to her was undercooked, distasteful even, for ep3 and following episodes, she's to me is dislikeable, annoying in a bad way, lack luster and bad pacing.
"What's up I just arrived and this happens to be a Sex show so I guess I'm a slut now, I just meet you please spank and milk me"
Saying she just lacks corrupt progression is a huge understatement. Please Akabur I just meet her for the first time ever I'm not ready, she scares me, not in a good way, and I'm not a kid anymore why is "milk" her only theme, you did it with Ashelin come on.
Lara is the biggest character here, And Akabur just made her very forgettable and detached from the game sharing with April many similar problems, her only memorable scenes are manor. Her relationship Ashelin simply needs more than 2 interactions and "Hey I have a gym wanna do it?".
Lara croft and April are a waste and showed to be outside of Akabur's field and he struggled with them, not CGs of course April has the best CGs, still I need my good old "wall of texts" buildups, my guess is they're fan service. The two did end on good notes, as I doenjoy April milk and Lara molesting Akaman in last 2 episodes, because I just get used to April and anything is an improvement at that point, and there arent much else at the end because Akabur threw the rest 4 of the squad, especially Hermione outta space since episode 8.
Iris I cant really say much, there're like nothing with her. Her storyline back to Argabah, which supposed to be a blast from the past, is like Hermione's a messy nostalgia bait where Akabur threw things on the wall see what stays, some do stay but not her and Princess trainer Lola, whom I find the reintroduction to be not only forgetable but also dislikable. It's nice to see everyone but I remember only Iris bell-dsm exhibitionist scene.
Lola's great and memorable standing out as a nonchalant, neutral assistant storyteller-ish, as the squad getting piped, I save her for last because I find her lovable even during those rough parts of the game where I didnt enjoy, that she eased me getting through. There're no bad moments with her, except for previews, those are just stinks, still I enjoy her during those. 1 single CG, Solid top 3 girls.
Simulation has its moments but, not that memorable and I dont find myself to be able to play each of them more than once, and I cant decide which one disrespect Hermione the most, this or the ending at ep12 that she doesnt even show up, because for all 6 simulation, she appear in only 1, where she doesnt even have a sprite nor dedicate outfit. Hermione has the magic on me because I somehow memorize those short 2 short texts of her making a total of 10 words, IN THE ENTIRE SIMULATION.
And last but not least that UI change at ep8 where Akabut scrapped entirely what I call "daily banters", they got removed completely out of the game, well it wasnt much but I do miss them, they also no longer has after mission dialogues, again just a few paragraph but they were nice to have. You now have universal event tab right at main menu instead of having to visist the girls individually, I really hate this new direction of the game. This chance is also another foreshadowing.
Been awhile, I dont enjoy the game as much as I did back then, at now a bit disappointed even realizing SC is just as rushed and unfinished as Queen Trainer is, having all 12 episodes on full display.
It would have been a good foreshadow on how Akabur latest game QT would turn out.
The episodic linear progression is a mistake and does nothing but interrupt your progession, cut the playthrough into disconnected chunks and just as shallow as Witch Trainer system where you're confined in a single room. It does nothing but hide the shallow and lack of contents and many of episodes are just fillers and others progress a single girl, I didnt care then but I hate it now.
Akabur did a good first impression with first 2 episodes, they are content packed, well made, well written, I have nothing but praise.
Jasmine is a classic, down to the non updated model, she is just as much as how I remember, and enjoy her in all games.
Ashelin, Akabur nailed her her introduction a big hit, to me at least. She was my least favorite then and expected her to stay that way. Ashelin even until now is unknown and new to me, I havent played any games nor porn with her in it. Also not my cup of tea. Now on my latest play through, Ashelin goes so well with Jasmin and together with her in my top 3 onjust episode 1 and 2 alone, even when their CGs together are somewhat mediocre on Jasmine parts.
Hermione, Akabur disrespected his best creation ever and was so lazy with her, he kinda just slapped her to the team and she just sticked, her route is clusterfuck messy mismatch of cutting room floor and nostalgia baits, even lacked "my personal witch" route from Witch Trainer, the route that I didnt appriciate back then. The best girl doesnt come from the best game, I didnt even like and her nor WT 9 years ago.
Now? I savor every moment with her from both games. It's not WT review but please let me say this just once:
Hermione is the One and Only and I regret not realizing that for so long.
Episode 3 and April caught me off guard as a sudden steep 90 degree south as I was thoroughly enjoy the last 2 episode. Maybe because I'm no longer a middle schooler that craved milk, because I remember that she was awesome. I think I changed, because April is a big character and to me Akabur's introduction to her was undercooked, distasteful even, for ep3 and following episodes, she's to me is dislikeable, annoying in a bad way, lack luster and bad pacing.
"What's up I just arrived and this happens to be a Sex show so I guess I'm a slut now, I just meet you please spank and milk me"
Saying she just lacks corrupt progression is a huge understatement. Please Akabur I just meet her for the first time ever I'm not ready, she scares me, not in a good way, and I'm not a kid anymore why is "milk" her only theme, you did it with Ashelin come on.
Lara is the biggest character here, And Akabur just made her very forgettable and detached from the game sharing with April many similar problems, her only memorable scenes are manor. Her relationship Ashelin simply needs more than 2 interactions and "Hey I have a gym wanna do it?".
Lara croft and April are a waste and showed to be outside of Akabur's field and he struggled with them, not CGs of course April has the best CGs, still I need my good old "wall of texts" buildups, my guess is they're fan service. The two did end on good notes, as I doenjoy April milk and Lara molesting Akaman in last 2 episodes, because I just get used to April and anything is an improvement at that point, and there arent much else at the end because Akabur threw the rest 4 of the squad, especially Hermione outta space since episode 8.
Iris I cant really say much, there're like nothing with her. Her storyline back to Argabah, which supposed to be a blast from the past, is like Hermione's a messy nostalgia bait where Akabur threw things on the wall see what stays, some do stay but not her and Princess trainer Lola, whom I find the reintroduction to be not only forgetable but also dislikable. It's nice to see everyone but I remember only Iris bell-dsm exhibitionist scene.
Lola's great and memorable standing out as a nonchalant, neutral assistant storyteller-ish, as the squad getting piped, I save her for last because I find her lovable even during those rough parts of the game where I didnt enjoy, that she eased me getting through. There're no bad moments with her, except for previews, those are just stinks, still I enjoy her during those. 1 single CG, Solid top 3 girls.
Simulation has its moments but, not that memorable and I dont find myself to be able to play each of them more than once, and I cant decide which one disrespect Hermione the most, this or the ending at ep12 that she doesnt even show up, because for all 6 simulation, she appear in only 1, where she doesnt even have a sprite nor dedicate outfit. Hermione has the magic on me because I somehow memorize those short 2 short texts of her making a total of 10 words, IN THE ENTIRE SIMULATION.
And last but not least that UI change at ep8 where Akabut scrapped entirely what I call "daily banters", they got removed completely out of the game, well it wasnt much but I do miss them, they also no longer has after mission dialogues, again just a few paragraph but they were nice to have. You now have universal event tab right at main menu instead of having to visist the girls individually, I really hate this new direction of the game. This chance is also another foreshadowing.
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Ashlin, April, and Lara were my favorites. The games text is kind of silly like Bevis and Butthead. It was always that way with Akakur games. My only dislike of this game is as I've said in the past is that they seemed to scrap the individual stories at some point to go in a holo deck direction. They never completed all of the original stories. Ashlin was moving towards having sex with her platoon of soldiers. Lara was being corrupted and perhaps would eventually sleep with all of the old perverse rich men. April's story was kind of goofy and the most immature, but I still enjoyed it. Especially the milking that you dind't like. I thought it was pretty funny. I"m not sure if any of them were as good as his earlier works. I really enjoyed short TMNT hentai, Princess Trainer Gold, and Witch Trainer. Those games spawned a whole genre of trainer games some of which are pretty good. They're all grindy, but still a lot of fun.
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About a week before Queen Trainer released last december, I had pretty much done the same thing and replayed all the Akabur games. This happened by pure coincidence out of an nostalgic drive - for I had no idea he even was still doing stuff. So I was glad about that, once I realized it.
It's fair to say, I enjoyed QT way more than you did, but funnily I had a couple of experiences mimicking yours. Most blatantly Ashelyn - I had never much cared for her in the past, but she really grew on me the last time I played. I also have no experience with the character whatsoever, since the Jak and Daxter games came out on the wrong console - what can I say, I'm a Nintendo kid. I also think you're right about Hermione. That story definitely hasn't concluded since. So much set up... So many plot points unconcluded... Personally, I don't mind too much. SC34 is a straight follow up to Witch Trainer - having Hermione pushed to the side a bit after focusing so much on her is fine with me. Same goes for Jasmine. Both of them are there, both of them have arcs, but they don't suck up all the air and that's fine.
But yeah, I got into Ashelin. April obviously was front and center, and is probably got flashed out the most - or maybe Lara, depends on your point of view. But I agree Lola 2.0s introduction, built up and story telling was among the best within SC34.
Still your critiques are valid. Hermione, Jasmin, Iris (also Snape though you didn't mention him) are for the most part call backs and setups - that have yet to be concluded in a story. That's what it is, it was a Season 1 - a season that so far never had a follow up. My personal guess is, cause Akabur burned out on the project, left a cliffhanger and indulged in something less restricted by continuity - that's fine for me, I was to be honest thrilled about it. And while I get all the criticisms - his writing and humor was never as consistent and on point as in QT - that doesn't make it a fap fest though; and if you were hoping for one I see your disappointment. And if you wanted to focus on your "best" girl - no matter who it is - with 12 episodes, and I wanna say "10" give or take girls, tough luck ^^.
You're also right, that the sudden UI changes (you only mention one espicially, but there are multiple) from episode to episode are weird - they leave me disoriented and never fail to annoy me until I readjusted. Game was put out episodically back in the day and he reacted to live feedback...
I really hope(d) he would return to season 2 now that he got his break out of his system. But what I can gather from the monday posts it looks way more like an April focused tie-in/sideproject/alternative reality [who knows?] something...
Alrigth. Maybe, some other year. If it continues to make me laugh, I will cherish. And if he were out of the blue, to finish "Magic Shop" - I would love it for the mere fact, that it's been about twenty years of waiting (but PT, and WT, than SC34, afterwards QT got in the way) ....
The reason that Akabur stopped drawing Hermione in SC was because (at least he says so on Patreon) he was tired of the Witch Trainer Silver people using his drawings without permission. I love Hermione too & was embittered when she was left out of much of the game.
No way that's the reason, that would be self sabotage.
It has to do with Akabur has a nasty habbit of leaving cliffhangers, by cliffhanger I mean leave his game unfinished, at the same time April and Lara went from being the main show to being the only show.
He hates it that he left quite the easy playground with another dev to step right in WT, basically served them on silver platter. It couldve been him, not some random modders.
WT is the goldmine, the devs behind WT Silver hogging a single game with yearly filler contents is making just about as much as Akabur.
I enjoyed QT more than 12 Episodes of SC, way more actually
The episodic linear progression is difficult for me to make more than 1 run to the game. I can see there are people prefer this to the other system, not me totally, I want total experience, not some quick event replay buttons. This is bad direction, I hate this.
As for the contents, QT and WT have similarish weights I believe? but again episodic linear progression cut into 12 parts, drag each other far part from each others, unconnected, and only the first 2 episode are packed as how 1 should be while the next 10 is either barren, empty or rushed fan service fillers.
First 2 ep has 50% of the contents while the next 10 has the other half, remember what they took from you.
As for characters I enjoy all the casts from QT, cant say the same for SC.
For someone who hasn't been following anything Akabur did in the last 6 years, can you guys update me a bit ?
I remember vaguely playing SC, I think I got to see Hermione and a bit of April, but don't remember much as there was very little content. Did he finish the game ? Is it as good as witch trainer ?
Is he on another game ? I just checked his patreon, it looks very very tame, not much lewd thing going on there.
I remember vaguely playing SC, I think I got to see Hermione and a bit of April, but don't remember much as there was very little content. Did he finish the game ? Is it as good as witch trainer ?
Is he on another game ? I just checked his patreon, it looks very very tame, not much lewd thing going on there.
As you can guess from the "Completed" status of this thread, he did finished Season 1 of SC34; after that he released Queen's Trainer (again with Jasmine, also it's a direct sequel to SC34); and currently he's working on April's trainer game.
Oh okay thanks. Yeah I could guess it was completed but I wanted some precisions as in my memory it was supposed to be a big game and considering Akabur's rapidity... I just had a few doubts. Thanks again for the precision.
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what to expected can be seen on his short game of april and turtles. patreon prolly won't like it since it can contain bestiality.
Guess I'm the black sheep here then. I enjoy QT way more than SC, I hate the linear episodic progression of SC and find it hard to be replayble.StarChanner 34 is way better than the last game. The last game were somewhat a dissapointment.
its ok to have a difference of opinions, that said QT also is very linear with much of the same grind issues i has with SC34. The Knockoff Witch trainers did a little better job by expanding the cast somewhat but the general formula of get stats to certain point so you can get the next scene is nice but QT's 'non linear' parts are about as non linear as Mass Effect's pick your color ending. The events with jasmine all happen in the same order no matter what you do the only difference is slightly different scenes to go with slightly different endings. The side cast was weaker in QT compared with SC34 with both the brass bull and not so fat lily's harem being little more than spots to grind your stats and some post game content. SC34's story was much less focused and the chapters let all the side characters get a chance in the spotlight (although i'd agree with you i did not like the episodic nature of SC34 either). I'd like to see April get her story (especially without Laura) but hopefully there's more hints to what direction your choices are going to go, the ones with jasmine were random with the outcomes but they did make me want to see what happened with each decision, so I'd say they were all well written. My main point is both games are good but both have their flaws. I think another compact experience like QT would work better for an April or Laura story but I think the older works like PT and WT were better than IT, SC34 or QT. SC34 was weird and wacky but the story was entertaining and the linear nature made the whole thing easier to make scenes for without needing to make 3 versions of each scene with very little difference and the same relative outcome. The game felt like it had more content and each episode was able to build on the last where QT was kind of lacking in comparison and both the main story and side quests felt shallow and just retread the previous PT game.
QT is way more grindy than SC, even taken into account QT, by any means, offers you more, if not way more than SC. SC feels less bareboned because the episodic nature masks its emptiness and cover the holes well, makes it look bigger than the game actually is.
There're no side casts in SC34, if there is then that would be entire squad but April and Laura who has at least 6 or half episodes dedicated to them only. While the rest, especially Hermione get thrown under the bus, not even a mention. While for QT well yeah Jasmine the main cast is really underwhelming and fruitless, hands down the worst part of the game until very late while the susposed sideshows wives carry you throughout. She's has the absolute amount of CGs, maybe more than everyone in all games combined, at he palace alone, but until you get the last wedding variation Jasmine is basically a Gallery, the system is comparable to SC missions. The Harem part is lackluster I agree, after you marry them, that's basically it, there birthdays, holidays, which are lovely and and all but still that is it for the girls, for the main Jasmin too.
And Garden Fairy being the best girl with like 5 min of total screen times and monstrous amount of ginds, just like Azalea, best piece of Akabur since Hermione. Strange I adore every second of her being milked but not April's. They has identical punchiness and writings.
As for Player impacts level and scenes variations, I'd say that depends on the girls, for Jas, Ashelin and Hermione. They would give QT a run for their money, despite being absolutely absent in later episodes starting from 6 or 8. They has more and the most completed contents and quality, variety and all you can name(Maybe ignore Ashelin relationship part with Lara), They're simply packed in comparison to April and Lara who are the main show as later episodes being dedicated to them while at the same time turned into a glorified gallery/replay button. I really cant make senses on how they are most popular despite being barren, while being the main show, They are every problem I have with SC, not the kind weird and wacky that I enjoy.
Credits where its due for QT, despite everything, game is filled with tiny little details here and there, show Akabur did put some love and efforts into the game, that I appreciate. What I can think of at the moment is dialogues have good elaborates and variations based on the order of characters that you marry into the harem.
Characters in QT also have most amount of daily banters in all akabur games, which on SC got completely removed at ep8
SC34 take the 2nd least amount of time for completion, right after PT, and to me the least filling and the roughest akabur piece to enjoy for me, aside from magic shop, which is unfair for a comparison. however giving benefit of the doubt it's also the least grindy.
I used to enjoy SC34 and April with the most, but now 4 years since my last playthrough. Guess I'm just not the same as I was in early highschool.
About linear-ness I would describe QT is the most open? a step up from PT and WT, too much for its own good since every missing contents the promises that it couldnt deliver, being fully under the sun. That being say, for the linear-ness of SC34 I would describe it as shoving everything into a pipe.
Is it just me or does this game not work when you have more then 1 monitor? its eitehr windowed or weirdly zoomed in and on all 3 of my monitors(center one fully covered, left and right about halfway) i have a 1440p center monitor and 1080p side monitors both of them dont work.