RPGM Completed Star Knightess Aura [v1.2.1] [aura-dev]

[Azerak]

I think you are missing the point. It's like you are under impression that aura-dev wanted to make corrupted Aura likable but failed it. Maybe he would correct me but after two years of watching the development of this game I think that making the Bad ending to feel bad for player was really an intent all along. The whole "interesting sexy scenes that liberate Aura" was just his way of luring players into corruption choices, the same as gameplay bonuses of such choices. And when player goes down on this path and breaks the character - soon he faces the consequences. Gameplay and story consequences.

I'm not saying that author didn't do it intentionally, it's pretty clear that went down that route intentionally. What I don't like it's forcing the player to feel bad (make him feel disgusted) choosing the route of corrupting Aura. I don't want to feel "forced" to choose a route or another. Sure, some route can have a bigger emotional impact than the other, no problem with that. I mean making you regret said choise and making you feel bad while she punch her friend until barfing in front of other to make her act like she want. That's basically a psycho at that point, not even a bully.

Well, I don't see it as a porn game, just a good rpg-game with optional sex scenes. I like the story, characters and gameplay. And I don't like the evil cruel Aura and that's why I am trying to avoid such scenario. I didn't even see the bad ending, just read some facts about it. So I am against corruption of Aura and if you don't like the consequences of corruption you could avoid it by not giving up into corruption. The whole "Aura gets into fights with her friends, bullies and insults them before moving on to the next shoe shopping scene" is optional and you could get to the end without it. It's harder but that's the point.

This IS a porn game and it was born as such, just because before releasing the 1.0 of the game, the author introduced the nsfw part doesn't change the core of the game. Let be honest, we played this porn game for the erotic part of a girl slowly get corrupted into a bitch (or bimbo), not ending into a situation where you get turned off because you want to enjoy some sexy corruption. If you want to deny this, you are not speaking the truth and just defending the author choice. What kind of porn game make you regret choosing to persuit the corruption and NTR part of it?

 

[Azerak]

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Ye, too bad all the values and every part that Richard find amusing and love about Aura just get destroyed and removed all together. Just to point out a scene of inconsistency. When Aura stop the development of her game and tell everyone to "touch some grass", Richard is completely disgusted (even if doesn't know it was Aura all along), like at first has respect for the author of the game, then he's so disgusted seeing becoming like the "meat humans" he hates. Aura become exactly like that, how Richard is not disgusted like was when read the comment about the game? The reaction doesn't match what Aura actually become. Also, reading the story, Richard doesn't value that much Alicia, he just look at her like a normal human, but still an inferior one, as he likes only Aura because is the only one that see in her "a true human value", but those values get torned apart and she become a shallow copy of Alicia, but strangely Richard loves how Aura become. Why? It doesn't make sense. Just because he was able to corrupt her? He didn't do anything to do that tho, Alicia did all the work. He enjoyed because Aura lost her original values? But if he hates "npc humans", why turning her into one that would get bored easily if his plan is to have Aura at his side forever?
It just doesn't make sense

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

This IS a porn game and it was born as such, just because before releasing the 1.0 of the game, the author introduced the nsfw part doesn't change the core of the game. Let be honest, we played this porn game for the erotic part of a girl slowly get corrupted into a bitch (or bimbo), not ending into a situation where you get turned off because you want to enjoy some sexy corruption. If you want to deny this, you are not speaking the truth and just defending the author choice. What kind of porn game make you regret choosing to persuit the corruption and NTR part of it?

I admit that in the beginning I started to play this game because of the corruption aspect of it. But with the time this motivation has changed. I remember how I realised that I am completely ignoring all corruption scenes when after new update I decided to look at the new content and immedeately without thinking started to skip new corruption scenes.
And I think that aura-dev never intended this game to be the normal "corruption porn game". Even slow pacing of sexual scenes leads to this conclusion and many players on this site already complained about it because they were expecting a porn game.
But NSFW scenes don't define game as a porn game. It was just expectations because there are a lot of porn games on this site. Now you see that such expectations are wrong here and that is not a problem of the game. That's all

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

Ye, too bad all the values and every part that Richard find amusing and love about Aura just get destroyed and removed all together. Just to point out a scene of inconsistency. When Aura stop the development of her game and tell everyone to "touch some grass", Richard is completely disgusted (even if doesn't know it was Aura all along), like at first has respect for the author of the game, then he's so disgusted seeing becoming like the "meat humans" he hates. Aura become exactly like that, how Richard is not disgusted like was when read the comment about the game? The reaction doesn't match what Aura actually become. Also, reading the story, Richard doesn't value that much Alicia, he just look at her like a normal human, but still an inferior one, as he likes only Aura because is the only one that see in her "a true human value", but those values get torned apart and she become a shallow copy of Alicia, but strangely Richard loves how Aura become. Why? It doesn't make sense. Just because he was able to corrupt her? He didn't do anything to do that tho, Alicia did all the work. He enjoyed because Aura lost her original values? But if he hates "npc humans", why turning her into one that would get bored easily if his plan is to have Aura at his side forever?
It just doesn't make sense

Yeah. Do you know how sometimes children use a lot of creativity and effort to break something and after success immediately upset that it is broken? Richard is like this. He doesn't hate npcs he just uses them without any empathy like some tools. He is a real human, others are just meat, why should he hate meat? So he values Aura but by breaking her Richard returns into the superiority mode before his first loss to her. He is still human and not weak to be turned into meat like Aura.
And yes, the most effort in corrupting Aura belongs to Alicia. But does Richard care about efforts? No he doesn't. He should receive what he wants just because he wants it. That's why losing to Aura made such an impact. And after losing her to exams he didn't start to make more efforts in studying because it's not his way. He should be the first in everything because he is already perfect.
And yes, if Aura was brainwashed that she lost her willpower and brainpower he would be bored. But it's natural to him. "This toy has broken. I need a new one". Not thinking about making an effort to save the "old toy". Efforts are for meat.

 

[Azerak]

I admit that in the beginning I started to play this game because of the corruption aspect of it. But with the time this motivation has changed. I remember how I realised that I am completely ignoring all corruption scenes when after new update I decided to look at the new content and immedeately without thinking started to skip new corruption scenes.
And I think that aura-dev never intended this game to be the normal "corruption porn game". Even slow pacing of sexual scenes leads to this conclusion and many players on this site already complained about it because they were expecting a porn game.
But NSFW scenes don't define game as a porn game. It was just expectations because there are a lot of porn games on this site. Now you see that such expectations are wrong here and that is not a problem of the game. That's all

Dude, every corruption lead to a sex scene in Roya, how is not a porn game for you? You are just denying the evidence. Not to talk about how the changes to Aura lead her to become a sexy bitch (even if a psycho one). Literally is the sex in Roya that move the corruption forward.

Btw, I'm not saying, you cannot enjoy this game without the porn part, like for example taking the pure route, but deniying this is porn game is like saying the Earth is flat. It's just a porn game with a "big world" behind it and not focused only on the porn part (only if you take the pure route tho, otherwise you'll still ends up having multiple erotic and sex scene to move the plot forward, like becoming a maid with Arwin or becoming Herman's gf to enter the "Arwin party").

Yeah. Do you know how sometimes children use a lot of creativity and effort to break something and after success immediately upset that it is broken? Richard is like this. He doesn't hate npcs he just uses them without any empathy like some tools. He is a real human, others are just meat, why should he hate meat? So he values Aura but by breaking her Richard returns into the superiority mode before his first loss to her. He is still human and not weak to be turned into meat like Aura.
And yes, the most effort in corrupting Aura belongs to Alicia. But does Richard care about efforts? No he doesn't. He should receive what he wants just because he wants it. That's why losing to Aura made such an impact. And after losing her to exams he didn't start to make more efforts in studying because it's not his way. He should be the first in everything because he is already perfect.
And yes, if Aura was brainwashed that she lost her willpower and brainpower he would be bored. But it's natural to him. "This toy has broken. I need a new one". Not thinking about making an effort to save the "old toy". Efforts are for meat.

Ye, too bad that what Richard state multiple time during Aura corruption that he wants Aura to become his queen foverer, not like a toy to play for some time and throw away, Richard think of Aura as the woman he want to spend the rest of the live together, but said woman doesn't exist anymore as, like you said, is just a "broken toy" at the end, a shadow of former Aura. Again, it doesn't match his goals/wishes with what Aura becomes. Richard never said that wants Aura to be his "temporary toy", but say the opposite, wanting Aura to rule over the other humans together (he state this multiple times in the game).

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

Dude, every corruption lead to a sex scene in Roya, how is not a porn game for you? You are just denying the evidence. Not to talk about how the changes to Aura lead her to become a sexy bitch (even if a psycho one). Literally is the sex in Roya that move the corruption forward.

Btw, I'm not saying, you cannot enjoy this game without the porn part, like for example taking the pure route, but deniying this is porn game is like saying the Earth is flat. It's just a porn game with a "big world" behind it and not focused only on the porn part (only if you take the pure route tho, otherwise you'll still ends up having multiple erotic and sex scene to move the plot forward, like becoming a maid with Arwin or becoming Herman's gf to enter the "Arwin party").

Maybe we have different definitions of porn games. For me nsfw scenes don't define game as a porn game. Original Fate/Stay Night has mandatory sex scenes in each route but it's not a porn game for me. If you describe what makes a game into a porn game maybe I would understand your definition.

Ye, too bad that what Richard state multiple time during Aura corruption that he wants Aura to become his queen foverer, not like a toy to play for some time and throw away, Richard think of Aura as the woman he want to spend the rest of the live together, but said woman doesn't exist anymore as, like you said, is just a "broken toy" at the end, a shadow of former Aura. Again, it doesn't match his goals/wishes with what Aura becomes. Richard never said that wants Aura to be his "temporary toy", but say the opposite, wanting Aura to rule over the other humans together (he state this multiple times in the game).

Try to remember when he said it. There was no such thing in Intro. His proposal after putting the Curse was more like "Become my sex doll". Even after his loss there he describes it like ""The hunter is as great as his prey". He is the hunter, Aura is prey, no equity. He didn't think of her as a Demonic Queen at all in the beginning and that's what I was talking about. If you have a quote from the game prooving different then bring it.
Later when Aura is already corrupted but still magnificent in her willfulness and cleverness, yes, he changed his plans. But it wasn't an original intent. He wanted to destroy her personality and nothing more.

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

I will write my definition of porn games. Porn game is a game where the main focus is on player getting a sexual gratification without much effort or real consequences. So it could be a Visual Novel, or a grinding HTML, or rpg with rape scenes if you lose. And I think that Star Knightess Aura is not a described porn game.
What about your definition?

 

[Azerak]

Maybe we have different definitions of porn games. For me nsfw scenes don't define game as a porn game. Original Fate/Stay Night has mandatory sex scenes in each route but it's not a porn game for me. If you describe what makes a game into a porn game maybe I would understand your definition.

In fact FSN was originally described/created as porn game, but maybe you didn't know that. Only after, because of the success, it was created a new edition, removing every reference to porn, making it into a non-porn game, but doesn't change the fact it was born as such.

I will write my definition of porn games. Porn game is a game where the main focus is on player getting a sexual gratification without much effort or real consequences. So it could be a Visual Novel, or a grinding HTML, or rpg with rape scenes if you lose. And I think that Star Knightess Aura is not a described porn game.
What about your definition?

Only because you have your head-definition doesn't mean it's true. You are just denying what it is just because you want to give your interpretation that the Earth is flat. Dude, no.

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

In fact FSN was originally described/created as porn game, but maybe you didn't know that. Only after, because of the success, it was created a new edition, removing every reference to porn, making it into a non-porn game, but doesn't change the fact it was born as such.



Only because you have your head-definition doesn't mean it's true. You are just denying what it is just because you want to give your interpretation that the Earth is flat. Dude, no.

Well, if you think that sex scenes in the game makes it porn I wouldn't argue. It's really pointless to argue about definitions without any benefit. And I know about Realta Nua version and still say that original Fate/Stay Night is not porn. I don't see how it is related to the shape of Earth but it's your problem. And your expectations that SKA as a perceived porn game shouldn't make you feel bad in corruption scenes are also your problem. Not mine.
I think I reached understanding of you and don't see a point in continuation of this discussion. Good luck and have fun

 

[Yellowie The Goldie]

Ye, too bad all the values and every part that Richard find amusing and love about Aura just get destroyed and removed all together. Just to point out a scene of inconsistency. When Aura stop the development of her game and tell everyone to "touch some grass", Richard is completely disgusted (even if doesn't know it was Aura all along), like at first has respect for the author of the game, then he's so disgusted seeing becoming like the "meat humans" he hates. Aura become exactly like that, how Richard is not disgusted like was when read the comment about the game? The reaction doesn't match what Aura actually become. Also, reading the story, Richard doesn't value that much Alicia, he just look at her like a normal human, but still an inferior one, as he likes only Aura because is the only one that see in her "a true human value", but those values get torned apart and she become a shallow copy of Alicia, but strangely Richard loves how Aura become. Why? It doesn't make sense. Just because he was able to corrupt her? He didn't do anything to do that tho, Alicia did all the work. He enjoyed because Aura lost her original values? But if he hates "npc humans", why turning her into one that would get bored easily if his plan is to have Aura at his side forever?
It just doesn't make sense

That was his original intent btw. To turn a 'human' like Aura and degrade her into 'meat'. The irony is that despite that, the curse ensured she was the polar opposite of her original self and still very much "Human". He realised that a bit too late and alters his plans. Hence why if you make it to the two Demon Generals in Winterfall, he says that he is the only one that Aura can truly belong with, even pointed out how he upgraded the throne and had 'two seats' instead of one.

In essence, his original plan was changed and he decided that Aura was actually a lot more strong-willed, cunning and persistent than he originally thought. A lot more like him, actually. Maybe she would never be his equal 100%, but definitely someone that would stand by his side and bask in glory together. And it helps that despite losing a lot of her knowledge from reading books, she STILL possesses a reasonably high intellect much like him. Ensuring that she would still be a match for him in that arena, so long as it didn't come to academics.

 

[Azerak]

That was his original intent btw. To turn a 'human' like Aura and degrade her into 'meat'. The irony is that despite that, the curse ensured she was the polar opposite of her original self and still very much "Human". He realised that a bit too late and alters his plans. Hence why if you make it to the two Demon Generals in Winterfall, he says that he is the only one that Aura can truly belong with, even pointed out how he upgraded the throne and had 'two seats' instead of one.

In essence, his original plan was changed and he decided that Aura was actually a lot more strong-willed, cunning and persistent than he originally thought. A lot more like him, actually. Maybe she would never be his equal 100%, but definitely someone that would stand by his side and bask in glory together. And it helps that despite losing a lot of her knowledge from reading books, she STILL possesses a reasonably high intellect much like him. Ensuring that she would still be a match for him in that arena, so long as it didn't come to academics.

Sorry, but no. Since the begin Richard state that wants Aura to become his Queen, I don't remember if was in the tutorial, or short after in the real world, but the plan never changed.
Don't go around trying to come up with excuses for the author, the story is clearly incoerent if you analyze it objectively.

To make it clear to everyone, I'm not saying "You guys cannot enjoy this story you should play something else", you can enjoy and play what you want. Do you like it? I'm happy for you, and I'm honest here, but you cannot deny some problems in the story and how they were deal. Maybe you didn't notice them because you were captured by the game you like, but objectively, what me and some other guy say it's that we didn't enjoy it because of said flaws in the game. And I would like the author to be more mindful while creating his next game. Doesn't want to listen or doesn't care because he wants his game in a certain way or care for the story content? Ok, but doesn't mean it will be objectively a good story/game

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

Sorry, but no. Since the begin Richard state that wants Aura to become his Queen, I don't remember if was in the tutorial, or short after in the real world, but the plan never changed.
Don't go around trying to come up with excuses for the author, the story is clearly incoerent if you analyze it objectively.

Could you provide a quote? Tell us in which scene Richard says such things? I clearly remember how he acted in the beginning and what he said. There wasn't anything about the Queen.
And yes, objective analizing is not a common skill. Many people fail at that.

 

[PervySageKem]

Hey there! Just downloaded the game and finished the Intro. This is the first RPGM game I play, so I came to the thread to ask for some guidance from the older players:

1) Is there any guide or walkthrough that can help me understand which different branching paths exist?

2) Even though I asked if there is a guide about branching paths, is there more than one path to play in this game? Because I dont know if its even possible to follow different paths!

3) I was interested in playing the Corruption Path (it's why I downloaded the game), but Alicia and Richard are so unlikeable that I changed my mind and I want my first playthrough to be a Pure/Light Path, so I was wondering if it really is possible at all to kick their ass and avoid being corrupted. I will definetely try out the Corruption Path afterwards, but I need to get my W before I do that.

EDIT:
4) Reading the past comments, it seems to me that Richard went from wanting Aura to be meat to wanting her to be a Queen. This makes it more interesting to me, because "being meat" like he originally wanted her to be is definetely not appealing to me, but becoming the Dark Lady seems cooler! Is it true that his intentions change?

The game seems super interesting, so I'm really invested into this!

 

[Azerak]

Could you provide a quote? Tell us in which scene Richard says such things? I clearly remember how he acted in the beginning and what he said. There wasn't anything about the Queen.
And yes, objective analizing is not a common skill. Many people fail at that.

Reread what I said as I clearly stated I don't remember the point. If I could remember it I would have already said, no? Or you want to start a thread-war just because I don't remember when it was said? Also now also you want to say that Richard never wanted Aura to become his queen since beginning? Like as a way to excuse the poor writing?
Ok, let's do like this. Let's say he didn't want Aura to become his queen but just a silly toy to play for a little. Still doesn't match with everything after. Even if Richard changed idea later (which he didn't), why would he want a former shadow or Aura to become his Queen and companion for life? It's even worse story-telling if you say this as he clearly stated he hate shallow people and doesn't value Alicia that much (as this is supported by the fact that Aura overthrone her in her social life and friends and Richard doesn't care)

 

[Azerak]

Hey there! Just downloaded the game and finished the Intro. This is the first RPGM game I play, so I came to the thread to ask for some guidance from the older players:

1) Is there any guide or walkthrough that can help me understand which different branching paths exist?

2) Even though I asked if there is a guide about branching paths, is there more than one path to play in this game? Because I dont know if its even possible to follow different paths!

3) I was interested in playing the Corruption Path (it's why I downloaded the game), but Alicia and Richard are so unlikeable that I changed my mind and I want my first playthrough to be a Pure/Light Path, so I was wondering if it really is possible at all to kick their ass and avoid being corrupted. I will definetely try out the Corruption Path afterwards, but I need to get my W before I do that.

The game seems super interesting, so I'm really invested into this!

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(incomplete, but enough to give you an idea how to finish the game fully corrupted)

There are only 2 endings, good end or bad end (doesn't matter what you choose, bad end mean fully corrupted and you surrender to richard, the good end even if have some corruption you just need to defeat Richard at the end to reach it and said endings play the same, aside some minor variations, but mostly textual)

 

[RussianSissyAlice]

Hey there! Just downloaded the game and finished the Intro. This is the first RPGM game I play, so I came to the thread to ask for some guidance from the older players:

1) Is there any guide or walkthrough that can help me understand which different branching paths exist?

2) Even though I asked if there is a guide about branching paths, is there more than one path to play in this game? Because I dont know if its even possible to follow different paths!

3) I was interested in playing the Corruption Path (it's why I downloaded the game), but Alicia and Richard are so unlikeable that I changed my mind and I want my first playthrough to be a Pure/Light Path, so I was wondering if it really is possible at all to kick their ass and avoid being corrupted. I will definetely try out the Corruption Path afterwards, but I need to get my W before I do that.

EDIT:
4) Reading the past comments, it seems to me that Richard went from wanting Aura to be meat to wanting her to be a Queen. This makes it more interesting to me, because "being meat" like he originally wanted her to be is definetely not appealing to me, but becoming the Dark Lady seems cooler! Is it true that his intentions change?

The game seems super interesting, so I'm really invested into this!

There are two main endings: Corrupted one and Victory one. Choice between them fully depends on making the final corruption change in mind or not. But there are a lot of variables of many choices during playthrough which define details about reached ending. Consequences of many corrupt choices would be shown in Victory Ending if you have chosen them. For example, Richard would be defeated but Trademond would become a corrupted city. Or your companion still would be in corrupted state. The same with the Corrupted ending. Aura would join Richard but details about world after still would depend on many different choices.
So in short, there are two main endings each of them contains many varied details. And it's not a branching path because they ultimately separate in one final choice.
And yes, he made Aura his Queen, but I don't recommend it. For that she has to go through several changes which are very disturbing. Do you want to see real bullying to the point of mental torture? It's really not cool.

 

[PervySageKem]

There are two main endings: Corrupted one and Victory one. Choice between them fully depends on making the final corruption change in mind or not. But there are a lot of variables of many choices during playthrough which define details about reached ending. Consequences of many corrupt choices would be shown in Victory Ending if you have chosen them. For example, Richard would be defeated but Trademond would become a corrupted city. Or your companion still would be in corrupted state. The same with the Corrupted ending. Aura would join Richard but details about world after still would depend on many different choices.
So in short, there are two main endings each of them contains many varied details. And it's not a branching path because they ultimately separate in one final choice.
And yes, he made Aura his Queen, but I don't recommend it. For that she has to go through several changes which are very disturbing. Do you want to see real bullying to the point of mental torture? It's really not cool.

Hmmmm... Well, I like games with mental and physical changes, so I might just choose the path that gives me the most of that.

I am tending to choose the Victory Path, just because they pissed me off in the beginning and I want to show them who's boss, but the Corruption Path definetely seems to have more content.

 

[Trihan]

Hmmmm... Well, I like games with mental and physical changes, so I might just choose the path that gives me the most of that.

I am tending to choose the Victory Path, just because they pissed me off in the beginning and I want to show them who's boss, but the Corruption Path definetely seems to have more content.

You can best-of-both-worlds it if you want to: the corruption ending doesn't happen until you make the final mental change, so you can take her all the way to the point of only having one change left to make, then defeat Richard. Your ending will have some variations depending on how corrupt Aura became before winning.

 

[PervySageKem]

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Corruption route (incomplete, but enough to give you an idea how to finish the game fully corrupted)

There are only 2 endings, good end or bad end (doesn't matter what you choose, bad end mean fully corrupted and you surrender to richard, the good end even if have some corruption you just need to defeat Richard at the end to reach it and said endings play the same, aside some minor variations, but mostly textual)

Okay, these walkthroughs are very good but very game focused. I'm playing in story mode, so I assume combat is going to be easy. Are there simpler walkthroughs more focused on the story? (where to go, what to pick up, dialogue choices, etc)

 

[PervySageKem]

You can best-of-both-worlds it if you want to: the corruption ending doesn't happen until you make the final mental change, so you can take her all the way to the point of only having one change left to make, then defeat Richard. Your ending will have some variations depending on how corrupt Aura became before winning.

Okay, thank you for the answer! Might do just that!