No death threats but definitely intense. At some point playing through I felt ill
That's quite a reaction to have! Did the tension get to be too much or was a scene too kinky for you?
I had Camp Klondike on my list of games to try again after a mixed initial experience. I have now done so and unfortunately decided it just isn't for me since both times I've played it I've ended up quitting early. Perhaps it improves significantly later on, but I don't think I'll ever feel inclined to find out at this point. Still, there's one thing even I can really appreciate about the game that others have mentioned: the quality of its erotic writing is simply outstanding and likely among the best you'll ever find on this site. It's very heavy on teasing, build-up, and sexual tension. Instead of focusing on the mechanics of sex, it immerses you in a maelstrom of sensual thoughts and feelings that can definitely be rather intense at times. It also discusses and portrays kinks in a very respectful and open-minded fashion.
I didn't find much to draw me in beyond the erotic writing, however. The game isn't porn-focused, but it is very much sex-focused to the detriment of the story IMO. The characters feel rather empty to me: they're avatars of horniness who are defined and dominated by their sexual desires and hangups. It's as if every character is some variation of Bruno from The Elementary Particles. At least Bruno in the novel is depicted as a fundamentally broken person. The horndogs in the game are seemingly supposed to be healthy, normal young people who are learning, growing, and finding themselves, but I can barely recognize them as human beings a lot of the time.
If you approach the game as the AVN equivalent of an 80s sex comedy which may be what it was intended to be, you might enjoy it more than I did. I had the thought while playing that even the old Meet and Fuck games would've been quite a bit better if they'd had anywhere near the same amount of tension and build-up as this game does. They'd still be ridiculous, though, because the stories would still be nonsensical and the characters paper thin...I think great erotic writing can make a bad story better, but it can't make it good all on its own. As a mostly kinetic visual novel, Camp Klondike doesn't offer much in the way of gameplay either.
Still, I can understand why its fans love it as a quirky little thing that isn't like anything else on this site. I will say I did appreciate the primitive but unique art. It reminded me of something you might come across in an old Flash game. Very idiosyncratic and full of personality. However, one thing I didn't like artwise is that a couple of the male characters look younger visually than they should narratively speaking. The dev has talked about how developing the game has been a learning experience for him, and you can definitely see him slowly honing his skills as the game moves along.
