i haven't had the time to play it, looking forward to play it if you say it's good!A great update to Zero End. It is quickly becoming one of my favourite AVNs.
i haven't had the time to play it, looking forward to play it if you say it's good!A great update to Zero End. It is quickly becoming one of my favourite AVNs.
I played this based on your posting here and I really enjoyed it. Very much a story-driven game and the story is engaging. I thought the first chapter was particularly well-done. It generated an emotional response on multiple levels, including through its presentation of an abusive childhood situation, through the "light in the dark tunnel" relationship between MC and Carrie, and by creating strong tension with both the fight and gun scenes.Hi Everyone,
May I humbly suggest my game?
Circumstances
The story and deep relationships are vital parts of it.
If you do check it out, Enjoy
Cheers
"All fans can join for free if their creator has a free offering listed on their page. Some creators may only show their paid options prominently on their Patreon. You’ll know a creator offers this option if you see a Join for free button on their page."i don't actually know if this is new or old feature but i just learned this today.
Apparently on patreon, if you go to a creator's page, if you clicked the three dots settings, there is an option for "Join for Free"
i'm not sure yet what it does in terms of email notifications but i joined for free a couple games i'm not patroning.
So below are the links of game devs i think you all should "Join for Free"
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I agree, Impenitent: the game has an interesting story, although the first chapter is light years better than what follows.I played this based on your posting here and I really enjoyed it.
This is an old feature that they have rebranded. It used to be called Follow Creator and you would be able to see posts they made available to the public. They rebranded it to make it sound like you getting free membership now and you have the option to upgrade.i don't actually know if this is new or old feature but i just learned this today.
Apparently on patreon, if you go to a creator's page, if you clicked the three dots settings, there is an option for "Join for Free"
It will still take a very long time for this part of the industry to advance. There's still a nasty formula that devs seem to need to follow if they want to see financial success, and at this point I have my doubts that will ever change. Why is it that something like Summer Heat is garnering so much success? I personally don't really see an interesting story developing, so it can't be that. It looks absolutely gorgeous and polished, but that alone can't drive it. Development time is long, but no one cares. So what is it?Still happy they find success though. I'm generally happy with any AVN devs that found financial support because i think the more people are willing to pay, the better it is for the industry in general to attract better, more talented writers and artists.
Still happy they find success though. I'm generally happy with any AVN devs that found financial support because i think the more people are willing to pay, the better it is for the industry in general to attract better, more talented writers and artists.
I'll admit, it is quite depressing to see that a huge chunk of the audience here are simply not interested in stories that offer more than kink.I'm annoyed at this and it makes me feel like this part of the industry is not yet ready to advance. There's plenty of good, well written stuff out there, but those devs aren't given the chance to develop and see the same kind of success because a large percentage of people favor supporting the above formulas... and that makes me very sad. I foolishly thought myself I could bring some change to this, but unfortunately a large percentage of people aren't interested.
We'll be there to pick you up. If 'failing' in a financial sense allows you to tell the stories you want, are you really failing? I don't think so.Easier said than done, I know. (I'm a financial failure of an Dev myself.) But one just can't afford to feel down for too long if they really want to make a difference.
can we get the name of the 40k wishlist game?Part of it will come when developers stop pandering to the user base on this website, who by and large only want porn content, and instead focus on the general VN scene and people who like erotic/adult fiction in general.
For the former, I know of a VN indy dev studio that has just passed 40k wishlists for their game on Steam. It's not even an adult VN. And the latter has a far larger audience than this website does (and others like it) yet I'd bet hardly any of them have played AVN's before.
Yeah, I think it's pretty clear at this point that a great story has little impact on financial success in this genre. Sadly.It will still take a very long time for this part of the industry to advance. There's still a nasty formula that devs seem to need to follow if they want to see financial success, and at this point I have my doubts that will ever change. Why is it that something like Summer Heat is garnering so much success? I personally don't really see an interesting story developing, so it can't be that. It looks absolutely gorgeous and polished, but that alone can't drive it. Development time is long, but no one cares. So what is it?
- Cute girls that immediately fall head over heels for the MC, constantly oggling you suggestively
- Said cute girls look dangerously close to being underaged
- A faceless MC for easy self-insert
- An all white cast
- Good and easy marketing because it ticks all the above boxes
If even a single one of those factors had been different, I doubt they'd have found the success that they do. I'm annoyed at this and it makes me feel like this part of the industry is not yet ready to advance. There's plenty of good, well written stuff out there, but those devs aren't given the chance to develop and see the same kind of success because a large percentage of people favor supporting the above formulas... and that makes me very sad. I foolishly thought myself I could bring some change to this, but unfortunately a large percentage of people aren't interested.
F95zoners will tell you to go on pornhub, if porn is all you want, but then turn around and endlessly screech whenever an AVN slightly deviates from the pseudo dating sim formula they came to like for stroking their egos.Part of it will come when developers stop pandering to the user base on this website, who by and large only want porn content, and instead focus on the general VN scene and people who like erotic/adult fiction in general.
And those two are the biggest factors that keep us going. The fact that there are folks who are kind enough to support us when they have zero obligation to, and that we're actually making something we're proud of.We'll be there to pick you up. If 'failing' in a financial sense allows you to tell the stories you want, are you really failing? I don't think so.
Will most certainly doStick with your vision, Arisushi. Stick with it.
can we get the name of the 40k wishlist game?
if the story is good, maybe it's for me
You're right that the signs were always there, but being uncharacteristically optimistic, I just passed them off as the devs keeping the more "eager" players satisfied until the actual romance routes matured.(Making Summer heat a truly wasted potential in my eyes.)
I have to disagree here, the last time i've played this game was 0,3 and even back then it was pretty obvious what this game's going to be like. It's a boner snatcher AVN and even if this would develop into some kind of "horror" themed AVN it wouldn't matter in my mind because all the girls are going to have plot armor thicker than a bible...
But can you really criticize it for what it is?. You can be personally disappointed sure (like me), but... The game never deceived it's audience or anything. I mean, from what I can remember, the whole female population of the town was after the MC already in 0,3... Sexy cop lady, grocery girl, random milfs on the streets...
It's a porn game and people are not obligated to tell a real story or anything. Porn with story or vice versa will always be a polarizing and somewhat contradicting topic.