Recommending Story-first games

[jufot]

I might have a new candidate for "the list" here . Game's called Rivers of Astrum

A most excellent recommendation after all!

Anyhow, both of them act like 4 different characters and the dude is just ridiculous... He has no problem doing it all, accents, intensity... Like, the renders have a hard time keeping up with this guy.

Indeed. I'm usually quite wary of voice acting, especially since you have to wait for the voice line after you're already done reading, but the cast is remarkably skilled.

The main story is a classic going on a adventure/treasure hunt setup with some porn happening along the way.. While I was a bit skeptical at the very beginning, I ended up being a little bummed when it ended . I thought it was, overall, pretty well done.

Agreed, it's pretty well done. So far, I'm a fan of both the girl power trio and Vex with her pirate not-boyfriend (rip). I assume they'll meet up as Vex is trying to beat them to the cave, presumably to protect them. Does that mean an all-women main cast? I wouldn't say no to that

Sandra the pirate here and her little "game of thrones" like backstory. Not only that, she's also written like a pirate, aye.

She is delightfully upbeat, which is all the more impressive with her disturbing backstory. Definitely my favourite character so far.

it's not just her, this AVN is full of details in and outside the dialogue.

There is so much detail and it's so intricately woven together. Kim and Cara have had excellent chemistry since the beginning. It's not often we see AVN characters that feel genuinely in love with each other, but these two are. And if that's not enough, somehow, Sandra felt like a very natural third to them - in a familial, if not romantic sense - and the camp fire scene solidified that.

So you could, theoretically, deactivate everything if you feel like it and just follow the story . I left it like it is because, why not....

I did the same, though I reckon I will regret it. I especially don't want anything remotely non-con with any of the cast. The dev claims that the filters have smooth transitions, so we won't notice the missing scenes, and they won't affect the narrative, but I'm sceptical. Let's say there is a rape scene that can be filtered out. Either it has narrative impact and hence the filter is harmful, or it has no plot relevance, which means he is the kind of developer who thinks rape is a good fit for titillation. How's that not a lose-lose situation?

Still, there is none of that so far, it's most definitely a story first game, and it's been two chapters already, so off to the list it goes!

 

[Dessolos]

I might have a new candidate for "the list" here . Game's called Rivers of Astrum

What stands out here is that it's fully voiced. When you go through the tutorial the developer mentions that both actors did some work for, for example, netflix. And it shows, while the girl is pretty good, the guy is just "crazy". As a child I was very much into audio books. Don't know if audio book is the right term in english, maybe more like radio play cassettes?. Anyhow, both of them act like 4 different characters and the dude is just ridiculous... He has no problem doing it all, accents, intensity... Like, the renders have a hard time keeping up with this guy.

Now, if you have voice actors like this, the writing has to be pretty solid too, otherwise it becomes embarrassing rather quickly. And, well, it is pretty good indeed with the hightlight, to me, being Sandra the pirate here and her little "game of thrones" like backstory. Not only that, she's also written like a pirate, aye. But it's not just her, this AVN is full of details in and outside the dialogue.

The main story is a classic going on a adventure/treasure hunt setup with some porn happening along the way.. While I was a bit skeptical at the very beginning, I ended up being a little bummed when it ended . I thought it was, overall, pretty well done.

Another thing worth mentioning here is the unusual customizability of the game. You can, ingame, deactivate/activate 35 kinks/sexual preferences. So you could, theoretically, deactivate everything if you feel like it and just follow the story . I left it like it is because, why not....

Good stuff...

I looked at this and all I can say thanks for the recommendation. I want to play a fantasy game after I play Snowstorm and never got around to looking for one and this seems like it be perfect to play after so thanks again.

 

[TheNPC]

I'm tired playing games for horny sakes, schocker I know. Since this thread is about game with story first and formost I'd like to ask if anyone can reccomend me a game to play with.

I don't want the game to be kinetic, even if it has no gameplay, it should at least have some choices to pick on.
I prefer the anime graphic, but if the story is great then I won't mind if it's more western like. No fury or gay content.
Here are some games that I have played, that imo have good story/lore

• Superhuman (came in for the edge, stayed for the story)
• Harem Hotel (lost the saves, rip)
• Mist
• Desert stalker (don't really like this one, don't like the mc)
• Eternum
• Once in a Lifetime
• A House in the Rift (cozy and nice)
• Pale Carnation (played till the third chapter, but the setting is putting me off to continue)
• Corrupted kingdom (this one is weird, my first 3dcg game here, lore is good, but it seems like it will never finish)
• Some "not as good storywise" like Monster Girl dreams, Ambrosia