A good suggestion! I updated my list with small badges that say if the game is completed or abandoned. I look for the blue or orange tag before the games name on the game's OP to select, which means that these will come and go if the game's thread gets updated.
Wow, the artwork in that blog post is wonderful!Oracle and Bone, developers of A Summer's End, have a newYou must be registered to see the linksout about their upcoming game, In the Ocean I Learned to Float. Here's a little teaser
I absolutely love it! It's a two-person team and the artist,
Great game in making wish them success and I know it will be a great game ,hyped , let's gooooooo!
One of my all-time favourites. Can't wait!Oracle and Bone, developers of A Summer's End, have a newYou must be registered to see the linksout about their upcoming game, In the Ocean I Learned to Float. Here's a little teaser
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PentPanda said:
This is a game I like very much! And it's meant for us story-first nerds, because the strength is in how the characters are portrayed in the text, and a little less in the renders and graphical polish. Everything about how the main characters act feels real and realistic. You feel the pain when they are in pain. And both the "his side" sections, and "her side" feels like they are written by someone who can understand the point of view of that gender.
It seems so on the surface. What, to me, makes it distinct from all the others in that Category, is the way that the girls structured the relationships and the quite well thought out way that everyone keeps it fair and balanced. In that respect, that game is on a Category of one.
I remember having played until Chapter 14 and found it quite bland. Not a bad game per sé, but I recall it being about a dude with unlimited wealth and nothing else to do other than get his harem built up, with barely any effort rather than compliment the girls and stunning them with his inherited wealth.
Things are moving. I don't think it will ever have a full-on Drama, but, it is in it's simplicity a game that makes me feel good, relaxed and calm. Granted, it isn't for people that are into heavy and pungent stories, but, well, keeping it simple and easy, also has it's charms, IMO.
I agree with your POV. In my case, many games I enjoy have the harem tag (or throuples at least). I didn't mean it as criticizing games with that tag, but rather expressing disappointment with the way the story has been going for that specific VN.Things are moving. I don't think it will ever have a full-on Drama, but, it is in it's simplicity a game that makes me feel good, relaxed and calm. Granted, it isn't for people that are into heavy and pungent stories, but, well, keeping it simple and easy, also has it's charms, IMO.
The genre appeals to me a lot more than the heavy on decisions or with the "Choose Only One" trope. I abhor cheating. If a Dev is going to put me in a story with multiple LI's, and doesn't force a choice before we "Tried before we Buy" I feel like I am cheating, on everyone, myself included. Oh I can refuse them (sometimes)... the problem is that that is always a anxiety and stress filled decision. Since I am already anxious, stress avert, PTSD and Depressive, it is something I avoid like the plague.
If it is OK, for everyone else, I don't get to complain, right? But, would it be that much more work to create an extra route where you get all the girls, no anxiety, no stress, no cheating? Apparently it is.
It is also apparent that the objective is to incentivize replaying... Well, in my place, would you force yourself to replay a game the number of times needed to experience the anxiety, stress and cheating as many times as there are LI's? Would you really? So, I play it once, with a random LI, it really doesn't matter, all of them will be written to be in love with you, to give you a good time and so on... so choice is an illusion. Irrelevant. Spurious. Wasteful.
So, at least in an Harem game with low levels of Drama, no anxiety, no stress, no cheating, I am quite comfortable and can enjoy what there is of story.
It is quite OK that that doesn't appeal to everyone, your journey through life is yours alone.
Peace
I will not even try to defend it. You are correct.
I've seen some reviews (one of them is yours) for his new VN. I'm quite intrigued by it, but I'm a bit hesitant to try it due to the "not NTR" content in it. Could you share an opinion on it?I will not even try to defend it. You are correct.
I think that BM took a while to understand and adapt to a story based VN, if it is in time to save this one, I don't know. But, I am quite OK with seeing him try. Even if it becomes too hard, I still have the simpler and still (for me) enjoyable initial version.
He seems to have a few new ideas for the VN, I am quite excited to see them.
Peace
I refer you to my above statement, "I abhor cheating".
"Power Vacuum" Is it good? At first glance I just thought we would be in the shoes of a brainless muscular fool.
I see.I refer you to my above statement, "I abhor cheating".
I said above also, that this Story needs maturity to be enjoyed. The main reason is that nonsense about the story having NTR.
I don't know if you have an ex significant other, do you think that if they ever find a new love, that that is NTR? Apparently very absurd people here think that that is not allowed, any woman that the MC touches is doomed to be forever alone if they break up.
I will not say more, that bit is already too much.
Peace
