This game is getting unfairly railroaded on here and it's a shame, because it's actually pretty enjoyable. It's not perfect, but there's fun to be had. I think the real problem is with the hype. People bought into the hype train, set they're expectations high and feel burned that it didn't live up to it.
There also seems to be some confusion that this is a full release and everything in the game is final. It is not. Even in its unfinished state though, it's still a hell of a lot better than most games on here. It's not the AAA quality it promises, but it's way better than the standard F grade games on here, probably at least a AA experience . And personally, I never expected it to change the face of porn games or be better or even on the level of the games it takes its inspiration from. It was never going to be as good as Mass Effect or X-Com. It was never going to have the best shmup combat. It was only ever going to be passable in those categories.
People talk like it's a big budget game and should be held to those standards. I'll give you two reasons why it absolutely shouldn't: budget and staff. This game had a budget of about $2 million, the average AAA game has a budget generally no less than $50 million and in many cases in the hundreds of millions. Big studios generally employ around 50-100 staff members, while a small studio like StudioFOW probably employs around 10-15 at most, though I’m not 100% sure how many people they personally employ. Video game development is incredibly costly, time consuming, and labor intensive. Some games can spend up to 15 years in development.
Also no one takes into account the relative inexperience of the team. This is their first game and they made animated shorts before this, which is actually a bigger leap than people seem to think. For a first attempt this is actually really good and shows a lot of passion and creativity.
And the amount of content? Pornographic content? It's by far the most I’ve seen in the first update of a game. It's mostly only loops and only the first scene with each girl has any context, but I’m fine with that. I actually think the no context sex kind of fits with the theme of the game. I’ve seen it called a regular game, but with a porn stash and that actually describes it pretty perfectly. I can see why this would make people a little upset, but I personally really dig it because it reminds me of Mafia 2. You play the game and as a result, you are rewarded with porn. And the story feels more natural because of it. Theres no awkwardly trying to work sex into a scene, no out of character spontanious group sex. It's nice.
And the quality of the porn? Superb actually. Some of the smoothest animation I’ve seen, in or out of porn games and I think their rather short length actually works to their benefit in that regard. And the fixed camera angles may sound like a curse, but to me it's what makes the scenes come alive. To me they feel a lot more curated, intimate, and lifelike than most free moving camera games I’ve played.
Lastly, the NTR complaint. You do NOT get cucked. Since almost none of the scenes have any context and the beings doing the “cucking” have no character or character development or even canonical sentience and in general no malice in the act, I’d call it distinctly not being cucked. Also the captain and the girls maintain a strong aversion to commitment of any kind throughout the story. Maybe it's still too NTR for some, but it's definitely not going to be NTR enough for people who are into that.
In conclusion, just lower your expectations, don't listen to the bullshit all the cynical, horny nerds are saying and give it a try for yourself and form your own opinion. It's free on here and if you happen to like it, pick it up on a steam sale and throw the boys over at FOW some support. They really did put a lot of love into this game.
There also seems to be some confusion that this is a full release and everything in the game is final. It is not. Even in its unfinished state though, it's still a hell of a lot better than most games on here. It's not the AAA quality it promises, but it's way better than the standard F grade games on here, probably at least a AA experience . And personally, I never expected it to change the face of porn games or be better or even on the level of the games it takes its inspiration from. It was never going to be as good as Mass Effect or X-Com. It was never going to have the best shmup combat. It was only ever going to be passable in those categories.
People talk like it's a big budget game and should be held to those standards. I'll give you two reasons why it absolutely shouldn't: budget and staff. This game had a budget of about $2 million, the average AAA game has a budget generally no less than $50 million and in many cases in the hundreds of millions. Big studios generally employ around 50-100 staff members, while a small studio like StudioFOW probably employs around 10-15 at most, though I’m not 100% sure how many people they personally employ. Video game development is incredibly costly, time consuming, and labor intensive. Some games can spend up to 15 years in development.
Also no one takes into account the relative inexperience of the team. This is their first game and they made animated shorts before this, which is actually a bigger leap than people seem to think. For a first attempt this is actually really good and shows a lot of passion and creativity.
And the amount of content? Pornographic content? It's by far the most I’ve seen in the first update of a game. It's mostly only loops and only the first scene with each girl has any context, but I’m fine with that. I actually think the no context sex kind of fits with the theme of the game. I’ve seen it called a regular game, but with a porn stash and that actually describes it pretty perfectly. I can see why this would make people a little upset, but I personally really dig it because it reminds me of Mafia 2. You play the game and as a result, you are rewarded with porn. And the story feels more natural because of it. Theres no awkwardly trying to work sex into a scene, no out of character spontanious group sex. It's nice.
And the quality of the porn? Superb actually. Some of the smoothest animation I’ve seen, in or out of porn games and I think their rather short length actually works to their benefit in that regard. And the fixed camera angles may sound like a curse, but to me it's what makes the scenes come alive. To me they feel a lot more curated, intimate, and lifelike than most free moving camera games I’ve played.
Lastly, the NTR complaint. You do NOT get cucked. Since almost none of the scenes have any context and the beings doing the “cucking” have no character or character development or even canonical sentience and in general no malice in the act, I’d call it distinctly not being cucked. Also the captain and the girls maintain a strong aversion to commitment of any kind throughout the story. Maybe it's still too NTR for some, but it's definitely not going to be NTR enough for people who are into that.
In conclusion, just lower your expectations, don't listen to the bullshit all the cynical, horny nerds are saying and give it a try for yourself and form your own opinion. It's free on here and if you happen to like it, pick it up on a steam sale and throw the boys over at FOW some support. They really did put a lot of love into this game.