So. I've played until the end of the current version (0.2) and I've multiple things to advise so that you can actually improve the already good quality.
First : Allow us to be more attached to his father and his GF, like make us play two or three normal weeks where we actually have wholesome chat with the father the monday by phone and wholesome time with the GF without necessity for sex (there should be one scene, but it shouldn't be the priority). That way we will pay for the father without it feeling forced. (This should be of low priority, like do it when you are finished with the present storyline)
Hey Aeon, so glad you enjoyed the game so far. I like your idea of having at least one normal week before things get feisty (as opposed to a single day, which is how the game runs now). My worry is that it will be a bit boring, and delay people from getting to the action. Perhaps as an optional prologue? I’ll think about it.
Second : Understand that this advice is for adding player agency and thus making it more of a game and less of an interractive book, and this should be done IF you want to and AFTER the present storyline. Allow us to choose other degrees, there should be at least two : I suggest STEM and keep Gender Studies, but you can add more. This is to allow you to save your father without feminising like you would sell your body (because STEM would allow you to work at the hospital as an intern), thus making the feminine transformation really being caused by stress.
Your gender studies / feminization class is pretty central to the game, as is your feminization. A different class, a non-fem route... sounds fun, but a massive amount of work and so separate from the game as it stands today. I’m afraid this is out of scope for
Third : There is two repetition of scenes with the GF on the NTR road, there also are repetitions in the gym, and in the non-NTR fem road there are repetitions, you can leave it like that or you could write another way for it to happen, repetition is rarely good in writing and there it actually destroy the immersion and make it feel like you put them to fill two weeks and it feels artificial.
Agreed! More scenes are needed. Many more scenes. But scenes take time to craft. They’re coming, I assure you. I don’t leav repetitive scenes in for the sake of writing - I just don’t have more scenes prepared yet. The aim is for this game to be as thick as it is long.
Fourth : if you want to go until complete transformation, two advices for you :
- Remove the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality to replace it by your sexual response for said character in another window
- Make it so that you can actually have biological children in an epilogue of sort. (so for an end of story)
I’ve been thinking about how to address this heterosexuality /homosexuality issue. As the Main Character becomes a woman, liking men is no longer particularly homosexual. I’m sorting out a solution at present.
There are many big endings planned. I cannot confirm or deny that sexual reassignment, pregnancy, and biologically children are part of one or more of those endings.
Fifth : When you have time and money, try to pay someone to make art for your game, the real porn is good and all, but making sure YOUR vision is transmitted would be better.
That would be awesome! Totally out of scope though. Custom art is an expensive, time consuming process. I’m no DAZ artist or traditional artist, and paying a professional would be prohibitively expensive. Whereas nearly every passage currently has one or more image or gif now, if I had custom art that would drop significantly. I love the dream, but it’s just a dream.
But The Good Son is just my first erotic game. Let’s finish this one first, and then get really ambitious for the next one
There. I may come with more as I'm now doing my second playthrough, but this is already a good beginning. Remember to always care about the game you are making as they are like your children.
I wouldn’t equate this game to a child - but it’s certainly a job. I’m a professional in my real, non-erotica life and I hope to bring that same work ethic and respect for my customers (like you!) to this job. I’ll care for it, and push myself to keep improving its quality, and providing sweet updates for all of you.
And thank you, Aeon, for your detailed review and suggestions!!!