VN Ren'Py The Interview [S2 v0.7] [AnimArts]

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GingerSweetGirl

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So just got a chance to play and, overall, I think this is a strong product. Obviously, based on what I see at the website, assets and animations are the strong suit.

The thing that takes me out of games though is structural or logical gaps in the story. While I don't expect my porn games to be Citizen Kane, I also don't want to be left confused because of awkward or illogical story structure. Case in point- when Bi gets fingered before the shoot begins, it's very unclear if Angela is aware of what's happening. Logically it makes sense that Angela has to see what's going on since it's a small room, but since we never see her and she isn't directly addressed, it makes the whole thing weird. Later in the game Angela does comment something like "I need to talk to Bi about what happened before the shoot." but that seems way too understated for what just happened. If Angela was able to see what was happening while Bi was fingered, then we should have seen her immediate reaction. And if her reaction was negative, then we need a stronger explanation as to why she didn't run out immediately because "doing it for my friend" isn't a strong enough reason in my opinion.

The other example was at the very end when Jason is fooling around with Bi while behind the door. The scene itself is hot, but once again Angela is missing in action. The excuse is that Jason asked her to pick out a new outfit, but again...the room is small, she isn't that far away. It feels like if Angela isn't directly on screen then she doesn't exist. It would have been great to see her reacting to Jason's actions before telling Bi that they need to leave. (As an aside, Angela telling Bi it was time to go was confusing because I thought she was picking out the next outfit. But then everyone acts like the shoot was finished anyway. So it wasn't clear to me if Angela was calling an end to things because of Jason's actions, or if the photoshoot was ending anyways and there was simply a mistake in the writing.)

Anyways, I could go on, but I don't want to sound like a sourpuss. If I think of this game as a demo then I think it's really strong. Clean up some of the issues with continuity and this is a game I would support on Patreon.
 
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GingerSweetGirl said:
So just got a chance to play and, overall, I think this is a strong product. Obviously, based on what I see at the website, assets and animations are the strong suit.

The thing that takes me out of games though is structural or logical gaps in the story. While I don't expect my porn games to be Citizen Kane, I also don't want to be left confused because of awkward or illogical story structure. Case in point- when Bi gets fingered before the shoot begins, it's very unclear if Angela is aware of what's happening. Logically it makes sense that Angela has to see what's going on since it's a small room, but since we never see her and she isn't directly addressed, it makes the whole thing weird. Later in the game Angela does comment something like "I need to talk to Bi about what happened before the shoot." but that seems way too understated for what just happened. If Angela was able to see what was happening while Bi was fingered, then we should have seen her immediate reaction. And if her reaction was negative, then we need a stronger explanation as to why she didn't run out immediately because "doing it for my friend" isn't a strong enough reason in my opinion.

The other example was at the very end when Jason is fooling around with Bi while behind the door. The scene itself is hot, but once again Angela is missing in action. The excuse is that Jason asked her to pick out a new outfit, but again...the room is small, she isn't that far away. It feels like if Angela isn't directly on screen then she doesn't exist. It would have been great to see her reacting to Jason's actions before telling Bi that they need to leave. (As an aside, Angela telling Bi it was time to go was confusing because I thought she was picking out the next outfit. But then everyone acts like the shoot was finished anyway. So it wasn't clear to me if Angela was calling an end to things because of Jason's actions, or if the photoshoot was ending anyways and there was simply a mistake in the writing.)

Anyways, I could go on, but I don't want to sound like a sourpuss. If I think of this game as a demo then I think it's really strong. Clean up some of the issues with continuity and this is a game I would support on Patreon.
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Hi GingerSweetGirl,
Thanks for your honest and insightful review.
Nothing wrong with pointing out where things can be improved upon.

We're the first ones to admit that we won't shy away from imploring porn logic if it helps to sell a hot scene. After all, that's what a lot of people come here for.
And to be honest - Angela's whereabouts were the furthest thing on our minds while Jason was fooling around with Bibi by the door. :) Tunnel vision, I guess...

Anyway, this KN is already going on a lot longer than we had originally planned, and we're now approching new content with a more "balanced" mindset. Which will hopefully reflect in the writing moving forward.
 
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AnimArts said:
Hi GingerSweetGirl,
Thanks for your honest and insightful review.
Nothing wrong with pointing out where things can be improved upon.

We're the first ones to admit that we won't shy away from imploring porn logic if it helps to sell a hot scene. After all, that's what a lot of people come here for.
And to be honest - Angela's whereabouts were the furthest thing on our minds while Jason was fooling around with Bibi by the door. :) Tunnel vision, I guess...

Anyway, this KN is already going on a lot longer than we had originally planned, and we're now approching new content with a more "balanced" mindset. Which will hopefully reflect in the writing moving forward.
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I understand that sometimes you just want a hot scene. But you're underselling your efforts if you don't make use of a character in Angela's position. There is an opportunity to improve a scene when you have a character that is present but not involved. You can expand the scene to include anything from kinks like voyeurism to character development through monologues. Like you said, tunnel vision can set it, so maybe just keep that in mind that if you're going to introduce three characters then account for all three- and if you don't want to do that then don't introduce three characters.

I'm glad to hear that the next update will be more "balanced". Is this going to be a slow-burn kind of game, or should we expect corruption pretty quickly?
 
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GingerSweetGirl said:
I understand that sometimes you just want a hot scene. But you're underselling your efforts if you don't make use of a character in Angela's position. There is an opportunity to improve a scene when you have a character that is present but not involved. You can expand the scene to include anything from kinks like voyeurism to character development through monologues. Like you said, tunnel vision can set it, so maybe just keep that in mind that if you're going to introduce three characters then account for all three- and if you don't want to do that then don't introduce three characters.

I'm glad to hear that the next update will be more "balanced". Is this going to be a slow-burn kind of game, or should we expect corruption pretty quickly?
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Definitely not a slow burn type of deal, but enough of a build-up so that it's not just gonzo style sex.
We'll see where this KN takes us. It sort of has it's own way of going places.
 
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Definitely not a slow burn type of deal, but enough of a build-up so that it's not just gonzo style sex.
We'll see where this KN takes us. It sort of has it's own way of going places.
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That's great, not every game with great visuals needs to be a slowburn. Sometimes even a girl just needs to get right to business lol. You do what you gotta do, and if this game is just going to be fun sex then I won't worry too much about continuity issues.
 
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I enjoy the way it is heading. It something different.
Most games use the same formula these days, and it gets boring.
This however has peaked my interest.
It reminds me of DDFunLol games.

How is the update going? Looking forward to it :)
 
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LucaNatoli said:
I enjoy the way it is heading. It something different.
Most games use the same formula these days, and it gets boring.
This however has peaked my interest.
It reminds me of DDFunLol games.

How is the update going? Looking forward to it :)
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Thanks! :)

The update is coming along nicely, but it'll still be several weeks before we'll be able to release it.
Some of the scenes just take a long time to render.
 
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I dont like the direction this is taking.

Is this game about Jason or David? Is David going to fuck Bibi and Angela?
 
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