So far it looks like we can marry everybody we want, without repercussions, and Anna is definitely pushing us to do so, though a recent comment that she made sounds like things might happen that an apparent inevitable marriage (specifically Valentina's) could be stopped due to future changes, and that the General to not assume he will get forced into a marriage. Whether she's going to manipulate events to get the final outcome that she wants, or it's that she knows the future, we don't know; it could also be that she needs to get intoa position he's currently not in so that he can be her champion and actually save Caudium. I do feel that given the motifs from ASOIAF, players were naturally wary of embracing the harem, so ITRoy included Anna as an in-game mouthpiece to assure the players that they will be fine if they bang everyone.
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Definitely Dinah. There is just something I really like about her. I'm so glad she is just not a common one time use prostitute. I don't even remember who Flavia and Rashida is though??
Here are Flavia and Rashida. I want to see more of them, too.
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It's good to be the king! (movie reference for those of us who are a little older or like quality comedies)
Mel Brooks!!
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I have to say that I feel like the game's pacing is getting really weird. Scenes just seem to happen, without any concern for time and space. Like, Cassia comes over to invite you to dinner, and then BAM! You're eating dinner with her at another location, without any sort of transition scene, and it feels jarring. There's also this scene, where she apparently phases through the door.
I mean, that one's just an issue of not really thinking about framing or how people move, but it just stands out to me as bizarre. Also, the camera's placement is just awful too. I'm sorry. I'm trying not to fixate on this one shot, because Lord knows that I could carry on at length, but it may very well be the worst panel in the entire project. It's terrible.
But back to my main point, I feel like the railroad design this visual novel seems to be going for (as opposed to a more choose your own adventure kind of thing) is hampered by the way it almost feels like we're literally skipping scenes in a movie or channel hopping to suspiciously similar designed shows that are slightly different.
A scene will end, and before we even get an establishing shot, we suddenly find ourselves embroiled in conversation with someone in a completely different location. There's nothing even like "I need to talk to you about something" to get things going. The conversation starts in media res. And while just having someone there without any warning kinda works with characters like Valentina, it's super weird that it seems to happen with everyone all the time.
If this were a filmed product, I'd say it's the result of an editor trying to trim too much, and not providing any breathing room for scenes. Here though, I feel like it's either the result of not wanting to write and render those extra shots, or because there's supposed to actually be some form of gameplay that's happening in-between them that would make things feel more natural. Like, you see someone in this shot, click on them, and that is what starts the dialogue or whatever.
It would still be more than a little clunky to go from clicking on someone to halfway through the conversation, but at least then it wouldn't feel like they teleported you to them.
Either way, I feel like at this point, it's starting to have a detrimental impact on the product. It's already a little frustrating that there doesn't seem to be an especially robust court for any sort of intrigue, plotting, or alliances and the like. But then things like a kidnapping plot happen, and you don't get any chance to do any sort of investigation yourself or influence the plot at all. You're just left spinning your wheels until the appropriate number of slides go by and the story decides it can advance. Making matters worse is that there are "Skills" that seem to promise you some ability to influence outcomes, but don't seem to have any actual purpose.
Obviously, it's not as if all (or any) of these problems are new to this release, but I feel like they're becoming more and more exacerbated as time goes on.
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I mean, that one's just an issue of not really thinking about framing or how people move, but it just stands out to me as bizarre. Also, the camera's placement is just awful too. I'm sorry. I'm trying not to fixate on this one shot, because Lord knows that I could carry on at length, but it may very well be the worst panel in the entire project. It's terrible.
But back to my main point, I feel like the railroad design this visual novel seems to be going for (as opposed to a more choose your own adventure kind of thing) is hampered by the way it almost feels like we're literally skipping scenes in a movie or channel hopping to suspiciously similar designed shows that are slightly different.
A scene will end, and before we even get an establishing shot, we suddenly find ourselves embroiled in conversation with someone in a completely different location. There's nothing even like "I need to talk to you about something" to get things going. The conversation starts in media res. And while just having someone there without any warning kinda works with characters like Valentina, it's super weird that it seems to happen with everyone all the time.
If this were a filmed product, I'd say it's the result of an editor trying to trim too much, and not providing any breathing room for scenes. Here though, I feel like it's either the result of not wanting to write and render those extra shots, or because there's supposed to actually be some form of gameplay that's happening in-between them that would make things feel more natural. Like, you see someone in this shot, click on them, and that is what starts the dialogue or whatever.
It would still be more than a little clunky to go from clicking on someone to halfway through the conversation, but at least then it wouldn't feel like they teleported you to them.
Either way, I feel like at this point, it's starting to have a detrimental impact on the product. It's already a little frustrating that there doesn't seem to be an especially robust court for any sort of intrigue, plotting, or alliances and the like. But then things like a kidnapping plot happen, and you don't get any chance to do any sort of investigation yourself or influence the plot at all. You're just left spinning your wheels until the appropriate number of slides go by and the story decides it can advance. Making matters worse is that there are "Skills" that seem to promise you some ability to influence outcomes, but don't seem to have any actual purpose.
Obviously, it's not as if all (or any) of these problems are new to this release, but I feel like they're becoming more and more exacerbated as time goes on.
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I tried this But the gallery is locked unless I use the Correct phrase. What is it?
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Whenever I see MC I think that I just don't wanna be him. Man, he's an old fart.
Come on, guys.
Come on, guys.
Sure, but then we still get into the issue of the shot not really accounting for the way people move or behave. Seems really weird for that question to be asked not upon opening the door and seeing who it is, or even just opening the door for the person to enter, but upon closing the door after they've already crossed the threshold.
I guess it didn't register for her that she didn't know why Cassia was there until she had already let her in?
Maybe that will explain how she got taken hostage. Doesn't even occur to her to ask what was going on or who those people were until she was trussed up and gagged. I like it. Should be canon.
Jokes aside, even if we go with a more plausible explanation for the shot, it still highlights the problem this thing has about not really having great pacing in its shots. It's not the best example of sequential art to go from talking about how there's someone at the door in one panel to them closing the door after letting someone in on the next panel. And, to be clear, I'm not saying that there needs to be 10 renders of Flora opening the door or anything like that, but it does feel like at least one shot is missing in-between the two. Like, if the start of this scene is Panel A, the one I linked should at least be Panel C. Honestly though, I would say that Panel A needs to have some stuff before it too.
To be fair, there really isn't a lot to "pick apart" in this work, is there? There's the text, and there's the visuals. That's kinda it. And I think that shot, and the surrounding scene does a pretty good job of highlighting the pacing issues that are impacting both facets of the work.
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Whenever I see MC I think that I just don't wanna be him. Man, he's an old fart.
Come on, guys.
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Definitely not because of her. Older princess' cleavage made me stay
. If it were for little pouty princess up here, I'd be long gone.
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I like your "prettier" MC (everyone keeps going on about how "handsome" he is after all), but he's supposed to be in his 40s and he's been in "the east" (so I assume Arabia somewhere or other based on the interactions with Pontus and Judea and so on). He needs some "squinty eyed" wrinkles in my opinion. Think Clint Eastwood in "For a Few Dollars More".
I agree, he definitely needs to look a bit more rough and tough as that's what usually happens when you've been campaigning in the harsh climates of the Middle East. The MC is still great compared to 99% other MCs of this site personality wise but he never struck me as a proper Roman general.
The plot and the girls are the main thing. As long as it's not multiple pov, MC's looks hardly matter. I don't even notice the few times he's shown while skipping.
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Getting the attached traceback when clicking on the scroll icon for relationships/skills/etc. A new game did not throw the same error so I'd wager it's an issue with older saves or having cheated in the past. Regardless I'd love to fix it in a way that doesn't involve restarting again.
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