I like sandbox games and the premise here was appealing, so I tried it out. But, uhm, I have some issues with it.
First off, it's apparently a (superior?) remake of "Unaware of the World" which was itself a ripoff of "Insexsity." I wasn't familiar with either of those, but I looked them up, and, well, I don't know about this one being the better version. I have serious doubts.
But anyway, on to my issues...
1) MUSIC CONFIGURATION
Right from the start, the music blasts out from your speakers. OK. This is standard. No problem. I go into settings to disable it, and... I'm greeted with a snarky message telling me nope, sound can't be disabled yet, you have to go through character generation first.
What the fuck?
And here's the thing. CG takes 20-30 minutes. Holy hell. I was already playing music on the computer, so I had both coming out at the same time, what a pain in the ass. I had to pause the album and mute the PC until I was done with CG and could finally shut the music off so I could start up Deezer again.
Why? Just why?
Every fucking game in the universe allows you to control sound right off the start. This is insane.
Not cool.
And you know what they say about first impressions...
2) GRAPHICS
Okay, I'll admit I don't love the graphics, but that's more a matter of taste, so I won't comment too much on that. But what bugs me more is not so much the style as the design.
And what I mean by this is that everything is *always* shown from the side. Which is a huge issue in a porn game.
Think about it. Because what that means is that you NEVER see a pussy or an asshole, just thighs.
You'll see cocks, plenty of those, though none of them look realistic IMHO.
So when characters have sex, all you see is a rectangular shape disappearing behind a woman's thigh and that's it. You can zoom in all you want, you'll still be left annoyed (if not frustrated).
Incidentally, this also means you can't see the front or back of dresses. Ever. So even when you buy a dress that says it has "cleavage" well, that's all well and good, but it doesn't tell me how MUCH cleavage it has. You just have to try and picture it in your head. Ugh.
Note by the way that the *original* game that started all this (Insexsity) doesn't seem to have this problem (judging from the screenshots I saw).
3) ANIMATIONS
There's *some* animation, which I guess is better than none, but... Bleh.
I really don't have much to say on this. Just that I'm seriously underwhelmed.
4) WORLD SIZE
I like sandbox because of how it allows you to explore the world, go wherever you want whenever you want... But when the 'world' is limited to 7 spots (not counting buildings) you quickly get to see all that there is to see and the game loses its appeal fast.
I realize the game is still under development, so maybe (hopefully) more areas will be added, so this is not as big of a deal (yet).
5) INCONSISTENT BEHAVIOR
So I'm at a stage in the game where "Jane" has finally become a whore. She's fucking like 8 to 10 guys a day. She also sucks random folks in the elevator of her building. OK.
Then she goes to the gym and acts like a prude when she has to share a shower with a guy... Wait, what???
Oh, and what's with all the guys with beards? That's like 80% of this city's male population. A bit off-putting.
With all that said, the game is still addictive, but I doubt I'll be playing it much longer. It's the kind of game that I'll likely get bored of quickly.
First off, it's apparently a (superior?) remake of "Unaware of the World" which was itself a ripoff of "Insexsity." I wasn't familiar with either of those, but I looked them up, and, well, I don't know about this one being the better version. I have serious doubts.
But anyway, on to my issues...
1) MUSIC CONFIGURATION
Right from the start, the music blasts out from your speakers. OK. This is standard. No problem. I go into settings to disable it, and... I'm greeted with a snarky message telling me nope, sound can't be disabled yet, you have to go through character generation first.
What the fuck?
And here's the thing. CG takes 20-30 minutes. Holy hell. I was already playing music on the computer, so I had both coming out at the same time, what a pain in the ass. I had to pause the album and mute the PC until I was done with CG and could finally shut the music off so I could start up Deezer again.
Why? Just why?
Every fucking game in the universe allows you to control sound right off the start. This is insane.
Not cool.
And you know what they say about first impressions...
2) GRAPHICS
Okay, I'll admit I don't love the graphics, but that's more a matter of taste, so I won't comment too much on that. But what bugs me more is not so much the style as the design.
And what I mean by this is that everything is *always* shown from the side. Which is a huge issue in a porn game.
Think about it. Because what that means is that you NEVER see a pussy or an asshole, just thighs.
You'll see cocks, plenty of those, though none of them look realistic IMHO.
So when characters have sex, all you see is a rectangular shape disappearing behind a woman's thigh and that's it. You can zoom in all you want, you'll still be left annoyed (if not frustrated).
Incidentally, this also means you can't see the front or back of dresses. Ever. So even when you buy a dress that says it has "cleavage" well, that's all well and good, but it doesn't tell me how MUCH cleavage it has. You just have to try and picture it in your head. Ugh.
Note by the way that the *original* game that started all this (Insexsity) doesn't seem to have this problem (judging from the screenshots I saw).
3) ANIMATIONS
There's *some* animation, which I guess is better than none, but... Bleh.
I really don't have much to say on this. Just that I'm seriously underwhelmed.
4) WORLD SIZE
I like sandbox because of how it allows you to explore the world, go wherever you want whenever you want... But when the 'world' is limited to 7 spots (not counting buildings) you quickly get to see all that there is to see and the game loses its appeal fast.
I realize the game is still under development, so maybe (hopefully) more areas will be added, so this is not as big of a deal (yet).
5) INCONSISTENT BEHAVIOR
So I'm at a stage in the game where "Jane" has finally become a whore. She's fucking like 8 to 10 guys a day. She also sucks random folks in the elevator of her building. OK.
Then she goes to the gym and acts like a prude when she has to share a shower with a guy... Wait, what???
Oh, and what's with all the guys with beards? That's like 80% of this city's male population. A bit off-putting.
With all that said, the game is still addictive, but I doubt I'll be playing it much longer. It's the kind of game that I'll likely get bored of quickly.