What is your opinion of slow-burners?

[elliotrosewood]

I’m wondering what direction to take a future game in, but I’m on the fence about whether it should be a slow-burner with a few heroines (think visual novel, eroge), or kind of quantity > quality with lots of women and lots of easy sex. The latter seems to dominate this website and eroge is a niche that has more popularity in eastern markets, but I feel more compelled to create a narratively driven title, even if I place a lot of emphasis on the sex itself too.

 

[Winterfire]

They're similar, but not the same. One is an adult game/vn, the other is a porn game/vn.
Do whichever you enjoy and want to make, both have a market.

 

[Ozzac]

Personally I like them both, they fill different needs. One thing to remember with a visual novel is that writing should be at least decent, and not a cliché storm or run on porn logic, since it's meant to reward also the mental needs and not only the fap needs.

 

[AIMzheimer]

Slow-burn games have their own fanbase, and so do quick-fap games. You should make whichever one you believe you can do better.

 

[agelastos]

It's not like those are your only options. If slow-burn and quick-fap are the two extremes of a scale, then most of my favorite games are found somewhere in the middle of said scale.

Edit: With that said, slow-burn > quick-fap.

 

[seifukulover]

If you focus on fewer girls, then you have to be confident they're good characters. But it's less work than making a huge harem.
If your game has lots of girls, there's a higher chance the player will like somebody, but of course you have to create all the girls.

There's an audience for both types. Do whichever one interests YOU more, because if you're not interested then the game won't get made and no one else will get interested either.

 

[uwuwoof]

Depends on the scenario in my opinion. "A timid girl starts her new life in a strange village" cries for a well written slow burner. "A hero hunted by greedy monster girls" is a different but equally interesting matter.

 

[Semetrika]

Do what you want. Just make sure it's slow burn and not blue balling.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

I’m wondering what direction to take a future game in, but I’m on the fence about whether it should be a slow-burner with a few heroines (think visual novel, eroge), or kind of quantity > quality with lots of women and lots of easy sex. The latter seems to dominate this website and eroge is a niche that has more popularity in eastern markets, but I feel more compelled to create a narratively driven title, even if I place a lot of emphasis on the sex itself too.

Only if it is released with a chunk of content or semi preview things (and not the 'the character looks at porn' overused trope either), if there is nothing for a long time is less slow burn and more wait 7 patches for the 'no porn' tag to be removed.. in a porn game

 

[jester89G]

I'd introduce different MC personality background options. The problem with most VN's is many people just opt in for a completely blank slate character that almost no one can relate to, but it's easier to introduce sexual scenarios that way. Even paid for games have life altering decisions the MC has to make with lasting consequences, and just abruptly adopts a "whatever now let's have sex," attitude.

 

[LionInDarkness]

I’m wondering what direction to take a future game in, but I’m on the fence about whether it should be a slow-burner with a few heroines (think visual novel, eroge), or kind of quantity > quality with lots of women and lots of easy sex. The latter seems to dominate this website and eroge is a niche that has more popularity in eastern markets, but I feel more compelled to create a narratively driven title, even if I place a lot of emphasis on the sex itself too.

I personally like slow burners because just having sex with no real attachment means less personality from either party. I love getting to the act but i'm always in favor of good interaction between the mc and the women in the game. The best slow burners have good prodding, interaction, tension, etc.