Would you be interested in a game with a 40-something protagonist?
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As a general rule: The harder the conquest the sweeter the victory.
A old man with no social skills getting a harem of cute 18 year old girls sounds very fun to me.
I recent got a bit of an interest in games where the main charater is an elder(60-100).
It opens up alot of options.
Daughter, Granddaughters + there is the whole old man part that makes it unlikely he will be succesfull with young ladies(execpt when he is rich so makes sure he is not)
I find the 18 year old teenager's just boring.
Those mc tent to lack responsibilties like a job, bill's, maintaining a household, etc.
I tent to enjoy older mc more's because i find it more interesting to see an old wasted up failure achieve a harem then a young well musled stud can fuck for days and have zero skills outside his horse size dick.
Dont get me wrong: A good charater is a good charater regardless of age.
But if i had a choice i rather play the older person simply because they feel to be more interesting.
Having more options.
I mean there is alot more job possiblities then school possibilites.
It also adds the challange of managing a social life, bill's, heath issu's, etc.
They key thing here is: An older mc is more fun for me because it feels like i am playing someone who will have a harder time to get laid.
Where playing a young stud is accauly just boring to me.
A old man with no social skills getting a harem of cute 18 year old girls sounds very fun to me.
I recent got a bit of an interest in games where the main charater is an elder(60-100).
It opens up alot of options.
Daughter, Granddaughters + there is the whole old man part that makes it unlikely he will be succesfull with young ladies(execpt when he is rich so makes sure he is not)
I find the 18 year old teenager's just boring.
Those mc tent to lack responsibilties like a job, bill's, maintaining a household, etc.
I tent to enjoy older mc more's because i find it more interesting to see an old wasted up failure achieve a harem then a young well musled stud can fuck for days and have zero skills outside his horse size dick.
Dont get me wrong: A good charater is a good charater regardless of age.
But if i had a choice i rather play the older person simply because they feel to be more interesting.
Having more options.
I mean there is alot more job possiblities then school possibilites.
It also adds the challange of managing a social life, bill's, heath issu's, etc.
They key thing here is: An older mc is more fun for me because it feels like i am playing someone who will have a harder time to get laid.
Where playing a young stud is accauly just boring to me.
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- May 19, 2017
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The game DMD is pretty popular. The MC is old enough to have an adult daughter, so that would make him close to 40.
Games with stories, and especially Visual Novels are about the experience. 18 is a common age for people to reflect back on.
Making a game based on your experience, allows you to explore different outcomes. Starting with what really happened, and the mistakes you made along the way.... but what if I had done this or that differently? Branching the story with different outcomes.
Life experiences don't stop when you turn 20, you can share your experiences at any age.
Games with stories, and especially Visual Novels are about the experience. 18 is a common age for people to reflect back on.
Making a game based on your experience, allows you to explore different outcomes. Starting with what really happened, and the mistakes you made along the way.... but what if I had done this or that differently? Branching the story with different outcomes.
Life experiences don't stop when you turn 20, you can share your experiences at any age.
- Jun 21, 2017
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I haven't decided on the ages of the protags in my game yet, I was originally thinking mid-30s, they still look young-ish, but have experiences to back up whatever shenanigans they want to get up to.
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Honestly age of a male protagonist doesn't matter to me at all neither do age of the sexual interest of the protagonist. As long as incest and impregnation facilitated by mutual desire is in the game i will most likely enjoy it.
40+ MC, sure.
I for one am pretty tired of creepy 18 y.o. boys creeping around the house...
Another thing that I like is an MC with self-confidence and who will not stand for any bullshit people try to do to him or his love interest. Kind of like the MC from Parental Love, although he's a little bit of a douchebag in some paths.
Real self-confidence usually appears a bit later in life, around 25-30 or so. At 18, it's usually just a cocky attitude, which is something else entirely.
I for one am pretty tired of creepy 18 y.o. boys creeping around the house...
Another thing that I like is an MC with self-confidence and who will not stand for any bullshit people try to do to him or his love interest. Kind of like the MC from Parental Love, although he's a little bit of a douchebag in some paths.
Real self-confidence usually appears a bit later in life, around 25-30 or so. At 18, it's usually just a cocky attitude, which is something else entirely.
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I often find myself agreeing with you, but I can’t on this matter. To me Ann looks like a woman in her mid twenties. Her collagen is still doing it’s job as she has no wrinkles or sagging. In regards to people “crying” the same happens for the opposite reason and in some of those cases developers have buckled e.g. “Luke’s Way”.
- May 23, 2017
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I only skimmed some of the posts, so I can't answer in regards as to not be repeating other people, but I feel like if a game were made where the protagonist is over the age of what most MCs are today, it would have to be done a certain way or risk failing to either deliver enjoyable sex scenes, or deliver a good story in general. The only game that really comes to mind for me where the protagonist is (probably) over what everyone considers the age of MCs to be would be in The Last Sovereign. I acknowledge that there are probably people shaking their heads just because it is an RPGM game, but I feel like it is an example of a game where the MC is clearly older that what most people expect the protagonist in sex games to be, yet still delivers an excellent story and enjoyable sex scenes. Well, enjoyable at least if you're someone like me who's okay with just blocks of text being the "sex scenes."
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Some things, I would consider when creating a protagonist around 40:
For both male and female characters:
- You can give the MC a background that is not, or not easily available to less experienced characters. The MC could be a private investigator, a politician or a scientist of renown. This may help you start story arcs uncommon in porn games.
- Don't make the character too naive. What is considered cute for younger characters by some people (not including myself), makes an older character an idiot, plain and simple.
A few thoughts on incest games:
- A character around 40 is IMHO not an ideal protagonist for an incest game. As far as mom-son games go, if the MC is male, the mom would be to old to be considered sexy by a significant number of people. Plastic surgery may be the only option here and the MC would be old enough to be a skilled plastic surgeon. Otherwise the only way not to go into gerontophilia would be magic or mad science. Dad-daughter games generally appeal to less players than mom-son games, as more sons had sexual fantasies about their mothers in young years than fathers have sexual fantasies about their daughters. For a female protagonist, it would basically just be a standard incest game, with the role of the protagonist reversed. Basically same dialogue as in every game, you just click on a different sentence.
For male characters:
- Don't make him an average person. The nice dad next door is not a good porn game protagonist. If you set the game in a present day setting (which I'd strongly discourage), he could be an investigator in a crime story. In a fantasy world he could be wizard or veteran knight. In a world with super heroes, he might be somehow like Iron Man. My favorite would be a mad scientist in a steampunk setting however. In the last case, he might even "create" the woman of his dreams (or at least some golem body for her spirit).
- You can make him rich, but do so only if you add women who can't be bought. Don't make all women trashy whores.
- Personally I don't think a man around 40 makes an ideal protagonist for a harem game. Men in their mid 20s are better for that job - and yes, it's man of 40 years writing these lines. Better let him find the love of his life, he didn't think would be possible after all he experienced.
- Don't make him a wimp. Even though he's been through a lot of shit, he knows, whining will get him nowhere. What may be a shocking experience to a younger character, is just nuisance to this grizzled veteran.
- Don't let him start the game in a relationship. He may be divorced and may have children, but starting as a married man is not a the best idea. A cheating husband around 40 cannot be a hero and is not yet a villain, he is just a jerk not worth playing.
For female characters:
- An average married mom is more interesting for a porn game than an average married dad. So unlike a male protagonist, a female protagonist around 40 may better start as an average person in a present day setting, especially, if the game involves some sort of corruption fetish.
- There are already games with women that age as protagonists. By far the best is Milf's Tale. A Wife and Mother is a distant second. These may give you some inspiration.
- You could give her 3 paths, two of which would change her life completely. Basically the player can decide, whether she turns into a lesbian, becomes a slut or stays a faithful wife. This will make your game attractive to a larger audience.
- In a present day setting, she need not be safe from abuse, in a fantasy setting she should have plot armor however. An average housewife is more likely to become a victim than a knight or wizard.
- If you don't want the faithful path to be boring, it could involve BDSM or some other fetish to spice up her marriage. Or she could compete for her husband with a younger rival. Certainly not my cup of tea, but some people may enjoy it.
- The lesbian path would be most severe change to her personality and therefore involve some drama.
- While, I don't think, this game should include incest, she could still have a son and or daughter, who can catch her cheating and take advantage of her. On the slutty path, her son may catch her and blackmail into prostitution, e.g.
For both male and female characters:
- You can give the MC a background that is not, or not easily available to less experienced characters. The MC could be a private investigator, a politician or a scientist of renown. This may help you start story arcs uncommon in porn games.
- Don't make the character too naive. What is considered cute for younger characters by some people (not including myself), makes an older character an idiot, plain and simple.
A few thoughts on incest games:
- A character around 40 is IMHO not an ideal protagonist for an incest game. As far as mom-son games go, if the MC is male, the mom would be to old to be considered sexy by a significant number of people. Plastic surgery may be the only option here and the MC would be old enough to be a skilled plastic surgeon. Otherwise the only way not to go into gerontophilia would be magic or mad science. Dad-daughter games generally appeal to less players than mom-son games, as more sons had sexual fantasies about their mothers in young years than fathers have sexual fantasies about their daughters. For a female protagonist, it would basically just be a standard incest game, with the role of the protagonist reversed. Basically same dialogue as in every game, you just click on a different sentence.
For male characters:
- Don't make him an average person. The nice dad next door is not a good porn game protagonist. If you set the game in a present day setting (which I'd strongly discourage), he could be an investigator in a crime story. In a fantasy world he could be wizard or veteran knight. In a world with super heroes, he might be somehow like Iron Man. My favorite would be a mad scientist in a steampunk setting however. In the last case, he might even "create" the woman of his dreams (or at least some golem body for her spirit).
- You can make him rich, but do so only if you add women who can't be bought. Don't make all women trashy whores.
- Personally I don't think a man around 40 makes an ideal protagonist for a harem game. Men in their mid 20s are better for that job - and yes, it's man of 40 years writing these lines. Better let him find the love of his life, he didn't think would be possible after all he experienced.
- Don't make him a wimp. Even though he's been through a lot of shit, he knows, whining will get him nowhere. What may be a shocking experience to a younger character, is just nuisance to this grizzled veteran.
- Don't let him start the game in a relationship. He may be divorced and may have children, but starting as a married man is not a the best idea. A cheating husband around 40 cannot be a hero and is not yet a villain, he is just a jerk not worth playing.
For female characters:
- An average married mom is more interesting for a porn game than an average married dad. So unlike a male protagonist, a female protagonist around 40 may better start as an average person in a present day setting, especially, if the game involves some sort of corruption fetish.
- There are already games with women that age as protagonists. By far the best is Milf's Tale. A Wife and Mother is a distant second. These may give you some inspiration.
- You could give her 3 paths, two of which would change her life completely. Basically the player can decide, whether she turns into a lesbian, becomes a slut or stays a faithful wife. This will make your game attractive to a larger audience.
- In a present day setting, she need not be safe from abuse, in a fantasy setting she should have plot armor however. An average housewife is more likely to become a victim than a knight or wizard.
- If you don't want the faithful path to be boring, it could involve BDSM or some other fetish to spice up her marriage. Or she could compete for her husband with a younger rival. Certainly not my cup of tea, but some people may enjoy it.
- The lesbian path would be most severe change to her personality and therefore involve some drama.
- While, I don't think, this game should include incest, she could still have a son and or daughter, who can catch her cheating and take advantage of her. On the slutty path, her son may catch her and blackmail into prostitution, e.g.
- May 19, 2017
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Ann looks much younger than she is, because she takes care of herself. Semen contains spermidine, which has been found to increase lifespan. Spermidine also combats aging in yeast, flies, worms, and human immune cells by inducing autophagy.
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The reason of their success is also the reason why they aren't this numerous.
An 18 years old protagonist have still (almost) everything to achieve in life, and so have no effective need for a background. He can, or not, have had a girlfriend before, he possibly just found a job, and that's all, which is perfect for all the devs that have no intention to put an effective story in their games.
At the opposite, a 4x years old protagonist don't have a job, he is in the middle of his career, he don't had a girlfriend but have (had) a wife. He probably also have at least one child, whatever if we see it or not. He need a background to be credible ; unlike the 18yo one, that can just be dropped in the middle of the game. Therefore, only authors willing to give a real story to their games go will choose him. And if there's a real story, then the chance of success are higher.
In an early post i made i named live with mary .
In this game this siuation of older MC an young LI was discussed.
As young girls being most atractive because of breeding and older men because they have already build their lives posses more money and power . So are more able to support a family .
To create an older MC you don't need a next doors family dad , you need a succesfull guy .
after all money and power is a strong aphrodisiac , so strong the women themself think it's true love.
In this game this siuation of older MC an young LI was discussed.
As young girls being most atractive because of breeding and older men because they have already build their lives posses more money and power . So are more able to support a family .
To create an older MC you don't need a next doors family dad , you need a succesfull guy .
after all money and power is a strong aphrodisiac , so strong the women themself think it's true love.
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All good ideas. I think you may have the basis of your own game in there somewhere.
Just to be clear: I have already begun writing the game, and you can play as a male or a female...
The background is set, the character:
- has money, but isn't "wealthy" by a stretch
- has no children or siblings
- is not a secret agent, super scientist, special ops, etc etc
- has a solid degree and career history in tech
- is not trying to build a harem, just trying to pick up the pieces and build a life again
It's not a grand story, but it is (or I think it is, at least) an engaging and human story.
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Considering I plan on having all the writing and coding done first (since I'm saving up scratch to build a render box), late next year at the earliest.
- Jun 21, 2017
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Cool, cool, so it's okay that I ask about an update in a week or two then?Considering I plan on having all the writing and coding done first (since I'm saving up scratch to build a render box), late next year at the earliest.
- Oct 17, 2018
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If you makes you feel better, do pester me. That'll motivate me to pour even more time into getting it done!
Sounds human alright. But I'm suspicious that 'engaging' depends on a lot of other factors, because what you've described is just a bunch of peoples' regular-ass lives. There's a reason that "Stories of You Having Sex in Missionary Position in the Dark with Your Own Wife on a Tuesday, Weekly Edition" has such low readership, after all: because that's a really boring fantasy, and considering that a video game can be about pretty much whatever you want, that's just a sad idea to have for a porn game.
Not saying it's impossible to do this well, mind. But you have to work much harder to keep up with games that have an actual premise. That is: better writing and/or better art and/or better minigames, just because your idea is so boring and terrible, at least from the way you've described it here.
Side note: no problem with changing up the protagonist. 18 year old? Forty year old? Sixty? No problem! But give them something to fucking DO! Give them a story worth making a game about!