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Phoenix rated Tropicali 1.0 [Completed]

Phoenix rated a game 162 days ago
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

One of the most bizarre games I've ever played, perhaps especially for a porn game.

The game forces you to be a douche 99% of the time, feigning otherwise in the intro. It constantly tells you you're going to ruin the girls' lives, and when you choose not to, it gives you the most confusing ending, where things are about to collapse around you, and shames you for not choosing the bad options.
Some options you're told you can pursue, you simply can't, and the game gives you a not-so-subtle ribbing about it.

Strangely, the deadline system is pretty well-balanced, so that's an actual positive. The game also has bits of bizarre comedy thrown in, which mismatches with the already incoherent tangle of your character being a douche, characters having actual wholesome moments, genuinely dark scenes that are dropped on you only to lead nowhere, and even some light horror that briefly peeks out only to vanish just as suddenly, leaving you further confused.
Most characters' stories are blatantly unfinished, some right when they were reaching a big turning point.

I kept multiple saves going as I played for different choices, and only got one even worse ending for the effort. A real shame, as throughout the game I felt a genuine desire to continue, to get a good ending, and was lied to instead.

The game finishes with recommending you more games by the developer, but leaving the player with a mix of disappointment, confusion and betrayal, does not make playing more likely.

EDIT: It appears the good choices leading to a bad ending was intentional, and the developer has paywalled off a good ending for a continuous ten thousand dollars per month.. Disgusting, taking a star off for that.

EDIT 2: Checked in on the news about the paywalled ending. The creator received over $5000 in donations months ago and still doesn't want to deliver. Just wow.