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This is fair criticism. I have a very literary writing style, and when I first started writing this AVN, I'd never written an AVN before. I'd only written novels, with flowery and poetic prose lending weight to descriptions and engaging the reader's imagination. Coming from that straight into what is largely a dialogue-only project took a bit of time to adjust to, and I'm still not certain I have it right. It's a "first project," and those are always pretty rough starting out.

The disclaimers, though... those originally didn't exist. They only exist now because I'm tired of getting rage mail about not being able to punch people who treat you badly, how Aurum is a pussy or a white knight, and typically just hating on him because he doesn't start out perfect or as your usual blank self-insert MC that a lot of adult games tend to use. I was writing him with a character arc in mind, with obstacles and flaws, including being too selfless at the expense of his own well-being.

The newest update shortens the disclaimer in the prologue significantly. I don't know if you're playing 1.4.5.0 that just released for supporters a while ago or the public version, so if it's the public version, you'll see that changed when the 1.4.5.0 drops for the public. Regarding Ms. Clements, she was originally a lot more sour and caustic, but I got a lot of comments about how the atmosphere in the beginning of the game was so off-putting that people were putting it down before seeing how things changed once they started overcoming the obstacles. I made heavy edits to Ms. Clements and her dialogue, and that seemed to please most people.

Regarding having several characters early on who wanna get in your pants, I was under the impression that AVN players would get bored if there weren't any sexy scenes early on. It was a design flaw, and at least one of those scenes has already been taken out and moved to a side story. I was going to remove the Gillie scene in the cathedral, too, as I felt it was just as forced as the one I'd already removed, but the community asked me to keep it in, so I did. 

Again, fair criticism, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your opinion constructively and not just shitting on the game to make yourself laugh. You wouldn't believe how many people do that. I aim to take everything I've learned from this community during the 4 years I've been working on WCA and apply it to my next project. Feel free to join the Discord; I have a Feedback and Ideas section where people suggest improvements. 

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I played the free version and the librarian chick pissed me off and being forced to be friendly with her sucked. with how drawn out everything felt combined with a character that I felt like outright skipping any scene she was part of I wasn't enjoying the overall experience.

I liked the gobbo girls from what I saw but nothing else really stuck as particularly enjoyable so I gave up on it after the 2nd library scene, good luck with it tho

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Chiara has had to deal with Jack for quite a while, so she wrongly assumed you'd be just like him. She ends up being a pretty good buddy once she realizes she was treating you like shit for no reason. Even starts wingmanning for you later on. 

And ey, that's fine. I've made peace with the fact that I can't make everyone happy. I know the beginning is still the weakest part of the story. Thanks for at least giving it a try, though!

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I haven't kept up with this every update, but I thought when I came back to WCA that Ms. Clements seemed waaaay to chill for my memory. I'm glad to see I wasn't going crazy.

Personally, I can see how the old and new beginning feel a bit lackluster, however anyone who is willing to not "judge a book by it's cover" and give a fair chance (10-15 minutes?) would see how the vast the world is, and how the MC doesn't control the flow of the world, but is a part of it; at least at the start.

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Yeah, I got a lot of complaints about her and Chiara being the reason people dropped the game, so I tried to tone Ms. Clements at least down a little bit. But I also had Aurum comment on how it seemed the rumors had been a little exaggerated. She still doesn't treat Jack well, but Jack also kinda deserves it.

I know I can't please everyone, but I also had to understand that AVN players and novel readers are looking for different experiences. I can go full pathos on novel readers and they eat it up. But AVN players by and large play these games to feel good, not bad, so I have to be careful how much pathos I use. It's been an interesting tightrope to walk.

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I agree it's very difficult to express your thoughts and ideas in a AVN without having backlash on said ideas being annoying or unwanted. Although I slightly disagree with you I think there is a mixture of feel good but also horniness. If there was a way to limit the horniness maybe there would be more wiggle room for the players to fully immerse themselves in the story. Also there is this AVN called " Lock Down Dom ". It seems generic  but they do a really good job at transitioning their own beliefs and thoughts to the audience with very minimal stoppage from the actual nsfw in the game. 


You should give it a shot and see if that might inspire a new perspective on the matter 👍

Appreciate the suggestion!