Hello question for the dev. This is one of the first porn games ive played and I want to make a contribution because of how good the animations are, but im a little confused. Is this really a porn game or just an actual story based novel? Ive played up until your recent update, and notice that about half of the current erotic scenes are in v 0.5 and 0.6. Is this on purpose? Ive never played a game like this so is that something people like? I find it odd to stuff most of the sex scenes near the end of the game. Although I understand the need for character development, I found it extremely stagnant at times when it didn’t need to be. I apologize if this review comes off as critical, you are a master story maker as i’ve noticed in your writing, however I was just hoping if I could get some sense of direction on where you plan on taking the game. The only other porn game ive played was Being a Dik which ive heard many call the best game of its genre, so unfortunately thats the only game i am able to compare this one to. Again apologies for any offence to the dev, clearly you have a good following so I know im in the minority. Thanks for the answer if you give one.
I'm not sure what qualifies as a porn game to you but story based novel is a good description for the game. There are indeed less erotic scenes at the beginning because you have to get to know your LIs first. The scenes become more intimate/kinky as your relationships and the story progress.
As for the pacing, let me be blunt with you: This is not a game you'll pull up when you want to masturbate. There's a gallery for unlocked erotic scenes, but the game generally prioritizes story and then throws occasional erotic scenes into the blend. Since those scenes are rare and have a lot of setup behind them, they feel more special and rewarding.
I'd recommend abstaining from porn for a few days before playing this game since you'd otherwise be too numb to notice the nouance put into it. When you're playing Eternum, you're in for the long haul. The story has a way of distracting you from why you started playing the game in the first place.
Hello again, just wanted to say thank you for the quick and informative reply and to the dev for replying as well. Being honest, yes I was just really looking for a game to masturbate to as this is just my general view and use on porn games, thus leading to my confusion on this game as i played it. Abstaining from porn would be a good idea if i wasn’t very vanilla anyways haha, but now I know to move on to something a little more intense for my tastes. However with all that said, and the dev clarifying that this is a story based novel, you have done a fantastic job my friend. As someone with a masters in English and currently writing my thesis for my phd, I am thoroughly impressed with your story telling. Im not sure how many games you’ve made but I can tell this isn’t your first time. I decided to contribute anyways because although this isn't the game I originally thought it was, I absolutely love seeing new writers expand, improve and work on their passion. I can literally see your use of comedic relief, timing for action, use of climax buildup and wind down improve as you write. Sorry for the rambling, but as an academic this is better than porn for me haha. Again WELL DONE, bright future ahead in story writing.
<"Is this really a porn game or just an actual story based novel?">It is not an porn-game. Since I played several other games from NLT which are really porn games I agree with you that Eternum is lacking some things but it has a great story with some erotic scenes. Thats why I still stick to it. Let's take the scene with Nova in the Egyptian adventure with Maat. I think Nova loved that and is fascinated but seems not to be interested to have more sex with the MC . This actually makes no sense to me.
Hello I just wanted to give a quick criticism here. As I had said in my reply above, I'm grateful you and the dev clarified that this is a story based novel, not a porn game. However with that decision made, this is one piece of writing I definitely think the dev could improve on. It’s important to note that while in fiction when sexual acts are performed with characters, the immediate time after the acts are performed are crucial for character development, as this is typically the time when two people are at their most vulnerable. The dev clearly understands this and capitalizes on it, however I found that here is where he suffers slight indecisiveness. He wants to create an erotic aura with the woman; they perform sexual acts, realize what they've done, immediately deny them and create further sexual tension which can be exploited further for an even greater and more satisfying reward. Very smart as a writer, however(and this is very nit-picky), you have to be careful what characters you do that to, as it doesn't make sense with some personality wise and doing it too frequently can take away some of the sexual tension.