Meh, what a shame then! 😒 Although it's sandbox and doesn't have a linear story, it's really my type. I'm not a fan of linear VN and I'm not obligated to play as Issei, hahahaha!
But anyway, the bad thing about this game is that you need a "walkthrough" guide to advance in the game story. but even with that, I think it's a little better than Black Cat's Demons of Harem.
I can't stand it when the story is not well organized, when it is chaotic because there is no order, and usually,
non-linear sandboxes don't work because when you are free to do anything in any order but if you don't do them in a specific order then they are not logical, they don't make sense, because you miss something that you should have done before but since you didn't follow the logical order then the story is screwed up, the freedom granted by non-linear sandboxes is an illusion because there is always a certain logical order to follow, your only freedom is to mess up this logical order and screw up the story. 😒
I think both Black Cat's Demons of Harem and Kamos' Angels Humans and Gremory are worthless. 😒
Personal taste, it's a boring thing to deal with, lol! Anyway, sandbox and non-linear are the games that I like the most. Yes, you're right! "History is not well organized, it is chaotic because there is no order!" For me, this is the greatest fun, you can explore the game your way, do shit, see how shit fucked you up, and go back to a previous save point. It's kind of a pleasure for me to play, and when the game has a linear story without branches and divergences, it's practically as if Dev have taken your little hand and guided you through the episodes, boring for me!
With that shit out of the way! I played Devil's Academy DxD again, and I realized something or am I wrong? I must be! Because, until now, we haven't had a lewd scene from issei with the main girls, have we? Because I only saw it with a bunch of random girls and characters. I wonder if there will be one in the next update?!
Wow, wow, wow, hold on, I have to stop you right here because you claimed that non-sandboxes visual novels are linear stories without any branches and divergences, which is wrong because the very point of visual novels is all about making choices which direct the story in different alternative paths according to our choices otherwise these are NOT visual novels, these are KINETIC novels and I avoid kinetic novels specifically because I'm bored with a story which doesn't involve my input, that I am a mere witness without any influence on the events, I pass, I prefer stories which ACTUALLY care about what I want and require my input to go on, which can't proceed without my involvement and you don't need it to be a sandbox to do that. 😉
Actually, Devil's Academy already contains lewd scenes with Koneko, Akeno and Rias however none of them is part of the story, they are fan-service bonus content, which is what frustrates me because I have no interest in scenes which don't actually happen in the story, even the scenes with random girls are not part of the story as they are all part of the in-between chapters and not of the chapters themselves. 😒
I appreciate your passion for interactive storytelling in visual novels. However, there seems to be a small terminology mix-up in your argument that I'd like to clarify. Visual novels, as a genre, encompass both interactive and non-interactive variations, and they can have varying degrees of branching narratives.
You are absolutely correct that a significant portion of visual novels do feature branching storylines where player choices affect the narrative outcomes. These are indeed interactive and allow players to shape the story. These are what we typically refer to as 'interactive visual novels.' In such games, your choices play a crucial role in determining the story's direction, which aligns with your preference for actively influencing the narrative.
However, there are also visual novels known as 'kinetic novels,' which are intentionally designed to have a linear, predetermined storyline without branching or significant player choices. The distinction between interactive and kinetic novels is essential because it caters to different preferences in storytelling. While kinetic novels may not involve player choices, they still fall under the broader category of visual novels.
So, it's not that all visual novels are devoid of choices and divergences, but rather there are different subgenres within visual novels that offer distinct narrative experiences. It's a matter of personal preference whether you prefer interactive or linear storytelling, and both have their merits. Your desire for active involvement and influence in the story is certainly valid, and there are numerous interactive visual novels that provide that experience without the need for a sandbox game. Visual novels, as a diverse genre, have options to cater to a wide range of storytelling preferences.
Point is, Angels Humans and Gremory is more of a sandbox than VN, "of course there's a silly story there" but you have the freedom to explore every location there and farm status to continue the story, which is a feature of the sandbox that, despite being chaotic and not following a fixed line like Kinect, but also have element of VN. I've already progressed halfway through this game, with walktrought, and there are only two routes, romance or corruption of the girls. Like many games of this nature, there isn't much choice beyond that.
And about the random girls and main girls, I see... I thought I had skipped them when I entered the cheat code to release all the chapter contents and so I tried playing again, withouth cheat but miss all. It really sucks, that these lewd scenes are like fanservice not with the game's story, there's no reason to create an erotica vn as a dev can't get out of her original work tracks
Seriously, I felt like Issei was the prostitute doing a booty call while Rias was hir pimp lol. Anyway, I hope that in the next episode Issei can touch the main girls, as shown in the fanservice scenes because if not, she wouldn't be funny.
“It's funny how you explain to me what kinetic novels are, even though I explained it myself in my previous answer.” Bro, I know very well what VN novels and Kinect novels are. The problem is... maybe you didn't understand my point, I just counter-argued.
Anyway, yes... misunderstanding here! I don't know if it's a man or a woman. and I don't really care if the developer is a woman or not. I just raised my point of view... unfortunately I don't use discord and so I have no way of knowing about the status of the game, but the developer can also update their audience on ichio or even on patreon, there are many developers out there who do that.