Fair enough on the teenager thing. As MC has matured I've been using it less, but just to confirm, everyone in the party is 18+ and that will never change. I just wanted more of a coming-of-age and maturation theme, going from kind of a dumb/idealistic teenager to a real hero who has gone through the trials and tribulations needed to burn away their past and forge them into someone better than they were.
I'm glad you like Sarah's sprite, I just have mixed feelings about some aspects of it since I didn't quite get what I asked for lol. Stuff like her fellatio/missionary CGs make me happy since they more accurately represent her design. The overall difference isn't large, granted, but it's hard not to notice that stuff after years of working with her.
No need to apologize, I appreciate honest feedback and am happy to talk about the game. I just try to be completely honest (but not a dick) discussing this stuff. I really am glad you're enjoying the game and I'll keep at it, unless anything awful happens we're still gunning for another update in late April to follow up the last giant one!
Metatron's gradual character development has been a lot of fun to write! Both sides have a lot of trauma from the past, it's not all a fairy tale story, but being forced to accept that the other side are just people helps a lot.
Most of the main few start off solidly in teenager range in terms of both age and maturity, but I agree that they develop enough, especially MC, that teenager applies to him less and less as the story goes. Or do you mean that 'teenager' brings connotations of characters being younger?
The one Sarah paizuri art was the first CG I ever got for the game, before she had canon art, and will get replaced eventually. For the rest... idk. this game doesn't really make much money, certainly not enough to kidnap one artist and get perfectly consistent art from one guy forever. I'll keep trying to get more high quality CGs, but there isn't really an easy solution to making sure they're all the same style.
Sarah's non-paizuri CGs represent her better than her sprite does though, and I'll die on that hill, lol.
Siofra is a lot of fun ngl. Both .34 and .35 gave her a lot of stuff easing up a little bit, 0.35 gives her a big talk I absolutely love. She feels like one of the most 'power couple' pairings to me.
I'm glad you're feeling better now, and that DD was part of it! I always kinda hoped to bring some kind of happiness to the world with my writing, hasn't quite worked out like that but I'll take what I can get haha
Yep yep! If I remember right you mentioned you had bought the game previously, so it should just all be there when you redownload it. Some of the scenes are a bit harder to unlock due to plot requirements, so be sure to use the changelog, it has a guide to make sure everything is clear (though it SHOULD be pretty clear ingame, just do story stuff until they do).
And thank you! Took way longer than it should but I'm just glad it's out, and absolutely determined to not do that again lmfao. I'll probably take a few days off before starting on the next update, and list a few things I am considering focusing without promising specifics.
Yes, thankfully! Kronos and Dunnask have been very helpful with proofreading, this scene is almost done and I'll be relying on them for it as I implement, add expressions, and tweak older scenes for the final wrapup in the next few days.
Yeah, sorry about the confusion. I'm working on finishing the final scene right now, so it will be in a few days, but not quite out yet. There's a lot of proofreading, bugfixing, and expression work to do before I can properly release.
I think a story should have some problems/failures along the way to spur growth, but I also get what you mean. I hope to sometime go back to the Deepwoods and show what has happened since the events, you didn't fail Belobog but it's not a completely happy ending either, any form of recovery could take a while.
Thank you! I'm glad to hear you've been enjoying it, and I apologize for how long this update has taken. I am working on the final scene and I'm like, 99% confident it will be this week, but I want to get it right more than I want it done (for now, we'll see if that changes, lol).
Ya boy Chadstaroth has been handling it pretty well so far, though I've tried to show both the stress he's under and how hard he works to keep it under control. I think it'd be boring if he was a one-dimensional superhero who never had any concerns, but I don't want to make him into a whiny kid either. It's been an interesting challenge, ngl, I've never tried to write this particular arc before.
Ashley and Sarah feel the most likely to have impending meltdowns of various flavors, but 'child soldier' is kind of a shit background for healthy coping, so... yeah.
The next update doubles down more on the cosmic horror in some scenes, to make sure people don't forget about the temple stuff LOL.
Mara and Chernobog! Fun fact, the split between Chernobog and Belobog is *likely* a Christian missionary bastardization of slavic mythology, so it felt right to have Chernobog be an enslaved, bastardized version of the 'true' Belobog here too. I'm glad you enjoyed it! That arc took me an incredible amount of time, but it feels worth it to hear people talk about the impact it made on them. Trying to show MC's development and courage is tough, but fun. He EARNS his happy endings.
I'm not totally happy with how XP falloff works, but it used to be genuinely difficult to NOT overlevel content, so I added it, along with the cheat menu so people can still overlevel if desired. It turns out game design is hard, lol.
I'm trying to add more interactions, but there's a lot of characters and only one of me... I'm open to suggestions! But after this update, lol. Working on the last scene and I need to get the update out before I jump into fleshing other stuff out.
Alicia scene has been tough for sure, I also ended up doing two other scenes, a nightmare/vision and an Aspasia followup, which have gone well. I'm hoping sometime this week will be the actual release.
You already paid once, you get all the upcoming updates. I'd rather the game be free, but I was making basically nothing, this way at least the game helps cover rent lol.
Amnelis will be in the next (much smaller and faster, lol) update, with her first sex scene, and the summoning stuff, if all goes well. I doubt she and Siofra get along sadly though, at least not for the time being...
Yes, I will continue posting game updates here unless itch actually kicks me off the site entirely. It would be a dick move to ditch people here just 'cuz of payment processor woes. We will burn that bridge when it happens, lol.
Siofra is hot af, in many ways! And actually, 0.34 and .35 both move her to having a stronger relationship with the MC, it's not romantic yet but well into 'you can flirt' territory. Actually wifeing her is a harder challenge though lol, she has a very strong personality.
Amnelis is still coming back for sure! I had been considering it for this update, but she'll likely be tied to the Summoning system being introduced, so that got pushed back to the next minor update likely (amnelis sex scene + summoning intro). She did kinda save MC's life in the Deepwoods by telling Siofra where to go, and she will doubtless be insufferable about it, lmao.
Thank you! We're so close I can almost taste it lol, I just want this damn update out so I can go back to more normal size stuff with fewer grandiose promises.
Yeah, hopefully next week, I'm making good progress and optimistic at least. If nothing else, it'll be a huge update moving a lot of plots forward.
Succubus MILF is still a little ways off, in terms of planned progression;
- The last actual party member (Alicia, Selendis's daughter, earth magic trainer) will be introduced in this update.
- Minitaur (side character, greathammer trainer) will be in the next 1-2 updates, in the plains.
- Succubus MILF (likely a camp character but not party member) will be in the mountains after the plains.
As always, we'll see exactly how things go.
Siofra's art hasn't changed since her introduction, she's always had the vines! The flower-shaped fire too, lmao, though that isn't active often. I don't remember how the memory thing goes, if you already cleared the area it kinda messes with the scene though.
It was certainly an interesting christmas and new years, lol.
I like the idea, I'll have to think about how to pass Maya around (in a wholesome way). There's a lot of people who wouldn't mind floofing her, but no catgirl to bounce her off of... unless Celica becomes one somehow, lol, she's already basically a cat personality-wise.
Waking up to a cute girl doesn't sound bad! The scene I'm writing tonight actually has something loosely similar, but.... not as happy of a scene overall lol. Man had a rough night. Your idea sounds much cuter and great for a smaller, more wholesome scene! Maybe waking up events? idk.
Understandable! I wish it hadn't taken so long either, have had a lot come up in those 9 or so months. But it's almost done, and very large, with a lot of plot content.
In the Ina scene, this is what it looks like right now, idk if I changed it at some point or not?
"They just seem too honest with each other - too willing to mess with the other, too comfortable in the certainty of their bond. He feels more like her uncle, or even dad. Shark dad? That's a hell of an idea."
Metatron is actually getting a lot of fancy stuff this update, but no content with Maya... yet, at least, lol. I love maya headpat jokes. She's a good(ish) girl who deserves better than life gave her. As she gets to interact with more characters, I'll see who else feels like they would give her headpats or ear rubs!
I'm still working on updates for the game (tho it's been slower) and hoping they eventually reindex paid adult games. Even if they don't I'll continue the game. But this has been pretty awful for my income to say the least, and the game was never lucrative.
Yes, sadly, Itch delisted all paid adult games around 4-6 months ago and has yet to offer any info when we might get relisted. It has not done this game any favors lol.
Always good to hear from you! And thanks for confirming the upgrade worked for you as well, if there were any issues I would certainly like to know so I could fix them.
Yes, saves are freely transferrable! It SHOULD be automatic between updates and free/paid versions, though I've never tried going backwards in versions lol.
Appreciate the kind words! I am keeping at it and finishing scenes, but irl and health do keep coming up lol. While the game has never been profitable, I love the characters and story, so while content speed may wax and wane I don't see myself burning out on it, just going slower at times.
And I agree! While I'm personally more of a 1-3 girls player, I definitely want a harem route, and most importantly of all, I want all the girls to end up happy, even if not romantically. That's why I make them suffer now, lol.
Glad you're enjoying! I definitely wanted each girl to feel different.
The hope is to have a generic harem ending, unique endings for individual girls/small groups, and maybe a friends ending. We're not talking like, 30 hour endings for each, but enough text that it doesn't feel like a total coop. I don't plan any bad ends, but some bittersweet endings may end up happening for those who like that vibe.
Thank you for the kind words in general, it's always pleasant to read! I finished an Ashley scene last night, probably Metatron today, I'll keep working as I can~
I appreciate the vote of confidence! I will definitely try my best, I finally got a giant Ashley scene done and somewhat repaired my faith in myself lol.
