Add more anal and group scenes and I'll be happy with this harem game.
Please and thx!
Fair. I can agree that being disoriented can make you say and do stupid things when you shouldn't, that's still no reason not to think of something like, 'I'm from far away and my memory is really fuzzy from being attacked... Sorry, but could you help fill in the gaps for me til I get used to things' or something like that. Point is... there were literally a million things he could've said other than... that. Sorry, I guess I'm just super tired of MCs being so needlessly dumb where even the tiniest thing can kinda lowkey trigger me.
Liking this game so far. Namely the exploration bits.
... One thing though.
Why would the MC blab about about coming from another world? I dunno, if it were me, I wouldn't say anything about it, especially since the MC even acknowledged it made him sound stupidly insane. Frankly, I'd have just said I was attacked or something and just rolled with it. But then, I've read so many of these stories that the only real MCs of this genre are the ones who don't go around blabbing about being isekai'd. I kinda facepalmed at the MC doing that.
.... Ngl. Prim x Lea sounds so hot... Why? Well, if you know, you know. That's all I'll say. Pretty much for the same reasons why I want more of the content I do from this game more generally.
Oh, for anyone who's interested and probably a nod to the dev's attention to detail... Primrose and Azalea, in the language of flowers, can mean 'young love/new beginnings and 'balance in life' respectively. Appropriate given the sort of story and content this game offers along with the particular bent of the characters themselves. Well, I thought it was neat anyway.
Okay... I'm REALLY liking what I've been playing so far...
So, some suggestions.
1. MORE HAREM FOCUS!!!!!! As in, ore quests, character interactions, and dialogue. Maybe just like, asking the girls questions to learn more about them when not dungeon diving. I'd like to see character banter or just random events in the dungeon involving you and your party too, but I dunno how feasible banter would be with this setup.
2. MORE RANDOM EVENTS YOU CAN FIND WITH THE GIRLS DURING DUNGEON DIVES! Like the optional hot springs event with Viola. I LOVE stuff like that Or, y'know, more quests like Paila's to just give you reasons to dungeon dive. Basically, I just like interacting with my harem, so just give me more of that if possible. Seriously, I REALLY liked that hot springs chat.
3. Maybe a minigame or two? Like cards or something? Something to flesh out the hub town?
4. (And this one is low priority but still think would be neat) So, if you've ever played 'Fall in Labyrinth, which is also set on an island with a central dungeon you explore, there are other one off quest related dungeons on the island you can take on as part of heroine specific quests. I liked those. Anyway, just something to consider.
5. Notes and files you can find and read, just to flesh out the world? Not high priority, but I love stuff like that.
Questions... The music. Is this stock, or original. Either way, it's good! Like, the character related tracks more than the dungeons. The one that plays with Viola is really nice. And the overall pixel art and style are just... so damn nice. Simple, but charming and with just the right amount of detail that shows off the kind of work I want to create in my own game making attempts!
Well, it's far from what I'd call anywhere close to done, but what I've played gives me a lot of hope for this game's potential.
Oh, I understand itch isn't necessarily at fault, but that doesn't mean they aren't at fault for their own response.
They don't get a pass simply bc they felt they had no choice. They made the decision to play it safe above all else. Whether they 'felt they had to' is irrelevant to the cold hard fact that they threw creators and consumers under the bus by bowing down to these hypocrite 'activists' and payment processor scum who think they have the right to dictate how we should be able to create and consume media.
Frankly, i have next to know sympathy as far as that's concerned and doubt they care about anyone's feelings on the matter so long as revenue was secure.
In an ideal world where capitalism and free markets worked as intended, a move like this would mean itch would die, but it's not so in that sense, they have no reason to care if/unless they felt it where it hurt.
So, while I recognize and understand itch's position, that doesn't change anything when the damage has been done.
Fucking scum the lot of them.
Theses called activists and payment 0r9cessors wield far to9 much power in the marketplace and don't even pretend to care about consumer freedom 9r cho8ce so long as they make money and we remain p9werless.
We n3ed stronger antitrust legislation to defend them AND groups like Collective Shout from being able to control free speech like they have. This m9ve us essentially economic terrorism or tyranny.
...Capitalist scum.
When visa and other payment processors wield far too much market share power and can bully platforms to take away consumer choice.
Ain't capitalism great?
Profit is the point, not us. Never us.
Sure, you can reduce the issue to something as simple as 'let us have our porn you censor happy, greedy, cowardly fucks!', but it's not necessarily about that. Well, not 'just' that, bc it partly is, let's not get things twisted.
But the real issue is, like I said above, outside entities who have no business other than to literally process payments for the consumer, who, in theory, should be the ones in charge, dictating what's on the market and what choices consumers can make about it.
I mean, you also have morally 'holier than thou' 'activists' too, but... let's be real. Self harm is something humans LOVE before wondering why they're bleeding so bad even as they keep hurting themselves.
You'd think ppl would've learned that fiction is fiction and is perfectly healthy and a good way to keep ppl from doing the crazy shit weirdos are forever screaming about... but... we never fucking learn... Or rather, we have the collective attention span of goldfish and can rationalize anything to avoid taking accountability or blame something else.
Itch doesn't care about its customers or creators, at least not more than its own hide. It's that simple.
It'll keep sucking off visa with a smile on its face until its stomach gets inflated before asking 'please sir, can I have some more?'
I just don't have any interest in female MCs but I do like options myself, preferences notwithstanding.
Generally speaking, as a guy, I prefer playing as a guy or would like the option to play as a guy. Now, I know we won't always get what we want but I like what I like and want what I want.
Sucjs when I can't when the premise clicks.
I'm a selfish asshole though.
.......
Right, just keep on the get/pass watchlist then...
Ugh. Just 2 it is then I guess. after I check a few things..
Edit:
... Oh. It's, like, a set of options that depend on a certain other character that you can totally miss to even pull off?
.... Nevermind. Welp, good luck anyway.
Yeah, sorry, I'm one of those simple idiots who kinda does want it all.
....Wait. Second game had a harem option!?
...Did not know that...
SO! DOES THAT MEAN THIS GAME HAS A HAREM OPTION TOO!?
....See, first game didn't, lost interest, thought about checking out the second game but wasn't sure if it'd have a harem option, got sidetracked by other stuff...
....If yes to harem option in the 3rd game I'm getting it and the second!
Pros: Cool systems where the stats actually matter and push the engine in ways that, while better suited for other engines, is pretty well implemented here, decent premise and setting, and fairly likeable heroines. It's a respectable RPG that honestly is pretty well put together.
Cons: The MC is a moron almost to the point of being unplayable without wanting to mentally retch, too many dream fantasies H-scenes and not enough reality banging that make it almost feel like i'm not really getting anywhere, takes too damn long for the main heroines to get laid, and doesn't offer up enough actual lewd fetish options for how much it takes to actually get anywhere on top of being pretty damn vanilla. I'll admit, the last is more of a nitpick but I like options and wish stuff like anal and group content was just added in already... and not that stupid dream sequence crap.
Honestly, and bare in mind that I'm only speaking from my own personal experience bc this just needs to be spelled out nowadays, this is one of those games I 'want' to like but is held back by too many design choices that keep me from playing long enough to not want to punch the MC in the face. I know it's kind of a trend to make MCs kind of stupid/dull/just kind there... but it's a trend I just can't stand.
Essentially, the game world, game loop and gameplay are great, especially if you like RPGS and character progression taht feels like it matters.
The real pitfalls, at least from my own experience, are squarely at the foot of execution and implementation choices. It just... ended up making a very polarizing experience for me that kept me from truly enjoying the game as much as I wanted despite it hitting some of the things I like kink and gameplaywise.
It's something that less feature and system rich games just plain did better with and is, if nothing else, a case of the gameplay and heroines being great, even calling out the MC for his moments of stupidity in an almost meta but equally frustrating way that just... kept me from sticking around.