I will, for now, withhold casting a vote as I've finished two of the three I'm interested in. And heck, even with just two done, I have a hard time saying if I like Karen or Chambara more. Chambara is a fun character, but Karen's romance path is pretty d'aw all around...
Loren is a nice character too, and it kind of...
Hurt to have to turn her down to keep Karen's path going. I didn't know there could be FIGHTS like that!
I'll probably have to go back a few saves, finish out Loren and then really have to think. Because all three of those routes for Elenor are really nice.
lasully15Oct 16, 2012
Wow, just now noticed that I'm resurrecting a sleepy thread here. Did most people move on to the Loren 2 forums?
By the way, off topic a bit; I checked out the lineart for a few of the characters appearing in the sequel; they look fantastic so far. Keep doing what y'all are doing. I honestly believe that storytelling in games is something very special that's rapidly declining in favor of cinematics, and that of the games that I've been playing from WW are a very refreshing breath of air. I'll be sure to be making some fanart to hopefully bring you guys some more attention.
jack1974Oct 16, 2012
Thanks for the compliments and the fanart, looking forward to see it !
And well I'd say this thread is always actual even if of course had the most traffic during the game beta a few months ago. But as creator, we like to get user feedback so we know what character/plot/setting/path/relationship you liked
AleemaOct 16, 2012
No, no, by all means, "resurrect" the thread. I really enjoy reading everyone's input on the romances, especially when they don't hate them.
(around 72 hours awake... eeesh. Not healthy.)
Holy crap! Eeesh, indeed! Though I know what such an adrenaline rush feels like. I get it all the time and refuse to sleep. Not for 72 hours though, lol.
Forceful!Elenor is my favorite Elenor with Rei. Being a harem spy makes it even better. <3
I don't like the violence in Mesphit's path either. I don't find violence romantic and I don't plan on writing a violent love interest again. There are several reasons that the violence was there, but they were very specific to this character and this setting.
Also ... Mesphit's winning! Even beating Loren. I'm really happy so many people bought the expansion!
jack1974Oct 17, 2012
I'm a bit sad for Chambara since was one of my favorite romances Also it seems from the poll that most players are female/gay males (because of Rei+Mesphit popularity). Obviously maybe there's a good amount of people who never bothered to vote... But remember that every vote counts! well, yes because based on users feedback we make the romance decisions for future games.
krisslanzaOct 17, 2012
I'm a bit sad for Chambara since was one of my favorite romances Also it seems from the poll that most players are female/gay males (because of Rei+Mesphit popularity). Obviously maybe there's a good amount of people who never bothered to vote... But remember that every vote counts! well, yes because based on users feedback we make the romance decisions for future games.
Chambara's route was pretty nice, although I'm a bit wary to say it's "romantic", as it seems to be more... lust and desire driven, perhaps? Having now done Loren's with Elenor as well... I'm kind of really torn between all three. They all have some really nice good sides... why can't I pick all three!? XD
jack1974Oct 17, 2012
Yes having to pick just one answer is a bit limiting indeed. When I'll do the poll for the other games I'll probably have several ones: best GxB romance, best BxG romance, and so on. I realized now that the poll is a bit screwed because for example, I don't know from those results what is the favorite romance for lesbian players for example. And that would be important to know, more than a generic "what is the best love interest"
krisslanzaOct 17, 2012
Yes having to pick just one answer is a bit limiting indeed. When I'll do the poll for the other games I'll probably have several ones: best GxB romance, best BxG romance, and so on. I realized now that the poll is a bit screwed because for example, I don't know from those results what is the favorite romance for lesbian players for example. And that would be important to know, more than a generic "what is the best love interest"
Not to mention, they're all well-written! And it was totally a curveball, to me, that you could actually be PUNISHED for juggling multiple romances at once... tugging at my heartstrings.
SylrissaOct 17, 2012
I'm a bit sad for Chambara since was one of my favorite romances Also it seems from the poll that most players are female/gay males (because of Rei+Mesphit popularity). Obviously maybe there's a good amount of people who never bothered to vote... But remember that every vote counts! well, yes because based on users feedback we make the romance decisions for future games.
Well. I don't find it surprising that you would have a mostly (straight?) female customer base, and if you look at the number of votes vs the number of poster on the forum, there are always a lot of silent voters
Yes having to pick just one answer is a bit limiting indeed.
Having to pick just one is really difficult indeed, I know I've changed my vote a couple of times over the course of playing the original game, and then when the expansion came out.
When I'll do the poll for the other games I'll probably have several ones: best GxB romance, best BxG romance, and so on.
That sounds like a good idea for the future.
I realized now that the poll is a bit screwed because for example, I don't know from those results what is the favorite romance for lesbian players for example. And that would be important to know, more than a generic "what is the best love interest"
Well it can be hard to get accurate detailed information with a simple forum poll, but some of us out there do play your games (although I generally dislike labels, as we shouldn't let our lives be purely defined by them)
I had trouble deciding between Loren and Karen in the game, until the expansion came out and Chamby won me over and got my vote.
krisslanzaOct 18, 2012
As much as I love Chambara, from a purely 'romantic' point of view, I have to say... Karen's is probably the best one I saw. Loren's has some nice feelings to it, but something about Karen's really tugs at my heartstrings.
I personally would say Chambara's "romance" is less romance and more a combination of lust and desire. It's a good route, but I don't get a very romantic feeling from it.
jack1974Oct 18, 2012
Yes some good points indeed. Chambara being associated more with lust/desire was intentional (since there wasn't a character like that), but maybe in the sequel will be different
krisslanzaOct 18, 2012
Yes some good points indeed. Chambara being associated more with lust/desire was intentional (since there wasn't a character like that), but maybe in the sequel will be different
The more you talk about the sequell, the more I wish I had a time machine. And then you keep mentioning NEW romances! I'm going to have to have so many separate savefiles in Loren 2 to see them all (okay, by "all" I mean all the yuri ones).
SylrissaOct 18, 2012
Yes some good points indeed. Chambara being associated more with lust/desire was intentional (since there wasn't a character like that), but maybe in the sequel will be different
The more you talk about the sequell, the more I wish I had a time machine. And then you keep mentioning NEW romances! I'm going to have to have so many separate savefiles in Loren 2 to see them all (okay, by "all" I mean all the yuri ones).
I know the feeling, I've felt the same way since he first started talking about the Loren sequel some time ago now, but I'm hoping it'll be all worth the wait.
Also since romances will now carry over into the sequel. I'm torn between my Karen or Chamby run, or going with my original idea of Selith, who is the character i'm most interested in learning more about out of the new characters being introduced.
jack1974Oct 18, 2012
With a writer like Aleema I dare to say that it will be worth the wait!
I also got all the main characters colored. So in theory I might do that funny "romances flowchart" soon. Even if there are some spoilers in it that I'm not sure... I mean, I wanted to keep teasing people a bit more!
(I'm joking, will do it in the next days!)
SylrissaOct 18, 2012
You've been teasing some of us for months now!
I'm sure Aleema will do a wonderful job after seeing her writing chops in a few things now
I'm still wondering on when I'll get to see that full colour peak at Selith I mentioned before.
krisslanzaOct 18, 2012
We all know the wait for Loren 2 will be worth it, but it won't make the wait any easier...
SylrissaOct 20, 2012
Looks like your reveal picture with Nook,Selith and Samaras isn't working for me anymore. Is the link dead or it is a problem on my end?
jack1974Oct 20, 2012
Ah no could be that after several months the images posted on twitter are deleted. But will soon post a new romance graph for Loren 2 and will use a better image hosting site
SylrissaOct 20, 2012
Ah okay, thank you for the answer, I should of saved them while I had the chance.
Also looking forward to seeing that, the PS2 chart was good.
