jack1974
May 09, 2012
Haha no, asked the artist to change it, even if right now he's busy with BH2 images
but she should have a full alchemist dress!
tnek89
May 16, 2012
For me it's all about the customization.
jack1974
May 17, 2012
Customization is the enemy of 2d games!!!
Jokes apart I understand what you mean, will try to add more customization in future games
Crosaith
Jun 22, 2012
As a guy, and a fan of dating sims & RPGs.. I gotta say I like the way you handled Loren. Having the choice for more or less clothing rocks. My votes DEFINITELY for less clothing and more seductive images. ^^ I admit that there are some advantages to having a variety of appearances as well. For example, it could fit better with a character that has a shy personality to dress more conservative... Buuuuuut, it could also be the opposite! That said, more mature conent FTW!
fleetp
Jun 28, 2012
As a guy, and a fan of dating sims & RPGs.. I gotta say I like the way you handled Loren. Having the choice for more or less clothing rocks. My votes DEFINITELY for less clothing and more seductive images. ^^ I admit that there are some advantages to having a variety of appearances as well. For example, it could fit better with a character that has a shy personality to dress more conservative... Buuuuuut, it could also be the opposite! That said, more mature conent FTW!
A like-mided person. Yippee!
jack1974
Jun 28, 2012
Well I agree, my only regret was not having a better cover, since even the covered version was still a bit too sexy for some people's tastes
if was for my personal tastes, I would have no problem to even do hentai games, not really porn but "finely crafted erotic stories", but then it would be quite problematic to sell (also, I would need to start another site
). Anyway who knows, maybe one day the true Vera Blanc will show up somewhere like a webgame...
fleetp
Jun 28, 2012
Well I agree, my only regret was not having a better cover, since even the covered version was still a bit too sexy for some people's tastes if was for my personal tastes, I would have no problem to even do hentai games, not really porn but "finely crafted erotic stories", but then it would be quite problematic to sell (also, I would need to start another site ). Anyway who knows, maybe one day the true Vera Blanc will show up somewhere like a webgame...
Jack, you just love to tease me; you know how I feel about Vera Blanc. By the way, I just checked rapidshare, and the total number of downloads for all of my seven fan-made Vera games is over 13,000. I hope many of the folks who played the free fan made games purchased your commercial releases.
Very respectfully,
fleet
jack1974
Jun 29, 2012
Thank you for your support. I really hope one day to make a new Vera Blanc game just to make you happy
Sylrissa
Jun 29, 2012
Well I agree, my only regret was not having a better cover, since even the covered version was still a bit too sexy for some people's tastes if was for my personal tastes, I would have no problem to even do hentai games, not really porn but "finely crafted erotic stories", but then it would be quite problematic to sell (also, I would need to start another site ). Anyway who knows, maybe one day the true Vera Blanc will show up somewhere like a webgame...
Meh, friends have tried to show me hentai games before, but they just all seem so ugh, with no substance to the characters/plot or anything for that matter, other then a blatant wank-fest for horny boys/men, that I couldn't have any less interest in.
However because of the part in your reply that I made bold, and if it still had your recent stable of gender and sexuality equality, I could see myself looking at it in the future, if it still had the story and character development, but just happened to have tastefully done erotic content, that makes sense for the characters and the setting.
jack1974
Jun 29, 2012
Yes, I played some hentai games too, but really the problem wasn't much the nudity/sexuality, but the totally stupid plots and lack of any character personalization/development. It was just a crazy display of sex and like you said wank-fest
Still I was mostly joking, even if my games would be different from other hentai, there would be still lots of problem in selling them and getting coverage (and people would probably have prejudice and not even try them).
Since is already hard to get a bit of coverage as it is, I don't want to jinx my chances by risking so much
You'll have to be satisfied with my current level of sexyness in games which anyway is still quite high compared to any other western manga indie dev!
thesleepykitten
Jun 29, 2012
Yes, I played some hentai games too, but really the problem wasn't much the nudity/sexuality, but the totally stupid plots and lack of any character personalization/development. It was just a crazy display of sex and like you said wank-fest Still I was mostly joking, even if my games would be different from other hentai, there would be still lots of problem in selling them and getting coverage (and people would probably have prejudice and not even try them).
Reminds me of an article covering 18+ otome games:
http://breadmasterlee.com/2012/05/07/tldr-r-18-otome-games-for-women/
Like one day, I wouldn't mind a mature Otome game, but yea... It'd be more of an otome game that *just* happens to have tastefully done erotic content, since it's about the story/characters, which just has a nice moment of intimacy in their relationship (and the scene could probably be turned off if desired.)
Since is already hard to get a bit of coverage as it is, I don't want to jinx my chances by risking so much You'll have to be satisfied with my current level of sexyness in games which anyway is still quite high compared to any other western manga indie dev!
We're happy. We love your games! :D I also tried the Loren demo and enjoyed it, so I'll be purchasing the full game very soon.
jack1974
Jun 29, 2012
Yes I read that blog post already (an user sent it to me) and I agree on what you said. I think something like Elenor / Amukiki or Elenor / Rei romances would work in a otome game as well, with some sexy stuff thrown in but done very tastefully.
Also cool about Loren !
DoctorMario911
Aug 12, 2012
All i can say is make some games like Loren game and u will do just fine. Which i bet is the most popular game and a big success.
biscuit
Sep 03, 2012
Yeah, Loren was the first Winter Wolves title to completely enthrall me. I mean, I LIKED the others I've played before (Spirited Heart, Flowershop, Summer Session) but this was the first to really all click together for me. Part of it was probably the old-school RPG dynamics (I like the tactics and customization!) but most of it was due to the excellent writing and the interpersonal development.
The written scenes really sealed it for me. I mean, raising sim, stats, RPG... the game mechanics themselves aren't where the fun lies, even though they can be very satisfying. I really enjoyed the written text scenes. As a matter of fact, the extended texts/encounters (from Spirited Love GxG improving over the BxG side, and from Winter in Fairbrook's improvement over the Summer one) were really what clinched it for me with a lot of the previous games. If all I wanted was just a little timekiller to play between classes or after work, I could play Tetris or play Mass Effect 3's multiplayer. (Not slapping multiplayer or Tetris though; I still like them!) But what really gets me coming back to a game is the story and the characters... which the written scenes deliver on.
jack1974
Sep 03, 2012
Yes basically when I stopped writing the games myself
I was crazy to think I could write good stories not even being a native English speaker, and also I needed to take care of the coding/design/testing etc. with the few time left (so that I could finish a game in a decent amount of time). When I look at Planet Stronghold I can't avoid to think how much better it would have been if Aleema or one of the other writers had written it from the beginning. Ah well, there are always the new upcoming games
abnaxus
Sep 19, 2012
Regarding hentai games, there is a big difference between the ones that center around sexing up as many girls as possible (and consequently lack any noteworthy story) and actual visual novels where the sex scenes are either wholly absent or tacked on (like the sex scene in a Hollywood movie).
And sometimes even hentai RPGs with nonsensical plots ones can still have good gameplay.
jack1974
Sep 19, 2012
I agree, but the problem is I can't sell hentai games at all, and for sure not in portals like Steam. I have already few chances to get on it, I don't want to reduce them to 0%
Also as I said I have nothing against sexy/erotic content if done in the proper way, but I want to keep making games available for all the audiences
Already the kind of content you see in Loren was considered very risquè, I don't want to push it too much
abnaxus
Sep 19, 2012
But then again, The Witcher 2 is on Steam and that game has full frontal nudity...
jack1974
Sep 19, 2012
I know, many people refer to that
but I think it's because the game is a AAA game so it's better say that it got on Steam DESPITE the frontal nudity. Also I think there's a general hostility towards anime art in games so hentai is (wrongly) associated to underage teens, and don't forget that a game on Greenlight that had sexual content was banned already. So in summary, if I had 10 million dollar budget to make a 3d RPG I could even put frontal nudity, but right now I need to keep low profile
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