Quote was from TFK Pokesmoke. Reminded me that although I don't have anything new to say, maybe I should say something anyway. It's been far too many months since my last post, just wanted to admit that I'm fine. Minimal work on the game, but I'm a bit optimistic that will change soon.
That does NOT mean I have a release date in mind, simply that I think I'll have time to work on the game again. I do miss coding. /sigh
Around the Interwebs
I had not been playing much either. But I did find a few games I think are worth mentioning:
Xenotake is a side scrolling platform game. Run around as the heroine, shoot aliens, don't get raped. Very solid all around. The rape defense mechanic is just smash one button, that could use some work (oddly that's the topic on his page right now for his next game). The second half of the game is frustratingly sex-light, but winning opens up a gallery, so it's worth pushing through.
Normally I dislike gallery mode, but it works here. Probably should try to figure out why at some point. I suspect it has to do with letting the grapple finish is a straight path to game over, so there's no way to enjoy the sex without a gallery. Bummer that.
Sacred Eyes is a standard RPG for one of the RPG Maker/Ace/RTP engines. Sorry, couldn't tell ya which, I just install them all & don't worry about it. Walk around in top down view, bump into monsters, beat them up, take their stuff & gain levels. Losing health also removes your clothing. Get below ~25% health & the monsters can grapple / rape you. Now there's plenty of these type of games out there, but I liked this one for several reasons. The art is fairly good and the text is in English. Not a high bar to jump over, but it does weed out a lot of games from this genre.
The real push over the top was simply that it's mildly hard. I ended up losing several times early on, really having to pace my healing potions & supplies. Losing just sends you back to town, so really it's just a time loss, but I still found myself trying not to lose & still having difficulty. Of course, part of the problem was I didn't find the self-healing spell until MUCH later in the game. That was my fault. Still, it made the game far more interesting.
I'll note that I can't find the original link for this game. This should be the link for the game with English text, but double check before you buy. I see "TRANSLATED BY TATUAST!!" in the readme files, so I wonder if perhaps I stumbled into a fan translation purely by accident?
-DirtyC101
