World's Crossing Academy 1.0
That Moment When You Realize a Character is a Lot More Dynamic Than You Intended
So I just had something interesting happen, and it really got me thinking.
On Patreon, I do these little posts in a Spend the Day series. It's basically, what would you do if you were to spend a day with x character. After I got some feedback on Druthari, I realized something, and it sent me down a wormhole of research.
You see, I ended up including characters with mental and emotional trauma as part of the game's storyline. And to portray this effectively and faithfully without making light of it, I need to do some research. Okay, a LOT of research.
You see, many of you may have already realized that our Dark Elf girl, Druthari, has issues with males. It's written all over her in her mannerisms. But there is a scene coming up in which she will have to spend some time with the player. This seems like a perfect spot for a panic attack, and a perfect spot for an emotionally intelligent response from the main character.
She seems fine outdoors, if a little rushed, but what happens when she enters a room and you close the door behind yourself? That click would echo, resound in her mind, and all sound would disappear as the ringing in her ears begins. Her fingers tingle, her heart speeds up, she's suddenly short of breath... the telltale signs of a panic attack.
One game that absolutely showcased panic attacks/anxiety attacks in a way that I FELT as a player was Light of my Life. One character, Denise, has acute anxiety attacks whenever she's in public and a lot of people are around. I really want to learn to recreate that feeling, but I also want the player to feel like they help the character in question with an emotionally intelligent response, and something that helps develop both of the characters.
It was at this point that I realized I forgot I was writing a Hentai game lol. I'm getting so into these characters and crafting their stories that I keep forgetting to put the sexy bits in hahaha. But honestly, I love emotive writing, and I've gotten a lot of good feedback regarding how emotionally attached you folks are getting to some of the characters. And if you like the kind of depth I'm used to putting into each character I bring in, then I shall keep doing things this way.
I just gotta stop forgetting the sexy bits. My bad, y'all. :P
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To be totally honest if we wanted it to be purely sex we could just watch regular porn, games like these are my absolute favorites because of the effort and detail that goes into the stories. In my opinion its like reading an amazing book, that happens to have some sex in it but here I was dying to know what will happen to the story and specific characters more than anything else, so thanks for what you do and don't change!
Feedback like this is super helpful. This is my first game, so it's hard for me to know where the target audience's head is at. Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad to know there's a place for a story rich, slow burn VN like this.
Sex without reason breaks willing suspension of disbelief and lessens the impact. Stick with good character development, even if it means blue-balling the player a bit longer - it will make the inevitable payoff more rewarding. You can always slip in a bonus naughty scene from an already-developed character arc to break the nookie-drought if it gets too long between nipples appearing on-screen.
That is a fantastic point. Thank you.
The thing is for me personally, the sexy bits are almost so much more impactfull If I got to know the characters beforehand so no complaints here. I think it is very alright to have certain characters not be avaiable for sexual scenes untill much later. After all we still have enough other characters (especially cute Gobbos) for that.
Well I came for the porn but now I want to hear the whole story ;D
no you are doing great whit the personality's of every char in the game as it should be its a life story right than that whould count also for the girls/lady's in the story
Thank you my friend
There's plenty of sexy stuff out there. A good story always takes forefront in my book
who would've thought that you're a man of culture as well hehe. Nah I'd still play the game without focusing on the H-scene which is a once in a blue moon for me. And most of the stories you portray are very smooth and I, Firsthand would love to see where you take the story in the future and please no 4.5 tatami mat >_<.
I have no idea what "4.5 tatami mat" means but thank you for the kind words.
Just a manga where the author screwed it up at the 14th chapter.
Ah lol I shall endeavor to stay true to the story. Thank you!
And thank you too hehe.