Seduce Me

[Franco]

Question: Are the mini games related to the bigger game, ie, getting to know and seduce the women, or are they just arbitrary puzzles?

[Yamato]

I got used to the mini games, except the conflict one. I have no idea how to play that.

Maatynice, There are instructions on the conflict card game rules just like any other card game rule. Press the ? in the game and find the "conflict" card game rule.

[Yamato]

Question: Are the mini games related to the bigger game, ie, getting to know and seduce the women, or are they just arbitrary puzzles?

Franco, The mini games are ABSOLUTELY related to the bigger game. There's no other way to advance than playing the mini card games.

[outrider9]

Since the game doesn't have a demo to try your review was very helpful, thanks!
p.s-the difficulty of the mini games are really making me wander if the game it's worth a try or not, about the rest it seems very good...

I'd say it is worth it. After a while you get better with the mini games. A lot still depends on luck, but the rewards are well worth it

[outrider9]

I got used to the mini games, except the conflict one. I have no idea how to play that.

You basically have to beat all your opponent's cards. You can beat them with a higher card of the same suit or a trump. Once you successfully beat your opponent's cards, you get to attack her by disposing of your own cards. You get to do that until she beats all of your cards in a single attack (after that, she attacks you, and so on).

The goal is to get rid of all your cards (points) before your opponent does.

[Henrik]

i couldn't disagree more with the notion that anything in this mess of a game is "well worth it." it really is a bad game design, top to bottom.

[ExLibris]

Since the game doesn't have a demo to try your review was very helpful, thanks!
p.s-the difficulty of the mini games are really making me wander if the game it's worth a try or not, about the rest it seems very good...

I'd say it is worth it. After a while you get better with the mini games. A lot still depends on luck, but the rewards are well worth it

It's also worth considering that if Seduce Me is a commercial success, it could encourage the creation of more adult-themed games. From that point of view I probably wouldn't have regretted pre-ordering it even if it didn't turn out to be much good.

Fortunately, after I'd gotten the hang of the minigames (which I agree are the major barrier to getting into the game) I quite enjoyed Seduce Me (see my review for the unnecessary details).

[bobytt]

I am all in for encourging more people to develop erotic games. But Seduce me is a flop.

[Yamato]

I am all in for encourging more people to develop erotic games. But Seduce me is a flop.

How so?

Be precise.

[kessie8yl]

I am all in for encourging more people to develop erotic games. But Seduce me is a flop.

How so?

Be precise.

First off I admit that I haven't purchased the game yet - I'm still undecided based on what I've read here...

One thing that concerns me so far is that the achievment of all the objectives seem to revolve around these mini-games, which appear to be based on regular card games.

While this maybe a novel approach, with the possible exception of strip poker, I can't see what link someone's ability to play cards has with the objective of the game itself (which is presumably to have sex with these women). I would think most girls would yawn and wander off to find someone more interesting if you were to pull out a pack of cards and suggest a few hands of Cribbage as an entree. A game of Knockout Whist doesn't usually get me in the mood for sex either.

Anyone out there care to explain?

[ExLibris]

The card games are used to represent the interactions that you're having with the women. There is nothing to suggest that you're actually playing any sort of card game with them.

While I would have preferred actual dialogue, this approach does have several advantages. First, the authors don't have to write vast dialogue trees. Second, the minigames will be different each time you play, which makes the game more replayable than if you were reading the same dialogue over and over.

[Franco]

I don't like Seduce Me and am sorry I purchased it. The criticism of kessie8yl is what I asked about before, ie, the substance of the mini games (except for what they are named) has nothing to do with the overall point of Seduce Me. The game makers could have had the player throw dice, or guess numbers between 1 and 10, or play rock, scissors, paper as mini games and it would be equivalent to how the Seduce Me mini games are now. The mini games are Not related to the purpose of the game as a whole; they are merely puzzles you have to solve and totally unrelated to seducing the girls except the player needs to beat them to get the girls.

[MisterU]

I don't like Seduce Me and am sorry I purchased it. The criticism of kessie8yl is what I asked about before, ie, the substance of the mini games (except for what they are named) has nothing to do with the overall point of Seduce Me. The game makers could have had the player throw dice, or guess numbers between 1 and 10, or play rock, scissors, paper as mini games and it would be equivalent to how the Seduce Me mini games are now. The mini games are Not related to the purpose of the game as a whole; they are merely puzzles you have to solve and totally unrelated to seducing the girls except the player needs to beat them to get the girls.

humm, doesn't look good... i'm still undecided if i buy it or not, i think what the game lacks it's something so simple as a demo version!
There are at least many different dialogue branches that can lead us to different endings or all progress is purely made by those "mini-card games"?

[Franco]

No dialogue. If you win at enough mini games, you win a sex scene.

[outrider9]

humm, doesn't look good... i'm still undecided if i buy it or not, i think what the game lacks it's something so simple as a demo version!
There are at least many different dialogue branches that can lead us to different endings or all progress is purely made by those "mini-card games"?

There are no dialogs. The cutscenes include some narrative (there are some examples on the game site).

The game branches depending on the stats (attraction and intimacy points) you have with each girl and the girl you walk into.

All in all, this game feels more like a "game", because it's based on game mechanics (getting achievements by improving your stats). While most of the adult titles are more like interactive stories where you choose dialogs and get different outcomes.

You can also visit the game's forum to read more reviews, if you want.