by tlaero » Thu, 15Jul30 03:21
I finally played this, and I enjoyed it. I'm a fan of these games (I'll call them "RPG" to my "Adventure" games) and have always considered Leo to be the reigning king of them. I enjoy the strategic aspect to them, even if the strategy is pretty simple.
I guess there's a point where you say, "I'm tired of playing RPGs," but then you just go play some other games for a while. Really that's the same thing as not playing The Witcher too soon after Dragon Age, even though both are great games. I haven't played any of these since Eleanor, so maybe that's why I'm not as burned out on them as some of you folks seem to be.
I like that the shorter time frame in this one tightens it up. Fewer variables to raise, etc. Some earlier games had a more storyline reason for the time limit. It didn't make much "sense" here, though that's not the end of the world. It's a game after all. I agree with some of the posters here that I'd like a "free play" mode that removes the time limit, though. I wouldn't use it until around the 3rd play through, and I tend to only play these games around 2 times anyway, so it'd wouldn't really "detract."
I'm a fan of games where the goal is marital fidelity. It's fine if there are options to cheat, so long as I don't have to take them. This one did that well. I thought the writing and dialog was very good, as were the visuals. The overall story was maybe a bit simplistic, though not really more so than most erotic RPGs. There's room in this space for an RPG with a really interesting and involved story, though.
All in all, good stuff. Thanks for doing it Leo and company.
Tlaero