Cruel Serenade
A downloadable game for Windows
Cruel Serenade (the first) is free. If you'd to support, consider buying the sequel at the link below!
A smug bunny sneaks his way onto a mysterious island off the coast of Midnight City, eager to investigate the recent actions of the boar gang there. But has he bitten off more than he can chew?
NSFW. 18+. Furry, M/M.
Photo-sensitivity warning: Some scenes contain mild, brief flashes of color.
This is the first of five "chapters" I plan to eventually get out. Each will be similar, but with new locations, enemies, and some new mechanics, and the outcome of each will carry over and effect the others in small ways.
And if you like this one, check out the second chapter, Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash!
This first chapter is free, and probably always will be, but if you enjoy it and want to support the ongoing project (now on Chapter 3!), consider joining or one-time tipping at the SubscribeStar.
Thanks for your interest, and feel free to share feedback and bug reports.
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Development log
- Cruel Serenade 1.0.5 is up5 days ago
- A "new version" is not, in fact, "available here"Aug 04, 2025
- Cruel Serenade 1.0.4 is upAug 04, 2025
- Cruel Serenade 1.0.3 is upAug 01, 2025
- Itch has shadowbanned NSFW gamesJul 24, 2025
- ¡Cruel Serenade ya está disponible en español!Jul 23, 2025
- Cruel Serenade Now Available in Chinese!Nov 05, 2024
- Cruel Serenade 1.0.2 is upNov 02, 2024
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por que tantas actualizaciones de repente ?, no me quejo pero crei que este ya estaba terminado -3-
Check the devlog I just posted. All the changes are listed there. Long story short though, I tried to make a very small change first without doing a new version number and that resulted in some new people playing the game and...finding a few more small bugs that needed to be patched. So I updated AGAIN, with a new version number, and took the opportunity to tweak some small things I'd been meaning to for a while anyway. There's no new content or HUGE bug fixes though, just small stuff.
a random battle sprite keeps not loading on the second battle and crashing the game
Weird: I trimmed an old sprite that SHOULD have been unused, but I guess I was still using it in that cutscene. Fixed the scene, but to to be safe I've re-included that sprite as well. Seems to run fine now.
hay algo nuevo o un error que habia que arreglar? porque la actualizacion?
Oh sorry, forgot that it announces when I upload a new file. No, nothing major. Someone brought to my attention that the gallery was unlocked from the start, so I fixed that, and re-uploaded. Exact same contents, I must have just forgotten to reset the gallery file at some point.
Is there a chance that this game will be translated into other languages? For example, in Russian?
Currently, this first game has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, and a preliminary Russian translation is being worked on as well. I have some basic quality standards I want to have met before fully endorsing a translation, and in the case of the older ones I just need to do some final checks and reorganize some things so that they're more obvious on the front page, but for now they can usually be found by digging through the old dev logs for the game in question or, in the case of the Russian translation, the message board for GT here on Itch, as it's easier to have longer discussions there. Use at your own risk at this point, as I haven't had time to review it yet, aside from a basic function check.
I have a few more questions.:
1) When I first got the ear clips, I could also take them off Mezz, even though he was like, "What are you talking about? There's nothing there!", I do not know exactly how it should be or not, but when I continued to play without these clips, cutscenes occurred with a Mez who wears these clips. Therefore, my question reads like this: "Should the ear clips be removed or should they become part of the body and what happened to me is a mistake?" (If anything, version 1.0.4 is the latest at the moment)
2) On my very first launch of the game, I immediately decided to check the gallery option, to my surprise, everything was available there, all 5 of the 5 scenes including the final boss fight, although I expected that everything would be unblocked there and that I would have to go through the game to unlock them in the gallery menu. And again, I do not know if this should be the case or not (Still the same version 1.0.4)
3) Are there any plans to publish these two games on Steam? I would love to buy the second chapter, but alas, I can't buy it on Itch.io due to certain circumstances, the question about the Russian language was not just like that.
4) How many chapters are planned for this game? Or will there be no more chapters on this game?
5) Does this game or do you have other social networks? Twitter, BlueSky, Discord server or something similar? I just see that the community is using Itch.io as a place to discuss the game and I was able to find your Furaffinity
1. It's been a while since I've had this first game fully in my head, but if I remember right, early on removal of the clips actually disables battlesex. After enough defeats though, it doesn't do anything: the battlesex and scenes play out the same. If the clips are ACTUALLY off, they should disappear in battle, but they'll be on for the actual scenes regardless.
2. The gallery should not be unlocked by default. I checked, and it looks like it was a mistake on my part, I left the gallery file set to unlock. I've fixed and reuploaded: 1.0.4 should start out locked now. Won't bother to increment the version number as this was a minor and silly mistake.
3. Due to recent censorship crackdowns, there's no way these games can go anywhere near Steam. Visa, Mastercard and advertising partners dictate morality for the major platforms, and what's acceptable becomes slimmer and slimmer by the year. If you had told me in 2010 that words like "Kill" or "Murder" would be banned on Youtube I would have thought you were crazy, but this is the world we live in now. The real world becomes worse every month, and our freedom to accurately and honestly discuss it (or in the case of these games, escape from it) becomes less and less.
More to the point, the game can also be "bought" by joining the SubscribeStar at $10 for a month, same price, but my understanding is that Russia is pretty much cut off from everything at this point. It IS technically possible to pay for SubscribeStar via a number of cryptocurrencies now as well, but that's a lot of complexity and effort, and I understand if you're unable or unwilling.
4. There are five chapters planned. CS is 1, GT is 2, and 3 is currently in development.
5. The only official places for the game are here on Itch, and my FA (which was pre-existing, I realize it's obscure). Social media is cancer. I don't say that just as a personal preference, but as a practical judgement: trying to maintain a presence on Twitter, Discord etc would be time and energy consuming and ultimately unsustainable. I've seen it destroy way too many creators. Fans will sometimes discuss the games elsewhere, share fanart and so on, and I have no problem with that. But I'm not setting up shop there.
Glad you're enjoying the game so far though! If there really is absolutely no way for you to buy GT, let me know and I may be able to just gift you a copy. I've always said I'll have to be more strict on that if people abuse it, but so far that hasn't been a problem.
I just still can't figure out what's the use of being able to remove these ear clips if we're going to have sex scenes later in the game where he's wearing these clips even though they've been removed? Even Mez forgot what he was doing in the alley where he found the ear clips and says he doesn't wear anything on his ears. Considering all of the above, it looks like it's a mistake/inconsistency, either from the plot side or from the gameplay side. For me, it all screamed at me that I wouldn't be able to take them off, because the words from Mezza and further cut scenes and sex scenes said that these clips would become an integral part of the whole gameplay. Therefore, I repeat: If Mezz denies the presence of these ear clips on his ears, then why is the player able to remove them from Mezz's ears/take them off his equipment?
By the way, while I was already playing the fixed version, the error with the gallery was fixed, although I didn't say, but in the version with this bug, out of my curiosity, I decided to watch all the sex scenes that were here, including the final boss battle, and I caught a lot of spoilers... :,) Fortunately, I did not understand the essence of these spoilers due to the language barrier and the fact that I could not distinguish reality from the effect of ear clips (no, really, when I played this, I could not understand what kind of psychedelic was at that moment). However, I found another bug, but this time the situation is more interesting. I noticed that the game has a different icon in windowed mode, he took it from another game called Lust Doll Plus, it was also on my computer and was created using the same engine as your game, RPG Maker.
If this helps in solving the problem, then here is the link to Lust Doll Plus, which I mentioned earlier:Lust Doll Plus by indivi
As for giving me a copy of the second chapter, I am very pleased to hear that and it is noble of you to do so. By the way, this reminded me of the situation when in November 2023, the head of the Pirate Software indie studio, Jason Thor Hall, announced that he was ready to donate a Steam copy of the Heartbound game to any resident of Russia who could not replenish the Steam wallet, by the way, unfortunately, he could not do this because he abandoned the idea of a free distribution due to sanctions. There was a case when the developer informed one of the Russian users that he could not give him the key, but promised to give him the game later as soon as the political situation was resolved. But now I want to decline such an offer, because firstly, it seems to me somehow greedy and/or selfish to take advantage of your kindness, it's not for me. Secondly, I haven't completed the first chapter yet because of the situation with the ear clips in the game, which for some reason triggers me.
I can actually buy it, but I don't want to conduct transactions on this particular site. He doesn't inspire confidence in me as a Steam engine, for me Itch.io This is a platform where players can try out different indie projects for different tastes and colors, and where indie developers can publish their games for free, as long as Steam requests a certain amount of money at that time so that the game can be published there. So unfortunately I won't be able to accept Itch.io as a platform on which you can entrust your transactions. In addition, I was alarmed by the price of 10 USD, if you rely on the current dollar exchange rate, it turns out that your game costs about 830 RUB, just so that you understand that this is quite decent pocket money for the average Russian student (This is purely my opinion since I am still in college), besides Hollow Knight: Silksong costs 710 RUB in Russian steam, and I don't want to offend anyone, but HK:SS and CS:GT are absolutely two different things, despite the fact that these two games are from indie developers and that each of them is the second game in a row that was created by its creators.
No, I can easily download PayPal (which is miraculously still available for download on Google Play) and buy this game, as this is the only option for payment. But I noticed that for some reason the rating of this application is terrible, 1.8 stars and most of the reviews are one star (I do not know what rating will show you if you visit the application page on Google Play yourself)! In the reviews from Russian users, I noticed that they had various problems that I don't want to face myself.
And given all of the above, I'd rather save my finances, nerves, strength, and time than risk it for an amateur 18+ indie game made on RPG Maker (I know it might sound rude, but I didn't mean to insult you and your game while writing this post). It would be easier for me to replenish my steam wallet through one of the online platforms/online services (By the way, I use keysforgamers.com Since it has the lowest commission for replenishing a Steam wallet on the market, I used to use another service. kupikod.com ) and buy the game already there if it is released at all and will be available for the Russian region since the same Lust Doll Plus (which I mentioned earlier when I was talking about bugs) recruited a Steam page, in the early days of the Steam page's existence everything was fine and was available in my region, I even added it to my wish list, but after a while it stopped being available in my region, so yes, the game is still in steam, but it is no longer available to all steam users.
Phew...
Well... I think I've already said a lot (maybe even said something unnecessary...), and what can I say at the end? Your game has interesting and possibly great potential, it hooked me with its simplicity, as if it were a mysterious lost porn game from the 2000s with a double bottom, where at first the game seems like an ordinary RPG fighting game, and then it becomes a real porn game (I don't know why I have such associations, but I like it), but this does not mean that I did not find flaws in it for myself, for example, the same appearance and mechanics of enemies and few unique abilities for battles and the absence of some things that I would add in your place. But that doesn't mean it spoils the game, no, it's more a feature of it that makes it look like it's from the 2000s, but I think it could use a few improvements.
And as the developer and creator of the game, I want to wish you good luck and success in this project! I hope that in the future you will be able to realize everything you have planned for the third chapter, and that you will not be limited to this trilogy and will be able to create more chapters for this series of games! ;)
And yes, the Internet in Russia is getting worse and worse with every ban and restriction, and we are fighting this as best we can. We cannot avoid Cheburnet. (Google what Cheburnet [Чебурнет] is if you don't understand, This is a Russian meme about the Russian Internet in the future.)
"I just still can't figure out what's the use of being able to remove these ear clips if we're going to have sex scenes later in the game where he's wearing these clips even though they've been removed?"
While I do think quite a bit about the "lore", setting and characters, it's important to remember this is also a game. Some things are "meta", that is, some things exist simply because they need to for game play reasons. And some things are BOTH. There is also an interlocking relationship between the identity of the player, and Mezz as a character, which I've written about a lot on the GT forums. These are games designed to tease the player, because Mezz would never get into these scenarios himself, but the player obviously wants him to, so there's tension there, as the player keeps nudging in that direction. The player is alternatively a perverse, dark impulse in Mezz's mind or a guardian angel, depending on how you decide to play.
In this context, removing the clips is the player taking agency that Mezz doesn't have, but THEY, as the player do. The option is provided because, mechanically, I want give people the option of having battle sex disabled to start with. It's important to me, ironically, that these games FORCE as little as possible. You the player have to CHOOSE to let it happen, because then it's your fault, and that's what makes it hot. However, again, it's interlocking. Once Mezz loses enough anyway, that extra agency the player has goes away. You can no longer intervene, because he's too corrupted.
"But why are they back on in the sex scenes then?"
What's actually going on with the clips in general is left somewhat vague deliberately, as these are stories about mind fuckery. But at the risk of contradicting what I said earlier, what ACTUALLY happens when you take them off? They disappear from fight graphics, and battle sex doesn't happen. So the EFFECT is definitely off, but are they really off? Or is your perception, as the player, just being messed with, just like Mezz's is? As the game progresses, the clips have a way of really being on when they should be off, and of course Mezz doesn't realize they're on at all, so why should you? Your perception as a third party is sharper, but it might still not be immune. They're very "slippery", which is of course the nature of a mind-altering device.
In short, it's important to remember for all these games that "Mezz" and "the Player" are two DIFFERENT entities. Overlapping, of course, but not the same. The whole fun of these games is that you, as a player, have access to information that Mezz does not. YOU can remove the clips because YOU aren't wearing them. That particular trick isn't targeted at the player, so it has no effect on you. Playing these games you exist in two states: as the player EMBODIED in Mezz, and as the player itself, and these are two different things.
"I noticed that the game has a different icon in windowed mode, he took it from another game called Lust Doll Plus, it was also on my computer and was created using the same engine as your game, RPG Maker."
This is a known bug/quirk of RPGMaker MV. For some reason the way it handles its icons means that a previously run game in the engine can get its icon "stuck" in some system folder, and so new RPGMaker MV games inheret that icon for a while. I've tried to stomp this out by various means, but it looks like it's still happening occasionally. It's harmless though, and has nothing to do with the translation. And eventually it will probably reset on its own, though I forget the exact mechanism.
"But now I want to decline such an offer, because firstly, it seems to me somehow greedy and/or selfish to take advantage of your kindness, it's not for me. Secondly, I haven't completed the first chapter yet because of the situation with the ear clips in the game, which for some reason triggers me."
No worries, just let me know if you change your mind.
And yes, the Russian exchange rate is pretty brutal. Steam prices are often better because Steam deliberately underprices many of its games in poorer regions. But please understand, in the States $10 is basically two loaves of bread. An hour of labor at a fast food restaurant, AFTER tax, will more than pay for it. But again, that's why I sometimes offer to just gift things in situations like this. Silk Song is an interesting point of comparison: in the States it is currently $20, or roughly 1,664 Rubles, so it's about half price regionally for you. Beyond that though, "bigger" indie games, paradoxically, can often afford to price lower in general. This is because they can expect a wide audience, and a lot of sales. The higher the sales, the lower the price on each unit can be. Silk Song sold over 4.2 MILLION units. At that price, they could afford to sell it at ONE dollar and still make a very good profit. GT, on the other hand, has done well, but it's definitely not selling millions of units. You can think of it like "bespoke" goods vs. Manufactured: Lower volume, lower sales, lower production efficiency, so the price has to be higher. Economics is weird like that.
I can't speak to the functionality of Paypal from Russia to the States at the moment, but my guess would be that even if you can download the app, you might have trouble actually successfully completing the transaction if you tried. This stuff is always shifting around however. Regardless though, as I said, Steam just isn't a choice: the content I produce isn't allowed on their platform. So it's Itch or Substar, at least for now.
"it hooked me with its simplicity, as if it were a mysterious lost porn game from the 2000s with a double bottom, where at first the game seems like an ordinary RPG fighting game, and then it becomes a real porn game." Ha, this is exactly what I'm aiming for, so I'm glad it comes across. I think it's more fun if these things are a little subtle, and creep up on you, rather than immediately being in your face. Though I may stray from it a little, the initial design theory of the games in this series is that TECHNICALLY, you could play all of them the "right" way and encounter little to no explicit content. It's only when you stray off the path that things start to go awry.
"And as the developer and creator of the game, I want to wish you good luck and success in this project!" And thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts across the language barrier. And I hope you're able to have fun with the game, despite occasional inconsistencies. And that you're eventually able to try GT: it's a MUCH larger game, and much improved: I learned a lot between the making of the first and second game, to the point where CS is a bit primitive now. But it's still a fun start.
"“Cheburnet” is an unofficial term used to describe the concept of a sovereign Internet in Russia. The term combines the name of the popular Soviet character Cheburashka and the word “Internet,” alluding to the localization and isolation of the Russian segment of the network from the global network."
Interesting. This is one of the unexpected perks of making these games: I get to learn so much about the world beyond my little cave. And sadly, I'd say something similar is happening in the US. In most of the old "free" places probably. They got sick of ordinary people having too much freedom. Balkanization (hah) of the Internet is almost guaranteed at this point. But I'm determined to enjoy the dying embers for as long as they last.
Just Japanese, Chinese and Russian?
Aren’t we forgetting the one with the handsome guy behind it?
Pfff, please forgive me me Braixen, my brain is increasingly mush as I draw ever nearer to finishing Chapter 3. Yes, Spanish as well. To be fair though, you almost don't NEED a mention: yours is the only one, for CS at least, that is 100% officially endorsed and on the game front-page. But yes, Spanish as well, by a cool cool guy.
i dont get the combat system is the damage based on anything
Could you be more specific? Damage may change in certain situations, but in general it's pretty straightforward. What are you referring to?
is the damage at the start just randomized 120-170? and sometimes i do 800 damage is that just a crit or is there any thing i do to trigger it
The exact amount of damage you do per-hit, per-attack is randomized within a certain range, depending on the attack. There is the possibility for crits as well, yes, which can bump it up a bit as well. Fairly standard RPG stuff. Makes it a little more interesting than doing the exact same damage every turn.
okok just pissed that sometimes i can two shot other i gotta do 3 hits
In general, you want to be smart about alternating between the multi and the single attack. Sometimes it makes more sense to just finish someone off with an instant single than bother waiting for the multi to recharge.
Ok
Oklahoma?
Wow
World Of Warcraft?
Pizza
Puritanically Involved Zealots for the Zoroastrian Agenda?
hey! how do u reach the final image in the gallery? (case 5) and is there a guide to reaching the endings? ...asking for a friend
There is, though it's a little buried far back in the dev logs. Take a look. Off the top of my head I don't remember which 5 is, but glance at that and see if anything sounds like something you haven't done yet.
can you add straight sex scenes to the game?
Nope. This is gay-focused series.
based
To be clear, this isn't an "Ew straight sex? Evil!" thing. I'm bi. But this series has always been male/male themed. That's the brand.
i just wanna see bro fahh a woman
Fair enough, but this won't be the one you're looking for in that case. There are a lot of other options for that. Also, please use real words and punctuation when commenting here. This game (and comment section) is for adults only. You're allowed to write out "fuck".
Any chance a MacOS version will ever be published?
Short answer: no.
Long answer: RPGMaker MV games are fundamentally just a local web page running a ton of javascript. The "program" is just a browser without any of the usual UI that presents this web page. Thus, any system with a modern web browser can load the page itself, and thus the game, in THEORY. In practice, the javascript in question is heavily tweaked to assume this artificial environment, so it can get a little glitchy if run on a normal browser, and I use a few plugins that interface with the filesystem (for the special save/load system across games) that assume a desktop Windows environment, so those probably wont' play well if arbitrarily shoved into a different OS. In other words,a DIY port isn't unthinkable if you're technically minded, but I'm not going to devote time to developing and maintaining one (or several) myself, as the overall percentage of my potential audience that ONLY has a Mac, Linux system or phone is fairly small.
it's so cute i love it!!!
Aw, thanks!
When are they going to release another update?
This game is effectively done, as is GutterTrash. Chapter 3 work is ongoing, and I share updates on the GutterTrash dev log section roughly every 3 months.
Oh no, that's too bad. I was really enjoying the game. I thought it was still in development, but oh well, what can you do?
I...Is this an April Fools joke? Sarcasm? Just to be safe: Cruel Serenade is a planned five part (chapter) series. This is part 1. GutterTrash is part 2. "Chapter 3", currently in development, is part 3. So very much still in development.
Oh, I was going to tell a joke, but I don't know how you might take it, good or bad, so I'd better not say it. But changing the subject, it's great that you're continuing with the game.
Oh no problem then. I just didn't want people to get the wrong idea when they glanced down at the comments. But thanks, I appreciate it!
I don't usually write reviews on things, but I really had to make an exception to tell you how much I loved this game. This may sound a bit narcissistic, but it almost FEELS like this game was meant for me - it combines all of my favorite things: hypno/mind break, fall of the hero, and hot furry art (with rabbits and boars again being my favorites). I honestly could not imagine a hotter concept and it has been executed so incredibly well here. The story and the art are so fucking hot, but I love the backstory as well, with the island and the Incident. I'm hungry for more. Moreover, it is a really fun game that does an excellent job being challenging while also letting players be horny gooners and still getting through the game if they're inclined. The only thing I can say is that I would love to see more. I know this is only chapter 1, so I am excited to start chapter 2 shortly! Thanks for creating something so awesome!
Aw, thanks! If you like 1 this much, I definitely think you'll have a fun time with GT.
And you'd be surprised actually, I've heard from a lot of people that this hits their exact niche really well. What surprises me more is that there aren't more games like this in the explicit space. What I'm doing is, in many ways, the most obvious thing imaginable: Ordinary game, smug hero, he loses, he gets fucked. I think the problem is that most people either do lovey dovey stuff or they just don't follow through enough. Some in particular you lose and it's just...a picture. Not even a written out scene, just a picture and then back to the menu. People don't seem to understand that the losing, the mindfuck, the corruption etc is the POINT of a game like this. They serve up a meal with a very nice appetizer and then you get to the main course and it's...a single slice of bread.
Not to be too fancy, but psychology matters in a game like this. It's not just, or even primarily a dirty picture delivery system. It's about the journey, the experience of playing thorough it. The GAMEPLAY is what's hot, on a meta level, because interaction forces you to engage mentally and emotionally in a way staring at a picture or text doesn't. You are responsible for these events. They happened because of the way YOU chose to play. Which adds a lot.
So I've just been doing what seems obvious to me, making a game I find hot. And thankfully, that seems to result in something a lot of OTHER people enjoy too.
Seeing smug bratty bunny get triggered is never not hot, honestly your thumb is on the pulse of this genre, Bit, and I love it.
Thanks, appreciate it!
Why is the new version not available here? I need my malware WHERE IS NEW VERSION HERE?!?!?
Lol. You never really miss someone till they're gone.
I think because of the hubbub last year a bunch of scammers were just suddenly made aware that itch existed, and had fairly lax comment moderation, so they decided to jump on it, but now they're finally getting bored and moving on to something else. It would seem spam, like everything, is not immune to the cruel whims of attention span.
I get an odd error popup when I run this game now. It still runs fine, from what it looks like. Was also a rather short game. :P
Interesting. This is a known issue with RPGMaker MV games and it's harmless, but annoying. I though I had managed to get rid of that for good on both games, may have to re-check this one. Let me know if it shows up for you on GT.
And yeah, first game in the series, first time making a game. Second one has quite a bit more to it.
GT? Oh the Gutter Trash one. Sorry, I don't own that. Heh. Limited income (disability) so I don't often buy things.
If you'd like a suggested tweak though for this game, perhaps the boss could have some sort of health bar because blindly attacking it repeatedly got a bit annoying because I couldn't tell how damaged he was. I was worried I'd be stuck there in an endless loop of attacking, dodging, and recovering energy. xD
Fair enough. I like to keep the health ambiguous, as it makes it kind of a memory game. Keeping track of who has taken damage is part of the whole battle process. And the fact that there are rarely more than 3 enemies per battle obviously helps.
Oh I know on the battle for multiple enemies thing. I just meant the boss battle. Since its only one enemy, knowing how many more times you gotta hit is helpful.
Ah, ok, makes some sense then. Probably not going to change CS1 any, but will keep in mind for future.
It's pretty good, I love gay hypno stuff. Though the art style is too cartooney/comical for me to take it seriously C:
I mean, it's only meant to be taken seriously enough to get you turned on. It is supposed to be a little goofy.
What are the minimum required comper specs to run this game
Im wondering if it would work on my severely outdated 32-bit os
I can't say specifically, but RPGMaker MV, the base for these games, doesn't need much to run. And the first is free: download it and give it a try. If CS runs for you, GT should as well, though it may lag a little in certain areas. Either way, let me know the results, good info to have.
I can't figure out how to upload a photo but it says "Game.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point ReleaseSRWLockExclusive could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll."
It's not saying it can't run it its just saying it can't figure out how to start it
What OS are you using specifically? Officially, RPGMaker MV goes as low as Windows 7 32 bit: https://rpgmakerofficial.com/product/MV_Help/page/01_01_02.html. RPGMAKER MV is not officially compatible with XP, and is known to throw this error when attempting to run on that OS ("game.exe" and "an rpg" almost certainly means the OP was trying to run RPGMaker). RPGMaker games are actually just a webpage with a javascript blob, being run in a headerless browser, so with some security tweaks you can just drag the index.htm file into a browser and it will...kind of work, though it may be laggy and have plugin bugs. However, if you're running XP, whatever browser you're running is probably too old to handle the stuff RPGMaker is trying to do either.
RPGMaker MV is VERY forgiving and backwards compatible, Windows 7 came out in 2009, but there is a limit to how far back we can go. If you ARE on XP, I highly recommend an upgrade: thriftstore pcs, or mass-dump corpo systems like the dell optiplexes on ebay can be picked up for $100 or less and run Windows 10 just fine. Let me know with more details though.
Also, for future reference, if you need to share an image, here or elsewhere, use catbox.
It is windows xp its my backup pc because my main one is loosing its HDD and im waiting to get an SSD for it
Hi there, newly discovered this game. I'm having difficulty in the first area vs the hyenas. Random mobs i'm ok with. but once i get to the sign with the atoms on it and get attacked by 5 of them.... i just die and game over. tried a few times, went elsewhere. got lost. ran out of resources. died.
help? what am i not getting
There are a few things to keep in mind with combat:
1. You have a healing ability when not in combat that doesn't require items (just a little energy, which refills eventually). If you aren't, use it. Not using it will lead to using too many items to heal out of combat, which means you won't have them when you need them IN combat. Healing items, especially hamburgers, are for IN combat ideally.
2. Timing in combat matters. When you recharge your special, when you use your special, when you use items, etc.
3. The general strategy, which is especially important in larger fights, is crowd control: You have to get the number of enemies you're fighting down as quickly as possible, or you'll lose the momentum of the battle. Be sure you go into a big fight with health and energy topped. Once you're fighting, do the special as much as you can, and keep track of where it's landing. Firing off a regular attack at an enemy you already know is weakened is faster than recharge + special again, so it sometimes makes sense to do this first before recharging, because that's one less enemy in the fight going forward.
4. Think of your HP bar as a timer. Don't heal too soon, and obviously don't wait too long. Should be down around 15-10% or so. Use the high healing items, hamburgers, not the smaller ones, if you use the small ones in combat you'll probably get fucked in the time game.
Battles are effectively juggling all these elements: Do as much damage as quickly as you can before having to heal or recharge.
Also to clarify for anyone else reading this: this is a question on GutterTrash, not this first game. The strats are similar, but there are fewer large enemy groups in CS1.
super helpful, many thanks! will try this out
No problem. And let me know if you're still having issues.
like when it came out i finished the game and the end was so depressed ... is there are other endings? cus...
There are several endings, including a normal "good" end (though no scene for that obviously). Forgive me for being a little lazy and not digging up a link, but there is a scene guide for this in one of the earlier Dev logs. Also, your concern and your profile pic make for quite the combo.
Will there be an Android version?
No, desktop only for these games.
hello... a fan of your games and was worried about the visa censorship... i'm from PH but when i search "Cruel Serenade" the game doesn't come up... maybe i'm doing something wrong with the search but just wanted you to know....
p.s.
when i search 'bitshiftgames' what appears is 'Barshiftgames'
i used the itch.io search bar... dunno what shows if i search on google.
god bless dude.
Cruel Serenade 1 is indeed still showing in search, though you have to actually do the search, it won't be an auto-suggestion. Be sure that "Show content marked as adult in search & browse" is turned on in your account settings under "Content."
It's also worth mentioning that the games have been around long enough now that they all come up easily in Google. If you even need to pull them up quickly, just search there and bypass whatever Itch may be doing completely.
Also, out of curiosity, what is PH?
oh... PH is the short term for the country i live in. Philippines... lol
oh thank god the game isn't affected by the Visa censorship, i guess i just didn't know that there was a setting needed for it to show...
i've always used the bookmark i have of bitshiftgames on my browser so i never really used the search function on itch...
hope you're doing great... take care man.
love your games and your vision on em.
:)
Ah, that makes sense then. And to be clear, the censorship has certainly effected me, and many other creators in a variety of ways. It's still not clear what the long-term situation will be with being able to BUY these games on Itch. But for now, they are indeed at least somewhat viewable and purchasable. And thanks, glad you like games!
Seems we have both survived the ban waves.
that's a good sign <3, i dont think were in the clear yet.
hopefully this wraps up soon
Ey Miro!
Allegedly Collective Shout only demanded the takedown of a handful of games. They could be lying of course, but if that's actually the case, it seems likely someone at Itch freaked, blanket de-listed, and they are now picking through them, possibly with a lawyer or some cc rep or god knows what, and whenever they manage to finish things will be listed again. Until the next wacko Karen comes along and this happens all over again. But we'll see.
Heard Mouthwashing got nailed. Unclear if hard ban or just delisted though, haven't looked. Seems like that'll mint a lot more new pissed off people, that game seemed to be fairly successful streamerbait.
Mouthwashing apparently got taken down months ago due to it just being a link to steam with no actual itch content.
According to Leafo on the discord atleast.
Pff, wouldn't be surprised. As usual, social media is a morass when trying to get proper info.
how are you holding up with all this stress?
this put a tonne of new work on my game...
It's been all day, almost every day for five days now. Hanging in there though. Hoping to slowly roll back a little now and return to actually making games.
With itchio’s recent decisions, do you maintain an online presence beyond Itchio and FA?
FA:https://www.furaffinity.net/user/bitshift/
And SubscribeStar: https://subscribestar.adult/bitshift
Will try to have more out soon, for whoever still manages to get to these pages.
Gotta love it when itch io decides to hide all the nsfw games lol, such a great decision
Could only see this game due to me following the dev
Hey so, I found out about this game, downloaded and holy shit I can’t stop thinking about it, it’s been like half a month omg I love it, I’ve got a friend that’s gotten like five earfuls just of this game.
It’s genuinely nice to see something actually well made that doesn’t just scratch an itch, it’s practically pulling on it, the setting is great, the gameplay is alright, the scenes are GODLY. Plus I’m seeing scenes from a second act and news about a third, seems like it’s the perfect time to dive in? Really my only complaint is the ingame menus, title screen and gallery are alright, but inventory and fights… It’s like going to a 5 star buffet and being given plastic utensils, like sure it’s still fantastic food but that detail is a lil cheap. Also some backstory would be nice, specially around the lil guy Mezz, I wub him but there’s just not a lot about him :/
I’m getting that second act sooner rather than later, hopefully that infamous Gutter everybody’s mentioning so much is just as Ruthless and unforgiving as the boars here!
Ps. if you want help expanding the game to Spanish, hmu!
Something you may not know: The way Itch works, all comments get slopped together in one feed. If you have multiple games published on an account, this means you may not realize what game is being commented on until you glance up at the header. I was really hyped as I started to read your comment...and then I realized it wasn't even on GT, just the first game. If you like the FIRST game this much...I'm definitely looking forward to your thoughts on the second. This first game is just the breadsticks, GT is a...pretty sizable meal.
More seriously though, thanks for taking the time to write out your thoughts in more detail. I am somewhat unusual, in that I genuinely need a bit of backstory to enjoy my porn. Even with generic pics I find, I end up putting together a whole setting for them. Just the way my brain works for better and for worse. But when making a game like this, it means I actually try to give it some meat, some kind of identity besides the bare minimum. And hopefully it's a "works on multiple levels" thing: those that just want some sex scenes, there they are. People that want a little characterization and setting, that's there too. People that want DEEP LORE: let me put it this way, there's a computer in GT that's nothing but lore dump. Optional, but the details are there for those who care.
As for the characters being basic, keep in mind this was basically a proof of concept. But they are filled out MUCH more in GT. In terms of the combat, I will never claim I have super complex amazing systems or anything. But there's a number of things to say there:
One, please understand, this was my first ever time working with RPGMaker. I learned as I went, but there are a lot of rough edges, and I was mostly just trying to make sure the combat wasn't AWFUL. Second, I'm somewhat constrained because every new enemy is a new art asset I have to create, AND a new battlesex mechanic I have to consider, and possibly MORE art assets because of that etc. You'll see more of what I'm talking about in GT. So as a result, I mostly stick to one enemy type per game, with some variations for gameplay, differentiated by pallet swaps. The variations were extremely basic in the first game, there's a LITTLE more there in GT, but not a ton. Also TECHNICALLY there are two fully different mob enemies in GT in addition to variations, but you don't really FIGHT one of them. You'll see when you play it.
Third, as I just said, the battles in my games aren't just about normal mechanics, they also have to have a battlesex layer on top of that, which adds to complexity. And you start increasing that complexity in a...non-linear? way as you add things.
But fourth, I don't really prioritize super amazing combat highly anyway. I want it to be somewhat fun, and at the very least not get in the way, but the core thing in the games is to be HOT. Not just to have hot things in them but to BE hot, to manage the experience so players are getting dragged along juuuust right. I don't mean to rag on Grove, but in contrast their combat is SUPER intricate and sophisticated, or at least it was when I tried it a year or two ago...and it kind of put me off the game. I don't want to make my games DUMB per say, but I'm always careful to never make people think TOO hard. It gets in the way of the flow.
All that said though, combat DID improve at least a little in GT; I'd be interested in hearing how much that improvement helped for you once you've finished it.
As for translations, by all means. Just know it's quite a lot to translate. But essentially the rule is anyone can make one, just be clear it's unofficial. Then I'll try to take a look, make sure it's at least fairly solid and complete, and make it semi-official with a notification/news post here. And eventually, hopefully, actually fully test it and make it FULLY official. That can take a while though: the chinese translation has been languishing a while because I don't have time for full testing atm. But long story short, you want to give it a try, knock yourself out! It's always fun seeing how people handle slang and jokes.
Ouch, didn’t know about that notification detail, sorry about that accidental low blow hah.
That said, I didn’t need any more reasons to be excited for Gutter trash but here you are you just providing them!!! I agree this original one is a bit rough around some edges but you just saw me gush about it so color me excited to save some change for what seems like an infinitely better version. I’ve no joke been reopening the game constantly, specially for the final bad end and slut mode scenes which Mmmmmmmm, just hit the right buttons man.
Cruel Serenade is clearly a party I’m late to, but one I’ m really happy is still going, I am going to be following it very closely from now on, well y’know after catching up with GT which seems like a great fuckin’ time. Expect a skyscraper of text in the coming weeks about my experience with that!
Lemme research too about making that unnoficial translation, I’ve dabbled with locales in the past but not ones from RPGmaker, nor really getting anything remotely officialized, though it’s effort I’m willing to put in to help get the game more known because right now this is a criminally, illegally, insultingly overlooked game.
Oh no worries, that's exactly the kind of low blow I enjoy. And on the translation front, one thing I will recommend is Translator++ (https://dreamsavior.net/translator-plusplus/). It has some auto-translate/machine translation stuff, but you can ignore that: the real advantage is that it's built to slot right into RPGMaker's file system, and helps you keep track of everything that needs to be translated in a neat grid system, so you don't have to constantly fiddle with text files or worry about accidentally deleting a formatting character. Not required, just may help a lot.
Hey! It’s me, a fortnight later!
I have always wanted to translate a game because I thought it was a greatly effective but easy way to contribute to a project I really liked, and today after all that’s happened, I can say I was wrong about the easy part lol
I downloaded the tool you recommended and got to work, completely forgetting that RPG games have a buttload of text. But honestly, I learned so much about Spanish, and it’s supposed to be my native language! It truly was an experience to get every grammar rule right on top of keeping the dialogues contextually correct BUT ALSO making them sound natural. I even had to consider what rhythm and breaks the reader would be taking, and writing around that!
I didn’t think it’d be that tough until Google Translate struggled to give me one straight answer for Slut, that’s when I knew this was gonna be a soulful. But, I can say that I’ve finished the translation, I was pretty thorough testing so I think everything’s in order, here’s a link!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K0S-Lq6gPLDo1APl4adnJo3DUPRKXbD7?usp=sharing
Making the translation made me appreciate the world you crafted even more, SO ANSWER ME WHO IS THIS “WEIRD GUY” THAT TAMPERED WITH MY BOI MEZZ BEFORE HE GOT INTO THE ISLAND AND HOW DID HE DO IT, I WILL FIND HIM I WILL PUNT HIM… I… I suppose it’ll be answered in GT, which I’ve yet to play but I’m still really excited about it. Maybe I’ll be playing along with the new people that I hope are now able to enjoy it thanks to my translation!
But yeah, phew, that was a pretty nice use of my vacation break, I dunno if I can use such dark and twisted game as reference of newly-developed translation skills in my resume, but I’m happy with the result, and I hope you are too!
Oh hey, glad to hear from ya again! Ha, and I warned you! But I'm glad you followed through. I think people who haven't done this sort of thing underestimate in two ways: the actual practical realities of making a GOOD translation, even if you're fluent in both languages, and the reality of translating EVERYTHING. Every dialog. Every item name and description. Every route. When the lazy goddamn game designer decided to copypaste an event with dialog in it four times so YOU have to copypaste the translation four times (I try to cut down on this as much as possible, but a few sneak through :P.) But I am glad you started with the smaller game at least. GT would have been a LOT to take on as a first project.
It's interesting that you mention learning more about Spanish despite it being native: I was just watching a video by one of those people that are language geniuses and pick up new ones just for fun, and one of the things he said about learning a new language is that actually talking to people was vital, but to NOT try to learn grammar rules from native speakers (of anything) because they often don't know or are completely wrong :P. Which makes sense: you grow up with a language, you just learn what you need, not every little technical aspect of it. Until it comes up in something like this.
But thank you so much for putting the effort into this. I'll slot it in and take a look before long; I look forward to seeing what you did with my dumb joke lines. And as for the mystery man, there IS more info in GT, if you know where to look. I look forward to hearing your thoughts once you finish that one.
Hey, I'm new to the game. First off, I love it. But I'm a bit confused. After Mezz is 'broken in', can't we fight? Every time Mezz is fought, he just gets to hit once (with very little damage) then he's on his knees. Is this permanent?
Thanks! And yes, once you lose three times, there's no going back (in this game). You had three chances! After he's thoroughly broken, it becomes a game about fucking your way through rather than fighting. Prior to the third loss you can also disable the hypno stuff in battle entirely if you want by taking off the ear clips. but after 3 it doesn't matter.
Can this game run on JoiPlay?
I'm an Android user with limited resources, but the game's design really appeals to me.
Regards💕
If your joiplay has the rpgmaker add on itll work but the game is not optimized for it I tried doing the joiplay thing to see if it'd work it does but not well enough to enjoy this game I don't think
Nope, no mobile support. You're certainly free to try, but issues will arise, as various plugins used assume they're on a desktop environment (ie a normal computer).
I have no idea where to get the case 5,or is there a case 5?
Would you mind clarifying? I'm drawing a blank on what you mean by "case 5".
I mean how many cases are there? Is it only 4 cases in the game?
Oh, you mean the scenes. Forgot I called them "cases" in the gallery. There are actually 5, as counted by the gallery, yes. Refer to this to check if you've seen everything. Note that that's more than 5, since it's listing smaller things that aren't full scenes in the gallery. But if there's something there that doesn't sound familiar, that's probably the missing bit.
I could totally see a cover of Jazz Jackrabbit with this game, especially the GBA edition. The protagonists are kinda similar :3
Oh there's definitely some influence there. Take a look at the graffiti while you're playing GT, if you haven't already.
Oh sweet! I appreciate meeting someone else of culture.
As a kid, every time my family would go to an "electronics" store in the 90s, I'd always go to the computers. And there would always be an Acer. And Acers always came standard with pack-in shareware from Epic Megagames. Including Jazz. Playing that on a brand-new CRT with speakers blaring...fantastic. Had it at home too of course, but still played it every time we went out. Those old "green" (I always saw them as black) Acers were cool as fuck, even if they were kind of mediocre in terms of stats.
I grew up with the GameBoy Advance version, I only just found out about the original DOS version recently. I downloaded it and had a blast, really wish I played it sooner. The soundtrack in all the games never fail to please me though!
Oh the soundtrack on 1 especially is amazing. Tubelectric and Medivo live in my brain forever. And 2's music was made by the same guy that did the Deus Ex music eventually! But wow, heck of an entry point. I saw that hanging around in stores later, but never ended up playing it. A very strange reworking of the visual style. PC one has a vibe you can't really find on console though, because it was made by a bunch of demoscene people (as a lot of games were back in the day). Or at least you wouldn't find it on GBA Advance: most of the demoscene games ended up on the Genesis.
Yeah, virus detectors are...so vague that they basically amount to pseudo-science at this point. For what it's worth, the actual exes for both games produce no results on virus totals. My recommendation in general for people who are concerned about this issue broadly is to a. run something like malware bytes every six months or so, just to make sure you don't have silly stuff that's taken root in the system. b. Don't download shit from shady places, or if you do, scan immediately afterward with something like malwarebytes. It's easier to catch this stuff after it's already tried to spring into action, otherwise you're just jumping at ghosts. I will also say that modern malware, minus the ransomware shit, is WAY more forgiving that virus stuff used to be back in the day. Very little bricking your computer or wiping your files now, mostly just spying shit. Still good to keep an eye out though.
Yeah, I'm bi (and actually technically so is Mezz, unless I'm contradicting myself somewhere and forgetting), but this series is 100% gay. May do other stuff in the future, but we'll see.
If I did go that route, I'd probably do something fresh, new characters, new ideas. Potentially not even in the RPGMaker mold. But that's a looong way off for now.
The difficulty is way too high, I think the stats are not properly balanced, the best choice is always the 3-hit skill, I get that normal attacks deal more damage, but the lesser damage 3 times far outweigh the cost of the skill,and thus the difficulty, it's hard to not escape an encounter barely scaping by alive, having to fight always 3 enemies is not good when your only non-costing attack is not as powerful as it should be, AND it's not as effective to the type of encounters that the game have
A few things to consider here.
First, as is the case with most games, my games go through stages. In the first stage, for several months after release, up to a year or so, I'm actively adding content, fixing bugs, and tweaking gameplay, so suggestions made then have a chance to be integrated into the game. After that, the game settles into a set state, and I'm unlikely to mess with it much beyond serious bug fixes or needing to ret-con something. CS1 obviously entered this set state a while ago. I still appreciate feedback, but at this point it will be about considering lessons potentially learned for the game currently in development (and in that context, it makes more sense to discuss GT, since many things WERE changed and learned in the second game).
Second, to the meat of your complaint: this was discussed quite a lot when the game came out. CS1 was a first attempt, and definitely rough here and there. Nor do I ever expect my games to have super intricate gameplay in terms of the actual fight moves (though I think it improved a bit in GT). Personally, I would say CS is "hard" in that it's a little bit of a slog combat-wise (again, something I worked to address in GT). It's not complicated to beat though, you just have to conserve resources, be careful where and when you attack, and save-scum a bit. But yes, it's very much mostly about that 3 hit attack, though the single can be vital for the sake of timing. It's the "It's always faster to switch" meme: It's always faster to use your single hit than recharge your triple, and sometimes that can mean denying a boar the chance to exist next turn and do damage, or even ending the whole fight. But yes, I also ended up coming away feeling the encounters were maybe a little too punishing in CS1, which is why they have a different feel in GT.
That said though, third...why are you commenting on this now? I'm always happy to take feedback, but CS1 came out a WHILE ago, and I know you played it when it came out, you talked about it at the time. Don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with replays, and if you have new thoughts, by all means. I just would have expected you to comment on the difficulty several years ago when you first played it.
holy shit the soundtrack goes crazy, 9/10 would dance again
Ha, glad you like it. Sources are all referenced in the readme (or maybe there's a separate credits file, I forgot) so check em out! Definitely some good stuff.
I get the games free but having a demo or browser version so you don't have to carelessly download files and such Would be really nice.
I mean this is the demo, that's why it's free. "Demo" doesn't mean playable in browser. And that's a deliberate decision on my part: almost all in-browser stuff plays like crap. Back in the flash days some of that would play ok (though even then it was hit or miss) but nearly every in-browser game on Itch, for example, runs like crap, especially if you don't have a high-powered system. This is a desktop game, meant to be played on a desktop.
If you're concerned about malware, caution is good and I applaud it, but I would point to the fact that I've been publishing and selling games here for several years now; I probably would have been banned by now if I was intentionally distributing malware. Unintentional is technically possible, but again, hasn't happened yet, and that's never entirely avoidable, even in the triple A space. If you're worried, do a quick scan before running it, but again, if there was an issue with the latest release, or any of them, people would probably have pointed it out by now.
I feel the pain expressed in your user name though. My password manager is a nightmare realm, and that's just the IMPORTANT accounts.
I'm sorry, but what is the blue powder used for?
It's a drug the boars were working on making for the purpose of distributing throughout the city, increasing chaos that they would then enjoy. It's not an actual item you get at any point.
I love your games so far, BitShift! For some context, I'm currently working on a personal project that requires multiple perspectives and topics. I want you to know that your games have genuinely creeped me out, and the concepts of mind control and hypnosis make my skin crawl with disgust. However, I also appreciate the fact that you've developed these games, showcasing your passion for their creation.
I read your reply to MrSahelanthropus, and I want to emphasize that your games are not slop. I firmly believe that. The concepts I mentioned earlier will definitely be implemented into my project, just as others have.
I love media that challenges regular societal norms and my own beliefs, as long as it doesn't go too far—and in my opinion, your games haven't. I hope you will continue to create more games after "Cruel Serenade." I also hope we can chat about your games and how they are influencing my project.
I apologize in advance for the mixed feelings I'm expressing, but I believe they are relevant. My intention is not to offend or discourage you; rather, I want to encourage you and show my appreciation for you, your games, and your passions.
Something about this game has me in a talkative mood I guess. That, or something you said piqued my curiosity.
It doesn't seem like you enjoy the kinks on offer, so I just wanted to know why you decided to download this game in the first place if you don't mind me asking. I get wanting to challenge yourself with uncomfortable media, but people don't generally tend to do that with the porn they consume.
I just like things that make me uncomfortable. They make me think about various things, and that helps me get a better understanding of the topics and how they contradict other things.
That's a simplified way of explaining it, but there's more to it. I've always had an interest in things that, quite frankly, not a lot of people are willing to experience or think about. Buying things that make me uncomfortable might sound unnecessary, but I see it as an investment in knowledge and wisdom.
Fair enough I suppose. Like I said, I get enjoying challenging media. I myself enjoy watching movies that make me squirm from time to time. What I don't get is seeking out porn specifically to make you uncomfortable. That would just kinda kill the experience for me, but to each their own and all.
I didn't say it was porn I sought out specifically. But, I gotcha, though. It is pretty weird.
I seek out the black and white in things, and all the shades of grey in between. It's decently thought-provoking.
Hey, no worries, no one has to like what I make, as long as you're polite (and you certainly have been). And, if I'm understanding right, you DID actually enjoy them in a way, just a somewhat roundabout way. But there's plenty of stuff I'm not into as well. I'm glad you were able to appreciate the game to some degree despite the difference in taste.
I don't normally take the time to pay compliments to the people that have made products I enjoy. Maybe that's a personal failing. Maybe I can start changing that now.
I just wanted to say that I enjoyed the game. A lot, in fact. Hypnotism and mind control may not be the most common fetish out there, but it isn't as if there's a lack of content for it either. To be honest, it's a big kink for me. I know my way around the many artists and subgenres within well enough and there is plenty to choose from. Despite that, this game has quickly become one of my favorite pieces of erotic fiction I've ever consumed.
It's almost like this game was tailor made for me specifically. The unsuspecting and honestly pretty likable main character, the option to play legitimately if desired, an art style that isn't just generic furry no#89368, and, of course, the mind control. You have to have one of the best grasps on the appeal of mind control and hypnotism I've come across. From light submission and trances, to the borderline horror scenarios that your protagonist goes through. It all pushes so many of the right buttons. The only reason I'm not playing Gutter Trash right now is because I'm a poor college boy and I don't have ten bucks to spare, but you better believe I'm picking it up as soon as I get the chance.
I guess I should bring this ramble to a close. Kudos. You are a fantastic creator, I genuinely mean that.
Thanks! I know the feeling: it's easy to just pass things by without commenting, especially for bigger games, items on Amazon etc where you think "Is anyone actually going to read this?" But that's the great thing about games this size: they're big enough to be viable as more than a hobby, but still small enough that people will in fact bother to read what your write. Including me!
Hypnosis stuff is awesome, I really started to get into it a few years back, which is one of the reasons CS ended up happening. Very under-served IMHO. I think it's something people like to winge about because it's a fantasy with a little bite to it, but it also suffers because so few people seem capable of doing it justice. Really fun if you can actually get across why it's great though, that feeling of powerlessness, of reality becoming plastic, of pillars you depend on just being re-arranged in your head.
Which is all to say, glad it's hitting for you. I always say my strategy for these games is pretty simple: I just try to make something I would enjoy playing. And so far it seems like a lot of others were looking for the same thing and didn't realize it. This isn't a quick little goof for me, a casual side-experiment or hobby. I'm careful not to take it TOO seriously, but there's a lot of me in these games, the writing, the characters. I can't deliver amazing visuals, cutting edge gameplay or tech marvels, but the one thing I can do is give a shit about what I'm doing. That's why the characters aren't generic (or sparkledogs): I can't stand crappy characters. That's why there aren't annoying insincere jokes every five seconds: I can't stand that crap (though there ARE plenty of dad jokes here and there). I do my best, in my humble way, to try to take these games seriously, and to take the players seriously. Why on earth should they give me their time or money if I don't?
There's so, so, SO much slop out there these days, it drags me down a little almost every day thinking about it. Slop on Steam, slop in the movie theater, slop on streaming services, slop on Youtube. And I know at the end of the day this is just a silly little porn game. But I hope in some small way these games can be a respite in that sea of garbage. I hope some people can stop, take a bite, and go "Whoa, this was actually made by a PERSON! With FEELINGS and BELIEFS and EXPERIENCES that color everything in subtle ways. Who actually cared!" That's what art is: humans communicating with humans in a way words (direct words anyway) can't. And this can ooze out almost anywhere if you let it: in a car, a circuit board, a table.
Or even a dumb porn game.
Also, if you're on FA, toss me a note (Bitshift). May be able to help you out.
Honestly, I do my image browsing on e6 (better tagging system (Side note: found the original CS images, insta faved and the story was so fucking hot. Like I said before, you just get it. Having Mezz be caught in a loop where he keeps forgetting about and willingly coming back to the boar hideout only to get his brains fucked out all over again. Each time reducing his humanity more and more until only a thin facade remains, snapping like a twig on command and giving way to the eager slut he has become. So good.)) BUT I saw the link to your FA in your profile. So literally a few hours ago I made an FA account just to follow you there (although calling it a "watch list" kinda threw me for a loop). You'll have to excuse me by the way if I'm unaware of a lot of the social aspects of the fandom sites, I mostly just keep to myself and image browse and I've never been on FA before so I don't know what "tossing a note" means.
Also, I know it's easy to become cynical in today's media landscape, but for whatever my opinion is worth, it was clear while playing that your game was a genuine creation made by someone that clearly cared about what they were making. As long as the passion for the craft is there, who cares if it's some silly little porn game. What matters is that you enjoy creating it, and we enjoy experiencing it. Hey, it got me to do something I literally never do and actually engage in a fandom conversation, so I'd say you're doing something right.
Notes are what social media sites call "DMs" these days. Don't worry though, I tossed YOU one. Just look for the notification up in the corner. And no worries, FA is an old site, it's just the only thing with direct messaging I spend much time on.
Ha, and thanks. Man, I've been in the jungle of the fandom a long time, and there's definitely a lot that's...not so great. But there are some real, positive human interactions out there too. Glad to provide when I can.
Have you considered making a mobile port? I wanna play this game so bad but i dont have a pc 😭
No, stock RPGMaker is somewhat compatible with mobile, but I use a bunch of custom stuff that only really works on desktop. Also, I don't want to be mean, but what's your situation that you have NO desktop, laptop etc? I understand needing to keep things cheap, but pcs ARE cheaper than phones. Corporate/school surplus stuff from 10 years ago (which is MORE than enough to play this) is like $80 on Ebay. You can get a monitor for $20 at any thriftstore. Unless you're buying second-hand, phones START at like $200.
How are you able to function without a desktop? How do you do paperwork, browse anything other than social media, write anything longer than a paragraph? A number of people have asked this, and the whole scenario behind it genuinely baffles me. If you're someplace other than the US, where the availability is different, fair enough, but it's not a cost issue. Are you a university student crammed into a tiny dorm? But then how are you doing your coursework? Is your living situation so unstable/dangerous that you're afraid anything not on your person will be stolen? What's the story here?
I recently moved and have been struggling saving and getting stuff for my room i didnt bring much with me but little trinkets and my xbox i can afford a laptop the first s seeing how im done with the more important expenses im just impatient and wanna play a lil of this game cause theres like 0 good gay porn games on mobile
(Edit):also i don't find it mean/rude as yeah pcs for these types of games are pretty cheap so your confusion is justified
Ahh, ok. See, that absolutely makes sense then. I can just seize on things sometimes, and I don't want to sound like I'm attacking someone, for exactly this reason: sometimes there are good reasons I just can't think of. Sorry to hear though, and good luck getting everything sorted.
Don't worry im pretty laid back
Massive fan of your art for years (long time listener, first time caller). Saw the e6 promo a while ago and finally got around to playing..... GOD DAMN this hits all my buttons. Definitely gonna hop on the paid part two at some point to see the continuation. For some reason I couldn't get cases 3 and 4 in the gallery even though I'm pretty sure I got all the scenes but that's probably a skill issue. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
Haha, aw thanks man. Winter's always...rough for me, so these comments give me life, especially now. Glad you were finally able to get to it!
Are you sure you have your scene count right though? 3 is unavoidable if you lose once in the Gutter itself. 4 is the set of scenes for the job at the video store, so if you took the job at the strip club you'll want to go back to a save and work there instead.Ooooh wait, this is CS ONE, didn't notice where you were commenting. Let me check quick (and yeah, definitely check out 2 when you can, it's like 3 times the content.) Ok, 3 and four should be getting to the Diezel fight with LESS THAN the full 3 defeats to the mobs. You'll have a choice in the kneeling scene to give in or keep struggling: struggling loops you, giving in should be scene 4 if I'm remembering right.But thanks again, and I definitely will!
Aww, why do all of these games have male protagonists x3 I wish there were more games like these with female protagonists uwu
Oh they're out there. Most of them just happen to be in Japanese.
I don't know if it's worth programming (and drawing) this since you're working on chapter 3 now, but it would be lovely that if you chose the slut ending, you can carry the ear tags over from chapter to chapter. Maybe accrue more and more slut gear and stack it on as the chapters go on and if you get too many, you're permalocked to only the slut endings~<3
The ear tags don't explicitly carry over visually, but you'll notice he pockets them in the slut ending. Things do accumulate, and will continue to, as the games go on.