Incubus Origins

[Blueworx]

Didn't you always want to portray a gay janitor in your RPG? Of course you did, don't be shy about it! And now you can! At least until you get him lost in some demon dimension, but who would ever do such a thing, am I right?

And that Janitor is going to have a dream. Some might even say he gets possessed by a demon. Who might not even be a demon, but one of those things that gave demons a bad rep. Of course your new blue best mate would disagree. And didn't he bestow the greatest of gifts on you?

You will be a wanted man. Not only do they want you, they'll come to get you. All of them. Everywhere. It's like every porn movie you ever saw came true at once.

It might of course be a bad idea to give into that. World-ending, really. And you thought playing a janitor might be boring, huh? Except of course if you always wanted to play one. You knew it would be life-changing.


Also featuring

- Collectibles!

- Meaningful choices!

- Introducing the WIN-WIN-WIN-Battlesystem

- References that you might be too old for

- References that you might be too young for

- an actual story burried under tons of references, but you'll manage

- the opportunity to tell the developers exactly what you think about the demo so they know exactly what to cut out and put in the season pass

Incubus Origins can be downloaded for free (and will stay free) on itcho.

 

[karunama]

It would be remiss of me to not ask the million dollar question; pairings and fetishes? Obviously m/m and m/f for pairings, but are there any others? And I'm guessing mind-control and possession for fetishes, but what else?

Alright, just finished my first playthrough of the demo. Supposedly having sex with basically everyone you encounter is supposed to be a bad thing? It didn't seem to affect much until I ran into 'the demo doesn't have the quest you unlocked'. Will that be different in the full game? Other than that, the smut is pretty minimal and a lot of the game is still in german, but I assume at least the latter problem will get fixed eventually.

 

[Blueworx]

Obviously m/m and m/f for pairings, but are there any others? And I'm guessing mind-control and possession for fetishes, but what else?

You will "meet" pretty much every standard fetish, the "dungeons" are rougly themed after porn categories. Did you reload and *not* talk to Luke in the bar so that Marc is still in your party, as our avatars advised you? You would at least get to see the first college/teen-themed one.

The reason why it's hard to answer the question directly is because talking to much about the fetishes would constitute as spoilers. So let's just say that we are dealing with a demon who is trying to take over the world by fullfilling the fantasies he encountered during his prolonged exile in the internet. And a game that really likes it's references. So in general rule 34 applies.

(...)is supposed to be a bad thing(...)

Again, heavy spoiler territory. Let's just say that you can't lose. There won't be your classic good and bad ending. You might however miss out on quests, collectibles and party-members, that's the "meaningful choices" part. At least until you play it again. It's a completionist's worst nightmare. It's also the thing we argue about all the time because some of us are that kind of completionist. But however we resolve that part,

"having sex with basically everyone you encounter"

is NEVER a bad thing.

(...) a lot of the game is still in german(...).

"A lot" would be suprising. Despite the auto-generated in-battle messages there never was a single German word in it. And there we thought we caught the ones that are used. Well, that's what the demo is for, gotta look into that list right away.

 

[Kesil]

You will "meet" pretty much every standard fetish

That's a bit vague.

talking to much about the fetishes would constitute as spoilers.

Then use the spoiler option. People aren't here to play guess.

"having sex with basically everyone you encounter"

is NEVER a bad thing.

It is. People have tastes, and one's not always up in the mood for shagging this or that.

 

[art926]

Add "gay" or "bara" tags on itch.io, so it's searchable easier. Also, make it installable through itch.io app, it's very comfortable to update games that way.

 

[karunama]

Regarding the specific places I saw German used; off the top of my head, I recall the options menu is entirely in German and if you canceled out of the first character's battle menu, you'd end up at a screen where the first option put you back into that menu, and the second option (think it was called 'give up' and made everyone skip their turn) caused a blaring sound to play and a few sentences in German to pop up. Some of the combat messages that play when you/the enemies use abilities were also in German, like for Derek's Brofist. I recall seeing more than just that, but that's all I remember atm.

Some nitpicks to consider:
On the title screen, you had blue text against a blue body in the background and it was basically impossible to see. Might wanna change that or at least add a heavy outline to make the words more visible.

From what I can see, a fair amount of the sexual content is unavoidable. In that case, you may want to consider an option in the options menu that can turn on/off certain kinds of content that some might shy away from *cough* females *cough*.

If there was a button that let your characters run, I couldn't find it. Walking felt really slow, and the battle animations were often incredibly time-consuming. Personally, I'd reel them back a bit.

I found the ability descriptions to be kind of vague, and it was sometimes difficult to tell if an ability did damage to energy or confidence. You may want to consider short tags in the descriptions to make this more clear. [C] if it affects confidence, for example.

In fact, some descriptions are too long for the box (the item Gravia, for example). This is another reason to consider tags. Otherwise, the description should automatically cycle between lines or something so that the player can read the whole thing.

You may want to hire a proofreader or editor (like me, for example). Every time Benjamin talked about a 'plain' of existence, I physically recoiled.

Oh, and sometimes the default name for the janitor pops up when it probably shouldn't. I remember the status screen for him was one of the places that happened, including before he had actually been named.

 

[Blueworx]

(...)
Some nitpicks to consider:
(...)

That's why we put this here. You can actually forget that the traditional fleeing built into RPG maker didn't really go away even though we really wanted it to, leading people into long burried parts of the game. You can also literally stop seeing things like the load/save menu which is indeed in German, that's a little embarassing. It's fixed now, and the file will be replaced soon.
We are well aware of our sins against the English (see also devlog on itchio).

Add "gay" or "bara" tags on itch.io, so it's searchable easier. Also, make it installable through itch.io app, it's very comfortable to update games that way.

Same. We'll wear that bara tag with pride.

It is. People have tastes, and one's not always up in the mood for shagging this or that.

Then I'm glad to point out that not shagging people is one of the two core strategies in the game. But here is what we can tell you without spoilers: You won't have simulated sex, meaning that you also won't have simulated fetishes. Saying that it won't get too exotic would be a lie, but the only animals you will encounter are bunnies, and you won't get to fuck them. There are entities shorter than 5 feet in this game, but they are well over 18. And while you can use the shower, that's pretty much all of the bathroom action that takes place.

We even cut out the videos we already made, it's not the focus. You should however level up in time so that you won't have sex with badly disguised celebritie cameos, for example. Or a pair of giant escaped tits. Or dragons. (Sure, a game without dragons can exist, but what would be the point?)

 

[karunama]

Sure, a game without dragons can exist, but what would be the point?

You could see a dragon and *not* let it have its way with you, but what would be the point?

 

[art926]

Tried it. Love the theme and atmosphere. Wish there were more custom (non standard) assets used and slightly higher quality, maybe drawn by a good painter instead of rendered DAZ models. But it's up to you, of course,
Fights are very long.
Btw, check old good "Polymorphous Perversity" if you can find it somewhere. It's made on a similar engine, but uses all custom assets and sex-based fights. Really fun game (bi-sexual oriented).

 

[Blueworx]

Tried it. Love the theme and atmosphere. Wish there were more custom (non standard) assets used and slightly higher quality, maybe drawn by a good painter instead of rendered DAZ models. But it's up to you, of course,
Fights are very long.
Btw, check old good "Polymorphous Perversity" if you can find it somewhere. It's made on a similar engine, but uses all custom assets and sex-based fights. Really fun game (bi-sexual oriented).

PP is one of the grandparents of this game, so I second that recommendation.

I was told to not make any promises about the art.

I can however state that the "combat" is under constant scrutiny. The "stare" and "flirt" animations as well as some of their other lengthy friends are murdered in their sleep while I'm writing this, resulting in another soon to be released update.

 

[karunama]

That's good. I remember a 'businesswoman' used an attack that made tits shake their way across the screen for what I swear was a full minute. I was ready to get a soda, maybe make a sandwich when the animation finally ended.

Oh, and about PP, is it possible to do an m/m only playthrough? Tbh, I wouldn't touch a tit or clit even if it was made entirely of diamonds, and I keep that same standard in games too, lol.

Edit: nvm about PP. I got curious, gave it a try, and couldn't leave the very first room without having sex with a female. Eugh.

 

[art926]

couldn't leave the very first room without having sex with a female

That game is about exploring sexuality, and I love it. It makes you feel uncomfortable in some scenes, but gives a lot of choice right after and you figure out what you really like. I'm gay, btw, but don't mind seeing straight sex in games, as far, as the male character is handsome enough.

 

[karunama]

I'm gay, btw, but don't mind seeing straight sex in games, as far, as the male character is handsome enough.

I do mind it. Frankly, mandatory straight *anything* will ruin a game for me. I've had enough of that crap force fed to me for two lifetimes and I am *so* done. All the moreso when it's actual sex.

I'm not sure how handsomeness can apply in that particular game, but then again I can't power through eating shit smeared on a steak by concentrating on how well cooked the steak is. The entire thing is ruined.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

Surprising your players when it comes to sex is actually the worst possible thing you can do when developing an adult game. I'm dead serious when I say you MUST SPOIL EVERYTHING. There are simply too many games out there for players to take the time to try yours and see if it's something they'll like. That's why one of the most important things you need to say is exactly what kind of sex content is in your game, current and planned, as well as what is and isn't optional. If your game is intended to appeal to a broad audience, everything in it must be optional.

 

[art926]

Surprising your players when it comes to sex is actually the worst possible thing you can do when developing an adult game. I'm dead serious when I say you MUST SPOIL EVERYTHING. There are simply too many games out there for players to take the time to try yours and see if it's something they'll like. That's why one of the most important things you need to say is exactly what kind of sex content is in your game, current and planned, as well as what is and isn't optional. If your game is intended to appeal to a broad audience, everything in it must be optional.

Nah, I disagree) It's really up to the author - whatever inspires him/her. The most important is to keep author on track and inspired, so they can finish a game, instead of trying to satisfy everyone and eventually burn out. When I played Polymorphous Perversity the game really surprised me in the sexual ways. There is some forced content, some optional (usually the weirdest stuff), but there is enough freedom to discover what you like in it. When something's forced, it's usually consequences of your actions (so, you can load an old save and try another way), or some sort of challenge - get through the ugly stuff to receive what you really want eventually. I'm fine with that)))

 

[art926]

Btw, there is some cool bara game that may need our support:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260147048/top-of-your-game

 

[karunama]

Nah, I disagree) It's really up to the author - whatever inspires him/her.

This is the important bit in the previous quote you missed;

If your game is intended to appeal to a broad audience

Of course, I agree with TDM on nearly every point he made in his post. While you absolutely should concentrate on making the content that inspires you, that is in no way relevant to whether or not you should be upfront with the sexual content in your game. Regardless of whether you want to appeal to a broad audience or a niche one, revealing the sexual content is imperative, *especially* for the non-optional stuff. In fact, it's even more important if your intent is to market to a niche group since you can't exactly appeal to them if you hide the fact that your game is meant to cater to their tastes.

Case in point; I only like m/m. Wouldn't touch any of the other categories with a ten foot pole. In fact, I find the very concept of femininity to be a massive turnoff in any form. Thus, I am a niche consumer and the content I can enjoy is limited from the outset. I tend to be *very* picky with what I play, and that's why PP was only on my computer for 5 minutes before I deleted it, and it will never be back.