Almastriga: A Metroidvania NSFW Game

[Taboolicious]

Hello everyone!​

I go by Taboolicious and I’m here to introduce a game I’ve been working on for a bit now: Almastriga. It’s a metroidvania-inspired NSFW game that doesn’t encourage you to die in order to see NSFW scenes – in fact, dying doesn’t reward you at all.

Here are the pertinent links:

Public Build Download: https://mega.nz/#!o1txhKSC!Oj1LbU4H0gHfTBPPDlEaA2JNYiWLN-BmWSrJi2Nssnc
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taboolicious
Discord: https://discord.gg/AGr29wX

We release new builds every month.

I’d love to get as much feedback on the game as possible. The more player feedback we’re able to get, the better we can make the final product.

Right now the game is in pretty heavy alpha and is in no way representative of the final product. We’re currently trying to get together a demo that shows off all aspects of Almastriga while also creating a solid test environment as we refine the combat system, implement new features and design the game’s various enemies.

The game does already feature some NSFW scenes by way of the farm, where you can get a glimpse of the static and animated scene quality levels we’re shooting for. New NSFW scenes are constantly being added with subsequent updates too.

Of course, to see those scenes, you’ll have to get to the town first… ; )

Thanks for reading.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

What are the fetishes and pairings in your game at the current time, and what do you intend to include when it's finished?

 

[karunama]

Someone beat me to it.

 

[Taboolicious]

What are the fetishes and pairings in your game at the current time, and what do you intend to include when it's finished?

as it is right now we only have monsters which included:
tentacles, "futa", horse cock, tongue dick (I think this one still tentacle) and lactation
the futa part not sure if counts because is with a succubus, but the dick is not placed where the genitalia should be, instead its on her tail, but still is a girl with a dick.

as for upcoming fetish content, well that's a huge list really, but on the very near future we will add and focus on human intercourse (we will leave the monsters rest for a while)
which will include:
incest, milf, lactation, lesbian, shemale (possibly), size difference (this is with a fairy which you will be able to fuck with your clit) and voyeurism.

I think I didn't miss any, but if you don't see one that you particularly like, please go ahead and ask away!
I strongly suggest you join our discord, we have a very nice community and extremely helpful too in case you have some questions or want to know the opinion from the player side

many thanks for your time and have a lovely day!

 

[TheDarkMaster]

Don't forget the pairings. This is what sexes are doing things together. From the sounds of your list, that includes female on female or f/f, male monster on female or m/f, and possibly hermaphrodite on female or h/f. As this forum has all sorts on it, you should make it clear if the game will include male on male or m/m, or threesomes like m/m/f etc. This is really important information that should be easy to find on your original post so that players know if they should be interested in your game or not. Most players are at the point where they don't even try a game unless they know it will have sex content in it that they will like. There's just too many games available and not enough time to try them all. Plus you can just find yourself frustrated or pissed off with games that have nothing in them for you or things you strongly dislike. Especially if they're mandatory.

 

[Jash]

I tried playing this game before and... I'm sorry to say, it was just unplayable. The main character just controls so poorly and the combat system is irredeemably clunky. Her attacks are poorly-aimed (why does she swing so high?) making it hard to actually hit enemies, despite her wielding a polearm, her jump is floaty and she has an awkward block animation. I just found it so irritatingly frustrating to play that sex content wasn't even a consideration. I dunno if you've improved it since the version I tried, but I felt the issues were deeply ingrained and would be impossible to resolve with a MASSIVE rework. It's a pity because the game LOOKS gorgeous, but if you're going to make a porn game with as much porn as game, you need to make sure you get the game right or it's just going to obstruct the porn.

 

[Taboolicious]

Don't forget the pairings. This is what sexes are doing things together. From the sounds of your list, that includes female on female or f/f, male monster on female or m/f, and possibly hermaphrodite on female or h/f. As this forum has all sorts on it, you should make it clear if the game will include male on male or m/m, or threesomes like m/m/f etc. This is really important information that should be easy to find on your original post so that players know if they should be interested in your game or not. Most players are at the point where they don't even try a game unless they know it will have sex content in it that they will like. There's just too many games available and not enough time to try them all. Plus you can just find yourself frustrated or pissed off with games that have nothing in them for you or things you strongly dislike. Especially if they're mandatory.

ah of course, well its mainly focused on the main character so in few words its Female+ what ever comes your way, I do want to add the option of maybe changing the gender of the main character during sex scenes, but for now I want to keep it simple.
the voyeurism part tho, that includes the incest all kinds of pairings, mom/son, cousin/cousin, aunt/nephew, bro/sis.
I hope that's a bit more clear, but if you have something in mind that is a bit more specific, just go ahead and ask

 

[Taboolicious]

I tried playing this game before and... I'm sorry to say, it was just unplayable. The main character just controls so poorly and the combat system is irredeemably clunky. Her attacks are poorly-aimed (why does she swing so high?) making it hard to actually hit enemies, despite her wielding a polearm, her jump is floaty and she has an awkward block animation. I just found it so irritatingly frustrating to play that sex content wasn't even a consideration. I dunno if you've improved it since the version I tried, but I felt the issues were deeply ingrained and would be impossible to resolve with a MASSIVE rework. It's a pity because the game LOOKS gorgeous, but if you're going to make a porn game with as much porn as game, you need to make sure you get the game right or it's just going to obstruct the porn.

what was the last version you played?
granted we are still very hard alpha and there is much room to improve, but you making it sound like it was a very old version.

 

[Jash]

what was the last version you played?
granted we are still very hard alpha and there is much room to improve, but you making it sound like it was a very old version.

Afraid I can't remember; I deleted it.

 

[Merilirem]

Possibly great game from what ive seen however not having any visible save function is a huge determent and the game clearly isn't made to not have saves. Just an annoying aspect of this early build im assuming.

I also have questions about what type of H content this has. Not having to die is fine if not good and this being a rough outline without bells and such is understood. I would however like to know what exactly the content will consist of and how frequent it will be. Pairings and fetishes are not what i mean but rather HCG, Text, Animation, etc. How will it be delivered and will it be frequent within the game or simply a few instances throughout?

I for one am tired of games which offer a CG or event at the end of a level that has no bearing on the actual game aspect itself. For instance games with X levels which give one CG as a "reward" for completion. Filling a gallery is not fun enough to be the entire game. Likewise a game where i spend the majority of my time murdering monsters or whatever with no relation to said H content may as well not be a H game. A good H game should mix the gameplay with the H. If its just earning rewards to unlock the content then its no better than playing a game and looking up R34 after.

H content should be interconnected with the rest of a games content. It does not matter how, just that there is only one game being played and not two. Games where all the content is in relation to something outside of the actual game part are also bad. The kind where you play the game part forgetting its even that type of game and then save before talking to some H npc back at base who may as well be its own minigame. Having all the content at a base just makes the rest of the game feel meaningless.

Sorry for the minor rant. I has intended this to be mostly praise but after playing this is what i spent my time thinking. Bugs usually get fixed such at that odd "camera not looking at you" or the teleportation clipping. Game design however decides if its worth the effort on either of our parts.

 

[Talonblade]

Just played this myself, and it seems like it has promise but there are a few things that make it a bit irritating to play. For instance, the knock down of the character seems inconsistent, being that I have been hit 5 times then knocked down but other times I am knocked down three or four times in a row. Also are there supposed to be i frames for when you get up? I had been knocked into spikes by a monster and been able to jump out if I did not move and just jumped out of the spikes, but other times I have just been instantly killed after being thrown into the spikes by a monster. I have also noticed that at times if you are running then go to attack you will just mindlessly keep running into the enemy and take damage that you should not have.

Spoiler

Also when going to get the hammer I spent WAY too much time running back through rooms I had already done because I would be thrown onto the insta kill spikes of the third room. I would suggest putting a check point between rooms 2 and 3 just to ease some player frustration.

Other than those I do feel like this has potential as not just a good source of fap material but a solid game with the added bonus of the h scenes.

 

[xApocryphon]

Lag? Oh yes, we have that. A lot of that, in fact. So much that it becomes nearly unplayable at around 10-12 fps, which means a lot of getting beaned by basic monsties. I beg of thee, dear developer, for a particle effect toggle. There's so much unnecessary shite happening in the background that could be turned off to improve performance on less capable computers. I haven't even managed to get past that first guy with anchor/pickaxe thing, which is odd for someone who plays games as much as I do. Just more options beyond a volume slider and text speed is all I ask.

 

[Void Director]

First, on a positive note, the art in this game is really good. It looks very solid and professional and made me look forward to the H-Scenes, but I never actually got to any for the reasons outlined below.

My first annoyance was being forced to run an installer that it requires me to make a start menu shortcut. I think most people, including myself, don't want shortcuts to porn games on their start menu. Ideally, you would just unzip the folder and click the exe. But if you really want the installer, at least make the shortcut optional.

The game's controls were a bit finicky. The main two issues were that, when playing on a controller, even the slightest bit of upwards tilt made my attack an uppercut instead of thrust. Because it's very hard to move forward without having the stick at some angle, I often upper-cut when I meant to do a regular attack. You should probably require some higher threshold to perform an upper attack. The second thing was the falling speed, which seemed to transition form upwards momentum, to falling like a brick, almost instantly. This made it very hard to avoid some pits and to use the wings. I realize that there are long falling sections which would be annoying if the fall speed was too low, but it really should start lower, than a transition to the high speed after some time.

Next, I seemed to get a constant stream of new weapons and armor so fast that I barely got to appreciate the ones I just picked up. Is this just so you can test them easily? If not, you should probably think about spreading them out more. They had nice art, but they didn't feel like I really "earned" them.

Finally, I did some kind of slide between scenes and my character glitched out and turned invisible. I tried to exit, hoping to reload from my last checkpoint, but apparently saving isn't a thing yet. This was disappointing, as I hadn't managed to find an H-scene yet (despite beating the first boss-like enemy). I still don't know how you're supposed to trigger them. I would recommend having one pretty early to players know what to look out for.

Anyhow, the game has really nice art and a lot of potentials. I hope you get the gameplay kinks worked out soon so we can focus more on the sexy kinks.

Edit: Played one more time and found the sex scene gallery (I apparently walked past it the first time). The art is quite nice, but I agree with the earlier posters that it should be integrated into the main gameplay more. Is that what the seduction stat is for? It would be interesting as an alternative way to beat enemies.