I have to say that this is an amazing game! Honestly there are very few VN's out there that I have seen that have a good story and good character background but this has both. Looking forward to a sequel, and hoping the second is as good as the first!
Thank you so much for the kind feedback! It means a lot to me. I've got some exciting work done on the sequel and I'm so looking forward to having a blast creating that as well :D I'm really glad you enjoyed the game <3
This game is certainly very engaging with the amount of options that is available. I will be playing this game for quite some time. However, I think as many have commented before, a walkthrough/guide would be nice due to the amount of choices that are available. Looking forward to your sequel and if it is as good as this, I will definitely support you on Pateron when I start working properly.
I've been loving this game it's super fun and detailed as well as super interesting. The only problem I've had is a few of the dialog options have been pretty vague, my best example that I can remember is when Scylez breaks Dracky's ______ and you have "you have a right to be angry." and "try to understand." for me its a mix of both, I'd say "you have a right to be angry but try to understand where he's coming from." so for me it was a split choice but after picking both there was very clear option. So I'd say just try and make them more clear even just a "side with dracky." or "side with scylez." for that one could make it more clear. Aside from that It's a super fun game and i love all the different relationships. :)
Thanks for the feedback and trying out the game! :D I'm really glad you've been enjoying it and having a good time. I've been really ramping up trying to do some bug squishing lately to make it a polished experience. I think I could definitely change those dialogue options to make things more clear. Sometimes it is a little challenging to convey exactly what they'll do and i've gone back and forth before trying to choose the best one XD so this isn't the first time I've had to alter one to make the decision a little more clear. but thank you for the feedback and thank you a ton for playing! <3 It means a lot to hear your feedback and read comments like yours
Its a fine line between giving the reader a nod vs telling them what is said word for word lol. I'm sure you'll strike a balance. aside from that I really do love this game and can't wait to see where it'll end up.
Heya! I just finished the game, and I got Blinki's ending, he really is just a precious bean ;^;. I loved it and I'm definitely gonna play it again! But I noticed a few bugs and such
- in several of the scenes right at the beginning of the scene, the text will cut off in the middle of the sentence and repeat it from the beginning of the paragraph (ex. He was a gHe was a good man yada yada).
- the bonus scene where Atti gets a virus is broken (Hero's Hideout's Hero). If you do everything right it'll cut off right before the scene ends and take you back to the beginning of the scene and you get stuck in a loop unless you make different choices
- Izzy doesn't seem to have a second date? Either that or I just can't figure out how to get it. It's also not in the flowcharts. It's really hard to get affection points for her, especially enough to get her ending, but I'll keep trying
- There's a few continuity errors throughout, but these are just minor details (eg you play a scene but in the next few scenes you're introduced to characters as if you didn't just play a scene with them, or you don't know info you learned in a previous scene, etc). Also a few choices and outcomes don't match up with the scene flowcharts.
- Sometimes after I select a choice it feels like a line or chunk of the conversation is just missing and it's kinda blown over
- If you load to a mini or bonus scene it kinda screws up the game, and it'll pop up again on the map after being completed and you'll have to play it again
And this is just a suggestion but I'd love to see it, can you add flowcharts for the mini and bonus scenes and for the dates? Also it would help to have a complete choice guide with consequences for each choice for those who want to see every ending! Also I'd love to see more of Zion! She's such an interesting character! But I know this might be a lot to ask for 😓
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm definitely gonna play it again! I really love the characters and it's wonderful how choices early in the game can affect how it ends, it's not often you see a VN that gets this in-depth!
Thanks a lot for the reply :D glad you enjoyed the game and had a fun time with it. It's always interesting to hear what ending everyone got too. I had a lot of fun with Blinki's story especially! And also thank you for the extensive bug report! It's always really helpful to receive these and as soon as I do I make it a priority to go investigate this stuff so I can try and fix everything and get the best version possible out to everyone! Can I ask what version of the game you were playing on previously when you discovered these bugs?
One thing I can tell you is how to get Izzy's second date. Or rather how to get her first date sooner. What you need to do is take her story when searching her apartment in scene 8 and this will open up an option later to see her first date. It is, however, missing from the scene flowcharts and I'll have to add that in.
On the subject of the flowcharts I probably should go through them once more and ensure they're accurate. Some things have changed throughout development and I'd want to make sure it's reflected there as well so I'm adding it to my list to do. I never really thought about adding the bonus and mini scenes to the flowcharts too but I don't see why I shouldn't and that's not too big of a request. I can add that to the list as well.
I'll be investigating the rest of the bugs you reported as well. Some of them like spelling errors and repeating text I know exist, but they're super hard to track down. I need to spend a good long while just combing through the dialogue one day and really nail these down. Some of the others might be fixed like you said, but it doesn't hurt to investigate them anyway just to double check!
Thank you for the feedback! If you decide to play again the current version is now 3_7_1 and hopefully you'll see an improvement in that new build of the game ^^ thanks for the message and the report! It helps a lot and I'm really over the moon to hear when people have a good time! So thanks again! <3
Hey Scylez! It has been several months since I left a comment and it looks like your work has really done well. Like me, your work has really reached a lot of people. I am not surprised. I am still as inspired as I was when I first played this game. Since I played it, I have been writing outside of my main job and I have achieved success again that I never thought I would. I could make a living off of my writing again, and I never thought I would say that again. You are partially to blame for that "shame on you" XP. Anyway my purpose for leaving this comment is to volunteer my services as a writer. I want to get in touch with you personally to give you my credentials (I would prefer to do it there instead of publicly) is there a way I could reach you that would make you comfortable and give you/prove my credentials?
Hey thanks for writing back to me. I'd love to talk with you a little more on the subject and if you'd like to do so privately you can always reach me through email at ScylezStudios@gmail.com ^^ Glad to hear you've been having some success with your work. That's awesome! We need more great people making great content like yourself :D
Great game in general. Now I won't lie, at first I was drawn to the game by the promise of lewd scenes, but I quickly fell in love with the engaging story and diverse, unique characters. As of now, I've done all I can in the game so I put it on back of the pile, but maybe I'll come back to it in time. I really enjoyed the game and I am so excited to see what you do next, whether it's additional content, a sequel to the game or something entirely new. Whatever it is, you can be sure I'll be one of the first to jump right on
Thanks! :D With most furry content I always really enjoy adding some lewd content to the mix and I feel like that makes the VN feel more complete in a way, but I also really hoped to make a game with a story that would stand on it's own without the lewd scenes, so I'm glad it sounds like I was able to accomplish it. Thank you for playing and for the kind words. I'm excited about what's coming next as well and hopefully a sequel will be just as fun to make and fun to play too :3 that and a few other projects I'm excited about.
I can answer and tell you a few things planned so far ^^ not an issue.
1. Some of the main cast might show up, but most of the cast is planned right now to be new characters with new stories.
2. If Corsica does appear in the next game, it's assumed the good ending is the cannon ending and Corsica's design will be altered a bit from the drug use.
3. The sequel will happen directly after the first game, with the same player as the first game, however it will be in a different location with a different city and story.
Heya! I haven't played it yet but I'm excited! My reason for commenting is I saw on one of your replies (can't find it again oof) that you'd like a custom soundtrack. I'm a freelance composer with a crap ton of time, if you're interested hmu! My email is jgrey1110@gmail.com.
To get Scylez's next date, after scene 2 you select to hang out with scylez to get his first date. If you do this then during scene 9, the game night, let Blinki choose the food. This will cause Scylez to show up the next day and offer another date ^^
And to get more scenes in the minigame you'll just have to keep getting the heart meter to full ^^
Thanks for the kind words and support! I'm glad you're enjoying the game! :D
Sorry if this question is asked frequently Mr.Scylez but i loved you game and the first time i played it was on android. What ever happened to the original android link on the itch.io website?
The android version is still available for download ^^ On the game's page if you hit the download button there should be an option for a PC version and an android version. Glad you enjoyed the game! And I'm also glad to know the android version gets some love too x3 I wasn't sure anyone actually played it that way.
Thanks for the very helpful response Scylez would've never known if you didn't mention to me. Cant wait to see what you have in store for the future and ill always keep on supporting this masterpeice my friend.
To get Blinki's second date, you'll first need to see Blinki's first date by telling him he can lean on his friends in Scene 5.
Then in scene 9, let Scylez choose the food and don't tell Blinki that you stole the story if you did. This will prompt him to show up the next day for a second date ^^
I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed the world! I'm definitely planning on making more content like this! A sequel is in the works as well as a few small additions to this game.
Radolf I think is the most tricky to get in the game. Seeing both dates is the best way to gain affection with him. The first date can be obtained soonest by calling him in scene 13 and asking about his personal life. In response he will ask you on a date. The second date can then be seen after scene 17 if you let him speak and stop Kase. Both these dates should grab you a good amount of affection but also by answering certain questions correctly you'll raise your affection with Radolf. A lot of these are obvious after hearing Radolf's reaction if you've picked correctly or not. If you need a specific list I can try to grab one for you.
If you don't mind, I would appreciate a list! And I did got two dates from him, I tried different choices on the dates but I still keep getting 5 points from him
So it looks like you found a bug! D: Something I'm going to get on and fix for the next update, but when I looked into the code it appears some of the affection events for Radolf are missing. I'm going to fix that right away. Thank you for pointing this out! You should be able to properly score Radolf as an the ending love with the next update.
First of all i am a really big fan of your game anything that involves fury's and a way to escape ones own skin and reality is a big triple plus in my book , games like this always get me sucked in and i always begin to wish i was a character in this story and i just cant stop reading, always wondering what will happen next . any ways i have some suggestions if that's ok, to expand your visual novel even further I really hope that there is another chapter to go into this because I really hope that the love and romance that the PC made will continue, maybe even future conflict like trying to figure out that secret dinner party found in the woods and things like that.
also it might be a little far fetched but i think it might be a cool idea to put in a little bit of magic to which ends in the PC getting stuck in Scylez's computer game and Scylez on the outside helping the PC with a little programing.
another thought it might be pretty cool if you put up some thought into character creation and a little bit of a back story like species , size , build (male , female or hem) and sexual preference , and maybe a way to find a job in the city maybe even working at (white eagle effects) with Dracky after the festival
and i don't want to sound too perverted but I hope that there will be some more sexual scenes too and i am also hoping that some of those scenes will lead back to the junkyard and to that dingo letting the PC into the group that the dingo created and an opportunity to also let the PC get railed by all the Xenomorph's big and small , maybe having one pick you out as there favorite and maybe even turning it into a side job , also learning there language so that the PC can talk to them in there native language , maybe even turning it into a mission to help them out any way they can , even getting more people into the circle and get the awareness out , and even try helping out in finding the one that left the sunken ship.
each one of those side story's could be an adventure onto itself and maybe even the friends of the PC as well
i hope i am not over stepping my bounds by suggesting new material i just really love this game that you created and hope that you use some of theses suggestions and that the adventure continues.
Thanks for the long and thoughtful comment! I'm glad you had a good time exploring my game and love hearing about everyone's experience, good or bad, when playing through it!
Something I also love is hearing feedback and suggestions. You're never stepping over your bounds by asking or giving ideas for new features and stories to incorporate. All your ideas are something I could see being added into the game. It'd be neat for the story to continue a little bit beyond the ending, but involving the love interest would be a lot of work since I'd need to do 10 different stories for each character so that's kinda low on my priority list just because of how much work it'd be x3 I'd still really love to do it if possible though!
Character creation has been something that was originally planned for the game, but the feature sadly was dropped (along with money) just because it was a lot more work for me to handle on my own. But sexual preferences could be an easy thing for me to add in right at this moment (gay straight or bi) and giving more player choice is always a good thing. In the sequel I am hoping to incorporate some better character creation that will have an impact on the story, but I won't promise anything yet x3
The other ideas are really neat too for bonus scenes. Especially the Scylez game scene. There's a lot of possibilities for something fun there. And also I have been trying to add in more sexual scenes too ;) I think at the moment there are 16 lewd scenes total to be found in the game, but I have more planned and would love to incorporate more. There are a few characters that I've got some scenes planned, and just need to find a way to incorporate them into the game and write them. To be honest, the entire reason the Xeno's were added into the game was for the idea to have them in a lewd scene XD and I do still have something like that planned. I don't think that's too perverted at all so hopefully I can get that scene added to the game sometime. I think you'll be satisfied with it ^^ The biggest reason why it hasn't been added yet was just because I need to find an artist for it x3
Thanks for playing and the recommendations! I love hearing ideas because I myself don't always know the best things to add or plan for :) plus it's really fun to hear what the players might come up with!
Thank you so much for taking some of my ideas to heart , I am a writer my self and have an imagination the size of Jupiter which means that every time I try to suggest ideas for a game I am playing I am either ignored , banned or have my idea ridiculed or Beaton down because its not a good one, I have high hopes for your game to be a great success and also to be fun and sexy to play too , if you ever need any ideas to bounce off of I am always on itch.io/games looking for something else to play and I bookmarked your site so its the first thing I come to before I go to itch.io/games .
your fan
Loyalmutt
P.S i still cant get that scene out of my head where the Xeno's where railing that dingo's tail hole and he was just acting like its no big deal ... good job 😜😜😜👌
(Copy pasted from my review on Steam; thought I would leave this here as it seems you (Scylez) are more active on here than on Steam and I don't want to keep this review unknown to you!)
Decided to grab this game on a whim after going for a year without playing a visual novel. I also wanted to seek out any hidden gems that other people would overlook due to this game featuring anthro characters in spades. Due to me finding pieces of media that depicts these kinds of characters empowering when done correctly I thought I would give this game a shot since there was nothing to lose.
Holy mackerel, I've struck gold! Significantly longer than anticipated along with a rich story line and pretty well written characters that have more than enough intrigue to learn all there is to know about them; made romancing and seeing where they end up very much worth it! I also appreciate that this story is very much western rather than eastern/anime like many other anthro/furry visual novels out there; a very pleasant contrast to what I'm acquainted with.
I thought it's really cool how a number of this game's characters are actually other people's fursonas as well; I think that's a cute detail! The artwork didn't grab me at first based on the screenshots, but I found it quickly grew on me and now I think a lot of love and effort went into this game's visuals, especially for a free product! I suppose the only thing I find lacking is the variety in sprites for the side characters such as Io and Angel, but it's understandable that they don't have as much work put into them since they don't have a lot of screen time to utilize them more than a handful of times.
There are some quirks that I think can be looked into/ironed out to really bring this game to the next level, such as:
1. Saving only working to the start of each ingame "scene" rather than saving right on the current screen like in other visual novels (might be easier said than done since this game is made in Unity, but maybe give a heads up how the save system works in the game?).
2. Skipping dialogue by holding down the left mouse button does not seem to stop at unread dialogue; maybe you could add an option to allow it to only skip only seen dialogue? Also, I don't recall seeing any info in the game or the game's page that you're allowed to do this. I think it would be beneficial to let the player know that this functionality exists as this makes subsequent playthroughs much easier to indulge in.
3. I found the music to be fine personally, but I'm a firm believer that a solid original soundtrack can really improve a video game dramatically by itself so it might be beneficial to look into commissioning someone to do that for you for your future projects. Again, easier said than done, but something worth considering!
4. The game does have some grammatical and spelling mistakes which become a bit more noticeable in the latter half of the game, but nothing that stops you from understanding what the game is telling you. A notable example I found is the game going back and forth with the names Seil/Siel and Skalan/Scalan.
5. This may be due to the mechanics not being fully developed just yet, but the only thing that exploration mode seems to allow you to do is trigger a handful of bonus scenes; all the money and clothing you can pick up doesn't seem to have any use, not even for cosmetics given the anonymity of the main character. The bonus scenes are worth seeing as they provide a good bit of extra lore to the games storyline, though!
Overall, this game was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon that tells a really cool sci-fi crime story with romance thrown in! This feels like a steal being free, but I have a lot of respect for creators that put out real quality work for free! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for any news regarding the planned sequel as I'm very interested in seeing where the story heads off from here, and I'll be recommending this to my friends that would really enjoy this kind of game since it deserves more publicity!
You would be correct! I am much more active here than on steam. Seems like the steam version of the game does not generate much attention and also I don't get notified with comments or reviews. But anyway I'm really glad you decided to check out the game! I'd be interested to see what media brought you to the decision :3
I spent a lot of time creating the outline of the story and tbh I didn't know where it'd end up when I started writing it x3 Some of the main characters weren't even part of the story to begin with until it was halfway done being written. But I knew I wanted to include some real fursonas and thought it'd be a fun idea. And still more are being added here and there as new scenes are added. If I could, I'd add a lot more sprites to the game but it just takes me forever to draw x.x that's the biggest bottleneck. But the web version of the game is getting pretty close to max capacity on file size too sadly.
Onto Quirks! And I'm glad to hear this feedback!
Since the game is built from the ground up in Unity, this save system was the "easy" way for me to get it working from the start. And I probably should update that and plan to do so. In the next update, I did give the save system a revamp to allow more slots and an autosave feature. The code behind the scenes got rewritten so it will make it easier and less prone to errors if I do implement a save system that works with the exact line being saved at.
I never gave thought to stopping the skip at unread dialogue. I'd have to brainstorm the best way to do this but it's a good idea. Also it's probably a good idea to add in the controls somewhere and let people know what controls are available. The game can be played with keyboard, mouse, touch, and controller, but I'd be willing to bet not everyone knows some of these quality of life features exist.
I would LOVVEEEE a custom soundtrack. If I ever win the lotto I'd hire someone to redo all the music for this game x3 hopefully in the next one I can have a few custom tunes though. That'd be ideal trust me!
The spelling and grammar is the bane of my existence. Being honest, spelling was one of my worst subjects, so why I decided to write a 300k word VN is beyond me. But Slowly the issues are being found by some very helpful people, and being corrected. (the Seil/Siel and Skalan/Scalan things are just me being really dumb though x3). The spelling is I think the most troublesome and obvious flaw with the game.
Glad you enjoyed the extra bonus scenes though! :3 The money in the game was planned to have a much bigger impact on the storyline but got written out in the end and now it's basically an unused relic with no actual function. I'm not quite sure what to do with it but maybe thought about unlocks being bought with it. Not sure what to unlock, but it's an idea. Clothing does have a small impact on the dateable characters, but the game never tells you this and I should try to find a way to make this more known. I've got an idea to try now!
I really really appreciate the long review you gave both here and on steam. I appreciate the feedback, honesty, and suggestions. I'm eager to get more work done on the planned sequel. Still in the planning stages but hopefully will move along quicker soon! At least all the changes and little fixes that go into the code for the first game will carry over to the second game, so improvements I make now will be reflected in the sequel. Thanks for recommending my game too! I created it out of passion and am simply happy when people play and enjoy it! Doing this is something I love and getting really in depth feedback and comments like yours makes it all worth it! You're awesome and made my day :D
You're welcome, happy to see you take my review in stride! While some of the things I've suggested might be not feasible at this moment in time I do appreciate hearing a creator take them into account all the same.
As for the media, of course there's the slew of Disney properties, Nintendo, and plenty of indie productions that feature anthro characters in one way or another, but I think what gave me a big push recently was the anime Beastars a year prior and BNA: Brand New Animal, with the former quickly becoming one of my favorite animes and the latter while not quite as good was still great especially if you're a fan of Studio Trigger's other works.
Even then, I stumbled into this rabbit hole by pure chance on Steam by browsing for visual novels and finding one called Angels with Scaly Wings (dating sim with dragons) that made me think 'you know, I want to play that game!' partly due to both the unorthodox scenario of the game and seeing it has rave reviews, but also due to dragons being one of my favorite fantasy creatures. After that became one of the best VNs I personally played in years I went out of the way to see if other furry visual novels and some very notable ones being Nekojishi (homoerotic VN with anthro cats set in Taipei), Friendship with Benefits (a bizarre/humorous parody of MLP: FiM that's very NSFW, but has a super intriguing story and solid characters that makes it so much more than other Ao rated games), Changed (not a VN, but tells a really interesting I Am Legend type of story with anthro characters thrown in), and of course your game.
You could probably check these out yourself and take some pointers on how to approach your future works if any of these strike your fancy; a decent way to improve at your craft is partaking in the work of others after all. I find the fact that you decided to make a VN while spelling/grammar is your weakest subject to be pretty admirable since it says you're more than willing to improve on different facets of game design rather than sticking with only one part of the game. You certainly seem you have a good head on your shoulders for this subject so I'll have to keep an eye out for any future projects you come out with down the line. Very happy to know I made your day as well; I can never be sure if others will take kindly to my words so I'm glad to hear that's the case! I wish you luck and to have a great day/night!
Its annoing to lower the volume of the game. Can you make something like a keep volume settings changes? Im sorry if i am too annoing i just want to help...
do you mean volume changes when loading between things like the menu and in game? or volume changes between when the game closes and opens?
And I don't unfortunately have a discord that's actively used at the moment, but maybe in the future I'll start it up and get more use out of it. However I do have a telegram group if you happen to be on telegram ^^
For this game, i would have one last thing to add/correct: In the "More" section, the scene flowcharts are quite blurry and therefore hard to read, i think it would be good to change them with more clear pictures. But no hurry, just do what you like first.
Ahh I can explain this x3 Sadly I had to lower the graphical fidelity of most of the art assets to get the game to run in a browser. The game is very very close to the file size limit and one of the unfortunate results was that I had to reduce the quality of the flowcharts. I have a couple ideas to maybe get them readable in the web version so hopefully one of those works out but in the meantime the PC version has much better quality and non blurry flowcharts, and I believe the android version does too ^^
Thanks for the comment and for playing! Hopefully I can get this fixed too x3
Still very very early in development. It will be a while before any solid progress can be shown but I'll be sure to poste updates on all my profiles everywhere ^^
Ok, what? What's with the weird comments at the end of the game about what I did or didn't do when some of those scenes *never* even came up, so I couldn't possibly have done or not done them? I don't get it.
The comments at the end are simply reviewing all the options that are available in the game. I think it's impossible for anyone to be able to do do everything shown there. It's not a demerit of your performance if you missed something. Those comments are just simply letting you know what paths you did and didn't take ^^
hmm, if if is telling you that you did something that you didn't do it's possible that it's a bug. If you remember what it said you did you can let me know and I'll look into it ^^
It will still be a while before I need testers. Hopefully the coding will go smoothly now that I've got one VN under my belt x3 and I'm not sure 100% on what content will be in the second one but if I need references to the first game I wouldn't say save importation is out of the question.
I'm not sure which engine you're using, but would it be possible to add an option to stop at choices? I'm pressing spacebar to autocomplete dialogue, as I do with any VN (actually I normally mouseclick, but that apparently doesn't work with this engine), but I'm not used to being able to accidentally skip choices and just take whatever the top choice is...
Oh that's interesting. That's an unintended bug that I'll have to look into. I never honestly considered that the space bar would auto click dialogue. The game is made in Unity so it's all coded from scratch and I should be able to make that change. Holding the left mouse down will skip dialogue though and it will stop when an option appears. If you just click the mouse once it will progress the dialogue but of you hold it for about a second then it will start to text skip. Hope this helps! Thanks for telling me about the spacebar issue.
Clicking mouse once to progress dialogue is exactly what I want it to do, but it doesn't seem to do anything whatsoever, which is why I resorted to using spacebar.
[EDIT]: Oh, apparently you need to click *outside* the text box to progress dialogue. I'm used to clicking *inside* the text box.
[EDIT again]: Now that I'm doing it at a slower speed, I see that you... don't actually have autocomplete text. It literally just goes to the next dialogue block, even if the text hasn't finished. I've probably skipped a *lot* of text accidentally that I just had no idea was even there. That could be why the plot has been slightly confusing to me so far...
Ok, I found the option I was looking for. I just wanted Text Speed +. And yeah, I did entirely skip some short pieces of dialogue without even realizing it...
Hey there, I'm Draconis (Drac for short) and i love your game. Played it a bunch, did different things on it, an it was really good. I cant figure out how to get to blinki's second date though because I've been trying to 100% complete it because of how good it was. Do you have a video walkthrough of chasing tail or you guys havent made it yet?
Hey Drac thanks for playing the game! I'm glad you're enjoying it! I don't have any video walkthroughs of it sadly but in the "more options" selection from the main menu there's another option for "scene flowcharts" that will let you know how to get every path in the game. I can let you know how to get Blinki's second date though.
Assuming you saw his first date in the middle of Scene 5, you can get his second date by picking the right options in Scene 9 (game night). You need to either not have stolen Izzy's story, or don't tell Blinki you did. Then later when the choice of food comes up, let the group know you'd prefer Scylez's choice. Him and Jane will leave you and Blinki alone. This small interaction will prompt Blinki to show up the next day and invite you on a second date.
There is a way to ensure this and receive a good ending with everyone present. If you go into the "more options" part of the main menu you can take a look at the scene flowcharts to find specifics on how to achieve this but as a general rule for characters to accompany you to the end you'll need a certain level of affection with them.
Awesome, played every cutscene and both genders. And I've completed the full game, Question, any thoughts on making more games like this? I'd really like to play more.
Thanks for playing and checking out all the scenes! That's awesome :D I'm glad it sounds like you enjoyed everything ^^
At the moment I do plan on making a sequel to this game too with a new story and some new characters and new scenes as well. I have a basic outline completed and am in the process of finishing up my planning and getting some artwork started for it. I don't have a time frame for how long it will take to create another one but with one already under my belt I'm homing the next will go quick and smooth ^^
I can't give a timeline on the sequel really. This game took three years to make but it was all done from scratch in my free time from start to finish. With a sequel, I won't have to do nearly as much programming, and I'm hoping to hire some help with the help of my patreon patrons so the process should go faster and smoother, but I still can't say with certainty how long. It all depends on a number of things that are out of my control.
As for the price, the plans are for it to remain free like with this game ^^
The game is finished and you can play through the main story from start to finish! There also is a NSFW scene with Scylez if you can manage to get his second date with enough affection ;)
In scene 2 you'll need to agree to hang out with Scylez in order to receive his first date. Later in the game during scene 9 you'll need to have Blinki select the food. This will prompt Scylez to show up the next day and invite you on a second date. After that, assuming you have enough affection, you'll be able to initiate the nsfw scene ^^
Hope that helps! If you have any other questions feel free to ask and also you can always check the flowcharts in the "more options" section of the game to see exactly how the scenes connect.
To get the second cutscene, on the game night, you will have to choose blinki to pick the food. Because then Scylez will find your phone and visit your apartment and ask to hang out.
I'm gonna write a final review for this now. (Lets face it, I'll just continue on with saying how great this game is)
The story itself is well-written, and as i already mentioned, I love how you can really feel the emotion inside it. The characters are different and have a great individual backstory and motivation. The lewd scenes are well written, are very hot, but still have a story to tell, which isn't something you see very often these days.
The artwork is great, the normal figures as well as the lewd scenes. The layout of the menu and the game itself is great, very easy to understand, and not too bright.
I personally love the extra lore you added with the maps and the character carts
Now to things you could maybe add if you have the will and the time to do it:
- The possibility to play the whole rest of the game after selecting a scene in the scene picker ( I don't know if it wouldn't be too much work)
- Maybe look after the spelling again, especially with the punctuation (if you have some sort of script with the text i could maybe look into it and help you a bit with it if you want)
All in All it's one of the best games i've played in 2020, and definitely the best visual novel i've ever seen, keep up with the great work ^^
Awesome review! Just really great :3 I'm so happy to hear this feedback. It's always wonderful hearing some in depths words and opinions from someone who gave the game a run through.
I did try my best to give the characters a personality and give the story some good content. I know there are some tweaks that could probably be made and some word choice that would make it better, but I'm glad you enjoyed it to this extent! But yes it does need review with the spelling and grammar. It desperately needs it and while I would always accept help looking over and reviewing the spelling, the game is 350k words as a whole and that's a lot of content to look through x3 but feel free to shoot me an email or telegram message if you'd like to.
I am glad you enjoy the art too. The character art in the first iterations of the game was pretty bad imo x3 but I think it really improved after it got redone and although it's not perfect now I'm still pretty happy with how it looks. Same with the UI. I still have an old copy of one of the earliest builds of the game and it's like night and day where it started and where it's at.
I do think it would be nice to have a way to continue the game after selecting a scene. Originally I had a save creator planned for the game but it was replaced with the scene picker. It'd be neat to revisit the idea of that feature.
Anyway thank you for the whole review :3 being someone's best game of 2020 is a fantastic feeling even if it's just one person. Thank you for playing and being so wonderful with reviews! <3
There isn't a discord server yet. At the moment I've got a relatively small telegram group going, and have been deciding if and when to start up a discord server. I've been conflicted because I know a lot of people use discord as opposed to telegram, but I also didn't want to split the small group gathered already into two small chats instead of one larger one x3 so short answer is eventually I'll probably make a discord. But in the meantime feel free to join the telegram if you have it ^^
For the good ending you must get the sum of Drackey and Scylez's affection to at least +5 by the time Scene 24 rolls around. Affection is gained by dates, clothes, and answering questions in a way they like, this includes questions they didn't ask but are present when you might answer. If you do so, Drackey will agree to lead a raid on the Redprints and ask for help doing so.
Great game, actually even I (not a fan of visual novels) see this as one of the best games i've seen on this website: Great story, choices and artwork. Keep it up ^^
P.S.: I think you're after something with the chicken waffle combination
oh wow :D what an amazing bit of feedback to get. Im glad you enjoyed what I've put together and hold it in such high regard :) that really means a lot! Hopefully I can keep it up and make a few more games for everyone to enjoy as well! Thanks so much for the warm comment <3 they give me great motivation!
All I got to say about this game is it's astounding I love everything about it the characters were superb the music was superb just everything is superb everyone should give this game a try I think they would love it too and I hope you make more like this
Thank you for such wonderful feedback! It's always fantastic to hear and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I put a lot of work into the game and comments like this make it worth it 100%. I'm finishing up some bonus content additions to this game but afterwards I'd love to make a sequel as well! It may take a while but I had so much fun with this one I'd love to keep going.
I really appreciate it :3 every bit helps and all the donations have gone right back into making the game even better with art and proofreading and extra little features. Just the thought is appreciated more than you know ^^
Gotta support that statement of Evilmoon. Everything about this novel is great, especially the emotions that are in the story. Even for someone like me, who doesnt really like to be emotional, it was really touching, especially the scenes where you can stick to your friends and help them. I too, if i can get some spare money, will be sure to send some your way, as a thank you for this great time ^^
I love that this little game could convey so much to you and give you such a positive experience! :3 I'd say that's the goal the entire time with creating these things is just to make content others might enjoy and give them a story that might leave an impact in some sort of way. When I think about the games that inspire me and meant a lot to me, the feeling I got playing them is what I really would love to give back and this means I'm taking some small steps in the right direction to do so! So thank you :)
And thanks for even considering supporting the game. There's so much I'd like to do and more stories I'd like to tell, and any donation are always optional but always goes 100% towards building these things ^^
depending on your phone, the actual physical save file might be in a different location, but it's in an xml file in a shared_prefs folder. it will be something like
Playing it right now and I am really enjoying it! I love the characters. Each one is diverse and has a distinct personality. I have to say that Scylez and Blinki are my favorite so far and I cant wait to finish it!
This vn really grew on me over the last few days, the setting and story are really unique and I was pleasantly surprised by the length. I was also wondering where the music used in the game comes from , (Specifically the song used in Willows second date.)
I'm glad you've been enjoying it! That's wonderful news! Also most of the music is licensed from a website called Digital Juice. I think the song in Willow's second date specifically is called Chilled Out. Hope that helps!
Really good game, really good story, this is just a quick comment because of a problem i found: although all of Izzy s scenes are in the game, there is no way to reach her second scene, meaning that it is not possible to reach the good ending with her as the main love interest.
yeah it is a bit of a creeperish way to begin a relationship x3
I told A_Romanian above that maybe if I got super ambitious I'd add a secondary possible route. I could see a way to do it but for now it's probably a bit low on the priority list.
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Anzuneth is correct in that
spoilers maybe
you can reach both of Izzy's scenes but you do have to snoop in her laptop to do so. But this will enable you to see one of her scenes directly after that. Is that the best way to start a relationship... admitidly probably not x3 but it works. Maybe if I get super ambitious in the future I could add another route, but for now that's the current way.
Currently there is no route for those two, however I do have plans to add a bonus scene with Rickon that may satisfy your wants. Perya also has a possibility to receive the same treatment but it'd be down the road a bit.
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I have to say that this is an amazing game! Honestly there are very few VN's out there that I have seen that have a good story and good character background but this has both. Looking forward to a sequel, and hoping the second is as good as the first!
Thank you so much for the kind feedback! It means a lot to me. I've got some exciting work done on the sequel and I'm so looking forward to having a blast creating that as well :D I'm really glad you enjoyed the game <3
This game is certainly very engaging with the amount of options that is available. I will be playing this game for quite some time. However, I think as many have commented before, a walkthrough/guide would be nice due to the amount of choices that are available. Looking forward to your sequel and if it is as good as this, I will definitely support you on Pateron when I start working properly.
I've been loving this game it's super fun and detailed as well as super interesting. The only problem I've had is a few of the dialog options have been pretty vague, my best example that I can remember is when Scylez breaks Dracky's ______ and you have "you have a right to be angry." and "try to understand." for me its a mix of both, I'd say "you have a right to be angry but try to understand where he's coming from." so for me it was a split choice but after picking both there was very clear option. So I'd say just try and make them more clear even just a "side with dracky." or "side with scylez." for that one could make it more clear. Aside from that It's a super fun game and i love all the different relationships. :)
Thanks for the feedback and trying out the game! :D I'm really glad you've been enjoying it and having a good time. I've been really ramping up trying to do some bug squishing lately to make it a polished experience. I think I could definitely change those dialogue options to make things more clear. Sometimes it is a little challenging to convey exactly what they'll do and i've gone back and forth before trying to choose the best one XD so this isn't the first time I've had to alter one to make the decision a little more clear. but thank you for the feedback and thank you a ton for playing! <3 It means a lot to hear your feedback and read comments like yours
Its a fine line between giving the reader a nod vs telling them what is said word for word lol. I'm sure you'll strike a balance. aside from that I really do love this game and can't wait to see where it'll end up.
Whoops! I forgot to install the newest update! Some of the bugs I listed have been fixed already,,
Heya! I just finished the game, and I got Blinki's ending, he really is just a precious bean ;^;. I loved it and I'm definitely gonna play it again! But I noticed a few bugs and such
- in several of the scenes right at the beginning of the scene, the text will cut off in the middle of the sentence and repeat it from the beginning of the paragraph (ex. He was a gHe was a good man yada yada).
- the bonus scene where Atti gets a virus is broken (Hero's Hideout's Hero). If you do everything right it'll cut off right before the scene ends and take you back to the beginning of the scene and you get stuck in a loop unless you make different choices
- Izzy doesn't seem to have a second date? Either that or I just can't figure out how to get it. It's also not in the flowcharts. It's really hard to get affection points for her, especially enough to get her ending, but I'll keep trying
- There's a few continuity errors throughout, but these are just minor details (eg you play a scene but in the next few scenes you're introduced to characters as if you didn't just play a scene with them, or you don't know info you learned in a previous scene, etc). Also a few choices and outcomes don't match up with the scene flowcharts.
- Sometimes after I select a choice it feels like a line or chunk of the conversation is just missing and it's kinda blown over
- If you load to a mini or bonus scene it kinda screws up the game, and it'll pop up again on the map after being completed and you'll have to play it again
And this is just a suggestion but I'd love to see it, can you add flowcharts for the mini and bonus scenes and for the dates? Also it would help to have a complete choice guide with consequences for each choice for those who want to see every ending! Also I'd love to see more of Zion! She's such an interesting character! But I know this might be a lot to ask for 😓
Overall I really enjoyed it and I'm definitely gonna play it again! I really love the characters and it's wonderful how choices early in the game can affect how it ends, it's not often you see a VN that gets this in-depth!
Thanks a lot for the reply :D glad you enjoyed the game and had a fun time with it. It's always interesting to hear what ending everyone got too. I had a lot of fun with Blinki's story especially! And also thank you for the extensive bug report! It's always really helpful to receive these and as soon as I do I make it a priority to go investigate this stuff so I can try and fix everything and get the best version possible out to everyone! Can I ask what version of the game you were playing on previously when you discovered these bugs?
One thing I can tell you is how to get Izzy's second date. Or rather how to get her first date sooner. What you need to do is take her story when searching her apartment in scene 8 and this will open up an option later to see her first date. It is, however, missing from the scene flowcharts and I'll have to add that in.
On the subject of the flowcharts I probably should go through them once more and ensure they're accurate. Some things have changed throughout development and I'd want to make sure it's reflected there as well so I'm adding it to my list to do. I never really thought about adding the bonus and mini scenes to the flowcharts too but I don't see why I shouldn't and that's not too big of a request. I can add that to the list as well.
I'll be investigating the rest of the bugs you reported as well. Some of them like spelling errors and repeating text I know exist, but they're super hard to track down. I need to spend a good long while just combing through the dialogue one day and really nail these down. Some of the others might be fixed like you said, but it doesn't hurt to investigate them anyway just to double check!
Thank you for the feedback! If you decide to play again the current version is now 3_7_1 and hopefully you'll see an improvement in that new build of the game ^^ thanks for the message and the report! It helps a lot and I'm really over the moon to hear when people have a good time! So thanks again! <3
Hey Scylez! It has been several months since I left a comment and it looks like your work has really done well. Like me, your work has really reached a lot of people. I am not surprised. I am still as inspired as I was when I first played this game. Since I played it, I have been writing outside of my main job and I have achieved success again that I never thought I would. I could make a living off of my writing again, and I never thought I would say that again. You are partially to blame for that "shame on you" XP. Anyway my purpose for leaving this comment is to volunteer my services as a writer. I want to get in touch with you personally to give you my credentials (I would prefer to do it there instead of publicly) is there a way I could reach you that would make you comfortable and give you/prove my credentials?
Hey thanks for writing back to me. I'd love to talk with you a little more on the subject and if you'd like to do so privately you can always reach me through email at ScylezStudios@gmail.com ^^ Glad to hear you've been having some success with your work. That's awesome! We need more great people making great content like yourself :D
Great game in general. Now I won't lie, at first I was drawn to the game by the promise of lewd scenes, but I quickly fell in love with the engaging story and diverse, unique characters. As of now, I've done all I can in the game so I put it on back of the pile, but maybe I'll come back to it in time. I really enjoyed the game and I am so excited to see what you do next, whether it's additional content, a sequel to the game or something entirely new. Whatever it is, you can be sure I'll be one of the first to jump right on
Thanks! :D With most furry content I always really enjoy adding some lewd content to the mix and I feel like that makes the VN feel more complete in a way, but I also really hoped to make a game with a story that would stand on it's own without the lewd scenes, so I'm glad it sounds like I was able to accomplish it. Thank you for playing and for the kind words. I'm excited about what's coming next as well and hopefully a sequel will be just as fun to make and fun to play too :3 that and a few other projects I'm excited about.
Thanks for writing back to me Scylez, really appreciate it.
I have a few questions (or rather questions that transitions into other questions) about the sequel. Hope they aren't too probing
1. Will the main characters of the first game be in it
2. Will there be a rework of Corsia( the end of the game made me think this) or will all the main characters be reworked
Or
3. Will the sequel be a continuation of the first game or something different, like different characters, different city, different story
Or do you not have a solid plan for the sequel yet
I can answer and tell you a few things planned so far ^^ not an issue.
1. Some of the main cast might show up, but most of the cast is planned right now to be new characters with new stories.
2. If Corsica does appear in the next game, it's assumed the good ending is the cannon ending and Corsica's design will be altered a bit from the drug use.
3. The sequel will happen directly after the first game, with the same player as the first game, however it will be in a different location with a different city and story.
Hope that satisfies your curiosity ^^
Thnx for the feedback, can't wait. I already want to play it. ^^
Heya! I haven't played it yet but I'm excited! My reason for commenting is I saw on one of your replies (can't find it again oof) that you'd like a custom soundtrack. I'm a freelance composer with a crap ton of time, if you're interested hmu! My email is jgrey1110@gmail.com.
Heya Scylez!
I love your game.. but sadly i cant get further as of date one with your char in the game.. I'd like to have him more bounded to me :(
For the Minigame.. I only had one NSFW picture from the silver dragon.. How to get more of them? ^^
Sincerely Ivo96, a very huge fan of your work from Germany.
P.S: I'm thinking bout to support such a awesome project onto Patreon!
To get Scylez's next date, after scene 2 you select to hang out with scylez to get his first date. If you do this then during scene 9, the game night, let Blinki choose the food. This will cause Scylez to show up the next day and offer another date ^^
And to get more scenes in the minigame you'll just have to keep getting the heart meter to full ^^
Thanks for the kind words and support! I'm glad you're enjoying the game! :D
Sorry if this question is asked frequently Mr.Scylez but i loved you game and the first time i played it was on android. What ever happened to the original android link on the itch.io website?
The android version is still available for download ^^
On the game's page if you hit the download button there should be an option for a PC version and an android version. Glad you enjoyed the game! And I'm also glad to know the android version gets some love too x3 I wasn't sure anyone actually played it that way.
Thanks for the very helpful response Scylez would've never known if you didn't mention to me. Cant wait to see what you have in store for the future and ill always keep on supporting this masterpeice my friend.
How to you get Blinki second date?
To get Blinki's second date, you'll first need to see Blinki's first date by telling him he can lean on his friends in Scene 5.
Then in scene 9, let Scylez choose the food and don't tell Blinki that you stole the story if you did. This will prompt him to show up the next day for a second date ^^
hope that helps!
Thank you!
Epic Gamer beats this game!
This game was fun Just that word alone.This was inspiring game and all the other scenes that came with it. I hope you make more content like this.
I'm glad you had fun and enjoyed the world! I'm definitely planning on making more content like this! A sequel is in the works as well as a few small additions to this game.
love this game very for me to get will corsica.
Can someone help me? I've been trying to get Radolf's ending but I always get like 5 affection points on him. Please comment a guide thanks!
Radolf I think is the most tricky to get in the game. Seeing both dates is the best way to gain affection with him. The first date can be obtained soonest by calling him in scene 13 and asking about his personal life. In response he will ask you on a date. The second date can then be seen after scene 17 if you let him speak and stop Kase. Both these dates should grab you a good amount of affection but also by answering certain questions correctly you'll raise your affection with Radolf. A lot of these are obvious after hearing Radolf's reaction if you've picked correctly or not. If you need a specific list I can try to grab one for you.
If you don't mind, I would appreciate a list! And I did got two dates from him, I tried different choices on the dates but I still keep getting 5 points from him
So it looks like you found a bug! D: Something I'm going to get on and fix for the next update, but when I looked into the code it appears some of the affection events for Radolf are missing. I'm going to fix that right away. Thank you for pointing this out! You should be able to properly score Radolf as an the ending love with the next update.
Wait really? I found a bug? I didn't even realized that I did, I thought I was just choosing some wrong choices xD
First of all i am a really big fan of your game anything that involves fury's and a way to escape ones own skin and reality is a big triple plus in my book , games like this always get me sucked in and i always begin to wish i was a character in this story and i just cant stop reading, always wondering what will happen next . any ways i have some suggestions if that's ok, to expand your visual novel even further I really hope that there is another chapter to go into this because I really hope that the love and romance that the PC made will continue, maybe even future conflict like trying to figure out that secret dinner party found in the woods and things like that.
also it might be a little far fetched but i think it might be a cool idea to put in a little bit of magic to which ends in the PC getting stuck in Scylez's computer game and Scylez on the outside helping the PC with a little programing.
another thought it might be pretty cool if you put up some thought into character creation and a little bit of a back story like species , size , build (male , female or hem) and sexual preference , and maybe a way to find a job in the city maybe even working at (white eagle effects) with Dracky after the festival
and i don't want to sound too perverted but I hope that there will be some more sexual scenes too and i am also hoping that some of those scenes will lead back to the junkyard and to that dingo letting the PC into the group that the dingo created and an opportunity to also let the PC get railed by all the Xenomorph's big and small , maybe having one pick you out as there favorite and maybe even turning it into a side job , also learning there language so that the PC can talk to them in there native language , maybe even turning it into a mission to help them out any way they can , even getting more people into the circle and get the awareness out , and even try helping out in finding the one that left the sunken ship.
each one of those side story's could be an adventure onto itself and maybe even the friends of the PC as well
i hope i am not over stepping my bounds by suggesting new material i just really love this game that you created and hope that you use some of theses suggestions and that the adventure continues.
your fan Loyalmutt
Thanks for the long and thoughtful comment! I'm glad you had a good time exploring my game and love hearing about everyone's experience, good or bad, when playing through it!
Something I also love is hearing feedback and suggestions. You're never stepping over your bounds by asking or giving ideas for new features and stories to incorporate. All your ideas are something I could see being added into the game. It'd be neat for the story to continue a little bit beyond the ending, but involving the love interest would be a lot of work since I'd need to do 10 different stories for each character so that's kinda low on my priority list just because of how much work it'd be x3 I'd still really love to do it if possible though!
Character creation has been something that was originally planned for the game, but the feature sadly was dropped (along with money) just because it was a lot more work for me to handle on my own. But sexual preferences could be an easy thing for me to add in right at this moment (gay straight or bi) and giving more player choice is always a good thing. In the sequel I am hoping to incorporate some better character creation that will have an impact on the story, but I won't promise anything yet x3
The other ideas are really neat too for bonus scenes. Especially the Scylez game scene. There's a lot of possibilities for something fun there. And also I have been trying to add in more sexual scenes too ;) I think at the moment there are 16 lewd scenes total to be found in the game, but I have more planned and would love to incorporate more. There are a few characters that I've got some scenes planned, and just need to find a way to incorporate them into the game and write them. To be honest, the entire reason the Xeno's were added into the game was for the idea to have them in a lewd scene XD and I do still have something like that planned. I don't think that's too perverted at all so hopefully I can get that scene added to the game sometime. I think you'll be satisfied with it ^^ The biggest reason why it hasn't been added yet was just because I need to find an artist for it x3
Thanks for playing and the recommendations! I love hearing ideas because I myself don't always know the best things to add or plan for :) plus it's really fun to hear what the players might come up with!
Scylez <3
Thank you so much for taking some of my ideas to heart , I am a writer my self and have an imagination the size of Jupiter which means that every time I try to suggest ideas for a game I am playing I am either ignored , banned or have my idea ridiculed or Beaton down because its not a good one, I have high hopes for your game to be a great success and also to be fun and sexy to play too , if you ever need any ideas to bounce off of I am always on itch.io/games looking for something else to play and I bookmarked your site so its the first thing I come to before I go to itch.io/games .
your fan
Loyalmutt
P.S i still cant get that scene out of my head where the Xeno's where railing that dingo's tail hole and he was just acting like its no big deal ... good job 😜😜😜👌
(Copy pasted from my review on Steam; thought I would leave this here as it seems you (Scylez) are more active on here than on Steam and I don't want to keep this review unknown to you!)
Decided to grab this game on a whim after going for a year without playing a visual novel. I also wanted to seek out any hidden gems that other people would overlook due to this game featuring anthro characters in spades. Due to me finding pieces of media that depicts these kinds of characters empowering when done correctly I thought I would give this game a shot since there was nothing to lose.
Holy mackerel, I've struck gold! Significantly longer than anticipated along with a rich story line and pretty well written characters that have more than enough intrigue to learn all there is to know about them; made romancing and seeing where they end up very much worth it! I also appreciate that this story is very much western rather than eastern/anime like many other anthro/furry visual novels out there; a very pleasant contrast to what I'm acquainted with.
I thought it's really cool how a number of this game's characters are actually other people's fursonas as well; I think that's a cute detail! The artwork didn't grab me at first based on the screenshots, but I found it quickly grew on me and now I think a lot of love and effort went into this game's visuals, especially for a free product! I suppose the only thing I find lacking is the variety in sprites for the side characters such as Io and Angel, but it's understandable that they don't have as much work put into them since they don't have a lot of screen time to utilize them more than a handful of times.
There are some quirks that I think can be looked into/ironed out to really bring this game to the next level, such as:
1. Saving only working to the start of each ingame "scene" rather than saving right on the current screen like in other visual novels (might be easier said than done since this game is made in Unity, but maybe give a heads up how the save system works in the game?).
2. Skipping dialogue by holding down the left mouse button does not seem to stop at unread dialogue; maybe you could add an option to allow it to only skip only seen dialogue? Also, I don't recall seeing any info in the game or the game's page that you're allowed to do this. I think it would be beneficial to let the player know that this functionality exists as this makes subsequent playthroughs much easier to indulge in.
3. I found the music to be fine personally, but I'm a firm believer that a solid original soundtrack can really improve a video game dramatically by itself so it might be beneficial to look into commissioning someone to do that for you for your future projects. Again, easier said than done, but something worth considering!
4. The game does have some grammatical and spelling mistakes which become a bit more noticeable in the latter half of the game, but nothing that stops you from understanding what the game is telling you. A notable example I found is the game going back and forth with the names Seil/Siel and Skalan/Scalan.
5. This may be due to the mechanics not being fully developed just yet, but the only thing that exploration mode seems to allow you to do is trigger a handful of bonus scenes; all the money and clothing you can pick up doesn't seem to have any use, not even for cosmetics given the anonymity of the main character. The bonus scenes are worth seeing as they provide a good bit of extra lore to the games storyline, though!
Overall, this game was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon that tells a really cool sci-fi crime story with romance thrown in! This feels like a steal being free, but I have a lot of respect for creators that put out real quality work for free! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for any news regarding the planned sequel as I'm very interested in seeing where the story heads off from here, and I'll be recommending this to my friends that would really enjoy this kind of game since it deserves more publicity!
You would be correct! I am much more active here than on steam. Seems like the steam version of the game does not generate much attention and also I don't get notified with comments or reviews. But anyway I'm really glad you decided to check out the game! I'd be interested to see what media brought you to the decision :3
I spent a lot of time creating the outline of the story and tbh I didn't know where it'd end up when I started writing it x3 Some of the main characters weren't even part of the story to begin with until it was halfway done being written. But I knew I wanted to include some real fursonas and thought it'd be a fun idea. And still more are being added here and there as new scenes are added. If I could, I'd add a lot more sprites to the game but it just takes me forever to draw x.x that's the biggest bottleneck. But the web version of the game is getting pretty close to max capacity on file size too sadly.
Onto Quirks! And I'm glad to hear this feedback!
Since the game is built from the ground up in Unity, this save system was the "easy" way for me to get it working from the start. And I probably should update that and plan to do so. In the next update, I did give the save system a revamp to allow more slots and an autosave feature. The code behind the scenes got rewritten so it will make it easier and less prone to errors if I do implement a save system that works with the exact line being saved at.
I never gave thought to stopping the skip at unread dialogue. I'd have to brainstorm the best way to do this but it's a good idea. Also it's probably a good idea to add in the controls somewhere and let people know what controls are available. The game can be played with keyboard, mouse, touch, and controller, but I'd be willing to bet not everyone knows some of these quality of life features exist.
I would LOVVEEEE a custom soundtrack. If I ever win the lotto I'd hire someone to redo all the music for this game x3 hopefully in the next one I can have a few custom tunes though. That'd be ideal trust me!
The spelling and grammar is the bane of my existence. Being honest, spelling was one of my worst subjects, so why I decided to write a 300k word VN is beyond me. But Slowly the issues are being found by some very helpful people, and being corrected. (the Seil/Siel and Skalan/Scalan things are just me being really dumb though x3). The spelling is I think the most troublesome and obvious flaw with the game.
Glad you enjoyed the extra bonus scenes though! :3 The money in the game was planned to have a much bigger impact on the storyline but got written out in the end and now it's basically an unused relic with no actual function. I'm not quite sure what to do with it but maybe thought about unlocks being bought with it. Not sure what to unlock, but it's an idea. Clothing does have a small impact on the dateable characters, but the game never tells you this and I should try to find a way to make this more known. I've got an idea to try now!
I really really appreciate the long review you gave both here and on steam. I appreciate the feedback, honesty, and suggestions. I'm eager to get more work done on the planned sequel. Still in the planning stages but hopefully will move along quicker soon! At least all the changes and little fixes that go into the code for the first game will carry over to the second game, so improvements I make now will be reflected in the sequel. Thanks for recommending my game too! I created it out of passion and am simply happy when people play and enjoy it! Doing this is something I love and getting really in depth feedback and comments like yours makes it all worth it! You're awesome and made my day :D
-Scylez <3
You're welcome, happy to see you take my review in stride! While some of the things I've suggested might be not feasible at this moment in time I do appreciate hearing a creator take them into account all the same.
As for the media, of course there's the slew of Disney properties, Nintendo, and plenty of indie productions that feature anthro characters in one way or another, but I think what gave me a big push recently was the anime Beastars a year prior and BNA: Brand New Animal, with the former quickly becoming one of my favorite animes and the latter while not quite as good was still great especially if you're a fan of Studio Trigger's other works.
Even then, I stumbled into this rabbit hole by pure chance on Steam by browsing for visual novels and finding one called Angels with Scaly Wings (dating sim with dragons) that made me think 'you know, I want to play that game!' partly due to both the unorthodox scenario of the game and seeing it has rave reviews, but also due to dragons being one of my favorite fantasy creatures. After that became one of the best VNs I personally played in years I went out of the way to see if other furry visual novels and some very notable ones being Nekojishi (homoerotic VN with anthro cats set in Taipei), Friendship with Benefits (a bizarre/humorous parody of MLP: FiM that's very NSFW, but has a super intriguing story and solid characters that makes it so much more than other Ao rated games), Changed (not a VN, but tells a really interesting I Am Legend type of story with anthro characters thrown in), and of course your game.
You could probably check these out yourself and take some pointers on how to approach your future works if any of these strike your fancy; a decent way to improve at your craft is partaking in the work of others after all. I find the fact that you decided to make a VN while spelling/grammar is your weakest subject to be pretty admirable since it says you're more than willing to improve on different facets of game design rather than sticking with only one part of the game. You certainly seem you have a good head on your shoulders for this subject so I'll have to keep an eye out for any future projects you come out with down the line. Very happy to know I made your day as well; I can never be sure if others will take kindly to my words so I'm glad to hear that's the case! I wish you luck and to have a great day/night!
Its annoing to lower the volume of the game. Can you make something like a keep volume settings changes? Im sorry if i am too annoing i just want to help...
Scylez do you have discord btw?
do you mean volume changes when loading between things like the menu and in game? or volume changes between when the game closes and opens?
And I don't unfortunately have a discord that's actively used at the moment, but maybe in the future I'll start it up and get more use out of it. However I do have a telegram group if you happen to be on telegram ^^
https://t.me/joinchat/Uz3y4-YDB4rBZmn8
For example when i am in the game i am doing this:
1.Going in settings and changing volume;
2.Going in my safe and play (everythng is fine)
3.Going out of the safe(i often switch safes)
4.The volume settings are back to 10/10; 10/10.
Btw i found a bug. When you click an empty safe you start the game without a name, race, and settings.
In the 10 2_2 When
Soar tells the others that he called the SPPAhe is barely able to see because ofXalthereon's wings. You should fox that.Wanna send you an image? And gosh you made yourself so cute x3!
oh I think I can make this fix easily. Thanks for the feedback! And thanks for the compliments :3 Cute raptors are the best imo!
For this game, i would have one last thing to add/correct: In the "More" section, the scene flowcharts are quite blurry and therefore hard to read, i think it would be good to change them with more clear pictures. But no hurry, just do what you like first.
Ahh I can explain this x3 Sadly I had to lower the graphical fidelity of most of the art assets to get the game to run in a browser. The game is very very close to the file size limit and one of the unfortunate results was that I had to reduce the quality of the flowcharts. I have a couple ideas to maybe get them readable in the web version so hopefully one of those works out but in the meantime the PC version has much better quality and non blurry flowcharts, and I believe the android version does too ^^
Thanks for the comment and for playing! Hopefully I can get this fixed too x3
Updates on the 2nd Chasing Tail?
Still very very early in development. It will be a while before any solid progress can be shown but I'll be sure to poste updates on all my profiles everywhere ^^
I could test if you need help with it
Thanks for the offer! When the time comes if I need some help I'll be sure to reach out :)
that is like this game
can you make a more of this with longer gameplay also could you make a chasing tail 2 game?
I am working on a chasing tail 2 ^^ so I do plan on making more
Ok, what? What's with the weird comments at the end of the game about what I did or didn't do when some of those scenes *never* even came up, so I couldn't possibly have done or not done them? I don't get it.
The comments at the end are simply reviewing all the options that are available in the game. I think it's impossible for anyone to be able to do do everything shown there. It's not a demerit of your performance if you missed something. Those comments are just simply letting you know what paths you did and didn't take ^^
Ok... But it's also telling me I *did* do things that were literally impossible because I never went on that path.
hmm, if if is telling you that you did something that you didn't do it's possible that it's a bug. If you remember what it said you did you can let me know and I'll look into it ^^
hey would you need a tester for chasing tail 2 also can you add in a import save file from chasing tail into the chasing tail 2?
It will still be a while before I need testers. Hopefully the coding will go smoothly now that I've got one VN under my belt x3 and I'm not sure 100% on what content will be in the second one but if I need references to the first game I wouldn't say save importation is out of the question.
I'm not sure which engine you're using, but would it be possible to add an option to stop at choices? I'm pressing spacebar to autocomplete dialogue, as I do with any VN (actually I normally mouseclick, but that apparently doesn't work with this engine), but I'm not used to being able to accidentally skip choices and just take whatever the top choice is...
Oh that's interesting. That's an unintended bug that I'll have to look into. I never honestly considered that the space bar would auto click dialogue. The game is made in Unity so it's all coded from scratch and I should be able to make that change. Holding the left mouse down will skip dialogue though and it will stop when an option appears. If you just click the mouse once it will progress the dialogue but of you hold it for about a second then it will start to text skip. Hope this helps! Thanks for telling me about the spacebar issue.
Clicking mouse once to progress dialogue is exactly what I want it to do, but it doesn't seem to do anything whatsoever, which is why I resorted to using spacebar.
[EDIT]: Oh, apparently you need to click *outside* the text box to progress dialogue. I'm used to clicking *inside* the text box.
[EDIT again]: Now that I'm doing it at a slower speed, I see that you... don't actually have autocomplete text. It literally just goes to the next dialogue block, even if the text hasn't finished. I've probably skipped a *lot* of text accidentally that I just had no idea was even there. That could be why the plot has been slightly confusing to me so far...
Ok, I found the option I was looking for. I just wanted Text Speed +. And yeah, I did entirely skip some short pieces of dialogue without even realizing it...
I used Steam
Hey there, I'm Draconis (Drac for short) and i love your game. Played it a bunch, did different things on it, an it was really good. I cant figure out how to get to blinki's second date though because I've been trying to 100% complete it because of how good it was. Do you have a video walkthrough of chasing tail or you guys havent made it yet?
Hey Drac thanks for playing the game! I'm glad you're enjoying it! I don't have any video walkthroughs of it sadly but in the "more options" selection from the main menu there's another option for "scene flowcharts" that will let you know how to get every path in the game. I can let you know how to get Blinki's second date though.
Assuming you saw his first date in the middle of Scene 5, you can get his second date by picking the right options in Scene 9 (game night). You need to either not have stolen Izzy's story, or don't tell Blinki you did. Then later when the choice of food comes up, let the group know you'd prefer Scylez's choice. Him and Jane will leave you and Blinki alone. This small interaction will prompt Blinki to show up the next day and invite you on a second date.
I hope that helps!
Thanks man
can you make more like this
I plan on it ^^ with a little help and a little time I'm hoping it will go faster too
Loved the game, absolutely loved it.
<spoilers> (kinda)
Gonna leave this fairly vague because spoilers but is there a way to make sure that everyone makes it out alright?
There is a way to ensure this and receive a good ending with everyone present. If you go into the "more options" part of the main menu you can take a look at the scene flowcharts to find specifics on how to achieve this but as a general rule for characters to accompany you to the end you'll need a certain level of affection with them.
Excellent, thank you and have a great day! (Or night)
Awesome, played every cutscene and both genders. And I've completed the full game, Question, any thoughts on making more games like this? I'd really like to play more.
Thanks for playing and checking out all the scenes! That's awesome :D I'm glad it sounds like you enjoyed everything ^^
At the moment I do plan on making a sequel to this game too with a new story and some new characters and new scenes as well. I have a basic outline completed and am in the process of finishing up my planning and getting some artwork started for it. I don't have a time frame for how long it will take to create another one but with one already under my belt I'm homing the next will go quick and smooth ^^
Thanks for asking! :D
When do you think the sequel will come out and what price would it be?
I can't give a timeline on the sequel really. This game took three years to make but it was all done from scratch in my free time from start to finish. With a sequel, I won't have to do nearly as much programming, and I'm hoping to hire some help with the help of my patreon patrons so the process should go faster and smoother, but I still can't say with certainty how long. It all depends on a number of things that are out of my control.
As for the price, the plans are for it to remain free like with this game ^^
yo is the game done, is there a scylez scene yet,, like I had it on NSFW mode
The game is finished and you can play through the main story from start to finish! There also is a NSFW scene with Scylez if you can manage to get his second date with enough affection ;)
how do I get scylezs scene because I always think I pass it, do I need to downlod it or is it in the web version
It's available in the web version.
In scene 2 you'll need to agree to hang out with Scylez in order to receive his first date.
Later in the game during scene 9 you'll need to have Blinki select the food. This will prompt Scylez to show up the next day and invite you on a second date. After that, assuming you have enough affection, you'll be able to initiate the nsfw scene ^^
Hope that helps! If you have any other questions feel free to ask and also you can always check the flowcharts in the "more options" section of the game to see exactly how the scenes connect.
To get the second cutscene, on the game night, you will have to choose blinki to pick the food. Because then Scylez will find your phone and visit your apartment and ask to hang out.
I'm gonna write a final review for this now. (Lets face it, I'll just continue on with saying how great this game is)
The story itself is well-written, and as i already mentioned, I love how you can really feel the emotion inside it. The characters are different and have a great individual backstory and motivation. The lewd scenes are well written, are very hot, but still have a story to tell, which isn't something you see very often these days.
The artwork is great, the normal figures as well as the lewd scenes. The layout of the menu and the game itself is great, very easy to understand, and not too bright.
I personally love the extra lore you added with the maps and the character carts
Now to things you could maybe add if you have the will and the time to do it:
- The possibility to play the whole rest of the game after selecting a scene in the scene picker ( I don't know if it wouldn't be too much work)
- Maybe look after the spelling again, especially with the punctuation (if you have some sort of script with the text i could maybe look into it and help you a bit with it if you want)
All in All it's one of the best games i've played in 2020, and definitely the best visual novel i've ever seen, keep up with the great work ^^
Awesome review! Just really great :3 I'm so happy to hear this feedback. It's always wonderful hearing some in depths words and opinions from someone who gave the game a run through.
I did try my best to give the characters a personality and give the story some good content. I know there are some tweaks that could probably be made and some word choice that would make it better, but I'm glad you enjoyed it to this extent! But yes it does need review with the spelling and grammar. It desperately needs it and while I would always accept help looking over and reviewing the spelling, the game is 350k words as a whole and that's a lot of content to look through x3 but feel free to shoot me an email or telegram message if you'd like to.
I am glad you enjoy the art too. The character art in the first iterations of the game was pretty bad imo x3 but I think it really improved after it got redone and although it's not perfect now I'm still pretty happy with how it looks. Same with the UI. I still have an old copy of one of the earliest builds of the game and it's like night and day where it started and where it's at.
I do think it would be nice to have a way to continue the game after selecting a scene. Originally I had a save creator planned for the game but it was replaced with the scene picker. It'd be neat to revisit the idea of that feature.
Anyway thank you for the whole review :3 being someone's best game of 2020 is a fantastic feeling even if it's just one person. Thank you for playing and being so wonderful with reviews! <3
I forgot what I was going to say but that aside, amazing game 👍
Edit: I remember now, is there a discord server yet or won't there be one.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
There isn't a discord server yet. At the moment I've got a relatively small telegram group going, and have been deciding if and when to start up a discord server. I've been conflicted because I know a lot of people use discord as opposed to telegram, but I also didn't want to split the small group gathered already into two small chats instead of one larger one x3 so short answer is eventually I'll probably make a discord. But in the meantime feel free to join the telegram if you have it ^^
Hmm one question: How can i reach the good ending?
Kinda spoiler below:
For the good ending you must get the sum of Drackey and Scylez's affection to at least +5 by the time Scene 24 rolls around. Affection is gained by dates, clothes, and answering questions in a way they like, this includes questions they didn't ask but are present when you might answer. If you do so, Drackey will agree to lead a raid on the Redprints and ask for help doing so.
Great game, actually even I (not a fan of visual novels) see this as one of the best games i've seen on this website: Great story, choices and artwork. Keep it up ^^
P.S.: I think you're after something with the chicken waffle combination
oh wow :D what an amazing bit of feedback to get. Im glad you enjoyed what I've put together and hold it in such high regard :) that really means a lot! Hopefully I can keep it up and make a few more games for everyone to enjoy as well! Thanks so much for the warm comment <3 they give me great motivation!
I love Blinki so much, he's so precious.
All I got to say about this game is it's astounding I love everything about it the characters were superb the music was superb just everything is superb everyone should give this game a try I think they would love it too and I hope you make more like this
Thank you for such wonderful feedback! It's always fantastic to hear and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I put a lot of work into the game and comments like this make it worth it 100%. I'm finishing up some bonus content additions to this game but afterwards I'd love to make a sequel as well! It may take a while but I had so much fun with this one I'd love to keep going.
Thanks again for the sweet comment!
Your welcome like I said I really like this game and when I get a little bit of extra money I'll send some your way you deserve it and have a good day
I really appreciate it :3 every bit helps and all the donations have gone right back into making the game even better with art and proofreading and extra little features. Just the thought is appreciated more than you know ^^
Gotta support that statement of Evilmoon. Everything about this novel is great, especially the emotions that are in the story. Even for someone like me, who doesnt really like to be emotional, it was really touching, especially the scenes where you can stick to your friends and help them. I too, if i can get some spare money, will be sure to send some your way, as a thank you for this great time ^^
I love that this little game could convey so much to you and give you such a positive experience! :3 I'd say that's the goal the entire time with creating these things is just to make content others might enjoy and give them a story that might leave an impact in some sort of way. When I think about the games that inspire me and meant a lot to me, the feeling I got playing them is what I really would love to give back and this means I'm taking some small steps in the right direction to do so! So thank you :)
And thanks for even considering supporting the game. There's so much I'd like to do and more stories I'd like to tell, and any donation are always optional but always goes 100% towards building these things ^^
Anyone knows where it has saves on Android?
depending on your phone, the actual physical save file might be in a different location, but it's in an xml file in a shared_prefs folder.
it will be something like
/data/data/chasingtail/shared_prefs/chasingtail.xml.
Good to know that. A pity I can't find that in my tablet android 8 Go . So I just copied all the folder.
And... LOL... I just end with Jade by accident in my 1st end. Even having 15 likes with Drackey and Scylez; 14 with the raptor girl.
Playing it right now and I am really enjoying it! I love the characters. Each one is diverse and has a distinct personality. I have to say that Scylez and Blinki are my favorite so far and I cant wait to finish it!
Oh Hooray! I'm super glad you're having a good time and I'd be lying if I didn't say I was even more glad at your selected favorites XD
This vn really grew on me over the last few days, the setting and story are really unique and I was pleasantly surprised by the length. I was also wondering where the music used in the game comes from , (Specifically the song used in Willows second date.)
I'm glad you've been enjoying it! That's wonderful news!
Also most of the music is licensed from a website called Digital Juice. I think the song in Willow's second date specifically is called Chilled Out.
Hope that helps!
Yep, found it. Thanks for the help!
Really good game, really good story, this is just a quick comment because of a problem i found: although all of Izzy s scenes are in the game, there is no way to reach her second scene, meaning that it is not possible to reach the good ending with her as the main love interest.
Reaching both of Izzy's scenes is very much possible, you just have to make a certain decision during scene 8 to get it.
Personally I'm not a fan of how you romance Izzy, since it explicitly requires you to snoop on her.
yeah it is a bit of a creeperish way to begin a relationship x3
I told A_Romanian above that maybe if I got super ambitious I'd add a secondary possible route. I could see a way to do it but for now it's probably a bit low on the priority list.
Thanks for clarifying, maybe this is why i missed it everytime. Ill try again. Thanks!
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Anzuneth is correct in that
spoilers maybe
you can reach both of Izzy's scenes but you do have to snoop in her laptop to do so. But this will enable you to see one of her scenes directly after that. Is that the best way to start a relationship... admitidly probably not x3 but it works. Maybe if I get super ambitious in the future I could add another route, but for now that's the current way.
Oh, ok, thanks for the clarification. And good luck with the rest of the game and the sequel!
Can Rickon and Perya be romanced?, Do they have a route?
Currently there is no route for those two, however I do have plans to add a bonus scene with Rickon that may satisfy your wants. Perya also has a possibility to receive the same treatment but it'd be down the road a bit.