Weekly #333
Last week we had Tara naked on a chair. The best caption came from Hammer with:
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she spreads her legs in mine”.
Classic noir there, Hammer.
In Toro 7, Mortze finished the images this week, and I put the scenes together. This is the final episode of the game, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. We need some time for our localizers to finish their translations, so I'm going to release the untranslated Beta version to $25 patrons today and release the final game to others in a week or so.
Toro 7 was a lot of fun to create, but I found that I didn't like the tradeoffs required by having so many MCs and LIs. As much as I like players getting to choose their MC and LI, I prefer the story-telling depth that comes from a more focused game. We'll see what the future holds.
This week's image is the two MC characters in Toro 7. Which do you prefer playing?
Tell me in captions.
Tlaero
Comments (9)
The characters are all up to your typical standard, and I mean that as a tremendous compliment. I'm partial to the straight male MC, because all three of the possible love interests are wonderful. I've always loved the branching pathways because it allows for greater world-building. We can see more of the world and the characters when we see them through different perspectives. In particular, I always made it a point to play through all the different storylines -- *including* the asexual pathways -- because each one opened up new clues to the central murder mystery. That said, I'm afraid I have to agree that this got out of hand. There's a point of diminishing returns, when the additional details don't really change or enrich the story, and watching nine different characters give nine imperceptible variations of the same "be careful" speech blew right past that line. But this was a fascinating experiment, and I wouldn't mind going back to the episodic approach.
I like all three MCs, with a special mention for Kim, especially when she focuses on her female colleagues. Toro 7 is quite an adventure, to be discovered and explored of course, but even more so to translate and adapte into French. I wish a lot of fun to the few French speakers who visit this forum.
Plus 1 to appreciating a more focused adventure with fewer paths
You guys should consider doing a Steam release to get some extra money. I'm looking forward to playing to completed version.
I agree, and i think Toro 7 is a good start for that, is a stand-alone story with a mystery, multiple LI and leaves plenty of room for exploration.
Constants and variables
Concur -- "Toro 7 was a lot of fun to create, but I found that I didn't like the tradeoffs required by having so many MCs and LIs. As much as I like players getting to choose their MC and LI, I prefer the story-telling depth that comes from a more focused game."
"I prefer playing with the female MC" ;-).
Straight woman for me! 🥰. All the better to relate to.