maplesim is at a stand-still to me. after losing all of the files and being forced to rework everything, i cant find the inspiration or desire to keep working on it anymore. im not even 1/10th of the way through recreating what was lost.
in lieu of that, what would you, my loyal fanbase, think about a completely new and original project? following a similar platformer-action gameplay scheme maplesim would have taken on, i would design original characters, environments, animations, gameplay mechanics, etc etc. in essence, i would be starting from scratch.
i want all of your input on many different aspects of this: is it a good idea? what kind of character do you want to play as? boy? girl? should you be getting raped, doing the raping, getting 'rewarded' by npcs for your help? if i do start an original project, absolutely everything is up in the air for discussion, and i want all of you to be a part of the decision making so i can make the best game i can.
on a side note, for all of you wondering about my personal life, things are calming down. i might not be up to the same level of productivity i had back when i started, but i should be able to get some stuff done, at least. thanks for sticking with me.
-A42
Well...I don't know about everyone else but Kyrieru did a game (Eroico) where you played as male being raped by females, I personally loved this aspect more so than the most often female by male. I have enjoyed your animations and think you could do a great job though with no starting base as long as your set for more work then I wish ya luck.
ReplyDeletei actually had an idea in mind earlier. i was contemplating my options as far as incorporating sex scenes into gameplay, and im trying to avoid the usual "sex scenes happen when you lose/die," because thats completely counterproductive to the GAME part of it. i want the gameplay to be enjoyable and relevant, not something getting in the way of having fun.
Deleteso, on that note, my current thoughts are as such:
you play as a female character. the majority of the world has been infected by a viral outbreak that causes mass release of libido-enhancing pheromones, causing the world and all creatures on it to basically become horny. your character is trying to fight the influence (or not,) and when you get "raped" by your enemies, you have two options; you can fight it and try to push them off, or give in to the pheromones and enjoy it. if you fought it, you would be damaged by rape scenes. if you gave in to it, they would heal you.
this would cause a few things i think are important: if you are playing the game just for the sex scenes, it would make the gameplay easier, because you could heal yourself by having sex. in addition to that, with your character giving in to it, it would eliminate the 'rape' aspect that a lot of h-games have. im more of a fan of non-forced sex, so thats appealing to me. but, if you wanted to play it as a game first and foremost, you could fight against it, and the gameplay would be more interesting and challenging for it.
alright.. that was a little long-winded. not sure if i explained everything properly, but thats where my mind is headed right now. any thoughts?
Well perhaps an idea that could fit in with the "let it happen" method is that after X number of times of having sex with an infected a meter fills (perhaps overtime drains or by an item use) which could also cause the negative to go along with the positive. So while yes, it does heal you, you also risk becoming overcome by the virus and losing control of your character (essentially a game over). So could become a situation of "Do I need the HP, or do I need to get away"
DeleteGuess it also depends if you plan to allow her to fight back with a weapon or perhaps just a simple platforming with dodge all you see. On a side note, do love the sprite. Just a test or our possible "hero" in question?
One question does come to mind, when you say Viral outbreak, I instantly think destroyed cities, red skies and other such "zombie" related games. Would you plan it more along that environment or more of a natural sunny day kinda thing?
the reason im concerned about doing something like that is because of the people who just want to play it for the sex scenes. in other words, most of them lol. if you want to watch the sex scenes, the 'gameplay' is more or less getting in the way of that, because you have to make sure you won't die when you do it.
Deletei definitely intend to let her fight back. not sure if itll be projectile/gun based like metroid, or more of a hack and slash, itll depend on what the community wants. im leaning more towards metroid-style, though. as for the character, im definitely using her sprite - too much effort not to, lol. im considering her as the hero, though nothing is concrete.
ive been considering environment design too. recently played The Last of Us, and i liked its take on the post-apocalyptic setting, but i dont want to rip anything off. i might try for more of a middle ground, some light destruction in a modern setting. but, that also depends on what people think of the entire idea. there are dozens of directions the narrative could go to make the pheromone idea seem plausible, doesnt necessarily have to be zombie-like. zombies are overdone anyway lol.
Well a Gallery usually can solve the issue with only wanting to see the scenes. They play the game (hopefully enjoy it) then can re-watch the sex scenes they like without fear. Most Run-or-rape games follow that formula and I admit I am kinda in the same boat. I want to see em all but knowing I can later go back and enjoy at my leisure doesn't detract from the game.
ReplyDeleteEither way, Im just one guy and pretty careless when it comes to this stuff, as long as its well done (...and no extreme fetish like guro or scat) so hopefully if everyone else finally wakes up and posts they can offer more insight.
..and I just noticed I start every damn post with "Well" xD
Deletewell done. lmao
Deletei do intend on having a gallery mode, i was just hoping on finding a more interesting way of incorporating into the gameplay instead of "to get sex scenes, you have to lose." its always bothered me how back-asswards that is.
no worries, there wont be any extreme fetishes, lol. i dont have any that could be considered extreme and i generally animate things i enjoy, although with the variety of enemies ill be touching on more fetishes than just my own this time. im wondering when other people will start commenting too, lol. maybe they havent noticed that im alive again yet :P
I don't know much about game making or codes but wouldn't it be possible to have the gallery "unlock" as soon as the sequence is initiated in the game from her being knocked down from an attack, which would then lead to the monster/person rushing towards her to perform the act? Because I do agree with you, I am not a fan of having to "fail" in order to unlock or see it either. Causes unneeded repetition of the levels.
Deleteoh, its certainly possible. that was how i was planning on having it go. but, i dont want gallery mode to be the only way you can enjoy the sex scenes, y'know?
DeleteOh okay, gotcha
DeleteA new game would be nice, while I'm still leaning on the maple hentai game too. Whenever I play H-Games, I'm looking to be pleased more when playing the game rather than trying to beat the game on the hardest level.
ReplyDeleteI guess what I could also say is, I prefer exploring too as well to find more. Not to mention, I like it more when a character is relate-able to us in some form or way. A simple yet well written story can help too. Hell, I'm a writer, but it's just what I kinda prefer as small little things.
For the game play...that's a hard one for me to choose so I'll let you pick out the other ideas and go with what you feel is best.
On the side note of the maple H-Game, I always have a lot of creative ideas for what can or could be done in the game to make it more interesting while still keeping people wanting to play for more.
Like, the male player getting the female in the end is a bit...overused. I'd go with something more like, the male and female character working together or split up into different pathways. Why not start off a story based game for the maple H-Game?
The main ideas I do have for both is, one focuses more on sexual game play. When the other focuses on more of a story based game, while still using a simple game play method. Just my suggestion, it's the least of my ideas I can share. But oh well, at least it'll give you some ideas. I have more ideas if you'd like me to share them on the maple H-Game. The new game will take time for me to get some ideas.
Oh yeah, just wanted to share these pictures of some maple hentai. Some were made by my ex-friend, some were made by another mapletai creator on R34. They're not the best, but I hope people do like them and post them on the R34 website. Also, I'm free to answer questions about them if anyone is curious. :x
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Those are actually pretty good, kinda shocked I hadn't seen any on 34.
DeleteThese are pretty nice! You wouldn't happen to have the names of the artists would you?
DeleteThis seems like DiD's work. well some of them.
DeleteI'll miss Maplesim. Twas good indeed. But I still hope you can make some pretty awesome H-games. :)
ReplyDeletelooks like Obscuremister work vary nicely done I miss him.
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