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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAREM RPG'S?
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LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
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I see that Harem RPG isn't the most popular genre... :(
I can link you to a website with torrents for approximately three and a half thousand Japanese dating sim games, and that's just the ones that have torrents instead of direct downloads. Although there will be haters, I don't think you'll have to worry too much about popularity.
Desertopa
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author=Corfaisus
I mean, sure, if you feel like selling yourself short, I guess polygamy is fine. Maybe I just want for the other person to love and invest themselves in me as much as I do them, and maybe I feel like having to split this one person's love between a crowd of "lovers" kind of "waters down" the romance, for lack of a better term?
See, personally, I have some interest in writing a game which has a possible ending with a three way relationship. I don't like stories which feature lots of characters glomming onto the lead for implausible reasons for wish fulfillment, or stories where the main character can win over anyone just by picking who to be nice to. But I do like stories which can explore multiple kinds of relationship compatibility between people, and feature romance which defies audience expectations. And I have too many happy and sincerely romantic polyamorous people in my social circles to doubt that it's something that can work out.
But on the other hand, I really don't want to have it turn into the main thing that people remember about the game, which makes or breaks players' opinions of it. I mean, there's a lot to be said for being true to your artistic vision, but if I can't include something in a serious work without people throwing a fit over it, I'm not going to write it.
Corfaisus
"It's frustrating because - as much as Corf is otherwise an irredeemable person - his 2k/3 mapping is on point." ~ psy_wombats
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author=Desertopa
And I have too many happy and sincerely romantic polyamorous people in my social circles to doubt that it's something that can work out.
I'm sincerely interested in finding out how this works for them. Can you expand on this without listing names?
Definitely agree with LockeZ that you don't have to worry about popularity. Just because a few people on a rpgm forum say they dislike it doesn't mean it won't have an audience. Maybe it won't be here, sure, but who knows if you upload it elsewhere. Though I don't blame you for thinking that way. I'm kind of surprised at the responses.
Though I really think it's because of the use of the word "harem". That brings to mind 1 dude surrounded by hundreds of girls for no other reason other than the fact that "he's that dude". From the looks of what you wrote, it's more of a rpg with dating sim elements. Just stick to saying dating sim from now on.
I'd say, go for it. A lot can be done with a dating sim in terms of writing characters and relationships. But it's all about the work you put in and great planning as is with any game genre that focuses on story. Even if the romance is not the most important thing for the game, if it feels shallow people are going to call you out on it. Don't have all the choices fall in love at the same time in the same way. Maybe even have a choice just end in friendship because the two aren't compatible. Make the events an opportunity to show more back story meat for the characters, rather than just useless fluff.
Also don't make the lead some overpowered, super popular buffoon pls. And pleaseee do not make the girls turn to putty for him/lower their merit just because they are in love. Those are surefire ways to piss anyone off.
Though I really think it's because of the use of the word "harem". That brings to mind 1 dude surrounded by hundreds of girls for no other reason other than the fact that "he's that dude". From the looks of what you wrote, it's more of a rpg with dating sim elements. Just stick to saying dating sim from now on.
I'd say, go for it. A lot can be done with a dating sim in terms of writing characters and relationships. But it's all about the work you put in and great planning as is with any game genre that focuses on story. Even if the romance is not the most important thing for the game, if it feels shallow people are going to call you out on it. Don't have all the choices fall in love at the same time in the same way. Maybe even have a choice just end in friendship because the two aren't compatible. Make the events an opportunity to show more back story meat for the characters, rather than just useless fluff.
Also don't make the lead some overpowered, super popular buffoon pls. And pleaseee do not make the girls turn to putty for him/lower their merit just because they are in love. Those are surefire ways to piss anyone off.
Desertopa
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author=Corfaisusauthor=DesertopaI'm sincerely interested in finding out how this works for them. Can you expand on this without listing names?
And I have too many happy and sincerely romantic polyamorous people in my social circles to doubt that it's something that can work out.
Well, I know three married couples who're polyamorous; both partners can and do have additional long term romantic partners. All three couples are among the happiest married couples I know, constantly affectionate and appreciative of each other's company and everything they do together, and remain much more enthusiastic about their relationships after years together than most couples I know. They all say that they get completely different things from each of their partners, and they're satisfying in different ways, and don't force them to split their affections.
I have other polyamorous acquaintances who're not married, and have relationship styles that seem less like something I'd desire for myself, but for them I can still say they seem very happy with what they have.
An online friend-of-a-friend, and writer I follow a lot, has written an essay on how his experiences with polyamory changed his viewpoint, which I think is worth checking out.
The way most people practice polyamory, with a particular "primary" relationship and additional "secondary" ones, isn't really appealing to me personally, although it clearly works out for plenty of people. But I do see a lot of appeal in the idea of a relationship of three, maybe four people, where each person is a partner to everyone else. But this is so little the norm in polyamorous communities that I haven't even observed it, let alone experienced it, although I've been assured that such relationships do at least exist.
