Chastitas: The Broken Land

Agarest Generations. I took a lot of inspiration from that game, particularly the fact that our protagonist will fall in love with one,(or both!), of the female protagonists in the progress of the story, shaping how the next saga will follow.

I took a look at my overall storyboard, and thought- Why so Linear? If you take a look at just about any anime, that Harem ending is supposed to be the best case scenario. I think I made it too easy to get to.

So, without revealing too much, you can get one of the "Bad" endings not only by taking a blunt strategic choice, but also just by being an absolute douche to one of the chicks. Of course, if you're a douche to BOTH of the chicks, you won't exactly get a forever alone ending, as that would destroy the whole flow. You gotta have kids for the next three sagas to happen! What I think will happen is one of those endings where it's essentially the Harem ending, but being the douche means you don't get to see your kids grow up, or hell, even be born. I gotta support the guys who are bad with women XD

I'm pretty sure I can pull this off by giving the player a set of 3 dialogue choices. One choice is pro -that girl, another pro -this girl. The other sets you up to be a douche, and from there you get another 3 choices. Be a douche to one, the other, or both. From there, the douche choices subtract 1 from the variable that is their "affection" and the nice choices add 1. This is a double edged sword though, as sometimes being a douche can get you some points. I.E. Not Taking a Side or something will initially net you some bad luck, but will end up getting a +2, and vice versa with nice choices.

In any case, being overtly friendly with one girl, even if you don't make the blunt strategic choice later on will net you one of the "Not So Bad" endings. Being Douchey means your ass doesn't get to see yo' kids. Staying pretty Neutral gets you the Harem ending, and making blunt decisions nets you "Bad" endings.

Tell me what you all think.