A Last Effort

[Vastitas]

http://i.imgur.com/vnGpMwT.png

 

 

Ingame footage:

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/HhyARgY.png

http://i.imgur.com/tr8AcKv.png

http://i.imgur.com/6TLp6vw.png

 

 

 

Hi, I am Vastitas the creator of  "A Last Effort" a post-apocalyptic bunker-dwelling episodic game series that as of today
you may enjoy by visiting my Patreon-page https://www.patreon.com/Vastitas
First Episode made with PRGmaker-VX is available via public post there.
Free of charge/ 6 or more hours long and while quality wise natural not as good as ep2 worth playing...at least

I think so...I made the damn game

As there is sex in all flavors A.L.E qualifies as adult game but with a coherent story-line and realistic social dynamics
the game thrives to be something more...
as way too many adult games in my mind are missing out on the story part in order to keep it simple or
concentrate on sex only which at least for me always is a turn off...if I want that I watch porn

With all these games out there copy/pasting the hell out of each other in order to recreate success I am
almost proud to add there ain't no incest in my game. Taboos are still a essential part ( for example older
man/younger woman...the other way around...cheating et cetera) as well as pregnancies or the possibility
to bed a chubby chick (episode2) may qualify as fetish for some but enough of the spoilers already
check out my Patreon page for more info and the game itself.

 

As to why loverslab.com I simply could not imagine Skyrim without it

 

As to art development...

http://i.imgur.com/8pv7LOx.png

 

 

I am working on it...constantly so don't worry it will get better...

in game footage of ep2:

http://i.imgur.com/YHbT74L.png

http://i.imgur.com/z2Uz5Ky.png

http://i.imgur.com/0MydWO3.png

 

 

[Mighty Legate]

Well sounds interesting for a change. I was annoyed by all these games that are pretty much the same.

I might try your game!

[XJ347]

I found that mini game very early on unbeatable. I tap right and it jumps to the end, I tap left it jumps to the end on the left, but since the target is in the middle you lose. As such I can't play more than 5 minutes into the game.

 

What I can say, that art is acceptable. It's not good, but it's better than cheap CGI. I would prefer it to be better but maybe it gets better, I wouldn't know since I quit very early on.

 

Characters seem more than 2 dimensional which is good, but the dialogue needs a slight rewrite. Sentences or off at times with errors and such.

 

Well good luck on your project but this is as far as I go.

[sidfu]

havent been able to give it a try due to mega just stuck in loope of decript and such

[Vastitas]

XJ347,thanks for your detailed reaction

I might upload a version with easier settings on these mini-games as it is easy to do...

(doing them myself multiple times play-testing it over and over I may not realize myself how hard it is anymore)

 

To graphics...you are absolutely right about it just being "acceptable" as I learned drawing while

making this episode...it's a lot better now that I learned a few things and work with MV for

episode 2. I refitted each character for example and got higher resolution throughout.

 

As to grammar I admit to be a bit gutted you should have seen earlier versions

English not being my native language I suppose there always will be a gap but as this

game is text heavy at times I will look into it once more.

 

 

[Vastitas]

sidfu, I double checked...

the upload still stands ready on Mega so it must a problem on your end.

 

Try restarting your browser clean ( no cookies no cached web content and such

sometimes it helps me with that site / still the best online storage out there for free in my book)

 

 

I also updated the download related post for you guys now showing

 

actual in-game scenes and graphics of Episode 1

[luffyboy]

the plot is legit good. art could be improved. more sex scenes (good and evil) and more routes from the beginning would be great to

[Chadraln]

I played through the game one time, so will give my comments.  First, as XJ347 pointed out, there are quite a few spelling errors.  At the very least you should run your script through a spellchecker to eliminate spelling errors such as enove instead of enough.  Second, for the mini games I would have liked a bit more instructions on what I was supposed to do before the game started.  I failed the first mini-game several times, and while the overly sensitive controls played a part in that, the first failure happened because I didn't have any idea what I was supposed to do.  Same thing was true with the second mini-game (though at least there it isn't game-ending).

[luffyboy]

the mini games arent hard. Just tap the buttons. You got a pretty good chapter 1 you should get support quite quickly. Do mention your art though (its not perfect but has its own unique appeal kinda like blue cheese)

[Vastitas]

If for some these mini-games are still a problem I released a version with the

easiest setting throughout...same post second link.

 

luffyboy, thanks for "legit good"

first compliment so far on any forum

 

as to routes...as you might have noticed it can split into two major ones ultimately leading

to the next episode all social variables are connected as to different outcome

with different girls.

 

As I had to port from VX to MV for episode 2 I will ask what route you choose

and continue assuming you hit all the boxes in either one of them in episode 1

so at least no one has to sweat to miss something going forward.

 

As it stands now dependencies in episode 2 will play a much bigger role leading

to more routes which may at some point (if too many exist) end in game over scenarios.

 

Chadraln, you are absolutely right about the spellchecker

I simply choose the hard way not thinking straight I guess but hey I learned

by now to spell "enough" without it so it has it's advantages   although

I needed a solid episode long to learn that alone...well

 

Explanations to mini-games...ah yeah...I have seen that elsewhere...while

still not using it   as to the why... ...I'll add something there for sure

before I go back working on episode 2.

 

 

 

 

[Vastitas]

Just a little update: My newest post thanks to Chadraln mentioning it here on loverslab...

 

A.L.E Ep.1: Mini-games explained

 

if you struggle or play it for the first time look it up here https://www.patreon.com/Vastitas

or download it through same link as the game on my page.

[guk]

I gave this a try, although i normally avoid RPG maker games like the plague.

 

Well this is definitely a shining example to other adult game authors, because the game starts with a complete episode full of content which left me curious how to the whole story will continue. Where other games just give you lots of grind which basically leads nowhere, leaving you blue-balled because the next porn scene isn't implemented yet.

And the statement "8-10 months per episode" seems a rather honest and realistic perspective, compared to the "send more money and it goes faster!" motto from all the vaporware Patreon clones with their monthly updates giving 5-10mins worth of content even when they earn 10000$ already.

 

The story, characters and sexual content are pretty well done so far. Can only talk from my personal experience, in fact humans in propagable age do NOT start with "a handjob today, and a blowjob tomorrow" (like all the other games do it) but given the mutual attraction and situation will always directly proceed with actual sex. I think you found a pretty decent middle ground between realism (like the protagonist having inhibitions in certain interactions), and good old porn dramaturgy with some comedian value (several MILF encounters, mixed shower etc).

I also did read all the text, and even though there are A LOT of different characters in the game, you did a good job to flesh out their personalities and looks. Giving each of them one or more cutscenes to portray their dramatic background certainly plays its part here.

 

The artwork seems rather... symbolic compared to most other games, but it does its job to illustrate the plot and scenes. But even in the current state, it seems preferrable compared to all the prefab DAZ models or wannabe-Manga used everywhere else.

 

Others already mentioned, the mini-games were initially driving me crazy. In my opinion they are 100% unnecessary in either porn- or plain story games. But even if you want to make them mandatory as a bit of "physical" connection to the action, then for god's sake make it so that the game does an auto-save just before them. And make them easier or skippable if you lost a few times.

Well if you lose a minigame and have to repeat the past 5 mins of cutscenes and dialogues, then it is just way too frustrating.

 

Also the RPG maker engine is just terrible for anything; you can't fast-forward through "seen dialogues", even worse when you replay the game and have to watch all the cutscenes again.

The game controls over the arrow + enter keys are just unbearably bad. I'm just glad that there are no hidden objects in the environment so you don't have to click on anything except NPCs. Also the save/load feature is infuriating, since the game clearly encourages savescumming.

All this could have been easily avoided just by using Ren'Py or at least Unity for the game.

 

 

Some feedback on the plot and suggestions in the spoiler (and i highly suggest anyone who hasn't played Ep1 not to read it)

 

 

I started the way how any average "alpha male" would play a game, just trying to get into everyone's pants. And it felt really good (realistic) to see the women gossip which eventually ruins your relationship with all of them. So basically ALL decisions seem to matter, sooner or later.

 

Then i started over to make different decisions, and was quite suprised that the episode is about 2-3x longer when you reject that godchild girl from the beginning.

 

Weird was that a seemingly vague decision with Akemi ("enough of the foreplay") was leading to unavoidable rape and more drama much later on. I think that the player shouldn't just lose control over the protagonist's actions like that.

 

 

 

What i'd like to see in future versions:

- some repeatable sex scenes after "unlocking" them the first time (with different dialogues / descriptions), giving the game a degree of sandbox mode and the player a sense of accomplishment

- choices before and during some sex scenes - example: A) lick pussy (better sex) / lick asshole (leads to anal if she likes it) / C) just fuck (worse sex)

- even more freedom in partner selection (like younger than Abbie or older than the 40-something MILFs)

- different game engine? Right now there is no grind in the game (neither by fighting nor clicking through daily routines), but you still have to walk around half the time or watch unskippable cutscenes, which severely impedes the replay value

 

 

 

[Vastitas]

guk, thank you for that summary...and overall positive feedback

I plan to leave the dreaded RPGMaker engine behind me somewhere down the line but at least

some points you rightfully made "The game controls over the arrow + enter keys are just unbearably bad"

"can't fast-forward" are to some extend dealt with in Ep-2 using MV. You can use the mouse

there (even though not even that works 100% correct all the time which is further prove that

these guys need to up there game too ) and by pressing enter you speed up and skip text.

 

As I started with Ep-1 the MV engine wasn't even mentioned                            ...yeah that old.

 

As to art...I am still evolving on that department but some of the content in Episode-2 and the

stuff I am currently working on is way better than what you have seen by now.

 

You will be glad to hear that episode-2 does not have any mini-games and if I do

make one it will be for sex-scenes only and simple as can be.

 

"you did a good job to flesh out their personalities and looks" I really like that one, thank you.

As characters are key getting to know them better and better each episode is really

important to me.

 

response to spoiler:

 

 

First off...I felt the same way given the Akemi scene playing it again but in a way it

enriches episode-2 is all I am saying. If I somewhere down the line decide to

refit this episode I sure will change that part a bit...alcohol...pills...I'll think

of something.

 

Marys road will be just as long in episode-2 as you may choose that

path from the very start of the game. I was finishing the alpha-male

path while MV got released and I realized that my art could only

improve once I start to use contemporary resolutions so I

wrapped it up in order to move on.

 

As to sandbox scenes...I am planning a hidden room like the good old games

always used to have where I can, unrelated to story, go a little crazy and let

you rewind on the good stuff. There will be plenty of hints to find it.

 

Choices to sex-scenes will be available once you reach a certain level

with the girl you fancy at the time although keep in mind to let her

think she is the one

...and yeah she will be pleased or displeased...choices depend

on the character of the girl so do get to know her...

 

 

 

 

 

[Harsh 007]

On 7/16/2017 at 5:02 PM, Vastitas said:

 

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http://i.imgur.com/HhyARgY.png

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http://i.imgur.com/6TLp6vw.png

 

 

 

Hi, I am Vastitas the creator of  "A Last Effort" a post-apocalyptic bunker-dwelling episodic game series that as of today
you may enjoy by visiting my Patreon-page https://www.patreon.com/Vastitas
First Episode made with PRGmaker-VX is available via public post there.
Free of charge/ 6 or more hours long and while quality wise natural not as good as ep2 worth playing...at least

I think so...I made the damn game

As there is sex in all flavors A.L.E qualifies as adult game but with a coherent story-line and realistic social dynamics
the game thrives to be something more...
as way too many adult games in my mind are missing out on the story part in order to keep it simple or
concentrate on sex only which at least for me always is a turn off...if I want that I watch porn

With all these games out there copy/pasting the hell out of each other in order to recreate success I am
almost proud to add there ain't no incest in my game. Taboos are still a essential part ( for example older
man/younger woman...the other way around...cheating et cetera) as well as pregnancies or the possibility
to bed a chubby chick (episode2) may qualify as fetish for some but enough of the spoilers already
check out my Patreon page for more info and the game itself.

 

As to why loverslab.com I simply could not imagine Skyrim without it

 

As to art development...

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

http://i.imgur.com/8pv7LOx.png

 

 

I am working on it...constantly so don't worry it will get better...

in game footage of ep2:

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

http://i.imgur.com/YHbT74L.png

http://i.imgur.com/z2Uz5Ky.png

http://i.imgur.com/0MydWO3.png

 

 

Vastitas sir please upload a last effort ep.2 walkthrough..i dont know how to progress with alba..plz