Bloodcrave

Bloodcrave is possibly the most frustrating of these games I've ever enjoyed. This recommendation is reluctant. For every negative thing about this game that I might have to say, there are about 1.2 positive things that I really enjoy. Games with erotic elements can do better than this. They often don't. Negatives: ~The story feels unfinished. Characters are set up from the beginning that never meet the protagonist. The ending feels abrupt. Many plot threads are left dangling. ~Some of the background art looks a little uncanny in a very specific way. Sometimes the scene cuts to a plain black background where the characters act out their scene in a void. ~I appreciate that the game has character progression. I don't know what the point of it is. I can't remember anything being signposted as tied to any of the stats at all. There were a lot of choices where I only had one choice, so I'm guessing that maybe there was something there. ~Bloodcrave has an inordinate amount of glitches for this kind of game. I ran into weirdness in the opening menus when I first started the game. There were other instances where I encountered placeholder scenes with default text. As with…

Sexy character designs, likable characters and an interesting story! This is absolutely a game worth trying out! Even the side characters you don't see very often are very fun and have some great scenes! In terms of gameplay you have choices that affect your stats, combat, insight and athletics. Which will net you more information and even unlock more options if you pass certain checks in the game. And then there's relationship points, pick the right ones to make characters like you more and progress things between you. All together there are six love interests, two of them being men but you are not forced to pursue anything with any of these characters. There's even a choice in the game to establish if your character is straight or bisexual. Picking the former will essentitally keep you from pursuing gay relationships BUT there is also an option in settings to block any MxM scenes if you really want to avoid them. But there are sex scenes with other side characters, not just the main love interests and they're pretty damn fun, in some cases better than the main ones. You even get to follow the villains in certain scenes and in some cases there are choices involved and REA…

So, to rip the bandaid off, I understand and can agree with the idea that it would have been fair to label Bloodcrave as an early access title. There are a few placeholders, what feels like missing scenes, and a continuity error or two. Ultimately, the story feels like the first entry of a much larger epic, which isn't an issue for me, but could for someone expecting a one and done experience. However, I very much enjoyed my first playthrough and feel like I more than got my money's worth even without exploring alternate paths. The plot is intriguing, the characters fun and well-written, and the sexy bits very hot between the writing and artwork. Overall, it's just a fantastic overall package that has immense potential going forward. And when one of the biggest gripes I might have with a game is that I'm looking forward to more, that's a compliment in my book. It helps that the developer has been pretty active adding additional scenes and intends to extend the current ending of the story to give a more definitive conclusion. With all that done, I'm quite hopeful in the planned release of the sequel next year!

I really wish I could go thumb in the middle on this one. I enjoyed it more than I didn't, but please note that I am not telling you to play this game. There's aren't nearly as many H-scenes as you may expect, especially not with Chloe who seems to be the main love interest of the game. Maybe it's just how I played but I wound up spending way more time with other characters. You get to block off times to spend with people, and it seemed like Chloe was never available. And then the ending just happened. Like super abruptly. The story isn't even resolved, there are whole villains still out there, and plot threads that never get resolved. I guess that means we're getting a sequel but man, it really just ends out of nowhere.

Can someone explain why even when I don't interact with love interests at all, because I'm trying to see nova ending and game still thinks that I'm cheating on somebody and blocks the ending for me this is so stupid. How can I fix that?

Man I’m torn on this one. - On one hand I’ve enjoyed the writing and characters - On the other… the game ain’t finished. And nothing is tied up by the end of the story Don’t get me wrong, I understand avn devs not wanting to go through early access given the issues porn games have had with steam lately. And I don’t mind additional content being monetised, but this game is a very slow burn and by the end you barely spend any time with anyone. To say nothing of the grammar errors I stumbled across, or the times the game just doesn’t take into account past decisions (towards the end mainly). Or indeed, of how damn opaque the game is. You have a stat screen that just shows you meters instead of numbers. And it doesn’t even show you everything: romantic partners have an affection and corruption variable. You only see the affection. You don’t even see unavailable options. There’s skill checks in game that you don’t know how much you need to pass. Oh yeah and you increase your confidence and corruption by interacting with the characters, however you increase your int str and so on by “training”, an activity that takes a chunk out of your daily schedule. At the same time you can’t…