I think there will be more later but as I remember there was only 1 for now
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big potential in this one.. Would be nice to play on steam, also a rollback feature would be nice..
- Jan 29, 2018
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This game have potential, love the art. Good luck with the proyect to the developer, keep the great work <3
- Aug 22, 2023
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Hello folks,
thank you very much for the good and costructive feedback that we got for the latest release. There is one point specifically that we wanted to comment on and that is basically the feedback of "actions come to quickly".
Things that were referred to as examples were the alley scene and the porn movie studio as some felt Claire was moving too quickly down that particular path.
Now, looking just at this release and the timeframe of six game days we would agree to that statement. However you have to put this into context of the larger game that will cover a longer timespan.
We tried to put as many "Intro" scenes into this update as possible, going there the first time, performing first actions, etc. – basically to show what will be there and what potential options for Claire will be available.
Now, you can of course try every single one of them in this update – but whether Claire will decide to do porn in the bigger scope is entirely up to you – and in the later game the "first time" will be available for the majority of the game. So whether the player decides to go down that route from the beginning or later do it because of money woes is entirely up to you. In that regard you can’t compare the game with a linear VN – we have things that happen to progress the story, but the sections in between are for you to decide what Claire will do (we will be of course naughty and track what you do and add consequences to your actions to make the game react accordingly).
The alley scene is basically the same – it is set up to show Claire (the players) that there seems to be a shady spot right behind her apartment where you could make easy money if desperate. We included the "spicy" purely optional – is it realistic to do that right the first time? Probably not, but again it is up to your choice (and it could have consequences).
As for the feedback to the economic balance – you’re right. We were always aware that we need to balance and rebalance the cost/income part of the game multiple times – and we will probably do so with every update. This is probably the hardest part to hit the "sweat spot" for. So keep the feedback coming, we’ll listen.
Thank you again for your support and encouraging feedback
The City of Dreams Dev Team
thank you very much for the good and costructive feedback that we got for the latest release. There is one point specifically that we wanted to comment on and that is basically the feedback of "actions come to quickly".
Things that were referred to as examples were the alley scene and the porn movie studio as some felt Claire was moving too quickly down that particular path.
Now, looking just at this release and the timeframe of six game days we would agree to that statement. However you have to put this into context of the larger game that will cover a longer timespan.
We tried to put as many "Intro" scenes into this update as possible, going there the first time, performing first actions, etc. – basically to show what will be there and what potential options for Claire will be available.
Now, you can of course try every single one of them in this update – but whether Claire will decide to do porn in the bigger scope is entirely up to you – and in the later game the "first time" will be available for the majority of the game. So whether the player decides to go down that route from the beginning or later do it because of money woes is entirely up to you. In that regard you can’t compare the game with a linear VN – we have things that happen to progress the story, but the sections in between are for you to decide what Claire will do (we will be of course naughty and track what you do and add consequences to your actions to make the game react accordingly).
The alley scene is basically the same – it is set up to show Claire (the players) that there seems to be a shady spot right behind her apartment where you could make easy money if desperate. We included the "spicy" purely optional – is it realistic to do that right the first time? Probably not, but again it is up to your choice (and it could have consequences).
As for the feedback to the economic balance – you’re right. We were always aware that we need to balance and rebalance the cost/income part of the game multiple times – and we will probably do so with every update. This is probably the hardest part to hit the "sweat spot" for. So keep the feedback coming, we’ll listen.
Thank you again for your support and encouraging feedback
The City of Dreams Dev Team
I def see one playthrough I'd like to do where she's not an innocent, but her dreams of stardom are in the porn industry (I like that the game is set up that that is a perfectly viable option and she's not automatically treated as inexperienced teen who needs corrupting.)
Trying to strike the right balance on corruption speed is damn hard to do, to the point where I think it only really works with less developed protagonists whose actions and internal feelings are left up to the players. With protags who have their own personality separate from the player, portraying realistic corruption realistically would require so much time and buildup that I doubt either devs or players would have the patience for it, but it doesn't have to be perfect. One option you could try is to give players more choices on how the protag "feels" about a certain situation. Like if they're doing porn, are they into it, or resistant but really need the money. If the player gets to dictate the protag's feelings, the sense of incongruity with their personal view of the character can be reduced for relatively lesser work since most of the same scene can be reused, while also appealing to a broader variety of player tastes.
That being said I'm not sure if it's the right path for your vision of the game. Anyway, I appreciate you deciding to make a more sandbox approach rather than the completely linear path most games on this site take. It's just my own tastes, but I feel that's always the right approach for games. AI art is obviously not ideal, but it has the advantage of being able to be produced much more quickly, and I think you did a pretty good job of differentiating it from the default style.
- Jul 21, 2019
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Oh really ?! 
I hope we will can choise the hard way with the repercussion...
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I like the art, backgrounds are great
The models are mostly consistent and cute
What a great start!
Initial impressions are very good
vncityofdreams 0.3.2 Mac version?
The models are mostly consistent and cute
What a great start!
Initial impressions are very good
vncityofdreams 0.3.2 Mac version?
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- Feb 11, 2021
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Liked the game! Feels like the expenses are quite high - makes it quite difficult to afford rent without sacrificing her morality imo.