Hey just finished prologue and 0.1 they are an absolute masterpiece don't listen to all the dolts in the comments saying you rushed (this includes yourself) (sorry) theatre is a work of art and with your love for it i see in every scene and it has been well captured a prologue sets the stage, story, and pacing and i feel you have captured a true interpretation of theatre with this and have begun to intertwine your story with it perfectly. All in all amazing design, beautiful Li's, and most importantly the story of a lifetime all via your own artistic vision i cant wait to see how it progresses and i love the protag personal quirks. 8/10 so far because i was just left wanting more and a finish to the first game/trial.
Hey! I finished your game. I must say it's a pretty good start. Graphics are good, characters's model design are good, lightings are good. However, introducing all the LIs in just 1 version is a bit rushed. Overall it's pretty well for me, congrats on your first release, mate!
Hello, after the prologue, I felt that my experience was still a bit unfulfilled. The early dialogue segments gave me difficulty understanding the story, as there was quite a lot of information and the characters appeared very densely. I hope the author might consider using more streamlined and approachable wording and storytelling, because your project truly has many strong elements — the setting, the characters, and more. The music feels a bit weak to me, as it doesn’t quite emphasize the imagery that players encounter from the very beginning. I’m looking forward to your upcoming work, and I hope it becomes easier to understand so it can reach a wider player. Thanks you! Keep up your good work.
I liked the idea of the theater, but the initial monologue seemed a bit long. The idea of multiple alter egos of the main character is really interesting, especially its side effect after taking medication. This is a good solution to justify having a harem.
I also want to point out that, in my subjective opinion, Sora looks much more attractive without glasses. The same can be said about Sakura (and, by the way, girls with small breasts are great!). I like that the main character is an intelligent and morally mature person. These are really nice character traits. AWN's stupid, infantile, and narrow-minded chosen "heroes" are always annoying.
I'm looking forward to updating the story. Thanks for the built-in Russian translation!
WOW I'M IMPRESSED i have played ALOT of VNs the best ones and alot of underrated ones idk why they aren't popular at all but i love them soo sooo much genuinely if i had money to support i definitely would you all are doing a great job it's not only about s** but the story is actually good not just nonsense like in real p***🤣 Duve You Did AMAZING!! I need to know the names of soundtracks (meanwhile they maybe generated by ai) cause ik it's not allowed to use some of the songs or maybe every song that exists unless it's non copyright i have no idea how it works but yeah...WAITING FOR 0.2..A FIVE STAR RATING FROM ME 🔥 Love the graphics , renders , characters , story , amount of time/work put into this is insane i can tell each sentence having a diffrent background render not just the same one is just crazy how real it seems...🥶🙏🏻
It's clear this dev put a lot of effort and love into this game, and it's obviously very high quality. I love the atmosphere and vibe of this game. That said, I am not really liking the relationship dynamics so far, the sex scenes are a bit lackluster/boring, and I have a feeling there's going to be YEARS of blue-balling and cockblocking in this game. Also, most of the LI's are a bit stuck-up and bitchy, combined with an MC that has the "yOu DeSerVe SomEonE BeTTer ThAn Me" trope going on. Not to mention how simpy and submissive the MC is. So far he's letting every LI walk all over him, talk down to him etc. He's bending over backwards to please them. I'm just not feelin it
Then we have a character like Lilly, who has spent YEARS trying to fuck the MC. You finally give her a chance, and she's like:"im NoT rEadY to Go aLL thE WaY yEt"..... like cmon man. All she does is rub her pussy on you, and the MC is acting like it's the most amazing feeling in the world. Sometimes I wonder if these devs have actually had sex before lol.
You have Kitty, who is basically a sex slave in a BDSM relationship to another character, but she doesn't even let the MC touch her head while she blows him -____-.
You have Yui who acts like an absolute cunt to you for no reason, basically spitting in your face when you're giving her a gift that's super special for her.
I'm just not feelin the relationship dynamics. It's my only complaint so far besides the sex scenes not being very good. I hope the dev starts making the MC a bit more dominant and less simpy, because I like everything else about the game.
Characters like Kitty don't really work outside of cucking....... She's super submissive to another character, but arrogant and bitchy with the MC. Just sayin
is there somewhere I can find the songs used in this game? I haven't been able to find them anywhere and they're too good to be limited to only being heard in the game.
I also really like how well the music fits in with the scenes where the music is used, but the music even just on its own is amazing.
I even tried stalking he game files to see if I can find it there but I couldn't figure it out. it would be cool if they're on YouTube or Spotify or somewhere I can find them.
I also love the game so far and can't wait for more but right now I really want to know where to find the music lol
I see the potential in this game since there are so many mysterious and intriguing plot. The graphic is not bad but can be improve.Overall , I think this game have potential to become a great AVN.
I LOVED the game. The graphics are amazing, the girls are gorgeous and the main character is so interesting! Usually people just focus on heroines and the MC is a plain character but Abel is such an awesome MC. I Love how your adding every girl too, they have their history and depth. I'm particularly fond of Lilly Mia and Yui but all of them are perfect. Seriously, this game coloured me surprised in the best way possible. Thank you and your team, hope you guys keep up the amazing work!
Pd: I don't know what I did to upset Emily in the end, hope I can fix it when part 0.2 comes out!
Just started and must say it is quite hard to follow. I think the prologue can be greatly improved by introducing things in a way that makes more sense.
I still have no idea what is up with that competition, what is up with sectors and various organizations, supposed team MC is a part of, who are the large number of almost random characters… Everything is introduced so quickly and many conversations start about one thing, and then abruptly transition to other things multiple times in a row, which does not help with comprehension either.
The writing and transitions are much better than “Industry Baby”, but gives a similar vibe of the author assuming the reader knows the things they clearly can’t know.
I wish there was some introduction about the world the story is set in, some basic mandatory background information. Something that would make the following content make more sense rather than seeming like it started in the middle and I’m a fool for not knowing the prerequisites.
The part after prologue is better, but still left me confused about things. Like I had no idea Akane was part of the team, I either missed it completely or was it not explained or did she just happen to be in the room, but not actually part of the team? 😕
Wow, never did I picture being more invested in the writing of an NFSW than the actual NFSW aspects. From the very start of the way you introduced the story and the compelling scene set I understood this was more than just a porn game, but an author trying to tell a story through a unique form of media.
The author of this game is incredibly well spoken, it is easy to tell that they have some type of literacy background, whether they picked it up from their interest in theatre, is involved in literature, or like me, just enjoys picking up a good book from time to time, it really adds to the storytelling, or rather sets the stage.
This is also not me trying to insult other developers or say that they have poor writing, my honest opinion is that I enjoy most of them, they are capable of producing a good premise that makes you want to follow the story. IMO that is enough to garner attention and a decent player base, as it makes players want to reach the finale of the game and gets them invested. What I believe the author of this game is particularly good at is storytelling, by which I mean is, I don't just want to know how the game ends or to reach the conclusion, I want to read the story itself and witness everything develop. It's not just an interesting premise where I want to see everything resolved, I want to understand how and why. I have nothing but respect for pretty much all developers as it takes a lot of effort, skill and sacrifice to be able to produce any form of media.
Okay now that I have gotten my praise outta the way, SPOILERS from this point onwards. Because the author made a story where my brain had to participate, an unfortunate consequence that has occurred is that I actually have some nitpicks with regards to the writing as I was invested.
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I AM ABOUT TO SHARE IS SPECULATION AND MY OWN TAKEAWAY AND VIEWS OF THE STORY, I MIGHT BE WAY OFF MARK.
The scene with Lily and the MC, or rather the conversation right before, personally the dialogue didn't feel right to me. I think I understand with what you are trying to go for with the character of Abel (or rather Calm in this matter), I speak under correction, but it feels like what you (the author) are trying to portray is that Calm *believes* that he is incapable of loving Lily or any other character because that seems to be part of the aspects that was taken away from Abel, through Empathy. Perhaps my analysis of Calm might be completely wrong (very likely as the game is still new), but it does feel to me that he is capable of loving and just believes or chooses to think he can't because that is not the human consciousness, he is supposed to portray. He is supposed to be "Calm", and that is all he believes he is supposed to be, which is why he justifies certain actions by calling it rational or the best decision, when in the grand scheme of things he doesn't need to go as far as he does, or even in some cases I feel like the decisions he makes ain't even rational at all, he just thinks it is. He justifies so much by saying there is this benefit and this is for his goal, when in reality it's painstakingly obvious he cares about those around him. He spends all his time running away from affection, because why????? he is scared of hurting them!!! not because it's illogical or irrational.
But anyway, back to my point, I sidetracked a bit, but if this is how Calm is, and character analysis isn't wrong, I feel like the dialogue could have been executed a lot better. If my character analysis is wrong, then this whole point is null and avoid, and lowkey that would also be extremely embarrassing given how much I have written, but let's move on. So before we make the decision to "cross the line", the dialogue is essentially Lily and Calm going back and forth about how much she cares for him, and him trying to give her reasons as to why she shouldn't, a scene that emotions were very well portrayed, but my issue is when Calm says he feels something for them but he doesn't know what it is. I hated that, that singular addition to the conversation made me feel so confused and annoyed. Because he says something along the lines of, "I don't know what this feeling is, but I do know I see you than more than a friend" then follows that up with "I can't call it love because that would be lying", something along those lines, it was 4am so I am a bit iffy on what I recall. Flat out denying that it could be love was not the right call, because listen Calm might not be in love with her, but following her confession, every truly heterosexual individual would be, I know I am, she easily jumped to my favourite character after that. But my issue isn't that the story isn't depicting the way I feel about Lily, but rather how Calm basically fully denies it could be love. And just claims that he feels something, like duh as the readers we can tell that do you feel something. Like I know I'm overreacting, and that it is a small issue, but ruined the moment for me, because he basically rejects her and then tells her it's her choice to still love him. Like it feels like such a scumbag move especially if you choose to "cross the line" with Lily, given how he treats her and the dialogue is during the scene. It all starts to feel like a lie and I honestly couldn't enjoy the scene.
Honestly in the end I just ended up hurting myself with my character analysis, but given how the game is presented, I don't feel like I am the MC, but rather that I am viewing the world from his perspective, which as a book reader, I do not mind, but obviously in turn I am not going to agree with all his decisions or view of things. If the author/developer (called them author throughout this text, totally forgot I am reviewing a game and not a book) sees this, please do share your thoughts, and if like my view of everything was correct, minor request then, in that dialogue line where the MC says he can't call it love, instead of saying can't, better wording would be "can't confirm" that it is love.
But anyways, it's your story/game, you don't have to change anything if you don't want to, especially because like I am just a student who can't afford to pay for your patreon to support you financially, nonetheless good luck with the rest of the project, I sincerely look forward to watching the rest of story unfold. And for those of you who read my rant and me going off on a tangent, apologies for making it so long, I never felt the need to share my thoughts on a NSFW game before this one and just kept yapping. (Also check out Wildcats if you liked the writing of this, it's peak)
These Female characters are well-designed and I can memory most of them after skipppping and glancing... Therefore I can say this game is intriguing based on such first impression. I think in the future there will be more interesting plots...
Additionally I think the function of annotation is VERY useful. Since I'm a Chinese， I cannot know the comprehensive background information or some mentioned movies，myths，stories， etc.
While， with this function I can easily become more familiar with the whole game and the meaning of their conversation...
Perfect design. I'll waiting for following versions.
Quite enjoyed the new update. While I kind of suck at writing reviews, I will try to put one together.
I do have one question, kind of spoiler ish so I will try to hide it...
This isn't a big problem but when at the portal with Emily and Sora, do we lose affection with Emily no matter what we did or did I somehow make a wrong choice?
Hi Duve! I’m a native Arabic speaker and I’d love to help add Arabic to Artifice to make it accessible to the Arab gaming community. Since I love the concept, I’m happy to help. Can you share the text files with me so I can take a look?
Is there any chance of you posting this on itch directly instead of download sites (I am using the itch app on steam deck which is incompatible with 3rd party downloads) This game looks amazing and I would love to check it out!
Wow, this prologue was nothing short of incredible. There seemed to be tidbits of worry from the creator regarding pacing, but frankly, it was fantastic and I was constantly engaged without a single break in immersion or a single jolt from jarring transitions or whiplashing emotions/topics.
The MC felt truly unique and interesting, yet perfectly imperfect with obvious flaws that stem from what is so far a really compelling backstory. It shows clear goals for him and the stories development while also providing just enough to make the MC and the story mysterious and keep everything surrounding the narrative captivating.
The other characters all felt individualistic with their own quirks and personalities, the models, set pieces, posing, camera angles and interactions were effective, well done and natural. Then, the story so far was *chef's kiss* it was wonderfully bread crumbed and built up with a nice little cliffhanger that left me ready for more.
I've never engaged with theater so I'm sure this story will likely have many nuances that go over my head or happenings that I won't quite understand, such as the narrator filling in some empty scenes such as the changing room section or the woman running away in the rain section, which is probably my only gripe so far as it feels like more of an interruption than adding additional thematic flavor, but other than that I honestly can't find much to complain about. It would be nice if there was actual music to drive the emotion to the next level, but I understand this AVN is in its infancy.
Overall, the prologue was exceptional. I'm waiting in anticipation for future updates. Wonderful job!
P.S.
If it's alright to ask, to what degree did NoGlory, KloppStyle, W.M. and D-San contribute in the creation of Artifice?
Bro, the game is amazing! I can't wait for the first act. It's only a prologue, but it's incredibly addictive. The grandfather is great at the beginning, but I'm tired of reading his monologue.
Greetings ! I love what you have made with this game so far and can't wait to see where this weird shaped story may go. My only pet peeve with it would be what I would refer as, in this case, scenic indication. Basically little additional information you put between *those*. My opinion on their use is that they take me out of the writing. Why? Because I'm a fan of medium which show stuff rather than tell me about it. By that I mean that those scenic information are on stage, played rather than told about. I believe that your writing and imagery skills are far more than enough to depict an action, emotion, or whatever needs to be said instead of falling back to some pesky, bland looking, and feeling indication. Which I do believe are already superfluous in plenty of the scenes you have written and shown as is.
Oh! During the first meeting with sporty girl and the actress who dressed as a nun in her first appearance, there is a sentence where I am quite sure you have forgotten to add a word. I can fetch up more precise information on that if you please.
Thank you again for sharing with us such a promising premise! I wish you a wonderful day.
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Insanely GOOD game.
Hope the next update will drop soon..
(When BTW?)
This game has insane potential and I truly hope that you can pick development back up with time. Love what you started.
Hey just finished prologue and 0.1 they are an absolute masterpiece don't listen to all the dolts in the comments saying you rushed (this includes yourself) (sorry) theatre is a work of art and with your love for it i see in every scene and it has been well captured a prologue sets the stage, story, and pacing and i feel you have captured a true interpretation of theatre with this and have begun to intertwine your story with it perfectly. All in all amazing design, beautiful Li's, and most importantly the story of a lifetime all via your own artistic vision i cant wait to see how it progresses and i love the protag personal quirks. 8/10 so far because i was just left wanting more and a finish to the first game/trial.
Why is the installation external
Because of the file size
Flabbergasting prologue can't wait for the next updates 😘
Hello, after the prologue, I felt that my experience was still a bit unfulfilled. The early dialogue segments gave me difficulty understanding the story, as there was quite a lot of information and the characters appeared very densely. I hope the author might consider using more streamlined and approachable wording and storytelling, because your project truly has many strong elements — the setting, the characters, and more. The music feels a bit weak to me, as it doesn’t quite emphasize the imagery that players encounter from the very beginning. I’m looking forward to your upcoming work, and I hope it becomes easier to understand so it can reach a wider player. Thanks you! Keep up your good work.
Absolutely banger. Have only played two other titles that are as strongly written and narrative driven. Keep up the hustle devs, good luck.
I liked the idea of the theater, but the initial monologue seemed a bit long. The idea of multiple alter egos of the main character is really interesting, especially its side effect after taking medication. This is a good solution to justify having a harem.
I also want to point out that, in my subjective opinion, Sora looks much more attractive without glasses. The same can be said about Sakura (and, by the way, girls with small breasts are great!). I like that the main character is an intelligent and morally mature person. These are really nice character traits. AWN's stupid, infantile, and narrow-minded chosen "heroes" are always annoying.
I'm looking forward to updating the story. Thanks for the built-in Russian translation!
I'm glad we finally have an update, you have indeed worked hard for this fam. 🙏🙏
it`s really inposiable amazing
I genuinely want faster updates for this game.
Very good art and character design and crazy good plot too.
WOW I'M IMPRESSED i have played ALOT of VNs the best ones and alot of underrated ones idk why they aren't popular at all but i love them soo sooo much genuinely if i had money to support i definitely would you all are doing a great job it's not only about s** but the story is actually good not just nonsense like in real p***🤣 Duve You Did AMAZING!! I need to know the names of soundtracks (meanwhile they maybe generated by ai) cause ik it's not allowed to use some of the songs or maybe every song that exists unless it's non copyright i have no idea how it works but yeah...WAITING FOR 0.2..A FIVE STAR RATING FROM ME 🔥 Love the graphics , renders , characters , story , amount of time/work put into this is insane i can tell each sentence having a diffrent background render not just the same one is just crazy how real it seems...🥶🙏🏻
Gorgeous game, hoping to see more from you in the future.
It's clear this dev put a lot of effort and love into this game, and it's obviously very high quality. I love the atmosphere and vibe of this game. That said, I am not really liking the relationship dynamics so far, the sex scenes are a bit lackluster/boring, and I have a feeling there's going to be YEARS of blue-balling and cockblocking in this game. Also, most of the LI's are a bit stuck-up and bitchy, combined with an MC that has the "yOu DeSerVe SomEonE BeTTer ThAn Me" trope going on. Not to mention how simpy and submissive the MC is. So far he's letting every LI walk all over him, talk down to him etc. He's bending over backwards to please them. I'm just not feelin it
Then we have a character like Lilly, who has spent YEARS trying to fuck the MC. You finally give her a chance, and she's like:"im NoT rEadY to Go aLL thE WaY yEt"..... like cmon man. All she does is rub her pussy on you, and the MC is acting like it's the most amazing feeling in the world. Sometimes I wonder if these devs have actually had sex before lol.
You have Kitty, who is basically a sex slave in a BDSM relationship to another character, but she doesn't even let the MC touch her head while she blows him -____-.
You have Yui who acts like an absolute cunt to you for no reason, basically spitting in your face when you're giving her a gift that's super special for her.
I'm just not feelin the relationship dynamics. It's my only complaint so far besides the sex scenes not being very good. I hope the dev starts making the MC a bit more dominant and less simpy, because I like everything else about the game.
Characters like Kitty don't really work outside of cucking....... She's super submissive to another character, but arrogant and bitchy with the MC. Just sayin
Animated
is there somewhere I can find the songs used in this game? I haven't been able to find them anywhere and they're too good to be limited to only being heard in the game.
I also really like how well the music fits in with the scenes where the music is used, but the music even just on its own is amazing.
I even tried stalking he game files to see if I can find it there but I couldn't figure it out. it would be cool if they're on YouTube or Spotify or somewhere I can find them.
I also love the game so far and can't wait for more but right now I really want to know where to find the music lol
Hey, if u want, u can dm me in discord and I'll send them to u
I see the potential in this game since there are so many mysterious and intriguing plot. The graphic is not bad but can be improve.Overall , I think this game have potential to become a great AVN.
I LOVED the game. The graphics are amazing, the girls are gorgeous and the main character is so interesting! Usually people just focus on heroines and the MC is a plain character but Abel is such an awesome MC. I Love how your adding every girl too, they have their history and depth. I'm particularly fond of Lilly Mia and Yui but all of them are perfect. Seriously, this game coloured me surprised in the best way possible. Thank you and your team, hope you guys keep up the amazing work!
Pd: I don't know what I did to upset Emily in the end, hope I can fix it when part 0.2 comes out!
No animations? im tryna goon
All scenes in game are animated
Oh my bad maybe i didnt get far in lol
Just started and must say it is quite hard to follow. I think the prologue can be greatly improved by introducing things in a way that makes more sense.
I still have no idea what is up with that competition, what is up with sectors and various organizations, supposed team MC is a part of, who are the large number of almost random characters… Everything is introduced so quickly and many conversations start about one thing, and then abruptly transition to other things multiple times in a row, which does not help with comprehension either.
The writing and transitions are much better than “Industry Baby”, but gives a similar vibe of the author assuming the reader knows the things they clearly can’t know.
I wish there was some introduction about the world the story is set in, some basic mandatory background information. Something that would make the following content make more sense rather than seeming like it started in the middle and I’m a fool for not knowing the prerequisites.
The part after prologue is better, but still left me confused about things. Like I had no idea Akane was part of the team, I either missed it completely or was it not explained or did she just happen to be in the room, but not actually part of the team? 😕
It is a really nice game overall though, thanks!
Wow, never did I picture being more invested in the writing of an NFSW than the actual NFSW aspects. From the very start of the way you introduced the story and the compelling scene set I understood this was more than just a porn game, but an author trying to tell a story through a unique form of media.
The author of this game is incredibly well spoken, it is easy to tell that they have some type of literacy background, whether they picked it up from their interest in theatre, is involved in literature, or like me, just enjoys picking up a good book from time to time, it really adds to the storytelling, or rather sets the stage.
This is also not me trying to insult other developers or say that they have poor writing, my honest opinion is that I enjoy most of them, they are capable of producing a good premise that makes you want to follow the story. IMO that is enough to garner attention and a decent player base, as it makes players want to reach the finale of the game and gets them invested. What I believe the author of this game is particularly good at is storytelling, by which I mean is, I don't just want to know how the game ends or to reach the conclusion, I want to read the story itself and witness everything develop. It's not just an interesting premise where I want to see everything resolved, I want to understand how and why. I have nothing but respect for pretty much all developers as it takes a lot of effort, skill and sacrifice to be able to produce any form of media.
Okay now that I have gotten my praise outta the way, SPOILERS from this point onwards. Because the author made a story where my brain had to participate, an unfortunate consequence that has occurred is that I actually have some nitpicks with regards to the writing as I was invested.
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I AM ABOUT TO SHARE IS SPECULATION AND MY OWN TAKEAWAY AND VIEWS OF THE STORY, I MIGHT BE WAY OFF MARK.
The scene with Lily and the MC, or rather the conversation right before, personally the dialogue didn't feel right to me. I think I understand with what you are trying to go for with the character of Abel (or rather Calm in this matter), I speak under correction, but it feels like what you (the author) are trying to portray is that Calm *believes* that he is incapable of loving Lily or any other character because that seems to be part of the aspects that was taken away from Abel, through Empathy. Perhaps my analysis of Calm might be completely wrong (very likely as the game is still new), but it does feel to me that he is capable of loving and just believes or chooses to think he can't because that is not the human consciousness, he is supposed to portray. He is supposed to be "Calm", and that is all he believes he is supposed to be, which is why he justifies certain actions by calling it rational or the best decision, when in the grand scheme of things he doesn't need to go as far as he does, or even in some cases I feel like the decisions he makes ain't even rational at all, he just thinks it is. He justifies so much by saying there is this benefit and this is for his goal, when in reality it's painstakingly obvious he cares about those around him. He spends all his time running away from affection, because why????? he is scared of hurting them!!! not because it's illogical or irrational.
But anyway, back to my point, I sidetracked a bit, but if this is how Calm is, and character analysis isn't wrong, I feel like the dialogue could have been executed a lot better. If my character analysis is wrong, then this whole point is null and avoid, and lowkey that would also be extremely embarrassing given how much I have written, but let's move on. So before we make the decision to "cross the line", the dialogue is essentially Lily and Calm going back and forth about how much she cares for him, and him trying to give her reasons as to why she shouldn't, a scene that emotions were very well portrayed, but my issue is when Calm says he feels something for them but he doesn't know what it is. I hated that, that singular addition to the conversation made me feel so confused and annoyed. Because he says something along the lines of, "I don't know what this feeling is, but I do know I see you than more than a friend" then follows that up with "I can't call it love because that would be lying", something along those lines, it was 4am so I am a bit iffy on what I recall. Flat out denying that it could be love was not the right call, because listen Calm might not be in love with her, but following her confession, every truly heterosexual individual would be, I know I am, she easily jumped to my favourite character after that. But my issue isn't that the story isn't depicting the way I feel about Lily, but rather how Calm basically fully denies it could be love. And just claims that he feels something, like duh as the readers we can tell that do you feel something. Like I know I'm overreacting, and that it is a small issue, but ruined the moment for me, because he basically rejects her and then tells her it's her choice to still love him. Like it feels like such a scumbag move especially if you choose to "cross the line" with Lily, given how he treats her and the dialogue is during the scene. It all starts to feel like a lie and I honestly couldn't enjoy the scene.
Honestly in the end I just ended up hurting myself with my character analysis, but given how the game is presented, I don't feel like I am the MC, but rather that I am viewing the world from his perspective, which as a book reader, I do not mind, but obviously in turn I am not going to agree with all his decisions or view of things. If the author/developer (called them author throughout this text, totally forgot I am reviewing a game and not a book) sees this, please do share your thoughts, and if like my view of everything was correct, minor request then, in that dialogue line where the MC says he can't call it love, instead of saying can't, better wording would be "can't confirm" that it is love.
But anyways, it's your story/game, you don't have to change anything if you don't want to, especially because like I am just a student who can't afford to pay for your patreon to support you financially, nonetheless good luck with the rest of the project, I sincerely look forward to watching the rest of story unfold. And for those of you who read my rant and me going off on a tangent, apologies for making it so long, I never felt the need to share my thoughts on a NSFW game before this one and just kept yapping. (Also check out Wildcats if you liked the writing of this, it's peak)
with it being a 0.1, is it a fairly new game with minimal content?
is that alot?
Are u slow?
You don't have to be an ass if you can't answer the question.
i saw another AVN with 40k+ renders, but it was also still at a new version.
Not really.
But for a new game, it's a decent amount.
thx
This game is amazing one of the best games i ever played
Developer can i please have the soundtracks of the game
Hey, glad u like it. Dm me in discord which track you want, and I'll send it to you.
These Female characters are well-designed and I can memory most of them after skipppping and glancing... Therefore I can say this game is intriguing based on such first impression. I think in the future there will be more interesting plots...
Additionally I think the function of annotation is VERY useful. Since I'm a Chinese， I cannot know the comprehensive background information or some mentioned movies，myths，stories， etc.
While， with this function I can easily become more familiar with the whole game and the meaning of their conversation...
Perfect design. I'll waiting for following versions.
The plot is very interesting.🥳
Quite enjoyed the new update. While I kind of suck at writing reviews, I will try to put one together.
I do have one question, kind of spoiler ish so I will try to hide it...
This isn't a big problem but when at the portal with Emily and Sora, do we lose affection with Emily no matter what we did or did I somehow make a wrong choice?
Yeah, no matter what you do, she will change her affection
Thanks, I assumed that's how it was but wanted to make sure. Looking forward to getting it back lol
Is there a Chinese language option?
There is
It's here! I've been very excited waiting for this release.
Really enjoyed this game, and just to confirm the 0.1 public will be released next week?
Yeah
Hi Duve! I’m a native Arabic speaker and I’d love to help add Arabic to Artifice to make it accessible to the Arab gaming community. Since I love the concept, I’m happy to help. Can you share the text files with me so I can take a look?
Hi, text me in dm in discord
Is there any chance of you posting this on itch directly instead of download sites (I am using the itch app on steam deck which is incompatible with 3rd party downloads) This game looks amazing and I would love to check it out!
Hi. Due to some platform features, I won't be doing this. Otherwise, my game will be excluded from the general search again...
Wow, this prologue was nothing short of incredible. There seemed to be tidbits of worry from the creator regarding pacing, but frankly, it was fantastic and I was constantly engaged without a single break in immersion or a single jolt from jarring transitions or whiplashing emotions/topics.
The MC felt truly unique and interesting, yet perfectly imperfect with obvious flaws that stem from what is so far a really compelling backstory. It shows clear goals for him and the stories development while also providing just enough to make the MC and the story mysterious and keep everything surrounding the narrative captivating.
The other characters all felt individualistic with their own quirks and personalities, the models, set pieces, posing, camera angles and interactions were effective, well done and natural. Then, the story so far was *chef's kiss* it was wonderfully bread crumbed and built up with a nice little cliffhanger that left me ready for more.
I've never engaged with theater so I'm sure this story will likely have many nuances that go over my head or happenings that I won't quite understand, such as the narrator filling in some empty scenes such as the changing room section or the woman running away in the rain section, which is probably my only gripe so far as it feels like more of an interruption than adding additional thematic flavor, but other than that I honestly can't find much to complain about. It would be nice if there was actual music to drive the emotion to the next level, but I understand this AVN is in its infancy.
Overall, the prologue was exceptional. I'm waiting in anticipation for future updates. Wonderful job!
P.S.
If it's alright to ask, to what degree did NoGlory, KloppStyle, W.M. and D-San contribute in the creation of Artifice?
Hey there! Glad you like it
Bro, the game is amazing! I can't wait for the first act. It's only a prologue, but it's incredibly addictive. The grandfather is great at the beginning, but I'm tired of reading his monologue.
Брат! Братан! Братишка! Жду не дождусь следующей обновы! Когда он там примерно будет?
Greetings !
I love what you have made with this game so far and can't wait to see where this weird shaped story may go.
My only pet peeve with it would be what I would refer as, in this case, scenic indication.
Basically little additional information you put between *those*.
My opinion on their use is that they take me out of the writing.
Why? Because I'm a fan of medium which show stuff rather than tell me about it.
By that I mean that those scenic information are on stage, played rather than told about.
I believe that your writing and imagery skills are far more than enough to depict an action, emotion, or whatever needs to be said instead of falling back to some pesky, bland looking, and feeling indication.
Which I do believe are already superfluous in plenty of the scenes you have written and shown as is.
Oh!
During the first meeting with sporty girl and the actress who dressed as a nun in her first appearance, there is a sentence where I am quite sure you have forgotten to add a word.
I can fetch up more precise information on that if you please.
Thank you again for sharing with us such a promising premise!
I wish you a wonderful day.
Hi, I'm glad you liked it! What word did I forget to write?
El idioma Español?
japanese type please
we dont need no other languages until 2.0 we only need english and spanish thats it
;p