Loren 2 romances

[jack1974]

Well if she agrees, sure (they were private emails so maybe we said some things that normally wouldn't say in public!)
Yesterday for example I had an interesting talk about how personally I don't see a difference (in term of sexyness) between a woman with naked butt or wearing a thong see those are the problems that game developers must face!!!

[Aleema]

lol, our emails ... They are so NSFW. I'm glad Jack is so professional, because I've said some things and sent some photos that would be super embarrassing with anyone else.

I wouldn't mind making new commentary for any pre-order bonus.

[jack1974]

Haha yes we could keep the content but change the wording a bit

[josipa24]

Don't you dare change anything, Jack, because now I have to see the uncensored version . Pics and everything!

[jack1974]

Damn then the bonus content would definitely be NSFW!

[kuracha-macha]

With that, an image of Jul's butt waving to me appeared in my head.

Not good.

But still, I'm sure those sketches are worth seeing. >D I like seeing things in-progress, and ohohoho those sexy sexy sketches, I'm definitely going to pre-order!

[krisslanza]

I'm not sure what's wrong with imagining Jul's butt, naked or thong-clad. I mean, she IS a succubus. There isn't any shame in that, right?

Now Jack can release a normal edition, a pre-order edition, and WILD AND UNCUT pre-order!

[Nighteye]

Well beside the ethical reasons Aleema just detailed, it's also a smart business decision. The current gaming market does not satisfy the demand for BxB romances.
Even if say there are only 10% of all people interested in boys love fiction, that's still way more then our audience. Of course not every one of them will want to buy Loren, but even if only a few of them will buy Winterwolves games because of their BxB content it will end in a profit for Jack. So in a very real sense the game might be even more expensive without the BxB content, since we would miss those sales.

To summarize my point, even those of us who do not play the BxB content will profit from it's inclusion in the end. (It's funny that I of all people would end up making a capitalistic argument. Maybe my cold is getting to me )
While I understand your point, it's sometimes pretty frustrating to have game where you only have fun with half of it. I felt the same in all Bioware RPGs where you can play EVIL. But if the development cost is lower then the increased profit from people who like it, I end up profiting from it as well. Since either the game will be cheaper or the studio has more funds for the next game.

Thanks for your suggestion and worrying about us, but I think we will end up making a better game for both BxB and (BxG,GxB,GxG) lovers if the percentage of those romances is balanced.

It's good that they're included - but I would like to have an option to disable BxB romances - in Loren I have several times accidentally started a BxB romance during cutscenes, and I'd like to be able to avoid that without needing to consult a guide.

[jack1974]

That's strange, the BxB during cutscenes should trigger only if you previously flirted with that character... do you remember when it was ?

[Aleema]

I made sure to mark every flirt with "Romance" so that people specifically wouldn't claim they accidentally did anything. Draco does compliment your appearance and you have the option to turn him down or be flattered, but that is the only thing I can think of. But that's something I won't be removing but probably actually including more of, as discussed earlier about characters flirting with you before you flirt with them. And also I will be replacing the "Joking/Forceful/Romance" options with actual lines of dialogue ... But I'll probably keep the "(Romance)" tag just to make doubly sure that picky people have nothing to complain about.