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That's actually really appreciated. From the sounds of it, you like/don't mind permavore, but you're still considering us weaklings who absolutely hate the idea of permavore. (Besides, reformation lets you have a meal again and again!) So thank you!

...I have to say, I left a rather scathing review here last time. I just gave it another go, and...I realize that it's not really meant to be this big story. It's supposed to be something lighthearted and fun--not to be taken seriously whatsoever.

And, uh, clearly adult, looking at the aftermath of the baker ^^;

I'm liking how everyone is treating Eugene like normal people would with a crazy dude coming up to them like that, it's more believable. I do wonder if they'll ever overcome the hypnosis, though, that'd be interesting. Maybe if someone were to look at old photos, unless those are affected, too.... And the growth sequences are great!

I just unlocked the coast, I'll peruse more later on. I do appreciate how flexible the story is--I'm assuming you can reset citizens to go the other way any time, then switch back whenever you like, pretty much. Keep doing good work, and I am very, VERY sorry for misunderstanding before. I was comparing it to other VNs I've read, and that wasn't exactly fair--it was like looking at The Emperor's New Groove and criticizing it by comparing it to Beauty and the Beast. Two completely different kinds of experiences.

Looking forward to more!

Agreed! And the action is still front and center, so it feels like a real game and not something made just for catering to certain tastes, which is ALWAYS great. I love running around as a rotund kobold--sorry, kobuld guy with huge cute floppy ears ripping enemies apart with katars or crushing them with a hammer.

The normal slimes occasionally drop new katars, but that's all I've seen so far.

The game is, indeed, rather difficult, especially if you want to use a melee build. The hitstun isn't long enough, and healing is hard to come by. Of course, I may just be a scrub :P I was a bit sad that I had to go full ranged for the catacombs boss, because I love the heavy melee. But the boss is simply not made for melee builds, and guarding is almost pointless because you can't do it for very long, and getting hit makes you able to guard for even less time. I do like the parry system, however, just wish it stunned for longer.

The catacombs boss itself is also a biiiit unreasonable with the adds. Half the time I was focusing on them and praying the boss didn't get to me. I earnestly believe that the adds should either be their own separate phases (the boss waits to return until the adds are dead), and/or there are no more than two adds with the boss at a time.

Other than that, the difficulty is GREATLY subdued by the fact that death doesn't make you lose a thing and that it's both quick to return from and gets you back to full health. This is very generous, and I really appreciate it! The only problem is that this means enemies' health resets, which IS standard. This is especially painful for the catacombs boss; maybe consider having a mechanic where enemy health restores at a decent rate, but not immediately, so that if you get back fast enough, they haven't healed all the way? This does punish players who take the time to reconsider loadouts, though....

(Only other thing I'd like to see apart from even bigger belly max size is the ability to get as tall as the NPCs. Unless we're already "normal" heights and they're just freakin' giants because of what they are XD)

Oh, shit, sorry, I thought you were the one downvoting me ^^; Huh, they're downvoting almost everyone, actually.... Must be a troll.

And for me, it's not fun reading about bad people doing bad things because there's more than enough of that in real freaking life. Yes, we want to watch people grow, but I don't want to have it happen to them because some crazy maniac is thrusting the growth onto them. I want it to be a TINY bit more nuanced. I'm not asking for something deep, I just want it to be a little fuller than it is. I personally don't find Eugene to be very entertaining as things are right now.

I'm sorry if you thought I was putting words in your mouth; that's why I said "sounds like".

I need to "like the protag" or at least feel they're relatable because without that, it's not fun for me to read. As for humorous, maybe I just take it a little too seriously because I suppose it's meant to be taken seriously in-world, to a degree. I didn't say he needs to become a better person in the story, but I think he can make people grow and stuff without being so damn selfish about it.

And if you think my expectations are a bit out of place, I'd like to direct you to a fat VN called Worshippers of the Gain. That has you going around encouraging/directly fattening others without being a jackass, and it's plainly all about the fat stuff. Not too much character stories, it's all horny stuff. It helps there IS an overarching story, but the point I'm making here is you CAN make a fetishy VN with what I'm expecting and STILL have it satisfy what you're looking for.

Keep downvoting me all you want, it's clear you just disagree with what I said and have an entirely different idea of what this should be like. From the start, though, I wasn't looking for YOUR input, but the creator's. If THEY say it's meant to be how it is, then I'll respect that. It honestly kinda sounds like you're telling me I'm completely wrong and stupid for expecting this out of the game/story, when it was all just my opinion to begin with.

Um...no? I didn't say I wanted something deep and complex? I wanted something decent, not a huge novel. It's a fetish game, I don't expect it to be very deep. But I at the very least expect the protagonist to be at least a little loveable, even just likeable. That takes a bit more than what's here.

What's here is a protagonist who seems to be little more than a vessel for spreading the fetish around the story world. That's fine in your standard FurAffinity stuff, but this is a visual novel. I think it's fair to expect it's a bit deeper than a puddle. As it is now, it's literally "guy forces people to get big and we watch". I've seen it before, and while it's fun for a short-form thing, expecting me to stay interested for longer? Nope, sorry.

If Eugene was more likeable, that's different. Then we feel more compelled to see him succeed. But for now, he's incredibly one-dimensional. That's fine for a sort of "just watching things unfold" character who does nothing but observe, but as the one causing the growth? I need more to chew on, or I'm just going to get bored.

Yes, it's fine to want a story where WYSIWYG, it's fine to have a protag you can't exactly relate to, but what's wrong with wanting a protagonist who doesn't make you want to punch him in his smug-ass face? Who wants to play as the same kind of self-serving dick as the ones we see running corporations and holding political office? Not me.

I'm not asking for anything complex. I'm asking for something that isn't bitter and hollow. This is literally FurAffinity fare but with way more extra steps. If this is just a learning-to-VN thing, that's totally fine, but I don't see anything indicating that.

Strange glitch: after you rescue the teammate who went exploring, then go back to the start, it plays the dialogue from the cutscene where they introduce each other. The reaction balloons are in odd positions, too.

After that, you are put on a black screen at the island port?? I wandered around and pressed Z until I found something, so it's a map....

That would be nice, yeah ^^ It might also help if you gave them (nb?) a different-colored drone like you did with Dax.

Didn't know what you meant, but then I found them myself. Tricky!!

Could you maybe have Sen inform the player what the strengths of each character are when you ask about teammates? I can tell the guy's better at mining and the heroine from the last game has higher base energy, but what about the third?

WOW, that's a bit of a cliffhanger to stop on. Absolutely marvelous work, very professionally done! Haven't flirted with anyone yet since I wanna see who all I can hook up with first, but DAMN this is good so far! It's oozing with style at every corner. Looking forward to more!

Played a few minutes. A bit disappointed there's no music or sprite expressions at all, but this is a very early build and I'm betting a one-man show, so I understand :) The art's very nice and stylish, too, really emphasizes how skinny everyone is at the start! Fun concept, as well, slowly making others bigger.

However, the writing is...um...well, while at least Phil's reactions were pretty great, Eugene is...not a character I'd like to play as for long. He's pushy and seems self-serving with his goals. It doesn't feel like he genuinely wants to help the people of the town, more like he just wants to enlarge people. He is definitely more of a trickster, which is always fun, but I can't really relate to him much at all.

We don't see him struggling with any personal problems, at least as far as I could see, and he's always in control of the situation--not something much of your audience would find relatable. Him being so damn pushy with Phil comes off as selfish to me. His default expression being "smug" makes me feel like less like he's confident and more like he's cocky. From his dialogue with the mayor, he...also kinda sounds a bit crazy, and not in a good way ^^;

And then there's his actions--he's focused entirely just on growing the mayor and other people, and at least with Phil being revealed to simply wanting praise and attention, it doesn't quite feel like he's doing it from a good place in his heart. Again, he is very pushy with forcing poor Phil into getting bigger, and at least as someone who values his agency, that makes him feel more like an antagonistic character than not. Overall, he feels more like a mere vessel to induce growth, and with the premise of the VN so far being just "make people huge", that's telling me this won't be that interesting a read--that all there is to this is growth. No real substance, just growth. Eugene needs to be more nuanced and have depth to himself before he's a character I really wanna see succeed. Right now? I kinda wish he'd actually leave these people alone, if he treats the frickin' mayor the way he does. Reminds me of a door-to-door salesman in a way.

I think this VN could be great, I really do! But so far it's too much like your average growth story on FA to me. If you could add some stakes, give readers a reason to seriously care about what happens to the characters (especially Eugene) aside from growing bigger, that would help a lot. As it is now? I know there's more beyond the first stuff with the mayor, but I don't really want to continue reading.

I'm sorry for the bad review, especially since I haven't read much at all, I really am, but...I think you can do better. I can see a lot of potential here, with the art and the concept and all. I want to see this VN be good, to be enjoyable and fun and at least a little complex, but it's too dry for me right now. It's good as growth fiction, but it's not so great as fiction. If you can make Eugene a deeper, more nuanced character, that would help immensely. But as of now, as long as he's the protagonist, I don't wanna read it any farther. You've failed to really hook me in the beginning with an interesting character, and that's kind of a big deal.

I really hope this story improves later on, and I wish you all the luck in continuing it. Keep going! You can make something really fun, I know you can! ^^

Ahhh...good idea, just wish we could have more choices. And at the very least he's a FINE choice~ Good luck ^^

Whoaaaa whoa whoa whoa. A VN for fatfurs?! AT LAAAAAST!

Will Agnarr be the only love interest? *looks at screenshot of musclegut bear*

Hmmmm...I wonder if the Beast of Bray Road will make an appearance....

So far, I'm loving this! Early on in Morris' route. The writing is great, the humor is wonderful, and there's generous use of basic animations. SUPER kudos for putting in the effort NOT to mirror sprites when it would be obvious (the store uniforms, the hearts shirt, Morris' arm, etc). I notice some characters don't have speaking sprites (like Vendrake), but this is still a very early build from the version number.

You also managed to make a flamboyantly gay character that doesn't drive me up the wall, and in fact is someone I care for, with King. (I'm bi, so it's not the sexuality of those characters that gets to me.) He's bright, confident, and affectionate without being overbearing and in-your-face. I can't wait to see how things turn out for him!

I noticed how linear it was, and coming back here I see its "mostly kinetic" so that explains things. That said, I think you might want to consider changing the narration from second person to third, since Kobu is clearly his own character, and because it's so linear. I don't feel like I'm Kobu the same way as other VN protags because of how few choices we get. So maybe make it third-person? (I know that's a LOT to rewrite, so I understand if you decide not to ^^; )

I super-appreciate that you actually have multiple body shapes available for paths--you've got the twink, the bara, and the beefcake. As a fan of softer guys, I think it's awesome that you're letting us choose like this. All three also are quite interesting. Lucien's stuck up, but clearly concerned and good at heart; Morris is surprisingly crafty for a boar (yay pigs!) and down to Earth; and Toast is adorably off the wall. As well, I've noticed that your nipples are...actually pretty tame, and that's kinda refreshing. They don't try and draw your attention, they're very simple and convey what you intend. (At least on Kobu so far, dunno how it is on the others.)

Overall, this is a lovely project, and I can't wait to see where this goes. If the story itself is already complete, as in we get an ending, I'll be VERY impressed since this is such an early build! Keep working hard, looking forward to more :)

Ah, thank you very much! ^^

If I download this, does it have all the content from the previous one? Or will I only be able to Steam multiplayer with the newer content?

Just started this VN, and I am very happy that the best friend is a musclegut, and that his path is done. Also, SERIOUS kudos for having the portraits of the speaker, ESPECIALLY Adrian, in the corner! I don't always look up to see expression changes, and this helps a lot.

Waiiiiit wait wait. A game about NAGAS?! Sign me up!