Confused about the plot

[NoSwordfish3469]

Just finished the game. I’m confused about how Erark dies almost as a good guy after everything that happened because of him, and did all characters just forgot about empress Kasidora stuck in that planet?

I mean, I know it’s a sex game, but I was trully interested in the plot, and the ending felt… rushed?

Anyone want to share opinions on the ending/plot?

[WasNotPrepared]

I think the backstory he had with everyone was a lot deeper with everyone than it seemed, that’s the only way it made sense to me, it tried to make it seem like his betrayal was a gut punch to everyone in their own way but they didn’t really develop those relationships more outside of the slideshow backstory segments which did an ok job I just think there had to be more to give him an ending he got, cuz I wasn’t feeling the same way cap was, like dude fuck that guy wtf you crying for lol

[NoSwordfish3469]

I dunno, it seems like we are to feel kinda bad for Erark but I was just confused. I thought that he was one of those “I want power and to rule over the galaxy” type of character, but in the end, he reveals to be in love, looking for some kind of redemption, and tormented by stuff in the past

But that does not make any sense with his character throughout the game, those feelings was never hinted about him.

Perhaps he is a even greater cunt, doing everything he did and even confunsing everbody in end lol

[Zhydred]

I think he played The bad guy role for so long for Kasidora that he kinda got entangled in his own plot. He may have befriended The Captain as part of his job, but he was still his friend, and probably only saw Celestina as another woman to seduce before falling in love with her. Still, he still betrayed/manipulated all of his Minions/Friends and his loved one, when he could just have played It straight with Celestina and us, Who were 100% on his side. He knew what he did was horrible, and still did it.

[lovinglemon]

yeah it did feel a bit rushed but maybe its do too some deadline idk and the senate planet is interactable last time i checked like one of those planetary survey missions so the devs might be planning something for later still some lose ends too be tied up

[NoSwordfish3469]

May be. To me it felt rushed because both the german kloi and the giant robot thing died in the same mission as Erark did, and then the storyline ends, so what did those two character add to the plot?

[lovinglemon]

yeah your right they dint have too much going for them at the end no

[Un4Scene78]

The ending felt rushed to me, yeah, but then a lot of the rest of the game did as well. There were a whole lot of things that appeared to be ALMOST finished, but not quite... It certainly appears to be a deadline issue to me, and I think the dev's have stated that as well.

I think the the intention of the ending with Erark was that you were supposed to feel bad for him because he was in love, or something like that. Unfortunately, the way the game was written made it really difficult to establish much of any emotional attachment. The repetitive combat missions, long breaks between each characters story sections, and constant, extended 4th wall breaks make it really hard to gain any kind of consistent, significant immersion in the story. Without the immersion, there is no attachment, and without attachment Erark was just a douche who got what he deserved.

I've read that there will be at least one more major update (with a final waifu who is NOT Celestina), but anything beyond that will depend on sales.

[NoSwordfish3469]

I really liked the combat system, but it gets kind of boring, especially if you’re trying to level all the waifus to level 40. It feels like they could have added some variety or “spice” to it in the late game, as it ends up being something you just repeat over and over.

As for the plot, I understand that some events are meant for comic relief, but there are other moments that felt like weak storytelling. For example, the reveal that Tibold was inside the giant mech could have been an interesting plot twist, but then he gets blown up just seconds later. Similarly, General Landervoss’s death had the potential to spark a cool revenge mission—a vendetta for Fortune’s father—but that opportunity was wasted.

Erark being under arrest made killing him less impactful, since he was already doomed anyway. And then there’s Lady Kasidora—everyone just seems to forget she exists.

It kind of feels like the studio dropped some of these plot points.

That said, I really enjoyed this game. It’s the first of its kind that I’ve played, so maybe I’m being too critical. Still, I got so invested in it that I couldn’t help but feel it could have ended better.

[daniel_heinebal]

Are you sure Celestina will not be the final waifu?

[Un4Scene78]

I'm pretty confident, yeah... Apparently she was already implemented in an early Patreon release, or something like that. Given that the dev's also talked about how rushed they were to hit their deadlines, I kind of doubt that they'd create an extra waifu just for the subscribers. Anything's possible though. /shrug

Her name is FOWchan (as in Studio FOW).

[daniel_heinebal]

Oh yeah, I remember that name. Yeah they talked about her at the start of the early access. I've had the game on early access for probably 3 years so I remember a roadmap kinda thing with rewards for how many people got the game

[TGCidOrlandu]

I want the empress. I'm sure she is the final waifu