Devious Delight Games

Poll: Combat System?

Added 2024-02-10 19:28:17 +0000 UTC

I was considering adding a combat system of sorts to the game. It's something that I've created before for a different project so I'm confident I could create it without spending a great deal of time on it, but I was curious as to everyone's thoughts on combat systems in adult games. For example, do they add to the game? Do they turn it into a grindfest? Are they fun or tedious? In addition to leaving a response to the poll, feel free to comment your thoughts as well.

For a bit of context, if I did implement a combat system, it would be built around the following tenets:

- Turn based, but intentionally simple and fast paced
- An emphasis on sexy over strategy.
- Used sparingly throughout the story, reserved initially for supervillain fights such as Scorpion. It might eventually make its way into some patrols, but is meant to change up the pace of the game, not to pad game time.
- Avoid it being overly tedious; no levels to grind for, strength is tied to narrative progress
- Build it with a lust system in mind, where Silk can be seduced throughout the fight; possibly including combat foreplay/groping/ripped clothing, etc.
- Lose all HP = Defeat (No Scene or Gameover); prompted to retreat or retry
- Maxing out Lust = Submissive Scene
- Winning = Defeat Villain
- Winning with high Lust = Option of Dominant Scene vs. Villain(s)
- Repeatedly losing to the same supervillain by maxing out lust results in escalating scenes. Maxing out lust against the final phase of a supervillain would usually result in a gameover. Imagine how Scorpion is currently set up, but you had to lose to him to see those scenes.
- A replacement for the existing method of losing to a supervillain - upgrading your gear at school would change to be a way to develop new attacks/gadgets/discover weaknesses, etc.

This would be a pretty big overhaul to progression, so if it was voted to be included, I'm optimistic that I could implement it before the next update but that wouldn't be something I could guarantee. Anyways, that's all I've got for now - I can't wait to hear from everyone!