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Why a multi-protagonist AVN? Hmmmm...

Added 2022-05-07 02:10:11 +0000 UTC

Hey people,

I’m making progress with the next release of The Keymaster. I have completed more than 300 new images, and more than 50% of the text. I’m trying to keep this release smaller and less complex than V0.4 to get it you sooner (and help preserve my organisational sanity!).

Version 0.4 has been out for a few weeks now; I hope you are enjoying it. Any bugs to report or other feedback? One question I have been asked is about the game being multi-protagonist, with significant content for the girls as well as the male MC. Well, this approach has always felt right to me. I find it satisfying to develop more than one character this way, and I think it adds depth to their actions and interactions. But this approach also rests on another factor; whether the work is a “game”, a “visual novel”, or a bit of both. Games tend to have a single protagonist and focus on various challenges. VNs reduce the challenges, allow for multiple protagonists and need a strong focus on story.

I do enjoy gaming, but I also enjoy reading and I’ve realised it’s the latter that influences The Keymaster. I grew up in a house full of books and got hooked on the science fiction and fantasy my parents read. Not the tragic love of teen vampires, a dystopian future, or the six year journey of child-wizards. No, I grew up with different fare. So if you like The Keymaster, and reading, you may wish to try:

· Raymond Feist and his Midkemia series

· David and Leigh Eddings for the Belgariad and the Malloreon

· Katherine Kerr for the Deverry series

· Terry Pratchett for the outrageous and glorious amusements of Discworld

· Some of Anne McCaffery, and anything by Ursula le Guin (who can achieve more in one paragraph than many authors can achieve in fifty pages).

They all have way less sex than The Keymaster but many great stories. And to get back to the question, almost all of these novels are multi-protagonist!

Now, back to work on The Keymaster…