A story can be important, like in  krissnow's Dragon Fate TFTG game.

I agree! And I like the story of that game, it's relatively simple and allows the player to get drawn in easily.

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Wyverns? :O

Wat. No, fox demons. Obviously.

Hive queen fox demons?

Lewd! : o

:o I'll keep any of my games with hive queen fox demons rated 'General' so it's not too lewd for you and you can view :}

Story: While I don't put it as super important if the story is boring and has little effort put into it then it lessens the TF itself in my eyes. I prefer a balance between the two. A balance where both the story and the transformation resonate with each other.

Mechanics: While games like Nimin and Flexible Survival are fun and have fun TFs and TGs they both also have elements that distract a lot of the TFs and TGs. The main things for me are both the RNG of battles and encounters as well as things like needing to keep fed and such. Little micromanaging things which for me takes away what I'm looking for in these kind of games. Tis why I generally play with cheats while playing Flexible Survival. Heck, if anything I find the prequel game more fun as it is more of a game of finding the TFTGs you want as well as trying to stay un-TFed. Though that being said I wish it had more TFTG options. Like the lack of the player being able to become a nidoqueen and only a male nidoran annoys me.

Transformed vs Transformee: I play cause I wanna be the one being transformed. I wanna become some female creature cause I fantasize about such and constantly wish I was born such. Tis how my mind works.

Transformations: While I like having TF options I do also enjoy one that would have a developed ending. Maybe a middle ground between having more but small endings and a few but larger endings for me.

Types: Feral, anthro, taur, perhaps even merging would be fun. Hard to choose a limited amount of species as I love dragons, gryphons, equines, cervines, reptiles, birds, pokemon, digimon, nagas, minotaurs, gnolls, kobolds, and so much more. Being TF isn't really enough so much as I prefer ones that match what I enjoy as their are species I don't like. Insects being an example. Also don't really like male TFs either.


Not really sure what else to mention that I haven't already said. ^^;

Thanks for the thoughts, Mehl! I agree that a lot of TF games are too bogged down with mechanics that severely distract from the main fare of the TF. And while you may not like male TFs, I probably should include some for other people too :p

I always loved that first game of yours, so I would love to see more myself!

Thanks! I'm ironing out ideas now!

Will it involve breast growths, milk overproductions, lactations, impregnations, pregnancies and births?

Maybe!

Sweet!

Everything in important to a game. Story and mechanics. Otherwise, it's not a game and just a vehicle to deliver porn writing, which you could do far better without the trappings of a game around it.

I mostly agree, but I appreciate the interactivity of it. Now, how much interactivity there should be is another matter entirely...

Story: To me, a storyline is close to mandatory, but it doesn't need to be super developed. Fleshed out a bit, sure, but something as simple as "escape from haunted, tf-y mansion" can work! I think the biggest thing is you want to ensure that there's a reason for the player to "want" to go on and be transformed - they woke up in a strange bed and need to escape; they need to retrieve an item of great value; they need to rescue a loved one. A game without a storyline (even a barebones one!) to me is merely a demo of game mechanics: they can be fun for a bit, but "you're a wizard who is tf'd/tfs other wizards" isn't something that keeps me engaged.

Mechanics: Honestly, it depends on the game, though a tf game isn't necessarily a choice between a CYOA Adventure and something like Nimin or Flexible Survival. I think the biggest thing that many tf games fail at is that there's a disconnect between the transformation and the game mechanics. Whatever you think of Nimin, to me, the battles were just kind of there - shrinking didn't make me play differently than if I were getting bigger.

In my Ideal Game, having something like having a puzzle determine whether you succeed or fail at a mechanic works without needing a whole RPG battle system to be created; complete a 3-symbol Simon Says to avoid a dragon, or carefully dispel a ward by getting 20 matches in a bejeweled clone. Puzzles can also be made to reflect the TF - a tf can make the puzzle easier or harder (it's harder for a goat to avoid a dragon, but easier for a mouse), or by tweaking puzzle elements: if the player's a hawk, perhaps the pieces look like prey and trees and sticks, instead of the gems a player would see as a human - tying together the tfs and the mechanics, even if only visually. But then, I'm fond of puzzles. :)

I've never liked inventory management; Infinite pocket space, and using items to get more items by solving puzzles with the items on hand is preferable to me than having seven stacks of Foxglove, and needing to ignore a catnip mouse and medpack. But, if you go the puzzle route, you should aim to have two or three difficulty levels - and if possible, have those levels be per puzzle.

Transformed vs Transformee: A mix is ideal, with a bias towards being transformed. Sometimes being able to turn the tables on the Big Bad by transforming them is fun, as transforming someone to solve a puzzle, Adventure game style. However, I think being transformed can provide more scenarios, and is much easier to propel a storyline forward than being someone that transforms others all the time. That said, it would depend on the story line and mechanics - if you're a mad scientist trying to take over the world, transforming others more than yourself would make more sense than transforming yourself all the time.

Transformations: Endings and types of transformations depend on the storyline and mechanics. The evil genius super villain probably won't turn Secret Agent You into a lion, but more likely a white fluffy cat. Again, a mix of forms and endings is probably ideal. This could be as simple as a few game overs (what did you think would happen if you went into a room full of cats in mouse-form)? plus different epilogues depending on form - an ending where the player ends up as a foxgirl pirate differs from ending up as a dragon differs from ending up as a coin in the dragon's stash differs from rescuing the princess differs from...

That said, themes that I'm interested in is more likely to draw me in than simply a "this game features a tf into an anthro catgirl" - but the more forms there are, the more likely I am to play more in case there's a form I like, but the story line and mechanics would determine whether I keep playing.

Sorry for the length of this reply, I've given this far more thought than I thought I would when I started writing. I mostly wanted to make the point that there's more than just "CYOA/Adventure game" and "Story with JRPG random battles" as tf game skeletons, which is what I've seen the most of lately. :)

Ah, so you'd rather there be some substance to the game and its mechanics. I quite agree with you in a lot of areas; unfortunately for me I don't have much computer technical skills and such, so a lot of what you mention is out of my grasp. At the same time, I'm not entirely interested in creating a mechanically sturdy TF game, especially if it's NSFW, because people will hardly pay attention to it due to the main draw is the NSFW tf stuff. Anyways, I appreciate your thoughts! Even without advanced graphics or graphics of any time, some fun puzzles and such can be achieved. Thanks!

I have major preference for being transformed but I must admit there aren't that many games where you transformed not get transformed.
Anyways I dislike feral TFs, while I see the appeal I don't like the idea of losing the autonomy an adult humanoid body gives, while I enjoy thinks like being turned into somebody's servant unwillingly or so, being turned into an animal, even a completely free one, feels way too restrictive.

Anyways, I prefer CoC style games that, while offering some plots, offer you some freedom, though I'm not as satisfied with fact defeats and bad decisions don't lead you to changes, it's all mostly willing things like consenting to ritual or experiment or consuming a mutation inducer. I want it to be more close to those old school dungeon crawler RPG experiences except instead of getting instantly killed off you get altered one way or another. I want some surprises and some logic or at least wild guessing instead of options that blatantly give away what their results will be. What's that, a magic item that whispers something to me and is shaped like an animal? Oh yes, I can just pick it up or ignore! Would have been way cooler if, you know, I would have needed to solve the puzzle with that item to move forward, with severity of failure/success leading to severity of change, instead of binary choice.

So you'd rather have things totally under your control when it comes to the games? I.E. take the randomness out of the battles and mechanics?

No sorry I must have explained it badly, I would prefer there to be less randomness but more surprises. I mean, random roll plus stats combat is dull and it's nothing but a gamble, especially in more barebones games like Flexible Survival. Meanwhile, all transformations are kinda obvious, rarely will you see some more interesting conundrums beyond obvious do thing X and get changed or don't do it.

I prefer these simple games. If I wanted a puzzle game or rpg I'd go and play one. I personally prefer feral. Also I'd rather the sex scenes be more detailed rather than just saying they had sex. This I feel is one of the big things of TFTG. The unknown and betraying feeling of being a woman and being pleasured by it and whatever male creature is your partner. Might not be the same for you though.