mezz (instant loss 2koma and etc) created by cassthesquid
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Cruel Serenade - Owned by Bitshift
( Check them out here! https://www.furaffinity.net/user/bitshift )

Another piece based on Cruel Serenade, as well as practicing my page layout.
I love the way certain words act as a sort of trigger for them without Mezz even knowing. Falling under without any warning into a blank slave, completely undermining their tough demeanor.

If you want to play Cruel Serenade yourself the link is here
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46280020/
(though there will be updates to check out Bitshift's page just in case!)

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  • On the one hand, I had no idea bitshift was working on a game.

    On the other hand, I looked at this and the first thing I thought was "huh, this is kinda like bitshift's stuff but without ponies". So, props for really getting the vibe right!

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  • zermelane said:
    On the one hand, I had no idea bitshift was working on a game.

    On the other hand, I looked at this and the first thing I thought was "huh, this is kinda like bitshift's stuff but without ponies". So, props for really getting the vibe right!

    Ha, good to hear! Yeah, hopefully this gets the word out a bit more. I'm really grateful to Cass for doing these, turned out really great!

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  • cassthesquid said:
    Glad you enjoyed it!
    (also very glad you found it haha)

    It was great! The meta twist at the end of the normal ending loss to the boss was absolutely fantastic. And the slut mode version of that fight was amazing as well.

    I think the only critique I would give is the level loss on that one chest was very surprising. What was the goal of that? Maybe put a sign next to it saying contaminated stuff? Open at own risk?

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  • kalruchn said:
    It was great! The meta twist at the end of the normal ending loss to the boss was absolutely fantastic. And the slut mode version of that fight was amazing as well.

    I think the only critique I would give is the level loss on that one chest was very surprising. What was the goal of that? Maybe put a sign next to it saying contaminated stuff? Open at own risk?

    The twist is great and I'm so glad for the added ending for "slut mode" too!

    Yeah, I had that problem the first time through. A warning would be nice before you open the chest. It does look pretty sinister to be fair so I was expecting damage but a level lost is a little yeesh

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  • kalruchn said:
    It was great! The meta twist at the end of the normal ending loss to the boss was absolutely fantastic. And the slut mode version of that fight was amazing as well.

    I think the only critique I would give is the level loss on that one chest was very surprising. What was the goal of that? Maybe put a sign next to it saying contaminated stuff? Open at own risk?

    That one in particular is just the result of a not-entirely-fleshed-out idea. I played with a bunch of different possibilities while making the game; some got fully developed (slut mode was wildly expanded), some got cut. But a few are just "there" at the moment. Eventually I'll probably do more passes over this chapter, not in terms of major content updates but just refining stuff like this. The lust system is another example: functional, but under-utilized. For now though, they shouldn't cause any serious issues or get in the way, so I'm letting them be while I focus on chapter two.

    Come to think of it, not to criticize, but I find it a little funny anyone is worried about losing levels, because even THAT is under-utilized currently. The levels could be a big deal (and will probably matter more eventually), but at the moment I think you can beat Diezel at your starting level of 9. It's just more of a pain.

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  • Holy CRAP do I love this game! Such a smart way to use hypnosis, making Mezz forget previous things and his own thoughts, remembering things that aren't true- absolutely loved it! Finished it last night and have thought about it the whole day! Can't wait for chapter 2! Fantastically done, Bitshift! The game's a masterpiece! ^u^

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