Ergi

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This is an amazing start. Great work! Love the originality of the setting, the writing is clean and edited, renders are very solid and often stunning, I can't wait to see what else you do with this. Found out about this on my Discord channel and am going to pimp it on Twitter. Best of luck with your project!

I join the chorus of praise, this is a terrific start. Everything clicks: the original spin on the postapocalyptic setting, the music, the story and characters, the excellent graphics.

A couple of remarks, also suggested by other users:

1) the cursor is indeed not too practical, it's not always clear what you click on. On a related thing, it would be great if, when you hover on an item especially in the inventory, the game tells you what it is. This is particularly obvious when you buy stuff, as it doesn't say what are the things you can buy if you go over them with the mouse.

2) with so many characters (9 just for the love interests!) it's very easy to get dispersive, trying to do a bit for everyone so that the overall progress is slow. I'm pretty sure you know that but please be aware of the balancing act in the updates.

3) will there be explicit sex scenes throughout the game?

4) another question about the masculine-feminine. When a character is described e.g. 'more attracted' to feminine qualities, does it mean that if you have predominantly masculine qualities you still have a chance to go on his route but you need higher attraction threshold or something like that? or there is for example a limit to how much masculine you can be to have a route on that character? (I can explain with examples, I'm not sure I've been extra clear!)

5) you mentioned in other answers that you struggle a bit with the limitations of the platform you're building the game on (Tyranobuilder), are you thinking of changing it or doing something about it?

6) just to know, how will the funding work? Is the demo free and the next updates for people paying, like on Patreon? I'm happy to pay, for this product, I just wanted to hear what your plans are.

7) about other sites: I agree with others that it can be useful. One of the best ways to reach the maximum amount of people is probably F95Zone (where a page for Ergi already exists), but one has to be able to filter away the obnoxious voices (the community is generally fine but there are the occasional annoying people and the mods don't do much about it). Patreon of course is the next step but it might help having a decent base of people that could support the game before going there (not sure about this, but surely helps).

I freaking love the storyline! The atmosphere and music are spot on. The controls can do a bit of fixing but otherwise a very good demo. Looking forward to see the next chapter!

I can't wait for more this was amazing, music was great and the melancholy setting was top notch! Instantly connected with the characters.

TLDR: I like it.

1. First, I want to ask: are there any forums or sites (Patreon, Twitter, etc.) where this demo was posted? I think it is better to collect feedback and suggestions on specialized resources, where it is more convenient to view messages, and where more people can look at the product. Of course, there is always the possibility of encountering unfriendly users, but still, more audience is needed for feedback.

2. Second. Cursor. Just mirror it horizontally so that the rake handle moves to the left instead of the right, and then aiming at objects with the cursor will become a little easier. The image of the rake is much larger than the real (in the "brains" of the program) cursor, which is why it is not always comfortable to use it.

3. Now the game is not far from the concept stage, so I don’t offer anything and I don’t insist on anything - first I want to understand a little better, and only then reflect. And that brings us to the next question: I want to know if the main character can be top or bottom with every available character? If so, it would double the amount of work (obviously), and make less sense, because character preferences and personalities would matter a lot less. If we can act in a different role for each individual character, then it might be a little confusing.

I guess the author's idea is not to put the hero under all other characters in every possible way, but to show how he will adapt to the desires and cultural norms of the people around him (I personally hate both this topic and the topic of social roles, but this is my PTSD). If the character sticks to one sexual role (presumably, bottom), then in terms of a given narrative, this simplifies the task.

4. Fourth, I find some of the details of the game interesting, and I like that it starts with a nice styling in the menu, and contains original, albeit rustic, images in the interface. For example, the tractor, the barn and the book look very cute. But at this stage of development, there is no point in discussing and focusing on the beauty of the interface - all this can be easily fixed at any stage of development, because this is a general component of the game, and not some piece of story or gameplay. Although someday the interface will need a lot of improvements, because at the moment it does not match the quality of graphics and storytelling.

5. Next topic. Music: a constant melancholic melody from the beginning of the game makes it a little difficult to focus on the narrative, sometimes you need a pause and just ambient - sounds can completely (and this is not an exaggeration) change the perception of anything, especially the game. For me, the melody creates the feeling that the life of the protagonist is about to end, although the game has just begun.

I don’t know what the general idea of the game is, and why, in this era of general interest in northern culture and mythology in video games (because games about Nords, Vikings and the like have been massively released for half a decade), the author decided to turn to such a complex topic, but I don't mind because the gay-oriented ones suffer from two problems: there are very few of them compared to any other, and most of them are of poor quality. Here we see at least a good start.

Final note (OFFTOPIC). I want to note that the understanding of the term used in the title is incomplete in modern times due to insufficient knowledge of the issue. Scandinavian mythology is known mainly from two large sources and small archaeological finds that indirectly help in the interpretation of the material. In fact, among the popular ancient cultures, this one remains one of the least studied. Of course, there are those who are examined even worse, but we are not in the competition.

For example, the use of the word ERGI goes back to the Christian period of the early Middle Ages... If you understand what I'm getting at, then it is obvious that this word is colored by the influence of foreign cultures. I am more than sure that initially the Scandinavians, just like all other cultures, did not have prejudices about same-sex love, and a number of myths indicate this. If there were prejudices, then this would have been clearly stated in at least one of the two Eddas.

Let's take Judaism as an example - in the Old Testament there are no prohibitions on same-sex love. Sodom and Gomorrah were punished not for debauchery or same-sex love, but for treachery and for trying to outrage Lot's guests - so for invading private property. Another ban did not apply to men in general, but specifically to prostitutes of pagan gods, which was equated with idolatry. Moreover, the love between David and Jonathan was clearly erotic, not platonic. But there is no insult to effeminate or gay men in the Eddas, nor is there any clear indication of this in stories where only males were involved in sexual relations. ERGI is a relic of Christianization of a later period, when the Viking tribes settled among the peoples of Eurasia, adjusting to the already rooted Christian radical norms.

The reason for this perception of the word is simple. The northern peoples were perceived by the "civilized" southerners as barbaric, despite having their own culture, mythology, writing, and the like. But they were considered degenerates, and that led to prejudice that the dominance of one man over another through sexual abuse - verbal or physical - is natural for them. And so the word ERGI was demonized, when initially, most likely, it was nothing more than a petty squabble between two men who shout hurtful words at each other. Like a scream and a fight between two monkeys - we see it every day. Because of this, swear words do not become terrible lifelong curses.

Of course, this is the same insult as the others, especially in sexual terms. But the stigma is something more terrible, and I see no evidence that that Viking culture in the pre-Christian period had a prejudice against gay sex. There is no evidence.

Will  a Mac or android release be made? Really want to try this game out, but I don't have a windows computer.

Will this be on mac?

Really enjoyed it, i can not wait for the next chapters.

I already love the game. looking forward for next updates. 

Would love to be able to customize the protagonist! Hair, mostly :P

Should really have a way to mute the music and sound, skip, and rollback to an early spot. Not everyone can or needs to have the music and sound that loud, or even on to begin with. Definitely a skip so people can skip to a more exciting part of the game and rollback if they want to play through that one little part again.

Hi, I came across this game and I have to say that its amazing.

I love the world-building; is nice to find an erotic game that has a well structure plot, and how the elements of nuclear war are frame with the mystic and elements of Ragnarok; very well thought.

I had some problems with the cursor; it was kinda difficult to navigate sometimes.

And also, with the meat and corn; I had to restart because I didn't pass the practice and I wasted the money in flowers in the kr, hahaha.

But, except for that, everything five-by-five.

The CGs, the atmosphere, the music are amazing. (Jorgen wet CG is soooo hot, fuck, hahaha).

The intro song blow my mind; it truly makes you feel hopeless, because of what happen, but also hopeful, for a brighter future, even if its difficult to achive.

Overall, its a very consistent demo; I even dare to say that is the best demo from this type of games, by far. And if the demo is so expectacular, I can't imagine how great will be the future versions.

The characters are all handsome and hot (for now, my favorite is Jorgen, of course). Aaaand, these is where my feedback is gonna be more specific.

There's something that I couldn't quite understand.

In the menu, it says that the characters that you can romance are attracted to feminine or masculine qualities.

Does that mean to feminine or masculine bodies or rather if they have traditional masculine or feminine actitudes (e.g. cooking is femenine and hunting is masculine)?

Honestly, if I have to choose, I'd chose the second option.

I'm more fond on the idea of building the psycholocigal part rather than the physical, because I think is more interesting to see how the dynamics between the guys and your character shift because the choices you make, with more femenine aprroach (like protect, help, emotions) or more masculine aprroach (attack, been more agressive, command, etc.), rathen than a change in the anatomy.

And also, it would be kinda restriction, because maybe you want to romance someone who want feminine anatomy but you don't wanna change the body of your character.

What I'm saying is that, the idea of feminize/masculinize the MC is good, but shouldn't be determinate for the romances. Seeing how the romanceable characters treat you because of your feminine or masculine aprroach to life, I think is better because you can explore their psychological side too, mostly in a post-apocalyptic enviroment where everybody is in constant alert, viligance, danger; all very traumatizing, haha.

(EXAMPLE; In the case of Jostein: he only want to be with someone with feminine actitude, probably because he has a wife, so feminize the body would make Britt more close to the ideal of the wife he has. But, I believe it would be more interesting that you have feminine actitudes, but not body, and see how Jostein has to deal with the fact that maybe he's atracted to a masculine guy, but with a more submissive and feminine social role. That will make a more compelling story and we as player could empathize with his struggles (again, feminize Britt body could be an option too; having both choices to makes, can show what consequences each one develop, making a path more challeging than the other, for example)

How the dynamics shifts, helps to construct a better world-building for all the characters (even better because of the Factions, where usually some prefer one lifestyle/approch to life, different than other).

Also, that doesn't mean anything about the sexual orientation or sexual role of a character (e.g. One character may prefer feminine actitudes/choices, but then is more submissive/bottom).

I think, having 9 romanceable characters, you can play a lot with the psychology and the deep of everyone, making this a more immersive experience.

And that's it. Thank you for reading; I hope my feedback helped you with something. If you wanna me to expand or explain or help you with something, I'm willing.

Hugs, keep the good work. Seeya.

This game looks amazing!! And i cant wait to test it out ones im home 😘

A really nice start and I'm interested how the plot continues. An interesting setting and societysystem. Keep it up! :)