#fictif app

[dreamtydraw]

Hello from the Fishbowl!

Oh I’m so glad you and plant anon agree with me on my vn red flags/icks! Like I said a lot of the red flags and icks I tend to have are really subjective so I get that some people will love what I kinda hate but it’s nice to see I’m not alone on stuff :)

Also, is it bad that I kinda wanna hear more about Heir to Love and Lie? I’ve never played any Fictif games but this sounds like some hot gossip I want in on, tell me more about how bad of a game it is lol. From an outsider perspective I think it’s kinda funny how it’s like “Yes the Fictif app has a bunch of great and fun stories with a ton of good content- NO DONT LOOK AT THAT STORY ITS HIDEOUS-” I know the stories are probably made by different teams so it makes sense that there’s differences in quality but still

Last Legacy and now Roadkill have peaked my interest since I’ve seen you talk about it here (I had never heard of Fictif at all before) but I’ve been a little hesitant to give the games a try because they’re mobile games and frankly I’m not the biggest fan of playing vn style games on mobile, I used to all the time but the grinding for stuff like story keys just to get content that may or may not be good kinda grated on me so I stopped and haven’t looked back. But idk maybe I’ll decide to give Fictif a chance when I have the time, your love for the games are definitely convincing me to give it a shot :)

Also I hope you get better soon and you’re not sick with anything too serious! Take care of yourself!

-🐟

( ok i’ll do proganda about the good game of fictif ask me about htlal on another ask )

Ok so i’ll start by saying that you should def play roadkil, last legacy and monster manor on the fictif app, WITH A CRACKED VERSION! If you have an Android play with a mod app and you won’t have to pay for the special choice ( you still have to wait for keys tho but it’s manageable) I personally use Modyolo. With the mod there is no grind, you just wait for your keys to regenerate to play the chapters.

Why you should play last legacy ? Last legacy is a really well written fantasy romance made by queers, for queers with good queers characters. The narrative is limited but realize that fans of this game haven’t had update in 2 years and we all still love this, that how good the game is for us. What I really appreciate is the approach of the romance, the well-written worldbuilding, and the interesting plot and evolution of the li throughout the story + bonus points the art is really pretty + the music is awesome

This is an otome where you feel the passion of the dev because of all the details and care they put into the characters. It sad that we’ll never get an ending but just because it’s my second favorite otome after Our life i really recomand.

Now another wonderful story on the app is Monster manor. It’s a reviseted tale of beauty and the beast where mc is a reparator that come helps the resident of the manor to fix the place and also fix their issue. Again it’s very well written and although you can get subtile subtext on romance this one is very axed on exploring the character's mental health and their story of self-improvement. ALSO IT HAS A CANON TRANS DRAGON CREATURE WHO’S THE SWEETEST I LOVE HIM HE’S SO WHOLESOME-

Bonus the music is so good i even added it on my spotify- and good art

Monster Manor is one of those stories that leave a very specific feeling in you. I don't know how to describe it but it just has a lot of wholesomeness and character going troughs sad but relatable problems that you see get better and makes you happy that they're healing.

now.... my guilty pleasure.... Roadkil !

THE BROMANCE OF THIS GAME IS SO GOOD I swear

Objectively: This game feels like a wild mess of fan fiction with random scenario after scenario and cliché horror moments, but oh man the ambiance. The best trio of Li, they are close friends, and in the 3 routes the group is just such an amazing friend group. The characters are lovely and it's like reading a bad yet good wattpad fanfic : well written ? no ? But the ideas ? good !

Like i said, this game is based on cliché of horror movies but also on american culture ( which I learned trought this game lol ). It has longer chapters than the other two games (except Tess but Tess got hit by the sexism of a greedy company that wants shirtless men in dating sim to attract gurls ) BUT they all shine.

Poe's route had me ugly crying in the end, Howie's ending is AWFULL but I had a great time, Tess is actually a superbe F Li even whith the dev having to cut her short and ruin her ending, she shine very britgh in the other routes and her own ( for ex she's the one with a shotgun and the one that won you and howie a teddy bear )

I really need more people to play roadkill because it's an underated banger in my opinion and it has many great scenes in the mess of scenarios ( the intro is really good for ecxemple )

Like, when I say not all game needs to be well written? That's what I'm talking about, this one is a hot delightful mess

ANYWAY! My rambling was long but I hope it was interessing !

[nonagesinav]

ok the real reason i opened the fictif app was to check out isle of enchantment and holy shit

fucking marry me

[thisghosts-obsessions-again]

It's official huh...

[asra-appreciation-club]

checking any of the nix hydra tags recently has just been like

[adastra121]

Every once in a while, I think about how MC and Rime’s dynamic is the funniest and saddest thing ever.

Because…MC stole his life. Then his weapon. Then his job. Then his boyfriend. And then, depending how you play it, MC also steals his heart.

[sweet-milky-tea705]

Hate it here smh

[what-do-you-mean-theyre-evil]

If Dorian really wanted me to use their app they would've published the final chapters of Last Legacy on it.

[bastart13]

What do you think of the design of apps like The Romance Club, Chapters etc?

But in all seriousness, I tend to have rules for the design of library apps I like (I've read too many that suuuuckkkk)

You can read at least a full chapter each day. Limiting it to a number of choices or taps a day leaves you unsatisfied and often ends up with pointless choices/lines just to get the reader to waste time.

Purchases are saved. If you pay to unlock an extra scene, outfit, or CG it stays unlocked. This should be obvious. You shouldn't have to keep wasting money/points on the same thing

Paid choices that aren't "Walk Normally ($100)"/"Eat shit and die" I know it can be a tricky balance, but punishing people for not paying rather than rewarding them for unlocking scenes tends to drive people away. You don't want to read a story where your character shits their pants because you didn't fork over money.

But aside from that, my general preferences are either full character customisation or a set MC, especially in terms of pronouns. It's great to have an option to play as another gender, but only when the writing isn't still assuming you're a women ie. gifting the MC with a dress only. Also, obvious, I like queer stories and a variety of appearances. If there's a different body type, nonbinary person, or lesbian, I'll give it so much more credit.

Also, very me thing, but I prefer set text boxes instead of floating ones. As well as avoiding over-animation. If there's too much visual noise, I leave.

[chaotic-kitty]

Sooooo I’ve screen recorded the new tale on dorian (besides the paid scenes because babes I’m broke and my coins mean nothing here…😎🥲)

It’s through Google drive because of the file size. You’re all free to grab screenshots and share it and everything. This is so all you guys don’t have to download the app. Enjoy XD (yes. That’s sarcasm. Nothing really to enjoy here…🥲)

My Thoughts: (Slight Spoilers)

Gonna start off with saying it’s not as bad as I had expected, but also not great. Not for what it is.

The writing feels lacking and dry.

The characters feel very OOC- especially Asra. Very cold and rude and just not him.

The MC is just written as kinda dumb again.

The storyline is confusing and kind of hard to follow. Like I actually do not understand why this sequence of events happened.

It feels like it’s rushed, yet also spends an ungodly amount of time on filler scenes.

The lack of music makes a difference. And makes it less redeemable or even enjoyable.

THEY MISGENDERED THE MAGICIAN FOR THE WHOLE THING!

The whole thing is anticlimactic for what it was.

The ending was unclear.

The normally free CG (for tales) was behind a paywall.

And apparently all the scenes you unlock, you only unlock once and have to re unlock every time you play.

The game was still a little slow (technologically speaking). And as you can see, some characters sprites weren’t even fully there.

It feels like they just tried to shove things together and call it a story. It didn’t feel planned out at all. It felt like reading fan fiction. Not that fanfic is wrong, but you can often feel each authors own spin on thing. And it just generally lacks the arcana vibes. Now yes, it’s only one? original Arcana writer doing this with others, but still. It’s not that great. Definitely a bit above the other stuff on dorian, but nowhere near the level of the arcana or fictif.

That’s my general thoughts on it, but I’m bound to have more.

[teppei-kaneko-deserved-better]

Not me only recently downloading fictif and falling in love with almost all the characters of Last Legacy only to discover that the story might never continue..........

[tallblondasian]

The format of the OG Arcana app is not the reason NH ran out of money…. Dorian just admit that your app is predatory with a shady terms of service that makes it easier for you to extort money from players and that’s why you want everyone to move to it 👀

[agender-wolfie]

I haven’t played the Asra tale because I’d rather hold an unpinned grenade than download the shit show that is the Dorian app. But I have heard that it’s awful and puts even the cringiest Wattpad writers to shame. There’s also no music, it’s rushed, Asra’s character is ooc and it’s glitchy as hell.

Everyone give Dorian a big round of applause for biting off more than they can chew and destroying not one but two apps and taking away safe spaces for queer folks👏🏼

[take-a-quill]

❝ I’d say… lovely, I think? ❞

[berdiebeloved]

I just wanted to say, thank you Dorian, for the stupid pop-ups that now show up every time I open Arcana, that are advertising your game.

[dailyasra]

Is it me or is Arcana and FICTIF going COMPLETELY downhill after the whole thing with Dorian??

I've been keeping myself away from all of this but... Men, they been messing it up so much

[sweet-milky-tea705]

Me trying to stay in the LL fandom during the dorian shitshow while also looking at all the new characters in touchstarved and reading the posts about that