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Manipulate friends, tie girls up in Christine Love's Ladykiller in a Bind
Christine Love, the creator of visual novels Analogue: A Hate Story and its sequel Hate Plus, is currently working on a new game called Ladykiller in a Bind. This new erotic visual novel focuses on "social manipulation and girls tying up other girls," Love wrote on her blog, though an interview with Polygon thankfully sheds more light on the game's manipulation hook. "Really, dating sims are inherently about manipulating other people – pick the right dialogue choices based off what you think they expect, learn about their interests so you can give them perfectly tuned gifts, make decisions based off whether you'll impress them or not – but like to pass it off as being about romance. Well, fuck that. You can still do that in Ladykiller in a Bind; we're just not going to pretend that it's anything other than manipulation. It'll have consequences." Sex is another big aspect of not only the game, but relationships overall, Love argues, and she's striving to "get that right" in Ladykiller in a Bind. "Sex is a pretty crucial aspect of how people in relationships interact, not just some arbitrary achievement at the end of a romantic arc. So I feel like I really want to get that right ... and what's a better way to explore power dynamics than through kinky sex? Framing it in a BDSM context just makes it more explicit." Ladykiller in a Bind is due some time in 2015 and could possibly be Love's last visual novel, she told Gameranx. The author admits she's becoming worried that she "focused too much on making the same sorts of games" and that she needs to take steps toward increasing her range as a developer.
Hate Plus dev's erotic visual novel, Ladykiller in a Bind, due in 2015
Analogue: A Hate Story creator Christine Love is embarking on a new project with Analogue's character artist, Fiohnel Fiver – it's another visual novel but this time with a distinctly erotic storyline. It's called My Twin Brother Made Me Crossdress As Him And Now I Have To Deal With A Geeky Stalker And A Domme Beauty Who Want Me In A Bind!!, but we'll call it by its shortened title, Ladykiller in a Bind. It's due out in 2015. "An erotic visual novel about social manipulation and girls tying up other girls, by the team that made Analogue," Love writes. Love is known for visual novels that play with romance, sci-fi, mystery and taboo, including Digital: A Love Story, Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus. Analogue and Hate Plus are available in a bundle on Steam for $20 (including each game's original soundtrack), or individually for $10.
Hate Plus picks up after Analogue: A Hate Story
Hate Plus is a direct sequel to Christine Love's Indiecade 2012 finalist, Analogue: A Hate Story, a non-linear visual novel in which a 25th century spaceship meant to colonize other planets vanishes – and then reappears years later. Working with an AI companion, you explore the logs of the ship to learn its history.Hate Plus picks up right after Analogue, spanning the three days leading up to Year 0. If you've played Analogue, hold on to that save file, because Hate Plus will use it to incorporate whichever ending you've unlocked.Hate Plus is slated to launch some time in the summer, for $9.99 on unspecified platforms. Its predecessor, Analogue: A Hate Story, is available on both PC and Mac OSX.
