I've picked out a couple of posts to reply to.
I'm not sure why the dad's in the story. If he's not a complete asshole, I don't really want to put him in jail or make him a cuckold.
It has never been said if the guy was someone decent, we were already told that the guy abandoned them at the beginning of the story as I remember. If he goes to prison maybe it's because he will do something bad, who knows. But the stupidity of having the guy see his son fucking his mother seems absurd in my opinion.
At first I thought the dad being in the story was a waste of time but perhaps it could be used as a way to show that the MC is the man of the house now and thus Meredith's admiration for him grows? I'm just guessing.
MC's Dad making an appearance has always been planned. It's one of the first things Meredith mentions when she does her stroll around MC's bedroom, so it's been foreshadowed.
Trust me. He will establish himself as a clear villain and you will want to bring him to justice. I have my
own idea of what "justice" means and it's standard, boring, formulaic shit like MC discovers his Dad is embezzling money using his computer. Others have different, more creative ideas of what "justice" means, and that's what the aforementioned poll is testing for. MC does have to stand up to his father and earn his place as the man of the house.
MC's Dad is coded as a standard 1980's "Wall Street" stereotype with a suspicious sinus-related problem, typical of the era. He has an "I
always get what I want!" kind of attitude and when his attempt to come back into Meredith's life as if nothing had happened is rebuffed, he resorts to making the family's life miserable to try and squeeze them into compliance. Example: "Soon you'll realize I'm the only game in town, Babe!"
In researching this character, I keyed on a few villains from ~1980's films which have informed by thinking:
- Terry Silver from Karate Kid III (1989)
- Ellis from Die Hard (1988)
- Carl Brunner from Ghost (1990)
A Meredith strip poker minigame, you say?
Yeah, it's on the $1 level.
Fair warning:
The feedback I've gotten so far from the Meredith Strip Poker minigame seems to be largely critical of the art. One guy said her hip was not in the right place and one of her legs looked deformed. Another guy said Meredith's face looks like an alien. Yet another said the gameplay was shallow (which is fair).
I think the interface is pretty inventive and cool and there's a lot of potential for it to become something special. During testing, I found it to be quite fun and a relaxing time waster.
I put a lot of effort into it. It has sexy dialogue/banter and VA sound effects, but you really need a lot of robust dialogue for a game that can get very repetitive.
All of that is to make sure you're fully informed before you part with your $1.
Cheers!