Ah...where is OP?

[Karigatchan]

Yesterday, I bought this game. Today, I played this game for the first time.
And...??? Wh, where is OP? I don't know anything about this world. Where is here? Arena...what? Alina, who is she who are you?! Why does she have to fight against monsters and slaves? In this arena....
I was really confused, and couldn't believe that there was no OP or introduction of this world, so I looked for them in the title screen for a while....
Devs, please make story outline and the introduction of this world, and Alina.
WHO IS SHE?

Or, is it usual that there is no such introduction in this kind of games...?

[PINIX]

I am not good for narrative, so I only add little narrative in game, so the game has no OP, sorry.

[Taz]

Alina is my wife.

I hope that explains enough, thank you for your questions.

[ExeRiot]

Alina is Taz's wife, hope that explains things.

(Personally, I don't mind the lack of a narrative because it means there's more room for me to project whatever I want onto the story, which usually translates to whatever's got me frustrated or triumphant that day, a joy or sorrow shared by the otherwise blank slate I'm inhabiting. I think you're justified to make this sort of complaint, but it's not something I personally value.)

[Orange Sunshine]

Originally posted by PINIX:

I am not good for narrative, so I only add little narrative in game, so the game has no OP, sorry.

Don't apologize, the gameplay is fantastic and in my opinion, no more narrative is needed. It would be nice to maybe have more, but its not necessary.

[rayopaw]

Originally posted by PINIX:

I am not good for narrative, so I only add little narrative in game, so the game has no OP, sorry.

you did amazing with the gameplay, and the little narrative there is I like it

[Darkedge]

tbh more narratives would make it better. I've already sensed dev's good taste on melodies and UI. Though the current state is satisfying enough.
Probably consider add more cut scenes in the future works, dev?

[!?!]

You see Alina is in the arena.
Hope that cleared things up.

[Darkcake99]

Originally posted by Karigatchan:

Or, is it usual that there is no such introduction in this kind of games...?

You are a slave that has been put in an arena to die for entertainment, your backstory means NOTHING comapared to the circumstances you need to overcome. You've clearly missed the premise of this game, which is highly inspired by ITB which also explains the shallow story it has that is displayed thru the story very obscurely because it does not truly matter.

Does Alina stand for every class? is her backstory supposed to line up with pryomancy, banditry, 1/2 handed etc? Thats where the gameplay comes in, FTR. If you are suggesting a backstory for every metaverse version of Alina then I doubt I need to tell you this, but the chances are slim to none in a game that focuses on gameplay and strategy.

[NerdExtrodinare]

It's just an arena fighter. A lot of them don't really have stories. Like TF2, Overwatch, League of Legends, (original) Smash Brothers don't have stories (in game.) Soul Caliber, Mortal Combat, Doom barely have story. It's pretty common in a game that'd focused on game play as it's main draw.

[doominator10]

Originally posted by Taz:

Alina is my wife.

I hope that explains enough, thank you for your questions.

[Darkcake99]

Originally posted by doominator10:

Originally posted by Taz:

Alina is my wife.

I hope that explains enough, thank you for your questions.

Small world, meet your heroes every day.

[Coffee Break Hero]

Originally posted by PINIX:

I am not good for narrative, so I only add little narrative in game, so the game has no OP, sorry.

Here's a plot outline for you from me (I write for fun sometimes):
1. The game starts with Alina watching her succubus-like mother beat to death by masked guards, because she refuses to fight. Depending on how dark you want to go you can either be implicit or explicit about what the guards did to her mother. Essentially double playing on the idea that humans abuse slave-succubus for their own selfish reasons.
2. Alina stops her mother from being murdered right then and there by jumping on the head of one of the guards and ripping his ear off... the frightened guards run behind the bars, and mock her for being beastlike, and say she'll be torn to pieces soon... and her mother yells at them: "No! She's just a child!"... and a guard (possibly one of the enemies in the game) responds: "doesn't look like a child to me" and the shot shows Alina with a face covered in blood.
3. The guards leave, and as Alina's mother slowly dies, her last words: "You can win. It's ok. Show them..."

-The first boss is the guard she bit his ear off. Saying they threw him in the Arena because you tainted his blood. Can have some dialogue here.
-The second boss is another demon. He can throw some exposition about how the humans have killed and enslaved everyone in hell. This has a thematic message that's also kinda true, humans have murdered everything that could possibly be a threat to them over the past ten thousand years or so. He tells her there is no point even if she escapes. There is nowhere to go to.
-The third boss is a demon that has lost himself in madness... "just enjoy it. there's nothing else to do..." cue maniacal laugher... and add some lines about Alina eventually becoming just like him, no matter what she does (when he's defeated). This is alluding to the gradual degradation of humanity caused by doing awful things. Even if one does so purely for survival, murdering, especially in close range, is destructive to the soul

4. the demon of the arena ending is perfect, but you should add a branching here
I. If she kills her father, you see an ending where she eventually becomes him *screen turns black*
II. If she does not, the humans kill her... and then, in an after-credit scene you see the humans go into civil war and the ArenA destroyed.

5. when someone beats lvl 20 hardcore difficulty, there is a bonus scene with Alina and her mother in heaven, hugging, and her mother saying "you've shown them what they've become" *screen turns to white*

I could expand but this is a wall enough.

[doominator10]

Originally posted by Darkcake99:

Originally posted by doominator10:

Small world, meet your heroes every day.

Much confused but glad to be of service.