Changes to Story Content
We want to be transparent regarding recent developments around the Valenza Family project.
Due to increasing restrictions and pressure from platforms and payment processors such as Visa, Mastercard, Steam, and Itch, we are being forced to make changes to the story. Specifically, the incest-related aspects will be removed.
This was not my original intention, and I strongly dislike having to rewrite key elements that were central to the original vision. Unfortunately, the reality is that this type of content now risks projects being deindexed, blocked, or outright banned from major storefronts โ which is not a risk I can take.
While this decision throws a wrench into my plans, I will do my best to keep the narrative gripping and dramatic, even if some elements must change. The heart of the Valenza Family story โ the tension, power struggles, and emotional depth โ will remain.
I hope you understand this difficult choice, but our hands are tied on this matter.
โ Arcane Ink Productions
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Log in to commentIt doesn't have to be an option like that, I think that as long as there is no mention of 'incest' in the game's interface, it should be fine. I don't think they really care enough to deeply investigate every game. Perhaps even an "unofficial" patch could work :)
I personally don't care too much for incest content, but I really love what you're doing with this story and would hate for it to diverge from the plans you had for it, as well as the setup that is already in place
Do you think that adding a default relationship that is not incest-related that the player can change themselves to reflect the original intended story might fly with the payment processors? I take it that it might murky the story coherency by doing so could be a downside to this option.
I have no doubt you will do the best that can be done. Why this small group feels they need to dictate what the entire world can see is beyond me. I would never try to censor any of them, no matter how ridiculous I consider their viewpoint to be. Since I follow around 100 developers, I am fully aware of the impact this has had. Some have had their income drop 90%. I never before realized what a strangle hold the credit providers have on the modern world. They now have the ability to control the entire worlds economy. Nearly every transaction is now done through them. Even on a local level.