Legacy of Hestia [R31] [Winterfire]

Still not a harem. It could be; it very probably SHOULD be (Hestia is the Chaste Goddess – one of three in Greek Mythos – of the hearth and home, so unless you want to change her entire mythological standing, she’s OFF THE TABLE) So the set up is there to make it so. The MC is in a bind and can’t become an adventurer without her help. She as a GODDESS is also in a bind, because NO ONE but the MC believes she is what she claims to be. So they feed each other, and she does NOT in fact have more power over him, if he chooses to walk away from their initial bargain and go do something else, than he has over her. [She would still NEED him, as her only reliable source of drawn FAITH – which does fuel a God’s greater feats. Without his help, she would go right back to being nearly powerless. Hestia is in the Real Life Mythology, so noteable a goddess (despite being a sister to the BIG THREE by the way, as one of Chronos’ original children that was swallowed by him) that EVERYONE in history basically forgets she even exists] * Which is at least, a great source for the parody part, I’ll admit.

BUT because the Dev “doesn’t want to make a harem game” the premise of this one is instantly borked from what it really should, and deserves to be. He’s set up to be the Hero who’ll save every girl and be their bitch to earn affection ANYWAY. So if you’re going to do that, why would you deny the one factor that makes all that effort on the player’s behalf even work. That knowledge, and that awareness alone is why I gave this game like 2 shots, and then said fuck no. If I have to pick a girl – ANY girl, instead of getting them all; when I’ll have to save them all anyway, my answer is FUCK. THAT.