What IF genres would you like to see more of?

[MC.Ho2]

I’ve been thinking a lot about what kinds of stories people actually want more of lately,

what genres or themes do you guys feel are still underused, or not done enough?

Also, what kind of hooks immediately grab your attention in an IF?

For me, I’ve been developing an idea for an IF— where you play as the only angel who didn’t fall when Heaven cast out its own, now hiding on Earth while supernatural beings fight in the aftermath.
Like an apocalypse sort of vibe.

Would something like that catch your interest, or is there another type of IF you’d rather see more of?

 

[O1O]

what genres

Medieval+political intrigue

themes

Fatalism,morality vs efficacy in political matters
Determinism

Also, what kind of hooks immediately grab your attention in an IF?

Good grammar...honestly I'm down to read anything as long as it has good grammar lmao.

Good amount of player agency too

For me, I’ve been developing an idea for an IF— where you play as the only angel who didn’t fall when Heaven cast out its own, now hiding on Earth while supernatural beings fight in the aftermath.
Like an apocalypse sort of vibe.

Would something like that catch your interest, or is there another type of IF you’d rather see more of?

Your IF sounds really cool tbh
I would read it.

 

[???]

what genres or themes do you guys feel are still underused, or not done enough?

As someone pointed out in the IPs, Mechs are a genre that needs more IF love. Sci-fi in general, even, seems to be the red-headed stepchild of IF.

For themes:
-Former child soldier learning to be human
-Supersoldier adjusting to peace when the war is done
-Soldiers in general adjusting to peacetime
-PTSD that isn't an excuse for romance or to give a PC the idiot ball.
-Horrors of war in general
-What it is to be human
-Identity as more than just ***/gender and romance

Also, what kind of hooks immediately grab your attention in an IF?

I like emotionless PCs slowly gaining (or regaining) humanity. Just scratches an itch for me.
Healing from hurt also grabs me good.

Would something like that catch your interest, or is there another type of IF you’d rather see more of?

Sounds interesting, but I'd have to start reading it.

 

[yourstalkeroutside]

what genres or themes do you guys feel are still underused, or not done enough?

Regency, Victorian, Edwardian or non European(and by European I mean mostly English maybe Slavic once in a blue moon)/American settings. There's enough medieval/futuristic European and American stuff that I'd love to see.

For Themes: Greed and how far someone is willing to go to achieve a goal. Schemes and Conspiracies where you're the schemer is so lacking in the IF space. Too many goodie two shoes (or at least forced to be a goodie two shoe)

For me, I’ve been developing an idea for an IF— where you play as the only angel who didn’t fall when Heaven cast out its own, now hiding on Earth while supernatural beings fight in the aftermath.
Like an apocalypse sort of vibe.

Depends, I'd have to read it first.

 

[vellan]

I just want more IFs where you can be a piece of **** in all honesty. I want my MC to be a reprehensible person. Irredeemable garbage. I want there to be consequences for my MC being awful and I want them to hurt.

 

[MC.Ho2]

I just want more IFs where you can be a piece of **** in all honesty. I want my MC to be a reprehensible person. Irredeemable garbage. I want there to be consequences for my MC being awful and I want them to hurt.

Lmao I don't know if I should be concerned or not tbh

 

[A-Kun]

Time travel, but that might be kinda difficult to execute.

 

[xeroxo]

Good grammar...honestly I'm down to read anything as long as it has good grammar lmao.

This. I'm so tired of poorly written IFs and the community that pretends they can't see all the errors in the story. To answer the thread question: I'd like to see more slice of life, without romance. SoL can be really interesting but everyone reduces it to romance. I guess I'm thinking of the vibe of anime like Mushishi and Studio Ghibli stuff.

Fairytale/mythology retellings would be interesting too. +100 points if it doesn't have romance as the main attraction. A non-mainstream fairytale would be interesting to play through

 

[isahale]

I'd still like to see a really good mecha IF. Like Knights of Venus was kind of scratching that, but it's since been abandoned and otherwise the best in the Genre is still probably mecha ace. Which I don't *hate* mecha ace, but it's from the early days of CoG and you can tell.

 

[ozekia]

I'd still like to see a really good mecha IF. Like Knights of Venus was kind of scratching that, but it's since been abandoned and otherwise the best in the Genre is still probably mecha ace. Which I don't *hate* mecha ace, but it's from the early days of CoG and you can tell.

Such a shame that Knights of Venus has been abandonedthe game has so much potential