Some of you boys and girls might recall that I wrote about NOTvil’s 18+ erotic visual novel/adventure game “Areas of GRAY” not so long ago?

Well, I got so impressed with “GRAY” and “Areas of GRAY” that I decided to reach out to NOTvil for an interview. Long story short, NOTvil picked-up on our interview request (yay!)

So we ended up talking about everything from “Areas of GRAY“, “Gray”, lewd game development to NOTvil’s thoughts on censorship in the games industry.

So without further ado, please enjoy our interview with NOTvil 😉

Robin TGG
Before I’m going to kick-off this interview I just want to take the time and thank you for taking your time doing this interview. So, with that said, would kindly introduce yourself to our readers?

NOTvil
Hi Robin, and anyone who’s reading this! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in the interview. I really appreciate it. And I’m glad that my games are good enough for it 🙂

You can call me NOTvil. I’m just one of many creators who love making some adult entertainment. The creator of some adult games, to be more specific.

Robin TGG
What’s the background story behind your studio and its name? (NOTvil). I mean, how did everything come to be in the first place?

NOTvil
Well, when I first began creating my games, I knew from the start they would be different. I was thinking of names for my so-called “studio” and came up with “NOT Evil Games” I believe the name represented what I was very successful in creating.

You know, with all of my games, once you start playing them and you might not expect what happens at the end? However, I didn’t like how it sounds, so I decided to shorten the name to NOTvil.

Robin TGG
Do you remember when you first got interested in lewd games and lewd game development? And why?

NOTvil
In 2015 (If I remember right), when adult games were gaining a lot of popularity on Patreon. I was playing them and I thought that I could make something by myself…And make it really interesting.

Robin TGG
How did you come up with the game concept for your 18+ erotic adventure/puzzle/visual novel game “GRAY”? And what was it like to develop that game? (did you experience any problems during the development process? Etc.)

NOTvil
Hehe, it’s quite funny because GRAY shouldn’t be an erotic game at all. I was developing an indie game for many platforms like Android, iOS, etc… When the time came to deal with the plot…

Let’s say, the influence of lewd games was already too strong, hehe… And I decided to add some elements of the visual novel and adventure.

It’s important to say that I don’t like the VN genre all that much. So that’s why I began trying to diversify the game with various additional mechanics.

“GRAY” was my first game, and I wasn’t sure about my decisions. But as time has shown, I did everything right.

Robin TGG
I’m pretty sure that you’re more than aware of this already, but, how comes that “GRAY” looks so much better than most other lewd games on the market?

And did you decided very early on in the game’s development process that you wanted everything to look as great as possible? (just the attractive females alone deserves an award of some sort)

NOTvil
Well, I always put a lot of effort into my project. Because for me, it’s much more than just another “fap” game.

I spend a huge amount of time to work on the details (In the story and graphics). But thanks to this, I’m almost always satisfied with the end result.

But speaking of “GRAY”… This game was pure chaos for me. I couldn’t even imagine what it would become when I finished it. I could only guess…

From the other side, there is a new project called “Areas of GRAY”. This one was planned from the very beginning and It looks exactly like I want it to be.

Robin TGG
How has the feedback and response been for “GRAY” since its release? And are you happy with how the game turned out in the end?

NOTvil
“GRAY” was met surprisingly well. Sure, some players weren’t satisfied with the platformer gameplay.

Nevertheless, now I understand that such mechanics aren’t the best for this type of game. But overall, yeah, I’m happy how the game turned out in the end.

I hope the “Areas of GRAY” has no annoying/frustrating gameplay mechanics anymore… My Patrons are happy with the game.

Robin TGG
I’m kind of curious to know what the creative process for the lewd content looks like at your studio.

For example, do everyone from your team pitch different ideas for characters and erotic scenes in your games and then you vote about what should be included? Or how does that whole process work?

NOTvil
As you could already understand – I’m a one-man army developer. There is a guy – Rubberneck, as well as some Patrons, that help me with the script editing (I’m not a native English speaker).

But everything else I’m doing by myself. There is no specific creation process. I’m just living my life and trying to catch and write down the ideas that come to my head. After that, I’m thinking about how I could implement them in my game.

Robin TGG
Do you have any limits at all when it comes to creating lewd content? Or does your studio have an “everything goes” kind of mentality?

NOTvil
I have a slightly different attitude to the adult content in games. First of all, I’m creating a story… lewd content moves it forward, and not otherwise.

I hate games that can’t give you more than just a gallery of porn. Don’t get me wrong, I like all this stuff, and my works (especially the “Areas of GRAY”) have a lot of it, but it’s not the main focus for me.

So I welcome any fetishes, etc… but only if they fit my story well.

Robin TGG
What was it like to follow up “GRAY” with “Areas of GRAY”? And what was it like to develop “Areas of GRAY”? (do you think that you got a chance to take “GRAY” to the next level with “Areas of GRAY”?).

NOTvil
I was planning “Areas of GRAY” during the development of “GRAY”. As well as I’m planning my next project now – while developing AOG.

So yeah, I knew that there will be a continuation. When I finished “GRAY”, I immediately started working on my second game, because I knew very well what I want and what I need to do.

I think “AOG” is already on the next level. Almost half of the content is ready, and all my Patrons can try it.

Robin TGG
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I find “Areas of GRAY” to look even better than “GRAY”.

So I take it that you have taken your time to improve the game’s visuals even further with “Areas of GRAY”? Speaking of which, do you use your own custom made game engine, or which game engine do you use?

NOTvil
Yeah, it looks much better. When you’re doing something for a while, you naturally become better at it. I’m not the exception, heh…

I’m using my own engine. It’s built with Game Constructor – Clickteam Fusion. Also some other software for 3D modeling/posing/ rendering/ audio editing and sure, a lot of photoshop 🙂

Robin TGG
Do you have a rough idea of when the full version of “Areas of GRAY”? will be released? (the game is currently said to be 30% done)

NOTvil
About 50% of the game is done at the moment. I hope to release the game in the middle of 2020.

Robin TGG
Do you have any plans at all to bring “GRAY” and “Areas of GRAY” to other formats in the future? (mobile and consoles)

NOTvil
Well, I was thinking about porting “AOG” to MAC. But I won’t promise anything. While “GRAY” will always be windows-only.

Robin TGG
What’s your opinion on censorship in video games, PC/SJW and outrage culture?

NOTvil
I’m against the censorship. By the way, it was one of the reasons why I started to develop lewd games. Some years ago, playing my favorite titles (like Mass Effect, Catherine, even the Mortal Kombat and many others).

I was very upset with the lack of good lewd scenes there, everything was always covered by censorship.  It was clear that the developers wanted to give you more, they just couldn’t. But I wanted to see more, hehe…

Robin TGG
As for my very last question. What are your expectations, plans and hopes for the rest of this year? And is there anything else that you would like to say to our readers?

NOTvil
All I want is to continue the development and delight my fans. That’s it! Thank you for the interview. I hope the Gaming Ground will grow into something huge 😛 Good luck guys!

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Robin “V-Act” Ek
Editor in chief
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround

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