[RELEASE] COCK HERO: INFERNO - Canto III

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Wow what an incredible and intensely erotic piece of art. I can’t imagine the amount of work and time put into making this. Thank you so much for creating it! I enjoyed every minute of this, and I was even able to last much longer than I anticipated and get pretty far. The pacing, the scene selection, the music & audio, the narrative plot, and the slow steady ramp of intensity, all perfectly blended into a very polished and VERY enjoyable experience. Beautifully done.
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After 7 months without orgasm to say this was a challenge would be massively underselling it. I had enough time to watch the first 2 cantos back to back before starting this one with the stipulation that I wasn't allowed to even touch my cock until the 3rd one. Almost 3 hours of pure teasing build-up.

I made it to 1:07:44 before finally cumming after 84 edges (I counted them) :-D
I was kinda bummed about not making it all the way, or even to Adria who was by far my Kryptonite this time :love:

I’ve actually written up a much longer and more detailed log that I typed up during my initial playthrough, including my setup and moment-by-moment thoughts jotted down as I played. I definitely had to go back through later on to translate the more incomprehensible typing :lol: but I’ve marked it in the spoiler box below.

It’s very heavy on story spoilers so don’t read if you want to experience the story fresh or you don’t like reading what is essentially a dude’s long-ass reaction post to a cock hero.
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Well well, after 7 looooong months of orgasm-less waiting (not even a single ruin!) it’s finally here!! I couldn't have asked for a better release to finally, well... *release* to. My last orgasm was December 31 so actually now realizing I haven't cum yet this year. Wasn't planning for it to go like that but once I saw the Canto 3 release coming, I figured it would be a worthy goal, and make the experience that much better.

I figured such an epic release would need an epic marathon to properly see this through so I made sure to have enough time to watch all three Canto releases back to back (over 5 total hours :O ) with a few rules set up to make sure the occasion wouldn't be over too quickly like last time. (A record of 4 whole minutes!!)


My rules are as follows:

The setup:
- lube
- headphones
- pitch dark room
- Aneros Helix toy
- THC indica vape pen (easily multiplies my arousal)
- Amyl Nitrite Poppers
- Brand new Janice Griffith (A personal favorite) Fleshlight (https://www.fleshlight.com/collections/ ... e-griffith)
- Plenty of water

My goal is to watch through the entirety of Canto 1 without touching or stroking. This is strictly to tease & build up arousal while getting reacquainted with the narrative. I will never make it to Canto 3 if I decide to start touching myself as early as Canto 1 and I reeeeally want to see it.

Canto 2 will also be no touch but will allow myself to start hitting the vape pen and play with the Aneros. Weed instantly gets me aroused and if I'm already in such a state (definitely yes) it whips me into a frenzy. I’ve never been able to cum purely from anal play before so I should be ok to make it through but I’m definitely excited to see what happens here.

If I can make it through to Canto 3 I will FINALLY allow myself to begin stroking along to the beats/instructions. Breaking the rules of Cock Hero a bit I intend to follow the beats as closely as I can but go complete hands-off as soon as I'm about to lose the edge and try to recover.
For me, more edges has always equaled a bigger orgasm and I want to try to make myself last as long as possible and build up the biggest orgasm I possibly can. I also want to count my edges and see how many I get to. I've got a counter app open and will tap it every time I am forced to stop stroking in order to not cum. “Riding” an edge can get a little ambiguous with the counter so instead I will be counting the number of times I have to take my hand off and stop all stimulation entirely to prevent from cumming. This is also the round that the poppers and fleshlight get put into use. I will have to be careful with when I use these as after they come out it will likely be game over very shortly. That's my overall goal for this experience out of the way, let's get to finally playing this thing!

I will be enjoying the HQ.265 version of this with the beat meter and posting my thoughts at moments throughout with the timecode and number of edges I see on my app at the time. Feel free to play along with me!

Play-by-play:

- After Canto 1 -
Even with this older release the quality of the scene selection, music, and editing really comes through. Even without being allowed to stroke I quickly got hard and STAYED hard throughout the whole thing.
I took a bit of a "tolerance break" from porn and edging when this release got teased earlier in May so the visuals and audio hit me MUCH harder initially and gives me the lovely feeling of 'discovering' porn again. By the end of this my cock is absolutely begging for some stimulation now with a decent amount of pre-cum already starting. Too bad for him, he's now got to make it through Canto 2 stoned.

- After Canto 2 -
Much, much harder than Canto 1. Much longer too, this clocks at just under 2hr while Canto 1 is 1hr 12 min. The weed worked its magic instantly and made it feel like an eternity and I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Holly Michaels in particular is kryptonite for me on a normal day and her sequences were fucking HARD to get through. I was so surprised at how easily my Aneros slid into me at around 1:19:00 and how hard it made me edge out for the first time (at 1:19:32) when the cumshot scenes started shortly after with how good it felt.
I’ve never been able to edge with just anal stimulation before but it was awesome and only served to make me even hornier.

- Canto 3 - (2 edges)
3+ hours of teasing and building; Finally, finally, finally, the main event. I am so excited! My cock is thrumming with desire and glistening with a steady flow of pre-cum. I’ve already filled 3 tissues trying to wipe it all away and it won’t stop. My heart is already beating faster at the thought of finally being able to stroke and I’m a little nervous at just how excited I’m getting. After hitting 2 edges in Canto 2 without even touching my cock I really hope I’m able to hold out as long as I can. I’ve got my lube on hand, poppers on the desk, and the lovely lips of Janice Griffith’s pussy fleshlight tantalizing me, waiting for its turn to make short work of me. Let’s do this.

::00:06:24:: (3 edges)
First edge already and I’m barely into this. Fuck. The quality of the editing and quick, flowing scene barrage along with how hypersensitive I am to touch at this point is electrifying. To think it only gets better/harder from here is intimidating.

::00:15:30:: (10 edges)
The steady beats are KILLING me, especially with the 1-2-3 stinger at the end. The girls you’ve selected are drop-dead gorgeous too, in particular Katya. You were right about the music lol, you knew exactly what you were doing picking the “Hands Away” song getting into my head. It works perfectly.

::00:20:39:: (18 edges)
Oh I am absolutely doomed. Thank god for the placement of that stop. I have to pause a bit here and write this just to catch my breath.

::00:22:39:: (22)
The first edge command of the video and I’m up to 22 of them XD

::00:25:35:: (23)
For some reason I’ve always found heartbeat rounds particularly arousing. Especially this one with how you dropped all music for the first time and just let the erotic sounds fill the headphones. Very immersive, despite my heartbeat going much faster than the simulated one XD Also, I really like what you’ve done with the narrative at the end of this one and how you revealed the stone.

::00::31::00 (28)
The slower pacing between the rounds is saving me right now. All these scenes of juicy pussies has me wanting to sink balls deep into the soft lips of the fleshlight. I think I need to save it for the finale though.

::00:41::30:: (47)
Wow did I pick the perfect round to start on the poppers. The part where the music morphed at 00:35:10 and the faster beats started was a trip, then the heartbeat round to calm things down again *chef’s kiss*.. I think I know who I have to cum inside to find the stone but the other girls are tempting me even harder. ESPECIALLY the scene on the first cum command of the video at 40:48. Damn near passed out. The speed I’m starting to hit edges now are making my balls ache so hard..

::00:43:22::(47)
Poor Katya, I will come and save you!

::00::47::35::(55)
The ‘help her finish!’ part on that edge command was beautiful and excruciating. Caprice is soooo sexy.

::00:55:06:: (62)
Going hard on the poppers for the Bad Guy round. What a dizzyingly erotic set of scenes. It’s getting too easy to lose myself. Was about to tip over at the cum command on 00:55:56, pulled out at the last moment and had the slightest of ruins dribble out.

::01:03:10:: (73)
Fuck I can’t last much longer. Short break to refocus and warm up the fleshlight.

::01:06:33:: (84)
Not fair D: those fast beats at the end of this round were fiendish. Watching Kenna’s cum soaked pussy dripping that load out has me lubing up the fleshlight. I hope I can make it to 100 edges.


::01:07:44:: (84)
Good looooord. Used the short rest to take some deep breaths of the poppers and get ready to fill Ms. Griffith’s dripping wet pussy. I was so deep in the video and sensation I was shaking awaiting the first beat to slam into her tight, wet hole. I lost all control and burst right as I saw the cumshot on the first beat. Completely emptying into pure warmth and bliss. Absolutely no way I could endure anymore. It just kept hammering through me. I think it was 01:09:40 that I finally regained enough composure to look up and remember the time code. Although I didn’t make it all the way to a hundred edges and there’s still so much more video to go, I feel completely satisfied with how it all finally came to an end. Time to see if my epilogue is any good XD

Got epilogue XII (02:26:42)
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I have been waiting for so long yeah finally going to try and be the Cock Hero, How Do I get Incanto inferno 2 I can’t find it
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Thank you very much. I was hoping for one off of mega. But this will do. Thanks
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dirkdedlift wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:57 am
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After 7 months without orgasm to say this was a challenge would be massively underselling it. I had enough time to watch the first 2 cantos back to back before starting this one with the stipulation that I wasn't allowed to even touch my cock until the 3rd one. Almost 3 hours of pure teasing build-up.

I made it to 1:07:44 before finally cumming after 84 edges (I counted them) :-D
I was kinda bummed about not making it all the way, or even to Adria who was by far my Kryptonite this time :love:

I’ve actually written up a much longer and more detailed log that I typed up during my initial playthrough, including my setup and moment-by-moment thoughts jotted down as I played. I definitely had to go back through later on to translate the more incomprehensible typing :lol: but I’ve marked it in the spoiler box below.

It’s very heavy on story spoilers so don’t read if you want to experience the story fresh or you don’t like reading what is essentially a dude’s long-ass reaction post to a cock hero.
Spoiler: show
Well well, after 7 looooong months of orgasm-less waiting (not even a single ruin!) it’s finally here!! I couldn't have asked for a better release to finally, well... *release* to. My last orgasm was December 31 so actually now realizing I haven't cum yet this year. Wasn't planning for it to go like that but once I saw the Canto 3 release coming, I figured it would be a worthy goal, and make the experience that much better.

I figured such an epic release would need an epic marathon to properly see this through so I made sure to have enough time to watch all three Canto releases back to back (over 5 total hours :O ) with a few rules set up to make sure the occasion wouldn't be over too quickly like last time. (A record of 4 whole minutes!!)


My rules are as follows:

The setup:
- lube
- headphones
- pitch dark room
- Aneros Helix toy
- THC indica vape pen (easily multiplies my arousal)
- Amyl Nitrite Poppers
- Brand new Janice Griffith (A personal favorite) Fleshlight (https://www.fleshlight.com/collections/ ... e-griffith)
- Plenty of water

My goal is to watch through the entirety of Canto 1 without touching or stroking. This is strictly to tease & build up arousal while getting reacquainted with the narrative. I will never make it to Canto 3 if I decide to start touching myself as early as Canto 1 and I reeeeally want to see it.

Canto 2 will also be no touch but will allow myself to start hitting the vape pen and play with the Aneros. Weed instantly gets me aroused and if I'm already in such a state (definitely yes) it whips me into a frenzy.

If I can make it through to Canto 3 I will FINALLY allow myself to begin stroking along to the beats/instructions. Breaking the rules of Cock Hero a bit I intend to follow the beats as closely as I can but go complete hands-off as soon as I'm about to lose the edge and try to recover.
For me, more edges has always equaled a bigger orgasm and I want to try to make myself last as long as possible and build up the biggest orgasm I possibly can. I also want to count my edges and see how many I get to. I've got a counter app open and will tap it every time I am forced to stop stroking in order to not cum. “Riding” an edge can get a little ambiguous with the counter so instead I will be counting the number of times I have to take my hand off and stop all stimulation entirely to prevent from cumming. This is also the round that the poppers and fleshlight get put into use. I will have to be careful with when I use these as after they come out it will likely be game over very shortly. That's my overall goal for this experience out of the way, let's get to finally playing this thing!

I will be enjoying the HQ.265 version of this with the beat meter and posting my thoughts at moments throughout with the timecode and number of edges I see on my app at the time. Feel free to play along with me!

High praise for dirkdedlift. There's no way I can even come close to ever doing what you did.
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You, sir, are a true hero. No wonder you get 100VP points just because. I skimmed through your setup and "rules" because I was curious how a legend approaches this and .. nope, there's no way, if I went with a fleshlight and built up from canto 1 and 2 with no touching? shoot... i'd shoot on entry. AND an aneros .. there's nooo way. nope.. no way.

I think if I had the time to go through all 3, and rocking the aneros, fleshlight, and estim, and barring fatigue, I'd attempt multiple releases instead.
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Haha I’m glad you enjoyed reading it. I DEFINITELY would have lost immediately if I had played the traditional way. Fortunately the pacing and positioning of pauses and rests in the first half of the video helped a long way too.
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weed is the perfect edging tool for me, it has an incredible effect on my level of arousal, gets me to the edge much quicker (as if I need any help with that after 7 months and 3 hours of teasing XD) but also gives me better control in riding it but not cumming. And when I finally DO cum, it melts my entire mind. It would have been nice to last at least a couple minutes with the fleshlight, but I didn’t even last one beat with it :lol: I kind of figured it would be like pressing an instant orgasm button and I was right.
I can’t wait to do another playthrough and try to see the even HARDER sections later on.
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Holy snap I can't believe what I'm seeing! Tomorrow is a full week without any release and I find this here - a true gift from the heavens!
I read all of the initial post and the excitement and anticipation is through the roof! I'll hold off on scrolling through the thread so I can experience this to the maximum. Thank you so much!!!
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Played it the day after the release, but forgot to post anything about it.
First: thank you. It was quite a journey on your side to release it, so thank you for holding on until the end and congratulation fro finishing the work.

The scenes are good, the girls are great, the songs (except one but I'll talk about it later) are on point, the beats are simple but efficient, and the beatmeter has a better look than in Canto 2.

The story is only one big narrative arc instead of several small ones and I'm a bit mixed on that point: even with such a long episode, I don't have the impression the story moved forward. It's not that I didn't like it but if only the last canto will have significant advancement, it'll feel rushed story-wise. But it's just nitpicking, all the previous points I praised far outweigh that last one.

As for the music I mentioned earlier it's the "Bad Guy" remix. It's really good but I have one big problem just because of something I know about it. You may not want to know so I'll put it in spoiler:
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Billie Eilish was a minor when she sang "Bad Guy". Come may find it silly but it was a killjoy for me. Remembering that while watching a cock hero spoiled the pleasure. Music is a major part of that pleasure in a cock hero and when the voice is female, it becomes part of the porn fantasy and... I can't fantasize about it when I know it belongs to a minor.
Aside from that, thanks again for all the work. It was a ride up to one of the best CH series. :-D
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My first impressions, I'm very impressed! :thumbsup: The best performers out there, mesmerizing content and outstanding editing! This is really top notch! Thank you so much!
Tittyluvr1334 wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:46 pm
Assloverdude wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:48 pm
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BTW it was one thing I found a bit confusing... This text "For all others, proceed to EPILOGUE IX" appears at 41:59. I was not sure what to do here. Since I did not cum, it looks like I should go to Epilogue IX. But I just kept playing, but afterward I checked the Epilogue and it says "You spilled your seed outside her". So you have one epilogue for cumming inside her, and one outside? Can you explain?
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"For all others" means for all who came but didn't attribute that to Taylor.
Essentially at this point in the video, it's a choice - did you cum in Taylor, or were you triggered/cumming by another of the not-so-Innocent ladies? Or did you cum, but you just don't trust Taylor enough and thought 'wait - it's a trap! Not doing that!'

The instructions are basically thus:
If you gave Taylor what she wanted, go to 41:37 to Ep X.
If you came but in your mind it was not for/in Taylor go to 41:59 to Ep IX.

Then Ep IX essentially saying you failed to cum in Taylor which was now revealed to have been the RIGHT choice, as she is believed to have the Innocence Stone at this point.

I suppose the dialogue in the Epilogue could have been "you failed to cum inside TAYLOR" vs 'her' to clarify.

Since you didn't actually cum at all at this point - you continue on the video as norm.
I got confused at the same point too. :lol: I checked a few epilogues, saw it wasn't for me (this time) :w00t: , then I used a self-invented power, turning-back-the-clock to restore my energy level :-D I didn't go much further after all that, but the story told me I was too soon and that I have to start all over. :look: Great directive as that is exactly what I want to do. :yes:
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I also love that, as a punishment, I have to replay some of my favorite Digitalparkinglot productions.
Do I really need to add that this is a keeper?
:love:

Spoiler for Canto Creators...
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FOR THE RPG EXPERIENCE
  • Make requests for future abilities and characters by commenting online.
Does that sound like a CANTO IV or not? :lol: :-P

PS: Did I loose all my VP points and need to start all over from the top? :innocent:
Cock Hero Database (on the ice atm) - https://www.ch-db.club/ - :gathering:
[APP] Cock Hero Slideshow Player - Thinking about a script feature for [APP] Cock Hero Video Player :icecream:
If your video is too fat, there's a solution!
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The generated output of your video editor may be bloated, too big for not any significant benefit. One thing you can do is use HANDBRAKE with the H.264 (x264), RF18 Constant Quality and Web Optimized / Fast Start options, all other options by default. You'd be surprised how smaller the video becomes, without any impact to the quality.
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LINKS:

HandBrake, The open source video transcoder
https://handbrake.fr/

For future reference, here's the original Hanbrake post by Eriol:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=12815&hilit=Handbrake#p164242
Interesting for further details about the process.
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So many projects to kill, so little time. :-)
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I registered on Reddit so I could ask for an invite and register here, and be able to comment here. I've been a massive fan of Cock Hero for years; off the top of my head, Max, No Mercy, Rockgasm, Temptation, Madness, Beautiful Asses, Sensual Daze, HardX, Crescendo, you name it...

But what you guys have done with the Canto series is truly something else. I find myself going back to them the most often, along with Required's Island series and MrCandyMan's Bounce series. Canto I & II were """easy""" compared to III... I played it two times last weekend and
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lost at Kenna the first time and Adria in my second playthrough,
and I can't wait to return. Playing it with headphones was a total gamechanger. Huge, huge props for your work.
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Played it last weekend and i must say... AMAZING! Al little confusing, but amazing.
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I just played all the way to the end and chose to search for Caprice. Next time I'll follow Katya. When Canto IV is getting close, I'll search for the seed. Until then I'm just going to enjoy riding the edge for two hours!
Nice job guys. Canto I started the cock hero genre for me. and no other CH has measured up. Thanks for setting the bar high!
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dirkdedlift wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:17 pm
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weed is the perfect edging tool for me, it has an incredible effect on my level of arousal, gets me to the edge much quicker (as if I need any help with that after 7 months and 3 hours of teasing XD) but also gives me better control in riding it but not cumming. And when I finally DO cum, it melts my entire mind. It would have been nice to last at least a couple minutes with the fleshlight, but I didn’t even last one beat with it :lol: I kind of figured it would be like pressing an instant orgasm button and I was right.
Totally agree!
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Froz3n wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:50 pm Holy snap I can't believe what I'm seeing! Tomorrow is a full week without any release and I find this here - a true gift from the heavens!
I read all of the initial post and the excitement and anticipation is through the roof! I'll hold off on scrolling through the thread so I can experience this to the maximum. Thank you so much!!!
Had a playthrough through this yesterday, and it was... underwhelming to say the least.
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Now it's easy just to put a number score on it and call it a day. But as we're all part of a community that relies on each others creativity and support, let's try to keep it that way. A little bit of a reminder for me as well, as I continue writing this. It's a bit placebo for me sitting here questioning how my life decisions have let me over here writing a review for a montage of porn clips synced to music and a story added on top, but at this moment in time, here we are, and here's to the bright future ahead of us.
Now I've been an avid consumer of everything cock hero for the past 8 years, taking a bit of a pause once about 2 years ago all of the content started looking the same and lacking innovation. You guys are in part to blame for that, taking your precious time on this one! (haha) Since Inferno I and II were truly something to behold back in the day. The lack of innovation and experimentation (with very rare standout productions in between) in the CH sphere led me to explore other non-standard genres of adult content, most notably HFO binaural experiences and SFM. With the last one, so many boundaries seem to be opened when you're not constrained by reality, letting creators fantasy run wild, albeit with other constrains: small bite content, difficult to produce, need for voice acting, need to filter through all of it - but there are many excellent standout gems as many may be aware.
Anyways, I was really ecstatic to see a resurgence in the CH video sphere in the recent years. It seemed like everyone got tired of just following the simple "ramping up" formula from softcore to hardcore, and tried to put their own unique twist on it. Be it using breathplay, edging mechanics, clenching, ability to switch beat patterns, usage of not only studio produced, but onlyfans/youtube/tiktok content, sticking to a specific video thematic and many many more. Until a month ago I didn't believe it was possible to be so fully dragged into a video that you forget the whole world around you and feel as you're taking part in the action (thanks to Supermassive's Blueberry Vortex for that).

To break down Inferno Canto III:
The music as mentioned in your post, definitely a stand-out part of this production. The tracklist used made me discover brand new hits, as well as revisiting some legendary classics. The video content matching it was something to behold and I can't imagine the amount of thought that went behind it.
The scenes by themselves were excellent. Beautiful, well lit, well filmed, well placed content that kept the storytelling and 'game' aspect consistent.
The effort to produce an adult video themed production, with storytelling, choices and various video versions to choose from. Thank you for that.

Other things:
Editing: The dreamy effects of the Cross Dissolve's was fine and doing it's job, but at one point it got so overwhelming that I thought I was looking at a music video from the 70s.
Beat bar: I played the version with the (occasionally) muted beat bar, but I feel like to chosen color scheme was too distracting to constantly keep my eyes on the screen. I feel no such problem with green/red/white beat bars. Maybe it's a personal preference.
RPG game elements: Now I could've thought different not having any other RPG themed video to compare it too, but there are plenty, and honestly guys, your RPG mechanics simply ruin the experience. You could've kept it simple like in Apolonster's "Cock Hero - Wizard", that you have some one-time mechanic to stop stroking, some mechanic to skip the edge, some mechanic to stroke to every 2nd beat and so on. I'm sure the absolute majority of players will just ignore the whole VP thing entirely, unless they're some dedicated elite coomers.
Also the JOI / Voice: what the hell (pun intended) was that? After having the glorious experience of listening to crystal clear voice overs in other CH's (Supermassive's, Numberonefan's productions) and due to that being totally immersed in the experience, hearing the voice in Canto III made squint. Thank god it was rare and in-between. But seriously, with all of what was invested, couldn't you find some JOI that was recorded with a good mic? Cause now it felt (and I'm sure it is) like the audio is taken from some 44th page PH vid recorded on a phone, with the actress standing 8 feet away.

However, my biggest gripe that is the biggest issue of this video in my eyes:
I'm mostly consider myself a hardcore content enjoyer. But I do appreciate a constant ramp-up from softcore to hardcore that actually makes sense, only for the upcoming reveals of the hc content to be more impactful and making the challenge that much more interesting. It's difficult to judge a video that is constrained by it's own writing and premise, but lets be fair - you had complete control of the story and content direction, and yes - it is your unique vision and I respect it, but let's look at it as first and foremost as a cock hero experience.
It starts off super nicely with all the light content and introductions, and at some point the video starts to ramp up and immediately slows down. Then suddenly you switch back to vanilla softcore content and require me to edge. This sequence of events follows at least 3 (or even more) times as the video goes on. Does this make sense to you? I mean just by looking at the basis: the human instinct is to be aroused with... let's call it the forbidden fruit. As you show me a glimpse of it, you immediately take it away, and want me to arouse myself with what I've already seen for a solid 30 minutes. And when it finally comes to what seems like a stream of hc content, the selection of it very hit or miss. The Kenna and Lena sequences were mostly awesome, but when it finally came to the temptress I WAS READY TO GO HAM, MAN, but it was such a let down I honestly wished I would've just came earlier. And then once again the final round - yeah it's light, yeah it's thematic, but in the grand scheme of the things, it just doesn't make sense. I played through it feeling nothing, and had to resolve to the tried and trusted Pseudonym's "CH - Binary State" (numberonefan's version, final round) to finish myself off and boy did I have a blast. Parts of Inferno III did play a part in making it happen though.
I honestly suggest you take a look at the final rounds of CH Wizard, Binary State (numberonefan's version, but the OG Pseudonym's version is excellent as well). Sorry if it's odd that I keep repeating the names of those videos, but they are just on another level compared to Canto III. Better yet: take a look at those videos as a whole, to understand what makes the final round work so damn well. Once again sorry if it sounds harsh, but me, as well as many others I'm sure, am treating Canto III as a stand-alone CH experience first and foremost. Here's another one for you: onikks's Duro I and II. The ending rounds are just so rewarding in comparison of what you go through to get there. Hell, even Cock Hero of DOOM takes a step back from all the ultra-hardcore content to switch to something more arousing. And I'm not even talking about CH Infected. It's hard, and the beats are super hard. Yet their placement actually matches the content. But if you're a fan of going four times doubletime in a matter of 2 minutes to girls in bras dancing on the beach - call me out, please.

In summary: while you took your time to produce your vision of what might seem perfect, the times have unfortunately moved on, and all of the new additions to the CH genre have pushed it forward so much that it makes Inferno III look old and stale in comparison. At one point I contemplated: "What if we treat these videos like books? Will people go back to these videos trying to get a fully-fledged experience, find parralels from the past to the present (in our case: future), and in general just have a great time?
So - Will Inferno Canto III go down as one of the great stand alone cock hero's? Definitely not.
And while a whole "book saga" of 7 or more Infernos might sound interesting, Canto III is definitely the weakest of the series so far. But you have the ability to improve!
I honestly think you should have just tried to keep it as simple as possible: possibly only sticking to trance music (in this videos case), shortening the video in half (and maybe releasing two smaller canto's instead of one), adding some (optional!) gameplay mechanics to the mix, and fleshing out the content direction so that it actually makes sense.
Sorry for the long text and good luck to the whole creative team on their future endeavors.
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Re: [RELEASE] COCK HERO: INFERNO - Canto III

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Has anyone actually found the stone yet?
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Froz3n wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:32 pm Had a playthrough through this yesterday, and it was... underwhelming to say the least.
It was never going to live up to the hype.
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Re: [RELEASE] COCK HERO: INFERNO - Canto III

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hi! was just wondering where can i find the chronicles? id like to continue my play through but cant find them :(
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