VN Ren'Py Abandoned Glimpses of the Past [v0.4.0] [MrStarRaccoon]

[DA22]

I want you to understand me correctly. I'm trying to write a story that's not like the others. Anyway, everyone won't like it, most won't understand its meaning or the story itself. Not all characters have to impress you and be perfect for you. In each new episode, I want to gradually reveal the characters from the other side. Everyone will have their own interest in MC. Someone will love him, and someone will hate him. The story is not yet fully revealed, so you see MC as very shy and kind. But not the fact that it's going to stay that way. It seems to me that many people are tired of banal novels where everyone is fine and everyone will have a happy ending. But you have to remember that it's just a story that I write for my own pleasure.

Spoiler: About Catherine

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Do not worry too much about the criticisms, especially if you are aware of them and have good counter arguments for yourself in how you planned rest of your story for them. Just be aware that the fact the game is released as a work in progress and episodes works a bit against you in this case, people have too long to speculate and cannot play through the whole game already so things also make sense to them without all the info you have.

Even more telling, they would not be here typing half a page it they were not intrigued, captivated, touched and somehow interested in the story you are telling. You are evoking emotions in them, as I guess is the intention of your story.

 

[Sorrow85]

Damn I love games where there is background music.
Yeah, I'm desperate but do not have to put your own music playing from youtube.

Good thing I started recap, I missed Amanda and Lana.

Spoiler: Horny Amanda

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I know it's unlikely, considering the name of this game but...could we get less glimpses of the past?

As I remember, these scenes with the teacher/mentor were perhaps too long but at the same time interesting, i know it's weird way to say that but at the same time you want to learn about MC's past so at the same time you would like to see today's girls.... or I quote Amanda:
"We're Not Girls anymore"

 

[Deleted member 15555]

Is there something I don't understand? You don't have to play them. There's a skip option before every minigame.

I mean that most people skip/avoid minigames and they are a waste of time consuming for the dev.

Don't bother, I don't think he played it, but he's mad at you and can't ignore the game

BTW, my previous saves are working

Stop trying to provoque me and dont quote me ever again.

You know what they say, minigames ruin adult games.

There is few people that likes them, i prefer the dev focus more on the story, renders etc than minigames.

 

[Jstforme]

Just completed the recent update. Not a bad story so far, but I agree with the above posts...do away with the mini games, and try to condense the flash backs a bit in favor of the here and now story. I get you want to flesh out the characters, but I would recommend using those flashbacks for more interesting plot development. The whole thing with the master was way too long, and you didn't need to go in so much detail with Mr. Miyagi and Daniel son...at least you left out the wax on wax off type stuff.

I'm guessing the end game for the MC is Catherine? Obviously his version of what happened to him is a distorted memory, but she came off as such a bitch...with all the other love interests in the MC's life in just the first couple of days being back in town, the MC literally has no reason to give a fuck when she tries NTR'ing him with his best friend.

My theory is he met Catherine just like in his flashback, but she had an asshat boyfriend (my money is it was the school bully Jonathan...she has a taste for assholes afterall) that she wanted to break things off with since she re-united with the MC...after the movie, she brought him back to her home, but the boyfriend was there, and pressured her into sex on her kitchen counter...Jonathan planned to fuck her where the MC could see, and had his friends waiting for him, and beat him within an inch of his life as retaliation for standing up to them all those years ago. That would support his nightmare at the start of the game...MC just can't remember it was Catherine that fucked him over...She likely did the same thing as Mona in his nightmare, but she didn't know the MC saw her escapade, she broke up with him to be with the MC after, but the MC was gone. She of course didn't know about the beating, figuring he just tucked tail and never came back instead of trying to win her back or w/e.

 

[Mormont]

I had to play through again as my saves weren't working and I'm glad I did as it's been a while so was good to catch up with the story. and putting some pieces of the puzzle together now I can understand why Catherine was upset with the MC if only he'd have stayed the night I hope we can reconcile with her in future updates like her friend Zoe said they look good together. Great way to end the update on what's he going to do next I wonder I know I'd rip that guy apart for touching Lisa.

 

[Cernunnos.]

There is a special place in hell for Devs that not only add minigames to their project but also make those minigames inaccurate. Having to click when the icon is an inch away from the correct zone for it to register is real annoying.

 

[MRG101]

I love the plot. Only thing that annoys me a bit is the mini-game portion. Putting on choices and learning about characters is interesting. I understand it is quite difficult when it comes to coding, but I love, good character development. You have a really good thing here. Just don´t try to be unique for the sake of it. Subversion is an art form and not everyone can do it well. Keep it up

 

[Madjuls]

Looking forward to the next update.

 

[43pass]

how do u get past the minigame for the 3rd ball for pool

 

[Jstforme]

how do u get past the minigame for the 3rd ball for pool

The mini game is pointless, just skip it. At the end of the pool game, Lisa still knocks your pool stick at the eight ball shot.

 

[AL.d]

...the MC literally has no reason to give a fuck when she tries NTR'ing him with his best friend.

I know many use this buzzword liberally, but since some take the very mention of that term extremely seriously, let's clarify with some examples.

MC and childhood friend are a couple - one of MC's buddies comes, seduces and steals childhood friend from him = NTR

MC and childhood friend fucked once and are kind of a couple - MC leaves town and his childhood friend behind - comes back years later - flirts with a bunch of different chicks while mentioning clearly he is currently single - chance meeting with childhood friend who now happens to be a couple with one of his buddies = NOT NTR

If anything , dev has set up for an obvious netori situation where MC gets involved with her behind his buddie's back.

 

[MRG101]

I know many use this buzzword liberally, but since some take the very mention of that term extremely seriously, let's clarify with some examples.

MC and childhood friend are a couple - one of MC's buddies comes, seduces and steals childhood friend from him = NTR

MC and childhood friend fucked once and are kind of a couple - MC leaves town and his childhood friend behind - comes back years later - flirts with a bunch of different chicks while mentioning clearly he is currently single - chance meeting with childhood friend who now happens to be a couple with one of his buddies = NOT NTR

If anything , dev has set up for an obvious netori situation where MC gets involved with her behind his buddie's back.

I think logically, the NTR is ment for people like Lana, not the MC. Just saying

 

[Steppen Wolf]

Hi

Does not work the last update with older savings ?

I´m playing 0.2 version on mac laptop

Cheers

 

[Jstforme]

I know many use this buzzword liberally, but since some take the very mention of that term extremely seriously, let's clarify with some examples.

MC and childhood friend are a couple - one of MC's buddies comes, seduces and steals childhood friend from him = NTR

MC and childhood friend fucked once and are kind of a couple - MC leaves town and his childhood friend behind - comes back years later - flirts with a bunch of different chicks while mentioning clearly he is currently single - chance meeting with childhood friend who now happens to be a couple with one of his buddies = NOT NTR

If anything , dev has set up for an obvious netori situation where MC gets involved with her behind his buddie's back.

I understand, I used the term since they still have feelings for each other, but she's pissed off, and is likely to pull a situation like that.
And the only NTR so far is at the start of the game with the dream...Dev said you can skip it, but it's a big part of the MC's motivation...Obviously it wasn't actually Mona that Steven was banging in the kitchen, and I think it has more to do with his last memory before being nearly beaten to death. Money says the MC and Cathryn never actually had sex, but it was Cathryn that Steven having sex in front of him. His memories are jumbled up after all.

 

[Forsaken08]

what a romantic music plays on date with Lana and Amanda?

 

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[Glooskabe]

My theory is he met Catherine just like in his flashback, but she had an asshat boyfriend (my money is it was the school bully Jonathan...she has a taste for assholes afterall) that she wanted to break things off with since she re-united with the MC...after the movie, she brought him back to her home, but the boyfriend was there, and pressured her into sex on her kitchen counter...Jonathan planned to fuck her where the MC could see, and had his friends waiting for him, and beat him within an inch of his life as retaliation for standing up to them all those years ago. That would support his nightmare at the start of the game...MC just can't remember it was Catherine that fucked him over...She likely did the same thing as Mona in his nightmare, but she didn't know the MC saw her escapade, she broke up with him to be with the MC after, but the MC was gone. She of course didn't know about the beating, figuring he just tucked tail and never came back instead of trying to win her back or w/e.

I kind of like your theory here. It fits with some of the themes we've seen so far and hints that Dev has dropped. Just want to correct a few details. Jonathan was not the school bully; he's MC's adopted father. I believe the school bully's name was Steven. They guy that MC arm-wrestled is also not the school bully. His name was Niki. In short, there plausibly could be a link between MC's earlier nightmare and this possibly faulty memory, but the details of who might have been involved still needs more information.

MC and childhood friend fucked once and are kind of a couple - MC leaves town and his childhood friend behind - comes back years later - flirts with a bunch of different chicks while mentioning clearly he is currently single - chance meeting with childhood friend who now happens to be a couple with one of his buddies = NOT NTR

I didn't read that scene is indicating a romantic or sexual relationship between Catherine and MC's friend, Arnie (?). I saw that as the two friends ran into each other, and knowing MC was going to be visiting, Arnie invited Catherine over to reconnect the two of them.

 

[xXwankerXx]

After the MC was beaten, everything in his head got mixed up. He's forgotten many moments from his life, many people he knew. And gradually these flashes are seeping into his memory. But that doesn't mean it was real.

Ok, I know the scene with those pussies ganging up on him and the outcome of the "conversation". Let me ask u, those were some hard blows to the head (!!) and his mentor doesn't even call an ambulance from a payphone or at least ask someone for help ?? That shit is not to be played with bruh, I don't care if the MC's mentor wants to make him Naruto 2.0, u don't take serious shit like that as a joke, especially in the long run.

His history is a little confusing about Catherine and her friend Zoe, again ok. But what about Monica's 180 turn like Jim Carey's in The Mask ?? That wasn't told from MC's perspective, she said it herself ... she was introduced as an APPARENTLY decent girl and went to being a slut interested just in dicks and money ?? What about the cunt that the MC saved from certain death ?? I know it's too early to judge the quality of the plot and I trust you to make a masterpiece outta this game, or at least a top 5 candidate, but ppl want likable characters, and sex scenes that "never happened" or sex dreams ain't a plus to the story IMHO, there's no dev and no progress, something like blackmail, an excuse to make a sex scene.

I don't mean to offend you or the game, I respect u for sticking to your vision of the game, but don't forget that u need money and supporters to finance the project and these supporters need to be convinced to support u. At the end of the day, everybody needs to make a living and pay the bills, a low income is mostly equal to a big abandoned tag. In short, try to make as many ppl as possible being interested in your game by avoiding another Monica fiasco. If u want to make a girl a "party girl" make her from the start and give players the option to avoid her content for those who don't dig her character.

DA22 hell yeah, it's a damn good game, it has it's flaws but still a promising project !! And with a talented dev in the pilot seat u expect only the best. Oh yeah, here's another page just for you bro' !!

 

[Sawdogg06]

I kind of like your theory here. It fits with some of the themes we've seen so far and hints that Dev has dropped. Just want to correct a few details. Jonathan was not the school bully; he's MC's adopted father. I believe the school bully's name was Steven. They guy that MC arm-wrestled is also not the school bully. His name was Niki. In short, there plausibly could be a link between MC's earlier nightmare and this possibly faulty memory, but the details of who might have been involved still needs more information.



I didn't read that scene is indicating a romantic or sexual relationship between Catherine and MC's friend, Arnie (?). I saw that as the two friends ran into each other, and knowing MC was going to be visiting, Arnie invited Catherine over to reconnect the two of them.

I agree. The only red flag here is the aunt thinks that Catherine is Arnie's girlfriend so either she is just guessing or Arnie has confided in his aunt previously about the situation.