Ren'Py A House in the Rift [v0.7.16r4] [Zanith]

[Demoness_Kiss]

And there will be one more coming ... yeah, "latecomers" are often at a disadvantage, to switch within Bioware: when you meet Zevran in Dragon Age Origins, you've already set up your party, you know your moves, pretty unlikely you'll gonna change for that. (In ME this was even worse with Legion whom you barely get to know since the game even does not give you time to do dawdling around with him and - if you know how it works - forces you to move directly to the suicide mission.)

But the way we experience it during development may not be the same as players will experience it in the finished game. Here, in every update we finish all the content and then wait for the next one, in the finished game it will probably be more parallel, so you still have half the stuff with Rae on your to do list which we already did 7 months ago.

Possibly(about how we'll experience the game once it's finished)! I don't know, i rarely read the news on the patreon's page. So go figure that, i'm sure i will replay the whole game from zero for that exact reason, like i did for several other games (like Freeloading Family and Once in a lifetime XD)

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I couldn't care less about skin color either; 'greenskins' is generally used as a term referring to goblin type's (probably considered deragatory, but maybe not)....not much different than saying you have a fetish for Neko's, gingers, demonkin, etc. Technically dryads don't fall into that catagory either, I just suddenly realized how many games I was playing that had goblin LI's.

I don't really consider her as being late to the family, simply because they (still) are not all there yet. I'm not sure where we are as far as the story goes (early/middle/close-to-the-end), but we have always known more were to come. Even now there is still supposed to be one more on the way.

I like them all as well. For my personal tastes; Rae is best girl, followed by Lyriel with Cait a very close 3rd (she is too damn cute, but I prefer tsundere over naivety). Naomi & Yona are (currently) tied in last place.

That's why i also used the word "FEEL" (probably i didn't use it enough, sorry <3): I FEEL that Yona joined the Family a bit too late...but when i'll play the completed game i will either confirm that or my feeling about it will change. And i didn't know that another character would join us...i mean there are still some locked doors...but i never thought of it(i simply enjoy the game trying to avoid to make predictions xD)

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[ciderapple]

there's this really stupid thing modern 'mainstream' games are doing - they are making the women fugly on purpose. Because evidently being sexy and attractive is considered 'bad'. This is one of the most incredibly stupid things I have ever run into. But that's what they are doing, and it's making me not bother with games from those bigger companies at all. Their loss.

 

[DickMcFuck]

Honestly i never had a problem with skin colours...mostly because i never really cared about it and my parents raised me right...also Mass Effect taught me a lot(best romances: Liara, Tali and Garrus, who are...aliens with a different skin-colour what a coincidence XD)

greenskin is just a term used for orc/goblin characters and relates more to the general apperance rather then just skincolor. orcs are usually rough, muscular and have large teeth etc. thats the context i had in mind when i used that term.

as the others have already stated pacing and how the events flow into each other is gonna be way different once the game is finished compared to now.

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

greenskin is just a term used for orc/goblin characters and relates more to the general apperance rather then just skincolor. orcs are usually rough, muscular and have large teeth etc. thats the context i had in mind when i used that term.

as the others have already stated pacing and how the events flow into each other is gonna be way different once the game is finished compared to now.

and like i already stated, i will MAYBE change my mind when i'll re-play the whole game from zero, once it's completed. for now i stated that i've A FEELING about Yona being introduced too late, and like every feeling, IT may CHANGE ^_^

(i'm using some caps, to emphasize the words i think are important XD)

 

[ciderapple]

My favorite was Tali, thin, thigh gap, small breasts, and an incredibly cute voice. Being an alien had very little to do with it for me.

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

My favorite was Tali, thin, thigh gap, small breasts, and an incredibly cute voice. Being an alien had very little to do with it for me.

That's my point, i played Mass effect when i was like 14-15 and nobody gave me the "racism is bad" talk....i learned it on my own through games like Mass Effect XD

 

[ciderapple]

That's my point, i played Mass effect when i was like 14-15 and nobody gave me the "racism is bad" talk....i learned it on my own through games like Mass Effect XD

I don't even think about racism. It only exists if you think about it. for the most part, everyone you run into these days doesn't operate that way. I suppose it would depend on where you live though, was never a factor in my life or any of my friends lives yet. And we are lots of different races. Heck i'm a demon spawn and nobody really hates me for that. (except those silly holy warriors. not a fan of those)

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

I don't even think about racism. It only exists if you think about it. for the most part, everyone you run into these days doesn't operate that way. I suppose it would depend on where you live though, was never a factor in my life or any of my friends lives yet. And we are lots of different races. Heck i'm a demon spawn and nobody really hates me for that. (except those silly holy warriors. not a fan of those)

in my area, a lot of non-italians(yep, i'm italian) were immigrating here...and i feel like that speech was necessary but at the same time, learning it from Mass Effect, was quite the experience XD

 

[CptValor]

i just kinda wanna add my two cents here and say that Yona may be a cool character to be friendly with i dont really get any kind of attraction to her like i do with Cait! Yona being an orc girl isnt really screaming mega hottie to me. If we get some time to get to know her and she ends up having a super cool personality, i could see maybe wanting to have sex with her cause shes a close friend and all. as it stands now i just dont get aroused by looking at Yona as opposed to when i look at the other 4 girls.

but thats just my opinion... take it or leave it!

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

i just kinda wanna add my two cents here and say that Yona may be a cool character to be friendly with i dont really get any kind of attraction to her like i do with Cait! Yona being an orc girl isnt really screaming mega hottie to me. If we get some time to get to know her and she ends up having a super cool personality, i could see maybe wanting to have sex with her cause shes a close friend and all. as it stands now i just dont get aroused by looking at Yona as opposed to when i look at the other 4 girls.

but thats just my opinion... take it or leave it!

it's a cool and common opinion ^^ we'll take it XD

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

i just kinda wanna add my two cents here and say that Yona may be a cool character to be friendly with i dont really get any kind of attraction to her like i do with Cait! Yona being an orc girl isnt really screaming mega hottie to me. If we get some time to get to know her and she ends up having a super cool personality, i could see maybe wanting to have sex with her cause shes a close friend and all. as it stands now i just dont get aroused by looking at Yona as opposed to when i look at the other 4 girls.

but thats just my opinion... take it or leave it!

Yona is...actually surprisingly feminine despite her appearance. The tusks though...sorry greenskins, but if you've got those I don't think I want you anywhere near me.

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[Demoness_Kiss]

Yona is...actually surprisingly feminine despite her appearance. The tusks though...sorry greenskins, but if you've got those I don't think I want you anywhere near me.

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AHAHAH some goblins/orcs are adorable XD

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[Forgotted]

I want to like Yona. I mean, I do so far, but still waiting on any story content for her.
Seems odd to introduce a new character then just leave them hanging like that for so long.

Cheers All

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

I want to like Yona. I mean, I do so far, but still waiting on any story content for her.
Seems odd to introduce a new character then just leave them hanging like that for so long.

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I like Yona, i just...FEEL she joined too late and that we've little content about her personally(i mean content where she is the main girl, or she learn stuff about her, or have an adventure with her and no one else)

It's like comparing Liara's romance with Jacob's romance: Liara appears in Mass Effect 1(where she is a party member and important for the plot), one major DLC(Lair of the Shadow Broker, my favourite DLC along with Citadel DLC), and the entire Mass Effect 3

Jacob appear only in Mass Effect 2 as party member, and he is not important, he is a random dude who ends up in the team and you'll replace him soon as you have Garrus or Grunt. Even the romance with him, begins and ends in Mass Effect 2, because in mass effect 3 he is a minor side-character and you learn that he cheated on Fem-Shepard and doesn't even regret it and on top of that blames it on Shepard(who spent 6 months on Earth because the events of Arrival DLC where Shepard is forced to destroy a Mass Relay which destroyed the Batarians' home planet just to delay the Reapers' arrival)

So yeah, my point is that there is a major difference between the content we have with Rae(FIRST girl in chronological order) and Yona(Fifth girl), i still like her, just...i wish to like her more...but i need more content for that to happen XD

 

[ciderapple]

regarding the most recent update - I will be infinitely disappointed if this just turns into another story where you go back to your own world at the end.

I would much rather end up being a mage and learning how to harness my magic and travel wherever I wanted. It would also be very very annoying to have Rae and the Main Character just go back to his world and she loses her magic and becomes a 'normal' girl. Yeauch. That would be a terrible bad and stupid ending imo.

Sadly with rae's silly fascination with the idea, and the whole 'your sun sucks the magic out of everything in that world' excuse, it looks like that's where this is going. blaaaaaaaah. not fun at all.

 

[madperso]

regarding the most recent update - I will be infinitely disappointed if this just turns into another story where you go back to your own world at the end.

I would much rather end up being a mage and learning how to harness my magic and travel wherever I wanted. It would also be very very annoying to have Rae and the Main Character just go back to his world and she loses her magic and becomes a 'normal' girl. Yeauch. That would be a terrible bad and stupid ending imo.

Sadly with rae's silly fascination with the idea, it looks like that's where this is going. blaaaaaaaah. not fun at all.

I agree with you. I think the best of both worlds would be that all the various routes (if there is that option for single romances) would have you join their world with the exception of Rae since she seems to be into yours. Maybe the harem ending would have you all figure a way to go between rifts on a permanent base with the house being your new home for everyone.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

Let's goooooo

I keep trying, but the damned house keeps pulling me back.

 

[Tavi13]

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Damn.....it's begining to look like I might have a greenskin fetish after all

 

[Demoness_Kiss]

regarding the most recent update - I will be infinitely disappointed if this just turns into another story where you go back to your own world at the end.

I would much rather end up being a mage and learning how to harness my magic and travel wherever I wanted. It would also be very very annoying to have Rae and the Main Character just go back to his world and she loses her magic and becomes a 'normal' girl. Yeauch. That would be a terrible bad and stupid ending imo.

Sadly with rae's silly fascination with the idea, it looks like that's where this is going. blaaaaaaaah. not fun at all.

Probably we'll have separate endings based on which girl you like the most. Because i tried to imagine a harem ending and the girls' personalities need a common ground, which during the game is "being stuck in that house in the rift"

Remove that and what we'll have: Naomi is a pirate and not someone who would settle down(Imagine Isabella from Dragon Age), Caitlyn would go back to her magic school, Lyriel would go back home(probably) to her family. Yona i don't know enough about her to predict anything...but by the way she considers the other girls, she may stay. Rae like you said, would join MC's world...you think is bad and stupid, while i think it's bittersweet but romantic because she is willing to give up her powers and her connection to her world, just for MC which is sad but cute, imagine loving someone so much that you're willing to give up so much for them, i find it wholesome although a bit bittersweet(in the long run)

The only solution for a harem ending would be connecting the House in the Rift, to all those worlds (something like the Door-Hallway in Matrix 2) like: a door is connected to Rae's world, another one to Naomi's ship, another one to Cait's school, and so on for Lyriel and Yona; And even then, i feel the house would be mostly a resting place rather than an actual living place(aside maybe for those who have a routine/predictable life, like "go to work -> go home -> rest -> Go to work".

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

I just prefer my women dainty and sweet, having Naomi as one head crushing amazon was enough for me to fill that spot already.

I obviously have no idea where Zanith will take her story, but I can see the possibility of her becoming more like that. Yona's already subservient to the MC because of her past culture. While I'm not a fan of "anything you want, master!" type of stuff — I'm fine if it's just playing around in the bedroom, but in normal life it's annoying, to say the least — this does put her in a position of being more receptive to the MC in general. If the MC decides she needs to learn that she's not just a breeding mare who "does her duty", that he sees her as an individual and worth immeasurably more than she personally thinks she is, I see a lot of potential in a great relationship going forward.