VN Ren'Py A.L.I History [Ch.4] [Bychipi]

[Bychipi]

Hey, glad you took my comments as constructive criticism. I really intended it that way. Sorry if it came across as too harsh. Criticism is, unfortunately, usually going to be pretty brutal when releasing an unfinished game. The feedback can be very disheartening for new developers, but try to remember that most of us only give such feedback if we like the game enough to want to see it succeed.

One thing that all the successful developers learn pretty quickly is that withholding information about controversial content is always worse than spoiling plot. I understand that devs really hate spoiling their plot, especially when it's been planned out very far with plot twists and whatnot. However, you're definitely going to risk losing a lot more players and support if you aren't very clear with the players about controversial content.

Lots of people have asked for a clear answer about the situation with Monica, since the early story indicates that she is sleeping with her husband while sleeping with MC. If that's not actually the case, it'd be better to partially spoil that for the players, even if it means potentially ruining a future plot twist, as most harem players consider an active LI sleeping with another guy a complete dealbreaker, regardless of who the other guy is. Many players are going to see that early dialogue, and assume that Monica is an unacceptable LI, who cannot be avoided, and they won't stick around long enough to learn what's really going on.

You could use a spoiler tag in this forum to assuage player concerns, thus only spoiling that plot point for those that wouldn't otherwise play the game at all. That way, the players that don't mind the potential situation with Monica, or those that still want to be surprised can just ignore the spoiler, and the potential players that would never stick around to see the eventual twist could read the spoiler and hopefully decide to give the game a chance.

If Monica isn't really dipping two pens in her ink well, then sharing just that information in a spoiler tag will likely prevent a LOT of potential players from walking away, without actually spoiling too much of the plot, especially since you said before that Monica is not the main LI of the story.

As another suggestion to solving the problem, you could make an alternate route where the player can completely avoid any romantic/sexual relationship with Monica right when they first reconnect. That way, players that find her husband situation unappealing could avoid the discomfort and then later, if it's revealed that she doesn't really have a husband or if she decides to leave her husband, the player could either get another option to start a relationship with her, or they could reload/restart and choose to accept the relationship with her, once they know that she isn't actually with another guy.

Any way you decide to handle it (or not handle it), I hope it works out well for you. Please keep up the hard work, and don't be discouraged by harsh or negative criticism/feedback. Remember that as long as people are giving feedback, there are people wanting you to succeed. I will happily give the game another chance, once I know for sure that MC won't be forced into a relationship with a woman that is still sleeping with another guy.

Thank you for sharing your perspective and advice; I will take it into consideration.

 

[OWSam000]

After playing this update ch3, the way the story go nearly got me a step close out of the game. Don't want to spoil much but seems like all the characters in game are just shit people, the last scene of Monica in this update really make me want to punch her god damn face. For now there is half the story twist has come out, but my interest in this game keeps going down. Good luck Dev.

 

[OWSam000]

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As I tell many people, unfortunately they don't see it as they should; they should wait for the next chapter to understand something that raises questions in the previous chapter.
But they don't see it that way. They just see it as something bad, as if it were a bad story, a bad game, instead of waiting for the next chapter.
But hey, it's my fault for not realizing that people would see it that way.

As for the animation, I'm not sure, I'll see if I'll continue making more renders to form an animation.
Because it's really hard for me to make them.
Thanks for your opinion, buddy.

So the husband is real. I am afraid more people will be disappointed after your next chapter is released because I can't see a clear picture in this game for those who like a harem-like/incest content.

 

[Bychipi]

So the husband is real. I am afraid more people will be disappointed after your next chapter is released because I can't see a clear picture in this game for those who like a harem-like/incest content.

alot of the plot dont makes sense, cuck mentality. will say that the is no NTR or cuckolding, its just written in cuck mentality way, i can understand why ppl dont stick around.

huge spoiler do not read. if your scared of ntr the is non. just plot twists that dont make sense.

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found most of the plot annoying af, but ill se what happens in the next update and decide if its going on ignore or not.
animations got alot better in the last scene now it just needs sound. btw you should add animated tag.

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As I tell many people, unfortunately they don't see it as they should; they should wait for the next chapter to understand something that raises questions in the previous chapter.
But they don't see it that way. They just see it as something bad, as if it were a bad story, a bad game, instead of waiting for the next chapter.
But hey, it's my fault for not realizing that people would see it that way.

As for the animation, I'm not sure, I'll see if I'll continue making more renders to form an animation.
Because it's really hard for me to make them.
Thanks for your opinion, buddy.

 

[Bychipi]

So the husband is real. I am afraid more people will be disappointed after your next chapter is released because I can't see a clear picture in this game for those who like a harem-like/incest content.

Maybe you're right; those who want harem stories don't care if the story is unrealistic, they just want to sleep with all the characters and have them be theirs alone.
I would have had Monica simply leave her husband, but it seemed a little simple and boring to me; I thought it was more exciting and hot for MC to sleep with a married friend and have her husband give his approval.
But anyway, unfortunately, people aren't seeing it that way.
Thanks for commenting, sorry for not responding to your comment sooner.

 

[Bychipi]

Is Jony supposed to be Johnnie or rhyme with pony? I swear young people now got whack names, I work at a club and I id'd a girl named Taelyr the other night. How do you even pronounce that? Taylure or Tayleer does not equal Taylor...

I don't know how to answer that, haha.
Jony is a fairly common name in the country where I live.
It's derived from Jonathan.
In other countries, it's derived from John, like John Wick, haha.

 

[CursedByAll]

Bychipi
As I tell most devs who have a different story to tell, that is not just a run-of-the-mill populist trope...
Stick to your guns, tell your own story, your own way.
There are always nay-sayers, no matter which way you turn.
If you do take suggestions on board, make sure they fit YOUR narrative, the one you want to tell.
Make it a positive experience for you. It's your work, not theirs.

 

[Bychipi]

So, this only popped back into latest updates today because of a tag edit?
Because the game itself has not progressed?

someone w spoiles to tell where is type of incest t is?

I get the feeling that you two didn't play the last chapter.
After the narrator says that it's the end of chapter 2,
chapter 3 continues; the game doesn't end there.

 

[CursedByAll]

I don't know how to answer that, haha.
Jony is a fairly common name in the country where I live.
It's derived from Jonathan.
In other countries, it's derived from John, like John Wick, haha.

The confusion comes from the way you have spelt it.
Most western English countries would spell it Jonny, or Johnny (the two n's being common)
Otherwise it would spoken as Jo-ny (Joe-nee)

 

[Bychipi]

Bychipi
As I tell most devs who have a different story to tell, that is not just a run-of-the-mill populist trope...
Stick to your guns, tell your own story, your own way.
There are always nay-sayers, no matter which way you turn.
If you do take suggestions on board, make sure they fit YOUR narrative, the one you want to tell.
Make it a positive experience for you. It's your work, not theirs.

Thank you very much my friend.

 

[CursedByAll]

I get the feeling that you two didn't play the last chapter.
After the narrator says that it's the end of chapter 2,
chapter 3 continues; the game doesn't end there.

I ask because the release date in OP says 2025-04-03, (five months ago) and I feel like I have already played Ch3, going by the comments.

 

[Bychipi]

The confusion comes from the way you have spelt it.
Most western English countries would spell it Jonny, or Johnny (the two n's being common)
Otherwise it would spoken as Jo-ny (Joe-nee)

If you're right, hahaha, Jony for English speakers is spelled with two n's.

 

[Bychipi]

I ask because the release date in OP says 2025-04-03, (five months ago) and I feel like I have already played Ch3, going by the comments.

No, I uploaded chapter 2 on 2025-04-03
Chapter 3 was uploaded on 2025-09-15
Did you play chapter 3?

 

[CursedByAll]

No, I uploaded chapter 2 on 2025-04-03
Chapter 3 was uploaded on 2025-09-15
Did you play chapter 3?

No, I must not have, if that is correct.
But if so, you need to get the release date changed in OP.

 

[Bychipi]

No, I must not have, if that is correct.
But if so, you need to get the release date changed in OP.

I didn't pay much attention to the Release Date:
only to Thread Updated:

And the fact that you didn't play chapter 3 is surely because you saw this text:
“End of chapter 2. You can support me on Patreon for more updates.”
Chapter 3 begins after that text.

I was afraid that when people saw the text I mentioned, they would think the chapter was over and close the game without playing the next chapter.
Apparently, many do so.

I'll have to do something to prevent that from happening.

 

[Lynava]

I didn't pay much attention to the Release Date:
only to Thread Updated:

And the fact that you didn't play chapter 3 is surely because you saw this text:
“End of chapter 2. You can support me on Patreon for more updates.”
Chapter 3 begins after that text.

I was afraid that when people saw the text I mentioned, they would think the chapter was over and close the game without playing the next chapter.
Apparently, many do so.

I'll have to do something to prevent that from happening.

I thought so too, but luckily I like to read what the developers write at the end of the chapter. And I avoided this misunderstanding.

 

[Nightwing94]

nice

 

[Bychipi]

I thought so too, but luckily I like to read what the developers write at the end of the chapter. And I avoided this misunderstanding.

Well done, I hope people always do as you do.

 

[Bychipi]

nice

thank you so much

 

[Beast Within]

Spoiler: My thoughts

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will put all this in a spoiler in case you dont care to read and/or dont care about people pointing things out, that for them, dont work.


best of health and best of luck.