VN Ren'Py A Shot in the Dark [Ch.4] [ViM Studios]

[steelgreat]

I want to ask about something, how to change page in saving menu? I played this game on joiplay and want to go to the next page save but I don't know where is the next button

 

[steelgreat]

On the sides of 1 and 9, where it says "previous page" "next page"

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Thanks, I guess I'll play this game on my pc because in my Joiplay those two page button is missing I don't know why

 

[Bruce F. Lee]

My theory is that Elly has been in love with MC since they were kids. The repressed memories from the cabin were about Elly killing another girl that MC liked, out of jealousy. Elly kidnapped whichever twin MC showed more favor to, but only hurt them if MC made a move on them. Dad and Ashley covered up the original incident, and decided to keep the kids separated to avoid future problems. Ashley likely decided enough time had passed, and Elly had changed enough, to stop the separation. Unfortunately, Elly has clearly not changed at all, other than physically.

I don't think Ashley is involved at all, though I did find it odd that she seemed to go out of her way to avoid telling MC that Elly is Danielle. She had to have seen the PhotoGram shots of them together, and there is absolutely no reason she wouldn't have mentioned Danielle's name change to MC. So it is possible she was involved in Elly's efforts to deceive MC about her identity. There's a lot more evidence that Elly is the kidnapper, but I've typed up plenty already.

This theory makes a lot of sense, but

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[fishbrain]

This theory makes a lot of sense, but

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Gotta be Elly or Andre, he was my first thought but it's almost too easy. Then he's the one that set you up. Elly has the history though and we still don't know what the fuck happened in the cabin!

 

[Jack Townsend]

This theory makes a lot of sense, but

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Could it be the MC'S father?

 

[Bruce F. Lee]

Could it be the MC'S father?

Could be. Could be

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[steelgreat]

I say this out of ignorance, because I have never played any game on android, but do you need Joiplay on the android version as well? I had understood that it was to emulate the pc version directly.

Joiplay is emulation tool for Android only as far as I know and usually I don't play the android version the main reason is because I want to hide this game on my phone lol. (Also I download the compressed version or full version and compressed it myself)

I played this game on Android because its convenient and easier for me and well its kinda portable..

 

[Suprserpent]

Man, the song you hear at the beginning of the game is Bad with a capital B!

 

[djxplod]

LOL!
Just saw this message on top of the site while viewing this game.

 

[flaviopaganini]

There's also the fact that Elly seems to lie out of her teeth, hid her stuffed bunny under the bed when you came in, ignored your text around a shady time saying she was busy (I think? If I remember correctly), and even if you reject her she still wants to have sex with the MC or tries to.

What you say sounds very plausible, but what I was thinking was slightly different. I was thinking it was more like animal cruelty (that may have later developed even further, towards cruelty to humans now, out of jealousy, etc.)

Either way she is definitely hiding in plain sight, if it is her. She says she hates "cheaters"... Perhaps MC made some kind of childhood promise to marry her and she's acting on that in revenge or something? Possible...

I totally agree with your analysis. I also thought that the motive might be related to harming her pet. The way Elly behaves and the subtle clues you mentioned do point towards a darker side of her personality, possibly even extending to her actions towards animals. It makes sense, especially considering the context and her apparent disdain for "cheaters," which could be tied back to a deeper, more personal vendetta, perhaps even stemming from a childhood promise, as you suggested. It's a chilling thought that she could be hiding such intentions in plain sight.

 

[Bruce F. Lee]

I totally agree with your analysis. I also thought that the motive might be related to harming her pet. The way Elly behaves and the subtle clues you mentioned do point towards a darker side of her personality, possibly even extending to her actions towards animals. It makes sense, especially considering the context and her apparent disdain for "cheaters," which could be tied back to a deeper, more personal vendetta, perhaps even stemming from a childhood promise, as you suggested. It's a chilling thought that she could be hiding such intentions in plain sight.

I suspect Elly's disdain for cheaters is due to infidelity among the MC's and Elly's parents that was discovered at the cabin. There are flashback scenes that suggest this if you do the non-lewd hypnosis route with the therapist.

 

[Kinky-Girl]

Had the same thought as you.

 

[homor]

warning about unavoidable femdom would be nice....

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

My theory is that Elly has been in love with MC since they were kids. The repressed memories from the cabin were about Elly killing another girl that MC liked, out of jealousy. Elly kidnapped whichever twin MC showed more favor to, but only hurt them if MC made a move on them. Dad and Ashley covered up the original incident, and decided to keep the kids separated to avoid future problems. Ashley likely decided enough time had passed, and Elly had changed enough, to stop the separation. Unfortunately, Elly has clearly not changed at all, other than physically.

I don't think Ashley is involved at all, though I did find it odd that she seemed to go out of her way to avoid telling MC that Elly is Danielle. She had to have seen the PhotoGram shots of them together, and there is absolutely no reason she wouldn't have mentioned Danielle's name change to MC. So it is possible she was involved in Elly's efforts to deceive MC about her identity. There's a lot more evidence that Elly is the kidnapper, but I've typed up plenty already.

I also thought it was Elly. I still think there is a chance but I am leaning whatever happened it was MC who did it. Also, I think MC having memory lapses so he may have done something to one of the twins and not even remember it. Elly being the culprit maybe red herring and it was MC all along.

For Ashley part, I always though that it was weird Ashley did not talked about her with MC. She mentions here and there but they even have same classes so, at least she should have asked did you see Elly to MC? Btw, is not Elly short of Danielle? Did she change her name?

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

warning about unavoidable femdom would be nice....

Which one is unavoidable? As far as I know, all the LIs are avoidable.

 

[TsubameYui]

warning about unavoidable femdom would be nice....

As far as I am aware, Paloma is the only femdom character, and she's 100% avoidable. Just don't match her on the app, and turn down her advances when you meet her later on.

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

As far as I am aware, Paloma is the only femdom character, and she's 100% avoidable. Just don't match her on the app, and turn down her advances when you meet her later on.

The photo teacher is also femdom but can be avoidable too. That's why I asked tbh.

 

[Darkenning]

Btw, is not Elly short of Danielle? Did she change her name?

No, she just uses a shortened version of it, and every time she introduces herself, she uses the a phrasing like "Call me Elly", while also noting that what seems to be her last name of Lennon is actually her middle name. She's deceiving you, but dropping all sorts of clues in the process; if Protagonist wasn't such a lump, he could have figured it out much sooner. It was really dumb to think that she still looked the way she did in his memories of her.

 

[TsubameYui]

I also thought it was Elly. I still think there is a chance but I am leaning whatever happened it was MC who did it. Also, I think MC having memory lapses so he may have done something to one of the twins and not even remember it. Elly being the culprit maybe red herring and it was MC all along.

For Ashley part, I always though that it was weird Ashley did not talked about her with MC. She mentions here and there but they even have same classes so, at least she should have asked did you see Elly to MC? Btw, is not Elly short of Danielle? Did she change her name?

Elly is a pretty uncommon nickname for Danielle. Most Danielles shorten to either Danny or Elle. As I said, I thought it was very odd that Ashley never asked or said anything to MC about Elly, aside from off-handed comments where she still used "Danielle" to refer to her. Ashley follows MC's Photogram, so unless you took one of the party routes that avoids Elly entirely, Ashley should have seen that you photographed Elly. It's pretty suspicious, but I don't think Ashley's role is sinister.

I may also be missing some information. I'm only on the routes for Ashley, Elly, Natalie, and Mai, since all the other girls are way too slutty for my tastes. If any of the other girls' routes give more evidence/information, then I'd have missed it.

The photo teacher is also femdom but can be avoidable too. That's why I asked tbh.

Yeah, she's another that seemed too slutty, so I avoided her from the start. Had no idea she was another femdom character.

 

[TsubameYui]

I also thought it was Elly. I still think there is a chance but I am leaning whatever happened it was MC who did it. Also, I think MC having memory lapses so he may have done something to one of the twins and not even remember it. Elly being the culprit maybe red herring and it was MC all along.

For Ashley part, I always though that it was weird Ashley did not talked about her with MC. She mentions here and there but they even have same classes so, at least she should have asked did you see Elly to MC? Btw, is not Elly short of Danielle? Did she change her name?

Oh, I really don't think MC is the kidnapper, despite his memory lapses. The kidnapped twin only gets hurt if MC made a move on them, which strongly suggests jealousy as the motive. Also wanted to mention MC's hoodie. Beginning of the game, someone described only as having "huge tits" went into MC's dorm room and stole his hoodie. Unfortunately "huge tits" kinda describes like 90% of the girls on campus.

I have a feeling whoever stole the hoodie is the same person that kept breaking into the dorm room, and very likely could also be the kidnapper. I feel like that hoodie is going to play an important role in the future, perhaps as planted evidence against MC, or MC will find the hoodie and cause him to suspect whoever took it.

I really like the mystery of this game, just wish it had more than 4 girls that don't hump everything that moves. Still at least there are some decent girls, and the story is fascinating.