Was just wondering does he have to get permission to use Van Halen’s & Guns n Roses music in his game? I know it was just the instrumental cover of their songs, but other games that use music is not main stream commercial rock
His source is the interesting part. Is it their work or another artists? I am pretty sure, if he is using original material, he is hoping they never discover it. Both groups have excellent lawyers and the cease and desist / give me all your money for using our stuff w/out license would not stop at the EU or German borders. Yes, on this his ass could hang in the proverbial breeze.
Is there any way we can do the swinging scene but have Liam tied up, in a chastity cage while our main character does both Cathy and Andy, then have Liam walk home?
hooray. finished flipping through the forum. can anyone comment on the event at the bar? is there a feeling that the event has been shortened? I have a question - why was there so much noise around Sam's concert if nothing happened at it? the concert was just a fork in the road for choosing who to go home with?
P.S. I demand the continuation of the banquet!
I don't know, personally, the incest stuff doesn't really do anything for me. I've rebuffed all the creepy advances from Dylan up to this point specifically for that reason. To each their own, though. I'm definitely not one to knock others for what they're into.
But you're with Cougar/Milf. It's a game, Dylan is the youngster and Sophia/Patricia are two gorgeous cougars
I personally play all the scenes, follow the corruption in all directions.
I'll have to play Cathy's route too, Andy shares his wife before the wedding. Why do they have to get married?
Seems a bit hipocrytical after writing quite a lenghty review yourself ;-
Good to see a honest detailed review. I just want to point out that the ammount of text and imgaes that are a negative in your eyes, can be greatly apreciated and something that someone else enjoys. Me for that matter.
So as you see it comes down to individual preferance.
As for the sappy romantic, artistic-esque depiction of Sam-Sophia romance story - I am not a fan of it myself personaly, but it is what it is, and always has been the theme of their relationship. We just hape to accept that all diffrent storylines will have diffrent themes. Which means Sophia reactions in them will probably be inconsistant.
Sophia that happily allows old wringkled grandpas to manhandle her, submits to blackmail by schoolkid, and pursues multiple lesbian affairs, cannot have a consistant personality. We have to suspend our disbelieve and kind of think of Sophia in each storyline as a slightly diffrent woman. This is the price of apealing to a wide audiance of viewers, some of which enjoy an unrealistic exalted romance story, and some who want to see her have dirty rough sex with strangers.
So your point is to insult someone else right off the bat for a well reasoned review, done once, while you have done multiples and they are the windbag. Yep, lost me there. Lose your little snark and you almost had something. Almost, your very thesis shuts you down: 'Each persons point of view' yet you deny any that don't fit your view while claiming you have an expansive view. Clearly NOT!. Really!
I agree mostly on everything. As a non native speaker I cannot comment much on the quality of the writing (except maybe the typos and the syntax) but I too felt the dialogues were a little bit under par wrt the usual and not much captivating.
And once again, for the significant events (Nathalie, Sam, Cathy) I had the same feeling I had for the last release. I felt that the dialogues and more in general the interactions between the characterd stepped up too quickly, leaving a sort of feeling of "did I miss something?". I had this feeling for the old gents and in part aiden's and dylan's event. I'm talking really at the beginning of each event. The interactions, the way to speak were not "familiar" or in line with what happened so far with the character in question.
For the old gents, e.g., it was obviously because it was the first time we actually saw them interacting with Sophia and it was weird to see that they were already at that level of interaction/confidence. Once the tone was set it was fine but that step was not trivial for me.
In a similar way here with Nathalie the sudden dominatrix vibe that she sets right from the beginning was a bit disconcerting for me. I mean I liked the event a lot, but this abrupt beginning was a bit odd to me at first, maybe it could have been ramped up a little bit more gradually. Like e.g. Nathalie changing into something more comfortable felt a bit rushed, to the point that you wonder how Sophia does not find it odd.
That being said, call me crazy but I liked that there was no nudity. I found it a lot more erotic this way. The climax could be a missed opportunity but maybe it was too much. As you said maybe instead of the abrupt interruption, she could have gone for it and then the postman interrupted.
The same for Sam and the sudden bold way he started to interact with Sophia before and after the concert. Ok he was pumped up by the concert and all but still I really felt a sort of sudden step.
And yes the suspension of disbelief in Sam event was strong, for the cheesy dialogues and also for the underwater scene. The realism there was really on a thin line, no way that he could not be seen... (but I don't want to start a discussion of the physics of it! )
For Cathy's event I also felt it was kind of rushed. I think you already made this remark for another past event, here is a bit the same. We had few sentences to set the context:
Here maybe a few dialogues with the couples, e.g., remembering a past event, even without many details, would have helped (IMO) to better give the reader an insight of the relationship they had, rather than just describe them. I mean nothing complicated or too long, just few exchanges would have give a better "immersion" in the scene.
I don't know if it was just me that had these feelings, obviously the corruption has to progress and I think this PD made a hell of work in this direction. But let's say that, personally, I'd prefer a ramp rather than a sudden bump.
See maybe your comment "the interactions between the characters stepped up too quickly" reflects that L&P has listened to criticism of previous updates. Have said before after both the morning and afternoon updates for Events Day 19 / Playable Day 12, that there does feel as if there has been a ramping up of sexual activities over the last three updates. We have had:
Yes it won't satisfy those who want to see Sophia fuck every person introduced in the VN. But it is definitely accelerated.
I have said before the danger is for L&P to do that and accelerate the sexual acts, without losing what had made the story so special beforehand.
Also have said before it is more effective to show and not tell. You are right. Rather than L&P telling us that they swapped reminisces of past events and that sexual tensions had been rising, it would have been better to spend a few more renders (maybe 10-15 renders) showing these past events and us seeing that all four characters (i.e. not just Sophia) were getting more sexually excited from the swapping of tales bygone,
The call from Morello was strange. Somehow it occurred to me that one could stand here at a crossroads. If you accept Morello's help with Aiden, Aiden's path ends but a route with the Mafia opens up. If you let it go, Aiden continues and Morello closes. But that's only a very, very vague assumption.
Yeah - I am surprised and even slightly suspicious, that the debt was foregone so quickly after relatively such little things that Sophia did for Larry. I will forgive that if there are more to come in future days - despite his protestations that he (Don Morello) was happily married, he certainly still seemed interested in Sophia.
"This is a story telling game! Not a sex game! Don't expect sex!"
The story: 2/10
The writing: 3/10
English: 1/10
Quality of scenes: 8/10
The dev had enough time and resources to create a better update, he failed to deliver. By what I saw him write on the Patreon, he really indeed plans to finish this game in 2026. We all joke about it, but in his own words: "this is a 30 day series! we are at day 13!". This dude is milking this game more than Rockstar is milking GTA5 lmao.
Stop defending him, you won't earn anything that way. He deserves the criticism and the ones that pay him need to reconsider if it is worth it. Give credit where credit is due but do not forget to criticize too. This "game" has been out for 4+ years and we haven't reached anywhere.
That's exactly why a good story and writing is crucial to keep the players interested. That's basically what turns a braindead porn game into an interesting adult VN, and a bunch of VN's out there have been able to do exactly that. Nobody wants to see Sophia banging everything that moves in every single update, but an adult VN with a corruption path that has literally 0 sex scenes after more than 4 years of development certainly is doing something wrong if you ask me.
Sorry to say, but if it truly took you 6 hours to reach playable day 4, the word slow reader would be an understatement. Even if you were to study every single render thoroughly, it shouldn't take you THAT long. I'm guessing you're just overexaggerating to bring your point across.
No I did not egzagerate, and I dont think I am particularly slow reader, this is how long it took me.
Yes it was not the 6 hours of sitting in front of PC doing nothing else but that, so if you put it like that, it would probably take less about time 3-4 hours.
But it is not the point. I wasn't trying to mislead anyone, just be informative. I wasn't speed reading it, but rather enjoying it as I relaxed after work, interupted by other things.
The point is - the game is nothing but short, and if you actively read through it all, it cannot be easly compleated over a single sitting. Not even accounting for replayability - as this game starts to truely branch out, with compleatly diffrent events avaliable on 2nd playthrough. Certainly this is one of the biggest games here in terms of text/unique renders. (that is just my assesment - dont have the data to prove it in front of me - can be wrong !)
From what I’ve gathered once you get past the unlimited blueball talk and the defenders of the said blue balling. It’s practically every other female protagonist game ever created a lonely needy housewife that slowly gets corrupted, emphasis on the slow part.
"This is a story telling game! Not a sex game! Don't expect sex!"
The story: 2/10
The writing: 3/10
English: 1/10
Quality of scenes: 8/10
The dev had enough time and resources to create a better update, he failed to deliver. By what I saw him write on the Patreon, he really indeed plans to finish this game in 2026. We all joke about it, but in his own words: "this is a 30 day series! we are at day 13!". This dude is milking this game more than Rockstar is milking GTA5 lmao.
Stop defending him, you won't earn anything that way. He deserves the criticism and the ones that pay him need to reconsider if it is worth it. Give credit where credit is due but do not forget to criticize too. This "game" has been out for 4+ years and we haven't reached anywhere.
What made you think I would write a post that long if I was a freebie? Are you paying for it? Are you satisfied with what your money got you? Yes? You are lying to yourself
From what I’ve gathered once you get past the unlimited blueball talk and the defenders of the said blue balling. It’s practically every other female protagonist game ever created a lonely needy housewife that slowly gets corrupted, emphasis on the slow part.
The mere fact that they went to the prison is enough to remove at least a part of the debt.
Then it goes according larry's points:
larry <= 3 the majority of the debt is removed and only a small part is left to pay within the next 2 weeks. This corresponds to doing nothing at all up to telling him what she's wearing underneath, showing the bra and listening to the dirt fantasies
4 <= larry <= 8 the whole debt is canceled but no possibility to use Morello to stop Aiden. This is basically if she doesn't show the breasts and the panties.
9 <= larry <= 10 the debt is canceled and Morello feels in debt with Sophia for such a good work and so there's the possibility to stop Aiden