- Sep 14, 2018
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Downloaded to fap, ended up with feels and laughters. And a boner also.
10/10 !
10/10 !
It goes back to something I said a while ago about how each of the ladies fits a certain "role" in the story, and so they're made to look a certain way and act a certain way all so that they can perform that role. Megan's the sweet, somewhat naive, girl-next-door type. The ingenue, the damsel. And she's got to be pretty vanilla as a result. Which, you know, just doesn't do it for some people. I don't have a problem with it, but I can see why some folks would. That being said, it's not that people don't understand that "This is the one the writer is throwing at you, deal with it," just if you're being offered alternatives (which we are) what's wrong with liking the alternatives better? I don't think anyone other than the most deluded are under the impression that the plot is just going to suddenly take a 180 degree turn (though given the recent influx of uber-drama, it just might) just because some folks don't like the idea of being railroaded into "dating the needy chick."Hey, Megan is my fave... but I don't think that's QUITE what people are saying. I think the argument is more this: for being the 100% always happening romance... Megan is a bit dull. At least in their opinion. And I can see where they are coming from. Mel has her drama baked in... with Peter mainly, but she's also quite hot... and the most sexually active character in the game by number of scenes with the MC. She is also more adventurous or at least comes off as more so than Megan does. Her sex scenes are usually a bit more exciting too, with some of them having Megan nearby, which adds a bit of taboo to the whole affair... or even something like the shower scene adding variety.
Edit: And I forgot to add... and that's why they would want the choice. To them Melissa is just SO much more interesting a character and she has more scenes. It creates some ludo-narrative dissonance from them.
I can't speak for other critics, but my own criticism is meant constructively to address one key point, if a game doesn't allow the player to play their version of the adventure, it has a lot less appeal, success, players, and longevity than a game which does. More choice means more patrons and customers and that in turn means the developers themselves have more choices and options (more resources) going forward either in this game or in others.Do the people who don't want anything to do with Megan realize they are playing the wrong game. There is no point in bitching about something that the developer has baked into the plot. It ain't going to change.
The game just doesn't work if the MC doesn't desire Megan. Even his desire for Melissa is played against his desire for Megan. In fact, I believe that the pairing of Megan and Melissa with the MC was the main impetus for even creating this game. And even playing strictly with Megan as the sole love interest, which I have done in one path, shortchanges the player. The relationship between the three is the central plot. Take Megan out, and you don't have a game worth playing.
Wishing the game were something else will only lead to frustration.
I was extremely worried by the end of both episodes after finishing them. After a day or so, to let all of what happened in episode 6 sink in, I was much less worried, given all that had taken place in that Act. Yes, we had no clue as to what was going to happen to Meg at the beginning of the most recent update, but it gives us confidence that this shouldn't be "The End".Am I the only one who felt less concerned by the end of ep6 than the end of ep5 ?
Maybe it's because I felt powerless towards what was going to happen to Megan in ep5, while at the end of ep6, even if you are basically powerless, at least you can actually do something for someone...
I don't know about you but this is how I see it ^^
Well Liam is literally the best character there is in any +18 game ever.
I undestand perfectly that the story with Megan is the main ingredient of this game and I'm not arguing the devs choices.Do the people who don't want anything to do with Megan realize they are playing the wrong game. There is no point in bitching about something that the developer has baked into the plot. It ain't going to change.
The game just doesn't work if the MC doesn't desire Megan. Even his desire for Melissa is played against his desire for Megan. In fact, I believe that the pairing of Megan and Melissa with the MC was the main impetus for even creating this game. And even playing strictly with Megan as the sole love interest, which I have done in one path, shortchanges the player. The relationship between the three is the central plot. Take Megan out, and you don't have a game worth playing.
Wishing the game were something else will only lead to frustration.
I hear you. That is a worthy opinion. But that is not the game the developer has written. I'm sorry that this lessens the appeal of the game for you, but it's not going to change.I simply say that if there were an option to have a platonic relationship with Megan, this would be a more appealing game to myself (and several others judging from comments), get talked about more, and be higher up that priority list. That's simply good for the developer and the game alike.
I'm totally agree with you. But the author has created, like any great artist, a deep controversial mood in the gamers (readers). Messy (like various villainess or bad girl in literature) has more personality than Megan. She has scene of sex with more best renderers. The author push your mind in the basical choice between I MUST (Megan has saved the life of MC and represente the "pure love") and I WILL (Messy is a sex top level). Here is an adult forum. It's normal to prefere sex top level female protagonists, I guess..In other words, anyone who played the game avoiding every choice that would gain you points with Megan, in the hopes that you could pursue other girls and keep Megan as a friend, has been frustrated. That frustration is because that is not what the developer intends for this game to be. Sorry!
It simply jars a bit, interfering with the suspension of disbelief, because the narrative makes her out to be so pretty and hot, when even her defenders are agreeing she's a little plain and more just the girl next door.I see a lot of people saying Megan is to plain or vanilla...but seem to forget that's how a lot of girls are, especially the naive, girl next door types.
I'm not the writer, but I can only imagine that PinkCake's intent here is to evoke those feelings of protectiveness, while at the same time highlighting Megan as a sort of bastion of stability. It seems that even if the player doesn't necessarily find those things to be all that important, the Main Character does. We're introduced to Jonas as this guy who's quit his job because he's got himself a nice little nest egg. He's not rich, but he's well enough to do that he doesn't have to worry too much about money. He's secure on that front. Stable. He was in a relationship with a woman he cared for. And it was secure. It was stable. So much so that to her it was stagnant and she grew bored with it and felt the need to inject some fake drama. It just gives off the impression that to the character (and thus maybe the writer is doing a little soapboxing here) stability is the key factor. Why is Megan the most suitable girlfriend candidate? Because she's the one who comes with the least baggage, the least inherent craziness. And that that colors his opinions on her physical attributes as well. We're all sitting here going "Well, she doesn't look all that hot," but people's opinions on attractiveness are bound up in lots of things beyond just the physicality of it.It simply jars a bit, interfering with the suspension of disbelief, because the narrative makes her out to be so pretty and hot, when even her defenders are agreeing she's a little plain and more just the girl next door.
Newsflash here: I never settled for the girl next door in my life (though I did spend 8 years with a woman I felt I 'owed' for her help and support at a tough time). Sure, there are people who settle down with the first girl they meet, or their school days sweetheart, or the girl next door ... but they aren't a majority. Considering that this is one game that doesn't just give us choices over our actions, but even an early choice as to what kind of person we are (athletic jock, charismatic charmer, or brainy well-read) it feels like an exercise in cognitive dissonance to then have no rationale written in to the actual game for what makes Megan so appealing to all types.
I agree that too many people overlook Megan. As the Good Dr has seen fit, Rena and Melissa are always wearing makeup but Melissa doesn't. IRL I find girls that wear too much makeup are unappealing, but of course it makes them look better in pictures. What do Rena and Melissa really look like under all that plaster??? On the other hand Megan has a beautiful, natural look that I prefer IRL.I see a lot of people saying Megan is to plain or vanilla...but seem to forget that's how a lot of girls are, especially the naive, girl next door types.
Though, I'll be honest, I do prefer Melissa. But, I also think it's a thing where the MC wants someone nothing like his ex, but ends up potentially being just like her.
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I know what you mean, prior to chapter 6 each chapter gave the feeling that something epic with real consequences and real passion was around the corner. Then during the entire play through of Chapter 6, suddenly the feeling of choice and consequences felt more like an illusion. Especially at two particular points during the chapter, which at least during my play, were made completely meaningless due to the choice options at the end of the chapter.I join to the players who request another end to Chapter6. Game was promising a wonderful threesome for the Main characters... not to ruin totally the story with such a bad ending. I will quit the game also if this will not be changed.