VN Ren'Py Completed Acting Lessons [v1.0.2] [DrPinkCake]

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Milton749 said:
I definitely wouldn't call it lazy writing. DPC had a story he wanted to tell and that story revolved around Megan.

I say this as someone who inserts himself as the MC and I didn't like Megan from the start, and as I was forced into a relationship with her, I got more and more frustrated and started to really dislike her to the point, I wasn't sad, although I know many others were.

You could make the choices to be with Melissa and Rena (personally I liked Hedwig the best), but you were always going to be with Megan as well. That was the way it was planned. As an immersion player, I hate forced choices, especially that I wouldn't make, like Megan. But i had to accept it or move onto another game. I wanted to see how it ended, so I finished it and probably will never play it again, as Megan would frustrate me too much.

But the writing is actually very good. It's just the choices (for those that don't like Megan, or at least like someone else better), that make you feel pissed. But DPC always planned to revolve it around Megan.
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i didnt like Megan too, but at the end i feel sorry for her, because she was only good. not like the others. (i have a thing for the only good girls...) so at first i saved Melissa, but when she said, Megan didnt deserve it, she never did anything bad to anybody and she was too good for this life, i felt she has a very true point, so i just loaded back and saved Megan. funny, but Megan said something similar about Melissa, but i didnt felt she is right.
about the forcing... i am sensitive for it, but forcing to be with Megan is less hurt me than dpc other game with forcing Sage to be more than fwb or forcing dont go to Jill. i dont know why. but i feel the forcing is unrespectful to the players.
the writing or planing should drive the player on the game's path. (this game's path is Megan path) if it fail (for me not), than that is bad writing or planing.
 
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Mizav said:
Is anybody know the name of song in the wedding scene with Melissa?
I ask about version 1.0, cause in the latest version PinkCake change song....
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The song is called Memories, by the artist salaisuuxia.

A while ago, I wanted to replay Acting Lessons, after having completed version 1.0.0 back in the day. Now I knew that some songs were swapped due to copyright issues, however comments here on this forum led me to believe that there were only minor changes to the soundtrack, that you would barely even notice. No big deal, right?

Imagine my surprise when the ending song was replaced! 'Memories' was such a beautiful, emotional and fitting song to conclude this story and play during the end credits. I'm surprised nobody ever brought this up and no music restoration mod exists for Acting Lessons.

Personally, I consider 1.0.0 to be the preferred version of AL. V1.0.2 might have some bug fixes, but honestly I never came across any bugs before. As far as I can tell, one obscure ending can't be reached in v1.0.0. Oh well...
Speaking of, I feel the same way about version 0.8.2 of Being a DIK Season 1 & 2, since a significant part of the soundtrack has been removed on the 'final' version.
 
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vcxz said:
The song is called Memories, by the artist salaisuuxia.

A while ago, I wanted to replay Acting Lessons, after having completed version 1.0.0 back in the day. Now I knew that some songs were swapped due to copyright issues, however comments here on this forum led me to believe that there were only minor changes to the soundtrack, that you would barely even notice. No big deal, right?

Imagine my surprise when the ending song was replaced! 'Memories' was such a beautiful, emotional and fitting song to conclude this story and play during the end credits. I'm surprised nobody ever brought this up and no music restoration mod exists for Acting Lessons.

Personally, I consider 1.0.0 to be the preferred version of AL. V1.0.2 might have some bug fixes, but honestly I never came across any bugs before. As far as I can tell, one obscure ending can't be reached in v1.0.0. Oh well...
Speaking of, I feel the same way about version 0.8.2 of Being a DIK Season 1 & 2, since a significant part of the soundtrack has been removed on the 'final' version.
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Thank you, bro!!

I download that game, after so much time after first time play because of that final song and I was very upset when realize that it changed...



Now the worst thing that I can't find that song in the internet...
 
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vcxz

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Mizav said:
Thank you, bro!!
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You're welcome! (y)
Mizav said:
I download that game, after so much time after first time play because of that final song and I was very upset when realize that it changed...
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Yeah, I felt the same way. I almost thought I was the only one who didn't appreciate this change... Perhaps not many people replay the game, or they do like the new song.
Mizav said:
Now the worst thing that I can't find that song in the internet...
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The artist has a SoundCloud-profile, but it is possible you need an account to listen to this song. I did find it here:
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NekoGirlHentaiGamer18 said:
~>meh the side girls are more hot but the story is close to realism damn choosing which one to save was hard choice for me.
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Agree, the only LI I found attractive was Rena. Melissa was alright, but her eyes kept freaking me out. I really struggled with the realism, because there is no way IRL that I would be drooling or chasing so hard after someone as bland and boring as Megan. Every time MC would rave about her, I found myself screaming 'No you don't'. So, choice wasn't actually hard for me. But, I would have preferred options to go after Hedwig (best name in any AVN), or back to Ana. I'm not bitching, DPC took us on HIS journey and thought he gave us a really good rollercoaster ride.
 
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Milton749 said:
Agree, the only LI I found attractive was Rena. Melissa was alright, but her eyes kept freaking me out. I really struggled with the realism, because there is no way IRL that I would be drooling or chasing so hard after someone as bland and boring as Megan. Every time MC would rave about her, I found myself screaming 'No you don't'. So, choice wasn't actually hard for me. But, I would have preferred options to go after Hedwig (best name in any AVN), or back to Ana. I'm not bitching, DPC took us on HIS journey and thought he gave us a really good rollercoaster ride.
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You can get back together with Ana.
 
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bas said:
Here's my crunched version.

Image/audio/video quality is reduced to make shit smaller. This is not a perfect process and sometimes can break a game. You've been warned so no bitching.

Acting Lessons [v1.0.2] [DrPinkCake] - Original Size: 3.38GB

Download PC (830MB):
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WORKUPLOAD PC version link says "file not found"
 
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Oh dear... I played this one because it was recommended in several places as a "Classic".

I can partly understand why people would say that and you can see the influence that it has on newer avns, both in a positive and negative way (boy, am I tired of the lazy "You got rich by trading cryptocurrency" trope - this game is probably where it originates from?)

But the second the author decided to put a stupid trolley problem in my way, because they were too lazy to figure out a proper ending, I quit the game.

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

I really, really hope that DrPinkCake understands this as a mistake as well, because otherwise I fear for the eventual ending of BaDIK...
 
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Aye, one of those stories I regret playing. There's some good things going for it, I like some of the characters and dialogues (Melissa and Rena seem fun in some of the dialogues, however I feel there's not enough content to interact with the characters), but I hate too linear stuff. The warning is not helpful, there's gotta be some drama in every story you just hope it resolves satisfactorily, or maybe some not so important character gets killed off.
Meghan is cute and sweet and all and would liek to help her, but had no interest after seeing the others, and the whole ending after the main event is a very long slideshow that goes from horrible to still tragic, can't see it as much positive. Yeah, bad things happen in RL, we all know, most of us feel bad from it not enjoy it. If these were RL simulators with save option I could surely reload and chose a line of events that end better? I kind of stopped Badik after season 4, still contemplating but should probably just give it a rest as the average probably still ends up in negatives... when there's bad shit happening and you don't have options. Ah well.
 
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Mannnn .... Full emotional rollercoaster,I can't believed that I cried playing an adult game man to u guys.
Guys if u want feel the emotions play the pure path .
 
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kschn68 said:
ATTENTION!
Don't use ports from this dude!! My AV deleted the apk, it has malware/adds in it!!
He's doing that now multiple times. Making a new account and posting that shit.
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That's surely reportable.
 
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