Ren'Py Apartment #69 [v0.08] [Luxee]

[jospaghettio]

The game(and Luxee) might benefit from paring down of the ensemble. The narrative has much less focus than PL and the cast of characters don't blend well imo. Loli and trans and buxom(Tess) and master slave.

I love Tess! Like Charlotte. Disinterested in Seki. And dislike Alicia. But in my opinion all of them could be cut to give the game a greater focus. Too late now save for a dramatic bus accident haha.

Luxee is great for combining lewd with sweet. That was the draw of PL. Hope his writing continues in that direction.

 

[YogSothoth1982]

still sad i saw no nea in next update

There has been a lot of Nea in the previous updates, it's time for other LIs to get the development they lack.

The game(and Luxee) might benefit from paring down of the ensemble. The narrative has much less focus than PL and the cast of characters don't blend well imo. Loli and trans and buxom(Tess) and master slave.

I love Tess! Like Charlotte. Disinterested in Seki. And dislike Alicia. But in my opinion all of them could be cut to give the game a greater focus. Too late now save for a dramatic bus accident haha.

Luxee is great for combining lewd with sweet. That was the draw of PL. Hope his writing continues in that direction.

I like almost all LI to a greater or lesser extent. The ones I like the most are Cha'relle, Heather and Tess. I'm very interested to see what Jamie's planning. My interest in Evelyn, Millie, Seki and Yui isn't as big as the other 4, but that doesn't mean I don't like them (the truth is that I can say I like them all). The only one I really don't like is Alicia.

On the other hand, in my game, Nea had a dramatic accident and there doesn't seem to be any chance of her reappearing.

 

[Deleted member 95950]

still sad i saw no nea in next update

There has been a lot of Nea in the previous updates, it's time for other LIs to get the development they lack.

I hadn't noticed that. Nea's definitely at the pool party (assuming the splash image over the menu is that), but so's Millie, so I dunno. I hadn't been of the impression there was less Nea planned for this update than usual. She's kinda the main girl. Maybe that's why Lux has been dragging his heels. Having to spend time on Tess instead lol.

 

[Rutonat]

The game(and Luxee) might benefit from paring down of the ensemble. The narrative has much less focus than PL and the cast of characters don't blend well imo. Loli and trans and buxom(Tess) and master slave.

That's on purpose. Luxee wanted to try making something less "railroadey" like a classical VN is (like PL). But since the game is barely on 0.06 so far, yes, it doesn't feel much different so far, just more "messy". That's something that'll show later down the road.

Also yes, all characters have something interesting going on, more or less. Some don't have anything to show just yet but it'll come at some point.
Some even manage to be both sweet and lewd at the same time. Like the little sister's friend (forgot her name all of a sudden). Her bumbling attempts and being sexy for the MC are both hilarious and adorable.

 

[zedascove]

I like this game more than PL, so I hope he doesn't listen to the whiners on this thread.

 

[Uthuriel]

I like this game more than PL, so I hope he doesn't listen to the whiners on this thread.

I don't think Luxee is reading this thread.
And the only whiners in this thread are the ones that hate Nea.
Otherwise this thread is pretty civil.
I think the subscriber only scene that is planned is the only Nea scene we are going to get with the next update anyway.

 

[EvilChef]

I don't think Luxee is reading this thread.
And the only whiners in this thread are the ones that hate Nea.
Otherwise this thread is pretty civil.
I think the subscriber only scene that is planned is the only Nea scene we are going to get with the next update anyway.

Well, a lot of us "whiners" just wanted an option to be friends with Nea.
Personally i find Option 1: Suck and fuck a dude transitioning and 2: Witness the rejected Nea commit suicide. Rather shit.
What's wrong with having Nea be a pal or a wingman?

 

[YogSothoth1982]

I hadn't noticed that. Nea's definitely at the pool party (assuming the splash image over the menu is that), but so's Millie, so I dunno. I hadn't been of the impression there was less Nea planned for this update than usual. She's kinda the main girl. Maybe that's why Lux has been dragging his heels. Having to spend time on Tess instead lol.

I'm curious how Luxee's going to perform the scenes, on other LIs' paths, where Nea appears, in the games of those of us who have decided not to have a romantic relationship with her. I mean, unless this happens before Nea's suicide, she shouldn't be in them.

 

[Uthuriel]

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Is she killing herself stupid? Absolutely. Are there better options? Of course.

BUT she is obviously the main LI of the game. Luxee has put all his effort toward her.
If people feel uncomfortable with playing a game where a trans girl is the main LI then they should dop it.

 

[EvilChef]

Is she killing herself stupid? Absolutely. Are there better options? Of course.

BUT she is obviously the main LI of the game. Luxee has put all his effort toward her.
If people feel uncomfortable with playing a game where a trans girl is the main LI then they should drop it.

I totally get that. That is why I'm simply browsing the thread now and then. If the game turns out to be good without Nea, then I'll go ahead and play again. If the game turns out to be bare bones and lackluster without Nea, then i'll just skip it and move on. Just plain browsing now and then gives me insight into what the current temperature is and hopefully reflects Luxee's mindset.

When i tested the game back in the very beginning, i had high hopes for a Nea friends path. Similar to what you had in Acting Lessons. That game had an awesome friend and semi wingman. That game did turn out to be a frikkin divisive game, but still had an awesome story.

 

[Osamabeenfappin]

Is she killing herself stupid? Absolutely. Are there better options? Of course.

BUT she is obviously the main LI of the game. Luxee has put all his effort toward her.
If people feel uncomfortable with playing a game where a trans girl is the main LI then they should dop it.

Hence me dropping it, and not complaining. Like no hate on my end, it just doesn't do it for me. But I hope it is competed for those that are fans of this game.

 

[Uthuriel]

That game did turn out to be a frikkin divisive game, but still had an awesome story.

The only divisive thing about AL is how cripsy you want your LI...

 

[EvilChef]

The only divisive thing about AL is how cripsy you want your LI...

Precisely. Too bad though as before that turn in the story i was absolutely hooked.
Never even played past the choice.

 

[YogSothoth1982]

Is she killing herself stupid? Absolutely. Are there better options? Of course.

BUT she is obviously the main LI of the game. Luxee has put all his effort toward her.
If people feel uncomfortable with playing a game where a trans girl is the main LI then they should dop it.

She's one of the main LIs, but really if you're not interested or want to know anything about her you can choose not to see any of her content (it's still happening behind the camera, but the player doesn't see it). This simple fact tells me that she really isn't the only main LI, although she is certainly the most important (at least in terms of story development and the way she ties the stories of other LIs together).

I have to say that Nea's story, until the last MC choice, was pretty nice.

 

[Uthuriel]

She's one of the main LIs, but really if you're not interested or want to know anything about her you can choose not to see any of her content (it's still happening behind the camera, but the player doesn't see it). This simple fact tells me that she really isn't the only main LI, although she is certainly the most important (at least in terms of story development and the way she ties the stories of other LIs together).

I have to say that Nea's story, until the last MC choice, was pretty nice.

I mean in my story she obviously didn't die.
I just hope Luxee gets over his writers block and can finish the update soon, because I want to see how the story progresses with the other girls too.

 

[Corambis]

Is she killing herself stupid? Absolutely. Are there better options? Of course.

BUT she is obviously the main LI of the game. Luxee has put all his effort toward her.
If people feel uncomfortable with playing a game where a trans girl is the main LI then they should dop it.

Luxee's own website presents Nea as just another character and makes the game sound like a standard dating simulator type game or possibly harem thing. Then the game itself starts with a scene in the future where they purposely leave it up in the air who the MC ended up with. I think it's only through playing the game or from reading these threads that you come to understand that Luxee wants Nea to be the primary love interest. Although they've also promised that Nea will be optional and/or avoidable too, so there's that. At times they seem to have forgotten that Nea was just supposed to be an optional path. I think they intended to make a true dating simulator game but couldn't help but give Nea more focus despite their best intentions. Nea or a trans character in general has been where their interest was for years.

Thematically, the love story between the MC and Nea that Luxee is building doesn't even match everything else going on, which is just a fuck-fest. I'm not pursuing Nea, but if I were, it would feel weird to have her story going on while I'm (unavoidably) nailing Alicia at school and chasing after a bunch of other women who I don't seem to have any romantic love for. It feels like two very different games are being mashed together and it just isn't blending well. I kind of get the feeling that Luxee doesn't have a good roadmap for this game, and they're not sure where to go from here, which is why they're struggling to find interest in working on it. As it stands now, we're several years away from the game being finished at this current pace, although I suspect it would be abandoned long before then. I'm still suspecting we'll see Luxee start up a new game at some point and just work on that instead or divide their time between that and A69. At least with a new game there would be some momentum and freshness, and they could avoid some of the mistakes made with A69.

 

[Dogorti]

Luxee's own website presents Nea as just another character and makes the game sound like a standard dating simulator type game or possibly harem thing. Then the game itself starts with a scene in the future where they purposely leave it up in the air who the MC ended up with. I think it's only through playing the game or from reading these threads that you come to understand that Luxee wants Nea to be the primary love interest. Although they've also promised that Nea will be optional and/or avoidable too, so there's that. At times they seem to have forgotten that Nea was just supposed to be an optional path. I think they intended to make a true dating simulator game but couldn't help but give Nea more focus despite their best intentions. Nea or a trans character in general has been where their interest was for years.

Thematically, the love story between the MC and Nea that Luxee is building doesn't even match everything else going on, which is just a fuck-fest. I'm not pursuing Nea, but if I were, it would feel weird to have her story going on while I'm (unavoidably) nailing Alicia at school and chasing after a bunch of other women who I don't seem to have any romantic love for. It feels like two very different games are being mashed together and it just isn't blending well. I kind of get the feeling that Luxee doesn't have a good roadmap for this game, and they're not sure where to go from here, which is why they're struggling to find interest in working on it. As it stands now, we're several years away from the game being finished at this current pace, although I suspect it would be abandoned long before then. I'm still suspecting we'll see Luxee start up a new game at some point and just work on that instead or divide their time between that and A69. At least with a new game there would be some momentum and freshness, and they could avoid some of the mistakes made with A69.

fuckfest lol, the only character in the whole game that you fuck is the teacher, and well a blowjob from the piss girl hahaha

 

[Corambis]

fuckfest lol, the only character in the whole game that you fuck is the teacher, and well a blowjob from the piss girl hahaha

It's not into a full-out fuckfest yet because the game has been very slow in that department. But there's a ton of female love interests in addition to Nea, and so far having stuff be optional doesn't seem to be part of Nea's plan for the overall game. So while this love story with Nea is going on, the MC will also be working his way through the buffet of women in the game, even if that kind of makes him into an asshole as far as his relationship with Nea is concerned. If Nea were my real life friend, I'd want better for her than the MC and part of his harem.

 

[YogSothoth1982]

It's not into a full-out fuckfest yet because the game has been very slow in that department. But there's a ton of female love interests in addition to Nea, and so far having stuff be optional doesn't seem to be part of Nea's plan for the overall game. So while this love story with Nea is going on, the MC will also be working his way through the buffet of women in the game, even if that kind of makes him into an asshole as far as his relationship with Nea is concerned. If Nea were my real life friend, I'd want better for her than the MC and part of his harem.

I guess this makes it the weirdest fuck-fest game in the world.

Really, I think we agree that we don't agree on anything.

 

[DIKFan]

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