allanl9020142

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Since this game is still in development, it’s hard to decide who to pursue as there’s no ending yet. Hence, I’ll go with the dating everyone option first until the game forces me to choose. Then, I’ll have multiple saves to explore each relationship.
You lucky bastard. You just started playing this game. So much to explore while waiting for ep 9.
 

allanl9020142

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Totally new to this guys, so how does this work? Does s3 include s1-2 or I'll have to download those separately?
Season 1 includes episodes 1 - 4
Season 2 includes episodes 5 - 8
I think the reason why there are seasons is because that's how they're packaged on Steam or something. I don't really know the details, I just go straight to the Patreon when the newest episode comes out. It doesn't mean you'll have to download separate things to see all episodes or seasons. You just need the latest version of the main game.
Just play the latest version for ep 8 for episodes 1 - 8.
Season 3 for now is just the Interlude. It's technically not part of Season 3 but more like a short intro episode for Zoey (you'll find out about her as you play the game). Season 3 will start with ep 9 which is what we're all waiting for right now. The reason why the Interlude is included as part of Season 3 is probably because Dr. PinkCake (the dev) wanted to make a new launcher for the game because the file size was getting too big since you know, it holds all 8 episodes. So starting from Season 3, you won't have to download like an 18 GB file each time to play the newest episode but you should keep the file for episodes 1 - 8 if you want to replay something because you'll just be using a transfer save page to transfer saves from ep 8 to Season 3's launcher.
Play the Interlude after playing the latest version for ep 8.

Side note: You know ... maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to at least have pinned comments or something for things like this. ESPECIALLY people who don't understand that their mod is probably what broke the game when playing the newest episode without first installing the fix or at least knowing they need to wait for it.
 

Ir0n Ma1den

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The 18 gigs size was also baffling to me at first. But after I binged the game for a whole week, it was a blast. I felt like the same teenager in the 2000s watching American pie, euro trip and similar movies and going to Uni. Life in Uni/college is similar to the way it is in the game TBH.
 

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The 18 gigs size was also baffling to me at first. But after I binged the game for a whole week, it was a blast. I felt like the same teenager in the 2000s watching American pie, euro trip and similar movies and going to Uni. Life in Uni/college is similar to the way it is in the game TBH.
damn this is how I felt it too :KEK:
 
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but that doesnt seem consistent with how she acts like a toddler when it comes to everything Tybalt. if she is so comfortable pulling rank, she could have just said she would talk to her father if he didnt leave her alone. She literally acts differently in that one scene with Rusty than she does pretty much anywhere else in the story. And its primarily because she cant be the damsel in distress if she can actually deal with problems herself and has self-confidence/an air of authority. A Jill that pulls rank isnt the type of girl that cares what guys expect on date #3. A Jill that pulls rank doesnt let a pitiful character like Tybalt have any sway over her.

ugh....it sucks that Jill's whole thing is just being infantilized. i feel like any girls who play this game should despise her character as its a disservice to their gender. like imagine if for guys playing, Tybalt was a love interest (and for fairness he would have to be as superficially attractive as Jill). why would any one want to pursue that when so many other guys would be available?
DSP is a bad writer who can't write Jill as inexperienced but at least intelligent enough to know that Tybalt is a moron who's full of shit so her general intelligence jumps around as the plot dictates, but you have to whisper this because you're implying DPC isn't the best at everything ever when it comes to porn games. Also you can't call them porn games and have to pretend you're engrossed by the writting.
 

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but that doesnt seem consistent with how she acts like a toddler when it comes to everything Tybalt. if she is so comfortable pulling rank, she could have just said she would talk to her father if he didnt leave her alone. She literally acts differently in that one scene with Rusty than she does pretty much anywhere else in the story. And its primarily because she cant be the damsel in distress if she can actually deal with problems herself and has self-confidence/an air of authority. A Jill that pulls rank isnt the type of girl that cares what guys expect on date #3. A Jill that pulls rank doesnt let a pitiful character like Tybalt have any sway over her.
Rusty wasn't threatening to have someone she cares about put in jail(likely succeeding in her mind). You have to take the context of the entire situation into account, not just cherry pick the details that support what point you want to make.

DSP is a bad writer who can't write Jill as inexperienced but at least intelligent enough to know that Tybalt is a moron who's full of shit so her general intelligence jumps around as the plot dictates, but you have to whisper this because you're implying DPC isn't the best at everything ever when it comes to porn games. Also you can't call them porn games and have to pretend you're engrossed by the writting.
I continually say this is the most overrated game in the genre and it's actually a pretty good one that I enjoy. But it's not the greatest AVN ever made and so many fans act like it is. There are so many way better written AVNs. DPC is a soap opera writer in love with forced drama which causes him to write his character acting outside their established character and creating glaring plot holes as a result.
 
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The Rusty Tybalt connection doesn't really work when you consider that Jill has resisted Tybalt's advances for 2 or 3 years before being blackmailed. The poor writing comes with Jill not considering asking the other Preps what happened before agreeing to Tybalt's demands. If she had asked then she would have either found out that Tybalt was lying and no-one would back him up, or as players we'd have found out that the rest of the Preps who happily talk shit about Tybalt are two-faced scum and we'd need to treat them with caution in future eps.
 

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DSP is a bad writer who can't write Jill as inexperienced but at least intelligent enough to know that Tybalt is a moron who's full of shit
Fairly sure she's quite well aware but too polite to tell him this straight to his face until he absolutely riles her up. Where Rusty was a cocksure dude who wasn't really hurt by taking him down a peg, Tybalt is just so pathetic it can make one reluctant to tell him this.
 
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SomboSteel

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Rusty wasn't threatening to have someone she cares about put in jail(likely succeeding in her mind). You have to take the context of the entire situation into account, not just cherry pick the details that support what point you want to make.
i dont really think there was any cherry picking here. if Jill as the where-with-all, confidence, intuition, intelligence and experience to nearly instantly figure out exactly the type of guy that Rusty is and then throw it in his face as she doesnt look back while putting on her pixel sunglasses.....

....then she cant equally be the naive, inexperienced, meek, and frankly dumb character she has to be in order to let Tybalt have ANY sway over her. If she has the capability to instantly size up Rusty, then it should apply to Tybalt as well. With how Tybalt treats Jill and her friends irl, and how he essentially stalks her on rooster, its totally illogical that she doesnt understand the kind of person he is. Compared to Rusty, Tybalt is a cartoon character lol

you cant really have a damsel in distress that has actual agency in a story. Genuine characters have agency, damsels are more like objects/plot devices for the actual characters to interact with.
 

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Well yea see, all this tells me is that the development time has gone on for too long lol. It's fun to analyze the game but at some point it just devolves into overanalyzing things. People were arguing about STEVE at some point. That annoying guy from the beginning of the game. Mild discontent eventually turns into valid criticisms which will eventually just turn into vitriol towards the dev. It's not always the same people who praise the dev, it's usually the people who have a chip in their shoulders regarding the dev then others with mild discontent decide to chime in.

DPC isn't the best writer but he's definitely better than most devs here. Not saying he should go be an author though. I really don't think the writing is what's most important. I don't really give a shit about the drama. I just see them as plot devices that move the story forward. If I wanted something deep and meaningful, then I'd just read a book. I'm here for that old school, partying college experience with some sentimental moments thrown in sometimes as some dumbass 18 year-old learns what it means to grow up. It seems like I'm not alone on that. That's why I don't really understand people who said they cried during some parts. Like what? Sure, I can appreciate the mood being created but it's not going to evoke some kind of strong emotion. Not every single character has to be make sense or be this self-actualized, strong, independent, whatever, whatever. I mean look at Quinn, you're telling me she's in financial straits because she sucks at slanging weed to a bunch of college kids even when she basically has a monopoly on the market? Damn, she should quit fucking around and just hit the books.

It's like a Marvel movie. You're not really going to sit there and wonder how they can even afford that big flying ship in the sky. You're there to watch superhumans fight each other and the fun interactions between Captain America and Tony Stark. You can see the twists and turns from a mile away, but you're still going to enjoy it (Though tbh, I can't remember the last time I saw a Marvel movie. I could've used a different example but whatever. Point stands). You can still appreciate the "clever" or "deep" moments because they exist but it doesn't mean that's what the movie is supposed to be. Same logic for soap operas. You're not there for the writing. It's just fun escapism. People always going around and saying "Oh it needs a message" or "it needs to do the hur-dur-dur". Nah. Not every single thing has to be like that. It's more about the simple interactions between characters and the action (physical and non-physical) than it is about how the characters interact with the conflict. Who cares how we get there? What matters is that the premise stays the same throughout. It'd be off-putting as hell to suddenly have it transition to basically being lectured for half an hour about something because enough people complained about it.

It may be overrated in terms of writing but it's popular for a reason. It hits all the right notes and it knows its target audience. Anyone here that comes because they're attracted to the "deep story" is just a plus for DPC. Those same people then try to pressure the creator to make it something it's not. That's one of the instances when I can appreciate DPC's stubbornness, though ... ep 8 felt like he was starting to crack (not talking about Jill or whatever people are talking about in this regard). It may just turn into another game that I just get from here instead of going to Patreon. We'll see with ep 9.

Honestly. DPC could be fully intending to make BADIK that but I really don't think that's what makes it popular.
 
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SomboSteel

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The Rusty Tybalt connection doesn't really work when you consider that Jill has resisted Tybalt's advances for 2 or 3 years before being blackmailed. The poor writing comes with Jill not considering asking the other Preps what happened before agreeing to Tybalt's demands. If she had asked then she would have either found out that Tybalt was lying and no-one would back him up, or as players we'd have found out that the rest of the Preps who happily talk shit about Tybalt are two-faced scum and we'd need to treat them with caution in future eps.
i also kinda take issue with this from a story perspective. Jill only has resisted Tybalt for the last however long its been because DPC never explicitly says anything happened offscreen. IMO, The in universe writing doesnt line up with Jill not have already dated Tybalt solely because she refuses to say no to people and due to her overly polite nature and middle school mindset when it comes to what dating is. if she was dumb enough to fall for the blackmail plot, then 2 or 3 years ago she was likely even dumber and easier to manipulate into a date.

this is just my take concerning Jill's character and her lack of consistency in characterization. of course in the end DPC will try to steer the canon where he wants it, but some things will probably just never jive 100% for me in BaDIK
 
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