VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

[solarBear]

That's a bit of a stretch and a long con if it was the case then Neil might have done it to protect the MC but no I'd say she's dead it's just too much a revelation like that would break the MC and one thing I wouldn't want to see is some drama between Neil and the MC we got enough going on without that. Plus Neil seems like a stand-up guy and has gone out of his way to provide what he can for his son.

I get your point but to me its kind of futile to ague about it on the basis of story realism .
DPC is creative enough to design a scenario to fit the narrative smoothly and drop a bukkake of drama on it
but he hasn't done it ....not just mother even sisters,aunts and grandmas are absents....is both of his games..why?
I think its Simply to keep the "motherfuckers" out
once he introduces any attractive female relative the huge incest crowd would flock around asking for the forbidden and he might have to make tough choices to disappoint people
killing the mother at the start was psycopathic but clever move by dpc to avoid these situations

 

[felicemastronzo]

That's not really forced if it's been foreshadowed in some way we all may have overlooked. Like that newspaper with the rescue of people at sea. Idk, just saying, there could be more than a simple storyline of sex, and drugs. With powerful families in this game, anything is possible.

turning a teen school drama into an international crime story can be considered forced according to me

 

[ImperialD]

I get your point but to me its kind of futile to ague about it on the basis of story realism .
DPC is creative enough to design a scenario to fit the narrative smoothly and drop a bukkake of drama on it
but he hasn't done it ....not just mother even sisters,aunts and grandmas are absents....is both of his games..why?
I think its Simply to keep the "motherfuckers" out
once he introduces any attractive female relative the huge incest crowd would flock around asking for the forbidden and he might have to make tough choices to disappoint people
killing the mother at the start was psycopathic but clever move by dpc to avoid these situations

maybe , about all i can say to this

 

[Manuka]

turning a teen school drama into an international crime story can be considered forced according to me

Have you seen what's on Netflix or in books? It's all teen school drama. Just look at Riverdale

 

[Cndyrvr4lf]

Unless that's what Neil assumed (She's dead)? It's possible Lynette's family paid hospital/people off to keep her away from Neil. If this was true that would be one hell of a plot twist. But, I also don't think DPA is that deep.

Then where has Lynette been for 19 years? Hiding with her family that she already left to be with Neil in the first place and abandoning her son? Can't see it.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Then where has Lynette been for 19 years? Hiding with her family that she already left to be with Neil in the first place and abandoning her son? Can't see it.

It's a rare scenario, but IRL one of my friends has never met her mother. After she was born, her mother walked away and didn't want anything to do with my friend or her dad.

Having said that, I fully understand why it is highly unlikely to be the case in this game, because of what Neil said, as well as having a letter about the mother.

 

[Cndyrvr4lf]

It's a rare scenario, but IRL one of my friends has never met her mother. After she was born, her mother walked away and didn't want anything to do with my friend or her dad.

Having said that, I fully understand why it is highly unlikely to be the case in this game, because of what Neil said, as well as having a letter about the mother.

I'm not saying it isn't possible. However from my point of view if my mother had abandoned me at birth then came back into my life after 19 years and wanted anything from me I would tell her to go fuck herself. I can't even imagine a scenario that would lead me to forgiving her in that instance. Nor can I imagine Neil not telling me that over the phone in reference to the letter. Why would he be supportive of the letter if she had abandoned him as well? Starting to get a lot of hypothetical's attached to this theory in order for it to work. To Twilight Zone for me.

 

[lemonfreak]

The thing about twists is that they come in 3 categories which I will call the should've seen it coming*, the makes sense in retrospect** and the mindfuck*** (there's also the badly written but we'll ignore that). This whole 'MC's mother is secretly alive' theory is in the second category where it is entirely possible for that scenario to be true but, since it can only make sense after the reveal, it is something nobody can work out in advance (the second type is the worst type, imo)

*Example would be The Sixth Sense (1999) where all the clues are clearly presented, such that it is possible to work out the twist long before the reveal.

**Example is Trance (2013) where a salient fact is only revealed at the end which, while consistent with everything that's gone before, could not be worked out ahead of time.

***Example, The Usual Suspects (1995) where the use of the unreliable narrator trope means the twist is impossible to see but for entirely justifiable reasons.

 

[felicemastronzo]

Have you seen what's on Netflix or in books? It's all teen school drama. Just look at Riverdale

out of 100 stories how many undergo a complete change like that?

and the clue would be that we were not present at the funeral.

it continues to seem forced to me, and today without traces of explanations or even of finality

 

[phill_leotardo]

I'm glad the writter for BaDIK and his skills are superior to the theories going around here

 

[felicemastronzo]

I'm glad the writter for BaDIK and his skills are superior to the theories going around here

fortunately for us

otherwise I wouldn't be just his trusted collaborator

 

[Zirael Q]

Sooo where are the "when is the update" questions already? Since every single thing in this episode had countless theories, it's time for wHeN UpDaTe questions... What happened to this place????

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

Sooo where are the "when is the update" questions already? Since every single thing in this episode had countless theories, it's time for wHeN UpDaTe questions... What happened to this place????

The thread has been flooded with cringy unfunny, shitposts and theories.

 

[Cndyrvr4lf]

Sooo where are the "when is the update" questions already? Since every single thing in this episode had countless theories, it's time for wHeN UpDaTe questions... What happened to this place????

The thread has been flooded with cringy unfunny, shitposts and theories.

Cause we are between 2-3 months (guessing) from an update. Got to do something

 

[Gnomeking]

Sooo where are the "when is the update" questions already? Since every single thing in this episode had countless theories, it's time for wHeN UpDaTe questions... What happened to this place????

The next update will probably be in October / November.

 

[ecelgelir]

 

[Alfagrem]

For a guy that straight asks his son to use condom and loses his train of thought when conversing with his son, I don't think he can keep it a secret for 19 years.

I was the one who made the point about the mother and it was more to do with the counter-arguments to theories that are based on the potentially 'unreliable narrator'.

Neil says she's dead.
During my time as the devil/angel on MC's shoulder......I don't know if that's true or not so we can have that debate.


Sage says Chad is cheating
Angel/Devil.......until I catch him talking to his piece on the phone she could be mistaken. but now that's 110% confirmed.


I've got no reason to doubt Neil, he doesn't seem written that way and I'm not expecting it given the amount of threads that DPC already has to close but it's not 'off the table'.

I dont mind a good theorizing session as long as its based on something in the game. However lately its all this wild ass speculation based on absolutely no evidence.

Example - Bella is an axe murderer because..... She owns an axe?

When it comes to assets being used then I think that's generally 'down the rabbit hole' as DPK isn't going to paint every pixel in every scene.

That said - If he's placed an asset in the frame that you can click on and interact with then that's a choice that DPK has made and you do have to ask yourself "Why bother doing taking the time to do that"?



EDIT: If a future scene involved a Bike ride with Bella (her bike being another interactive asset) then I'll probably swing from 'just for flavour' to genuine concern about the Axe and the very clean boots.

 

[ename144]

I'm thinking that maybe Quinn already assumes or knows she has an STD & that's not good for business. They need repeat customers.

You're not thinking conspiratorial enough. Quinn arranged for Arieth to get crabs to remove the competition.

 

[Manuka]

I'm glad the writter for BaDIK and his skills are superior to the theories going around here

That's funny. Skills. You obviously don't know anything about being a good writer. This game has a childs imagination in it.

 

[Manuka]

The thread has been flooded with cringy unfunny, shitposts and theories.

Who pooped in your tea today? It's all in good fun. This game could go in any direction. It's just something to do. Chillax