felicemastronzo

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She can be whatever she wants to be as long as it's with me.

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Also wtf there's an actual "Others" Route?! I thought it was just memes. And I got cucked out of it because I landed the Maya/Josy relationship I'm not even that invested in?

This is a fucking bruh moment. The free roams are gonna kill me but I'm going back.

Wait for me Riooooooooo
surely OTHERS is the way for singular runs for Maya and Josy, then eventually for those secondary girls with a story (and eventually an ending), but in 8 chapters yet to be seen I wouldn't be surprised if there were ways to get back into the game at least with some (as happened in the seventh with Sage)
 
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Also wtf there's an actual "Others" Route?! I thought it was just memes. And I got cucked out of it because I landed the Maya/Josy relationship I'm not even that invested in?
I can just imagine you seeing people talking about the "Others" route and thinking "Haha guys, I get it but the joke is getting repetitive" lol.

The Others DIK route is my main one now, I like Sage but as she was leaving the bad girl side I was losing interest little by little.
 

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surely OTHERS is the way for singular runs for Maya and Josy, then eventually for those secondary girls with a story (and eventually an ending), but in 8 chapters yet to be seen I wouldn't be surprised if there were ways to get back into the game at least with some (as happened in the seventh with Sage)
For now, 'Others' is a failsafe in case the main 'Sage' Route doesn't allow me to hang with Riona, Envy and maybe Lily?

I can just imagine you seeing people talking about the "Others" route and thinking "Haha guys, I get it but the joke is getting repetitive" lol.
The Others DIK route is my main one now, I like Sage but as she was leaving the bad girl side I was losing interest little by little.
For real. Being out of touch with the earlier episodes since it's been so long, I sort of figured I just didn't get the discussion because most people talking probably replayed the entire thing dozens of times and could exactly pinpoint all the conversations and the parameters involved.
 

felicemastronzo

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For now, 'Others' is a failsafe in case the main 'Sage' Route doesn't allow me to hang with Riona, Envy and maybe Lily?
Should be a safe way to take care of all those damsels

and if DPC is generous some of them might even get an ending

the problem is that in the story of the LIs you will be involved anyway and this will inevitably create some problems

already for example the visit to Sage's parents, which has a whole other value if we, of the present ones, are only interested in Jade...
 

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Nothing easier: she activates the Ice Queen mode and first freezes MC's balls, then she crushes them with a nutcracker :ROFLMAO:
WHOA ! Kinky ! Me likey ! :ROFLMAO: But honestly I can't picture yet how this will work from Chapter 9... I guess it only does if all other LI's get ignored romantically... if they wouldn't that would simply tarnish the weight of our choice at the end of Chapter 8... :unsure:
 

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Was gonna try out the MJ route today but switched to full DIK halfway and went with others.

Holy shit I didn't think that I'd actually be able to catch Riona's stalker at the party and just assumed it was a foreshadow for a future event since I never triggered it in my 2 previous playthroughs, but it's definitely impressive that it was added as an objective.

Also, Jade's renders this episode are drop-dead gorgeous. Sharp, defined and sexy as hell. Though going through her route might result in quite some drama next episode (either that or she helps out in exchange for more sex, which would be ideal).

Definitely enjoy the vulnerability Quinn is showing towards the MC since it cements her as a potential future choice unless DPC were to pull an AL on the side characters. Was absolutely adorable how she just leaned on the MC in the garden and seemed kinda jealous when she found out MC has been fucking Sage since Day 1.

Sad to see that Camila wasn't anywhere in this episode though. Her ass is amazing and her personality makes her fun to hang out with. Hell, I'd pick her after Nicole if she was available as a side character.

I'm incredibly upset that I can't just binge through all the routes ASAP due to time constraints since I really wanna just see how each affinity and relationship choice affects the branching of the game. Guess I'll just have to wait till next week.
 
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Should be a safe way to take care of all those damsels

already for example the visit to Sage's parents, which has a whole other value if we, of the present ones, are only interested in Jade...
Not to mention, didn't someone in Episode 8 say MC gives off a total player vibe? So 'Others' suits who he is originally.

I don't want to think about Sage's parents right now. On one hand she's my main girl while I'm public enemy number 1 with her mom and on the other hand, I'm still flirting with her mom on the Others route. Episode 9 is going to be a nightmare.
 
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Not to mention, didn't someone in Episode 8 say MC gives off a total player vibe? So 'Others' suits who he is originally.

I don't even want to think about Sage's parents right now. On one hand she's my main girl while I'm public enemy number 1 with her mom and on the other hand, I'm still flirting with her on the Others route. Episode 9 is going to be a nightmare.
From what I saw in this thread, it was John Boy who said that to Elena, so yeah the "Others" would suit him just fine.
 

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Holy shit I didn't think that I'd actually be able to catch Riona's stalker at the party and just assumed it was a foreshadow for a future event since I never triggered it in my 2 previous playthroughs, but it's definitely impressive that it was added as an objective.
Some on here have speculated that he may be a red herring. The real stalker could be something more serious like another drug dealer.
 
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Not to mention, didn't someone in Episode 8 say MC gives off a total player vibe?
That someone is JohnBoy... and guess what route you will have to take to get this ?! Maya&Josy... and JB + Elena talks about MC and Josy " during " the frat party where they can see that you fuck with " both " of them ( plural - player ) He possibly picks up something that tells him that MC + Josy is not such an easy and trivial pair :p :LOL:
 
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Not to mention, didn't someone in Episode 8 say MC gives off a total player vibe? So 'Others' suits who he is originally.

I don't even want to think about Sage's parents right now. On one hand she's my main girl while I'm public enemy number 1 with her mom and on the other hand, I'm still flirting with her on the Others route. Episode 9 is going to be a nightmare.
Depending on how you played the game, I agree that it has potential to be a clusterfuck. However, what are the chances that DPC manages to design two polar opposite routes, each results of your relationship choices so far, which are entirely different from each other and have little to no overlaps? It feels like that'd just boost the story as a whole and enhance the whole experience, no matter how impossible it may seem, since it'd probably take around a year or more just to render the scenes and think up the storyline.

If it does happen though, that'd be fucking amazing.

Some on here have speculated that he may be a red herring. The real stalker could be something more serious like another drug dealer.
That's fair. I could see it ending up that way too. This event right here could just be a path for DPC to cause the MC and Riona to let their guards down and make them more vulnerable to ambushes by the dealers in future episodes, should the event be triggered.
 

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re: Sage's parents

Presumably, Jade and Stephen were the people Jacob was worried about when Sage tried to fuck MC on the couch in the middle of the party, and the reason Sage lost her temper during the car wash is because she has a mental hang-up on asking her parents for stuff (such as a sponsorship).


It makes sense, but Sage's anger at Stephen Burke at the preps party and then her worries about asking him for help and bursting into tears when MC comforts her and tells her how much her parents must love her to have adopted her in the first place don't make a lot of sense on the surface.

I'm sure it's one of those deals where you still love someone, even if they do stupid stuff and hurt you, because they're family.
 
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Theory: Regardless on if you're on her path or not, Tybalt's creepy actions force Jill to move out of the prep house, and Quinn manipulates things to get her into the HOTs (on the idea that Jill's wealth can prop up the sorority as Quinn embezzles funds for her criminal activities).

We get some really funny/cute scenes as the prudish Jill opens up and learns how to party.
 

felicemastronzo

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re: Sage's parents

Presumably, Jade and Stephen were the people Jacob was worried about when Sage tried to fuck MC on the couch in the middle of the party, and the reason Sage lost her temper during the car wash is because she has a mental hang-up on asking her parents for stuff (such as a sponsorship).


It makes sense, but Sage's anger at Stephen Burke at the preps party and then her worries about asking him for help and bursting into tears when MC comforts her and tells her how much her parents must love her to have adopted her in the first place don't make a lot of sense on the surface.

I'm sure it's one of those deals where you still love someone, even if they do stupid stuff and hurt you, because they're family.
the first 2 points I would take for granted

what doesn't fit so well is the fact that at the beginning Sage seems to have a problem with her family because of their anaffectivity (Jade doesn't seem to have a problem and I'm not referring to MC... ), while afterwards the reason changes completely and it's all related to her desire to prove she can do it on her own, not to need their help all the time
first her parents are the problem, then Sage is the problem

and you're right, a daughter so grateful it's hard to understand why she would want to avoid Burke at the Preps party (I don't think she's referring to her natural father)

I think DPC changed something in the course of Sage's characterization, I have no idea for what reason.
 
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The game is excellent but I didn't see a match for the tag "management", "sanbox" and "strategy". What do they mean here?
 
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