VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.11.1] [DrPinkCake]

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After replaying Being a DIK again I really appreciate the pacing of this game so far. Many devs milk their games and blueball you with cheap teases and pointless dragged out dialogue. But here I think the dev here has managed to have a good balance. The conversations are never dragged out and are usually interesting + the sex scenes deliver as well.

Its actually fun to replay, unlike 99% of other games of this genre. I just hope the dev keeps this up and doesn't go the acting lessons way again..no need to go that dark!
 
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sper3 said:
In the beginning she was more distant than she's right now so i believe she's slowly 'progressing' in that regard. We still got plenty of time to get her story straight but so far this really has been a stalemate



You're right but the next time they're alone something gotta give, right?
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I don't really agree the relationship with Bella has been a "stalemate". The tone of the relationship has changed, particularly in the last episode. Granted, there's a reasonable argument that it hasn't progressed fast enough given the limited time the game has, but the progress is there.

From episode 3 to episode 5 we see a subtle shift in Bella being outwardly indifferent and resistant sexually/romantically to MC to showing some more overt affection/warmness. It's subtle, but it's there (and subtlety is the name of the game when it comes to Bella) . It's clear in episode 5, with Bella's open praise for MC's handling of Cathy, Bella's tiny smile after MC remembers her favourite song, the yoga splits scene, more overt enthusiasm sexually in the sauna etc.
 
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I don't really agree the relationship with Bella has been a "stalemate". The tone of the relationship has changed, particularly in the last episode. Granted, there's a reasonable argument that it hasn't progressed fast enough given the limited time the game has, but the progress is there.

From episode 3 to episode 5 we see a subtle shift in Bella being outwardly indifferent and resistant sexually/romantically to MC to showing some more overt affection/warmness. It's subtle, but it's there (and subtlety is the name of the game when it comes to Bella) . It's clear in episode 5, with Bella's open praise for MC's handling of Cathy, Bella's tiny smile after MC remembers her favourite song, the yoga splits scene, more overt enthusiasm sexually in the sauna etc.
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the only event that seems significant to me in the relationship with Bella is that in the library, when Bella explodes emotionally, but then there is no clarification, a reconciliation.

but it's a real, exciting reaction, not the usual hit and run that makes Bella look like a nymphomaniac, unable not to jump on me when alone

if history proceeds with subtle, very subtle changes, three seasons are not enough
 
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Holy Bacchus said:
I know they say, "everyone's entitled to an opinion", but this one? Nah, bruh.

"Boring"? There's copious amounts of sex with a veritable bevy of hot girls, and pretty much all of them are among the hottest girls in adult VNs. The story is also immensely gripping and engaging with all sorts of dramatic twists, turns, and secrets.

"Emotion is missing"? There's a shit ton of emotional stuff in this game, so much so that it's honestly incredibly hard not to develop an emotional connection with some, if not all, of the characters.

"Shane's World"? I think you mean "Wayne's World" and this is nothing like that. Aside from the settings being massively different, Wayne's World was a pure comedy movie whereas BaDIK is a teen drama with a sprinkling of comedy added on.
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Criticism is a force for good, him criticizing it is good for the VN itself :) I'm also a fan, but if you track back you can see a decent amount of people mildly disappointed with the later updates. Partly its a compliment for the incredibly high standards we have for it, but I'm pretty damn sure DPC appreciates being able to see multiple views on his game.
 
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aliylmzz said:
I wonder that while most people are fans of jill, bella, sage... why can't I care about for anyone but Josy?

Am I the only one who thinks that way ? (BTW banging to others too but the only person I think about love interest is josy.)
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Does it count to be Team Maya/Josy? Because those 2 girls had my heart the moment I first saw them and I would rather have both of them than just one of them.
 
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aliylmzz said:
it counts I guess. Maya is fine too but i have to put her aside as I've dik affinity.
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But that means you also put aside Josy if you're on that affinity. As a Josy fan, would it not be better for you to just to stick with that relationship so that you keep getting content with her?
 
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Holy Bacchus said:
But that means you also put aside Josy if you're on that affinity. As a Josy fan, would it not be better for you to just to stick with that relationship so that you keep getting content with her?
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What I mean here is not that I dont look at anyone but Josy in the game (this is impossible anyway), but that I cannot establish an emotional connection with anyone other than Josy.
 
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felicemastronzo said:
the only event that seems significant to me in the relationship with Bella is that in the library, when Bella explodes emotionally, but then there is no clarification, a reconciliation.

but it's a real, exciting reaction, not the usual hit and run that makes Bella look like a nymphomaniac, unable not to jump on me when alone

if history proceeds with subtle, very subtle changes, three seasons are not enough
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No, the event in the pool if you stay with Bella in Episode 4 is also significant. The MC stops his constant flirting with her for a moment and she decides to continue of her own volition. It's a vital part of her development.

Unfortunately, that becomes a problem because it's also entirely optional. As a result, the Episode 5 lewd scene in her sauna winds up feeling disjointed. If you got the pool scene, it feels like regression - that even after Bella admits what she wants she still insists she didn't. But if you skipped the pool scene it's even worse, because it looks like the MC is just refusing to take no for an answer and keeps harassing Bella until she gives him what he wants. I suspect this is because DPC didn't want to restrict Bella's arc to only one route in Episode 4, but the end result is a badly sprained narrative.

So IMHO it's not that there aren't any other significant developments in Bella's arc, it's that the game has to pretend those development aren't significant.
 
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No, the event in the pool if you stay with Bella in Episode 4 is also significant. The MC stops his constant flirting with her for a moment and she decides to continue of her own volition. It's a vital part of her development.

Unfortunately, that becomes a problem because it's also entirely optional. As a result, the Episode 5 lewd scene in her sauna winds up feeling disjointed. If you got the pool scene, it feels like regression - that even after Bella admits what she wants she still insists she didn't. But if you skipped the pool scene it's even worse, because it looks like the MC is just refusing to take no for an answer and keeps harassing Bella until she gives him what he wants. I suspect this is because DPC didn't want to restrict Bella's arc to only one route in Episode 4, but the end result is a badly sprained narrative.

So IMHO it's not that there aren't any other significant developments in Bella's arc, it's that the game has to pretend those development aren't significant.
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But if you do the pool scene? After Bella says it's a one time thing, so she's still conflicted, and connecting that scene to the sauna scene is good and makes sense, and I thought her asking the MC "Why does he want this?" was a really good decision, I just wish the response he gave was better, but it's still fine. But I thought Bella's actions in the sauna make much more sense with pool scene happening vs without.
 
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Mormont said:
That's all I ask for good man. We can only hope for more Jade although I have a feeling it will be more focused on the main girls Jade has had one or two previews in the past not so much as once in this wait.
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Its as you said my friend, shes not a main girl and in all honesty never could be as any ending with with her can only be messy as its an inevitable divorce and a son who fucking hates the MCs guts with a passion. Im curious to see where the story takes her - the good doctor has used her as a device to reward a Dik playthrough as it pushes aside Maya and Josey but her lust for the MC is about as much frustration and anger towards her cheating husband as it is any emotional connection. He is a means to an end and has mostly caught her attention just be being a direct opposite in the right place and the right time to the husband (has shown her affection, cares about her interests in being in her class... and not Derek like lol and is clearly sees her as sexy and desirable - as the story develops and she sees him eyeing up her biggest stickling point aka Bella i think things will get really messy really quick regarding her future interactions with the MC).

Still with that in mind i dont doubt we will be seeing plenty of her as the Dik/Chick breaks become more and more enforced (soon players will literally at least potentially not be be able to be one or the the other if they side with a singular choice all playthrough as they should for all the scenes on said path) as whilst its easy to see Sage as the main end game for that kind of goal i view Jade and the most of the team Hots as the alternatives for that route. Maya/Josey & Jill feel more Chick orientated and for neutrals it seems more the likes of Bella who seems good natured but with demons and of course the other teacher (her name escapes me) who again is also good natured but has her own saucy secrets and desires shes much more into exploring compared to Bella albeit from a purer place than Jade.
 
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aliylmzz said:
I wonder that while most people are fans of jill, bella, sage... why can't I care about for anyone but Josy?

Am I the only one who thinks that way ? (BTW banging to others too but the only person I think about love interest is josy.)
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It's understandable, you got hooked on her from the beginning. I did too. Even when I started having feelings for Maya, Josy kept popping back up. Having said that, if there is a final decision to be made I have to pick Jill even with as much as I love Josy and Maya and the idea of a throuple relationship.
 
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