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

[ename144]

With the exception of 4 & 5, I'd say that the other episodes had something of a teasing, question-inducing cliffhanger ending; in Ep 1 he gets tased by an unknown assailant for reasons unknown (at that time), in Ep 2 Chad receives a mysterious envelope and angrily refers to the MC for reasons unknown, and Ep 3 of course had the bombshell revelation.

From what we've seen and been told it would seem that this upcoming episode is huge and will cover a lot of ground with his time at college. To also throw in the revelation of the contents of the letter, especially if there were to be a full and detailed discussion/explanation of it with Neil, could possibly be too much. I personally like the idea of it being the cliffhanger without finding out because it keeps the suspense going and keeps you engaged, but it's also because I like the idea of Ep 7 opening with a flashback that gives a backstory of what the letter reveals and then when we cut back to the present, we find that Neil has been telling this backstory to the MC. I honestly think that would be a great way to do this.

Was Chad getting the envelope actually part of Episode 2? I only played the game starting with Episode 4, so the Chad envelope scene is awkwardly tucked in after the Episode 2 wrap-up but before the Episode 3 recap. I always wondered why that was so oddly placed. (Honestly, the timeline at the start of Episode 3 seems to have been deliberately muddled.)

Personally, I'd call that less a traditional cliffhanger and more a post-credit stinger. The difference is that it isn't about the results of actions in the episode current episode, it's just a quick preview of actions coming in the next one. But cliffhanger or stinger, I think it would be difficult to use that format for the Mom Letter in Episode 6, at least as you present it.

If episode 6 takes us up to the point where the MC returns home, the letter is involved in the narrative and thus we will expect to learn something about it. We already know it exists, so that's not much of a cliffhanger. It would be like ending the Empire Strikes Back with the revelation that the Emperor ordered Vader to kill Luke's father; technically we only had Obi-Wan's supposition of that before, but it's hardly unexpected.

If, on the other hand, the game cuts to the MC returning home to read the letter with no buildup in a stinger, it will probably feel like deliberate trolling. Not only would we already know the letter exists, now there isn't even a valid reason to remind us of it.

In short, the contents of the letter might be a suitable dramatic end point, but the letter itself isn't.

 

[Arigon]

DPC has skipped before in his previous abortion of a story Acting Lessons. I think Happily Ever After can be forecast somewhat stupidly from how the story will end around Christmas/Hanukah. Is it real? no... do we think that is enough? sadly yes.

 

[Arigon]

And Bacchus is not some all knowing god. He has opinions. I personally agree with some, and think he is full of shit on some. I think he can disagree all he wants and I could care less!

 

[Arigon]

IF DPC ever looks, which I am told he does not, as his tiny ego won't permit it, he could learn something from all you good folks!

 

[Arigon]

One more thing, just to cause some stuff. Gaz from Timestamps is 1000x better than Quinn, just saying.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

Hmm... I’m not willing to trust that we’ll see that happy of a happy ending. If we’ve learned anything it’s that there will be darkness and that even happy endings are still bittersweet.

I realise that's very optimistic if we are to consider AL as a precedent, but when you exclude the tragic aspects of the AL endings, it could be seen that there was a "happy ending" where the MC gets married, Liam gets back to full strength and falls in love, and the MC and his chosen LI go on to have a happy life.

As is often mentioned, this game has a lighter tone overall than AL and while there certainly is great potential to break a few hearts by the end of this, DPC doesn't seem to be above giving people a "happy(-ish) ending" if you do things in a somewhat "right" way. So maybe it will be possible to keep everybody alive in this one, to have good relations with ex-LIs, and to have a good life with the chosen LI(s) by following a specific path.

But, hey, a man can dream, can't he?

Arigon Can't you just edit your first post to say all that rather than multi-posting?

 

[Arigon]

I realise that's very optimistic if we are to consider AL as a precedent, but when you exclude the tragic aspects of the AL endings, it could be seen that there was a "happy ending" where the MC gets married, Liam gets back to full strength and falls in love, and the MC and his chosen LI go on to have a happy life.

As is often mentioned, this game has a lighter tone overall than AL and while there certainly is great potential to break a few hearts by the end of this, DPC doesn't seem to be above giving people a "happy(-ish) ending" if you do things in a somewhat "right" way. So maybe it will be possible to keep everybody alive in this one, to have good relations with ex-LIs, and to have a good life with the chosen LI(s) by following a specific path.

But, hey, a man can dream, can't he?

Arigon Can't you just edit your first post to say all that rather than multi-posting?

sure bud, but I have to give you something else to comment on!

 

[MrFriendly]

I realise that's very optimistic if we are to consider AL as a precedent, but when you exclude the tragic aspects of the AL endings, it could be seen that there was a "happy ending" where the MC gets married, Liam gets back to full strength and falls in love, and the MC and his chosen LI go on to have a happy life.

As is often mentioned, this game has a lighter tone overall than AL and while there certainly is great potential to break a few hearts by the end of this, DPC doesn't seem to be above giving people a "happy(-ish) ending" if you do things in a somewhat "right" way. So maybe it will be possible to keep everybody alive in this one, to have good relations with ex-LIs, and to have a good life with the chosen LI(s) by following a specific path.

But, hey, a man can dream, can't he?

I don’t necessarily agree with the “lighter tone”, and won’t until we know Bella’s secret, “coerced” prostitution, drinking, drug use, and violence are bad enough but I feel like we’re waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[Arigon]

If Bella has a darker story that precludes a happy ending with her, I officially quit DPC games.
Bella is the only choice!

 

[Kellermann]

I really hope there are time jumps. To have everything happen in the first few weeks of school would be disappointing. I like the idea of a sprawling narrative with built in time jumps.

Me too. I would be pretty bummed to not get at least a full school year. Winter break and spring break are ripe with possibilities. Unrelated thought: Derek's eyes change from blue to brown? I think he looks more like Maya's brother when he had blue eyes, but more like a stoner after the change.

 

[Kellermann]

If Bella has a darker story that precludes a happy ending with her, I officially quit DPC games.
Bella is the only choice!

I think you'll get a happy ending with Bella. That would be a proper character arc, a sort of redemption story. Eventually, she'll get her happiness back, I'm convinced. Jill, on the other hand...I'm suspicious.

 

[Arigon]

I think you'll get a happy ending with Bella. That would be a proper character arc, a sort of redemption story. Eventually, she'll get her happiness back, I'm convinced. Jill, on the other hand...I'm suspicious.

I know Jill is the poster child, more than any other... frankly, unless she is a thruple with Bella, I could give a shit, so if she has a bad ending I am ok with it.

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

Me too. I would be pretty bummed to not get at least a full school year. Winter break and spring break are ripe with possibilities. Unrelated thought: Derek's eyes change from blue to brown? I think he looks more like Maya's brother when he had blue eyes, but more like a stoner after the change.

Due to some girls being school years ahead of MC you can be 99.9% sure the entire game will take place within MC's first year, not including some epilogue/time-skip.

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

It's actually not that hard; you just have to stay at Bella's. That it.

Not staying at Sage's is hard .

And it's the attentiveness and compassion that she finds "womanish" because it would seem as though she hasn't known many guys with these qualities.

Which is sad, makes me wonder the kind of men she's ever met.

Ugh, alright how do you do the Tennis minigame? I've been clicking on the right tennis ball and when they are high in the power bar. This gets me through game one easy, but no matter what I do the other two games Jill wins. I looked up "tennis" on the search but I'm not getting much. I tried someone's suggestion to aim more towards the middle but honestly it felt like I was doing better when I tried for the full power smashes. Any advice?

I don't think the second set is possible to win. Go for the 2-1.

If every pair of shoes requires a body attached to it all the time, I'd have a hundred wives.

Ever heard of the story of Bluebeard?

Folks complaining about a lack of money, are you not playing brawler/match game and taking notes for the nerds? Cause by chapter 4 I'm running out of ways to spend all my money.

And considering you can't call Derek or Magnar in most free roams anymore it's becoming quite hard to get their stuff and not waste any money.

 

[ename144]

I don't think the second set is possible to win. Go for the 2-1.

I can beat the tennis minigame on-serve if I try hard, but I'm lucky to win a 'point' when Jill serves. I always assumed that was deliberate, but I never played around with it much. Just reload until I won, then save before anything crashes!

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

Due to some girls being school years ahead of MC you can be 99.9% sure the entire game will take place within MC's first year, not including some epilogue/time-skip.

I think you mean college/university. School resembles too much the "landlady" type of game.

 

[7inn]

I can beat the tennis minigame on-serve if I try hard, but I'm lucky to win a 'point' when Jill serves. I always assumed that was deliberate, but I never played around with it much. Just reload until I won, then save before anything crashes!

tbh its not that hard, but i had my troubles the first time ive played it

 

[Tenzoya]

Is there have android version of this game?

 

[311]

Is there have android version of this game?

The Android version is broken and probably won't be fixed anytime soon - so no working Android port atm! Sorry, mate!

 

[SPACE_BOOOOOST]

That's it, I've seen one too many "Sage is a senior so her route is a dead end" posts.



No she isn't. She's in her third year, she confirms this not once but twice within the same conversation on her route. Read the lines, people, DPC wrote them for a reason.