Ren'Py Celebrating Our Differences [Ch. 5] [Kismet Games]

[PyoT]

Mhhh. Hmmm. Hmmmmm.

It's not bad and I had some fun with it, but fundamentally I don't think it's enough of a game for me (ch.1/2). Especially the 2nd chapter with the "auto-photos" feels basically like some picture gallery with barely a few lines of dialogue somewhere.

Just sorta "get phone call" -> "pictures" -> get phone call - > pictures ... sorta thing; no real choices, barely any character interaction outside of the porn, not even, I don't know, about improving the website or anything etc. Also, while for real porn games maybe you could say the picture / video clip selection is done comparatively okay, it's still also at times kinda lazy with some being stretched, having watermarks, whatever.

So, yeah. Just not quite enough for me I guess ^^;

 

[Virgin_Jesus]

no ty

 

[Remembrance]

Oof, 2gb+
Chapters in nice 1 gb packages would have been nice. If this is already compressed/cannot be compressed, maybe pay attention to how large the chapter ends up being & maybe split too large chapters.
2.5 gb is still fine but I just stop at 3gb+
One of the reasons I visit the site is because of the great compressed versions hosted here.

 

[Remembrance]

Played chaper 3.
You went with the skip option. I almost said something about it in the last comment but figured it was unnecessary. Well, here's the skip vs avoid debate:

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So lets hope skip is just a stop-gap measure for this game & not something which translates to later games.

Which brings me to the next point, you became too focused on the skip mechanic of not seeing the scenes, when wording the choices.
The 3rd choice, about where Khloe cums was a real choice. If you pick no, it says that she cums on herself; i.e. the outcome is different. But the choice is presented like this:
"Would you like to see Khloe cum on your chest? (This has no bearing on the plot)."
menu:
"No, thank you.":
call skipkhloecs from _call_skipkhloecs
Remember, real choices don't need to be flagged events that change the story significantly later on. Most games give an option of cumming on ass, breasts etc & it doesn't affect the game later on. What matters is the illusion of choice, so the player feels they are affecting the game, thus feeling more immersive.
So for scenes like this which do change based on your choice, you want to choose words to reinforce that. Like in the earlier chapters the choice of Bailey eating cum was well written, making the player feel the game was different based on their choices.
Similarly, instead of using similar language like the skip choices, write it like you wrote those Bailey cum eating choices in the earlier chapters. Like "Do you want/allow Kloe to cum on you chest?"
Basically you want the player to feel like their choice matters, even if all it does is give different paragraphs without any change in the overall plot. This is a staple in most games, where only around 1/3rd of the choices are flagged, the rest just give different dialogues for flavor.

Also, it feels like the game is centered around the videos too much. The scenes feel like the dialogue is supplementing the videos instead of the videos supplementing the story. Even html games which use a lot of videos & images have a lot of text to flesh out the story & scenes & the videos are for visual stimulation mostly. Here the lines just feel like one sentence descriptions of the next video. Also the videos feel a bit long.
You might want to trim the vids a few seconds & add more dialogue to set up the scene/storyline. After all, this is supposed to be about the MC's journey, not a catalogue to deliver porn vids.
(Again, I understand if it's just easier to slap something together like this in a learning game. The feedback is just for future reference.)

Finally, everything seems too 'casual sex', even in college. It'd be cool to see some actual personal development. Looking forward to Nat's storyline for that. This ties in with the previous feedback - more storyline, customisation, flavor text, etc. You want to write your own story & cut the vids to supplement it, instead of the other way round.

Anyway, good luck with chapter 4.

 

[JoleenStar]

Damn. Only top MC? I was excited for a second.

 

[PeggyBlackett]

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[Velsomnia]

Trans game and no Daisy Taylor in the screenshots? Shame, I hope shes in the game or else your not using one of the hottest trans stars ever imo.

 

[KismetGames]

Trans game and no Daisy Taylor in the screenshots? Shame, I hope shes in the game or else your not using one of the hottest trans stars ever imo.

Daisy is not currently in the game. I do have a bunch of Daisy Taylor videos to edit. I haven't decided if I should put her in this game, or save her for a future game (maybe one where she is one of only a few trans characters). I understand and appreciate your concern.

 

[KismetGames]

GoFile says "This file is not public"

GoFile has been kind of sassy lately with uploads. I will remove the links for now and investigate / reupload.

 

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[Velsomnia]

Daisy is not currently in the game. I do have a bunch of Daisy Taylor videos to edit. I haven't decided if I should put her in this game, or save her for a future game (maybe one where she is one of only a few trans characters). I understand and appreciate your concern.

Understandable if you have a second game in mind, from the viewpoint of only knowing about this one game I thought it would make sense. Gotta have some unique stuff for other games though or else its all just recycled.

 

[KurtisK2007]

Damn. Only top MC? I was excited for a second.

Same tbh

 

[daedilus]

I really don't understand why these are being broken up into chapters?

The entirety of the content equates to less than 1% of a typical game?

 

[Rohse]

I really don't understand why these are being broken up into chapters?

The entirety of the content equates to less than 1% of a typical game?

At a guess, to keep the size down. They're doing a lot of video and that could escalate quickly if they kept everything in the same chapter.

 

[KismetGames]

Understandable if you have a second game in mind, from the viewpoint of only knowing about this one game I thought it would make sense. Gotta have some unique stuff for other games though or else its all just recycled.

Precisely. If I ever learn to code "decent" game mechanics, I figured Daisy would make a good main character, or like a "best friend's sister" type character.

 

[XiaofengAG]

People complaining that something with the Kinetic Novel tag is a visual novel without meaningful choices. I often think it would be great if my car was a helicopter, but I haven't complained to the dealership yet.

Also:
Me, at work: "Man, I stayed up too late and my wrist is sore."
Coworker: "New game?"
Me: "New C O D update."
Coworker: "Oh, you play call of duty?"
Me: "...yep."

Keep up the good work, Kismet. Ppl prolly just frustrated that your game is the opposite of their life.

 

[Repreive]

Noice, a niche I rarely see focused upon.

 

[Repreive]

Kinda wish these were all slapped into one game... Bit weird and annoying that the chapters are all split into their own.

 

[sibiloo]

great game

 

[KismetGames]

Kinda wish these were all slapped into one game... Bit weird and annoying that the chapters are all split into their own.

When it's all said and done, I can do one big combine, but it will probably be 10gb plus, so it will need a dedicated torrent.