VN Ren'Py Color of My Sound [Ch.3 Finale v6] [Gallant Trombe]

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Krytax123

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Yeez, its sad that the development speed is this slow, every single one of the LI's is incredibly gorgeous while the story has potential. Im always flashed looking at the custom renders (even tho i hate devs wasting their time with this shit :cautious::cautious:)
 
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Almost there!

It's been a long time since the last update, but I am relieved to say all the renders are done! I still need to edit all of them, then code the update, but we're in the final week or so of work!

After that, I will release the Beta as soon as I can, get people to test it out, fix all the bugs and typos and send it to translators.

See y'all soon!

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Mwrp

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Always hated a story where everyone knows something other than Protagonist, who should have handle on things.
This game so far seems like worst offender.
A commander with no leadership skills, emotional mess, no smarts at all.
 

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Always hated a story where everyone knows something other than Protagonist, who should have handle on things.
This game so far seems like worst offender.
A commander with no leadership skills, emotional mess, no smarts at all.
You're right sounds like the President of some country's .... :sneaky:
 
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Always hated a story where everyone knows something other than Protagonist, who should have handle on things.
This game so far seems like worst offender.
A commander with no leadership skills, emotional mess, no smarts at all.
I don't understand the complaint, you don't like it when other people know things or have skills that the protagonist does not, is that it?

Because if it is that then I don't see the point on developing a story if he's just going to beat everything no effort, at that point you may just skip the story altogether and just do sex scenes...
 
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I don't understand the complaint, you don't like it when other people know things or have skills that the protagonist does not, is that it?

Because if it is that then I don't see the point on developing a story if he's just going to beat everything no effort, at that point you may just skip the story altogether and just do sex scenes...
While I agree personally, I think everyone has preferences. Some people (like me) hate Mary Sues / Marty Stus, and some folks love playing them. I much prefer the feeling of a reward being earned, but some folks just want the sense of being powerful beyond anyone else. However... if you're a power-gamer type of person, why wouldn't you seek out games where the MC defaults to that, then? A VN with a description that reads, in part, "you will need to earn the loyalty, perhaps even the love of each member to survive" doesn't really scream the MC will dominate everything to me. :unsure:
 

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I don't understand the complaint, you don't like it when other people know things or have skills that the protagonist does not, is that it?

Because if it is that then I don't see the point on developing a story if he's just going to beat everything no effort, at that point you may just skip the story altogether and just do sex scenes...
Their entire premise is false to begin with. I won't entertain them further than this one time.

The trial for the Officer is to overcome his own trauma and self-doubt while directing a team he cannot trust AND avoid the suspicions of shadowy puppeteers he is under control of in order to stop the planet from becoming another war front he have witnessed and took part in many times before.

If their idea of leadership is to overcome obstacles and resolve conflicts on their own or expect others to just fall in wholeheartedly at their whim, if they still couldn't see how he is thinking ahead, playing the long game and positioning himself where he needs to be when it matters, the problem is not the story, it is their own lack of intelligence and nuanced thinking.
 

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Their entire premise is false to begin with. I won't entertain them further than this one time.

The trial for the Officer is to overcome his own trauma and self-doubt while directing a team he cannot trust AND avoid the suspicions of shadowy puppeteers he is under control of in order to stop the planet from becoming another war front he have witnessed and took part in many times before.

If their idea of leadership is to overcome obstacles and resolve conflicts on their own or expect others to just fall in wholeheartedly at their whim, if they still couldn't see how he is thinking ahead, playing the long game and positioning himself where he needs to be when it matters, the problem is not the story, it is their own lack of intelligence and nuanced thinking.
Yeah, I still think it's just that the person is a Mary Sue / Marty Stu fan. If they can't play as someone with all the answers and abilities, they don't enjoy the VN. But again, if that's true, why are they even trying to play this game?
 
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Dessolos

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tbh I mostly just love this game cause it's game of thrones in space a game like that you don't want the MC to know everything it kind of goes against the whole political intrigue theme
 

Mwrp

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I don't understand the complaint, you don't like it when other people know things or have skills that the protagonist does not, is that it?

Because if it is that then I don't see the point on developing a story if he's just going to beat everything no effort, at that point you may just skip the story altogether and just do sex scenes...
I think I was unclear . I meant not say I wanted to have Mary sue. But Protagonist is completely opposite of one. He is commander . He knows absolutely nothing while everybody else knows atleast something.

I didn't protagonist to solve every problem or I have power fantasy. But in this game protagonist feels like pawn in everybody else's game. While he is the commander and apparently a legendary figure.
 

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I think I was unclear . I meant not say I wanted to have Mary sue. But Protagonist is completely opposite of one. He is commander . He knows absolutely nothing while everybody else knows atleast something.

I didn't protagonist to solve every problem or I have power fantasy. But in this game protagonist feels like pawn in everybody else's game. While he is the commander and apparently a legendary figure.
Well, even still, what you're saying now is directly addressed by the dev: https://f95zone.to/threads/color-of-my-sound-ch-3-finale-v6-gallant-trombe.95142/post-18611718 — the MC feels like he's not in control of things because . . . he isn't exactly in control. This is a test to see if he can manage everyone on a team that behaves suspiciously, still directing them to fulfill objectives that will stop the planet from crumbling into anarchy and complete destruction, while also working on his doubts about himself and working through the psychological damage of past experiences.

So the MC isn't supposed to be able to trust everyone on his team, nor is he supposed to have all information available to him. He's in a very challenging circumstance on purpose, exactly because he's the legendary figure. Who better to shape chaos into something manageable than someone who's been in the heat of chaos during the raging war? It's also why he tends to remain calm even when things don't go according to plan: he's managing the chaos as best he can by controlling his own emotions, actions, and decisions. Leading with composure, he's trying to motivate his untrustworthy team to follow him in spite of their own machinations. Like Dessolos says, in many ways this has elements of A Song of Ice and Fire (a.k.a. A Game of Thrones), a series known for massive chaos and leaders struggling to find some degree of control despite all of the chaos.
 
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I think I was unclear . I meant not say I wanted to have Mary sue. But Protagonist is completely opposite of one. He is commander . He knows absolutely nothing while everybody else knows atleast something.

I didn't protagonist to solve every problem or I have power fantasy. But in this game protagonist feels like pawn in everybody else's game. While he is the commander and apparently a legendary figure.
I haven't played in a while, so I could be wrong or missing some details, but the MC is, quite literally, a pawn in this visual novel -- there are far greater powers above him. He doesn't know who he can trust and there are multiple sides each looking to push their own agenda during this rebel conflict; even in his own assigned special team, there are spies who's intentions haven't been made explicitly known. Just because he is the commander, doesn't mean he is a power player in the grand scheme of things and he probably won't be for a while.
 

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I haven't played in a while, so I could be wrong or missing some details, but the MC is, quite literally, a pawn in this visual novel -- there are far greater powers above him. He doesn't know who he can trust and there are multiple sides each looking to push their own agenda during this rebel conflict; even in his own assigned special team, there are spies who's intentions haven't been made explicitly known. Just because he is the commander, doesn't mean he is a power player in the grand scheme of things and he probably won't be for a while.
I'm inclined to think he'll never be a power player. At least, not really. I think at some point he might get on top of some things, possibly his own team to an extent, but an entire universe of intrigue and double-dealing is practically impossible to surmount alone, probably even with several allies. You'd most likely need a lot of resources and power (through others, possibly) just to get something of a grip on everything that's going on.
 

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The important thing here is that the goal is not to be a power player. This is not an ambitious man--he actually doesn't have much in the way of goals in-universe because he's pretty much dead inside. The player goal, then, is to keep him alive and functioning long enough to discover a goal and stay out from under the thumb of Big Countess (but under her generous booty if possible).

It's just not a storyline where we play from a position of power.
 
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