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Just my two cents on the race issueFirst, nice little update, showing the relationship dynamic between MC and Ayana.
On the characters ethnic background topic. Personally, i like that Connected can be used as an example for other games here that models & renders of Black (or Black-Mixed) characters don't always have to be dark-brown skin (example: Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington). For characters MC, Charlotte & Ayana being ambiguously brown, i think of lighter-brown skinned & brown skinned Black people, like Stephen Curry and Zendaya to Rihanna, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Will Smith to add examples of various shades.
As you said in your other comment, there's always that confusion and genuine curiosity about mixed people and their ethnic background so it works in that favor. There's also those that favor one parent's genetic appearance over the other (example:You must be registered to see the links(Half-Korean/Half-Black)).
Also like that your characters aren't the stereotypical portrayed Blacks, like hairstyle-wise nothing but afros, dreads,You must be registered to see the linksor speaking in complete hardcore slang, a rapper or hoodlum (nothing wrong with those, but those are likely the first to come to mind). Or in porn logic just their for cuckolding people.
Or one idea is you can just sum it up and say it's set in your own world with it's own version & twist on humans.
Comedian Trevor Noah (South African/Swiss) told a story of coming to America and getting mistaken as hispanic.
I know how much attention it takes to avoid clipping completly, but it gets easier over time and your eye will catch that stuff faster before you hit the render button. A year ago i would've probably not even seen half of the clippings that i see now, but then i started doing renders myself and after a while i started to see every little bit.Believe me, I knew all about the clipping here. From the first shower room scene to the meditation to the ending scene, clipping is all over this update. It was bad in the first scene with the park, but I edited them in PS one by one so you don't see them. Dad's shirt had sooo much clipping, good God. I just sort of gave up as time went on cause I started rendering in batches. That meant out of 20 finished renders, there would be like 10 or more with constant clipping and I just got fed up so I said fuck it, lol. I could've smoothed the clipping in Daz itself but that would've required far more individual care for each render. More care than I was already putting in. And even then it wouldn't guarantee the result I was looking for.
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You never knew your "real" family. As a baby you were placed in foster care along with your twin sister, Charlotte, and ended up being separated as a result. 19 years later and you are reached out to by your birth mother, who has given up on her fight with cancer and you reunite with her as well as your twin sister. The 3 of you begin to make up for lost time, but can you build a familial relationship with your sister after all this time? Or will other feelings complicate this.
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I don't think blue eyes for black people are unrealistic, although rare.They're black. Most characters in the game are except for a few. Confusing I know, that's mostly my fault for some conflicting design choices, but Ayana is black or Caribbean American and the MC is also black (along with his sister). MC and Charlotte are just very light-skinned (the blue eyes was probably a mistake but blue eyes made Charlotte pop out more to me, that's why I went with them.) The problem is it's causing more confusion than anything else. But it's too late to change honestly.
I'd say just think of Michael Ealy or the Hodgetwins lol. There are some exceptions to the norm for sure.
"I see them as having a very close relationship, but neither one wants to move it into the next level for fear of fucking it up."Dude, you don't like the game, because It hit close to home for you...
I also had a friendzone issue throughout my High School years...
I wish someone had told me, as I'm sure you learned by now, but being a "friend" is the worst way to win a girl over. It all comes from us males putting girls on a pedestal thinking friendship is the way to a girls heart. It's not. A girls wants to be swept of her feet (And then fucked properly in due time as determined by her) A good fuck always seals the deal, if she's into you.
There is a youtube video of what girls think about friendzone friends. Not one of them wanted to go into a relationship with the "friend". They would rather fuck a known asshole then fuck their "friend". They don't respect friendzoned friends as romantic partners.
Harsh but true. The whole friendzone thing is about the worst thing anyone can get himself into.
Back to the game. I don't see him as being friendzoned. I see them as having a very close relationship, but neither one wants to move it into the next level for fear of fucking it up.
I agree... MC is not totally indifferent, but like a lot of men, does not think about it too much."I see them as having a very close relationship, but neither one wants to move it into the next level for fear of fucking it up."
IDK. I agree and disagree with this statement. I think that Aya is willing, maybe even wanting to Move forward.
What we don't know Is where MC's 'head'/heart is...He has feelings for Aya, but hasn't come out and said, in thought, that He Loves her.
IF MC Does Love Aya or IS in Love with Her, He Needs to "Man Up" and tell her.
Then let the Cards fall where they may.
Aya NEVER "friendzoned" MC. They just have a Deep & long Friendship. But,...
How Long Is She Suppose to Wait for MC to confess His feelings for her??
It Is BECAUSE She Loves MC and their friendship, that She Did Not Terminate her relationship w/ MC
when Derrick ordered her to. (IF She was THAT into Derrick; she would have,...)
Unless I missed it, I will Go back and Replay Game again, We Never Really saw or got Reaction about
Aya's Relationship with Derrick (was MC jealous? upset? indifferent?), MC was Happy when Aya returned,...
I like Charlotte too. I am All for MC developing a "Non-sexual relationship" with Her.I agree... MC is not totally indifferent, but like a lot of men, does not think about it too much.
It seems like he likes the current arrangement and he feels happy when it's just him, her and his dog.
Ayana is by far at this stage my preferred girl and in my Playthrough, he will end up with her. I like the sister and Nikki, but not close to Ayana.
We don't know a lot about michelle, but I like her so far...no danger to Ayana in my playthrough yetI like Charlotte too. I am All for MC developing a "Non-sexual relationship" with Her.
At least Not Right Now, He Needs to get to Know her first.
Nicole/Nikki Is already 'drooling',... and what about Michelle?
Genetic Sexual Attracttion. Look it up. That's what's going to happen with the MC and Charlotte, I can feel it.I like Charlotte too. I am All for MC developing a "Non-sexual relationship" with Her.
At least Not Right Now, He Needs to get to Know her first.
Nicole/Nikki Is already 'drooling',... and what about Michelle?
Bro I get the MC could be mixed but the girl ain't black at all lolPretty sure Dev has said MC and Ayana are both Black.
Different Strokes for different folks....I guessThe MC in this game looks weird. Effeminate, twinkish face and absolutely bizarre hair. I'd prefer if the game was POV because he's very off-putting.
Except She was forced onto us, as players, in terms of having sex at the studio. The MC is too passive so far, he doesn't act instead reacts most of the time. The first time he does make a decision it is without our input and results in him deciding to have sex in the studio locker room shower with his cock tease of a best friend.I completely get your agitation towards things, and you're probably on the right track there, but I'll say this. Ayana won't be forced onto you. It may not seem that way right now, but she won't be. If you don't want to waste your time with Ayana, you can find your peace in a different character. It's just a matter of time and as you said, with this quarantine, we ain't got nothin' but time.
Well, I was referring to later on. Right now the player doesn't have much agency in where the story goes or what the MC does and that's by design because I don't want any character to be skipped.Except She was forced onto us, as players, in terms of having sex at the studio. The MC is too passive so far, he doesn't act instead reacts most of the time. The first time he does make a decision it is without our input and results in him deciding to have sex in the studio locker room shower with his cock tease of a best friend.
I like Ayana, of all of the options so far I find her the most interesting. Of course it is early and we don't know much about the other options but, as someone who IRL is married to my best friend, I believe that best friends are the best choice. LOL
Still I would like to see more of a "repairing" the friendship phase without casual sex since she dropped all contact with her "best" friend for a guy.
Anyway, as has been said before, it is your game and we are just along for the ride. I'm looking forward to the journey.
Some slow-burner stories can get me invested enough in the story that I don't miss the sex scenes at all. I originally played Anyana as getting herself off in the shower and that was hot enough for me. Speaking for myself, if those locker room scenes had been missing I probably would still have bookmarked this as one to keep an eye on. I admit that the footjob scene was insanely hot (and as a foot fetishist, I find the footJOB the least appealing aspect of my fetish, but I can always appreciate a well done footjob scene). I guess what I'm trying to say is that the sex isn't the main draw for me, which is meant as a compliment.Well, I was referring to later on. Right now the player doesn't have much agency in where the story goes or what the MC does and that's by design because I don't want any character to be skipped.
Also because I really don't like it when a game presents to you 2 choices that boil down to "sex scene or reject sex scene". Basically have sex here or have a small, no-content update. I hate that because to me it kinda wastes the player's time. Ayana is the only person the MC is fucking right now, so I didn't really see the point in making her skippable if the player doesn't have another sex option available to them at the moment, especially when the update is small.