VN Ren'Py Crimson High [v0.39.0] [Vertigo]

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Mystery novel in which you are a detective investigating a cruel murder? In a School Setting?
Count me in. Here I am hoping no LI dies or dissapears... am I?
If you recognize mi Profile Photo you'd know how much I love those.

Good Luck dev!!!

 

[KingRocket]

"It's a murder mystery with a crazy person roaming about."

>Second screenshot showing a naked Ghoul-thing.

Uhh....

Now I know you are going to say something like "There's more than that." or something about it being misleading.
But still, that isn't a very good way to introduce your mystery story when you spoil the supernatural stuff.
Even if it turn out to be a Scooby Doo thing where there are no monsters, it is still spoiler.

 

[VertigoAVN]

First of all: Thanks everybody!

Does "and more" include pregnancy?

It does not, no. Sorry. I will extend the list of planned tags soon.

I mean it's all cool if your adult game has some story, especially a murder mystery (love those), but it also has to have sex in it, it's an adult game.

It's fine to focus on story, but don't forget our needs, for a 0.1 it's ok to not have much content and to build up the story, but I hope coming forward the game does develop a lot of sex scenes whilst not being strictly "me horny, have sex now". I'm liking the look of the future tags though, the most important thing for a dev is establishing a proper balance between story and sex scenes, if they focus on story.

I will do my best to achieve a good balance. This will never become a pure fapping game, but there will me parts that heavily concentrate on the sexual part, as well as parts that do not. If I succeed is another question, though. Let's hope for the best.

"It's a murder mystery with a crazy person roaming about."

>Second screenshot showing a naked Ghoul-thing.

Uhh....

Now I know you are going to say something like "There's more than that." or something about it being misleading.
But still, that isn't a very good way to introduce your mystery story when you spoil the supernatural stuff.
Even if it turn out to be a Scooby Doo thing where there are no monsters, it is still spoiler.

Well, what can I say, besides: "There's more than that." and "Things are not always what they look like."
Your point is valid, though, from what information you have, so far. We'll see what happens in future updates, I guess.

 

[VertigoAVN]

Sounds interesting, no animations?

There will be animations going forward, as soon as I can make them in a satisfying quality. I'll do my best for v0.2!

 

[bruce555]

There will be animations going forward, as soon as I can make them in a satisfying quality. I'll do my best for v0.2!

Thanks for the reply and thanks for sharing.

 

[YogSothoth1982]

As long as there are no more deaths of possible LIs then it may interest me.

I guess I'll wait to see if there are more deaths. I'm not a fan of games where LIs (or posibly LIs) that interest me can die.

 

[thevoid089]

This game actually very good, the detective story, lewd event and the mystery behind the murder really well written and make me love it despite just a demo. I'll bookmark and keeping my eyes for more updates in the future, wish Dev good luck with his project
About the risk of some female characters might get killed in the long run, I hope it can be preventable because I really like all of them so far and would feel bad if we can't do anything to change their fate

 

[VertigoAVN]

This game actually very good, the detective story, lewd event and the mystery behind the murder really well written and make me love it despite just a demo. I'll bookmark and keeping my eyes for more updates in the future, wish Dev good luck with his project
About the risk of some female characters might get killed in the long run, I hope it can be preventable because I really like all of them so far and would feel bad if we can't do anything to change their fate

Thank you, that's really kind of you! I appreciate this a lot!
The main cast as well as all romanceable side characters will live, don't worry. I couldn't stand killing any of them off.

 

[thevoid089]

Thank you, that's really kind of you! I appreciate this a lot!
The main cast as well as all romanceable side characters will live, don't worry. I couldn't stand killing any of them off.

Glad to hear that, they are too precious to waste like that (all got very good models too). I don't mind if the next update you will focus a bit more on the story and set up the mechanic system before adding more lewd content in the future, a solid foundation will help you build and develop the game better

 

[VertigoAVN]

Glad to hear that, they are too precious to waste like that (all got very good models too). I don't mind if the next update you will focus a bit more on the story and set up the mechanic system before adding more lewd content in the future, a solid foundation will help you build and develop the game better

I can only repeat myself, but: Thank you! Positive reinforcement like this is really precious, especially in this early stage of the development.
Although I agree with you regarding the solid foundation and really like your stance towards it, I think the story will allow me to incorporate a good mixture of both plot and lewdity, so I'll hopefully be able to deliver on both ends.


By the way: There's a public post over on Patreon about plans for an update schedule and other things regarding the game's development for everyone who's interested in it.

 

[Alandir]

I like the game a lot so far. Obviously not much content yet, but what's there is pretty good. The description made it sound a bit more like a realistic mystery, but supernatural stuff is fine too. Bit surprised but I don't mind. It's also kind of nice to have a protag who notices weird stuff on his own and isn't exceedingly oblivious to make a plot work.

 

[VertigoAVN]

I like the game a lot so far. Obviously not much content yet, but what's there is pretty good. The description made it sound a bit more like a realistic mystery, but supernatural stuff is fine too. Bit surprised but I don't mind. It's also kind of nice to have a protag who notices weird stuff on his own and isn't exceedingly oblivious to make a plot work.

Thanks a lot! You're probably right about the description. I'll try to think of a way to incorporate the supernatural element in it tomorrow. Not everyone is as open to surprises as you seem to be. Appreciate the feedback, tho!

 

[Shipfan66]

Okay, I just finished what there is so far... and loved it. Short, of course, being an 0.1 release and all, but nicely written and apparently in native English, which is always a plus in my book. The storyline is engaging and requires only the usual suspension-of-disbelief thinking that comes with anything that has supernatural elements. The models are very nicely done, and original as well: I didn't see a single default KK model, and I like that the dev took the time to do that. Besides, they're almost unbearably cute!
I have one, and ONLY one, slight annoyance to report. Near the end, there is a blast of creepy music that plays at a certain point. I say a "blast," because it completely disregards the volume settings and erupts at full force. I, like many others, tend to play with headphones on -- in my case, a very *good* gaming headset, and I cut the volume down to about 20% when I play. That sudden jolt of loud creepy music made me jump right out of my chair and question the integrity of my eardrums! If you could please fix that ONE bug, I'd really appreciate it!
Other than that -- excellent game. I'll be eagerly watching for the next update. Cheers!

 

[VertigoAVN]

Okay, I just finished what there is so far... and loved it. Short, of course, being an 0.1 release and all, but nicely written and apparently in native English, which is always a plus in my book. The storyline is engaging and requires only the usual suspension-of-disbelief thinking that comes with anything that has supernatural elements. The models are very nicely done, and original as well: I didn't see a single default KK model, and I like that the dev took the time to do that. Besides, they're almost unbearably cute!
I have one, and ONLY one, slight annoyance to report. Near the end, there is a blast of creepy music that plays at a certain point. I say a "blast," because it completely disregards the volume settings and erupts at full force. I, like many others, tend to play with headphones on -- in my case, a very *good* gaming headset, and I cut the volume down to about 20% when I play. That sudden jolt of loud creepy music made me jump right out of my chair and question the integrity of my eardrums! If you could please fix that ONE bug, I'd really appreciate it!
Other than that -- excellent game. I'll be eagerly watching for the next update. Cheers!

Wow, thank you a lot! It's really nice to hear (or read) that you liked it that much. This makes me really happy.
Who is your favorite so far?
I will look into the sound issue as soon as possible and upload a fix for it at some point tomorrow. I hope your ears are fine now. Sorry for the (unintended) jumpscare.
Thanks a lot for the feedback, tho!

 

[Shipfan66]

You're most welcome! I figured you'd want to know about that, even if it was only a weird glitch lol. And yeah, my ears are fine, they passed their integrity check hehe.
I'm kinda torn between Miko and Miri, honestly. Touka's adorbs but is obviously hiding more than she's telling. Reina's really cute too, and I get pretty decent vibes from her at this point. The two sisters, too, they kinda make me wanna toss one over each shoulder and carry em off to safety You've got a whole cast of absolute cuties here. It'll be fun meeting the rest of them!

 

[VertigoAVN]

You're most welcome! I figured you'd want to know about that, even if it was only a weird glitch lol. And yeah, my ears are fine, they passed their integrity check hehe.
I'm kinda torn between Miko and Miri, honestly. Touka's adorbs but is obviously hiding more than she's telling. Reina's really cute too, and I get pretty decent vibes from her at this point. The two sisters, too, they kinda make me wanna toss one over each shoulder and carry em off to safety You've got a whole cast of absolute cuties here. It'll be fun meeting the rest of them!

Definitely, yes. This is something that I need to look into in any case. Can't have my players being hurt (physically) by my work.
Hehe, nice. They are both great. I can't (and won't) comment too much on the characters for spoiler reasons, but so far the others come along nicely as well.
Glad that you like the game so much!

 

[VertigoAVN]

Thank you, caxhub! I'll link it in the OP.

 

[molitar]

How the FUCK does a game that starts with murder graphic violence! I would say it's more GURO than violence.. Graphic Violence is people maybe being raped and abused.. but not fucking murdered! Deleted immediately when I realized the fucking Death or Guro tag is missing!

 

[VertigoAVN]

"As a freshly promoted detective it is upon you to solve the cruel murder of a young girl at a local all-girls high school."
- Game's description, First sentence

"The game is tagged as graphically violent but there is no explicit gore, only bloodstains."
- Developer Notes

If you didn't read those, that's on you. This game doesn't need a gore tag and will not get one.

 

[The Daydreamer]

Took me a while to figure how to leave a review (you have to click on those damn stars! xD) but it's done. Definitely a five stars debut in my book, thanks for the share Vertigo.