VN Ren'Py Decay of Men [v0.1] [MadmanMedia18]

[YogSothoth1982]

To be fair, while I do understand everyone's got their preferences in fetishes/kinks, I don't see how this specific occurence could be an issue?
This AVN has a very strong "The Last of Us" feeling if you ask me, the point by the other guy is, they liked MC's partner, but did they expect anything different?

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As I said everyone's free to like this kind of storytelling or not, but it makes a lot of sense, yes even considering that I do also find MC's original partner hotter than the FMC.

This is all very well, but honestly, I don't think this is the type of game I'm looking for.

 

[Ricthequick]

This is all very well, but honestly, I don't think this is the type of game I'm looking for.

Totally get it mate, it's the 2nd thread we end up interacting on similar topics.

Far from me to convince others to play something they don't want to play (I have no personal stake in this, or the other AVN either), just wanted to highlight how the point made from the person you answered to, made not much sense, IF one accepts the premise of this AVN.

What should the dev do? Completely change the story they want to tell?
Probably the only viable solution would be to redo all the renders and animations replacing the FMC with a model that suits more to that person's taste? What then if the new models isn't liked by a random other player?

 

[YogSothoth1982]

Totally get it mate, it's the 2nd thread we end up interacting on similar topics.

Far from me to convince others to play something they don't want to play (I have no personal stake in this, or the other AVN either), just wanted to highlight how the point made from the person you answered to, made not much sense, IF one accepts the premise of this AVN.

What should the dev do? Completely change the story they want to tell?
Probably the only viable solution would be to redo all the renders and animations replacing the FMC with a model that suits more to that person's taste? What then if the new models isn't liked by a random other player?

I prefer games that include very little drama and sad situations for the MC and the LIs (ideally none at all). And what I've read seems to lean more in the opposite direction: The death of a LI/MC's girlfriend far exceeds the maximum amount of drama and sad situations I'm willing to accept.

 

[Ricthequick]

I prefer games that include very little drama and sad situations for the MC and the LIs (ideally none at all). And what I've read seems to lean more in the opposite direction.

Hehe that's a understatement, as I said this gives me very strong The Last of Us vibes.

 

[MagicMan753]

What should the dev do? Completely change the story they want to tell?
Probably the only viable solution would be to redo all the renders and animations replacing the FMC with a model that suits more to that person's taste? What then if the new models isn't liked by a random other player?

Yes, bring best girl back. She is literally the only good thing about this visual novel. Have it be where she somehow survived when we thought she was dead. That would solve all problems for me. I don't mind death, and heartbreak, but killing her, is a bad choice in my mind and will turn a lot of people off immediately, could of had other deaths, wouldn't care. (Which in turn will affect support dev gets probably. )

Also its not like the Fmc is in a lot of scenes right now, so could get away with some re-rendering now, changing her model, before he gets too deep. We go from a perfect 10 in Lisa to like maybe a 3 with her. Just such a big downgrade, it was so hard to care at that point. Killing best girl then playing her, someone who is just worst in every way and will take up a significant portion of the game, hard to want to be stuck with her. Maybe changing her woukd make it more ok to wnat to play even if Lisa is gone.

But I know I am speaking to the void and nothing will change unfortunately, dev won't do anything, cause he doesn't actually care about fans of the game probably. This had so much potential and so much intrigue, just down the drown.

At end of day, I guess just some wasted time and attention from me, not worth it, unless he change some things.

 

[Sacraking]

Yes, bring best girl back. She is literally the only good thing about this visual novel. Have it be where she somehow survived when we thought she was dead. That would solve all problems for me. I don't mind death, and heartbreak, but killing her, is a bad choice in my mind and will turn a lot of people off immediately, could of had other deaths, wouldn't care. (Which in turn will affect support dev gets probably. )

Also its not like the Fmc is in a lot of scenes right now, so could get away with some re-rendering now, changing her model, before he gets too deep. We go from a perfect 10 in Lisa to like maybe a 3 with her. Just such a big downgrade, it was so hard to care at that point. Killing best girl then playing her, someone who is just worst in every way and will take up a significant portion of the game, hard to want to be stuck with her. Maybe changing her woukd make it more ok to wnat to play even if Lisa is gone.

But I know I am speaking to the void and nothing will change unfortunately, dev won't do anything, cause he doesn't actually care about fans of the game probably. This had so much potential and so much intrigue, just down the drown.

At end of day, I guess just some wasted time and attention from me, not worth it, unless he change some things.

Bro, what Ricthequick said still stands. You can’t just expect the dev to swap models every time someone gets upset and threatens to quit. Then there will be another "you" asking for the same thing again. That’s not how storytelling works.

You can dislike the decision, that’s totally fine, but what you’re doing here is not just sharing an opinion, you are demanding the dev to change the story to fit your personal taste, - "change it or I won’t play it".

And that "he doesn’t care about his fans" part? Come on, bro, that sounds kinda childish.

The guy’s telling the story he wants to tell. Not everything has to go your way. If you can’t handle a bit of tragedy in a post-apocalyptic story, maybe stick to power-fantasy games where nobody ever dies and every girl magically loves you forever.

 

[x360x]

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much to everyone who played my AVN!
I really appreciate your feedback and take it seriously.
Over the next few days and weeks, I´ll be working on improvements, including compressing the renders, checking the spelling and adding an end screen.
If you enjoyed the game (or even if you didn´t!), leaving a short review helps me improve and reach more players.
I´d really appreciate it!

Have a fucking fantastic day!

This is very good! nice job! I hope Lisa makes a return like flashbacks.....

 

[Sayora]

es, bring best girl back. She is literally the only good thing about this visual novel. Have it be where she somehow survived when we thought she was dead. That would solve all problems for me. I don't mind death, and heartbreak, but killing her, is a bad choice in my mind and will turn a lot of people off immediately, could of had other deaths, wouldn't care. (Which in turn will affect support dev gets probably. )

This isn't the first VN where they've removed characters I liked, but that's no reason to cry on the forums and demand their return. It's just a reason to leave and keep searching for your 'ideal' story.
Although I think with the right amount of funding for the author's Patreon, you'll get what you want, even if that's not right.

A few words about the VN:
the renders and animations are very very good, thanks to the neural networks. The story is still primitive, but captivating. I hope the author doesn't give up halfway through. This VN has potential.

 

[Rayne]

It's just that if you're planning on killing a character from the start, you shouldn't use a good model, you can use a simpler one. Even if there are flashbacks, they'll still be flashbacks, but we have what we have.

 

[Ricthequick]

It's just that if you're planning on killing a character from the start, you shouldn't use a good model, you can use a simpler one. Even if there are flashbacks, they'll still be flashbacks, but we have what we have.

I'll start by prefacing (again) that I have no direct involvement with this AVN, meaning what I know is what I gathered from the synopsis in the OP, and by playing what's currently available, so mine are just "devil's advocate" speculations.

This is how the FMC is described to us
I read that and IF I ignore we are playing an AVN what I expect out of this character is not to be sexy, but to be tough, which would make sense after 6 years of living in a post-apocaliptic scenario , what I expect instead from the original partner of our MMC is to generate in us emotions once we (as the MC) are faced with reality of losing her, just couple of weeks into the whole mess , I think so far they both achieved the goal.

Then of course this is an AVN so if folks don't find a character attractive it can be an issue, but she's not a LI, she's the protagonist (together with the male MC), no idea how the story and interactions will develop, how many times thou have we played AVNs where the MC is really not that great/good looking, but we still ended up liking the actual LIs?

 

[lepoutanol]

really liked the prologue! Adding it to my gameslist

 

[YogSothoth1982]

I'll start by prefacing (again) that I have no direct involvement with this AVN, meaning what I know is what I gathered from the synopsis in the OP, and by playing what's currently available, so mine are just "devil's advocate" speculations.

This is how the FMC is described to us View attachment 5390619
I read that and IF I ignore we are playing an AVN what I expect out of this character is not to be sexy, but to be tough, which would make sense after 6 years of living in a post-apocaliptic scenario , what I expect instead from the original partner of our MMC is to generate in us emotions once we (as the MC) are faced with reality of losing her, just couple of weeks into the whole mess , I think so far they both achieved the goal.

Then of course this is an AVN so if folks don't find a character attractive it can be an issue, but she's not a LI, she's the protagonist (together with the male MC), no idea how the story and interactions will develop, how many times thou have we played AVNs where the MC is really not that great/good looking, but we still ended up liking the actual LIs?

If the FMC is not an LI of the MMC, what the heck is she doing in the game?