Ren'Py DropOut Saga [v0.12.0b] [LazyBloodlines]

[captcha69]

new here. Do I need to dwonload the prolouge as well?

yes

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

This update felt more like a filler episode in terms of content, with a focus on the arc involving the two sisters, Jasmin and Julie. It seems the main goal was to develop their connection with the MC and his "family". There's only one sex scene with Sophia, who honestly didn’t need more screen time compared to the others.

Spoiler: end of update

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Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed. It felt too short, and we didn’t really get anything meaningful in terms of story progression or action. A missed opportunity, in my opinion.



The development feels a bit messy to me, though I’m not saying all of it is bad. The interface still seems unfinished and isn’t very useful. It's been a long time since the MC last reported to Kane, and that original mission storyline feels pretty much forgotten now.

The main plot no longer focuses much on the school setting or the MC’s undercover role as a principal gathering intel for the Wolves. Maybe that part wasn’t strong enough, which could explain why it was dropped along with related gameplay features. I also suspect the dev has faced some technical difficulties implementing those elements.

Now, the story seems to be shifting toward the rising conflict between the Wolves and the Russians, heading toward an all-out war. Given her background, it makes sense that Jasmin is the first college girl brought into the MC’s household along with her sister. But if the dev plans to do the same for all the others, it’s going to take a very long time. x)

Hopefully, we’ll see some real tension and stakes soon. That might be the one thing left to keep the game interesting. I’d love to feel genuinely invested in the story again.

 

[captcha69]

xD love the update, good fkin job with Sophie again, u started with Julie calling her dog, just to end with her marking her territory, good one, loved the progresion with Jasmin, i think u are overcomplicating things with the harem, but hey, u are the driver and has been doing a hell of a job, so keep going, now, the update was short, and this was not a 1 or 2 months update but it felt like one.

 

[rafa30]

Hi, any full saves?

 

[Overlord070]

I liked the update but wish we had progressed (more) with the plot, we had very little in that regard.
I really like the sisters but not sure how the dev will spin this into a harem, not only is MC hiding who he is and why he is there (to use the students) but none of them seem the type to share...

Will be interesting to see how the dev cooks this, looking forward to more.

 

[youraccount69]

DropOutSaga-0.12b

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[Ka1tzer]

This game continues to be the top avn out there for me. I felt that narratively this update was great as always, but I did expect a longer runtime. Still, excellent as usual.

Just hope the next update(s) don't take as long!

For anyone on the fence about playing the game: if you like good narrative and writing, download it and play it without fear. The prologue is recommended to be played just so you get more context in the story. A lot of the mechanics and things that were coded in the prologue got abandoned by the dev (like the small sandbox stuff that is in there). From the main game onwards, the avn is kinetic. Focus is on story > anything else, and it's a damn good one.

 

[Pixillin']

This game continues to be the top avn out there for me. I felt that narratively this update was great as always, but I did expect a longer runtime. Still, excellent as usual.

Just hope the next update(s) don't take as long!

For anyone on the fence about playing the game: if you like good narrative and writing, download it and play it without fear. The prologue is recommended to be played just so you get more context in the story. A lot of the mechanics and things that were coded in the prologue got abandoned by the dev (like the small sandbox stuff that is in there). From the main game onwards, the avn is kinetic. Focus is on story > anything else, and it's a damn good one.

Not Kinetic. Kinetic implies that there are no meaningful choices, but yes - so far - there's no 'sandbox' and there really wasn't much in the prologue either, just a couple of point and click experiments and then you're really just deciding which of several tasks you want to do first.

I haven't played the update yet, but am looking forward to it - no matter how long or short it is.

There is a particular variety of troll that lives on F95 that mainly leans on complaining about the time between updates, the length of updates and the dev's supposed work ethic (even though they're not paying for it and know nothing about the Dev.) Some games have multiple developers working on it full time, have the best and latest set up for doing renders and have the budget to bring in more people if they need them. (And those games tend to update every 6-12 months.) Some games have one dev who has an ancient system, held together with duct tape and prayers and who have a day job and in some cases even a personal life but the F95 trolls who are getting their work for free will still call them slow and lazy and then tell us what a rip off Patreon is. They are the reason the ignore button was invented.

Dropout Saga is definitely an S tier game though, and one of the best written stories on F95.

 

[zeph19]

This update once again showed how fucking good LB is at building a world where nothing just happens in a vacuum. I love how the world around the MC and his harem (feels difficult calling it that because the pacing is GLACIAL here) is developing.

When Sophia asked the MC inside the car after replacing the head of that gang they attacked what they risked their lives for that day, I was once again reminded why I love this game so much - it's the "cut the bullshit" type of dialogues between the characters. Straight to the point, like people who know and trust each other interact with each other. I BELIEVE that Sophia and the MC have that kind of bond.

Now, though, the shitty parts.

I am really getting tired of flashbacks. I want to see what happens NOW, not what happened 1, 5 or 10 years ago anymore. No mentioning of Ingrid for an update, no Isabella was beaten in the past, no past stories about the military, medical training and whatever. It's so difficult to follow all these little backstory-bits.

Also, the game has like 10 girls, out of which we've been seeing 2 nude so far in 3 years of development. Love Sophia and Ava is hot as hell, but it's time for them to take a backseat.

Also can't help but feel like this update had like 100 renders total or something.

Once upon a time it seemed like we were going somewhere with some of these girls and Isabella's been teased / baited for multiple updates now. Just let the dam burst so we can get over these hurdles. The perfect moment, seeing how this story is unfolding, will not come for it.

I don't know, every time I'm playing the game I find myself being sucked in and immersed immediately, but when it's over I go "That's it?"

 

[Lebeaubrun]

still has an empty college gallery uh.. one day ill replay this

 

[Son_of_ogre]

This update felt more like a filler episode in terms of content, with a focus on the arc involving the two sisters, Jasmin and Julie. It seems the main goal was to develop their connection with the MC and his "family". There's only one sex scene with Sophia, who honestly didn’t need more screen time compared to the others.

There is a cliffhanger at the end, but it's immediately broken by Kane showing up to protect the MC’s house from the Russians. Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed. It felt too short, and we didn’t really get anything meaningful in terms of story progression or action. A missed opportunity, in my opinion.



The development feels a bit messy to me, though I’m not saying all of it is bad. The interface still seems unfinished and isn’t very useful. It's been a long time since the MC last reported to Kane, and that original mission storyline feels pretty much forgotten now.

The main plot no longer focuses much on the school setting or the MC’s undercover role as a principal gathering intel for the Wolves. Maybe that part wasn’t strong enough, which could explain why it was dropped along with related gameplay features. I also suspect the dev has faced some technical difficulties implementing those elements.

Now, the story seems to be shifting toward the rising conflict between the Wolves and the Russians, heading toward an all-out war. Given her background, it makes sense that Jasmin is the first college girl brought into the MC’s household along with her sister. But if the dev plans to do the same for all the others, it’s going to take a very long time. x)

Hopefully, we’ll see some real tension and stakes soon. That might be the one thing left to keep the game interesting. I’d love to feel genuinely invested in the story again.

Ok.

 

[wiseold6996]

This update felt more like a filler episode in terms of content, with a focus on the arc involving the two sisters, Jasmin and Julie. It seems the main goal was to develop their connection with the MC and his "family". There's only one sex scene with Sophia, who honestly didn’t need more screen time compared to the others.

There is a cliffhanger at the end, but it's immediately broken by Kane showing up to protect the MC’s house from the Russians. Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed. It felt too short, and we didn’t really get anything meaningful in terms of story progression or action. A missed opportunity, in my opinion.



The development feels a bit messy to me, though I’m not saying all of it is bad. The interface still seems unfinished and isn’t very useful. It's been a long time since the MC last reported to Kane, and that original mission storyline feels pretty much forgotten now.

The main plot no longer focuses much on the school setting or the MC’s undercover role as a principal gathering intel for the Wolves. Maybe that part wasn’t strong enough, which could explain why it was dropped along with related gameplay features. I also suspect the dev has faced some technical difficulties implementing those elements.

Now, the story seems to be shifting toward the rising conflict between the Wolves and the Russians, heading toward an all-out war. Given her background, it makes sense that Jasmin is the first college girl brought into the MC’s household along with her sister. But if the dev plans to do the same for all the others, it’s going to take a very long time. x)

Hopefully, we’ll see some real tension and stakes soon. That might be the one thing left to keep the game interesting. I’d love to feel genuinely invested in the story again.

Sophia again huh. Oh well you saved my time from downloading it.

 

[Ogre]

It's lazy.......

Holy shit! I have a son? Make me proud, boy!

 

[Son_of_ogre]

Holy shit! I have a son? Make me proud, boy!

I'm a son of ogre yujiro hanma not some insect's!

 

[Meiri]

This update once again showed how fucking good LB is at building a world where nothing just happens in a vacuum. I love how the world around the MC and his harem (feels difficult calling it that because the pacing is GLACIAL here) is developing.

When Sophia asked the MC inside the car after replacing the head of that gang they attacked what they risked their lives for that day, I was once again reminded why I love this game so much - it's the "cut the bullshit" type of dialogues between the characters. Straight to the point, like people who know and trust each other do. I BELIEVE that Sophia and the MC have that kind of bond.

Now, though, the shitty parts.

I am really getting tired of flashbacks. I want to see what happens NOW, not what happened 1, 5 or 10 years ago anymore. No mentioning of Ingrid for an update, no Isabella was beaten in the past, no past stories about the military, medical training and whatever. It's so difficult to follow all these little backstory-bits.

Also, the game has like 10 girls, out of which we've been seeing 2 nude so far in 3 years of development. Love Sophia and Ava is hot as hell, but it's time for them to take a backseat.

Also can't help feel like this update had like 100 renders total or something.

Once upon a time it seemed like we were going somewhere with some of these girls and Isabella's been teased / baited for multiple updates now. Just let the dam burst so we can get over these hurdles. The perfect moment, seeing how this story is writting, will not come for it.

I don't know, every time I'm playing the game I'm sucked in and immersed immediately, but when it's over I go "That's it?"

I mean some of the delays were very unfortunate and out of his control, still I am happy with his pacing currently.

Now onto the story, you can't just push to the side Sophia the single most important person currently in his life and the only one that currently knows everything about us and still trusts us and Ava whose memories and past seem to be key for our story.

At least with this update we seem to slowly be starting to build the idea of a harem, with Sophia marking territory but still starting to understand, and we get two new girls in the house which means more time to interact and more chances for them to discover who we really are.

Overall honestly even if the update felt a bit short on content, with the rate he released it I think its ok and honestly I'll be happy if we can get another update with this amount before the year ends.

 

[Ogre]

I'm a son of ogre yujiro hanma not some insect's!

Oh it's on now buddy. It's all ogre for you!

 

[dakkarf952]

Okay i have to say i'm lost, what is the song when the MC sits on the stairs with jasmin and Julie, in his home at night?

I tried searching for the lyrics, that gives me ShawnJames-Hellhound but neither the singer nor half the lyrics fit (there is way more in the song in the game), then i went ahead and used UnRen to unpack the thing and check out the song that way, i found it but its just named Hellhound2 and thats it...searching for Hellhound on Youtube and Spotify also doesn't give me a single version which sounds close apart from the Shawn James version...is this some kind of mashup?

 

[blblblblb]

this game should be tagged as a VN no?

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

This update once again showed how fucking good LB is at building a world where nothing just happens in a vacuum. I love how the world around the MC and his harem (feels difficult calling it that because the pacing is GLACIAL here) is developing.

When Sophia asked the MC inside the car after replacing the head of that gang they attacked what they risked their lives for that day, I was once again reminded why I love this game so much - it's the "cut the bullshit" type of dialogues between the characters. Straight to the point, like people who know and trust each other do. I BELIEVE that Sophia and the MC have that kind of bond.

Now, though, the shitty parts.

I am really getting tired of flashbacks. I want to see what happens NOW, not what happened 1, 5 or 10 years ago anymore. No mentioning of Ingrid for an update, no Isabella was beaten in the past, no past stories about the military, medical training and whatever. It's so difficult to follow all these little backstory-bits.

Also, the game has like 10 girls, out of which we've been seeing 2 nude so far in 3 years of development. Love Sophia and Ava is hot as hell, but it's time for them to take a backseat.

Also can't help feel like this update had like 100 renders total or something.

Once upon a time it seemed like we were going somewhere with some of these girls and Isabella's been teased / baited for multiple updates now. Just let the dam burst so we can get over these hurdles. The perfect moment, seeing how this story is writting, will not come for it.

I don't know, every time I'm playing the game I'm sucked in and immersed immediately, but when it's over I go "That's it?"

To be real, I didn’t notice that many flashbacks in the game. Not enough to bother me, at least. I’ve seen a few other VNs on here that rely way more on them, including one in particular where it feels like the dev just skips actual storytelling altogether. That kind of approach gets old fast, and in that case, it made everything feel way more confusing and overwhelming than it needed to be.

Still, I get why it might bug some people. I also prefer when most of the events play out in the present instead of constantly jumping back and forth.

This update felt a bit short to me and didn’t really add much overall. That’s why it gave me a bit of a filler episode vibe. I was also let down by how it wrapped up. The suspense at the end was clearly building to a cliffhanger, but it fizzled out the moment an "ally" suddenly showed up and defused the situation before anything could happen. It kind of killed the impact for me.

I’m still into the core plot and the main characters, but I’m starting to feel unsure about the pacing and how the school principal cover involving the MC and the college life side of things seems to have been dropped for now. Guess we’ll see what comes next. Really hoping for more tension, stronger moments, and something that moves the story forward.

 

[Ebonheart (FR)]

this game should be tagged as a VN no?

The first part of the game, the prologue, is basically a very limited sandbox. The second part, the main game, feels more like a visual novel and/or a kinetic novel, still not sure imo. Either way, all the little gameplay elements are gone. I guess that’s why the mods didn’t tag it with a VN tag or change it.