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Why would a path where you can have Annie and all her friends (except Chang) be worse that a path where you can only have Annie?I think you're out of your damn mind. The "true' path: Happy and loving Annie solo.
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Even though I really love Annie, all the others girls (incl Calypso) are unique and loveable so for me the only path is the Harem oneI think you're out of your damn mind. The "true' path: Happy and loving Annie solo.
(except if Caribdis decide to put Charlotte in it, that's a big no-no)
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Because I don't like any of her friends. So, the true path is Annie.Why would a path where you can have Annie and all her friends (except Chang) be worse that a path where you can only have Annie?
Even though I really love Annie, all the others girls (incl Calypso) are unique and loveable so for me the only path is the Harem one
(except if Caribdis decide to put Charlotte in it, that's a big no-no)
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MRW Cari adds Charlotte to the final harem list or adds a Charlotte scene...Even though I really love Annie, all the others girls (incl Calypso) are unique and loveable so for me the only path is the Harem one
(except if Caribdis decide to put Charlotte in it, that's a big no-no)
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To each their own I guessBecause I don't like any of her friends. So, the true path is Annie.
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That's what i like about Caribdis's games, most who start a new AVN automatically go for the "all girls at once" route before deciding on a main LI, and most other AVNs punish the player for doing so, locking paths or having the girl dumping the MC, in the end resulting on the player getting a "alone path".
With OIAL and Eternum, one can go for all LIs at once and get a happy ending where all girls like the MC, which leaves individual paths as optional.
The only true path is Nova or Dalia, the rest are extra kkkkk.I think you're out of your damn mind. The "true' path: Happy and loving Annie solo.
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As I said just sharing some thoughts, I couldn't say if this is in fact the dev's thinking, and in fact it should be much faster and uncomplicates a lot of things, in addition to having a main story with only one consistent ending I believe, Just in fact sharing this thought because of the weightlessness of the choices, which are more just because of the "risk of losing something" than actually feeling that it brings impact, and I like the choices because it brings a sense that you have some control, and weight.
Just thinking about it...since in theory it couldn't make a difference since there's only one way, leaving only replay by bad ends. Still, I wouldn't take it out since it would take a lot out of my experience. but the lack of agency in decisions is a little annoying, since it does not have any impact and it is only a matter of choosing the right one.
idk enjoyed the game so far anyway, waiting to see more of Dalia.
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/Imagines sleeping with Charlotte with this awaiting OrionWasn't it Regina (not Charlotte) who was the complete, yearbook stealing biotch?
Why all the hate for Charlotte? Seems like Gertrude would be a worse choice...
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ell I like to contribute for everyone to have their happy end without a doubt and it's good anyway everyone can have a unique individual experience with Caribdis's games. I don't know if this possibility of a bad end because you feel like you're losing something impacts so much since it only contributes to that Playthrough, and allows you to explore for more or even get the harem ending avoiding frustrations.
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Brother, welcome aboard!!!!!
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As I said just sharing some thoughts, I couldn't say if this is in fact the dev's thinking, and in fact it should be much faster and uncomplicates a lot of things, in addition to having a main story with only one consistent ending I believe, Just in fact sharing this thought because of the weightlessness of the choices, which are more just because of the "risk of losing something" than actually feeling that it brings impact, and I like the choices because it brings a sense that you have some control, and weight.
Just thinking about it...since in theory it couldn't make a difference since there's only one way, leaving only replay by bad ends. Still, I wouldn't take it out since it would take a lot out of my experience. but the lack of agency in decisions is a little annoying, since it does not have any impact and it is only a matter of choosing the right one.
idk enjoyed the game so far anyway, waiting to see more of Dalia.
The "one route is the true route" hearkens back to the old-school way of writing VNs and was present in most eroges that aren't your average "school setting with more than a dozen love interests or so and no actual plot except getting laid." Branching paths are pretty rare, with some only "branching" after you've done one route, with the rest being treated as unlocks that pad the VN's overall runtime (e.g. Fate/Stay Night's and Full metal Daemon Muramasa's route structure).
The trouble with branching paths IMO is that for a story that basically spans multiple hours of reading and watching cutscenes play out, having branching paths only adds a lot to the dev time required to make said paths feel "meaningful." It's why AVNs like BaDIK basically take a year per update with only an hour or so of gameplay per route (mayhaps even shorter) because the dev has to take into account the multiple routes that exist in that game as well as the "other stuff" that he likes to add because of personal preference...
/eyetwitches at he remembers DPC's unrestrained fetish for adding minigames to his work
...anyhow, the thing with Cari is that he obviously has a story to tell and he wants to tell that with the idea that all members of the harem have something to contribute to the plot and not just act as love interests that the protagonist can choose to screw. With OIAL he had only succeeded in pulling this off with Lauren and Judie, with certain members of the harem having some contribution to the plot but ultimately fell off when they basically served their purpose...and with some not even contributing anything at all and their inclusion is just because they happen to exist (i.e. Jasmine, Iris).
So with Eternum Cari is basically rectifying this issue by making all of the harem members contribute to the plot for the long haul and that itself is a double-edged sword as you have seen, because if you DON'T play it as intended by the dev you're basically locking yourself out on huge chunks of the narrative by going with a one-girl route as each of the girl's route has some contribution to the overall plot. This isn't like in most modern AVNs where branching paths or choices actually matter. On the other hand, doing it this way allows Cari to basically write meatier updates while balancing everyone's desire for lewds by making at least half of the girls have some scenes per update (and this will increase as time goes on, especially once we start hitting the multiple girls per scene segment of the story).
So at the end of the day, this is basically just Cari knowing what story he wants to write, understanding the shortcomings of going with writing said narrative, but ultimately sticking to his guns as the overall goal is to make the story he wants to make with only him doing most of the legwork and doing so in a timely manner and without having to spend more time than necessary having to write multiple paths and taking into account what choices the player made and the potential consequences for said choices. Granted, there ARE choices that the player obviously has to make that obviously would lead to different outcomes (i.e. who lives and who dies in the Collector whodunit, whose side you chose in the latter half of the Andromeda event), but they likely won't completely affect the overall narrative that Cari wants to make. And that is fine given the type of narrative that Eternum has (which is a long-format narrative and not a choice-and-consequences style of story).
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As for Annie, I just wanted to comment on how I thought the first time that if I confessed to her, I would end up with another path because I would already be in a relationship with her or something like that, when in reality, I realize later that I would only lose content since I can "stay with her" and continue the rest of the game without affecting anything and just win with it.Why would a path where you can have Annie and all her friends (except Chang) be worse that a path where you can only have Annie?
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