Again you are missing the point - it is not the inclusion of the scene itself that I have a problem with. It is the MC being inconsiderate and the lack of consequences for your choices. The scene itself and especially the conversation with Eva was quite good. If eternum was like you claim it is, the regina scene last update would have been very different. You would not break penny's heart and the game would have rewarded you instead for going for Regina. I personally think it is a case of the game evolving and getting a more clear direction for where it wants to go when it comes to the MC's character development as it progresses.
Don't need to look for a brothel if the likelihood of entering one (or a stripclub or a bar) is high with the given setting (like I'd argue that there's only six types of stores in a Cyberpunk setting: a) sex-themed store (i.e. stripclub, bar (because watering holes more often than not have hookers that frequent them), brothel, futuristic sex toys shop), b) augmentation shop, c) weapons and armor store, d) drugs shop, e) hardware store (i.e. computer and hacking essentials), and f) ramen shop (or an eatery)). And more often than not the probability of stumbling on a sex-themed store is higher. Lot more so if the story happens to be a porn game.
Mmmh not quite though, Regina is clearly a bitch to Penny so trying to fuck her is in fact a dick move. Eva haven't done anything bad to any of the girl, she's a fancy hooker in a virtual world. Trying to do Regina is punishable by torture and death, while having sex with Eva is just a bit of harmless fun. It's there because at that time Orion was not close enough to any of the LIs for something sexual to happen, and yes he is in fact a horndog even though he's nice (these are not mutually exclusive). Without that scene, people would have complained either about things going too fast with the girls OR the absence of any sex scene in the first update.
/shrugs The examples still make him look bad, regardless if you think they're stupid or not.
Its not the act of having sex with Eva (as I have said multiple times already) but the act of taking >1k of Annie's money that she has been saving for years and blowing it all up on hookers. Do you really think Annie would have been thrilled it see this? Especially given the context that the player is presented with before that scene?
Yeah, that's what I mean with a "hook" scene. A lot of VNs are using something like this, often it is a memory or a dream or a fantasy etc. to have a sex scene early, without needing to build it up.
Well, since you accepted the scene, your consequence should be to self-flagellate with a cat-o-nine-tails every night for a week [broken glass optional]. Have fun!
Sure I get it, but it seems a bit harsh to punish the player for wanting to watch the only sex scene of the update, or saying Orion is a dick just because he think with his dick in that moment. Annie gives him the money so it belongs to him now, and Orion do tell her he'll repay her in some way in the future. Not only that, but he just came out of Chop-chop after he potentially bought something for Annie. So saying he's a dick or that he should suffer bad consequences because he choses to have sex with a virtual hooker who has done nothing wrong and for whom he has the money, considering that it is his first time and he is a horndog, is harsh.
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Doesn't seem weird to me, "au contraire". The game take massive amounts of time to build up the plot and the relationships with the LIs, so Eva is just the solution to add a sex scene to the first update without rushing into things. Hence why there's no consequences despite being justified and consistant within the world and the character.
We are discussing the game in what I hope is a respectful conversation.Well, since you accepted the scene, your consequence should be to self-flagellate with a cat-o-nine-tails every night for a week [broken glass optional]. Have fun!
Of course, you should also write a note of apology to Annie. You can give it to her the next time you meet her.
Okay. You have convinced me. That is the worst scene in the history of AVNs. Caribdis should be severely punished for releasing such utter trash. I suggest he be sentenced to a an entire weekend of listening to you critique his game. That'll teach him.
When did I say the scene was trash? I just felt like it was a step down from all the other sex scenes in the game (with the exception of peeping on Dalia). It is definitely not worth going back and changing anything and the conversation with eva about the nature of eternum was great. But when I compare it to literally every other sex scene (and I am also including the build up to that scene here) I find that the others are just a lot better. And the only reason this stands out to me is because I think the rest of the game is excellent. To me this is a near perfect VN and because of that any scene that I feel is a 6-7/10 as opposed to a 9-10/10 stands out. You may of course disagree.
You kinda do need to make custom assets if you plan to use honey select, but at the same time not really. I can identify most of the clothing as being either default built-into BetterRepack or from mods. Take Annie's shirt for example, it's a stock clothing piece with some colored patterns which you can create in...minutes, including finding it and customising it.
Wait till she shows up in RL and gushes in front of Annie about our wonderous time...
