Dorfnutter

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If I remember that scene correctly, it was Idriel who dragged Orion to her realm. So would it be possible that the "portals" are her doing as well? If they are just a manifestation of her power it wouldn't be so strange that he can access his astral inventory when she calls him.

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It's not actually clear if it's Idriel who drags Orion to Limbo or it's the former who wanders to that realm, tho I like to think that's the case given that it would explain the ReminiscecomwhatchafuckitIstillcantpronounceit vision of Orion meeting the Founder when he was still a kid.

As for Caly, it's possible that the Weapons are basically created by Idriel as some stealth way of providing Orion an edge against the Founder later on (with Caly being hidden amidst the weapons as the true ace in the hole), tho it's also possible that the Founder is already aware of this deception but doesn't give a shit as the weapons would ultimately speed up the acquisition of the gems and that he probably has countermeasures in place to deal with any disruption to the gem hunt.
 

citrone

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wish other devs that use Honey Select 2 were as good as Caribdis in making models and backgrounds
most make it look like Honey Select 1
(and Caribdis already pushed HS1 to its limits compared to other at the time)
 
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Dorfnutter

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and Caribdis already pushed HS1 to its limits compared to other at the time
:WaitWhat: :WaitWhat: :WaitWhat:

No, he did not.

Like sure, OIAL ended up being an enjoyable AVN overall, but peak HS1 graphics it is not when you compare it to the likes of Ripples and Pale Carnations (both of which use HS1 and both of which are heavily modded compared to OIAL*).

*Cari himself admitted as much in one of his posts on his Discord channel

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If there's one thing that he pushed to the limit though, it would be his potato laptop, which is what he used when he worked on OIAL

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Couple of screens from the game upscaled by AI (leonardo.ai)

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(Damn the upscaling wiped out whatever lifelike expressions they had JFC)
 

suntzu

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I just skimmed those images before, but putting the original as comparison to ai upscaled one was a BAD move if you wanted the AI ones to look good... because the more I look at them the more horrifically bad do they look
 

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Couple of screens from the game upscaled by AI (leonardo.ai)

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The absence of life in the eyes is the worst thing that shows in these AI generated images, and honestly Nancy's hands in the group pics were creepy as hell.... imho of course.
I f anything this comparison definitely shows how much work and love was put in the game and that what's make it so good. Sorry don't take it personal, this post of mine is not meant as a personal attack to you, so I apologise if I sound rude it wasn't my intention, just my honest opinion. :)
 

TigerWolfe

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jesus, AI music? were songs removed or just background music?
when will dev learn that you just have to ignore these people?
when will weird commenters on this site learn that devs are still beholden to the legal systems where they make and sell their products....
 
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