Ren'Py Fashion Business [Ep.5 v1.01 Extra] [DecentMonkey]

[agn25]

First impressions after playing two of the three storylines in the latest update:
It's funny that after playing the Shiny Hole thread, Monica still wants to work at the Film Studio.
Although it's actually better to have two sets of ID documents than none at all
Film Studio:
No surprises here—we get exactly what we expected, no more, no less.
I hope this ending will be expanded in the future (maybe a separate storyline?)

You can play the film studio ending before any of the Claire stuff happens in ep5 if you start a new game or continue from ep4. So those documents are available before the bankers.

Even better you can just play the porn island ending and avoid those beloved kickboxing animations all together.

 

[agn25]

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Yes Melanie is the strongest evidence in the game as presented that the farm or some form of it does exist. Not just from her reactions and behaviour since visiting it, but also from Phillip's reaction in the basement storyline when he finds out that Victoria has enslaved Melanie, who he recognised as being owned by the farm. So some form of something exists.

Again whether that is still an animal farm or a group of human slaves trained as animals remains to be seen.

And Monica taking her husbands assets and putting them into her name is stealing from him. This all happened before his disappearance. In my scenario the husband was never arrested as Monica was told but left so the plans they had for Monica's future could begin.

Anyway we both agree that a conspiracy is working against Monica. That has been made quite obvious in recent updates as characters know things about Monica that they shouldn't. eg. Phillip knows Monica called herself a good whore in prison or Steve calling Monica "my girl" just like Vic does. In fact Phillip has been in on it from the first scene Monica meets him. Lets hope we get an ending worthy of this game with any or all Hollywood endings avoidable.

 

[qazxsw80]

Yes Melanie is the strongest evidence in the game as presented that the farm or some form of it does exist. Not just from her reactions and behaviour since visiting it, but also from Phillip's reaction in the basement storyline when he finds out that Victoria has enslaved Melanie, who he recognised as being owned by the farm. So some form of something exists.

Probably it was already mentioned, but what about the picture where Monica herself ends up in the Farm and branded like a pig? Naked, chained, along with other slaves and all that. I don't know, but it seems good enough proof to me that the farm exits. What actually happens there we'll probably never know.

 

[Stan5851]

Anyway we both agree that a conspiracy is working against Monica. That has been made quite obvious in recent updates as characters know things about Monica that they shouldn't. eg. Phillip knows Monica called herself a good whore in prison or Steve calling Monica "my girl" just like Vic does. In fact Phillip has been in on it from the first scene Monica meets him. Lets hope we get an ending worthy of this game with any or all Hollywood endings avoidable.

Yes, that's right. Besides, there's also this, which can't be a coincidence.

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There are other hints that this is definitely a conspiracy, and we have discussed this many times in this thread. And like you, I really hope for a truly worthy and profound ending in which this whole massive conspiracy is revealed and shown to everyone. However, I would be glad if there were at least 3, or better yet 4, endings in the main finale.

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[Gerwazy]

You can play the film studio ending before any of the Claire stuff happens in ep5 if you start a new game or continue from ep4. So those documents are available before the bankers.

Even better you can just play the porn island ending and avoid those beloved kickboxing animations all together.

The question is whether this is really necessary. I have three endings to the boxing match from the previous update, so I can choose the same in EP5 v2, i.e., knock out the director, sail to the island to avoid Steve's probably nasty trap, or wait and hope that choosing Mr. Campbell as the new “husband” will be the best option for Monica.

Looking into the future I hope that instead of new polls, DM will invite us to submit ideas for DLC scenarios or alternative, obviously Hollywood-style endings. I'd be happy to participate in that

 

[Stan5851]

sail to the island to avoid Steve's probably nasty trap

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[agn25]

Yes, that's right. Besides, there's also this, which can't be a coincidence.

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There are other hints that this is definitely a conspiracy, and we have discussed this many times in this thread. And like you, I really hope for a truly worthy and profound ending in which this whole massive conspiracy is revealed and shown to everyone. However, I would be glad if there were at least 3, or better yet 4, endings in the main finale.

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Yes there are many more coincidences and knowledge that characters have I didn't mention. The example you gave is a big one.

On your first ending scenario, animals can still be on the farm but that doesn't mean they are there to be used to fuck humans. It would still need to look like a farm to the outside world. But yes we need to know definitively what happened to Monica's husband. I want that revelation as much as anyone.

On 2, yep, Monica will end up married to someone in an ending and most likely be a trophy wife with no power in the relationship.

I've talked about your third variant before. I just don't see anyone who would put their wife through what Monica has been through would want her back. And I couldn't see Monica going back to him after all is said and done.

All the scenarios you mention could happen I would add the revenge quest as a possible "Hollywood" ending. At the stage that it starts, Monica has not worked as a prostitute yet and has only done up to the Melanie photoshoot. The conspiracy could fall apart when Monica refuses to play along with it. They may give up and hand her life back to her.

Like you though I find it hard to work out how Monica will get a "Hollywood" ending as of ep5v2. And in my opinion nor should she. Monica by this time is so compromised and has done things that the Monica at the start of ep1 would of never dreamed was possible. I don't mind good or decent endings for Monica just not one where she can go back to her old life as if nothing happened.

 

[agn25]

The question is whether this is really necessary. I have three endings to the boxing match from the previous update, so I can choose the same in EP5 v2, i.e., knock out the director, sail to the island to avoid Steve's probably nasty trap, or wait and hope that choosing Mr. Campbell as the new “husband” will be the best option for Monica.

Looking into the future I hope that instead of new polls, DM will invite us to submit ideas for DLC scenarios or alternative, obviously Hollywood-style endings. I'd be happy to participate in that

Well nothing is necessary. What I'm saying is that as of now the porn shoot ending is available before any of the kickboxing shit.
Sorry to say I have no interest in any fan crap. Polls just have no interest with me. I want what DM wants. His vision is what I'm interested in. Not his fans.