VN Ren'Py Fiction Paradox [v0.1.1] [Naventu]

[Manoftheworld]

This is such a strong start, good MC and an interesting story.

The adult content is optional, and honestly, I found the romantic aspect the only weakness of the game so far. Diana and Lu just aren't too appealing to me as LI, the models could use work, Diana is nice, but it surprised me that a girl like her would hook up with a random dude, who clearly was never in it for her feelings.

I found the coworker Isabella and the singer girl more attractive models, but they were not introduced as LI, so I'm not sure what the plan is with them. I wouldn't want this to turn into one of those games where I just like all the non LIs more than the actual LIs, and so far that's exactly the case.

But I'm gonna keep an eye out for this regardless, I can't lie that I connected with the MC somewhat, his story so far is not entirely strange to me, good luck.

 

[Naventu]

This is such a strong start, good MC and an interesting story.

The adult content is optional, and honestly, I found the romantic aspect the only weakness of the game so far. Diana and Lu just aren't too appealing to me as LI, the models could use work, Diana is nice, but it surprised me that a girl like her would hook up with a random dude, who clearly was never in it for her feelings.

I found the coworker Isabella and the singer girl more attractive models, but they were not introduced as LI, so I'm not sure what the plan is with them. I wouldn't want this to turn into one of those games where I just like all the non LIs more than the actual LIs, and so far that's exactly the case.

But I'm gonna keep an eye out for this regardless, I can't lie that I connected with the MC somewhat, his story so far is not entirely strange to me, good luck.

Thank you for playing and leaving a comment!

We're glad you liked the story, and yes, the singer will be a main LI.

 

[MagicMan753]

I really enjoyed the game. Diana is probably my favorite, but Lu is great. Curious about any future LI's.

That being said, one thing did kind of ruin the game a bit for me and may be the reason I don't want to continue. And that is the hair changing to that Red. I am just not a fan of it, I liked how MC looked generally(Playing Male) and the hair is great at end, just not the color, the bright red, kind of just killed my vibe.

So, yeah not sure what I plan to do yet, cause not fan of hair thing at ending, just ruined it for me. But either way, keep up the good work dev and wish you the best, even if I won't be a part of the journey.

 

[SHADOWM00N]

I really enjoyed the game. Diana is probably my favorite, but Lu is great. Curious about any future LI's.

That being said, one thing did kind of ruin the game a bit for me and may be the reason I don't want to continue. And that is the hair changing to that Red. I am just not a fan of it, I liked how MC looked generally(Playing Male) and the hair is great at end, just not the color, the bright red, kind of just killed my vibe.

So, yeah not sure what I plan to do yet, cause not fan of hair thing at ending, just ruined it for me. But either way, keep up the good work dev and wish you the best, even if I won't be a part of the journey.

I think I might've been one of the few people who actually enjoyed it, I can see why you didn't but I just find it rather nice an MC with a different color than the usual brown/black/blonde you see in most AVNs.

 

[Naventu]

I really enjoyed the game. Diana is probably my favorite, but Lu is great. Curious about any future LI's.

That being said, one thing did kind of ruin the game a bit for me and may be the reason I don't want to continue. And that is the hair changing to that Red. I am just not a fan of it, I liked how MC looked generally(Playing Male) and the hair is great at end, just not the color, the bright red, kind of just killed my vibe.

So, yeah not sure what I plan to do yet, cause not fan of hair thing at ending, just ruined it for me. But either way, keep up the good work dev and wish you the best, even if I won't be a part of the journey.

Thank you for your words, we're glad you enjoyed the game!

We're sorry to hear that the new hair color (which will be the standard look for the rest of the game) ruined your experience. Here's a little explanation:

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In any case, we invite you to try the game again when the chapter 2 is released! If the MC's look is that important to you and the red color is a dealbreaker, we understand that. In any case, thank you very much for your kind words. ^^

 

[MagicMan753]

Thank you for your words, we're glad you enjoyed the game!

We're sorry to hear that the new hair color (which will be the standard look for the rest of the game) ruined your experience. Here's a little explanation:

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In any case, we invite you to try the game again when the chapter 2 is released! If the MC's look is that important to you and the red color is a dealbreaker, we understand that. In any case, thank you very much for your kind words. ^^

I took a look at female mc and she does look way, way better with red. I can understand what you are going for with the symbolism, just the color doesn't match for Male mc in my eye as of now. I think if you went with another color, like any other color. I would have liked it more, not sure which color, but to me, its just the red color for me mainly.

But yeah, I'll defintely check out the next chapter, and I hope by then I adjust or can accept it, cause I really want Diana romance, so don't want to leave game.

 

[HollowDux]

I'm really enjoying where this is going. I like the setting and the way the story has been introduced so far. I appreciate that you haven't force any sex (up to this point at least) (in the FMC maturation scene, the disco hairy bush was a bit much though I hope it's somewhat trim or completely shaved after her makeover).
I don't quite understand the intense dislike directed at Diana. I only played the FMC version (no interest in male) so maybe the story with Diana is different with the MMC?
I’m a huge fan of the FMC’s makeover, she looks much more confident and ready to take on the world. Also, major props for the built-in walkthrough, every dev should include something like that. It’s a must. Same thing for the UI, amazing job!

I'm a little concerned about the game having two protagonists though. It generally always end-up the same way, the devs will eventually slow down or completely drop the female protagonist because most player will play the male route and bitch/clown about the female/lesbian route. I truly hope it doesn't end up like this.

I'm keeping an eye on this, it check all of my preferences (for now at least)

 

[Kagarus]

I don't quite understand the intense dislike directed at Diana. I only played the FMC version (no interest in male) so maybe the story with Diana is different with the MMC?

Nah, it's pretty much identical, it's just that certain people get really really upset when a LI is in a prior relationship or doesn't swoon at the MC at first sight.

 

[Saerwen]

I'm really enjoying where this is going. I like the setting and the way the story has been introduced so far. I appreciate that you haven't force any sex (up to this point at least) (in the FMC maturation scene, the disco hairy bush was a bit much though I hope it's somewhat trim or completely shaved after her makeover).
I don't quite understand the intense dislike directed at Diana. I only played the FMC version (no interest in male) so maybe the story with Diana is different with the MMC?
I’m a huge fan of the FMC’s makeover, she looks much more confident and ready to take on the world. Also, major props for the built-in walkthrough, every dev should include something like that. It’s a must. Same thing for the UI, amazing job!

I'm a little concerned about the game having two protagonists though. It generally always end-up the same way, the devs will eventually slow down or completely drop the female protagonist because most player will play the male route and bitch/clown about the female/lesbian route. I truly hope it doesn't end up like this.

I'm keeping an eye on this, it check all of my preferences (for now at least)

Considering that Devs are women there's no way they would drop female protagonist.

 

[GreenDark]

Nah, it's pretty much identical, it's just that certain people get really really upset when a LI is in a prior relationship or doesn't swoon at the MC at first sight.

That's a reductive and dismissive way to look at it.

I guess I can only speak for myself but my reason for disliking the way her relationship with her douche boyfriend is portrayed is... well, he's a ridiculously over-the-top douche. I just can't believe a girl supposedly as smart kind and caring as Diana would be with him at this point for any reason. If that reason exists, why didn't we, the audience, get it when reading her inner thoughts? They've been together for 5 years? That's not even close to being enough for how much of a shallow douche he's portrayed as and how amazing-smart-godlike-perfect she's supposed to be.

Give Diana some flaws and acknowledge them or acknowledge her current behavior as complete nonsense. Give the boyfriend something of an attractive trait. Make me believe their relationship could exist in any way. Give the MC a valid reason to be insecure about crushing on Diana. I don't want her boyfriend deleted from the story. On the contrary, I want his presence justified.

 

[Kagarus]

That's a reductive and dismissive way to look at it.

I guess I can only speak for myself but my reason for disliking the way her relationship with her douche boyfriend is portrayed is... well, he's a ridiculously over-the-top douche. I just can't believe a girl supposedly as smart kind and caring as Diana would be with him at this point for any reason. If that reason exists, why didn't we, the audience, get it when reading her inner thoughts? They've been together for 5 years? That's not even close to being enough for how much of a shallow douche he's portrayed as and how amazing-smart-godlike-perfect she's supposed to be.

Give Diana some flaws and acknowledge them or acknowledge her current behavior as complete nonsense. Give the boyfriend something of an attractive trait. Make me believe their relationship could exist in any way. Give the MC a valid reason to be insecure about crushing on Diana. I don't want her boyfriend deleted from the story. On the contrary, I want his presence justified.

It's made pretty clear?
He's her first and only "serious boyfriend" (who she accepted to have a boyfriend); being intelligent and caring doesn't prevent you from being trapped (or trapping yourself) in an unhappy relationship, especially when you have no other experiences with relationships - and she kinda knows it's a bad relationship, even acknowledging that he doesn't love her, but resigned herself "This is fine and standard and nothing special, he's not a bad person, I love helping people and I'm improving his life". Her being kind and caring is explicitly part of the problem.

And acknowledged by whom? Lu is pretty clear on what she thinks of him, and that Diana is making a mistake every day she doesn't dump him. MC at that point is way too dedicated to their self-loathing.
Do you need the narrator to freeze the frame, turn it grey and then go "You're right, dear reader, this is a toxic relationship. While Diana may appear perfect in the eyes of our MC, who crushes on her but actually doesn't know her too well (as well as their own insecurity, as we previously discussed), she in fact has flaws. As you can read in her thoughts, she has given up on love - this is obviously quite foolish, and she could easily do better, but because <spoiler for chapter 2> and <spoiler for chapter 3> she doesn't dare to think that. Factors contributing to this were her focus on her studies, her being inexperienced and him being a connection to her home while she studied abroad."

(Also, what the hell is a valid reason to feel insecure about crushing on her? They were an inexperienced, insecure teenager working up the nerve to confess to their (popular) highschool crush. And afterwards when they meet her again, their sense of self-worth is "empty person")

 

[GreenDark]

You seem to have read ahead of me in the story. I can only know what happens up to the end of chapter 1. If these issues are addressed in future chapters, great! I'll be glad to see it. But for now I can only operate with chapter 1 knowledge. So:

It's made pretty clear?
He's her first and only "serious boyfriend" (who she accepted to have a boyfriend); being intelligent and caring doesn't prevent you from being trapped (or trapping yourself) in an unhappy relationship, especially when you have no other experiences with relationships - and she kinda knows it's a bad relationship, even acknowledging that he doesn't love her, but resigned herself "This is fine and standard and nothing special, he's not a bad person, I love helping people and I'm improving his life". Her being kind and caring is explicitly part of the problem.

Not clear at all. In fact it's contradictory with how the character is presented not only by the MC's narration but by her actions too. None of her inner thoughts ring with any kind of truth when Oliver is only presented to the audience as an absurd cliché. "He's not a bad person." Why? We don't know. "I bring good things into his life." Which things? We don't know. The same girl who can read the MC's life like an open book can't see this totally undisguised inhuman trash for what he is.

And acknowledged by whom? Lu is pretty clear on what she thinks of him, and that Diana is making a mistake every day she doesn't dump him. MC at that point is way too dedicated to their self-loathing.

Are you serious? Their relationship being a mistake is pounded into the audience's face with all the subtlety of a full-speed frontal train crash. That's not what needs to be acknowledged.
It's Diana's part in it. It feels like the story is trying to make Diana look like the innocent victim and also still perfect, somehow, and that it's all the boyfriend's fault. Once again, Oliver's portrayal is a problem. He's so thoroughly unbelievable as a person. That's why I'm begging for a redeeming trait for him or for more flaws for Diana. A less smart, less insightful, more dependent person could maybe be believable in this situation. Or maybe we could be shown something, anything, from the happier moments of their relationship so that our view of the boyfriend isn't just what we have now.
It's just not possible that these two people, as presented so far, would be together.

Do you need the narrator to freeze the frame, turn it grey and then go...

This seems to be already what is happening. Diana's inner dialogue. Except the information written inside is wrong. Or, at the very least, incomplete and what's missing is the most important part. This would have been the opportunity to hint at or justify them being together but what we get in her thoughts makes me wish the scene didn't have her thoughts at all.

(Also, what the hell is a valid reason to feel insecure about crushing on her? They were an inexperienced, insecure teenager working up the nerve to confess to their (popular) highschool crush. And afterwards when they meet her again, their sense of self-worth is "empty person")

I admit I expressed myself badly here.
I was talking about a hypothetical insecurity in relation to Oliver. Something which could be overcome after MC gains some confidence.
Yes, MC is plenty justified in being insecure in general and in relation to Diana. But when it comes to Oliver all we get is "What an asshole. Anyway, I'm a loser." which isn't much. The point here is that if Oliver is supposed to be any kind of obstacle for the MC to get over on the way to Diana's heart, he's an embarrassingly weak one.

 

[Kagarus]

You seem to have read ahead of me in the story. I can only know what happens up to the end of chapter 1. If these issues are addressed in future chapters, great! I'll be glad to see it. But for now I can only operate with chapter 1 knowledge. So:


Not clear at all. In fact it's contradictory with how the character is presented not only by the MC's narration but by her actions too. None of her inner thoughts ring with any kind of truth when Oliver is only presented to the audience as an absurd cliché. "He's not a bad person." Why? We don't know. "I bring good things into his life." Which things? We don't know. The same girl who can read the MC's life like an open book can't see this totally undisguised inhuman trash for what he is.


Are you serious? Their relationship being a mistake is pounded into the audience's face with all the subtlety of a full-speed frontal train crash. That's not what needs to be acknowledged.
It's Diana's part in it. It feels like the story is trying to make Diana look like the innocent victim and also still perfect, somehow, and that it's all the boyfriend's fault. Once again, Oliver's portrayal is a problem. He's so thoroughly unbelievable as a person. That's why I'm begging for a redeeming trait for him or for more flaws for Diana. A less smart, less insightful, more dependent person could maybe be believable in this situation. Or maybe we could be shown something, anything, from the happier moments of their relationship so that our view of the boyfriend isn't just what we have now.
It's just not possible that these two people, as presented so far, would be together.


This seems to be already what is happening. Diana's inner dialogue. Except the information written inside is wrong. Or, at the very least, incomplete and what's missing is the most important part. This would have been the opportunity to hint at or justify them being together but what we get in her thoughts makes me wish the scene didn't have her thoughts at all.


I admit I expressed myself badly here.
I was talking about a hypothetical insecurity in relation to Oliver. Something which could be overcome after MC gains some confidence.
Yes, MC is plenty justified in being insecure in general and in relation to Diana. But when it comes to Oliver all we get is "What an asshole. Anyway, I'm a loser." which isn't much. The point here is that if Oliver is supposed to be any kind of obstacle for the MC to get over on the way to Diana's heart, he's an embarrassingly weak one.

I...
The thoughts of the characters express the thoughts and emotions of the point of view character, and should be viewed as such. It's not an objective narrator stepping in; when Diana's thoughts are shown, that's her flawed and subjective point of view. When she thinks "despite his flaws, he's not a bad person", that's not an objective statement that he's "not a bad person" (whatever that means), it's part of her rationalizing to herself why she's still with him - and it might be somewhat true (he has some redeeming qualities that will be shown later), or only barely and not really (he's really fun to be around... if want he wants aligns with what she wants) or not at all, and we might learn that later on - but more importantly, the point of that passage is that she's unhappy and that she's justifying to herself why she's still in that relationship (and can't imagine something better, because of her flaws).
As for the good things, cooking is explicitly mentioned, but the exact details also don't really matter? Her being around the asshole makes the asshole happier and makes him a better person (however marginally that might be, maybe next time he'll refrain from saying loser in their hearing range...), helping others makes her happy. It's her justifying and rationalizing.

The MC is also not exactly a hard book to read, and it's not like she has any Striking! Shocking! insights about them either. And even if she had, her being extremely good in reading others and not also being able to recognize (and more importantly accept) that Oliver is 1. an asshole, and 2. she could be much happier by just dumping him wouldn't be much of an inconsistency because recognizing stuff in others and recognizing things in yourself (or in your relationships) are very different. See also psychologists going "Why are you asking the question from the PTSD checkli... oh fuck. Those all apply, why didn't I see that?!?"

(And MC's insecurity regarding Oliver was not at all about Oliver. It's a short "wow, what an asshole", before returning to the "I'm an empty, worthless person" refrain going on inside their head. She could've probably pulled aside one of the robots or a cardboard cutout as her boyfriend and MC's reaction would in the end not be too different )

 

[GreenDark]

This is twice now that you've assumed I'm such a drooling moron that I can't understand simple ideas in fictional storytelling.
You thought I somehow missed the writer's perspective that "Diana and Oliver together = no good"
Now you think I can't conceive of fictional character having thoughts that aren't true.

So allow me to try to criticize you instead of the VN: I think you're making up a beautiful story that makes sense in your head. One where the characters have deep complex personalities, thoughts and backstories that are subtly and concisely communicated to the audience and Diana has PTSD(?). Too bad that story isn't the one I read in this VN. I wish it were.

She could've probably pulled aside one of the robots or a cardboard cutout as her boyfriend and MC's reaction would in the end not be too different )

I agree... that's the problem.

 

[SafeForSure]

I stand by what I said before and people need to stop saying we are insecure if we don't go with the plot. Diana is absolute shit as a love interests. After the start she is the first person you meet. She is your first step into the world that is presented. And what is what we get a dick head boyfriend. Why should the first mission be to make my mc a homewrecker? I should turn my character into something what diminishes him as a character? Just because he is a douche I should go break them up? So she is such a sad excuse of a women she can't make her own decisions and I need to go meddle in someone's relationship? That just isn't going to happen because I don't go making my character a jerk. And that has nothing to with being insecure I am married to a woman who already had children and I'm in my 50s and seen my share of life. A woman like that is trouble and it's bad writing to have put her as a love interest.

 

[Naventu]

I'm really enjoying where this is going. I like the setting and the way the story has been introduced so far. I appreciate that you haven't force any sex (up to this point at least) (in the FMC maturation scene, the disco hairy bush was a bit much though I hope it's somewhat trim or completely shaved after her makeover).
I don't quite understand the intense dislike directed at Diana. I only played the FMC version (no interest in male) so maybe the story with Diana is different with the MMC?
I’m a huge fan of the FMC’s makeover, she looks much more confident and ready to take on the world. Also, major props for the built-in walkthrough, every dev should include something like that. It’s a must. Same thing for the UI, amazing job!

I'm a little concerned about the game having two protagonists though. It generally always end-up the same way, the devs will eventually slow down or completely drop the female protagonist because most player will play the male route and bitch/clown about the female/lesbian route. I truly hope it doesn't end up like this.

I'm keeping an eye on this, it check all of my preferences (for now at least)

Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you like it. <3

Yes, in her new look we will trim it or shave it. We added natural pubic hair to the initial MCs because full shaved felt unnatural/incoherent for them at that point. Well, and also because we couldn't find a decent pubic hair 3D asset, haha.

I don't quite understand the intense dislike directed at Diana. I only played the FMC version (no interest in male) so maybe the story with Diana is different with the MMC?

Nope, their story and dialogues are the same for both MCs. We only adjust the gender of the words and obvious differences, like sex-related stuff, etc.

In fact, we already have all dialogues for gay MC and straight FMC in the code! For example, Daniel (male version of Diana) has a girlfriend called Olivia, and the dialogues are exactly the same. All characters of FP have the same personality in all modes. ^^

That content is not available in the game yet, since we postponed male LIs (too much work for now). But we design all scenes keeping in mind all possible modes!

About the "Diana issue" a few players are having, let us share some relevant notes about the development that may explain part of it.

Originally, our intention was to include 3 chapters per release (with severals NSFW moments, including a full sex scene), but during summer

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since the development was taking more time than expected (remember: this is our first game ever!).

The main issue here was that the first chapter was completely centered on the MC: their loneliness, their dreams, and their radical change. If this was going to be a single release, we HAD to add some other content, so we:

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But still, to be honest with you, Dakno (the writer and director of Naventu) was a bit skeptical with releasing the first chapter alone. After all, we planned to do a bigger launch with much more content where players can get a better vibe of the story and characters.

So we did testing with several people: women and men of different sexualities and sensibilities, most of them not used to play AVNs or porn games at all (we want to reach a bigger audience!). They played the first chapter, gave us feedback, and to our surprise, they loved it! So we felt confident to release it right away.

Testers appreciated the original soundtrack, the message of the story, the renders, the camera work, etc. Both AVN players and non-AVN players! We were happy, since we worked really hard during the development: documents with dozens of pages for each character, place and scene, in some cases remaking music, renders and dialogues, putting references to other games/movies and real-life issues, etc. And most importantly: without any income yet. All those 3D assets are expensive, and we paid a professional composer to do all the music (

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But not all the feedback was positive, of course. What we're trying to say, is that expectations and personal preferences play a big role in judging the game. The full story was already planned before starting development, but it's inevitable some people prejudge without waiting for the following chapters. It's not pleasant to read some comments, but most feedback has been positive, so we're fine with it.

I'm a little concerned about the game having two protagonists though. It generally always end-up the same way, the devs will eventually slow down or completely drop the female protagonist because most player will play the male route and bitch/clown about the female/lesbian route. I truly hope it doesn't end up like this.

Don't worry! We won't do that. Both male and female options are equally important to us. ^^

 

[Buletti]

Thank you for your kind words! We're glad you like it. <3

Yes, in her new look we will trim it or shave it. We added natural pubic hair to the initial MCs because full shaved felt unnatural/incoherent for them at that point. Well, and also because we couldn't find a decent pubic hair 3D asset, haha.



Nope, their story and dialogues are the same for both MCs. We only adjust the gender of the words and obvious differences, like sex-related stuff, etc.

In fact, we already have all dialogues for gay MC and straight FMC in the code! For example, Daniel (male version of Diana) has a girlfriend called Olivia, and the dialogues are exactly the same. All characters of FP have the same personality in all modes. ^^

That content is not available in the game yet, since we postponed male LIs (too much work for now). But we design all scenes keeping in mind all possible modes!

About the "Diana issue" a few players are having, let us share some relevant notes about the development that may explain part of it.

Originally, our intention was to include 3 chapters per release (with severals NSFW moments, including a full sex scene), but during summer

You must be registered to see the links

since the development was taking more time than expected (remember: this is our first game ever!).

The main issue here was that the first chapter was completely centered on the MC: their loneliness, their dreams, and their radical change. If this was going to be a single release, we HAD to add some other content, so we:

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But still, to be honest with you, Dakno (the writer and director of Naventu) was a bit skeptical with releasing the first chapter alone. After all, we planned to do a bigger launch with much more content where players can get a better vibe of the story and characters.

So we did testing with several people: women and men of different sexualities and sensibilities, most of them not used to play AVNs or porn games at all (we want to reach a bigger audience!). They played the first chapter, gave us feedback, and to our surprise, they loved it! So we felt confident to release it right away.

Testers appreciated the original soundtrack, the message of the story, the renders, the camera work, etc. Both AVN players and non-AVN players! We were happy, since we worked really hard during the development: documents with dozens of pages for each character, place and scene, in some cases remaking music, renders and dialogues, putting references to other games/movies and real-life issues, etc. And most importantly: without any income yet. All those 3D assets are expensive, and we paid a professional composer to do all the music (

You must be registered to see the links

).

But not all the feedback was positive, of course. What we're trying to say, is that expectations and personal preferences play a big role in judging the game. The full story was already planned before starting development, but it's inevitable some people prejudge without waiting for the following chapters. It's not pleasant to read some comments, but most feedback has been positive, so we're fine with it.



Don't worry! We won't do that. Both male and female options are equally important to us. ^^

In case you introduce male LIs, will they be completely avoidable or at least no MC is lusting for dicks and how they want to be fucked?

I enjoy the lesbian path very much and what I don't need is the FMC to crave males.

 

[Naventu]

In case you introduce male LIs, will they be completely avoidable or at least no MC is lusting for dicks and how they want to be fucked?

I enjoy the lesbian path very much and what I don't need is the FMC to crave males.

Yes, don't worry. Adding male LIs doesn't mean they show up in lesbian or straight male routes.

The current game is:

- You choose lesbian FMC: all LI's are women.
- You choose straight MC: all LI's are women.

And in the future, if the game has success and we can expand the team:

- You choose gay MC: all LI's are men.
- You choose straight FMC: all LI's are men.
- You choose bisexual MC: Diana remains female, Lu changes to Ling (the male version), etc. So 50% female, 50% male.

They're not just avoidable, they won't even appear on your game if you play as a lesbian MC.

The same way we have Evelyn/Evan, we have Diana/Daniel, Lu/Ling, Tashia/Taiwo, etc. All players can enjoy the full story adapted to their own sexuality and preferences.

 

[SafeForSure]

Yes, don't worry. Adding male LIs doesn't mean they show up in lesbian or straight male routes.

The current game is:

- You choose lesbian FMC: all LI's are women.
- You choose straight MC: all LI's are women.

And in the future, if the game has success and we can expand the team:

- You choose gay MC: all LI's are men.
- You choose straight FMC: all LI's are men.
- You choose bisexual MC: Diana remains female, Lu changes to Ling (the male version), etc. So 50% female, 50% male.

They're not just avoidable, they won't even appear on your game if you play as a lesbian MC.

The same way we have Evelyn/Evan, we have Diana/Daniel, Lu/Ling, Tashia/Taiwo, etc. All players can enjoy the full story adapted to their own sexuality and preferences.

Can we avoid Diana and her boyfriend so we are not forced to enjoy her unfolding drama with that guy? Like I told before I was pretty hyped for the release but was very disappointed. I want to be able to not go into that drama with her because I think she is a horrible writing character that stays with a asshole for 5 years for weird reasons but doesn't why away from having sexual acts with someone she just met. I said before I like the art and style and world building but just are not interested in her poorly written character and her boyfriend drama.

 

[Naventu]

Can we avoid Diana and her boyfriend so we are not forced to enjoy her unfolding drama with that guy? Like I told before I was pretty hyped for the release but was very disappointed. I want to be able to not go into that drama with her because I think she is a horrible writing character that stays with a asshole for 5 years for weird reasons but doesn't why away from having sexual acts with someone she just met. I said before I like the art and style and world building but just are not interested in her poorly written character and her boyfriend drama.

We recommend you to stop assuming things of the story and the game that you don't know yet.

You mentioned earlier "Why should the first mission be to make my mc a homewrecker?", but that's simply not true. MC doesn't have to steal Diana from her boyfriend. That's one of the false assumptions you and other people did.

Besides, chapter 1 is not about Diana and her boyfriend (which is a very small part out of 2 hours of content). It's about the world and the MC, and there's a timeskip of several months at the end of the chapter.

If you consider Diana's character is horrible and poorly written, or cannot wait for chapters 2 and 3 to give you more context and information about the character, this game may not be for you.

And answering your question, the intimate relationship with Diana is optional, as any other LIs, but she's an important character in the story and will appear frequently until the end.