VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch.1 Remake v0.25] [NeonGhosts]

[Naps-On-Dirt]

I didn't understand why a Ch1 remake arrived but after playing it I think it is great; it introduces story elements a bit smoother (like how he came to own the convenience store) and I wholeheartedly approve of the earlier introduction of Carolina.

A technical note, I played the Patreon version first (it was the first to show up, I think?) and the sprite for Nicki (with green shirt and dark hair) kept appearing for a split second between each render or line of dialogue. It doesn't seem to be happening as I flip through the SS version.

 

[Ragnar]

Viola is Russian (unjustified military invader) and deserves to be raped (I support the brave warriors who defend the sovereign nation of Ukraine).

 

[soldano]

Manic Pixie Dream Girl is probably the term you're looking for. Nicki isn't flawless or a Mary Sue really. She categorically is stated to push other people's buttons. Even after this remake she makes loads of mistakes which remain in the story. The most Mary Sue behaviours are that she's important to the story, and that she ends up being good at the job position Guy hires her to fill. One-dimensional maybe, more so as a manic pixie dream girl, though there are scenes and interactions which suggest otherwise. There's more of a case to be made for Ashe being one-dimensional since she's usually portrayed as a ditz. The lawyer off the top of my head is probably the closest example of a Mary Sue in the story, though she'd probably need to start kickboxing people and crash her car into center stage of the story first.

A Mary Sue is a type of idealized female character, usually young and pretty, who has no flaws (and if she does, they're there to enhance the character even more). The new Nicki fits that stereotype perfectly. The only flaw that could be attributed to the new Nicki is being too nice. And that's something typical of Mary Sues, too. Want to call it something else? Okay. But I'm referring to this archetype: an idealized female character with no noticeable flaws.

 

[M.Paginou65]

Will there be a WT for the remake?