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I can't remember if you have mentioned it before but do you have a favourite character?
At the moment mine are Nicki, Mason & Risa.
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At the moment mine are Nicki, Mason & Risa.
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Guy doing a "walking sideways hug" in public is too far.... that needs an exclusive "light mode path"
Joshy92 seems to have infected another person with his desire for romance and vanilla xD
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which im all far im a fan of wholesome and romantic moments more than I am a fan of sexy lewd scenes. Which is why im mainly a good path player ( no corruption paths ) only reason I even play dark path content and skip past the lewd scenes on that path is cause im a bit of a completionist at times and I like to see all the content in most games. so I just want to read the dialogue and context of the scenes as im too curious to not avoid a path I dislike lol and I do want to see any consequences that will eventually happenGuy doing a "walking sideways hug" in public is too far.... that needs an exclusive "light mode path"
nah I was like this before I started to comment on these forums but Joshy just makes me more comfortable to show my romantic / sensitive side a bit more.
this is actually trueJoshy isnt creating simps he is just empowering them
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What about the raceplay stuff? like jamie calling gabby the n word during sex. is that vanilla?
Joshy isnt creating simps he is just empowering them
Edit: i think everyone should let their freak flag fly whether its a dark or light one, just a heads up that mine is a cunty color
depends is this the april fools update?
Edit: i think everyone should let their freak flag fly whether its a dark or light one, just a heads up that mine is a cunty color
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I've answered this before, but to recap: dark content will exist until the end of the story. People got really concerned about this prior to Chapter 7 (Ashe's date) and we saw how that went. For that matter, there's plenty of dark content in Chapter 9.
The only thing that changes is that some girls won't be around for it. We've seen Nicki and Viola leave the story already. Others will follow. Some will stick around for a long time, and some won't. Now, people tend to act like I'm punishing players who like that content, but it's not about that. It's about maintaining a veneer of realism, about balancing my workload, and about pursuing what I'm personally interested in.
Realism: Guy can't just be a complete monster to a character, forever. Where does that end? With him in jail or dead.
Workload: People complain that I do all these paths, and then also complain when I reduce the one which is most different from the others, and therefore requires the most extra work.
What I'm Interested In: The darkest options just don't really leave the story with those girls many places to go. There are some games that have followed that route, and it just ends in a weird, ugly, power fantasy. I'm not interested in writing that. It has nothing to do with my personal tastes, my stomach for the material, or my work ethic. I just don't think it will be a good story.
Plus? Dark Guy, as I write him, is not some Machiavellian schemer who could maneuver through the echelons of local government to evade all consequence for his actions. He's not going to be a drug kingpin, or a slave trader, or the mayor. He's a middle-aged college dropout with a mid-tier physique, above-average cunning, a lot of money, and a weird talent for reading people. That's it. So, I write him into situations that I think will be the most interesting to see him in.
Honestly, the problem with writing challenges into a Ren'py visual novel is that they don't really mean anything when someone can just roll back the game. It's why I don't do 'game over' endings -- I just have characters make decisions that won't result in a game over. What's the point when someone can just restart from their last decision? It's also why I didn't like.. Let Guy beat Jamie up, back in Chapter 4. What's the point? It doesn't mean anything if he wins that fight, because the player didn't have to do anything but click the, "I Win!" button.
So, I focus more on what I think makes the best story, and plotting for long-term consequences. There are things players do, which don't matter until chapters later. I think that's the best way to make it feel like your decisions actually matter -- it's easy (and boring) to quickly roll back a decision when your main playthrough ends in Guy dying in a hail of gunfire. It's harder when you make a choice chapters earlier, which comes back to bite you in a small, but annoying way.
Tag away, man! I'm no one special, I'm here to talk to you folks.
I don't think it's a big spoiler, but -- yes. Her absence will be felt, in ways big and small. I've got a mini-update planned for between Chapters 10 and 11, which will basically show why having a competent assistant is important.
Joshy, let it be known I added a little tip of my hat to you in one of Risa's Chapter 9 scenes.
Romance awaits!
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Well, I played all the dark routes and I expect bad endings at some point. If you're trying to inject believability in your story like you're actually doing, the only logic coclusion to a crime spree is some kind of punishment. I mean irl you can get away with some bad decisions but if you go full retarded (i.e rape spree) it won't last
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At this point I really hope one of the endings could be Joshy92 appearing out of nowhere and going full Batman on Guy's ass - "This is for Risa!" (breaks an arm), "this is for Mason!" (breaks another), etc. He's the hero that the girls need, but not the one they deserve. Obviously, it's more of a joke ending, like a Shiba Inu in Silent Hill.Well, I played all the dark routes and I expect bad endings at some point. If you're trying to inject believability in your story like you're actually doing, the only logic coclusion to a crime spree is some kind of punishment. I mean irl you can get away with some bad decisions but if you go full retarded (i.e rape spree) it won't last
Yeah but like you should absolutely keep an ending which would be completely unrealistic, like where the guys gets away with it all. cause after all, it is all fictional.I've answered this before, but to recap: dark content will exist until the end of the story. People got really concerned about this prior to Chapter 7 (Ashe's date) and we saw how that went. For that matter, there's plenty of dark content in Chapter 9.
The only thing that changes is that some girls won't be around for it. We've seen Nicki and Viola leave the story already. Others will follow. Some will stick around for a long time, and some won't. Now, people tend to act like I'm punishing players who like that content, but it's not about that. It's about maintaining a veneer of realism, about balancing my workload, and about pursuing what I'm personally interested in.
Realism: Guy can't just be a complete monster to a character, forever. Where does that end? With him in jail or dead.
Workload: People complain that I do all these paths, and then also complain when I reduce the one which is most different from the others, and therefore requires the most extra work.
What I'm Interested In: The darkest options just don't really leave the story with those girls many places to go. There are some games that have followed that route, and it just ends in a weird, ugly, power fantasy. I'm not interested in writing that. It has nothing to do with my personal tastes, my stomach for the material, or my work ethic. I just don't think it will be a good story.
Plus? Dark Guy, as I write him, is not some Machiavellian schemer who could maneuver through the echelons of local government to evade all consequence for his actions. He's not going to be a drug kingpin, or a slave trader, or the mayor. He's a middle-aged college dropout with a mid-tier physique, above-average cunning, a lot of money, and a weird talent for reading people. That's it. So, I write him into situations that I think will be the most interesting to see him in.
Honestly, the problem with writing challenges into a Ren'py visual novel is that they don't really mean anything when someone can just roll back the game. It's why I don't do 'game over' endings -- I just have characters make decisions that won't result in a game over. What's the point when someone can just restart from their last decision? It's also why I didn't like.. Let Guy beat Jamie up, back in Chapter 4. What's the point? It doesn't mean anything if he wins that fight, because the player didn't have to do anything but click the, "I Win!" button.
So, I focus more on what I think makes the best story, and plotting for long-term consequences. There are things players do, which don't matter until chapters later. I think that's the best way to make it feel like your decisions actually matter -- it's easy (and boring) to quickly roll back a decision when your main playthrough ends in Guy dying in a hail of gunfire. It's harder when you make a choice chapters earlier, which comes back to bite you in a small, but annoying way.
Tag away, man! I'm no one special, I'm here to talk to you folks.
I don't think it's a big spoiler, but -- yes. Her absence will be felt, in ways big and small. I've got a mini-update planned for between Chapters 10 and 11, which will basically show why having a competent assistant is important.
Joshy, let it be known I added a little tip of my hat to you in one of Risa's Chapter 9 scenes.
Also when are we getting brittany content like we were promised. need to abuse that bitch
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So, I thought I would list some things I like about the game.
Lots of choices when it comes to the love interests.
The girls are all so beautiful and awesome.
Guy isn't a creepy arsehole (on the love path anyway).
There would be other things I'm not remembering at the moment, but these things alone make the game a top tier AVN to me.
Lots of choices when it comes to the love interests.
The girls are all so beautiful and awesome.
Guy isn't a creepy arsehole (on the love path anyway).
There would be other things I'm not remembering at the moment, but these things alone make the game a top tier AVN to me.
i didn't play Dark Path initially cuz i didn't know there was a patch
but im curious about something. Above I read that in Dark Patch Nikki is leaving? Is that a future plan or has Nikki left already in Chapter 8?
Can I also ask what was the reason Nikki leave on Dark Path?
but im curious about something. Above I read that in Dark Patch Nikki is leaving? Is that a future plan or has Nikki left already in Chapter 8?
Can I also ask what was the reason Nikki leave on Dark Path?
- Jul 25, 2017
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She already leaves only if you take the dark path option when she is babysitting not sure if the other dark options matter for her leaving or just that one.
hello guys, recently started the game however i realised there is a small problem using the Taboo patch as it doesn't seem to work? i used the mega download link (not the vanilla) the patch is indeed turned on but there doesn't see to have real difference, i can see using Renpy universal console that there is a lot of dialogue options related to the patch present but the actual patch content isn't there at all even when looking in the game files.
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was more of a mini update the real update isnt out yet