VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch. 9 v0.60c] [NeonGhosts]

[Nizzquizz]

Little sidenote, but just wanted to add that over here (Germany, but I think that goes for mainland-Europe as a whole), GoG is well known and very respected in the gaming scene with rather little attention from big media or nagging "pundits" that sometimes cause trouble on/for Steam.
GoG has a lot of goodwill for their drm-free policies, they have big sales nearly all the time (and still offer free games all the time too .. absolutely recommended if you like free stuff from 3-4 years ago) and are very gamer friendly all around.
Only downside, their shop is harder to navigate if you just browse and don't look/search for something explicitly. At least compared to Steam. But then again, that goes for literally all the storefronts imo.

It already lists several games you might find here, like Lust Theory, Tales of the Unending Void, Fetish Locator, To Be A King (as several bundles even .. what the hell?) etc. - but some of them at least seem to opt to black out / fade out the sex scenes. Seems like at least TotUV does, not sure how Fetish Locator handles it - I can't imagine them fading the scenes, you'd have nothing to play left Oo"
Afaik, GoG and Steam also don't interfere with each other, so there's that.

All in all, GoG might be worth a look if you want to have it available in as many places as possible, and I'm faaairly sure whatever Steam eventually greenlights will fly with GoG too, but I wouldn't expect a huge uptick in visibility from it on its own.

 

[NeonGhosts]

Thanks its understandable I just hope the scenes are good and not just a throwaway sex scene for Isabella fans. Would like a dark love route though.

Never say never, but if I did it, it'd be once the game wrapped up. In the meantime, here's some Isabella back-story. All this and more can be found on my various support platforms.

 

[horns of giant]

What are you planning to releae on Steam? Friends in Need or Friends Indeed?
It just that I remember the shitstorm of that meme game Rape Day

What's the difference? Friends in Need is Friends Indeed

 

[Machete]

here's some Isabella back-story.

Ehm... Who?

 

[The Anti]

Ehm... Who?

Britt’s wonderful mother

 

[Machete]

Britt’s wonderful mother

So, a former stripper, uh? I though she was some kid of high maintenance gold digger who lost her, uhm, 'sponsors' aging.

 

[Dessolos]

So, a former stripper, uh? I though she was some kid of high maintenance gold digger who lost her, uhm, 'sponsors' aging.

probably how she got scouted to be a model or something also I really like how young Isabella looks

 

[Machete]

probably how she got scouted to be a model or something also I really like how young Isabella looks

I think it might have been inspired by this Natalie Portman steamy performance.

 

[Joshy92]

I know she's not a LI but I could totally help Isabella be a better person. She might seem angry or manipulative but I know deep down she's a nice girl.

 

[Maviarab]

Chapter 10 > Hiatus > Chapter 1 Rework



Why keep putting off the inevitible knowing everyone will have to restart....

*sits back in the corner crying into his coffee*

 

[Dogorti]

I know she's not a LI but I could totally help Isabella be a better person. She might seem angry or manipulative but I know deep down she's a nice girl.

Nice Girls don't sell their daughters. but yeah, she can be redeemed I guess.

 

[Skrotum]

don't sell their daughters

Don't you want to buy daughter. Might not be nice for the daughter, but it is nice for someone.

 

[CDWKING1887]

Never say never, but if I did it, it'd be once the game wrapped up. In the meantime, here's some Isabella back-story. All this and more can be found on my various support platforms.

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Thanks and yeah saw the backstory on patreon really got me invested into her character.

 

[Machete]

But yeah, she can be redeemed I guess.

As long as it doesn't get too cheesy. Some character has to play the jerk and so far:

The psycho dealer is quite 100% villain.
The samoan giant bodyguard if you get nasty with that Cherry girl shows that, overall, he's not a jerk, i guess he'll have an arc.
The uber-rich father of that half asian girl might be a jerk but i don't think he's a villain. He takes care of his daughter his way.
The palm tree tall burgers flipper at the diner is a jerk, but he's just a petty thief.
Gabby ex/ Brittani soon to be ex is a jerk, but he's just an immature moron that could still grow up.
Nicki's ex is a douchebag but not a mean person. He's mostly dumb.
Gabby's father is a dealer, but i'm sure he will have his convincing backstory.
Viola's landlord is a piece of crap, but irrelevant to the story.

Who's left?

Ok, the main antagonist role is covered but i think a story where everyone eventually gets a free-pass might be decremental.

As always, let's see what's NeonGhost is cooking.

 

[horns of giant]

As long as it doesn't get too cheesy. Some character has to play the jerk and so far:

The psycho dealer is quite 100% villain.
The samoan giant bodyguard if you get nasty with that Cherry girl shows that, overall, he's not a jerk, i guess he'll have an arc.
The uber-rich father of that half asian girl might be a jerk but i don't think he's a villain. He takes care of his daughter his way.
The palm tree tall burgers flipper at the diner is a jerk, but he's just a petty thief.
Gabby ex/ Brittani soon to be ex is a jerk, but he's just an immature moron that could still grow up.
Nicki's ex is a douchebag but not a mean person. He's mostly dumb.
Gabby's father is a dealer, but i'm sure he will have his convincing backstory.
Viola's landlord is a piece of crap, but irrelevant to the story.

Who's left?

Ok, the main antagonist role is covered but i think a story where everyone eventually gets a free-pass might be decremental.

As always, let's see what's NeonGhost is cooking.

Speaking of the side character:
Owen may be a nice guy, even he is following the order from Risa's father. Maybe he is willing to help Guy if Guy sincerely helps Risa.
The youtubers may work on charity later if Guy was kind to them, and become jerks if Guy treat them bad.

I hope that the story goes like if you are being kind, people around you are getting positive influence and becoming a nice guy also.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

As long as it doesn't get too cheesy. Some character has to play the jerk and so far:

The psycho dealer is quite 100% villain.
The samoan giant bodyguard if you get nasty with that Cherry girl shows that, overall, he's not a jerk, i guess he'll have an arc.
The uber-rich father of that half asian girl might be a jerk but i don't think he's a villain. He takes care of his daughter his way.
The palm tree tall burgers flipper at the diner is a jerk, but he's just a petty thief.
Gabby ex/ Brittani soon to be ex is a jerk, but he's just an immature moron that could still grow up.
Nicki's ex is a douchebag but not a mean person. He's mostly dumb.
Gabby's father is a dealer, but i'm sure he will have his convincing backstory.
Viola's landlord is a piece of crap, but irrelevant to the story.

Who's left?

Ok, the main antagonist role is covered but i think a story where everyone eventually gets a free-pass might be decremental.

As always, let's see what's NeonGhost is cooking.

I don't know about that bodyguard; he works with a sex trafficker that facilitates rape for evil men. Carries them off crying and begging. I definitely like seeing interesting character motivations and hearing villains excuses is always fascinating, but I don't think I want that kinda guy redeemed lol

But yeah, honestly, Brent & Jamie when you focus really, really hard to try and see things from their perspective.. it makes you feel more sorry for them than anything, well at least for me. They come off as oblivious assholes trapped in their own heads. I think that's redeemable. Risa's father is also an asshole, but he seems well-meaning. He comes off, to me, as a bit of a narcissistic jerk that doesn't have the awareness or openness (like to being mistaken, and so on) to realize he's, at least in part, a major source of his daughter's issues.

 

[Lightaces]

Not a big lose.

You take that back!!!!!

 

[Simpgor]

As long as it doesn't get too cheesy. Some character has to play the jerk and so far:

The psycho dealer is quite 100% villain.
The samoan giant bodyguard if you get nasty with that Cherry girl shows that, overall, he's not a jerk, i guess he'll have an arc.
The uber-rich father of that half asian girl might be a jerk but i don't think he's a villain. He takes care of his daughter his way.
The palm tree tall burgers flipper at the diner is a jerk, but he's just a petty thief.
Gabby ex/ Brittani soon to be ex is a jerk, but he's just an immature moron that could still grow up.
Nicki's ex is a douchebag but not a mean person. He's mostly dumb.
Gabby's father is a dealer, but i'm sure he will have his convincing backstory.
Viola's landlord is a piece of crap, but irrelevant to the story.

Who's left?

Ok, the main antagonist role is covered but i think a story where everyone eventually gets a free-pass might be decremental.

As always, let's see what's NeonGhost is cooking.

1. Agree he even has a scar on/around his eye (the most villainous placement)
2. Unless there is some god tier blackmail/other way of being forced he is still working for the "main villain" (despite the fact that he could easily pick him up and break his neck) there is obviously more to it but at the end of the day I think it would be a real stretch to say "he has an issue that Guy can fix (his sister/mom/adult daughter is need of sex, or he the big boi just needs money)
3. I mean he takes of the daughter the same way the guy who "changed" nicki was taking care of her? He forces her to do certain things, go certain places, eat certain things etc, even beyond his stuff with Risa he is very much an old money (thinks Guy is basically on the same level as the poors), IMO the only way he is not a "villian" is if you think he should "own" his daughter like he does his fetishized statues
4. I wouldnt even say he is a "jerk" just a regular ole drug addict? Honestly the least "bad person" listed even if you assume he has stolen more than the amount shown/talked about
5. He has (with as far as we know) 100 certainty (every GF we know about) has taken unwanted/non consensual pictures/videos, that is not immaturity it is much closer to a pattern (not even getting into him being a "good ole country boy")racist with gabby (again despite her repeatedly asking to stop) he is LITERALLY a single step away from being just as bad as the main antagonist
6. I think him being dumb outshines him being "mean" but both are true. He is "bad" for stealing a car, and dumb for stealing a car from his place of work, that belonged to his coworker, to go fight a criminal and save a girl who does not want, need, nor even know if he is still around


Im personally in the camp of "there probably wont be pantomime heros or villains in this story", even the comically evil (in comparison) antagonist is given some justification and Guy has only met him for 5 minutes (he was not as bad before the indicent that gave him the scar according to risa)

 

[horns of giant]

6. I think him being dumb outshines him being "mean" but both are true. He is "bad" for stealing a car, and dumb for stealing a car from his place of work, that belonged to his coworker, to go fight a criminal and save a girl who does not want, need, nor even know if he is still around

Nah, you seems to forget something really important. He basically sold his girlfriend to a rich guy as a hooker to "earn" money. It did not happen only because I do not touch the dark route. And without telling Nicki, he stole the twenty thousand for gambling again. Even worse, he put a huge debt on Nicki's name through forgery. He also took away Nicki's phone. He is the direct cause of all the bad things happened to Nicki.
These are clearly not just dumb or mean. I would say he deserves it even if he is killed, just because of these. The dark side of me is convincing me that it is morally right to send Brent to the drug dealer for some gay porn.

 

[Machete]

1. Agree he even has a scar on/around his eye (the most villainous placement)
2. Unless there is some god tier blackmail/other way of being forced he is still working for the "main villain" (despite the fact that he could easily pick him up and break his neck) there is obviously more to it but at the end of the day I think it would be a real stretch to say "he has an issue that Guy can fix (his sister/mom/adult daughter is need of sex, or he the big boi just needs money)
3. I mean he takes of the daughter the same way the guy who "changed" nicki was taking care of her? He forces her to do certain things, go certain places, eat certain things etc, even beyond his stuff with Risa he is very much an old money (thinks Guy is basically on the same level as the poors), IMO the only way he is not a "villian" is if you think he should "own" his daughter like he does his fetishized statues
4. I wouldnt even say he is a "jerk" just a regular ole drug addict? Honestly the least "bad person" listed even if you assume he has stolen more than the amount shown/talked about
5. He has (with as far as we know) 100 certainty (every GF we know about) has taken unwanted/non consensual pictures/videos, that is not immaturity it is much closer to a pattern (not even getting into him being a "good ole country boy")racist with gabby (again despite her repeatedly asking to stop) he is LITERALLY a single step away from being just as bad as the main antagonist
6. I think him being dumb outshines him being "mean" but both are true. He is "bad" for stealing a car, and dumb for stealing a car from his place of work, that belonged to his coworker, to go fight a criminal and save a girl who does not want, need, nor even know if he is still around


Im personally in the camp of "there probably wont be pantomime heros or villains in this story", even the comically evil (in comparison) antagonist is given some justification and Guy has only met him for 5 minutes (he was not as bad before the indicent that gave him the scar according to risa)

2 I'm willing to see what's behind the character before concluding. He seems to be somewhat protective towards their victim and that makes me think there is more behind. Of course partaking in horrible mass rapes, even only enabling, is not small deal.
3 Com'on. Risa is a drug addict with a self destructive behavioral pattern. She had been in rehab and she had multiple occasions to get back on her feet and stay clean, but she went back to use. At a certain point a parent needs to shorten a leash to keep his daughter safe. What does he do? He gave her a rent free place to stay, he doublechecks her very healthy aquanintances (see the psycho dealer), he check her to see if she's hiding substances, he gave her a job and he tries to keep her clean until she stands again on her own legs... The horror...
4 Just a petty tief. In the real world he would get fired and forgotten about. Probably not even police involved.
5 And... no kid does that right? For as much as it might be illegal a lot of dudes and even girls take videos of their sexual performances and share them with friends, not to mention behave like a terminal moron (calling Gabby a black slave, inviting friends to watch live Brittani giving head...). He's an immature douchebag that desperately needs validation, so he has to show to his friends what a player he is. A dime a dozen...
6 He's a douchebag. He tried to make money with shortcuts and he failed. He tried to 'sell off' Nicki as a further shortcut to recover money and he failed again losing it another time. Sadly i met sad excuses of men like him. Not as far st to send their girlfriend to sleep with other for money (as far as i know) but close enough. Things like that happen. No villain material here, and, anyway, you know... Nicki could have said 'fuck no'. The dude lost his money, not hers. She had a job and she could just dump him. She was into the scheme as much as him. So i guess she is a villain?