VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Mini-Sode: Blue Valentine] [NeonGhosts]

[soprano31]

any idea on the eta of next update, should i check back in a week or a month?

Shooting for a Christmas Day public release, but we’ll see! This month is going to be a lot of rendering, and by the end I should have a good idea of where things stand.

 

[NewTricks]

I'm sure that the game is going to be indistinguishable from a harem game until such a time as one of Guys victims... er... love interests demands a commitment. Otherwise, Guy's just going to keep on moving to the next friend in need. The question is which of them would either want that or think they are in a position to demand it? It would be a hoot if someone flips the script and blackmails bad Guy into putting a ring on it.

 

[katzenstreu]

i hope at some point we get the option to try build up a harem and bites us hard in the ass.
become a rockstar does this and its hilarious.

 

[Joshy92]

I personally won't even try for a harem even if it's available
I mostly just want Mason & Nicki
On separate saves of course

I think Mason's solo path will be awesome
I'm going to show him he is a wonderful person who deserves a happy life
Same with Nicki

I will also be doing saves for all the other girls
And a man-whore save too

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

I personally won't even try for a harem even if it's available
I mostly just want Mason & Nicki
On separate saves of course

I think Mason's solo path will be awesome
I'm going to show him he is a wonderful person who deserves a happy life
Same with Nicki

I will also be doing saves for all the other girls
And a man-whore save too

How can you do that to sweet girl Gabby, what about barely standing on her own Pepper, a girl trying to survive in this wold world Viola? You are obligated to create at least one save for each girl, that is your duty man.

 

[Dessolos]

Nikki dated one jerk, then lived with another jerk. Then she came to the MC to beg for alms, ready to endure any of his antics. The smartest thing to do would be to throw her out the door. Simply because this girl is broken. But MC acted like a classic incel during both of their meetings. That makes it very funny to watch. No matter which path you choose, MC is never a "good guy" or a "bad guy." He's always a pathetic and bitter jerk.

Hard disagree with this at least the way I played the good guy path. To me he just seemed like a caring and nice person I never got the pathetic bitter jerk vibe. Maybe im too nice but if I was the MC I would never kick her out especially because she does tell him how she never wanted to ask for the money to begin with. I just wouldnt give her a penny after the first time if she asked for it anyways but I would try to help her out in other ways if she was really a friend and not someone you wanted to just have sex with. Hell the broken aspect of Nicki's character makes me want to be there for even more.

 

[Joshy92]

How can you do that to sweet girl Gabby, what about barely standing on her own Pepper, a girl trying to survive in this wold world Viola? You are obligated to create at least one save for each girl, that is your duty man.

I will be doing saves for all the girls
At the moment my mc is just banging everyone
But once the chapter one reboot is out
That is when I'll start having multiple saves for each girl

 

[katzenstreu]

At the moment my mc is just banging everyone

 

[The Anti]

How can you do that to sweet girl Gabby, what about barely standing on her own Pepper, a girl trying to survive in this wold world Viola? You are obligated to create at least one save for each girl, that is your duty man.

Obligated to dark path them all

 

[Rintal]

Hard disagree with this at least the way I played the good guy path. To me he just seemed like a caring and nice person I never got the pathetic bitter jerk vibe. Maybe im too nice but if I was the MC I would never kick her out especially because she does tell him how she never wanted to ask for the money to begin with. I just wouldnt give her a penny after the first time if she asked for it anyways but I would try to help her out in other ways if she was really a friend and not someone you wanted to just have sex with. Hell the broken aspect of Nicki's character makes me want to be there for even more.

I don't want to get into a long polemic. Simple fact: MC is in the friend zone. There's nothing more pathetic than a guy pretending to be a friend of a girl he's sexually interested in. Moreover, he is also angry that she is dating someone else, despite the fact that he hasn't made any attempts to get closer to her. He is cowardly, pathetic and toxic. I think this is exactly how the DEV wanted to show it. And as far as I remember, it doesn't depend on which path you choose.

 

[Dessolos]

I don't want to get into a long polemic. Simple fact: MC is in the friend zone. There's nothing more pathetic than a guy pretending to be a friend of a girl he's sexually interested in. Moreover, he is also angry that she is dating someone else, despite the fact that he hasn't made any attempts to get closer to her. He is cowardly, pathetic and toxic. I think this is exactly how the DEV wanted to show it. And as far as I remember, it doesn't depend on which path you choose.

I agree if you are talking about the prologue but not for the entire package of the game which is why I disagreed cause I felt like he got better as the game went on and their relationship did too at least on the good path. But also I'm a bit like the MC in the prologue where I have no backbone and pathetic so that's probably why I disagreed as well since I saw the growth and how the MC improved himself though the game granted it only happened cause he got money but still improved.

 

[Rintal]

I agree if you are talking about the prologue but not for the entire package of the game which is why I disagreed cause I felt like he got better as the game went on and their relationship did too at least on the good path. But also I'm a bit like the MC in the prologue where I have no backbone and pathetic so that's probably why I disagreed as well since I saw the growth and how the MC improved himself though the game granted it only happened cause he got money but still improved.

In any case, you can fantasize whatever you want. Who am I to tell you how to take this story? If for you, MC is a nice, good-natured guy, then so be it.

 

[hu lover]

In any case, you can fantasize whatever you want. Who am I to tell you how to take this story? If for you, MC is a nice, good-natured guy, then so be it.

believe what you want to believe. Express yourself.

 

[Dessolos]

In any case, you can fantasize whatever you want. Who am I to tell you how to take this story? If for you, MC is a nice, good-natured guy, then so be it.

Thanks for being respectful of how I see things sorry if I came off a bit aggressive on how I disagreed just felt like I wanted to share how I saw things. But it's what I love about AVN's we both can interpret something completely different in these games and neither one of us is wrong.

 

[Rintal]

Thanks for being respectful of how I see things sorry if I came off a bit aggressive on how I disagreed just felt like I wanted to share how I saw things. But it's what I love about AVN's we both can interpret something completely different in these games and neither one of us is wrong.

Oh bro! Compared to the people with whom I am used to communicating on a daily basis, I didn’t even notice your “aggression,” if there was any. So don't worry about it.

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Oh bro! Compared to the people with whom I am used to communicating on a daily basis, I didn’t even notice your “aggression,” if there was any. So don't worry about it.

Dessolos is one of the coolest mofos here. Even when he thinks he's being an asshole or aggressive, he's not. He's just good people.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

There's nothing more pathetic than a guy pretending to be a friend of a girl he's sexually interested in.

Pathetic? That's something every guy can identify with lol. I'd call it completely normal.

Personally, I'm not completely convinced the 1st chapter fully reflects Neon's goals for the character. Unless he changed them mid development, which is possible. 2nd chapter forward is honestly like night and day compared to chp 1. Unless that itself is intentional, I'm not sure. But the MC from what I've seen can be as normal and as nice as you want to make him, for the most part.

In the 1st chapter, I don't at all recall him being "cowardly, pathetic, and toxic". Those are far too strong words, I think, and kinda mean and unfair towards our Guy (unless ofc we're discussing the blackmail/grape routes, obviously). I'd say he's lacking in confidence, unsure of himself and his future, and perhaps deficient in experience and perspective. Money appears to have shored up those issues for him, or at least improved them greatly anyways. Not trying to gang up on your opinion btw.

 

[Rintal]

That's something every guy can identify with lol.

Not every guy at all. But yes, this is common. For insecure teenagers, but not for adult men.

 

[Lndlordd]

Is this image (from the op) in the game...i dont think I came across it on any of the paths..

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Pathetic? That's something every guy can identify with lol. I'd call it completely normal.

Personally, I'm not completely convinced the 1st chapter fully reflects Neon's goals for the character. Unless he changed them mid development, which is possible. 2nd chapter forward is honestly like night and day compared to chp 1. Unless that itself is intentional, I'm not sure. But the MC from what I've seen can be as normal and as nice as you want to make him, for the most part.

In the 1st chapter, I don't at all recall him being "cowardly, pathetic, and toxic". Those are far too strong words, I think, and kinda mean and unfair towards our Guy (unless ofc we're discussing the blackmail/grape routes, obviously). I'd say he's lacking in confidence, unsure of himself and his future, and perhaps deficient in experience and perspective. Money appears to have shored up those issues for him, or at least improved them greatly anyways. Not trying to gang up on your opinion btw.

People need to remember that if the MC came off like that, it's because they made the choices for him to act that way.