VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [S1 v0.85c] [NeonGhosts]

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Most here and im guessing 95% your reason to play VNs is to jerk off and 5% for the story, to me its 99% story which is why immersion is a big part of it and things like playing a simp or submissive MC, is just not something i find fun or immersive it has nothing to do with RL, the best novel ive ever seen was an AVN and still hunting for more like it, also im not a fan of those types where everyone trows themselfs at MCs dick its idiotic and without story.

Way to limbo past the point I think you're being a tad sensitive if Nicki makes your MC feel like a simp.. whether you're jerking off to it or not lol..
But, tbh, it's pretty rude of me to judge other people's preferences, so my bad. Just think you should consider why Nicki's character in a 3d vn, which you aren't playing for sexual pleasure, would make you feel that way. Her character is written with issues and there's a lot of drama surrounding her, but that always makes for an interesting story. And your MC's reaction is just that of a friend... you're not forced to be romantic with her. So, you're not even simping, you know? If you have a troubled friend who you let stay at your place, are you a simp? Of course not... you're helping a friend you've known for a long time. Which was in the story, that you read and didn't jerk off to.

 

[Dessolos]

And your MC's reaction is just that of a friend... you're not forced to be romantic with her. So, you're not even simping, you know? If you have a troubled friend who you let stay at your place, are you a simp? Of course not... you're helping a friend you've known for a long time. Which was in the story, that you read and didn't jerk off to.

 

[MikesDK]

Way to limbo past the point I think you're being a tad sensitive if Nicki makes your MC feel like a simp.. whether you're jerking off to it or not lol..
But, tbh, it's pretty rude of me to judge other people's preferences, so my bad. Just think you should consider why Nicki's character in a 3d vn, which you aren't playing for sexual pleasure, would make you feel that way. Her character is written with issues and there's a lot of drama surrounding her, but that always makes for an interesting story. And your MC's reaction is just that of a friend... you're not forced to be romantic with her. So, you're not even simping, you know? If you have a troubled friend who you let stay at your place, are you a simp? Of course not... you're helping a friend you've known for a long time. Which was in the story, that you read and didn't jerk off to.

Maybe im to sensitive, i dont see it as issues or drama but pure stupidity and i wouldent want her to move in with me thats for sure and thats where the simp comes in, could i be temted to help her out one last time sure, giver her some money and send her on her way telling her thats it, i dont see the close friendship you do clearly, they worked together and have known one another for some time but MC dosent really know her in my eyes and coming back out of nowhere after months on end where MC dident even know if she was still alive since she did nothng, no calls, no texts, to keep any kind of friendship alive just rubs me the worng way, dont forget she would mostly likely never have gone back to MC if the pervert she lived with dident send her away, to me it clearly shows she dont truely give a shit about MC untill shit hits the fan and thats not a friend, if she was serious about MC she should have gone stright to him and ask for a job or something to get out of it, not move into a perverted stranger its simply to stupid.

 

[Dessolos]

Maybe im to sensitive, i dont see it as issues or drama but pure stupidity and i wouldent want her to move in with me thats for sure and thats where the simp comes in, could i be temted to help her out one last time sure, giver her some money and send her on her way telling her thats it, i dont see the close friendship you do clearly, they worked together and have known one another for some time but MC dosent really know her in my eyes and coming back out of nowhere after months on end where MC dident even know if she was still alive since she did nothng, no calls, no texts, to keep any kind of friendship alive just rubs me the worng way, dont forget she would mostly likely never have gone back to MC if the pervert she lived with dident send her away, to me it clearly shows she dont truely give a shit about MC untill shit hits the fan and thats not a friend, if she was serious about MC she should have gone stright to him and ask for a job or something to get out of it, not move into a perverted stranger its simply to stupid.

id agree in the old build of the game a bit more about the friendship thing but in the rework introduction chapter I have to completely disagree there it showed they were more than work buddies but actually friends. I mean I do disagree with some of your other points too but that comes down to us being different and liking / disliking and seeing things differently.

 

[NeonGhosts]

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[MikesDK]

kind of the same for me but swap story with characters it's why a character like Nicki , Risa or Ashe is enough for me to play a game. Typically I play AVN for these things in this order Enjoyment < Characters < Story < the rest. Enjoyment is very subjective but I find I can enjoy lesser quality games more than some top tier games. Kinda of why I put it at the top of my list.

Tho I don't play with immersion I don't know how . The most I can do is attempt to make a roleplay save is where I mix things I would do if it was me with choices that just sound fun to do without caring if I go on or off a route. Tho I admit due to my personality of being an introvert and a very understanding person depending on the context I usually rarely agree with people that a MC is a simp or submissive. Kinda of why I hard disagree with you about MC being a Nicki simp I just can't see it with the friendship and relationship they have with one another. Now if they weren't good friends and have a good friendship chemistry with one another id agree.

As i said to someone just now, to me they dont have that close of a friendship, if they had that Nicky would have gone to him instend of ghosting him for months and with no plans to ever go back to MC, its the perverted dude that sends her away and when shit hit the fan she runs to MC, why would she when she dident the first time shit hit the fan whats the dffrense, its been a long time and MC has a new life new relationships why drop everything for her i dont see it, give her money sure give her a job sure but let her move in not in a million years MC should be over her, odds are she will never change shes just dosent have the braincells, she asked why MC never went for her, but if she wanted him why dident she make a move, then she got brent or whats hes name instend and let him fuck her over multiple times, to then move to a perverted strangers house, clearly she will never learn.

But yeah im the same way as you i think, im more then happy to play a story with just one like Risa or Ashe when they have a decent story, my issue in this one is simply i dont have a choice to stay away from Nicky, you might not be forced to a sexual relationship with her which is really good but i also dont want to live with her while building a relationship with someone else it feels to stupid, MC has plenty of money so put her in another apartment and let me ignore her ass, shes just to much of a pure main girl character which makes the rest feel like side girls.

 

[MikesDK]

id agree in the old build of the game a bit more about the friendship thing but in the rework introduction chapter I have to completely disagree there it showed they were more than work buddies but actually friends. I mean I do disagree with some of your other points too but that comes down to us being different and liking / disliking and seeing things differently.

If they had such a close friendship she would have gone to MC and not sell her self to a weird stranger and ghost MC, to me it just dosent make any kind of sense unless they arent as close as you make it sound, also (i could have missed something) but i dont belive she ever had any plans to go back to MC, it wasent untill she got send away by the perveted dude and shit hit the fan when someone wanted her do make porn, thats what made her go back, not the friendship not the "love" shes supposed to have, but purely due to getting into problems again.

 

[Dessolos]

If they had such a close friendship she would have gone to MC and not sell her self to a weird stranger and ghost MC, to me it just dosent make any kind of sense unless they arent as close as you make it sound, also (i could have missed something) but i dont belive she ever had any plans to go back to MC, it wasent untill she got send away by the perveted dude and shit hit the fan when someone wanted her do make porn, thats what made her go back, not the friendship not the "love" shes supposed to have, but purely due to getting into problems again.

See I see it differently when you play her Love path ( in the old build) not sure about the new version now as im waiting till there is new content. win the old version it seemed like she didn't thinks she worth a damn , she didn't want a relationship because she didn't think she was worth it and felt guilty so she didn't want to take advantage of the MC again. So it felt like self inflicted trauma that cause her to stay away which I respect even if wasn't smart. Which to me did make it seem like she was a good and loyal friend willing to fuck her life up instead of asking for help again because how didn't want to keep taking advantage of the MC. Which is also why i didn't see her living with the MC until she moved out as a big deal as she wasn't the one the asked for any of the help she got when she came back.

Now with the rework since she is no longer taking advantage of the MC sure how that is gonna work. With how you can just give her the money now cause because it did feel like she had a reason for her guilt now im not so sure anymore. i'll have to see when I do play it.

 

[nejfan]

I didn't really like Nikki either, I pretty much tried every nasty option in the taboo patch until I felt bad for her lol.

 

[NeonGhosts]

One thing to note in the remake is that Nicki's description of her loanshark trouble is more pointed than before. While the threats against her and Brent aren't explicitly laid out, Nicki tells Guy (on the love/friend path) that she didn't want to bring trouble to his door. Brent's mini-episode makes the trouble clearer when the loanshark, rather bluntly, threatens to find him and kick his teeth in.

Given Nicki's protective nature, as seen when she spazzes about Risa bringing Guy to Lucien's, it makes sense she'd keep her distance until her problems were solved. But as time stretched on, reaching out became increasingly difficult. Each passing day made things more awkward between them. Her physical transformation only added another reason to keep her distance. Staying away preserved her happy memories with Guy, protecting them from being tainted by her present.

There's probably a universe where Nicki never had that disastrous 'audition' and still never reconnected with Guy, simply because the shame of admitting everything to him was too much for her.

 

[Joshy92]

One thing to note in the remake is that Nicki's description of her loanshark trouble is more pointed than before. While the threats against her and Brent aren't explicitly laid out, Nicki tells Guy (on the love/friend path) that she didn't want to bring trouble to his door. Brent's mini-episode makes the trouble clearer when the loanshark, rather bluntly, threatens to find him and kick his teeth in.

Given Nicki's protective nature, as seen when she spazzes about Risa bringing Guy to Lucien's, it makes sense she'd keep her distance until her problems were solved. But as time stretched on, reaching out became increasingly difficult. Each passing day made things more awkward between them. Her physical transformation only added another reason to keep her distance. Staying away preserved her happy memories with Guy, protecting them from being tainted by her present.

There's probably a universe where Nicki never had that disastrous 'audition' and still never reconnected with Guy, simply because the shame of admitting everything to him was too much for her.

Now she's back and they can make new happy memories together.

 

[Pun1sh3r13]

Has the rework of the beginning of the game been completed? Can I now play from the beginning without having to start another game in the next update, or should I wait for the next update? I hope you understand my question. I am using a translator.

 

[MikesDK]

See I see it differently when you play her Love path ( in the old build) not sure about the new version now as im waiting till there is new content. win the old version it seemed like she didn't thinks she worth a damn , she didn't want a relationship because she didn't think she was worth it and felt guilty so she didn't want to take advantage of the MC again. So it felt like self inflicted trauma that cause her to stay away which I respect even if wasn't smart. Which to me did make it seem like she was a good and loyal friend willing to fuck her life up instead of asking for help again because how didn't want to keep taking advantage of the MC. Which is also why i didn't see her living with the MC until she moved out as a big deal as she wasn't the one the asked for any of the help she got when she came back.

Now with the rework since she is no longer taking advantage of the MC sure how that is gonna work. With how you can just give her the money now cause because it did feel like she had a reason for her guilt now im not so sure anymore. i'll have to see when I do play it.

Not sure how much of it is new build, i just replayed it and there was alot of story that i remember from the old build so im guessing theres not much yet that has been rebuild.

As it is now i find it even more weird that she would sell herself out to that perverted dude since it feels like they are alot closer in the start of the new build, so if she still ghost MC and move in with the weirdo after that, i would still not let her move back in since i would see it as her breaking up or not wanting to be with MC and MC has also moved on to new relationships and shouldent have her living with him, it wouldent make sense to me considering hes bringing home girls to have sex with, giving Nicky an apartment or something is fine and would bring closure to her atleast when it comes to a relationship.

But i guess the best thing is to wait untill the hole rebuild or remake has been finished to see how it will be.

 

[Ropyl]

Has the rework of the beginning of the game been completed? Can I now play from the beginning without having to start another game in the next update, or should I wait for the next update? I hope you understand my question. I am using a translator.

The rework is almost complete (it is missing one chapter, I think?) but you can start a new game now. You won't have to restart when the end of Season 1 gets integrated. I don't think so, at least... I asked the same question a few pages back and I'm pretty sure I got that answer.

 

[inSHXD0WS]

I didn't really like Nikki either, I pretty much tried every nasty option in the taboo patch until I felt bad for her lol.

Yeah I really do not like her, I understand the depth of her character and the intention behind it. I also see how it's used to set up a future plot device. I just wouldn't interact with someone like that in real life. There's multiple things that would make me cut all ties.

Honestly I would take offence to her not reaching out for help regardless of her nature and it would make me more upset that a "friend" went through so much traumatic stuff that should have been easily avoided. Just seems stupid to me no matter how you look at it, and the lengths she went through would make me question her character regardless.

I guess the beauty of the game and writing is how human the characters feel, enough so that people are even having a conversation like this lmao.

 

[MikesDK]

Yeah I really do not like her, I understand the depth of her character and the intention behind it. I also see how it's used to set up a future plot device. I just wouldn't interact with someone like that in real life. There's multiple things that would make me cut all ties.

Honestly I would take offence to her not reaching out for help regardless of her nature and it would make me more upset that a "friend" went through so much traumatic stuff that should have been easily avoided. Just seems stupid to me no matter how you look at it, and the lengths she went through would make me question her character regardless.

I guess the beauty of the game and writing is how human the characters feel, enough so that people are even having a conversation like this lmao.

Thats the hole point of novels to make you care or feel something when playing them, maybe not so much for adult novels but there has been some insanely good ones which is why i started playing AVNs, leap of faith blew my mind as to how good adult novels can be and that was the first one i ever tried and got hooked.

As for Nicky i just cant see her as a close friend, the hole ghosting MC for ages to live with a stranger she dosent know or trust makes 0 sense to me if they where close friends, the other issue is that she never planed to go back to MC at all or she would have at the very least kept contact with MC and he could have talked her out of her stupidity before she destroy herself by doing nudes and tattoos and shit, but theres none of that so theres just 0 reasons to take her back, question is if any of that will change in the remake or not.

 

[inSHXD0WS]

Thats the hole point of novels to make you care or feel something when playing them, maybe not so much for adult novels but there has been some insanely good ones which is why i started playing AVNs, leap of faith blew my mind as to how good adult novels can be and that was the first one i ever tried and got hooked.

As for Nicky i just cant see her as a close friend, the hole ghosting MC for ages to live with a stranger she dosent know or trust makes 0 sense to me if they where close friends, the other issue is that she never planed to go back to MC at all or she would have at the very least kept contact with MC and he could have talked her out of her stupidity before she destroy herself by doing nudes and tattoos and shit, but theres none of that so theres just 0 reasons to take her back, question is if any of that will change in the remake or not.

Yep I agree bro, honestly I really enjoy a good plot in a VN.

I haven't played the remake and I'm really not interested in it at all so I'm not sure. My initial impression of the game will remain the same regardless, I can't unsee what I've already seen.

I definitely wouldn't associate with her, at most I'd offer her money to get her on her feet if she came back to me given how Guy has so much. Overall though there's way too many reasons that would make me cut all contact. I understand why she received so much hate initially that people made a patch to remove her from the game.

 

[MikesDK]

Yep I agree bro, honestly I really enjoy a good plot in a VN.

I haven't played the remake and I'm really not interested in it at all so I'm not sure. My initial impression of the game will remain the same regardless, I can't unsee what I've already seen.

I definitely wouldn't associate with her, at most I'd offer her money to get her on her feet if she came back to me given how Guy has so much. Overall though there's way too many reasons that would make me cut all contact. I understand why she received so much hate initially that people made a patch to remove her from the game.

Yeah i totaly get ya i have the same issue, its almost impossible to ignore the old version since it just sticks to you mind, i will give it a try once remake is done but yeah wont be easy.

I remember when the patch came and i was going "YEEES FINALY let me trow that bitch out the door" and for me it made the story soooooo much better, hell tried using it again in remake but it dosent work, so many people hated her back then and i think that will be extremly tuff to change but time will tell.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Well, what can you do. Some people's readings of any given character are very unforgiving, with no desire to question or explore or wonder about their motivations, or their suffering, or what's happening to them in the background. I thought that was the whole point of reading a novel or watching a movie, to open your mind a little and form a different perspective on things. I mean, besides jerking off; obviously this is a porn VN that's supposed to titillate and allow your fantasies to come alive and what not. But, if you're only here for story, then why not treat it like that? Some people just have a very, very, very narrow preference for the drama they're looking for and will close off if they get the slightest inkling of whatever little thing here and there irritates them. I mean, it's all subjective, and there's nothing 'wrong' with that, I just will never get it. Doesn't seem like a good way to discover new things that are really great and stand out.

Speaking of great things that stand out, I need to rewatch The Weatherman someday!

 

[Sarton23]

This thread used to be more fun.

it was fun until dev started milking and changing waht made this game good