VN Ren'Py Abandoned Gates Motel [v0.6] [P_S_Y_C_H_O]

[Jack Beauregard]

Maybe I'll explain the 1st part of this ...
It's kind of private bad joke with "Jack Beauregard".
Jack B is a character of a movie named "My name is Nobody". It's a western (Jack B. Henry Fonda, Nobody : Terence Hill) . Where Nobody is a cowboy who is faster with gun than anybody else and, once in the movie, there is a tale tell about a little bird.
Well, you have to know that movie to understand...

Anyway, I say it again about Aexier and his project, I do think that's a good idea and Aexier is a quite devoted dev that I'd like to see more here.

Aahhhh, I wasn't getting it at all! I thought it was some weird subtext aimed at Aexier and I stayed focused on that.

I'm really dumb, especially since you wrote "Nobody" with a capital N. I should have understood right away.

My bad!

 

[Aexier]

Looks promising, but I’m worried about the wide range of kinks. Please, for the love of god, don’t turn the game into yet another haremish bullshit with 20+ one-dimensional LIs just to tick every tag. From the PDF, it seems like you already have more than enough LIs: mom, big sis, lil sis, trap bro, asian, hispanic, ebony. Creating seven (+MC) interesting characters is no easy task.

I believe I have already answered this question, but the kinks are tied to different choices and paths that players choose. To make sense of it, in order to streamline speedy development and enhance narrative depth, players will choose one of three predefined paths—Evil (Corruption), Neutral, or Good (Redemption)—at the start of the game. This decision locks in specific characters, locations, and storylines, leading to distinct experiences and preventing mid-game path changes. The Evil path delves into manipulation and domination, the Neutral path offers a balanced yet morally ambiguous journey, and the Good path focuses on redemption and emotional depth. With this structure, development remains efficient, ensuring a polished experience while still providing meaningful choices and eight unique endings.

It originally was going to feature a karma system in the game but that ultimately got scrapped quickly as it would require me to track and adjust values and making sure that players condition checks locks/unlocks characters and locations. As a fellow member here mentioned above that the game should focus on 3 paths instead to which I listened to their criticism and altered the game structure.

As for amount of characters in the game, there will be a handful of characters, but only on certain paths the player chooses stretched across 6 chapters in the game. Players might bump into other characters from different paths that they aligned with but they won't interact any further, prompting player intrigue to try the other 2 paths they didn't try before.

Some of the tags mentioned above could feature a fraction of that on one character. For example, a big-breasted chubby Latina who enjoys footjobs, squirting, and anal, or a redhead milf fem dom who enjoys humiliation, spanking, creampies, urination, and exhibitionism. I don't know if I should spoil it any further, but the harem tag is only on a certain path and is not featured in others. Not everyone in the game is thirsty that doesn't mind the competition and only want the MC to be a part of their lives.

I hope I have answered that perfectly, but if there are still some questions or concerns left unanswered, always feel free to reach out. Thanks again!

 

[aslop]

I believe I have already answered this question, but the kinks are tied to different choices and paths that players choose. To make sense of it, in order to streamline speedy development and enhance narrative depth, players will choose one of three predefined paths—Evil (Corruption), Neutral, or Good (Redemption)—at the start of the game. This decision locks in specific characters, locations, and storylines, leading to distinct experiences and preventing mid-game path changes. The Evil path delves into manipulation and domination, the Neutral path offers a balanced yet morally ambiguous journey, and the Good path focuses on redemption and emotional depth. With this structure, development remains efficient, ensuring a polished experience while still providing meaningful choices and eight unique endings.

It originally was going to feature a karma system in the game but that ultimately got scrapped quickly as it would require me to track and adjust values and making sure that players condition checks locks/unlocks characters and locations. As a fellow member here mentioned above that the game should focus on 3 paths instead to which I listened to their criticism and altered the game structure.

As for amount of characters in the game, there will be a handful of characters, but only on certain paths the player chooses stretched across 6 chapters in the game. Players might bump into other characters from different paths that they aligned with but they won't interact any further, prompting player intrigue to try the other 2 paths they didn't try before.

Some of the tags mentioned above could feature a fraction of that on one character. For example, a big-breasted chubby Latina who enjoys footjobs, squirting, and anal, or a redhead milf fem dom who enjoys humiliation, spanking, creampies, urination, and exhibitionism. I don't know if I should spoil it any further, but the harem tag is only on a certain path and is not featured in others. Not everyone in the game is thirsty that doesn't mind the competition and only want the MC to be a part of their lives.

I hope I have answered that perfectly, but if there are still some questions or concerns left unanswered, always feel free to reach out. Thanks again!

Now everything sounds almost ideal. I’m still not a fan of a large cast, but that’s purely personal preference. At first, I thought it would be like 90% of other games: three routes for the main LIs and MC, plus 20+ side LIs with binary choices about whether to see scenes with them later.

And here’s a simple example of how not to design a three-route story The way (not sure if you’re familiar with this VN). Essentially, it’s three loosely connected games with a shared beginning.

 

[merleved]

It will be interesting to follow this project.

But please, if you are using Gates Motel as any sort of inspiration at all, please make the girls hairy as in the original. Or at least allow for the option! It was sort of a core aesthetic of the original game and would be a terrible shame to abandon.

 

[Jack Beauregard]

It will be interesting to follow this project.

But please, if you are using Gates Motel as any sort of inspiration at all, please make the girls hairy as in the original. Or at least allow for the option! It was sort of a core aesthetic of the original game and would be a terrible shame to abandon.

 

[HELIO CESAR]

 

[Aexier]

That sandwich board picture was a little hard to read but I am still around and check in every now and then. I am making progress but not enough to give an update. It's slowly coming together. I would like to share whatever I can but I also want to preserve my soapbox moments until I have some huge updates to bring attention to. For now what I can say is that things are looking impressive each time I start my day to the end. I'm incredibly happy with how things are going so far and would be thrilled to see you all enjoy it as well. I would like to open up more details but please be patient until then.

I recall playing the game "The Way" long ago but I remember I stopped playing since the game didn't grab my full attention. I really can't remember much other than hooking up with some birthday girl only for her to leave, and someone gets kidnapped. I could play it to refresh my memory, but I'd rather prioritize building the game. I'll take a look soon to see what were the issues as I was planning that each route has a shared opening. For now, can you provide more as to why you think it failed to have a good 3 different route story? Was it just bad writing, bad cohesiveness, forced outcomes?

And to answer some of the comments above; yes the women will be hairy. Some women will be naturally hairy from the beginning and players are given the options to trim or shave their body hair/pubic hair to fit their preference. Different strokes for different folks.

Until then, see you soon!

 

[aslop]

I recall playing the game "The Way" long ago but I remember I stopped playing since the game didn't grab my full attention. I really can't remember much other than hooking up with some birthday girl only for her to leave, and someone gets kidnapped. I could play it to refresh my memory, but I'd rather prioritize building the game. I'll take a look soon to see what were the issues as I was planning that each route has a shared opening. For now, can you provide more as to why you think it failed to have a good 3 different route story? Was it just bad writing, bad cohesiveness, forced outcomes?

The author bit off more than he could chew. All three routes have a completely different vibe and development.

1. You prevent a kidnapping and become a cop. This is a 'good guy'/detective storyline. 60% of the game's content.
2. You and your sister are kidnapped and then escape. Thriller/slasher and healing storyline. 25% of the content.
3. Only your sister is kidnapped. Depression and self-blame. 15% of the content.

In theory, it sounds good, but it's too much work for one person. It required different sets of locations and different characters (or the same characters with different personalities). The writing wasn't good enough, but that's not the main problem.

 

[Grosconnard]

The author bit off more than he could chew.

Seems to happen to most Devs around here... They usually work alone and are in the majority of cases way too ambitious, especially when they do this as a side gig.

Only a few manage to get enough financial support and momentum to allow them to recruit some help and even then, it's not a guarantee of a successful development...

I've accepted now that a 90% of the games I've actually enjoyed here will never be completed.

 

[willly423]

Seems to happen to most Devs around here... They usually work alone and are in the majority of cases way too ambitious, especially when they do this as a side gig.

Only a few manage to get enough financial support and momentum to allow them to recruit some help and even then, it's not a guarantee of a successful development...

I've accepted now that a 90% of the games I've actually enjoyed here will never be completed.

man sad but true.whats the game of your profle pic ?

 

[Grosconnard]

man sad but true.whats the game of your profle pic ?

It's Norma, the mum from the game of this thread.

 

[Jack Beauregard]

That sandwich board picture was a little hard to read but I am still around and check in every now and then. I am making progress but not enough to give an update. It's slowly coming together. I would like to share whatever I can but I also want to preserve my soapbox moments until I have some huge updates to bring attention to. For now what I can say is that things are looking impressive each time I start my day to the end. I'm incredibly happy with how things are going so far and would be thrilled to see you all enjoy it as well. I would like to open up more details but please be patient until then.

So, I don't want to break the mood, especially as I don't really know the forum rules, but I don't know if all this is allowed. By “all this” I mean discussing a game in progress, on another game's dedicated topic. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble over this. So be careful!

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

So, I don't want to break the mood, especially as I don't really know the forum rules, but I don't know if all this is allowed. By “all this” I mean discussing a game in progress, on another game's dedicated topic. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble over this. So be careful!

correct. All of this discussion should be on its own separate thread, even if it's going to be an attempted remake of this game. Even on abandoned threads, talking about this stuff (off-topic, because it's not actually about P_s_y_c_h_o's game but about a remake for it) is against site rules. The new thread, once created, could be linked to from here in someone's post, but this has gone way off the topic of the original game itself.

 

[willly423]

Think this dev has a

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to vaginas and only likes hand jobs or trans stuff.Decided to play cause think norma was hot and only hand job scenes wtf lol and no sex in game.I was disappointed.I skipped the trans stuff so dont know if thier was sex scenes for that and not my cup of tea,but prob was since there isnt any with the woman in the game.

 

[Jack Beauregard]

Think this dev has a

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to vaginas and only likes hand jobs or trans stuff.Decided to play cause think norma was hot and only hand job scenes wtf lol and no sex in game.I was disappointed.I skipped the trans stuff so dont know if thier was sex scenes for that and not my cup of tea,but prob was since there isnt any with the woman in the game.

Unfortunately, development of the game came to an abrupt end.

The first time, due to a depression (I think) and the second time, due to the war in Ukraine. Since apparently the dev is Ukrainian and had to flee.

So, all in all, it's quite logical that there's no “real” sex scene, especially as he really wanted to develop the story first.

 

[Degen003]

Unfortunately, development of the game came to an abrupt end.

The first time, due to a depression (I think) and the second time, due to the war in Ukraine. Since apparently the dev is Ukrainian and had to flee.

So, all in all, it's quite logical that there's no “real” sex scene, especially as he really wanted to develop the story first.

game was dead a year ago then an abrupt update came and nothing came out of it

 

[willly423]

Unfortunately, development of the game came to an abrupt end.

The first time, due to a depression (I think) and the second time, due to the war in Ukraine. Since apparently the dev is Ukrainian and had to flee.

So, all in all, it's quite logical that there's no “real” sex scene, especially as he really wanted to develop the story first.

makes sense,to bad norma was sexy in a milf way and was looking forward to sex scenes later with her.Hope the dev is ok even if am not into all the other stuff can skip it so was good game

 

[Jack Beauregard]

game was dead a year ago then an abrupt update came and nothing came out of it

I see what you mean, but i’ve considered the game’s development dead, ever since that first halt. After that, there was only a long period of incertitude, followed by the war, a single update… and then nothing.

 

[Aexier]

So, I don't want to break the mood, especially as I don't really know the forum rules, but I don't know if all this is allowed. By “all this” I mean discussing a game in progress, on another game's dedicated topic. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble over this. So be careful!

Good point, Jack. I've joined F95zone 8 years ago but I haven't really explored too often on the rules and threads so this is all fairly new to me. I've mainly got games, models and even replied to some people on the recruitment services page. Would you happen to know where would be the appropriate place to create a game in progress thread? Thanks for the warning BTW. Huge life saver for the future

 

[PBS666]

Would you happen to know where would be the appropriate place to create a game in progress thread?

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