VN Ren'Py Heart Problems [v0.10] [Xenorav]

[Rhabeeb]

Any update to the android port for the new chapter?

 

[Thraximon]

Couple of thoughts regarding the latest chapter and the novel in general.

1. What was the significance of that particular flashback in the bedroom scene? That felt very jarring and out of left field. Is it because that’s the first time she has literally pushed him away? What do you think?
2. I don’t think the accusations against MC being rapey towards Amelie hold any water. She has always been in control in this incestuous situationship with MC. In each chapter we have seen him trying to make Amelie go past her boundaries only to be met with firm resistance. He backtracks and apologizes for his crude behavior every time. The bathroom scene in this chapter is of significance here. That’s the first time she takes advantage of his drunken state and makes the first move, instead of her usual bait and regret. But that’s not all. In the bedroom scene later on, MC apologizes to her for initiating the naughty times in the bathroom, without realizing it was the other way around. Amelie, instead of correcting him, merely sidesteps the discussion. That shows there indeed is a manipulative side to her as well. I’d say the MC is definitely clingey (she calls him as much) but nowhere in the time zone of rapey.
3. Stephanie is at least half a decade short of 21. The in-game change is of course for legal purposes. The ethics and morality of engaging with such a character should be left to the player’s discretion. Just like with other characters, Xenorav has made interactions with her exceptionally hot and smartly plausible.
4. Increasingly I’m beginning to think that Xenorav has (undiagnosed?) ADHD. His strengths and weaknesses in the making of this project heavily imply that. Whether it’s time blindness, going radio silent for months at end because he doesn’t have quantitative development to show for that elapsed time or his recurring apologies for the said silence. Even the attention to detail with respect to emotion and body language at the cost of (sometimes) leaving in untroublesome yet glaring errors in dialogs or UI harken to that flavour of neurodivergence. Dude either pauses payment cycle or adds in extra content because of the guilt of delaying gratification, but he always delivers. Anyway, this is my armchair diagnosis of him. I might be totally off the mark here. Another interesting analogy about the “giving extra” due to the guilt of delaying gratification is between Xenorav and Amelie. Each time (which is every time) the update is delayed, he says he has put in extra content to make up for the delay. This mirrors Amelie’s arc because any time she has crossed a moral and physical threshold with MC, it’s because she feels guilty of not giving him what he (and she herself) wants. So, in essence, Amelies’ guilt-compromise relationship with MC mirrors that of Xenorav’s with his supporters. I’d say that this would be the key factor in Amelie finally giving in to MC (possibly in the next chapter): there would be no more bargaining chips to make up for the delay and guilt.
5. Say what you will about his persistent delays, regular communication voids and the hilarious hemorrhoids/jail/sunbathing reasons he comes up. But the dude DELIVERS. His supposed blueballing updates have more eroticism and heart in them compared to full-blown threesomes in other high-following games. Also, he is the only creator I know of who is still at it even in the face of whatever financial, mental and physical troubles he’s facing in his life. I don’t know of any other creator who is delivering mind-boggling quality like him, while not being paid fairly for that labour and being under constant threat of being banned. The sea of abandoned games is rife with promising and passionate creators who hung their boots much early in the development. This truly is a labour of love for this guy.

Anyway, here’s my two cents and then some on this ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY AMAZING novel.

TL;DR : LOVE this novel. Xenorav might have ADHD. Don't mind the delays. MC no rapey. Why the flashback during naughty times?

 

[schmonk]

Just got around to finishing the last chapter 10. The 2 amelie scenes were insanely hot.
Stephanie sex scene was a little disappointing imo, build up was great but it it didnt quite hit the spot for me. I also didnt like that the mc kept going even though Stephanie told him to stop multiple times, could've done it differently.
Also the whole Kylee doesnt want to admit her feelings and saying they can still fuck whoever they want is a little weird when she is the one telling MC that she loves him the first time theyre having sex.

All in all banger update as always. Even with delays and all Xeno releases more content in 1 update than most devs put out in 3 years. And the quality is still improving, crazy.

 

[CURIOUS_1976]

Couple of thoughts regarding the latest chapter and the novel in general.

1. What was the significance of that particular flashback in the bedroom scene? That felt very jarring and out of left field. Is it because that’s the first time she has literally pushed him away? What do you think?
2. I don’t think the accusations against MC being rapey towards Amelie hold any water. She has always been in control in this incestuous situationship with MC. In each chapter we have seen him trying to make Amelie go past her boundaries only to be met with firm resistance. He backtracks and apologizes for his crude behavior every time. The bathroom scene in this chapter is of significance here. That’s the first time she takes advantage of his drunken state and makes the first move, instead of her usual bait and regret. But that’s not all. In the bedroom scene later on, MC apologizes to her for initiating the naughty times in the bathroom, without realizing it was the other way around. Amelie, instead of correcting him, merely sidesteps the discussion. That shows there indeed is a manipulative side to her as well. I’d say the MC is definitely clingey (she calls him as much) but nowhere in the time zone of rapey.
3. Stephanie is at least half a decade short of 21. The in-game change is of course for legal purposes. The ethics and morality of engaging with such a character should be left to the player’s discretion. Just like with other characters, Xenorav has made interactions with her exceptionally hot and smartly plausible.
4. Increasingly I’m beginning to think that Xenorav has (undiagnosed?) ADHD. His strengths and weaknesses in the making of this project heavily imply that. Whether it’s time blindness, going radio silent for months at end because he doesn’t have quantitative development to show for that elapsed time or his recurring apologies for the said silence. Even the attention to detail with respect to emotion and body language at the cost of (sometimes) leaving in untroublesome yet glaring errors in dialogs or UI harken to that flavour of neurodivergence. Dude either pauses payment cycle or adds in extra content because of the guilt of delaying gratification, but he always delivers. Anyway, this is my armchair diagnosis of him. I might be totally off the mark here. Another interesting analogy about the “giving extra” due to the guilt of delaying gratification is between Xenorav and Amelie. Each time (which is every time) the update is delayed, he says he has put in extra content to make up for the delay. This mirrors Amelie’s arc because any time she has crossed a moral and physical threshold with MC, it’s because she feels guilty of not giving him what he (and she herself) wants. So, in essence, Amelies’ guilt-compromise relationship with MC mirrors that of Xenorav’s with his supporters. I’d say that this would be the key factor in Amelie finally giving in to MC (possibly in the next chapter): there would be no more bargaining chips to make up for the delay and guilt.
5. Say what you will about his persistent delays, regular communication voids and the hilarious hemorrhoids/jail/sunbathing reasons he comes up. But the dude DELIVERS. His supposed blueballing updates have more eroticism and heart in them compared to full-blown threesomes in other high-following games. Also, he is the only creator I know of who is still at it even in the face of whatever financial, mental and physical troubles he’s facing in his life. I don’t know of any other creator who is delivering mind-boggling quality like him, while not being paid fairly for that labour and being under constant threat of being banned. The sea of abandoned games is rife with promising and passionate creators who hung their boots much early in the development. This truly is a labour of love for this guy.

Anyway, here’s my two cents and then some on this ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY AMAZING novel.

TL;DR : LOVE this novel. Xenorav might have ADHD. Don't mind the delays. MC no rapey. Why the flashback during naughty times?

It's not incest, Amelie is his aunt by marriage.

 

[char_2.0]

Chapter 10, the best update so far

 

[kadgilek999]

The novel is progressing well, though I couldn’t move forward as much as I had hoped this week. I was aiming to complete at least 30 more renders, but some scenes ended up needing more attention than I had originally anticipated.I’m still working steadily — at my own pace, but without breaks!

Thank you all for your support, and most importantly, for your trust.Without further ado, here are the approximate progress percentages:

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P.S. Please don’t ask for an ETA, I honestly don’t know. Some weeks I may progress much faster than expected, and other weeks much slower. Thank you for understanding!

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is Amelie suspecting something between mc/stephanie ?

be happy amelie, your daughters and you will be pregnant soon

 

[taraqtau]

is Amelie suspecting something between mc/stephanie ?

be happy amelie, your daughters and you will be pregnant soon

Doesn't look like it - Amelie not showing anger or disgust.
Anyhow is this scene for the Stephanie love route only or both or if Amelie/Kylee/ Mia route there is no such scene?
Xeno has to bring his best narrative and best story telling skill for this chapter plus his usual top notch renders.
Gonna be a long wait⏳

 

[Codecsurp]

I think it will take more than a year to release Chapter 11 because the progress of Xenorav has been very slow in the last two weeks. If this continues, it will take 12-18 months to update.

Better late than never

 

[Borlandsmen]

The same renders from the latest report, but in the original resolution:

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[Cryptist]

I would strongly doubt that. I've played at least a bit of what feels like every AVN on this site that offers animations, and in my opinion, none come close to the level of detail and aesthetic of Heart Problems' animations. Not even the really big names, some of which have been treading water for years and would rather waste time implementing mobile games into their AVNs.

Gotta agree with Poio. Games like
Holiday Island or Desert Stalker or Polyturnon manage relatively frequent updates across years and provide sexually satisfying storylines without resorting to blue balling that creates frustration and finally resentment and rejection. Like Poio, I look to the comments whole downloading this one. If Amelie isn't getting creampied, I just deleted it without decompressing.

 

[X GANG]

The same renders from the latest report, but in the original resolution:

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Maybe Amelie will find out that MC has had sex with her daughters, then she will forbid MC from having sex with her daughters, then MC will throw a warning that if you have real sex with me, then I will not have sex with your daughters, then Amelie will have sex with MC after hearing this.

 

[DanThaMan]

Maybe Amelie will find out that MC has had sex with her daughters, then she will forbid MC from having sex with her daughters, then MC will throw a warning that if you have real sex with me, then I will not have sex with your daughters, then Amelie will have sex with MC after hearing this.

Blackmail her into having sex? Damn that would suck if it happened..

 

[X GANG]

Blackmail her into having sex? Damn that would suck if it happened..

Everything else except NTR and lesbian will be maybe since xenorav said that at least 10 more chapters will be made, in that case many things can happen. Assuming in chapter 11 Amelie will agree to have real sex, in 12 Kylie and Mia or Kylie and Stephanie will have a threesome and then in 13 Amelie and Lauren will have a threesome. Once these are done, what new scenes will there be in the remaining seven chapters

 

[Sony676]

Gotta agree with Poio. Games like
Holiday Island or Desert Stalker or Polyturnon manage relatively frequent updates across years and provide sexually satisfying storylines without resorting to blue balling that creates frustration and finally resentment and rejection. Like Poio, I look to the comments whole downloading this one. If Amelie isn't getting creampied, I just deleted it without decompressing.

I just gotta repeat what I said. At least kind of: It may be true that the mentioned AVNs release updates more frequently, but in my opinion, for example, the best animated scene from a Desert Stalker doesn't even come close to the worst from Heart Problems. I personally don't know of any AVN that manages to achieve such a high level in terms of aesthetics. Furthermore, even the blue-ball scenes with Amelie are so powerfully staged that other AVNs with less blue-balling massively pale in comparison. At least, that's my opinion.

 

[NR1997]

Can anyone tell me how to unlock the scene at the top right? I don't understand what I did wrong to skip it.

 

[Borlandsmen]

I will definitely hope that this will be the path of hot love, and not blackmail.
Xenorav definitely knows his game, knows his strengths. He makes new chapters, and they turn out to be better than all the ideas that are offered here. Therefore, I think it is stupid to impose something.
Xenorav is on the right path.

Everything else except NTR and lesbian will be maybe since xenorav said that at least 10 more chapters will be made, in that case many things can happen. Assuming in chapter 11 Amelie will agree to have real sex, in 12 Kylie and Mia or Kylie and Stephanie will have a threesome and then in 13 Amelie and Lauren will have a threesome. Once these are done, what new scenes will there be in the remaining seven chapters

When all the girls get sausage, it's not the end for a talented developer. It's just the beginning of the most interesting. How about anal scenes? Sex in public? Sex in front of mom or daughters? Sex in the shower/underwater/in the air/in space? Mass orgy? Double penetration with a strap-on worn by the daughter?
Handcuffed sex..roleplaying sex..
Damn, Boring Games built their entire game around getting mommy to fuck at the very beginning, and every new chapter is impressive every time..
In the case of Xenorav - this guy has both skills and imagination, so I don't see any problems with new chapters.

Can anyone tell me how to unlock the scene at the top right? I don't understand what I did wrong to skip it.
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You know that the heart on the right side of your screenshot allows you to open the gallery?

 

[X GANG]

I will definitely hope that this will be the path of hot love, and not blackmail.
Xenorav definitely knows his game, knows his strengths. He makes new chapters, and they turn out to be better than all the ideas that are offered here. Therefore, I think it is stupid to impose something.
Xenorav is on the right path.

When all the girls get sausage, it's not the end for a talented developer. It's just the beginning of the most interesting. How about anal scenes? Sex in public? Sex in front of mom or daughters? Sex in the shower/underwater/in the air/in space? Mass orgy? Double penetration with a strap-on worn by the daughter?
Handcuffed sex..roleplaying sex..
Damn, Boring Games built their entire game around getting mommy to fuck at the very beginning, and every new chapter is impressive every time..
In the case of Xenorav - this guy has both skills and imagination, so I don't see any problems with new chapters.

You know that the heart on the right side of your screenshot allows you to open the gallery?

I didn't mention blackmail. I made a guess after looking at the picture in the post that Amelie might find out that MC is having sex with her daughters. I wouldn't be surprised if MC has group sex with Amelie, Kylie, and Stephanie in the future. Maybe xenorav is planning to do that because Stephanie has already seen MC and Kylie having sex.

 

[whity112]

I didn't mention blackmail. I made a guess after looking at the picture in the post that Amelie might find out that MC is having sex with her daughters. I wouldn't be surprised if MC has group sex with Amelie, Kylie, and Stephanie in the future. Maybe xenorav is planning to do that because Stephanie has already seen MC and Kylie having sex.

you made a guess. have u even played the game at all. or do u just skip all the text

 

[Borlandsmen]

I didn't mention blackmail. I made a guess after looking at the picture in the post that Amelie might find out that MC is having sex with her daughters. I wouldn't be surprised if MC has group sex with Amelie, Kylie, and Stephanie in the future. Maybe xenorav is planning to do that because Stephanie has already seen MC and Kylie having sex.

I wrote this part before I quoted you. This means that the beginning of my reasoning is not directed at a specific addressee.

 

[athreusclouds]

Everything else except NTR and lesbian will be maybe since xenorav said that at least 10 more chapters will be made, in that case many things can happen. Assuming in chapter 11 Amelie will agree to have real sex, in 12 Kylie and Mia or Kylie and Stephanie will have a threesome and then in 13 Amelie and Lauren will have a threesome. Once these are done, what new scenes will there be in the remaining seven chapters

I wouldn't mind if he added more plot to the game, because some previous chapters seemed to me just like jumps from one sex scene to another without developing the background story (mc's mom, Davie' company, thallium poisoning and alike) at all and i even started to get a little tired of it while i was playing.