VN Ren'Py Hillside [v0.15.1] [DarkBlue]

[Ragnar]

Slow burn lovers are as bad as Gimme porn now lovers. The game had a nude of Emma and the dev removed it because some people said it was too soon.
The Hell? This is not tagged as non-sexual content and if you want non-sex content search games with that tag.

 

[Deleted member 1371216]

Well, I enjoyed it a bit at first because it was a nice change of air from most of the games I've played here but it turned out to be a cheap soap opera. I recommend Days of Our Lives for people who enjoyed this game. It has decades of content.

But damn, girls were gorgeous.

 

[DonTirri]

i love the game but ending two updates in a row on exactly same cliffhanger(talk with charlotte) is just bad writing.

This tbh.

I like the story being set up. I like the characters. but I DESPISE stories that hinge on 2 adults not spitting out what bothers them.

TALK for crying out loud. And the dev stretching THE talk between the MC and Charlotte for another update is just irritating and padding.

I sincerely hope the next update finally has them talk it out so we can move onwards with the story. I like slow burns but not when said slow burn relies on two adults acting like tongue tied teenagers.

 

[Raptus Puellae]

Slow burn lovers are as bad as Gimme porn now lovers. The game had a nude of Emma and the dev removed it because some people said it was too soon.
The Hell? This is not tagged as non-sexual content and if you want non-sex content search games with that tag.

seriously? I hadn't played since the second update in the hopes of more Emma content... and the dev pulls that stunt? not cool!

 

[Old Dog]

I am enjoying this game and looking forward to the next update when maybe the MC will tell Charlie about his situation concerning the attacker.

 

[Ragnar]

seriously? I hadn't played since the second update in the hopes of more Emma content... and the dev pulls that stunt? not cool!

The worst part is that the scene wasn't even sexual in nature, just a worried MC trying to help a scared Emma, but oh well.

 

[TiffanyMonroe]

Wish there was an option to treat Charlotte like a real employer and spend as little time as possible with her while just doing our job. Avoid her man-hating bs all together.

 

[Raptus Puellae]

The worst part is that the scene wasn't even sexual in nature, just a worried MC trying to help a scared Emma, but oh well.

wait... it's the spider in the bathroom scene that was removed?

 

[WhY NoT?!]

"you need to start giving people something"

kinda sound like a demand......

He did: lewd scenes.

I think you need someone to paint something for you so you can understand what they're saying... because you can't understand the difference between "need and must". Which one is an opinion and which one is a demand! but as someone else said, if I want something from the dev, I must support him, and then I can ask him directly. What I did early was just giving my simple opinion and mine alone(as everyone else is in title to an opinion). You don't need to agree with me but you can respect it if you choose to. With that been said, I wanna ask you again, stop replying to what am saying if you don't understand or choose not to. Thanks and have a nice day!

 

[Ragnar]

wait... it's the spider in the bathroom scene that was removed?

Not removed, Nu-Bioware tier "altered"

 

[dianish86]

I played the game and I don't understand why there's any sexual content with Emma in this game? She's just a kid, and if the main character has any attraction to her, it's obviously not normal.

 

[Raptus Puellae]

I played the game and I don't understand why there's any sexual content with Emma in this game? She's just a kid, and if the main character has any attraction to her, it's obviously not normal.

this is why.

 

[m4pII]

Slow burn lovers are as bad as Gimme porn now lovers. The game had a nude of Emma and the dev removed it because some people said it was too soon.
The Hell? This is not tagged as non-sexual content and if you want non-sex content search games with that tag.

I partially agree, but I do not quite understand how at this stage it is possible to insert sex scenes without affecting the logic of the narrative

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[Ragnar]

I partially agree, but I do not quite understand how at this stage it is possible to insert sex scenes without affecting the logic of the narrative

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Aunt Lucy was presented as an empowered woman with a high sex drive since the very first update.
There is no good reason to not introduce sex in her route already.
Charlie forbade her but that has never stopped Lucy to do what she wants, plus two consenting adults having an intimate relationship has nothing to do with a third party.

 

[j4yj4m]

I mean, it's not like that added nude Emma render really satisfied anyone. Way too many games have these early moments which at best add "not much" and at worst feel staged or even creepy or even change the dynamic for no real reason. I think we can agree that for someone as insecure as Emma it would have mattered to be seen nude and that it would have changed their relationship to some degree. It's just fair for DB to make it up to her when she wants to present her goodies to MC and to not force it on her.

PS: Or is there really anyone so desperate that it'll depend on one added lewd render?

 

[3D Reaver]

@grohotor:
There are just different games for different players. Some are really high paced, some aren't and each will have their fans. I mean, one can suggest that some (some) patrons may not like a really slow burn, but you may just as well say that some people enjoy their coffee with milk and sugar. Sure, that's the case, but it doesn't really add anything to how the game should move forward.

Yes, being on this platform kind of encourages "lot's of lewd content right away" but it doesn't mean that every game here has to be the same or has to be developed in the same way.

Im not opposed to a slow burn. i don't like fuck fests. Lets be honest here even the best sex scenes kind of suck. Worse than those porn clips from the early days of the internet. They are not good in terms of actual sex they are good because of the situation, the story and the characters. If one wants to see sex he's better off just googling for some.

My problem is with the way the story is told and how new things keep getting introduced and nothing is getting resolved.

Skylaroo posted a list of plot threads

1. MC's past about the other Emma
2. Charlotte's past (the assault by actor)
3. The stalker
4. The peeping tom
5. Suzi's blackmail
6. Emma crushing on Zack
7. The other student crushing on Emma
8. Kaylah's story?
9. Lucy's story?
10. Steve's story?


atm the only one that has any sort of payoff is 6. The main plot also has the problem that it could easily be solved if Suzi, Charlotte and Emma had a little chat. The Mc is also doing a piss poor job of solving this. Why the hell didn't he push Suzi for information once she asks him if he's here because some guy ? why doesn't he talk to Charlotte about this immediately if he can't get information from Suzi ?

I'm mainly interested in Emma. i don't see how that can advance in any meaningful way atm without the MC being a total creep and a shitty bodyguard. The only appropriate way would be after he deals with the stalker and the peeping tom but once those things are resolved the story is done. I feel like it would have been better if this whole stalker thing was used just to bring the characters together it got resolved in a update or two and then have the main story be about something else. I'm afraid that the dev might have wrote himself into a hole and thats why the story is running in place.

 

[EZ8lt]

8 update, and still zero character progression. Every time it seems there's something, there's a stepback intentionally just to keep the status qou. It's not only getting annoying, it's also killing off otherwise progressible or likeable characters on the long run. I found myself care less and less about their circumstances as we go forward and they still act like they did from day one. That goes for the useless dimwit main character as well, you wonder how someone like him was able to survive actual combat situations.

 

[StingerWolf]

I liked the update. Ok, it has zilch, zero, nada sexual interaction and another cliffhanger about the same topic dragged through the update which is just really lame, but those few scenes with Suzy in bikini make up for it. (yes, she is my favourite so far, I am a sucker for women with fit bodies) Can't wait for the next update.

 

[LSC82]

The MC used to work for the dude that beat up Charlotte and do to something he did a girl (also named Emma) died... is there anything else, have i missed something?
This thing is starting to get weird, next thing you know, Zach/David will be his son.

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I'm not counting on it, but hopefully both Emma and Charlotte start to break out of their shell a little more, honestly it's time... Even when it looks like the dev is setting up to make them more trusting, more free, like it was happening with Charlotte... some sort of setback happens and brings us back to status quo.

Edit:

8 update, and still zero character progression. Every time it seems there's something, there's a stepback intentionally just to keep the status qou. It's not only getting annoying, it's also killing off otherwise progressible or likeable characters on the long run. I found myself care less and less about their circumstances as we go forward and they still act like they did from day one. That goes for the useless dimwit main character as well, you wonder how someone like him was able to survive actual combat situations.

Jeez you 100% beat me to it man, next time i'll click on those "something has been posted" while i'm writing lol.

I liked the premise and intro to this game, Emma specially is an adorable character, but the stalling is getting to insane levels.
At some point it's gonna be like still watching "the Walking Dead" because you enjoyed it in the past... 5 seasons ago.

 

[j4yj4m]

My problem is with the way the story is told and how new things keep getting introduced and nothing is getting resolved.

Skylaroo posted a list of plot threads

1. MC's past about the other Emma
2. Charlotte's past (the assault by actor)
3. The stalker
4. The peeping tom
5. Suzi's blackmail
6. Emma crushing on Zack
7. The other student crushing on Emma
8. Kaylah's story?
9. Lucy's story?
10. Steve's story?

Maybe I'm just too used to reading light novels, which often have an even slower plot progression. At least I can imagine a good purpose for all of these plots eventually and you'll have to start them at some point. It's a general problem in development of these games, either you start everything at once and then need ages to tie things up, or you go plot by plot but have to live with the fact that the story/game loses depth and offers a worse experience once it's done.