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filosoff89

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That's part of why I love this game, as I think the player will have to make hard choices. Too many games you can just coast through and pick options and end up 'happily ever after' with everyone happy and dancing off into the sunset holding hands and in love.

On the Charlotte path, Lucy has a LOT of really sad scenes, as you have to turn her down multiple times. How she always loses out to Charlotte and everyone else around her. But once the MC starts to affect Charlotte for the better, Lucy openly admits to herself and Charlotte that the MC is bringing her back to her old self and how happy Charlotte looks to be. Lucy resolves to make it work for the MC and Charlotte. Same with Emma, where she wants MC to be her Dad and for them all to be a family.

Suzi will be interesting to see how that goes, as you can only get 2 points towards her, with lots of chances for negative points. So she'll need some concerted effort in the upcoming scenes to improve her status.

I didn't come across any chance to romance multiple LIs. Sure you can get with Kaylah and Fox, but as side interests will that have an effect on the LI options going forward? Kaylah always tells Charlotte if MC accepted or declined to get into a sexual relationship.

Or did I miss getting multiple LIs? Once I've 'locked into' a path it only goes down that route.
"Being happy that someone else is happy" and "being happy yourself" are two different states. As we say in Odesa. Besides, I am unhappy myself that by giving preference to one person, I make another person suffer. Especially considering the fact that I can make both of them happy. It's all the fault of selfishness and competition.
 

TonyMurray

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That's why monogamy doesn't work in this game.
If you're being serious and not trolling, I would suggest you're playing the game wrong then. Monogamy is the only way the game works, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Sounds like you just can't say "no" (understandable, perhaps), but that's not how things work.
 

filosoff89

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If you're being serious and not trolling, I would suggest you're playing the game wrong then. Monogamy is the only way the game works, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Sounds like you just can't say "no" (understandable, perhaps), but that's not how things work.
I'm serious. And what would you do? Would you help Suzy with her problem with the photographer? Or would you spit on Emma's bullying? The reaction of both girls is natural: they fall in love with you. And that's when you have to choose. And make someone unhappy. :cry:
 

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I'm a loser anyway. If I say yes to Emma, for example, it will be cruel to her aunt, with whom I am in a relationship. If I say no to Emma or Suzi, I'll break their hearts. That's why monogamy doesn't work in this game. Giving hope to other girls only makes things more complicated. :cry:
they'll get new uncle or new daddy.
 

TonyMurray

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I'm serious. And what would you do? Would you help Suzy with her problem with the photographer? Or would you spit on Emma's bullying? The reaction of both girls is natural: they fall in love with you. And that's when you have to choose. And make someone unhappy. :cry:
You can help them out without it meaning that you want to do something with them. They are free to develop feelings for MC, but it doesn't mean anything has to come of it. This sort of thing happens all the time...
 

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I'm serious. And what would you do? Would you help Suzy with her problem with the photographer? Or would you spit on Emma's bullying? The reaction of both girls is natural: they fall in love with you. And that's when you have to choose. And make someone unhappy. :cry:
In an ideal world maybe, but even then doubtful. Someone somewhere will be sad/upset/hurt/jealous when it comes to romance and love, it's absolutely inevitable. Humans are why we don't live in a perfectly utopian society, and never will.

MC sums it up perfectly in the game when talking to Emma: "Sometimes, despite our best intentions, people get hurt and hearts get broken."
 

filosoff89

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they'll get new uncle or new daddy.
Yeah. And Emma will immediately forget her dreams. And it's far from a fact that the second dream will be the last on this topic. And the Mermaid will just forget that her roommate sent her uncle a photo. A selfie where she is naked. Too naive. Even for the Lloyd family. :LOL:
 

filosoff89

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You can help them out without it meaning that you want to do something with them. They are free to develop feelings for MC, but it doesn't mean anything has to come of it. This sort of thing happens all the time...
Uncle Iroh: "I poured you tea because I wanted to. And for no other reason."
That's exactly what happened. But kindness has consequences. THEY fell in love with me. ALL of them. It's stupid to deny reality. And there is no good solution here. It's going to hurt someone. What I don't understand is why there is no "all together and happy" option. After all, it's damn logical.
 

Joshy92

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I do often think about what a scene where I marry Emma would be like. Seeing her walking down the aisle with her bridesmaids Charlotte, Lucy & Suzi would be a wonderful sight.

I love Hillside and especially Emma so something like that would be a perfect ending imo.
 

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But if the Render count is at 0%, these are just teasers and not in-game story renders? :unsure:
id guess did just enough renders to show off a teaser but not enough to really move the render progress bar. I would assume they be in the story can't recall if any teaser shown has not been in the story prior
 
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cooldevo

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They are in-game renders, but until I've storyboarded the entire story, I can't accurately estimate what percentage they represent. However, it's likely to be less than one percent, so I left it at zero.
Have to see how the middle one plays out with Mr. Patriot, but the other two look great so far!


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