VN Ren'Py Intertwined [v0.12.3] [Nyx]

[underoath27]

Can someone tell me about Iris and Erynn being half sisters? I didn't see anything about it.

 

[Nurikabe]

When Nyx said there was game over path, she explained you could keep playing but there would be a lot less content going forward on that path.
And the thing about Nikki/Cara is that they pop up have an episode dedicated to them and go missing for the next 2 or 3.
The path where you don't help Erynn, not only burns you with Erynn, but with Alexis too... and we can probably include Iris here when she learns they are sisters...
At the end you will be relying on Nikki popping up every 2/3 updates to have anything.

It is my understanding that there was never an intended Nikki/Cara path. But so many people really enjoyed their content that Nyx through them a bone in this latest update with some closure. Obviously, Nyx has a main path and idea for the story while still allowing for people with varying tastes to latch onto one of the side chicks.

 

[hakuna-matata]

Ok, so, Zach can go suck a dick! I gerlt that he is jealous, but fuck him! And man, what glorious day will be when MC beat the shit out of Ethan, especially if that ending was because of him. Too bad we need to wait another 3, 4 months for next update, but I'm enjoying. So far, Lexi is my route, but Val, I really like her.

I haven't played new episode yet. So far I just can't wrap my head around why MC is friend's with such a pathetic loser like Zach.

 

[LSC82]

Can someone tell me about Iris and Erynn being half sisters? I didn't see anything about it.

I think it's mentioned by Erynn that she is searching for her father whom she never met, and all she has is his description, blonde tatooed viking looking dude(or something like that).
Add to that him mentioning that he's been to this city in the past... everything seems to fit.

 

[SteamedHamsInc.]

So....when's Julia gonna make another appearance?

 

[ename144]

So played it...

Well iam being honest here, iam a dissapointed.

first of all the good things... renders are great as always, the dialogues are very good and overall everything is entertaining and improving with the animations (the fps is kinda low still, and off, but they are looking so much better here)... its a game of top quality, no doubt about that.

BUT

How the storytelling goes on annoys me more and more. Nyx kinda likes flashbacks a lot, lets face it, half of the game are flashbacks... she is really overdoing it... And this episode is the worst in that department. The flashback about iris didnt tell us anything new. We already knew she is the MCs first girlfriend... and well, yeah figures, they had sex and so on... yeah the scenes were nice, and i like iris overall. But i would have prefered it very much if this flashback was just cut shorter, way shorter, and we would get instead some progress in the other relationships, but again, there is not much progress.

The last episode was nearly only about the competition camp and having fun... this one was all about the past (and we already had two episodes that was nearly only dealing with the past, with the story of Emily and than Nikki/Cara, now Iris too... whos next?) So in epsiode 8 there wasnt much progress with laya, Erryn or other LIs. Only a very very tiny little bit overall.

And in this episode there was even less progress... a reunion with cara or Nikki, if youre not on the path with them... well... there isnt really anything going on except the end with Ethan and the way too long flashback with Iris.

Yeah i enjoyed the episode overall, jsut like the last one, cause the dialogues are very well written and the intercourse between the characters are really fun to read an watch... but really, this game need PROGRESS in every single way. the last two episodes are feeling like just "filler episodes" like someone mentioned already.

I dont need "sex" right now with layla or erryn... but there has to be some step forward at least (and we need more one on one time with them, seriously, much more...) . And the reunion with Nikki or Cara... yeah its sweet and all, but NO progress here, cause well... we were already in a SERIOUS relationship with them. So its kinda "reaheating" it, not more.

Everything is fun to read, to watch and so on... but yeah... its not going anywhere really the last updates.

At least the ending was really good (nasty cliffhanger) But really... there needs to be a change in pace of the storytelling i think.

Hopefully Zach learns very fast what a prick Ethan is, and than... goodbye buddy, i hope we can get rid of Zach in a way, he has fucked up big time, is an overall idiot, and need to learn what friendship means.

For Ethan, of course he is the main antagonist and needs to be around a little while more.

I dont know how many episodes Nyx is planning (i get the feeling she hasnt planned beforehand really, shes doing it more on the fly) But at this pace, were not even half through i think... which is partly a good thing, i dont want this game to end yet, but its bad too, cause i think its stagnating in many departments.

Well i know, its not a popular opinion around here, and there will be many childish "facepalms" flying around this post... but thats how it feels to me, the game is really great, and i enjoyed every episode, but how the story unfolds and is told, and these many long flashbacks and other distractions... i think some things must change to get this game back on the track.

I think this largely sums up my thoughts after a first runthrough (Layla/Cara). There's good material in this update, but the focus is all wrong.

The impact of Cara's surprise arrival is completely wasted slogging through an irrelevant flashback to the MC's first time with a character we've barely met. To make matters worse, when we finally get back to Cara there's still no focus on her. Despite "We need to talk" being one of the first things we can say to Cara, we never can actually talk about the elephant in the room: either we send her packing post haste, or we carry on without a care in the world. Don't get me wrong, I like Cara quite a lot and her scenes are fun in and of themselves. But they're just scenes with Cara. They don't actually advance the overall story. Perhaps Nikki's path will be better, but what's the point of adding this sort of plot twist if the game won't let us actually deal with resulting fallout?

And that's the high point. The ending sequence with Zach, Ethan and a disturbing lack of Erynn is a genuine train wreck. I have no idea where we're supposed to go after that development. As others have said, this takes Zach from irritating comic relief to persona non grata, derails any chance of Erynn ever getting a fun role in the game, and frankly makes the idea of sexy spring break antics feel exploitative. Intertwined hasn't undermined itself to the level AOA Academy did, but it's disturbingly close.

I was definitely expecting a lot better. This game needs to figure out what it wants to be about and start concentrating on that, ASAP; the escalating series of random coincidences has run its course (and then some).

 

[луна]

I'm thinking about what could happened to Erynn, and i'm getting more and more worried.
She could be beaten, drugged and abused or even murdered.
I pry for this just be a red herring, and nothing happened to her.

 

[LSC82]

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also finished my play through on several paths and in one i have Cara ... when i return i am seeing Nikki crying on EM´s arms... gotta get off the liquor i guess!

Honestly none of your assertions make sense.

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[lorddarkam]

i can't like Erynn no matter what cuz i she bully the mc

 

[Steinchen]

from where do you guys have that that Erynn is/could be John daughter????

there where no hints about that anywhere so far.....

 

[underoath27]

I think it's mentioned by Erynn that she is searching for her father whom she never met, and all she has is his description, blonde tatooed viking looking dude(or something like that).
Add to that him mentioning that he's been to this city in the past... everything seems to fit.

Oh! Right, yea, I remember that. I thought it was something new that happened this update and I missed it. Thank you!

 

[MisterNephilim]

I'm thinking about what could happened to Erynn, and i'm getting more and more worried.
She could be beaten, drugged and abused or even murdered.
I pry for this just be a red herring, and nothing happened to her.

It's so blatant of a end chapter stinger that it screams red herring, also, its plain daytime is it not ?

 

[RedWyne007]

Can someone spoil me about update? Is it worth replaying the game? I dont keep my saves so thanks for the help

 

[underoath27]

I'm thinking about what could happened to Erynn, and i'm getting more and more worried.
She could be beaten, drugged and abused or even murdered.
I pry for this just be a red herring, and nothing happened to her.

I don't think she was abused or murdered, but drugged or beaten, yea, it's a possibility. I just hope it wasn't TOO serious.

 

[nyrek]

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OR
he could have just been lying to trigger you lol

Intertwined hasn't undermined itself to the level AOA Academy did, but it's disturbingly close.

oh yeah
that one went from one of the better ones to complete trash real fast. I mean, the renders are still good but the whole mob connection part of the story, getting kidnapped and beaten...

I pry for this just be a red herring

hopefully it will be so
but I wonder what the explanation for the chick (if it's not erynn) and erynn's phone buzzing in that trash will be

 

[Old Man Al]

from where do you guys have that that Erynn is/could be John daughter????

there where no hints about that anywhere so far.....

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[rayserker7]

```
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
File "game/episode_8.rpy", line 9302, in script
if Gabi_End == True:
File "game/episode_8.rpy", line 9302, in <module>
if Gabi_End == True:
NameError: name 'Gabi_End' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
File "game/episode_8.rpy", line 9302, in script
if Gabi_End == True:
File "renpy/ast.py", line 1852, in execute
if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
File "renpy/python.py", line 2249, in py_eval
return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals)
File "renpy/python.py", line 2242, in py_eval_bytecode
return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
File "game/episode_8.rpy", line 9302, in <module>
if Gabi_End == True:
NameError: name 'Gabi_End' is not defined

Windows-10-10.0.19041
Ren'Py 7.4.2.1292
Intertwined 0.9
Mon May 2 19:28:48 2022
```

 

[Steinchen]

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well that is a guess nothing else , the Scout agent or Laylas dad , could also be the MC father it is also a guess but hey we will see...

 

[Nurikabe]

Perfect! I absolutely love the Nikki/MC interplay with each other. So playful, romantic, sexy! I will go back to play the Cara route and the routes with neither. But this update gave me the relationship I wanted with Nikki! Damn, she's hot!

LOVED the Iris backstory! Everyone needs to fuck a crazy chick once in their life!

As for the dark turn with Zak... Nothing a good ass-kicking wouldn't solve. Although, is it really worth saving? Nah.

And Erynn!
I am guessing that now we will finally get into the Erynn content and (hopefully) how the MC can help her dig her way out of the bullshit Ethan has insidiously fucked up her life. As far as ass-kickings go, that is one I would pay money to see!

 

[kioryu52]

I just downloaded the 0.9 update, eo I copy and paste it into the main game, or do I need to do something else to make it play?