VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.2] [badtimetales]

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Dark Silence

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I'm not sure we've actually seen anything yet in-game regarding the girls' interest in other women, all we know is they like men. Heck, we don't even know if the MC is strictly straight (we just assume)
Well, I'm playin the MC so, he's straight. But if there's a cute feminine trap/trans around, he's def going balls deep. On a different save, I only have one save right now and it's an Alex only save.
 

Dessolos

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Rigth now the girls are pulling their hairs out trying to make it work while living under MCs roof.
MC has had a long time coming to the realisation he wants more from Alex, like a relationship,
when she only wants a safe space and does not want to tarnish her life and herself for anyone anymore.


Once you start throwing in, outta absolutely nowhere, the fact Alex wants or does anything sexual with the top model,
on her own, no MC involvement whatsoever,
when you took so long to make MC confess his love to her and she agreed,
you are throwing your own story out the window to make room for gratuitous cheap - outta total left field- lez sex.

Remember that sexuality is part of the personality of somebody, who she is. MC is not bi,
why should Alex or the top model be?
Only just because you want to throw out the story and turn them into literal sex slaves to a kink foreign to them?

Not to mention that turning a whole sexual revolutionist movement,
lezbians,
into just another kink in your game arsenal, it cheapens the plot and anything about this game tremendously.

You decide how much of a joke you want this game to become in the coming updates.
I prefer solo paths myself but I have to completely disagree with this. While yes Alex is jealous of Isa at least at the start. At the same time you can tell Alex likes Isa too. I wouldn't say it would be throwing out the story at all for a fetish, it does not feel forced at all. As you can tell Alex from the start likes Isa even if it's just as a close friend. Because of that I wouldn't say it's forced or anything in fact to me has a realstic feel to it since it started over a good friendship. You also have to remember it's YOUR choice as it's going to be optional when it's added in the game. Also I don't know where you came up with the MC bi thing as it would be him in a throuple with Alex and Isa.
 

Dark Silence

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I prefer solo paths myself but I have to completely disagree with this. While yes Alex is jealous of Isa at least at the start. At the same time you can tell Alex likes Isa too. I wouldn't say it would be throwing out the story at all for a fetish, it does not feel forced at all. As you can tell Alex from the start likes Isa even if it's just as a close friend. Because of that I wouldn't say it's forced or anything in fact to me has a realstic feel to it since it started over a good friendship. You also have to remember it's YOUR choice as it's going to be optional when it's added in the game. Also I don't know where you came up with the MC bi thing as it would be him in a throuple with Alex and Isa.
Let me disagree with you here. Alex, from what I've seen, looks at Isa as a friend, or sister even. Not sure what y'all are doing in the game, but hey, no hate.
 

Dessolos

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Let me disagree with you here. Alex, from what I've seen, looks at Isa as a friend, or sister even. Not sure what y'all are doing in the game, but hey, no hate.
I agree comes across as that to me as well. All i was trying to say for the future throuple path I heard about that it would come across realistic and not forced cause of their friendship when it is added. That's all I meant might of worded it wrong a bit since it's late. Personally my version of Alex and Isa is gonna be solo path. Will only play the other path just to see it once.
 
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Dark Silence

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I agree comes across as that to me as well. All i was trying to say for the future throuple path I heard about that it would come across realistic and not forced cause of their friendship when it is added. That's all I meant might of worded it wrong a bit since it's late. Personally my version of Alex and Isa is gonna be solo path. Will only play the other path just to see it once.
Maybe I misunderstood what you wrote. As you said it is late here and I'm already feeling the effects of my meds. As for solo paths, only one I'll do is Alex.
 

Grumpy Old Aussie

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I prefer solo paths myself but I have to completely disagree with this. While yes Alex is jealous of Isa at least at the start. At the same time you can tell Alex likes Isa too. I wouldn't say it would be throwing out the story at all for a fetish, it does not feel forced at all. As you can tell Alex from the start likes Isa even if it's just as a close friend. Because of that I wouldn't say it's forced or anything in fact to me has a realistic feel to it since it started over a good friendship. You also have to remember it's YOUR choice as it's going to be optional when it's added in the game. Also I don't know where you came up with the MC bi thing as it would be him in a throuple with Alex and Isa.
I agree, Alex definitely was at the start and then their friendship grew. It was nice to watch that unfold. I am looking forward to seeing how the Throuple comes about and where they go from there. I don't care if there is or isn't Lesbian sex myself or if the girls just dabble in a little of girl on girl action to tease the MC, that would definitely be hot. I like these characters. I want to see them have some fun and be happy in their relationship.
 

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The thing with trouples and lesbomancy is to make it optional. Some players love Harems while others prefer single routes. Lesbian action is more tricky because some people hate it. But I think that as long as you give the player the option to choose everything should be fine.
 

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I don't care if there is or isn't Lesbian sex myself or if the girls just dabble in a little of girl on girl action to tease the MC, that would definitely be hot. I like these characters.
The thing with trouples and lesbomancy is to make it optional. Some players love Harems while others prefer single routes. Lesbian action is more tricky because some people hate it. But I think that as long as you give the player the option to choose everything should be fine.
And there we have the problem.

Define lesbian.

The girls kissing to make the MC horny?
A 69 with the MC where the second girl licks the first one?
Or both girls all alone being busy with themselves?
 

AlexMpog

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There are a few users where i really appreciate the feedback.
And they are the ones making me spending some time here. Because 99.9% don't care at all.
Well, I dunno about others feedback, but I do love your game, one of those games which I don't consider as a fuckfest. It has solid and engaging story, well written characters and makes you wanting to immerse yourself into this reality, that's the reason why i play games in the first place..
As for feedback, well, honestly, I played only 2 chapters, i'm waiting it on steam to buy and play it again properly.
For now It just doesn't feel right to give feedback, whether it's negative (I doubt it will be) or positive for smth I played for free and smth I didn't play all the way through.

But yeah, I love your game, I'm totally in love with Isa (and no, Alex lovers, I don't hate Alex, she is actually very sweet in her own way). Also I like it that you made/make fetishes and scenes optional, that means you care about your fanbase, that means a lot.
 
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Ragnar

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And there we have the problem.

Define lesbian.

The girls kissing to make the MC horny?
A 69 with the MC where the second girl licks the first one?
Or both girls all alone being busy with themselves?
I'm not against trouples or lesbian scenes so I can't help you much with it. But I think the safest path is to block any lesbian action for those who choose the single route.
 

Joshy92

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Whatever badtimetales chooses to do
I will always love this game and cherish the time I have spent playing it
It's one of those games that makes me really feel emotions.

I plan on starting all over again once it releases on steam

I do hope the girls can eventually love each other as much as they love the mc though
Because a throuple needs all involved to be equal imo
 

AlexMpog

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Also, since I finally joined discussions in this thread, I want to explain my perspective on lesbian theme, you all have been discussing it recently.

I think you have a wrong opinion about people who doesn't like it.
Some of you assume the it's because cuck/sharing.. Maybe, but not for everybody.
I mean yeah, I am definitely not into sharing somebody I am in love with, whether it's with a girl or guy, but that's not a point.

for me it's a matter of kink/physiology, while somebody will cum while watching two girls fucking each other, for another one it will be a simple turn off

for example i have foot fetish, i mean, i am not into sucking or licking somebody's feet but I do appreciate beautiful feet and footjob whether it's in real life or in the game, and in the meantime majority of man hate it and find it disgusting (or so I've been told)

the same with me and lesbian, I wouldn't say it's a total immediate turn off for me but my boner definitely won't be that hard as is could be with straight sex M/F (I don't find FF hot, and it won't make me horny, it's the opposite)
but again I never complain or harass Devs or players who like it - cause i understand - it's just a matter of taste
and the fact that Developer actually made it optional so everybody could enjoy the game means a lot to me

to summarize, when I immerse myself in a character in a game and then bump into smth i am not into (lesbian or sharing on this matter) - it breaks the immersion and get me as a player frustrated

it's a reason why I usually prefer playing game with solo (monogamous) routes over harem games (or should I call them fuck fests)))), I do play harem games, but I never immerse my self there and just watch it as a simple movie or a porn on this matter

actually now that i think about it, maybe, just maybe, partially, the reason why so many players want to ditch Alex - because they don't like either sharing or FF and throuple usually means both in porn games (cause in realty you actually can have threesome without one girl going down on another one - that i can tell from my own humble experience, it just needs man to be more proactive and initiative))...
 
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Joshy92

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Also, since I finally joined discussions in this thread, I want to explain my perspective on lesbian theme, you all have been discussing it recently.

I think you have a wrong opinion about people who doesn't like it.
Some of you assume the it's because cuck/sharing.. Maybe, but not for everybody.
I mean yeah, I am definitely not into sharing somebody I am in love with, whether it's with a girl or guy, but that's not a point.

for me it's a matter of kink/physiology, while somebody will cum while watching two girls fucking each other, for another one it will be a simple turn off

for example i have foot fetish, i mean, i am not into sucking or licking somebody's feet but I do appreciate beautiful feet and footjob whether it's in real life or in the game, and in the meantime majority of man hate it and find it disgusting (or so I've been told)

the same with me and lesbian, I wouldn't say it's a total immediate turn off for me but my boner definitely won't be that hard as is could be with straight sex M/F
but again I never complain or harass Devs or players who like it - cause i understand - it's just a matter of taste
and the fact that Developer actually made it optional so everybody could enjoy the game means a lot to me

to summarize, when I immerse myself in a character in a game and then bump into smth i am not into (lesbian or sharing on this matter) - it breaks the immersion and get me as a player frustrated

it's a reason why I usually prefer playing game with solo (monogamous) routes over harem games (or should I call them fuck fests)))), I do play harem games, but I never immerse my self there and just watch it as a simple movie or a porn on this matter

actually now that i think about it, maybe, just maybe, partially, the reason why so many players want to ditch Alex - because they don't like either sharing or FF and throuple usually means both in porn games (cause in realty you actually can have threesome without one girl going down on another one - that i can tell from my own humble experience, it just needs man to be more proactive and initiative))...
I'm sort of the same
But for me the reason I usually don't care about lesbian content is not because I don't find it hot
But because It's done without any eroticism
The girls just bang to please the mc or something

But there are a few games that do it really well
And I think this will be another one

I only really play one harem game
And the girls in that love each other as well as the mc
Thats what makes lesbian content sexy imo
 

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Whatever badtimetales chooses to do
I will always love this game and cherish the time I have spent playing it
It's one of those games that makes me really feel emotions.

I plan on starting all over again once it releases on steam

I do hope the girls can eventually love each other as much as they love the mc though
Because a throuple needs all involved to be equal imo
yea I'm with you here, I'm hoping it goes that way. Maybe a system could be added like OBD does to give the option to skip a scene (for the stupid people who don't want to see Isa/Alex action)
 
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Grumpy Old Aussie

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And there we have the problem.

Define lesbian.

The girls kissing to make the MC horny?
A 69 with the MC where the second girl licks the first one?
Or both girls all alone being busy with themselves?
In answer to your question, respectfully not touching that one. I mentioned Lesbian sex not lesbians. I don't have time to open that can of worms and debate it.

I will elaborate on the throuple situation.
Two girls having sex is Lesbian sex but that doesn't mean they are lesbians. They could be bi or curious or something.
Two girls teasing the MC is just that teasing. They may or may not be straight or bi.
If the girls are right in to lots of threesome sex with each other and the MC then they are probably bi.

My impression from the game is Alex is straight and Isa could swing both ways. I could be wrong, but that is the feeling I got. It doesn't worry me who is what to be honest. I'm not in to two guys but two girls and threesomes are fine. In saying that, its not my game so my opinion doesn't really matter. Its how the dev sees it playing out.
 
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