VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.3] [badtimetales]

[Pixillin']

I'm really looking forward to that too. I wonder how she'll react. Nothing wrong with not feeling anything for Isa, I like her, as you know but not as much as Alex. I actually forgot she's leaving and I've no idea why she is.


I turned down her offer, if just didn't feel right since I was already on Alex's path (in my head at least), and haven't given Val a proper chance yet so can't really comment. Both Isa and Val resemble our fiance, and while I didn't react like that at all at Val's comments or offer, I can see how someone would. I didn't want to complicate things with Alex or hurt anyone if I had to choose, it felt like the wrong thing to do morally. Since Val was not intended as a main LI at first, BTT had to work with what he had already put into the story and their backgrounds, which I assume puts some restrictions on how he could develop her further once she'd 'leveled up'.

I think in most games, like IRL, I tend to go for damaged/broken and/or at least a bit crazy. I don't really relate well to "normal".

 

[Dessolos]

Also, Val just seems a little too much like a replacement - she looks a bit like your dead fiance, works at the company, got her job, and her office. Even when she brought up the suggested threesome thing I thought "You're not helping your case, now if we fuck I'll be thinking about how she wanted to be here for this."

Depends on how you look at it. I think Isa is more of a replacement than Val when it comes to looks. But background you would be right when it comes to Val.

 

[DaFinker]

That was sneaky - the gallery was at it's end, so the morning with Alex wasn't expected. Wonder what the afternoon holds...

Spoiler: Thinking of Alex...

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[Pixillin']

I'm really looking forward to that too. I wonder how she'll react.

I expect that it’s going to bring up a bunch of stuff- she may even be angry or sad at first but I can’t imagine that in the long run she’ll be upset about having her dad’s bike.

 

[Jarulf]

I expect that it’s going to bring up a bunch of stuff- she may even be angry or sad at first but I can’t imagine that in the long run she’ll be upset about having her dad’s bike.

I agree that she could very well have mixed feelings about this, that was actually my first thought when I played the game.
The bike was a very personal thing to her, but a part of her past she might not be eager to revisit unprepared.
Still, he went out of his way to get it for her, because he loves her and thought she'd be happy.
I don't remember the details, but I don't think she knows he knows about the bike, so she must realise her sister has told him, which brings it's own set of mixed feelings.

 

[Pixillin']

I agree that she could very well have mixed feelings about this, that was actually my first thought when I played the game.
The bike was a very personal thing to her, but a part of her past she might not be eager to revisit unprepared.
Still, he went out of his way to get it for her, because he loves her and thought she'd be happy.
I don't remember the details, but I don't think she knows he knows about the bike, so she must realise her sister has told him, which brings it's own set of mixed feelings.

She doesn't know yet, but I think once she's sorted her feelings that she'll be happy to have the bike - it will remind her of bad times, and bad experiences but in the end it was still her dad's bike and I think she'll be happy to have it again, even if she never says thanks.

 

[Jarulf]

She doesn't know yet, but I think once she's sorted her feelings that she'll be happy to have the bike - it will remind her of bad times, and bad experiences but in the end it was still her dad's bike and I think she'll be happy to have it again, even if she never says thanks.

I think so too, but I think she will say thanks. In her own way. And the MC will understand. Not the bike, the player. The bike won't know what happened to it, it'll just be happy to have a hot and cute tiny girl riding it, rather than an overweight old drunkard. Which is probably true for most of us.

 

[badtimetales]

it'll just be happy to have a hot and cute tiny girl riding it, rather than an overweight old drunkard. Which is probably true for most of us.

NOW I'm worried about you!

 

[Jarulf]

NOW I'm worried about you!

What? What's wrong with a cute girl riding you? I mean, unless you'd prefer the other option. Not kink shaming here, BTT. You do you.

 

[Pixillin']

I think so too, but I think she will say thanks. In her own way. And the MC will understand. Not the bike, the player. The bike won't know what happened to it, it'll just be happy to have a hot and cute tiny girl riding it, rather than an overweight old drunkard. Which is probably true for most of us.

Maybe, even if she stayed mad about it, I'd still give her the bike. It something she should have, or at least get a second chance at.

 

[Jarulf]

Maybe, even if she stayed mad about it, I'd still give her the bike. It something she should have, or at least get a second chance at.

Absolutely. The bike is hers to do what she wills with.

 

[Grumpy Old Aussie]

Absolutely. The bike is hers to do what she wills with.

I've known a few town bikes who enjoyed being rode well. I'd never want to keep one though. Just sayin.

 

[DaFinker]

Speaking of bikes...

I got to a point at the end of Day 10 (that's the day after you make a decision about Alex, for those of you that don't count things that way) and it said "this would be a good place to save" (or something like that), which usually means to me I'm at the end of current content.

Well, I did my saves, then just hit "enter" for grins, and now I'm into Day 11 and buying a bike. I have no idea how close I am to the end of the content for the release since the sexy scene replay stopped at Day 9.

The real reason I'm posting, though, is that at the end of Day 10 for each route, including the two routes where I didn't break the romance with Alex (that really hurt...), after the "save here" notice, I get a scene of the girls walking to bed together (even though in the no-break scenes MC and Alex just got it on and fell asleep), which would be expected for one route, but not the others.

So, is there a program glitch there? Was this already brought up (no, I decided not to search it...)? Anyway, here are shots of the scene (I think it's an animation).

Spoiler: Extra/Wrong Place?

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Both the girls were in the kitchen the next morning, which really means nothing, but I wonder if what I'm playing now is proceeding as if there was a break up, regardless of my route.

 

[Pixillin']

Speaking of bikes...

I got to a point at the end of Day 10 (that's the day after you make a decision about Alex, for those of you that don't count things that way) and it said "this would be a good place to save" (or something like that), which usually means to me I'm at the end of current content.

Well, I did my saves, then just hit "enter" for grins, and now I'm into Day 11 and buying a bike. I have no idea how close I am to the end of the content for the release since the sexy scene replay stopped at Day 9.

The real reason I'm posting, though, is that at the end of Day 10 for each route, including the two routes where I didn't break the romance with Alex (that really hurt...), after the "save here" notice, I get a scene of the girls walking to bed together (even though in the no-break scenes MC and Alex just got it on and fell asleep), which would be expected for one route, but not the others.

So, is there a program glitch there? Was this already brought up (no, I decided not to search it...)? Anyway, here are shots of the scene (I think it's an animation).

Spoiler: Extra/Wrong Place?

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Both the girls were in the kitchen the next morning, which really means nothing, but I wonder if what I'm playing now is proceeding as if there was a break up, regardless of my route.

Something glitched. If you tell Alex you love her, she definitely goes to bed with MC. The other route - I have no idea because I'm not evil.

 

[badtimetales]

Well, I did my saves, then just hit "enter" for grins, and now I'm into Day 11 and buying a bike. I have no idea how close I am to the end of the content for the release since the sexy scene replay stopped at Day 9.

after the "save here" notice, I get a scene of the girls walking to bed together (even though in the no-break scenes MC and Alex just got it on and fell asleep), which would be expected for one route, but not the others.

Both shouldn't happen.

There was a mistake in the Steam release (= the last Patreon release), but I fixed that within two hours.
As the last version was leaked and not uploaded by me, it's maybe the one with the glitch.
I'll have to check that.

 

[DaFinker]

Glad I didn't wait any longer than I did to finally play this. And, while I'm a little sorry that I did, since we're probably close to the end of the Dev cycle, I won't be jonesing as hard as the rest of you awaiting the next installment.

Like a few others I've gotten into, it wasn't what I was expecting, and I'm really happy about that! Not that what I was expecting would have been a let down, but this is better. Enjoying the story and the writing. Enjoy the existing and developing relationships. Was glad to see the happy family with no apparent wounds to Alex, Isa, Zeus or Jinx!

Spoiler: Things I found interesting or fun.

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Spoiler: A couple of questions about something in game...

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Now to figure out what's next and to go through withdrawal for a few days. If my brain does what it usually does, I'll be seeing the girls show up in my dreams in entirely "not in the VN" scenarios. And it will probably be something weird like a "back in college" kind of dream - they'll be in a class or at a dorm party or some silliness.

 

[JEER0X]

while i am not far into the game yet...that car in the footage looks like Alex's car no?

 

[JEER0X]

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is your walkthrough for alex and isa path or one of the girls or what? alex seems off to me so i am not really interested in her

 

[JokerLeader]

is your walkthrough for alex and isa path or one of the girls or what? alex seems off to me so i am not really interested in her

It's for every girl

 

[DaFinker]

Found a little about Valerie in this, but not sure I'm understanding fully. Also think I may have a glitchy version, so checking with the hive mind.

Who got the Valerie scene in the gym shower? What were your other circumstances? I have three routes: manwhore, break up with Alex, reject Val. I didn't get the shower scene in any of them, though I expected something might happen in that setting. I confirmed this with an UnRen (my gallery only goes through around day 9 - I don't know if this is a glitch as well).

Any thoughts? Based on some comments, it looked like I might not get it on the manwhore route since I'd chosen to not let go of Alex, but I also didn't get it on the "let go" route, which is suggesting I've screwed something else up, or my version of the VN has an issue. Also using the Mod, so there may be an interplay. Just curious to see if anyone got the scene, where they got their download, and whether they used the Mod, etc.